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VOLUME XXV—No. 1. NEW'YORK, JANUARY, 1866. new series— No. 228. 
Last spring there was a large spirited chestnut 
horse at work, hauling Inmber for some oil 
wells in Susqnehana Co., Pa. He was famous 
for the ease and power with Avhich he worked, 
laying out his strength -witli almost magic effect. 
This horse was bred by Philip Smelzer, of Lodi, 
Seneca Co., N. Y. His dam is out of a Vermont 
Hamiltonian mare by a Bellfounder horse; 
and his sire is by the well-bred horse “Cham¬ 
pion,” a great-grandson of imported Messenger, 
He was foaled in April ’58, hence is 7 years old. 
He is over 16 hands high and in color, is golden 
chestnut. At 2 years old, he was sold for a price 
stated as $400. Mr. Parsons, of Auburn, seeing 
his fine points, and knowing that he had trot¬ 
ted, quite fast, bouglit him last May for $550. 
After some training, and after he had shown 
great power and speed, he sold him to Mr. 
Robert Bonner, publisher of Tlic N. Y. Ledger, 
a most enthusiastic lover of a- first horse, for the 
modest sum of $13,000. A monstrous price for 
a gelding; but if any one thinks Mr. Bonner re¬ 
pents his bargain, we can assure him of his mis¬ 
take. It would be useless to offer Mr. B. thrice 
the price. The “Auburn Horsu.” affords his 
owner intense pleasure, when he escapes from 
the confinement of liis business,and lie loves him 
as a friend. He is confident tliat he might wiVi 
with him every trotting that is put up,and 
get his money back in his bets, over and over 
again; hut Mr. Bonner never bets, and never lets 
his horses trot for money. T^e -famous trotters 
Lantern, Lady Palmer, and her mate, Flatbush 
Maid, tlie beautiful grey mare. Peerless, and 
several others, are owned by the same liberal 
and high-minded gentleman. 
Tlie Auburn Horse in Mr.- Bonner’s hands 
has the advantages of tlie best training and care, 
and Ilia private performances satisfy his owner 
and our best judges that he is the fastest trotting 
horse in the world. His best public perform¬ 
ance was, since coming to New York, when, 
being driven by Mr. B., to a road wagon, (wa¬ 
gon and driver weighing 325 lbs.), he trotted a 
mile in 2 minutes, 29 seconds. 
A glance at liis great muscles and faultless 
hone, the feeling of his iron sinews, and hard 
flesh, free from fat and in tlic right place, will 
convince any one of the immense power of the 
animal. His clean limbs, slender neck, bony 
head and fine eyes are very thoroughbred in 
their look. He is almost a perfect model of 
power and sp'eedi and will surely astonfsli the 
world one of these daj''s by his trotting feats. 
