New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-13
MIR. BONNER'S GREAT HOPES.
CAN sUNoL LOWER THE MILE RECORD
HE GAVE $1,000 MORE FOR HER THAN FOR MAUD

HE GAVE 81 900 MORE FOR HER THAN FOR MAUD
S. AND THINKS HER THE FASTER ANIMAL.
With all conditions favorable to-day, in iarof Cali
fornia, young FLY will try to eclipse all t7otlng
records OF this or any other country. sunol Is the
fly and one mile in minutes and 8 ID SECONDS Is
the time she will be called to lower Lovers OF the
trottng horse all over the country are consequently
looking anxiously westward. Maud s., the queen oil
the turf to be dehroned perhaps and breeders ana
enthusiasts are prepared to crown her successor
sunol was originally the property Of Senator Leland
Stanford, OF California but she is now owned By Robert
Bonner who loves trottng horse with an afecuon
few men bestow upon anything outside OF their own
flesh and blood. Mr.. Bonner IS naturally waiting with
much anxiety q dispatch from the West telling MIN
that his new queen has trOtted mile faster than any
other horse. Mr.. Bonner seen at his house in
Fifysxth-st last night and, usual, he was willing
to talk on his favorite topic, the trotter.
will sunol trot against time tomorrow he was
asked.
she will If all conditions are favorable said
Mr. Bonner. any advlces from California say
that she is now in good condition, and If
she can be kept that way, and the track
is right, the trial Will undoubtedly be made
ado You think sunol go the mile in o6, as has
been predictedi"
81 believe she can on the kite-shaped track. If all
the conditions favorable, and believe She can
beat rs "a OH either the oldfashioned or the kite
track. The price paid for her shows what think
Of her II las been generally stated that paid Will
lam H. Vanderbilt $4,000 for Maud s., but such was
not the case. The people who gave those figures
guessed at them. / paid Mr.. Vanderbilt $4,000 for
Maud S. and paid Senator Stanford $4,000 for Sunol
That shows what | thought Of Suno She trotted a
mile a threeyearold in 10 IL, and do not expect
to live long enough to see any other threeyear
beat that record
"Only week ago Sunol trotted n mile in 2 :13 "a
Oh, a. Ia rcf half
mile in :o3, although her driver tried to check her
sunoa however was full Of spirit that it took some
time for her driver to control her. she has done
half in l :02 1-:.'
ais Sunors lameness likely to recurP
"No, I think not. That occurred six weeks ago
and 1t was brought about in a peculiar way. Inc
trouble was in the near hind hOof and I Immediately
wrote out there TO have the matter attended TO IN TINS
wise II appears that the inside Of sunoPs neal
hind hoof grew faster than the outside This caused
! the limp"
And here Mr. Bonner brought out the bones OF the
hoof and ankle Of horse, the better to illustrate
sunors trouble He said that this extra growth OF
the inside of the hoof raised the Joint between th'
hoof and lower pastern causing irritation The extra
| hoof growth pared of, the bones again ntte'
naturally in their socket, and Sunol has not lmpe'
| since
| Senator Stanford wrote me- continued Mr.. Bon
ner that Q :Oe is not beyond sunops powers. Thi
statement stirred up criticism and stanford tele
graphed THE result will justify my Judgment To
morrow will show sunols first real trial Of the year
| for she has not far been speeded to her nml'
STILL I am informed that the new track is not yet i
| perfect condition
| al am not positive yet on what track sunol wi
trot tomorrow, for they have two at Stockton, kit
and regular one. STILL believe she will try o
the kite track ~. -.
| "What is the difference In time between Kte al
As a general thing, the kite is two or three sec
| mile In 2 O7 on a kite track. Maud SIS record
EOS "a has stood for years, and the mare
! now at my farm" -,
How do you compare sunol, Alerton Nelson an
| Nancy Hanks with Maud > p .
| "They are all wonderful animals, and believe thi
| both SunOl and Nancy Hanks will beat Maud ;:
record. do not believe that Nancy Hanks VIII
| will be brought here about November IN