The New York herald., 1878-02-27
HORSE NOTES.
SECOND GREAT SALE or THOROUGHBRED
HORSES BY DAVID M'pANIEI


SECOND GREAT SALE OF THOROUGHBRED
HORSES By DAVID M'DANIEL4
score more Of New York horsemeu and report
bought tickets for Trenton crossing the
ries yesterday morning for the halfpast nno train
for which they each paid 81 49, but when they reached
Now Jersey they were compelled to ante another dol
lar each for . seat In the This seemed 10 have
shade Of imposition about It, and naturally
there inquiries made 10 the
reason Of having TO buy tickets In one State
and seats p another. The inquistive people were told
that the nine and half o'clock train was tho lin
tied express apd that train consisted exclusively
OF palace cars; that they waited until eleven o'clock
they could 90 without the dollar Tor scat and
were not compelled to pay The sale a. Trenton ad
mited Of no delay, and what seemed an imposition had
TO be tolerated. Aahour and half and the objective
point reachsd-ths Trenton Hosel--whsre Colonci
Mcdaniel. Mr.. Charles W. Barker, The auctioncer,
and group OF gentlemen were woitipg for the
OIL and then adjournment tho barnysrd followed
when directly afterward me famous racehorse Harry
Basse,t reached the place, having been ridden from
Stony Brook by his groom The grand horse never
looked better in mis- lie, and after being stripped OF
his clothing led up down the yard seemed as
gay and elastic as three-y ear-old. He was much
and mis- merits discussed by the SPECTATORS
AS Harry pranced about, at times rearing erect ana
walking on his hind legs step two, Colonel Nc
Daniel remarked thai "he could run some yct
as, on Inc Inc lsn' Wboa s s
soon as he reached the road he went into run Tor
the bridge, about mile and quarter, that would
have equaed some oil the brilliant dashes he used 10
make wnen he showed his competitors the way past
the winning post" The groom that takes care Of
Bassett very iond 0 him. aud he viii not allow tue
horse TO be '"insulted.n A snort time ago. while
Harry Bassett beng lci out to be shown TO some
visitors at stony Brook, the horse got upon grass
plat and began paw ing The ground Colonel MCDANIEL
ordered the groom 10 take him on tho grass, when
the latter replied that "the grass belonged TO Harry
Bassett; that he had bought It ana pad ior II all"
Tins reply being settler the horse Was allowed to paw
o Sd rasn
his home by tue groom, when Mr. Barker mounted
box and the safe, commenced. tue barnyard BY this
time being greatly crowded, The sales, with the
prices fetched were as ioliows:-
sTALLI0Ss.
Bay horse Oakland. foaed 1858, by Revenue, dam by
Margrave, .gra ndan The Queen, by Priam withdrawn
the oest bid, sl25 by Colonel Mcdaniel
Chestnut horse While Burke, toaled 1872. by Bay
wood, dam Katinka, by Australian; Withdrawn; no
bid.
BROOD MARES :.
Bay mare Sue Ryder. ioalsd 1869, by Knight Of St.
George dam Gycera, BY ,v sovsrs,s1; wltharawu;
Brown mare Josie -. foaiea 1871, by Asteroid. dam
Bay mare I.orsna, ioaled 1869, by Revolver, dam
Gen!lo Annie, by R'pggoId l. Ii. Ehers, Rhip ebock,
Bay mare oakIeaI, ioaIea 1886, by Oakland, dam
Leisure, by Red Eye. D. II. Jones, Hoboken, n. j.,
Bay mare. foaled 1859, by Hunters Lexington, dam
by sovereign. J. II. Mcclure, Trenton, N. j., $l20
oUR-YEAR-OLDs
Bay colt Major Barker, by Asteroid, dam Schot.
tischs. by ALBION. Harvey weleh, jerome Park, New
Bay colt Manton. by Melbourne, Jr., dam Destiny,
by Hoolon. G. stranahan, BrooK!yn, N. Y, s24o
Bay My Lady Salyers, by Longleilow dam Geneura,
Branch, N. j., ss7S
Chestnut ny Eau Clair, by Glen A.hol, dam salio
Watson, by Rnegold. Daily Brothers, Hartford, Conn,
Chestnut hlly Aadio Hart, by Asteroid, dam Mss
Morgan, BY Yorkshire W.. Weldon. Brooklyn, n
Bay dlly Princess Of Thule. by bennington dam
phGOe. By KentucKy. D. Mcdaniel, Jr, er'nceton
THREEYEAR-oLDs.
Chestnut colt Bonuctt, by Harry Bassett dam Bet
Arlington by Arlington j. A. smith, Saratoga, n.
Brown hly LesurA, by Enquirer. dam Leisure, by
Red Eye. J. A..Smith, Saratoga, N. r., $3.50
Ches,nu. niy TIE Fawn, BY Harry sasset., dam
Spotted Fawn, by Deucaieon j. b. Walker New
rwo-yEAR.oLDs.
Chestnut colt George McCulloch, by Harry Bassett,
dam Spotted Fawn. J. McCulloch, New YORK, 1910
line. BY Gsmms amy ea'a d. vsrsy sms, Saratoga
onss.nut col, Edward Howe, by Harry Basset., dam
Point, MY, " s2S5 ~ -
Bay col, Bowstrpg, BY Harry Bassott dam Cordelia.
by Eing Lear. j. A. Smith, Saratoga, N. y, $500
oakleat s. r: Greou. New York, $50
bud al. J. 5. s' HICKS, @ New York, ss4o ' ~
Brown colt Lenite, BY bennington, e dam Rattan, By
Brown nlly Lillian. by Harry Bassett dam wompal,
by West Australian. l.. Austu, Brooklyn, n. Y,
$l507.
Bay nlly Lena Mac, by Harry Bassost. dam War
wick shire, by bennington. L. Valentine. New York.
$460
Chestnut hly Lulu, by Harry Bassett, dam Sarah
b., by Planet H. Ehiers, Rhinebeck, N. Y. S345.
Brown fiiy Ella H., by Harry Bassolt, dam Eta
Shippen. by John q. Breckenridge. $. White, New
York. $l95.
Brown Glly Bruns, by Harry Bassetl, dam Avon
dale, BY bennington. L. NJ. Yard, Tronton, n. j..
$3.50.
Bay fly Mate Crandal, by Harry Bassett. dam
FIeur Angc. II. Dewitt, Bridgeport, Conn.,, $240
Tho prices brought or the horses wore considered
a fair average, the majority oil them being un,rcd,
particularly whlle there is universal. wall OF hard
times the land and now racing stables
orming in this part Of the country. Colonel McDan-
lei would PROBABLY have realized higher prices for his
youngsters and brood mares had he shipped them
10 Kentucky or some other Western State, whore
stock" Is IN moro demand than IT Is 10 this
neghoorhood at the present time. Lexington or lis
vicinity always good place to gel high prices Tor
racing stock.