New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-12
THE GREAT ALBANY STOCK SALE.

pepectipg his duties this season. On Mercury, god OF
thieves and merchants, and Mars god Of battles must
Jointly rest the responsibility for prices recently
obtained at auctions Of booded stock. For in Rome,
moro than two thousand years ago, was established
that system Of public sale 20 the hgheet bidder 70
whose chances our leading breeders are willing, and
Sometimes forced, to inrpst their fine animsls-sbe
auction being fret held for the sale of military spols
among the soldiers, and spear stuck in the ground
taken the accepted sign of the sellers authority. AS
mesps of dispoeng Of booded stock it has been iatis'
fsctorly employed in this country but more generally
and proftably in Great Britain. Outside influences
have almost everything to do with the result OIL
sales, and hence it is not surprising that at
tesson of the year when long months Of Winter feed
ing ave TO be passed. and at time when the traffic in
booded cattle ia virtually paray by the smoliering
cattle d.esse in Nsw-EDgland, the stock az Albany
brought low prices ON Wednesday, the 10th inst The
auction had been attempted just month previously,
but the cod pe,pg storm which then h-naturediy 'en
KEEP. most buyers at home, and chilled the aroor Oh
those who had ventured TO attend. On "wednesday,
more fortunate than before in weather and choice oil
place. the Breeding Association gathered crowd
of sbou: 200 on the Washington Parade Ground, by
virtue of liberal advertisement and sold OF good pr'
ton of their animals Considering the lateness Of the
season. the fear Of the cattle dsease the rough coats Of
the stock and the quality of the animals Themselves
we think the prices were not bad at which the cattle
sold. AS to the horses we may simply remark
that the very best animals brought the meanest
prices and the weeds went off to most advantage.
How Judges of good horse could stand by and see
such brood mares as Caroline, Princess, Sontag aud
Pauline go for the price Of dunghs and then
pay as much or almos. as mach money for curbed or
spawned brutes we do not zee. Bat here, as else
where at horse Sales there were not wanting men who
pves cd heir money with out any de6rtte reason for
the faith within Them and here shrewd horse dealers
ike Mr.. Cragan got mares-such as like Pauliae-for
two hundred dollars tina. they could cell within q
month for a cool tbousaDd If the gentlemen who
Loot such chances Wednesday will take the trouble
sometime 10 visit great breeding farms, they will
fLd in the pasture lots, kept for breeding, tina,
ae DO better than some they sold but have cost
thou and zach. And one Of these days, when, per-
bsps the fame Of You LogaD's performances fills
,be public ear and he is bringing bis cwner neat
little income of two or three thousand year,
they will feel some regret that Bradbury got
bin for his $500 BID without contest.
In OF thirg Messrs Hurst, Sl0gerland, Bull lck, and
their ssociafes made mistake Their sale wasad
ver,ised II o'clock and should have commenced with
reasonable punctuality, but to make crowd of bid
bers wall into l. WEAKNESS through more than two
mortal bonys before the auconeer mouoted the wagon,
was more than decent regard for ths opinions OF
their fellow men could eountenaDce. Procrastinaton
such as this naturally threw tie tail end Of the great
sale far into the evening" and ultimately brought TO
forced conclusion before the lots all disposed Of
The Ion buildings in which the stock were housed on
Wednesday spacious, and very excellent for the
purpose, being those used in a recent fair by the
Albany County Agricultural Society. The sale, how
ever, was held in open air, the better TO enable all
to see the stock at all points, and the horses 10 mo-
lion.
The Gale commenced with the first lot on the cata-
oaue after the usua statement Of the terms and real
ing Of the prelmi ary remarks 10 the catalogue. The
prcpr. tors remarked that the animals had all been &C.
ecd or bred with great care, and without regard to
expense and are from the best strains of trong blood
in the country with here and there dash OF the pure
blood of the race horss which gives those lasting qaa
ties SO desirable in the fact troer roadster-q1al leg
known to ard Designated by horsemen as -" bottom
Lot 1-Carolipe ia a smooth, well.msde, stscng
eight year old mare, fifteen hands high. Shs is by
Bridges Emperor Tout of Fanny Pullsn dam of the
twenty lie Trustee out Of daughter OF Sir Waller,
he rsce bcr,e out of the thoroughbred mare Nettle
rcp by imported Diomed Caroline, beside being
very pretty roomy mare for breeding can trot in
,bOut three minues aud ia worth at least 500 for
Irving bet the starting bid of 500 was only topped
with single S. and at that beggarly price, Cas-
W. Bathgste got her for bis Westchester stud.
Lot, 2-Queen Of May bad turned blind, and was
very sick; 70 the was not offered. |
Lot 3-PIincess; was very pretty 6year old sorrel
pare; round, strong sad serviceabe breeder, for
bch purpo,e she is worth 81 600. Sue was sired by
Tray Prince the FIRE Of General Darcy, who trotted
s fifth heat in 2:3l az 5year old aud cal herself
rot at this day in 2:50 But her capabilities parent
ae and looks weng for nothing beyoni $225 az which
rice AIR. Batbga'e go. her. He can sell her as a
irving mare for $500 10 Spring or we are much mis-
AIKEN.
Lot 4-Rose Allen; was sold a. the previous sale.
Lot 6-D3lly Phelps; an old brown mare, that in
Ter day las taken the road from all competition. She
Of Morgan AID Goldfnder breed, and has such
nendIus strength of hind-qusrter and substance
throughout that il is not difficult to believe tust she
les done her nile in q TO- She sold az s2lO to Thomas
Anstin.
Lot 9-SOpisg, frstc'ass gray mare, dam Of the
jlscH ba"B trOuDg stalnon Logan, sireo Dy Ezra
N drewss Hambletopian, and ont Of Hambletonian
rare, and is actually worth 500 or $780, Blu. the
sf sister to the Son'ag that beat Flora Temple cold
or only Sls5 to f. l.. Yates although she was war
snted TO trot in minutes, or no sale.
Lot 9-Ruby, a fire large, roomy mare, bought for
worker, for $3.50, sold for $3.50 10 John Phalen.
Lot l2-Pauline, Of the beat mares and cheapest
gains of the sale. She is by Bridges Emperor, out
If fst tr tin mare and Is said to be able to do her
nile in 2:i5. She was bought by Mr. Cragau, the
ealer for 500, but he says he find customer a.