The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-27
FAST HORSES roR NEW roRKEns.


Some horses were sold by auction in the
American Institute building yesterday that
will be heard OF again on New York roads: for
they were bought in the main for private
driving. and were from the breeding farms Of
Backman. Grswold. Thorne aud Willis. This
was the second day Of Kellogg \ Co.'s sale. The
highest price paid was s82j bg Foster Dewey
formerly Tweed private secretary. who bought
a handsome six-year-old black geding by
Messenger Duroc. out Of n dam by American
Star. This horse is said TO have trotcd qunr-
ter in 3si, and 10 give promise Of becoming
very fast John Webb gave s775 for Pioneer
Thornedale gelding. aged D. with Mambrino
blood on the dams side, and a record OF 2:53
Pioneer is good looking and has fine. FREQ
gait Legal, for whom Backman claims a speed
OF 40 in "A brief squirt. was sold TO ID. h. Hnr-
rington for $500 He is 4, bay gelding, yenrs
Old. sired by kysdyk's Hambletonnn and. il
CARL Butrs opinion Is sound. would 20
q mile in 2:2O after proper training
Auburn. chestnut nly II 1915, Gy
burst nruund tue little track and was bought
by Y. Barton for s4OO. j. II. seaman paid
IKE IKE an fR o. N9HTyS' 2 Sar d m
Happy Medium out of an American Star marc
went 10 Charles A. Hammond At $780, lle is
bay gelding years old, and will probably. trot
at 2 40 on the road, besides looking well. Belle
Of Spring Hill, by Dictator DeXter's brotherl, 8
years old, and OF lite driven in n team by Col.
at $500. She is s.dd to be good Tor 30 on tho
road for Il quarter or half Her mate Belle OF
Long Island Of the same age. but sired by Re-
venge. and fnster was sold 10 j. Bacon for $40.
Sue will add lfo To the roads above the Park
this spring. /. II, BigelOw bought Category n
small. unbroken three-year old by Robert
Burns for AIS. Smugglers three year-old
daughter, Smuggier Belle, closely resembling
her sire. brought s3l5. John Brennan being the
purchaser. A Magnolia lilly. iOalod in 1873,
With HHmbetOnnn blood ON the other side.
WAS bought by Mr.. REYNOLDS for $3.50. John
RrpuUuu tlIl lV
dale. aged D and showing an easy, rapid stride.
Considerable favor WAS shown 10y bidders to-
ward young roudsters sired 10y Messenger
Duroe the sales in addition TO those already
noted being NJ follows: LonoN, n black geding,
aged 6, record 2 3j, to Augustus Graf for $500;
a bay gelding, aged 3, TO j, W. Godney for $3.50,
AS a mate for horse alreHdy owned by Mr.
less than three minutes. 10 Henry Johnson for
$40; MiddloseX. II threr-yegr-ol chestnut
l.elding entered for the Breeders Stakes. TO
g. II. KHrner for $500; kerner, OF the same nge.
dam Canada Girl, 10 A. A. Freeman for slS5
All Of these have Hambletonian blood on tho
Tho well-known stallion Administrator was
sent to the block by his owner. George i.
Stevens Of Hon, \, Y, and sold 10 Robert Steele
OF PHILADELPHIA for S270O. The price WAS CON
sidered low. Administrator Is stll vigorous
although IL years old, and as lat Hs last fall
trotted mile in Lexington in z;27 He Is big,
shapely. spirited ana dark brown. with n fine
head. carried proudly. He sped around tho
little track as though he knewthat he was being
admired. while his groom. hanging fast To
halter and name, got a foot to the ground about
once every rod. The stallion Will probably ho
sent hqck TO Kentucky and put into Col. Tod
hunters stud.