The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-15
DAN MACES TROTTERS SOLD
soMEOFNEW YORR'S FINEST HORSE
JLEsH KNOCKED DOHN
kpeedins ON the Avenue with n Purpose
Where the Auctioueer's Arts rnllc" f"-
ere Disposed OF at n Great Sacrthce'


epeedins on the Avenue with a Purpo.e-
where the Auctioueers Arts Failed -fb-
ere Disposed Of at a Great sacrifice.
About twenty high bred, fast trotters
and road horses belonging to Dan Mace we're
SOLD by auction yesterday by Van Tessell y
Kearney About 100 men examined the sleek
and spirited animals In their stalls and when
the suctioneer stepped into the buggy that
served a. an auction block the men gathered
under broad spreading tree In front OF the
stable. Mr. Mace reserved the right to withdraw
the horses unless more than one bid was made
IN which case the sale was TO be absolute. Every
horse was harressed In turn to a buggy, ana
driven up ana uown Eighth avenue.
" Now then gentlemen" said Mr. Van Insscll.
a. tbe BACK, seNen-Near- pu Rc,u,"R pti,n -
dashed out of th" sttule door am maze tho
hugg, wheels hum over the pavencnts, sten
out lde there and YOU viii Sc that horse move
Belfast is sixteen h nd- hifh. WIS sired bN
Gcr KNOX nd can ttot I'm 2.jU Al er a hiilli mt
da-h he IS driven up III front e It M. toner,
and the bidding vas begun. IL start, q AZ Slu
and u u up Sl0 nd 81 ~ d time. Al SlGO there
was a pause. and il looked ~ though TO more
would nr hid. Dan Mace -cowlcd II, = worth
more 60 pG' before butcher cart" he SAID.
Then she bidding was resumed, aud the horse
The bay SEEDING Vermont, nine years Old. a
2.g0 ttottcr. was next shown N md sold Tor 500
e. / L. Fnsterhrook. \ six-year-Old bay mare,
Amos irch. and another bay mare, Levine,
eleven Neafs cid. Was OOugh; 10y T. /. Masttrson
1tI tlW. lNt bioWn kftullL llWulhtus UNIV
was secured Oy J Buggs for 500.
The most exciting ri of tho sale was when
the be utifui dapplc gray stallion llato, eleven
years old. the son ~ Gen. Knox, aud dercen-
dant of Imported Messenger. WITT afecord of
2.,Si4 az Narraeausctt PORK. whirled the light
buggy uut of thc stable yard, aud Win ms
snowy name tossing III the breeze sped up and
down the avenue. Every body crowded close
around the noble animal when he " : brought
sburtiug and having ~ front of the stand. and
when somebody bid Sl.0UO for a starter. the offer
A. ritirulpd. Mr.. Mace immediately MltnuteM
the horse, having been offered much larger
sum at private sale.
flG. The inadequacy Of this price displeased
the owner. and he withdrew the next horse on
crowd don want hllie-." I he bay mare Mod
esty six years old, got 10y Gen. Knox. and bic
to trot IN 2.4b. was sold to j. Biggs for 1920. n
second dash up the avenue before the auction
srrs hammer fell failed to increase this hid.
Some OF the livelest bidding OF the sale was
tnat on a hne sonei gelding Drag, cot oy
Ba-Aaw five wears old, and aUie t. show $40
rat. lie was Knocked down for <jlO tO Arthur
Coles. Big Fellow, bay gel ling, goi 10y X lal
George aud Of the same age a. brag but nye
.ec0nd- slower IN speed, went to George ii.
Now gentlemen. step out and you can see
MaiS move. said Nr. Van Iasscil. ~ an eight
Year-old mare vas dtiNcn from the stlnls.
Mar, was bought for slij 0y j. II. Eirl. no
also bought her drlyins mate Aun. Of g. same
next horse on the list. Gencr /, was Withdrawn.
- o." Wa ok. Then Mr. Mace drove uut gray
geldiuE. not named, eighl wears old, rot hN Car
diral and having "a record Of 2:iJ. auu abe. the
owne. -iid' g. trpt IN ~ Or less. " N"w gem
tlrfncr II you want speed. here IL T.. said lie.
sa.h.'c put of TN stable door. seat erin. the
small .oy-. and whirling up the avenue. Inc
oualu- go thi- hNr,e WAS begun AZ S.JJ and
stopped 10 j. u. " atoms hd II 500.
INK ~trider. "a lanusutnc brown gelding. five
year did. gol b, Sweepsta ke-, ana able to trut
~ -. seemed 10 be a f.vofite among the It'd
der lie Wa sold TO j. q. smith u Now Haven
Tor StN1 Lutte Dan. "a soTfcl gelding. e.eVen
scar old a 20 tr"tter. WAS I'm ck u down 10
=. a.. lrct tor siS5. Douglas, black eeiding
seven years oid. got by Young Murrll, Il 2,J
trDiiei We sold 20 j. /. Bugs Tor 500.
\ hav horse. eight Ne.rS old. Wa sold 20 J
Dcer y 81 sli". ana . Dhy mare. years Old.
t. ~. 10Y ion SlS ~. iom Canary bought 1.
blaCe morse win u 30 -at Tor $50, hnd the hay
sihi!uu. ROYAL Dictator. rot heinhgins To Mr..
Mace ult -uld Tor another uer-ou fIr S.ial. \
luH- Stlt'en D'ugrrc. running straight back
turUN-l lnctFf' r to imported VI ->scuger. went
wth tLr hursc. AVID the HuctiOne' said he was
probably one of thr finest stations IN tbs coun-
nv. But nu'o0l would Ind nigh for nin. Inc
la-i huf-e 10 VS. Little. spirited "a, IN re ON
vi 20 MI Nice mai so clam tor Keeping
sac -lrang FROM I'll stable and won admir- ,tiuu
hf Nrf graceful ralctttE, uut every body TUNED
H. h"h - her when the autuonccr an
noufi'G a. she had no 90. di.rte, aud size
va Nuught ol Mr.. y yue Tor $50
iht a1ti .vu Was 81 scd with the sile Of eeyef
sei- "i h"fne~s. three -uli,icr, tw0 road wagons
and - lai 81. halter, md hOOts.