New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21

Sunol must be conceded 10 be the greatest
trotting-machine the world has ever seem AS
yearling no effort was made to give her record
but she obtained the one, two, three ana 1our-
voar-old records-2:1S and 2:10 1-2- and
NOW she has secured the fve-year-od record
. .os1-A. and stands as the fastest trotter the
world knows Of Until yesterday Maud ),
held the highest record, 2OS 9-4, which
she made at Cleveland in 1888.
Sunol is by Electioneer out Of WaXana, and wax
ana was by General Benton out Of Waxy, q
thoroughbred marc by Lexington out of Gray
Eagle. Electionccr was by Hambletonian out OF
Green Mountain Maid she by Henry Clay. This
is her pedigree as given by Senator Stanford, her
breeder. But Mr. Wallace, Of "The Trot-
ting Register" claims that her CANADIAN,
Waxy. was not by Lexington ont of Gray
Ealpe Mr. Wallace claims that Waxy was not
n racirC-bred mare, although he comedies that
she probably had racing blood, but 1t is undlS-
puted that she was the dam Of the good race-marc
Alpha the best Of the get Of imported Hercules
Sunols sire, ElecTOneer, was bred at stony foru'
y. Y. and General Benton. the sire of her dam
was also bred in this State. Bnt whatever her
granddam was. Sunol is to-day the fastest tfot'cr
Of the world and an animal Of which her
breeder CScnator Leland Stanford, her trainer
Charles Marvin and her owner Robert Bonner
have much reason TO be proud.
Suno has been a wonder always Her reduc-
tion of the record for twoycar-olds from WHO
nov,cr,s :21. which had stood for six years, to
2:1s was something that actually startled the con
ventiona1 horsemen ard gave new hopes to the
.;nists Iool;ino forward to the
t,yo-minute sulky racer. II SunOPs phenomenal
snec1 as a two-year-old knocked endwise" all
nrevious ideas of the early development of speed
il; tbe trotting horse What shall he said OF her
tremendous burst as a thrce-year-old. when she
came under the wire in 2 10 l-2, beatlng 'he
6ve-veor-old record iof JAY -Eye-Sec t2 10 3-4J'
though not equalling that geldings form AT n"
turity t2:lO), and Of her performance ye"'eIu"H
As three and four year-old, she stood third In he
trotting-horsc world; to-day She stands hrst' anu
holds the best fve-year-od record
Sunol is one of those horses that show theN
are great in every conformation. She has hile
frame. spendidly musclcd She stands nearN
two inches higher behind than Shc
does in front, and she carries no
s,,ncrHuous flesh. Mr.. Bonner, who watched
her shod one time, said that, in turning anu s.ep,
ming 10 one side she accidentally pruSncu
orainst one Of the smiths. She meant no
harm. and there was no Nlcious"Ss7
in her But her next step llred INC hoISe'iO'i
from his feet and landed him dozen IeeV ""%S
IIp not hurt, Dut NJ Bdlucu oOih' '"N
nropelling power that sends trotter along AZ
Sunors speed She is long-striding ana SMOOTH
,oinc and travels 50 close to the ground, wasting
no strength in high action, that her proere'' 40
most deceptive 10 the eye OF ue o"-
aar,,or SunoI was bought by Robert Bonner ias'
wear for Sal 900, but he allowed her to remain i"
california at the request oil her trainer
Mr. Honner was the last owner oil DeAteI' "no
,Id ,be ton trotting record in his day, ana ne is
the owner of Maud s., whose recOru
oa"oo Une Iss5 has been 2:Os "a. For
% Maud S. he paid $4,000. Her SrG
was Harold, by Rysdyks Hamolc'oninn' an I"t ,,no.
Encbantrcss by old Abdaah, and her blood iihes
go hacI, 70 that pioneer of trottng stock -, ID
America, imported Gray Messenger he1
dam Miss Russell. was by Pilot. ir; her secohu 9u
u'i'' I'll, pnseell was by Boston. one ol 'he
oreniest , Iong-dstaucc thorOughbreds her tnlra
~ san, Maria Russell. was by ThOrntons katuer
Scr fourth dam, Miss Shepherd, was oy SeUon
hoIder. her nfth dam. Mistunda. was py Top
i"a.. bor sixth dam was by imported Diomed'
yinper Of the first English Derby; her seventh oaui