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pair and Lady Blanchard being out of Lady Living- 

 stone. 



When General Taylor made his thirty mile record 

 he was started in a $4,000 match against the time 

 made by Rattler, 1 hour, 52 minutes, 22 seconds. 

 He beat it 4 minutes, 22 seconds. This record was 

 made at San Francisco, February 21, 1857. Also on 

 February 6, 1857, General Taylor defeated New York 

 over the same course at ten miles to wagon in 

 29:411/2 for $2,500. 



The report of Asa V. Mendenhall makes Guy Ax- 

 worthy's pedigree read as follows : Bay horse, foaled 

 1902 by Axworthy, dam Lillian Wilkes by Guy 

 Wilkes, second dam Flora by Langford, son of Wil- 

 liamson's Belmont, third dam Pet by General Tay- 

 lor, son of Morse Horse, fourth dam Dora by Red 

 Bill, sire of Longfellow 2:19l^ pacing. 



ROBERT BONNER'S HORSES 



From 1860 to 1899 Robert Bonner was a conspicu- 

 ous figure in the horse world. Peerless by Seely's 

 American Star was one of his first selections. At 

 that time he also owned Lady Palmer and Flatbush 

 Maid. In 1862 Mr. Bonner drove this pair two miles 



in 5:011/2- 



After purchasing Dexter he also made a remark- 

 able exhibition by driving him in 2 :21 to wagon. At 

 that time the world's record to harness was 2:171/4. 



W. H. Vanderbilt sold Maud S. to Robert Bonner 

 because some one was always challenging him to 



