The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26
rnorr1Ss RECORDS or THE FUTURE
Mr.. Robert homer Does Not Agree with
Secretary Tracy.

Mr.. Robert bonner Does Not Agree wih
| Secretary Tracy.
Mr.. Bonner. while speaking about Sunors
recent wonderful performance said:
1--WE hear great deal said about the two
minute trotter. do not expect to ever see
any horse trot mile In two minutes. My
good friend. Gen. Tracy. Secretary OF the
Navy. says. II no is correctly reported. no ex-
meets that within two years the two minute
trotter will have arrived. Icannot agree with
him, and as proof that have tho courage OF
my convictions I will give 5000 to see any
horse. within two years. trot mile In min
utos 8 seconds on regulation track. such as
Cleveland. where Maud s. trotted. or any other
regulation track. such as tho Buffalo. Roches-
ter. or Hartford
Tho late Dr. Herr OF Kentucky claimed that
horses would eventually trot rs fast as ever
they could In their three and four-year-old
form. Just az runners can run as fast as they
can run in their three and four-year-old form.
From the great development that has been
made In increasing speed Of young colts 1t
would appear that DIR. Herr was measurably
correct in his theory.
Gov. Stanford hus accomplished more than
any other man In the country in this direction.
The idea originated with him OF beginning to
develop colts when only six months old. He
has been ably assisted In carrying out this
theory by Charles Marvin. one OF the most
competent and faithful trainers In the coun-
try. But do not expect. having some faith in
DR.. Herrs theory. that all these young thi,gs
will turn out to be world heaters. have great
confidence in Charles Marvin's ability to
carry out Gov. Stanford's theory OF developing
young colts. Ho hus been very Industrious
In his book on Training tho Trotting Horse
he incidentally mentions ono secret Of his
great success. He says:
Attention to details I: the sres. thing in training As
Who IN the .WIy when the horse Il ready to wors
n rs
n IN sS,y sna psnssn time h me- oas he
THAT is as true as the gospel.
."Sunol, besides trotting in 2:OsS on a kite
shaped track. has madc some other per-
Rs oeSF sss m Ss
record Of 2:i0', on regulation track. do
similar track. As fopr,year.old she trotted
half q mile on a regulation track IN, 1:02h.
approached. IN her fve-year- oid form. be-
sides making the fastest record ever mado on
81 kna e Of IN s sasends
track. No other horse Of any age has trotted
Is fast IS TINT; It T. true do not consider
must e fs% n that she Is oSIy I'VE
S aS out
NOR and is Just now. to use a technical ex-
preston. rounding TO-. II she does not beat
her es2d she Leaves CAL
Tho way came to purchase Sunol was
this: A friend of mine. Peter G. Kellogg. who
Is known everywhere as ono Of the best Judges
OF trotting horses In the country. saw Marvin
drive Spnol In California whom che was two
Rs Re be"yeG thnt
was the coming world beator. I received q let
ter from him to-day In which he says: L re-
she Is still coming" and il form and blood
count for ANYTHING now that she has reached
that she will still add proof that she is the
fastest trotter In the world
As to the future development OF the trotter.
think Gov Stanford is working in the right
direction by getting q greater infusion Of
Thoroughbred blood to increase the action and
think the future will demonstrate. as his
great and uneXampled success In the past has
demonstrated. that his theory Is correct"