Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-03-26
GOVERNMENT SALES OF BLOODED
HORSES IN NEW ORLEANS.


HORSES IN NEW ORLEANS.
The long expected sale Of bloodet
stock, seized as the property Of Messrs
Kenner 4 Minor, who are now in re
bellion against the United States, and
ordered to be sold for the benefit oI
the Government by Major. General But
Ter, which order was subsequently con-
frmed by Major General Banks, COM
menced March Sd. The stock consists
Of large number of race horses. oi
the best blood in the country, some Of
which ean trace their pedigrees even
beyond the "battle of Hastings" and
who boast, among their more immedi-
ate ancestry, the victors 10 many 9
well eIl-coptested race. The stock Of Ken
Her d Minor is known throughout the
country as the best on the turf.
We clip the following description OF
the horses already sold from the New
Orleans Era:
The first was beautiful sorrel mare.
with foal, worth, we should say. at
least $500, and she was bought by
Lieut.. Sargent for $3.50.
The second was small horse, clean
limbed, full-blooded, with fine stride
and noble appearance. 1t was knocked
down to Capt. Marks, at s225. which we
considered q very cheap horse. The
same purchaser also bid of the third
horse tan colored stallion, rather small
but neatly put up, at $40.
A pair OF sorrels, beautiful matches
which looked SO much alike, it would
be difficult to tell one from the other
were next brought out. The pur-
chaser of these was Major Sherman,
who got a great bargain-as they went
for s4O0.
Then came fine dspple grey horse, a
beautiful little animal, but as yet uu-
known to fame. 1t was knocked down
to George Wilkes. of New York. edi'
tor of the Spirit of the Times. for $3.50.
The second was sorrel stallion,
eight years old, tolerably fair horse,
worth much more than it sold for
This horse was purchased by Mr..
French, of the livery stable, at s185.
The third was a fine bay mare by
Whale, ont Of Medina. four years old,
small, light.limbed, heavy set, and
short in the back. Capt. Marks was
the purchaser, at $3.50.
The fourth was an English imported
chesnut mare, Of the best blood in the
United Kingdom, four years old-a
splendid looking animal. She only
brought 81 $50, at which price Capt.
Marks became the owner.
The fifth was bay mare. by West
Australia, four years old and over
not SO good looking as the preceding
one, but fine horse. Capt. Marks
was the fortunate purchaser in this
case also, and got good bargain at
$3.50.
No. 6 was q chesnut mare. by Lex
ington, six years old. slightly dis
tempered, but easily cured. The
blood OF Lexington showed in every
vein-there were Lexington's eyes, his
ears, and his handsome nose. We
saw 7:l94 in every movement OF the
noble animal. She was sold to Mr..
]. NJ. G. Parker for $3.50.
The next was bay mare, by Louis
Garrone, four years old, small and
light built, and not unhsndsome. She
was knocked down to Mr.. P. F. Eaton,
for S610.
Beemoth, by Wagner out Of Medina.
was the eighth on the list. A beau
tiful animal FIVE years old, rawboned.
but evidently good blood. 1t went to
George Wilkes for $500.
The great Whale was now trotted
out, and as she was not unknown to
fame, bidding was pretty brisk, and
soon ran up to 81, 300. at which price
she was sold, and Major Sherman be-
came the owner. Kenner gave &c.,
600 for this mare when she was colt.
and she was priced very highly by
him, we understand.
She is a beautiful little animal, dark
gray III COlOtp 10 BtCos Ou SnO tuitB otiu
is a valuable prze for any man a,
almost any price. The only fact con.
nected with her pedigree that we are
acquainted with is that she is by Whale
out of Music. She is the cheapest race
horse ever sold.
The tenth horse was the celebrated
Frank Cheatham, by Albion, five years
old, very dark gray, large and splen.
didly formed. 1t sold for Sl,605 tc
George Wilkes.
The eleventh was a black mare by
Albion, FIVE years old, noble looking
animal, which sold for 81, ,4e5 to Mr. T
B. May. Pedigree unknown, further
than that she is of the blood of AL.
bion.
The twelfth and last for the day
was a sprightfy chesnut colt, full o
: spirit, whose heels cleared wide space
: and the stand, and taught everybody
: to keep at respectable distance. Ir
fact, he frisked about at such a rate q.
to create quite panic, and came very
near driving Mr.. Phinney from th'
stand. He was knocked down to Capt
Marks for 81 ,040.