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


are not lowered to correspond with those
OF last wear Rockefeller Is going, MS
million dollar palace being offered for
sale. and other Hudson River millionalres
will follow suit.
But Wcstchester will lose its most
noted residents IL Robert Bonner and
Maud s. shake the dust OF the county or
their feet.
To was shortly after his purchase ~
the horse from Commodore Vanderbilt
that Mr. Bonner saw that he should
have n farm on which 20 keep his prize
mare in condition and he removed Maud
from her stable I'm Fifty-hfth street 20
the big airy one az Wcstchester To DE
sure the Fifty-lfth street stable Is as
fine as many n city house Here the pri-
vate room Of Maud s. SIS twenty-hve rect
square: and the location or the stable is
an a Mot that would SCH for a fine build
inc residence but city air never was
GOOD for thoroughbreds. and horse ana
master forsook the city except TOT rev
hours daily. and located I'm the country.
Tho friendship Of Robert Bonner ana
Maud S. begins with Mr.. Bonners hIst
nurchaeo of n horse which was aller ne
had made his success on weekly publ
cation and needed rest.
He had come 20 this country from the
north Of ireland and settled as n boy IN
Nov ENGLAND. Here he learned the prln-
tors trade and found his life motto. IL
hanpenod one night when an had gone
home and young Bonner on e I'll "e'h
was boy. compOstor. CITY elll'r anu
tolepranh man. that he was wh.nne away
his time on q bit OF copy that hau 10 80. ue
cot OF sudden this line came before
Z.
and 1T read;
"Take what YOU want discontenleu
man. but pay tho cost
That's q fine sentiment said he; 'and
TN remember g. Take what YOU want
o disconnected man, but pay the cost. "
81 want 10 be q great printer, but I'm
having the cost now" said he as ne
rubbed his aching eyes and went In afresh
bv the light Of his kerosene lamp upon
his copy
Later young Bonner came 10 New forK'
and shortly he got control or weekly
paper This he pushed until he made
a fortune out OF it.
lie took what he wanted. but he paid
the cost. His head gave ont.
one day his family physician came ll
tho office. Robert" said he. We
bought
TO nav for him with. That horse Us me
only medicine 7 can give you. Come out
now and drive him
That was the beginning Of horse
career that has made Robert Bonner
| famous.
| From that day to this he has owned
horses. hut I'm an that time he has never
raced them for money. lie has owned
them for pleasure. experiment and study
| FOR he is the greatest living authority
uDon the feet Of "A horse. hut ne mas
never accepted one cent upon the per
/ formances of his animals.
Maud s. was added 10 IND ny pur {
| from Commodore Vanderbilt. and from
| that time dates Mr. Bonner sI"uuai IT,
/ tircment from business.
His purchase of Maud s. was attended
| with numerous incidents. one day "a
| wealthy horseman dropped IN 10 see MIN.
Bonner" said he. would you Ike 10
own Maud So
| "Certainlv." said tho horse lover.
"WeU / think Vanderbilt would sell
her. His evesight is giving ont and De
can't see her as he drives He doesn't
| want this fact known, but / am sure -ou
can get Maud $. il you make the right
| kind Of an offer.
/ Maud s. had then made record Of
OH "a and had done record breaking team
work. including the pulling Of load OF
hay in team harness. in which the Conn
modore stated she had pulled the whole
| load"
] Fred. one Of the Bonner boys" went
nm 10 Saratoga. and later wired down:
Fred and the lady leave Saratoga to-
| night"
.,The lady" meant Maud s
After that Maud won q series OF races
| would enter her IN none except against
time. But she made record runs. In 1851
| she aid her mile IN 2io IA. driven by
| w. w. Blair. who had driven her IN 1850
| In 1884 she reduced her own record no
horse having meanwhile beaten her. "a