The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-30
BARNUM'S HORSE AUCTION.
GREAT arm ERTNG OF sH0 WHEN
Ar BRJDGEPORT, CONN.
English Racers Almost Given Away Chariot
Horses CbcuBer than Cart HorSes-Kiua
Horses and Trick Pennies Going Tor song.

in the Hppodrome on Friday and Sitm-
day az the sale Of tho wardrobe OF the
=. T. Bsrnum UniScYsN Exposition Cotnpa-
n.y. were ON the train which reached bridge
port az 10 o'clo1, Yesterday morning. An
immcrsn wagon origin Nv used w trans 0sting
tent poles, stood "a tho depot, with SIX hnc
horo hitched 20 IT, on thu trout seat sat tho
joly and rotund W Whitaker, waving a hood rcd
banner, and shouang " This way, gentlemen, TO
the great auc;ion' IN true Snowman .t,ie. The
wfgun was spocdily crowded. Tho whole rrm
of June, Nathans & Co. were there. including the
vcncr BILE Aver Smith. George Bailey, !. !. Ma
thans, and Luuis jane. "Joo" Cushing. OF
IIowes Gushing Circus, llmped on crutchcs,
tn result ~ a broken leg. The Bunnell BROTH
ers were there, and J. y. Plumb, Iff h avenue
millionaire on the lookout for nice pony or
two.
Mr.. W. L. Miller, Of the firm OF Miller Morrl-
son n Co., the broadway carrage makers was
the subject Uf a good many jokes, 1t having
been discovered that he the buyer who
unier the u mes of Flemmng, Ferguson and
Faye, bought most of the wardrobe and the
most costly armor on Friday.
A ride OF ten minutes brought the party TO
the stables, which stood In a large field, ana
II proved, fully exposed to the zephyrs which
swept up from the Sound in anything but
gentle manner. There were many bridgeport
gentlemen present, and few neighhoring farm
ers, and the usual number OF idle lockers on,
who braved the cutting wind, wanted the best
places and were in everybody's way. and made
very smart speeches on every possible occasion.
THE SALE.
Al eleven o'clock the auctionecr mounted a
large wagon with Mayor Barnum and Mr.. Coup,
and the three explained the terms of the sale.
Terms, cash for all sums less than $1,000; shove
that amount twcnty per cent. down. the rest TO
run until July i. 1876. " necessary The sale
would commence with the horses, but none Of
them would be warranted; the buy must take
them on his own judgment.
We'll begin with the English running horses
first" said MIR. Baraum. Bring out Webster"
The English horse with the illustrlous Ameri-
can name, proved To be handsome sOrrel
beast, which very many New Workers have seen
speeding around the Hippodrome track. But
neither his blood. name, nor reputation seemed
TO be appreciated, and after some delay q was
bid. Knock him down" shouted the Mayor
Of bridgeport, not the horse but the man that
bid I'VE dollars Tor Webster" The crowd as in
duty bound haw hawed, and then the bids slow
brought. y" He cost me 500" said Barnum.
Kitty Pease was the next running horse, and
she liter slow bidding brought sG5
=" stop the sule Of this running horses" said
bis Honor; " Wen wait until somebody comes |
that wants running horses. Bring on the
Frank and Bill wore the nrst to appear. nne
llrRc, gray horses. After very isnGiiid bidding,
Tn. Kaie and Bird, aud Mike and Nose, ana
four other steeds, were knocked down to tho |
same gentleman for prices ranging from 400 to
SIS each.
LITTLE COMPETITION.
The first successful competitor that Mr.. Ma |
than met was Mr.. A. A. Stewart, OF Cincinnati, |
who paid 500 for Maud. beautiful black mare |
Mr.. Stewart bought for old John Robinson. who |
was not able to come on from Cincinnati hun
sell. Then Mr.. Nathans bought Gilly and Fred |
and Harry aud Heenan, not paying more than |
slS for any Of them; and they were all good
liverVman, paid sl2O for Diamond, a buck |
skln horse, T. wss mild surprise 20 the crowd.
which were used in the Roman chart ct raceswere |
bought by Mr.. Nathans for $i25 end $40 end |
bsnaso buck pn 10. h'hry sn1,hes
paid his own prices FOR the next nine animals, |
sase, ane gray mare, bringing the highest
Y" That's right, gentlemen" said Mr.. Barnum.
savagely. You 81 nd around here In the cold |
and lot that Snowman come up here aud take |
away all these fine horses. Well, it's your own |
fiui. ] Cln stand It,"
Peter and Niger, two handsome blacks, two |
tie old four horse chariot tenn. only brought
$50 the team OF course MIR. Nathins bought |
them. and, with two exceptions, the next forty |
By this time it was an established fact that he
would start anu end the bidding, and when a |
horse that he did not want was offered, IL was |
always some minutes before a bad could be got. |
nne pair OF tron-'rsVs. large and stylish. Gen.
sherman offered $500 for them when the show |
was IN st. Louis, out could not get them. They |
each. There were lOJ draucht horses. and with |
hardly an exception all were fine animals. or |
paid were small.
THE BOYS DELIGHTED.
The ponies were next offered for sale, TO the |
Infinite delight OF the many small boys who |
thronged the yard, and NJ AIDE their presence uni |
yersllly felt aud heard after the manner OF small
bows.
Of horse 1esn, bought by Mr.. Barnum himself |
in Hamburg for $500 MIR. Nathaus paid $40 tor |
Buck, a yellow swedish pony Tor P so 'oI Idack
Hawk astll smaller shetland. for SO; Niger,
smooth, hne-maned French pony, for $50
and January, the famous trick pony, a very |
small and very wicked, shaggy little beast,
brought $50.
2 he neat little bay mare Bell, that the natty
little lippodroEe messenger used to ride,
brought 80. Punch WAS a little plebald rascal
that air. y ltbans himself imported aud sold to
Sir. Coup for 500 SOME three years ago: he now
bought nm back for 500. one OF the prctti,st
h Tor httle grandchid. but Mr. Nathtns
wanted her too, anu wanted her badly that
ne ,utbid Mr.. Blrnum aud bought her Tor $40.
sue w sn't larger than dog. KITTY, a bay, was
bought uy Nj. ilhams ior $50. the only pony SO
Tar that MIR. Nathans had not bid IN. Hut
Nj. Seely, a son-in-law of MNor Blrnum. hougnt
dimnutiyc shetland Tor so, ana Mr.. Hubbeli
bought ner wee colt, only year old, for go.
The smallest bits of horsrtiesh were Pogie
ana her colt. Ihey looked h.e animated buu-
ules % ndlI.so sIiall ana Shaggy were hey They |
wrrs snld TO Ar. Nathans for Slij. Mr. Segly
paid SllO for a bay, and Mr.. BlTnum secured a |
Mtte tnree-year Odd for his;gTandchild for $l3i.
The "CiOwn Pony that olwaNs used 70 shirk
RAINING The first half Of The monkey races, and !
then come IN FIRST, went TO Natnans Tor sl0i.
lie TWO trek mules, Pete and Jerry, were
bought by the me gentleman for SlOJ and $95
GREAT BARGAINS.
OF the fifteen ring horses Na'hans bought
thirteen. For Eigle a beautiful pure white pad |
horse, he paid $40. " sold nm once 10 james
Melville for Sl.lOO,' via he after he md ought
hlnl. Spot, another white horse. he bought for
$40. And for Black l}ess, a nagnif ent youns
y mare, he paid $40. Inc old trick stallion
senator WIS bought by sir. Stewart Tor old John
Robinson for 500. For Dixie, "a beautiful en-
tree morse, there was no bid. Charlie a white
horse, went 10 Nathans for 500 Mr.. Coup had
orders 10 give $50 for HIM, hut was engaged
when the horse WIS offered. aud so lost the
chance. Charley used to he ridden by the cee-
br ted equestrienne, Mss Cook.
he rest Of the English running horses were
next sold, but they did not bring good prices. |
None OF the circus men wanted them, and the
farmers did not seem to appreciate the value Of |
tue mares for breeding. For Queen, "a sOrrel |
mare, SIS was aid, and the rest OF The twenty
went for prices ranging from $l5 to SO
The l2 horses, pOIies, and mules brought |
about SIO,eOO. To-day the sale OF wild animals
begna.
THE SHADOW or THE THIRD TERM
Grant stock Rising At Washington.