The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-26
DOBLE AFTER RoNNER's S. 1000.

He Thinks Nancy Hanks Fairly Won It
Two Minutes May BE the Record.
New YORK, Nov. 25.-Budd Doble, the
famous trainer and driver of Dexter. Flora
Temple. Nancy Hanks and other record
breakers, has come to New York from Chi
cagO. His arrival has caused some gossip
among the trottIng-horse mel as to the OBJ
ject of his visit. In regard to the offer
made by Mr.. Robert Bonner to the driver
who would beat Maud SIS time he said:
The fact is that when / wired Mr.. Bonner
from Terre Haute that Nancy Hanks had
trotted in 2:O4 l thought / bad won $4,000.
i was perfectly familiar with the condi-
tions under which the money was to be
paid. too. / have q COPY of the conditions,
which were that the time was to be made
over a track such as the Cleveland or Buff
falO tracks. The Cleveland and Buffalo
tracks. while thev differ somewhat in shape
from the track at Terre Haute, have the
same distance in the turns. | consider that
l fairly earned that $1,000. i don't suppose
Mr.. Bonner cares for the money, but In the
cases where his horses have been beaten
before he died awfully hard"
Speaking of the p6ssi bility of Maud S.
beating the record of Nancy Hanks. Mr..
Doble said he did not think she would.
though it was possible. He had no fear
that any of Mr.. BOnner's horses would
lOWcT inc tIOtGin8 TocOTO. MAUI -. ana
Sunol were both good animals. but the for
mer had been out of form so long he doubt-
ed her ABILITY to get back again. He be-
lIeved the trottingA record would soon be
lowered to two minutes. possibly within
the next season. As to the pneumatic
tired sulky, he believed too much impOr-
tance had been attached to It. If Dexter
or Flora Temple could have had the benefit
OF modern shooting, modern tracks and
modern harness. they would have made
much faster time. There has been some
talk among outsiders," he said. THAT 1
came on here to arrange q race between
Nancy HRnks and Maud ). That is nom
sense. Mr.. Bonner has declared again and
again that he would never allow his horses
to trot q match"
Mr.. DoDle'S opinion that he has fairly
won the 5000 offered by Robert Bonner,
when Doble drove Nancy Hanks q mile in
faster time than Maud 3. has over made,
SCENE to be concurred In by sporting men.
Mr.. Bonner, however, holds to his original
decision, that the fast mile was not made
under the proper conditions. Mr.. Bonnie
says: "Doble has no claim at ali. In the
published correspondence i stated l would
give $500 to the owner of any horse which
trotted a mile in 2:05. There was not any
contract. i said / would give the amount
If the time was made on any of the grand
circuit tracks. from Cleveland to Hartford.
/ was careful TO mention the grand ~circuit,
because the soil in some States makes
marvellous tracks. One of the conditions
was mat the performance must De made
with the old regulation sulkiee."
Then you will not give Doblc the s5,-
OO0."
"No, sir; because he has no right to il.
Mr. Forbes has stated that he was Dot en-
titled to the money because he did not live
MP to the conditions. l do not want any
controversy with Doble. The man who
rubbed down Nancy Hanks has just as good
a right to the money as Doble, but nobody
has won il. As a matter of fact, he Is in
suitipg Nh. Forbes by claiming the s.. 000."