Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-01-31

HIS OTHER 1RorTERs
Though Robert Bonner thoroughly American for
1874 When boy his father moved to this country where Robert
sO O after pSe of @ New o h
halfway business about Bonner As tPter he exceed while in yer
# any paper had such extensive advertising.
one Bonner % the e
country that splendid would begn the next number Of the Ledger
have all the advertising he wanted in that paper he replied that ne
would h take eight which would be e o r He e S
liberal advertising helped lay the foundation his fortune
Ledger success that his physician finally having
not ang horseback riding he began driving and very quickly became
thorough homan discovering at that him. least the pleasure OF
decided to purchase as fast possible.
purchase Rice Of Massachusetts,,
pair previously Robbins which had taken
first premium the New England Fair and then considered the fastest
which then considered for of road horses
the price, paid hi wffe sap 0ng e eo Pp
As the first by Hambeonan had not then entered the
Bhe @ @4 Ho the o eaI welEnown business men who drove
driving he has actually been identified with the horse the
road and limited extent the track throughout what nearly the
1859 Mr. Bonner made his first really expensive purchase in the well
known Lantern and Light paying for them 10000 This event caused
great deal of comment particularly the church of which Mr. Bonner was
; tb f h very qu f % d The naI oe horses With
Lady Palmer and Fabuh Maid the next important purchase
surpassed previous Scarcely year passed
that this liberal made
purchases the highest he has paid
The list the for which he has paid
aggregate million, that other purchases
with attending expenses during would quite much
profit Mr. Bonner has
actually expended fully million dollars for fast ong horses
In addition the named below he purchased Prince Imperial
daughter Flora Temple subsequently
driving Prince Imperial trial mile about Dybreak full sister
to Noontde e :2o Catherine promising three daughter OF
ngon: Canada Walton paying $4,000 for EACH
Then there Major which he paid Dresden S22oo
Elsie Venn, Lady the Boston EACH Ella Sher
wood $1,000 Blacks for Malice and Manee
$1,000 for the famous Princess o dam of Happy Medium ETC.
There also Billy Button 27) Astoria sister to Dexter Uncle
Sm fast geng by Hoagand Pvaee Ada Duroc by Messenger
Duro Mamie b. by Edward Everett Era and F by Pnce Peril
Lady Hughes Jupiter Lady Winfield by dam of
Sheridan probably for which he has paid
which recall We will subsequently descriptions and
illustrations of the famous those mentioned above
Like nearly all others who owned valuable road which
they become much attached SELL he gradually drted extent
breeding his horses Maud and Suno
been allowed public records extremely difficult for
has attended his breeding still know that those disposed
his saes where order keep his number down the limit his small
farm he has sold such he had the Maca which has
obtained record of while
Thomas K MaCey Hmbeonan) of Bosque Bonita
2 49, the European also bred Bonner. This
would indicate breeding records
and campagned plenty of others would be distinguished
Mr. Bonner has always been quite decided his preferences to blood
es pzng Morgan particularly combination with Hambeonan
and thoroughbred the Morgan
the heightened stride the thoroughbred foundation
for the stamina have the essential producing the fast