Middletown transcript., 1891-11-05
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THE REASON SHE AND MAID s.,
ARE PHENo1fENAILiY FAST.
ssENAToR STANFORD AND ROBERT BONNER
INBRERD TO RUNNING STOCK AND 5
ARE ARDENT ADVOCATES OF 4
THE PRINCIPLE.
When Ten Broeck, at. Louisville,
May "a, 1877, ran a mile in 1.39a, the
world, as deserted by the thorough
bred turtles, held up their hands and
marvelled. IS 81
Year after year various horses
tried to break it, until Racine,
in 1890, at Chicago another Of Sen.
ator Stauford's horses-clipped a bit
off the record, and made it read /. .39JJ
and then Raveloe, over the straight
track at Monmouth, went Racine a
fraction better, and it stood at 1891.
On the 28th of August Of that same
year the mighty Salvador ran q mile
against Ten Broeck's famous record
in 1 1.353 but this was over q perfect
ly straight track. SO that it is doubtful
whether, taking everything we'll into
consideration, Salvator's feat is in any
sense greater Que than Ten Brock 5.
As a matter of fact, at equal weights,
the latter's time has never been
equalled over an oval track to this
day. $50
A precisely analogous question now
arises in reference to ,SunoPs great
performance to beat Maud SIS time Of
2 08a. Sunol was bred by Senator
Stanford, of California, being by the
immortal Electioneer out of Waxana,
she by General Benton out Of Waxy
Ia thoroughbred mare by. the famous
Lexington out Of Grey Eagle. Elec-
tioneer was by Hambletonian out Of
Green Mountain Maid, she BY Henry
Clay. {
This is the pedigree as Senator Stan
ford gives it, but it is disputed by Mr..
Wallace in the Trotting Register, who
claims that Waxy was not q racing-
bred mare, although be is willing to
concede that she Lad some racing
blood in her veins, for it is undisputed
that she was the damof that thorough
ly good race-mare Alpha, by imp.
Hercules. Electioneer, Sunol's sire,
was bred at Steny Ford, New York,
and General Benton was also bred in
this state.
The point disputed by Mr.. Wallace
is very important one, as it bears
directly upon the amount ofthorough-
bred blood in Sunol's breeding. Tt
has always been one of Senator STAN
ford's theories to breed up very close
ly to the thoroughbred cross, believing
that it gets "game," |" speed, and endur-
ance. It would seem from the result
in Sunol's case that this theory had
been triumphantiy asserted.
Be this point as it may, Sunol has
always been wonders source of
pride to her breeder, Senator Stanford,
her trainer and driver, Charles Mar
vim, and her present owner, Rob-
ert Bonner, who purchased her from
the Senator last year for S41 900. but
has allowed her to remain in Califor-
MIA at Marvin's request. AT two
years old Sunol reduced Wildfower's
record from 2 81, which. had stood for
six years, to 2.18; then. as q three
year-old she completely smashed =
Jay-Eye-See's fve-year.old record OF
2.10a down to, 2.I0a, which consider
ing the difference in age, may be ac-
counted about the greatest of all
SunoPs record breaking.
In this last effort against time; she
trotted the first quarter in 314 seconds,
went to the half in 1.04 fat, the three.
quarters in l37, and home, strong and
easy, in 2.084. An analysis of this
shows that the last quarter was the
fastest of all, and the third quarter the
-slowest of all four. Sunol is q mare
OF superb conformation, well museled
all over, with a long-striding, friction
less action which is most deceptive to
the eye Of the observer. As to the
question of tracks, there can be no
reasonable doubt that Sunol possessed
great advantage over Maud S. 10 hav-
ing to make her record over the "kite.
shaped" track at Stockton.
This is not said 20 belittle her per-
formance, as that is a great one under
any circumstances /; but there is more
difference than half-second in favor
of the "kite shaped" over the old cir
cular or oval tracks. In the former
there are practically but two corners
to turn, and it has besides two long
straight stretches, which allows the
horse free swing, and does not compel
the dryer, as when trotting around
the old track, to slow down to make
the turns safely; and what is most
important, the home stretch on the
"kite-shaped" is twice the distance
straight away over the circular track
and allows greater and freer burst
for the wire. But when it is stated
that Sunol has trotted a half-mil in
1.023, it must be conceded that, all
question of track cast aside, Sunol il
one of the greatest trotting mares ever
bred ; yet until she goes full mile
over circular track. and lowers or
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