The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-28

SALE OF TKOTTING STOCK.
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PHILADELPHIA, May 81, 1875.
Tho annou ncemcnt that there TO DO public
sale OF number Of stations, trotters roadsters.
brooI mares and colts at Robert Steers Cedar
PARK stock farm, near this city, drew 70.
gstber today largo number OF dealers
and gentlemen interested In borscaosh,
many OF them having como iron lons distances
Among those present were Charles L. sharplcss, Of
Chclton Hills: Arisudcs WEIGH, OF Chestnut Hi; X
y. GALLOWAY, OF Snnorn; Aldcn Goldsmith, Of WASH
ingionvnic; Richard Pension OF Phladclpnia;
Andrews, Of Fnilsaelpbia; Dr. Elwocd Harvey,
oil Philadelphia; W. n. Dobc, OF Philadelphia;
Sicha, Goodip. Of Belmont Park; u. y. Cotton, OF
Phladclpniu, and many other well known horscmon.
There we're nfty-seven animals on the catalogue oi
SAFE, peeinnos with the famous 'rottlng sire Happy
Medium and two other less known stations,
followed by sixteen brood mares, large
numocr Of colts. lilies ana Rcldiuss, IRON 10
i've years old, und over dozen nnc track aud road
horses Much oi the young stock was tno got 81
Happy Medium. he sale was managed by Messrs.
~ ,uctoueer Inc s,ie ,enu Tor Inc m ns rnrt cor.
Quoted from the stand ~ the hall mile track, whero
all the horses except the stations aud brood mares,
Low PRICES.
The bidding was at times very slow, and tho prices
averaged low, several huc bargains being secured AL
though some oi the animals, In the opinion OF tue
veterans. brought very good figures. sixteen OF tno
being either Withdrawn or not offered because
Of the low prices ruling number OF tho
brood mares wcrc OF those not put up,
aud Happy Medium, tho last 10 DO offered.
although tho FIRST IN importance and vaiuc with
drawn by Mr. Steel Nj. steel purchases the famous
stallion OF Mr. Galloway February, ISL Tor s25 900.
When he was put up by tho auctionecr to-day Dd-
dng started NJ $4,000, reaching so 400 As no more
was offered the owner declined sell and Withdrew
tho animal
BUYERS.
Following arc some OF tho prices obtained aud the
names Of tho buycrs:-impsrIai Medium, bay stallion,
sired NY Happy Medium, seven years OLD. purchased
Tor W 600 wncn three years old, SOLD 10 Aaron
Jones Tor $3.50, Jewecr, brown stallion, sired by
Woodiord Mambrioo. eight years Old, sotd 10 N. 4.
Lambert Tor $3.50; Lady Clayton, brood mare, twelve
years old, sired by Young Topssllant, sold 10
George Thompson Tor $225; Lady vabzIndt, brood
mare seven years old, slrsa ny Black Dutchman sold
10 Lehigh Valley stock Company Tor tl35 Tom Louis,
nne BLACK ay. SIX ycars.old. sold 10 a. q Mcfsrran
Sons for 49, Maurice Medium, tnrec-year old colt.
Nv Happy Medium, sold 10 Walton brothers for
Si3J: Grecisn Maid, iouf-year.old mare. sold 10
Walton Brothers for $3.50; Blaze Medium and Minnie
MeItum, nne pair, we're sold to q. A. Hodges Tor
$50 apiece, Oiothea seven old mare sired w
Almoni, with q thfcc-ysar record OF 2:40k,
wac fought BY Charles 3. usnrcy tor 81, 300; SUSIE
Parker, bay msre, with record or 2:25. was
soa TO Charles H. Middleton Tor $500; Venus. chcss-
nut marc, sold 10 W. J. ostheimer tor &5l5. These
were among the best pr,oes obtained. The Two and
three year ods did not average more than $l50 500
escn The two nnc road horses were Withdrawn. ono
! when " 900 was offered. and another ~ 100.