The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-13

A few days after the circulation of this
somewhat highly colored story a letter
was sent TO me, which i reproduce and
which when ii appeared Ia print attracted
wide attention and stirred up nest OF
hornets:
In your article on Stony Ford stud you
state in speaking of the young bay mare
Gazelle that a gentleman who drove her
"says that she carried him faster than
anythi ever carried HIM, excepting
Pocabontas' faster than Peerless. Lady
Palmer, Lantern or Dexter himself.'
You have been misinformed. The gen.
tleman to whom you refer never said any
thing OF the kind. On the contrary. he
ns ures me that both Peerless and Foe =
hontas (the former a heavy road wagon
and the latter with two in a road wagon
have carried him faster than he ever saw
Gazelle trot, even 10 sulky; and as for
Dexter, he has never driven him at full
sreed, nor tried to. Gszelle is undoubt-
edly spe dy, footy young mare, and
like some other Clay colts, mas made fast
quarters; but no horse has yet been able
TO equal Dexter's time.
Peerless and Bruno have trotted quar-
tiers in 30 seconds-the fastest time ever
made for a quarter; but they have not yet
been able to rival "the king' ;and would
suggest that before Gsze.le undertakes TO
do 1t, IT would be little bit easier for
her trst to make an attempt 10 obliter-
ate the performances of Lqdy Pocahontas,
George Palmer and Joe Elliott. The lat
ter is N ow six years old-Gazelle will be
six mkt year. Let her first 3 ow, not
that she Upcapable OF beating. but Of CON-
ing within five or six seconds OF the time
made by horse of her own age, before
she aspires TO or attempts a more difficult
task.
For horse to GO all the way around
the ring at rate of speed high enough
to beat the world he must be well bred
on both his sire's and dams side. This
is universally conceded. Now IL is with
the Clay blood god ceal as IL was with
the old farmer VINO recommended saw
dust and meal to fatten hogs. "Iou
don't saw so," exclaimed an eager skim
flint listener. "Why, how do you mix
itY" "Oh,n replied the farmer, ~ am
not very particular. generally mix mine
about half and hall. 1t don't matter
much, only the less sawdust the better. "
ONE WHO BELIEVES THAT BLOOD
TELLS.
A good many people, one of whom was
Mr.. Thorne, rightly guessed that Mr..
Robert Bonner was the author OF this let
ter, and there were number of peppery
replies to 1t. One Of these was signed
"Veni Vidi," and 1t was extremely per-
.sonal. make an extract:
| have long been of this opinion, but
have not had ii so forcibly impressed
upon my mind as by the recent reported
performances OF Joe Elliott and Pocahon-
tas These noted flyers had been for
weeks in trainers hands at Fleetwood
Park, where they had been seen taking
their work, and the way in which they
did 1t has been the common talk of the
habitues of the track.
The season was drawing to a close.
Mr.. Bonner must be satisfied that his
money has been well laid out on them.
One would naturally suppose where they
had been worked would be the place
where they would be given their trials;
but no. Why not? simply because there
would he too many watches held on
them. They IRE taken to Prospect Park,
and given a trial on Mondat. The mares
performance was not satisfactory, conse-
quently nothing was said atout it. The
gelding, as reported in the Turf, Field
and Farm, made 2:22. On the following
Wednesday. in the absence of Mr.. Bon
Der, they were given another trial, with
friends OF the trainers acting as timers,
and the time reported to suit the occasion.
III you can get any disinterested party
who saw those horses worked the month
before they were given the reported trials
who believes they make the time they are
credited with, you can do more than
have been able TO accomplish. Ii was no
torious the mare was off her gait and the
horse hadn't been at himself. Inquire
into this for yourself. Ask the proprietor
or any of the gentlemen who nave seen
these horses taking their work this
autumn, and IL you don't find 1t as l
state 1t put this in the waste paper basket
and stamp me an ass.
IL private trials are to be publicly her.
aided through the press they should only
be countenenced when made on public
days, when responsible parties are in the
stand and disinterested outsiders have nm
Of holding their watches on
them.
Mr.. Bonner demanded the name of the
writer of this letter and with great re-
luctance i gave IL TO him. 1t was Mr..
who was as proud, high spirit
ed and aggressive rs Mr.. Bonner, and
with whom 1 had held the most friendly
at the same time disclosed to
Mr. 1horne the name of his critic, but he
received the information without a sign
q surprise. because he had inferred that
Mr.. Bonner was the author OF the Blood
Will Tell'' letter. A week later mes
'enger from 1 he Ledger Office brought me
communication with a small cut OF a
ackass, with request for immediate pub
ication. i reproduce the letter just as /
received IL:
4 MAN BRANDED AS HE HIMSELF RE-
QUEsTED.
''Iu his letter last week on Private
Trials one of our corr Iespondents made
'ertain statements in regard to Mr.. Bon
let's horses, and he requested us TO in |
luire into the matter, and IL we did not |
ina II as he reported II be gave us the
privilege of stamping him as an ass. Well, |
We have inquired into the matter, and !
he facts are not as 'Neni Nidi' states !
k.,, hall ,.-. hrf, ont hn 81 t,,.
Our correspondent said that |
'ocahontas and Joe Elliott were given |
heir trials at Prospect Park in the alb |
ence OF Mr.. Bonner. Unfortunately for |
Veni Vidi' this Is not true. Ms. Bonner |
vas not only present, but he held his |
watch on the horses, and he knows |
hat the time as printed i'm the |
Is correct. There can he no |
question about the time of Pocahontas
nd Joe Elliott"
In the above editorial remarks which |
we're published i'm the last number of the /