The New York herald., 1879-03-02
HORSE NOTES.
THE COMING SPRING HORSE SALES.

THE COMING SPRING HORSE SALES.
The American Institute building. at Third avenue
and Sixty street. to be reftted for Keoggs
special combination sale of rotting stock to be held
the last week in March, speed ring of one-eighth
mile circumference will be constructed of loan on
the stone floor. that the horses can be shown in
harness. regardless of weather The catalogue is not
yet issued, but the advertisements name a number
celebrities we'll as an extensive collection in the
trotters roadsters and breeding stock Of quality
calculated to a similar assemblage
of fanciers and breeders to that which at
tended last year. and also to afford a cri-
tcron by which to judge market values The top
price in the sale of last year was made by very
successful young stallion Kentucky Prince, being
$1,000, to the bid of Mr. Charles Backman. OF
the Stonyford Stud. much to the qualification OF
Eastern breeders, who patronized him extensively
during the past year. The breaking up of the Corn
ing Farm Stud, also the Kentucky branch OF Mr.. G.
w. Griswolds Long Island Stud lthe home depart
ment having been disposed of year ago), should
throw some very attractive things upon the market.
The sae like that of last year. is to be absolute with
out protection or withdrawal, except in where
the animals may become unit by accident or sick
ness from bringing fair value.
This brown flly, coming three years old, by Ad-
mnistrator, out OF Sally Chorister, the dam of
Protine Belle Brassfeld, Belle Patchen, &c.. has
passed through severe but favorable attack of colt
distemper, and promises to be in fine shape for the
celebrated dam have shown speed at most any age
when It was called for Protine, by Blackwood, has
hau u very remarkaDle career. Sne was trained anu
trottcd as yearling. taking record of
3:2H at that age; ut two years old
she was beaten in by Freshman:
best heat 3:05si: at three she contended with
Lady Stout. and beaten when that flly cut the
record down to 2:29 Protine at the time in foal
unknown to her owner. She dropped foal the next
winter that was raised by hand and she trained
and started several times unsuccessfuly a four
year-old bcina again stintedl. Her second colt
raised by hand and she trained at Ave, but not
started. AT six she all her several races, taking
record Of 2:A AT seven Qast season. she trotted
very arduous campaign starting many times and
winning large proportion. Having the misfortune
to come against Hopeful in his highest form,
she met with defeat but forced him TO
a record OF 2:15i. TO beat her. Her record
IL at present 2lgis Belle Brassheld has record of
23ia. Belle Patchen obtained two year old record
of 2:41h beating Noontide Kentucky Wilkes and
others. Admiration promises TO be quite as good rs
either of them. She commenced training last season
as q two-year-od, but in June thrown out by an
accident until September. In October with barely
sixty days active training for the year she was given
trial OF 24l doing the last half mile in ll7L The
veteran trainer DR.. Herr, pronouncos her action per-
feet. She has two engagements in 1879 and two In
$780, All things considered. Sally Chorster was one
of the greatest of trotting brood mares. She was
killed by forocious boar In 1877 while carrying
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