The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-29


II was my good fortune to meet on
Monday MIR. Robert Bonner, journey
ing to the station to visit his farm near
N. Y. OF course asked
az once after his great mare Maud s..
and OF the truth OF the rumors that
she was to again be nut In training.
II um jogging her now" said Mi.
Bonner, "and drove her on Saturday.
She was bred the last time in Septem-
Der, but even II she proves with foali
the winter jogging will do her no
harm, and If she does not prove with
foal | may conclude to put her In
training again after her muscles got
hardened aid she reaches her proper
lform.p MIR. Bonner Is having a
covered track, about 700
feet long, built at his farm. and hero
the noted mare will take her work.
OF course your readers know that
Mr.. Bonner believes trotter superior
to Maud $. has not yet appeared, and
in this opinion he is not alone. During
the past season | have tried impartial
ly to gather knowledge and data suf-
itielent to form an intelligent opinion
as to the actual benefits derived from
the pneumatic wheels. aud to make a
fair com parlson as TO the merits OF
ipions OF to-day.
| IL Ia no easy task to make these
com PARSONS fairly, for few trainers
are willing to admit all the benefits
derived from the bike An intelli-
gent public, however, can form very
fair opinion. and for ono am free to
say that do not think the trottsr has
yet stepped on track that is faster.
all things considered, than was Maud
IS.
| Again, might go step farther and
say that also believe all things con-
sidered that a ia ster horse than DeS.
tor has never appeared, Mr.. Doble
told me recently that he once drove
Dexter quarter in 31% seconds. and
this at time when 2.20 was as great a
sensation as 2.10 is to day. If the i'm
provoment IN tracks, sulkies and other
accessories has brought the record
from 2.20 to 2.0i, it certainly would
have benefited the mighty Dexter as
much as the modern trotter.
Dexter trotted in 3112 seconds under
conditions that existed when the best
record was close to go Maud s. trot
tied Ii quarter In 30i4 seconds under the
conditions that existed when the best
record was 2.0S91, and Nancy Hanks
has trotted quarter in 299t seconds
under the present conditions when the
record is 2.04. Now which is the great
or performance?
| have gathered some statistics, and
hope at an early day to place before
.lyour readers an Intelligent article or
1.-THE bicycle sulky. That it Is at leas
Hour seconds faster than the high
wooden wheel am fully convinced,
and that 1t is even more than that to a
Hight made horse upon which drawing
weight would tell firmly believe. |
lido not believe that any trotter OIL
EpaGer that appeared upon the turf thit
year showed the form sufficient tC
draw sulky with high woodeI
wheels mile faster than 2.0S. II am
wrong will not some trainer please
demonstrate it quickly or at least ear
,ly next season.
This matter demonstrating would
be very simple. The executive com
mIttee at Nashville were very ANXIOUS
to solve the problem. and stood ready
to pay Mr.. Doble u snug sum to tro
Nancy to high wheele. 1t Ia needless
Ito add. however, that so far no trainer
has publicly come forward and OK
pressed any inclination to make th,
test.
In speaking of the subject Mr.. Johu
Thompson OF the Hermitage Stuc
said: Between the kite track and tbs
bike sulky Iuin troubled to properly
classify the records giving each per
Torrance its proper credit 1t was
this desire to put the question beyond
controversy that prompted him ant
Mr. Oyefton, and other members Of
the association, to offer Mr.. Doble q
zig lump OF money to demonstrate
how much Nancy could beat tho 2. 0S3d
of Maud s. under the same conditions.
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