Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-19
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Ia the new edition Of his catalogue Of
hsfses, Mr.. Robert Bonner publishes some
Interesting facts in review Of the past shiY-
sy years on the American turf, from which
the following extracts are made: Daring
The year 1880 there were addsd to the q so
list nearly 1000 horses. To show the
wonderful progress that has recently been
made In developing speed, it is only neces-
sary to state that when l began driving
tsotting horses in 1856, there were not
twenty horses In the whole coustry ell
iGibte to the 30 list, and there was not
even one in the 2 30 LIST, or anywhere near
It. Had not made !. rule Of my life
never to trot horse for money, there sre
sumber OF aninsls on my farm, 10 add
ton to those whose records I have given,
that eould have been added to both Of these
hsts. Eighteen hundred and ninety has
come and gone. During The past six year.
there has been an extraordinary increase in
the number Of horses that have trotted in 2 30
and better; but neither the record of 2 90
IA made by Maud s. in 1884. nor her
record Of 2 06 4 3 made in 1886, has YET
been equs!ed. We can imagine Maud S.
With qusenly dignity, listening during those
six years to the numerous predictions that
were made concerning the many rivals tina,
were going--aiways gaing-to dethrone
her. First. Jsy-Eye-See, who stands
next to her by the record, was
going to DO il; then Maxey Cobb
his owner procls! med, was certain to do it
He WAS followed by Belle Hanlir, Guy,
Axtsil, Supol, and others. To none Of
these did Maud s. eondescend to reply.
except Sunol. When the latter trotted
half q mile ia OF IL at Detroit. Maud wzs
tempted to send her the following telegram
Miss Sunol It takes two halves TO make 3
whole. Maud s." Charles Marvin, the great
California trainer and driver, in his book in
contrasting the 2. 10 IL Of Sunol with the g II
Of Axteli, says--snd say truly--"second.
count a great deal when you get down to
w hhar''t bphici w III lcJl-hbo
we do not intend to make predictions in her
behalf-we imsgine that Mr.. Marvin and
other drivers will find GU. tina, seconds
count still more when You get down 10 the
neighborhood of 2 08f.
Hon. Rufus Prince 10 talking one even
log with some friends at the hotel said he
wished the young men of New England
could have heard the speeches made a. the
National Grange convention By Western
and Southern farmers. They would say
1.-The reason why you New England farm.
ers don't want free silver is because you
are rich while our farms are all mort9aged
and we must have the money to pay our
debts" The prevailing idea among
those people is that New England
farmers are all well..o-do, and for
proof Of this they point to the large
amounts Of money which come West and
South for Investment, much Of which is
contributed by these farmers. 1t would
seem that al! r young New Engiauder need
believe is the statements Of the Westerners
and Southerners themselves in order to be
convinced that the place for himself and
his money is a. home.
A fellow answering quite closely to the
description contained in the Saturday Morn
ing Journal of this lad wanted in New
Brunswick for stealing the treasury pox of
an orphan asylum in the Provinces, was
interviewed at the Maine Central station
Saturday forenoon by Marshal Morse.
The boy told a credible story, told
where he boarded in this city and
fraily WAS permitted t, depar, in peace.
After be had gone the marshal visited the
place where the fellow said he stopped and
it was found that the stories he told there
did not coincide with those lie related 10
the marshal. A telegram WAS thea sent to
Portland officers {, interview the fellow at
that point, The results are not known.
Officer Wall cant urpd A runaway team Mt