The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-24
WAS IT NANCY OR TIE sULKYP
Mr. Robert Bonner Thinks the Pneu-
matte Tire Lowered the Trotting
Record.
From the Net0 York World.

matte Tire Lowered the Trotting
Record.
From the Nelo York World
at is the sulky Of the futurep This was
the opinion Of the pneumatic sulky expressed
yesterday by Robert Bonner to a World
reporter. Mr.. Bonner said this enthusi-
astically, not like one who dislikes to see an
old idea discarded, but like the progressive
turfman he is.
at will revolutionize the trotting rec
ords," he added. 81 said this several weeks
ago when l read in the papers how horses
in the west that could not go better than
2:17 or 2:1S were going in 2:l4 After
Nancy Hawks great feat l am convinced
of It."
"Then you don't think that Nancy's effort
Wednesday shows that she is faster than
Sunolp
mo, think it Is only fair to suppose
that the new sulky did it. l was at Mead
vile, Pa, yesterday, at the big farm Of
Miller & Sibler, to see Marvin, who is train
ing SunoL Marvin had just returned from
the west, where he saw the horses do the re-
markable work that has caused so much
comment. He brought pneumatic sulky
with him, and another arrived for him yes
terday. He and other trainers told me that
the suky is two or three seconds faster
This is not an extravaganza estimate, l am
sure, for saw it work myself.
YES" said MIR. Bonner, smiling at the
recollection. "W hen Marvin had logged
out one of the horses in the old sulky said {:
Hitch up 10 the pneumatic and let me see
how it goes I was completely taken with
it. Though didn't ride on it, | could quite
believe Marvin when he told me it feels like
riding in boat, a sort Of gliding motion.
Then, when the horse was unhitcbed, he
held the shafts up and told the boy to put q
finger in the spokes. With the slightest
pressure the sulky ran back. Then they
suspended the wheel and spun it on the ball
bearings until l thought it never would
stop 1t came the nearest TO perpetual mo-
ton Of anything l ever saw"
''Will the records with the pneumatic
stauda Is not the sulky too liEhtg'
THE records will stand for the reason
that there is no limit to the lightness of the
vehicle The only restriction is that the
driver shall weigh $50 pounds. There are
several things that give the pneumatic
sulky pre-eminence. First, there are the
ball bearings. which mean Of course less
friction Second, there is the gliding
motion OF the tire. Here, let mo explain
low 10 is done"
MIR. homer leaned over from his chair
and placed his hand upon the carpet.
Imagine stone here or an uneven
space.n raising knuckle. THE rubber
tire. an air-filled cushion, rolls over It,. adj
ilsts itself instantly 10 the inequality and
you have a smooth surface aud Mr. Bon
ner's hand ilattened out responsivelv.
TRAINERS aud drivers all realize, too
that there Is less draught with tho ball
bearing sulay.' Ar. Bonner continued:
some auth rites place TIE decrease in
draugut A. 80 per cent Ia the DID sulky,
however light. there wa a decided iraught:
the tire would ut IA. no matter how hard
tho track VS.
"Wul t.Ie drivers welcome the changer
"Nust ns,uredly The pneumatic tire is
a great benefit lO tbe driver As ssli as ~
the hor8e. IRE vibration in The old tulky
yes Que ~ tle dTs abHcks ~ increased
Azbtnsss !. 1874 Maud 3. Used l2-p9und