The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-13
HORSES SOLD BY AUCTION.
Police OFFICERS WARNING THE
BYST1NDERS MEANTIME.
And the Auctionecr swearing Mt tho Police
Andtbe Purchasers, Perhaps, bv this Iimc'
Swearing Aiso-A Reporter Unweioome.

new,pater that never rejects paying advertise
mcnt, however obviously Intended to deceive
They usually announce the stock that they wish
to sell os belonging to well-known sporting
man, or to a gentleman Of high social standing,
merely making some slight change In the spell
ing Of the name, or altering the initials-dis-
crepancies that are not likely to be noticed
Thus, not long sgo, II was announced that tho
stock Of MIR. II. IL. Clews, bankrupt, was to oe
sold.
Sometimes It I. tho stud OF some well-known
breeder lately deceased, that Is advertised to
be sold, and tho horses are Invariably described
as sound and kind, able to trot In remarkable
time, and OF extraordinary pedigree. Shortly
after Justice Edward J. Shandley's death, the
sale without reserve OF bis ontire valuable stock
was announced. But he never owned horse.
A careless reader, knowing tho great horse
breeders in a general way, but not partic ulaly
well versed In the orthography OF their Names
seeing horse announced as having been raised
by =. Il. Pepor Franklin county, Ky, might
suppose that II. =. Pepper of Frankfort, KY,
was meant. ami, indeed. at q recent sale this
announcement was made successfully.
OF course for the successful prosecution OF
business OF this kind many accomplices are re-
ouirod, and where the bidding Is lively the
troopers In" may reasonably be estimated as
| bearing n proportion to the buyers OF about
| three 10 one. Sometimes the whole strength OF
| the establishment 10 brought to bear upon
| single obdurato stranger. As soon as horse 10
| brought out the aroom trots him up and down
| the street. und gentlemen with marvellous coats
| and trousers, untidy wristbands. and bright
| neckties examine him studlously. They are all
| gre itly pleased with him, and the auctoneer
| has no trouble In getting a bid. From this point
| good. When a stranger makes an offer
roper" slightly raises the bid. and II Is soon
upon that particular horse. II he has, whv
| he is encouraged to go on. until the auotioneer
thinks he has made his largest onsr, ana then
| the price any higher; 50 that " any honest man
once makes hid, even though 1t should not be
| more than twice the value OF the horse, he may
look upon himself rs the owner Of the animal; I;
for II. by any carelessness. roper leads him too
FAR and offers more than the gangs Victim Will
inv tie auctioncer discovers something wrong
about the imaginary purchaser, or the latter re-
fuses haughtily to leave the deposit required,
ana the horse is knocked down TO the next high
est bidder, the speculative stranger.
| Very commonlv II Is announced that one, or
even two days trial, will be allowed the pur-
chaser, tho money being, meanwhile. deposited
with some responsible person. Now, n the vic
falhbly return him as worthless lie must
msI aS e ali ali eyents ,nducea 10 keep him ion
ser tnan the stipulated period; so, as soon as
he has secured the purchase. gentleman. whose
wealth and culture are apparent, arrives hur-
riedly at tho stable, and inquiries whether that
particular horse has vet been sold. He is greatly
fortunate possessor OF the equine prize a hand
| some advance on the price paid for the animal
| tie an promises to call upon the purchaser two
| or three DAYS after the sale.
The sales are almost invariably enected In pri-
vate stRnles, hired for the purpose, the principal
points being y At thirty third street and Fourth
| University place. and Lafayette place and
Fourth street. Usually the namo OF the auc-
| tiuneer is not mentioned In the adyertlsement.
| and this OMISSION is In direct defiance Of tho
the law the statute applying to auction sales
| being as follows:
Every tuctouecr the city OF New York shall under
his own proper name eiye preyious noIec in one Or
o. er pSpe s he Be s%uy II MADE by
HIM aud ia he sha be connected with any person
or nrm. his name shall IN cases precede, stpraely
the hrm under which he transacts business.
The men who are engaged In this mock auc-
ton trade pick up low priced hoIses, OF fairly
good looks, but Ut only TO draw horse cor or a
| butchers wagon, and, after submitting them to
| a course Of grooming and skilful treatment. ad-
vertise them TO DO sold by auction. Is above de-
auctioneer TO sell the same horse often as
three times, buying him back every time for
about third OF what he sold him for.
or course 1t is inevitable that exposures OF
mock auctions should occasionally 6e made.
B. voorhies, deceased. 10y order OF A. Nellis and
RusselS :. Glover, executors. That sale never came
on, for Capt. Walsh made his appearance with
several police officers, and Mr. Borst announced
ned IL 10 send Ia their horses the auction was
postponed. Borst was then taken to the Mayors
once aud complaints were lodged against him s
been discharged from Sing Sing prison, and the
other executor seemed to have no existence at
| all. Borst had sold two horses to two gentle
| men for $500. They were said to be the proper-
" Of Dr. II. G. ardell and able to trot in s:,s.
! IL was found however, that they could not do
| better than four minutes, aud the euctioneer,
under the Mayors order, paid back the deposit
money. $s5O.
Yesterday II was announced that the entire
valuable stock belonging To- MI II. f. simmons
| was 10 be sold by Mr. WIN. n. Borst. IN the pri-
vate stable at 81 East 1hrty-third street. Three
police officers, stationed at tue door, warned all
| place had a bad reputation, aud many, on hear
ing this. went away al once. stu, when the
persons were In the stable, but the majority OF
them wore dingy hats, and spoke with indigna-
| iues ia stationing officers at the door. and We
| hementy announced their Intention to buy
| horses II they went cheap.
| The auctiOneer was a handsome. SNOWY man,
well dressed, and greatly addicted TO swearing.
Those men out there SAID he, as he ascendsd
| the platform, " lied, damn en-, when they told
| you Ihis wasn't a fair sale. It's the meRnest
trick that has over been played ON man" lie
| them onergeucally during the pauses in tho
sale. They were meaner, he eaid, than those
who sent them To the auction. Hut the officers,
with the imperturbility OF long practice, stood
their ground, and m, cted not to hear him.
The first horse offered was " the celebrated
Hambletonan trottins stallion Director" with
IN amazus pedigree, ana a record OF ~ and
was sired by old Hlmbetonan. The bidders
started at 1850 and ran up to $l,5O. Look out
| or yOu'll lose him. crel tue huctlOntor, and
| some one bid $1,000 ana bore him OF. Then
Mr. horst, while waiting for the next lot, re-
| lieved his mind by freely expressing his opin-
| ion OF the meddesome police officers. " 1t is
the meAnest outrage" ho said. that had ever
| been perpetrated upon man In a free country"
| Lot No, WAS the elegant dark gray tr0tting
| geldng called SnOwdtift," with record Of
2:;s3 2ayOH. and 23l. " If any gentleman desires
It," said Mr. Borst, III send tue horse out into
the street to trot. The road Is rather slippery,
but just want to show you what damned liars
these police officers are. his horse, gentlemen,
has q speck In one eve. ! don't know which
but his sight ia perfectly good How much am
offered for him p
A gentleman, with somewhat battered SILK
hat, and pair Of long, intensely bl ok whiskers,
with the dye lust wearing on the ends, COM
mended the auctloneer for his frankness with
regard to the speck In the elegant dark gray
| trotting gelding's eye. 1T sounds fair, doosn
: itf' he said to the reporter, and he added that
| he intended 10 buy "A horse II II went low enough
; The Geldng Snowdrift was sold for tSD
| with the very fast black trottlng Relding Aero
bat Mr. BOrst appealed TO bis hearers inside
) | aud outside the stable To chnfgo their mind:
. with every word the police officers had said ol
might vet say to them, for no intended 20 SUE
, | tue city for damages Damn 'em, hadn't
regularly lCenssd d Ructioneer a night to sell
| Rentlcman's property without beiug subject tC
| such an outrage as thisf'
Acrobat was started at only $40. MIR. B0rst
- Ttod, too, but no recovered his COfnpusure in