New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-01
A HORSE SALE At FLATBUSH


an Martense was farmer and dear lover Of horses;
and having the money to CRAFTY his taste and the skill
to make good selections, he long known to horse
fanciers on Long leland the Of stock. In
the natural course of events he died. and his executor
advertised the sae which we attended yesterday. 1t
was so late in the season and the day, like the poit
cal sky, war 80 becouded and cherries that we ex-
pected to be compelled TO add this sale to the cat
aogue Of failures which the present season has wit
messed. We fancy that Mr. James Cole the auconeer,
and the executor aforesaid were Of the same mind and
that their surprise at seeing seventy or eighty wagons
in the yard and matter Of four hundred persons IN
the barn-yard was great as our own. we had seen
fine thousand-dollar mares given away at $2OO at AL
bany and like sacrifice at Mr. Conger ssae, 80 that we
were fully prepassd to see such gallant stallion as
Bill Porgie and such a ylish mare as Eliza, knocked
down by Mr.. Cole at about bone-boer prices. More
fortunate than his predecessors the Martense executor
got off his entire lot of horses prices that would
have been fair at any time and under the very adj
verse circumstances, remarkably good
The crowd yesterday was composed mainly Of we'll
TODD farmers and horse-jockeys Of speculative turn
of mind but beside these there some gentlemen
from neighborng villas, and the usual complement OF
rough boys and men, the condition of the old picket
fence along the lane abundanty proves. The auction
commenced at about ii O'Clock with the sale of old
wagons carriages sleighs, some poor horses and lot
of cows the whole bringing about $3.50. Then came
Kate an old Abdalah mare that certainly attained her
majority long since, but is still good for breeding
There is tradition that Martense was once offered
81 400 for her. and scorned the brbe but abe started
at a bid of $50, and was knocked down at sly % to
B. Hendrickson. Bessie came next. She ID low
standing strong bob-tailed pacing mare, once famous
as a roadster but being full twenty-five years old, che
brought only SIS yesterday. Duffy, colt of hers by
Billy Porge, with neat forehand broad back, and
good set of legs under him, went TO b. Prince for
500 bay FLY colt, only FIVE months old, eve
necked and not over nice in the rump but with good
arm and stretch of thigh, was started at $40. Come
now, Bill, buy her. and bring her up as a pet "
"Dont lose such treasure Pete % said the fascnat-
ing Mr.. Cole; but Bill and Pete, and the other old
heads were hard-hearted enough to let her go to DIR.
Ogle for slO5 She is full sister to Billy Porge, and
WILL no doubt turn up a trump
Vulcan, a very smooth, fine gelding, with an elegant
eye fine crest and good secondthgh, was started at
$780, and BY rapid bids the price mounted to sl62 %,
at which Henry Corr got him very cheap. Eliza
strong and handsome iron-gray mare aged only two
years past was good to attract the attention OF
the best horsemen on the ground One after another
would come out of the crowd to the front, take one
good look her. and then another at the bysander to
see if there was a good chance for spec. She was
started at $780, but dozen bidders soon had her up TO
$500 and after that the contest lay between two thor
ough horsemen, DIR. Dixon and Cornelius Ferguson.
They bid against each other until Mr. Cole cried s3l5,
when the Doctor tmidly ventured another quarter
eagle as his last bid, and got the A pair
of well-matched, smallish Vermont Morgan car
riaQe-horses were then sold for 1910 after long siege
of slow bidding. Dandy a 12-year old, strong bay
geldng rather noted about Flabush for busting the
coats of competitors was then put up and despite his
miserable stump Of tall which looked like feather
buster in reduced circumstances, he sold TO Pete
Williamson, aneighborng blacksmith, for $500.
Black Bird was a very pretty, stylish, thrceyear-od
mare-a gentle creature, and broken 10 single and
double harness. Tim jackson had offered Martense
5000 for her and her mate, time ago; that, al
though DR.. Waters got her cheap $780, yet the price
was good for the season. Cornee Ferguson made a
good investment in Susan, springyfooted dark bay
three years DID, by Flying Cloud, out of Abdallah
mare She started at 1925, but was knocked down
cheap at $3.50. Billy, Jackson and Morgan, three
year-old gelding, very stylish, perfectly broken,
sound and capable of trottng in 315 TO the pole,
sold TO John Scott very cheap at $50. George Wash
ngton trots in $50 il fat sleekcOated good stopper
and bravelooking horse, but ne went at sl95 TO Dr.
Hubbard and hafsister of his, by his sire Washing
ton out of the mare Kate-a Of great endurance
and courage-was sold for s255 TO E. V. W. Snedeker,
who does not often buy bad bargains.
Three horses only then remained-al stations.
Young America, an iron-gray stallion who shows great
bone and strength, and good step, for yearling
started at sl00, but in a twnkling by ffes and humid
reds, the rose to $780, and finally G. W. Hall got
him for $40 after a rather feeble competition Chan
cellor by North Star the noted son of Vermont Black
Hawk, out of mare by Frimyer, was thenled out and
cleared space with his feather-weghted heels.
He is ine tall, stylish black, in rather slim cOndi-
tiOn perhaps from the effects of distemper, and Mar
tense had refused 81 200 for him last Spring People
did not to want stallion however for they let
j. d. Prince get him for $40 And then came the last
horse which was also the best-Bily Porgie With
what affection he regarded by his late owner, and
how he had gone in 246 last year. as four-year-old
and how she could not have been bought for no mans
81 800, was duly stated and generally known But,
much to his chain the executor felt that in the
language of the poet il was no use talking about that
boss hs eyes s sot for though started at an upset of
$iOO, and dwelt upon until the crowd had got pretty
well moisened With the rain which had now been fall
ing for minutes the fine stallion was knocked off
to DIR. Waters, for the beggarly sum of $3.50 Alas,
Billy Porgie