The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-05

experts did not know and he put them
into practice. Since then hundreds Of
prominent men with racing horses have
called upon him, bringing a limpng ani-
NAL and have take away one that was
much better and would soon recover.
When q horse went lame in the old days
they used TO "fre' him. or they would
soak his hoofs and put on Doultices and
treat the foot Tho horse always got
better, but in n few days was worse
again Then they retired" and so ON
until the horse either got well or went
lame forever.
In curing HIS own horse Mr.. Bonner
discovered that the horses generally did
go lame forever. And De made the dis
coverv that the reason they cot better
temporarily after the Treatment was
because they had had rest But, OF
course. they got worse again right away.
Then DE made the very remarkable yet
simple discover that most lame feet We're
caused by the uneven pairing OF the morse
hoOfs as the shoes were put on. me
horse had 90 walk on the side or ITS toot.
After awhile the foot became lame tne
knee got twisted and the horse was use
less for service.
As gentlemen brought their horses 20
Mr.. Bonner 20 be cured he had the shoes
taken off and the ho0fs made absolutely
even. Then the shoes were put ON. What
did Won do 10 my horse?' the gentlemen
would ask n few days later. He is All
right now"
con. nothing" Nfr Bonner would reply.
but when you get your horse shod
again go 20 O. good blacksmith, not TO
butcher"
I'm Robert Bonnors leisure moments
he writes horscoloey. TIE has great vol
umcs Of manuscript that are TO be printed
when he is gone. "Nhy doh you pII"1
them now2" the writer asked
because I am little bit selfish.
don't want anybody 90 know as much
/ about the horse as DO while I'm iiv-
ING" repliod the old gentleman. "Be-
sides" he added alphabetically II keep
revising them and ] want TO make them
as complete as I can.
Maud s.. the other half ~ the life
long r. rtncrshiD. was foaled IN 1874. and
Is now IN her twenty-fourth year. she
is MS rrtttv as ever. She is q beautiful
chestnut. with feet that are small and
olovautiv shaped She stands Is hands
high almost 10 the eyes of her owner
and weighs about 1000 pounds. She IS
the child OF Harold and Miss Russell.
and got her name Do a way that no one
| has ever traced with perfect accuracy.
]
/ Maud S.. and as such she had 10 re-
main.
TO Maud 8. belongs Tho credit Of carry
! ing trotters into tine high money market
values. In former days % good trotter
was one that brought 1900 and when
Maud S. paced the price ago 20 $4,000 she
was the marvel of the horse world. Now
Arlon brings $4,000 and Axfel is cheap
at $4,000. but in the carly Maud S. days
/ those prices wore unknown. Just what
Maud $. would bring now IFS not calcula-
! bic. Her present owner would cbecrfully
part with his entire fortune-yes. even
l his life and family-before DE would lct
I her pass into the racing field again. out
I OF his hands.
Though Maud 6. is no longer colt.
she is said 10 be in excellent racing trim.
! She was nut fin training two years ago.
and did some work as fine as any on
the turf Then. for some reason. her
J owner became very choice OF her and
would not allow her 10 be trained any
more.
~ lat. wears Robert Bonner has been
criticised for his own criticisms OF Nancy
/ Hanks. Directum. and Alix Mr. Bonner
CLAIMS that Alix. when She made her
/ record I'm 1e9l at Galesburr. Ill.,. and
did her mile In 2.03 81 did no more than
| Maud 5 has done. Maud ;. raced 10 an
! oId-fashioned. heavy suiky upon an old
| fashioned soil. with an old-time track.
Aix had a pneumatic skeleton, and
raced upon the springy itl OF Illinois
thar fairly bounded her along.
! ON that occasion the driver OF AK
claimed the purse tnat Air. Bonner has
l,ent omen for years as reward TO zoe
morse that should boas S'aud S.
/ Nr bonner refused 70 pay the money
until Alix should race under the sarac
ocnditions as Maud ;, had done: Win a
| turner's refused, and the critici ms OF
| Mr.. Bonner were that he refused % pay
the money because he did not want 10
| scl<rcwledge that Maud 3. had been