Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-04-12
High-Priced Horses.


Ore of the most notable sales OF
thoroughbred horses that has ever
been held in Maryland, or probably
in any other state in the country,
was that OF the stations, mares and
colts, of pure Percheron stock, dis
posed Of yesterday at St. Mary's,
the farm of Mr.. VIM. 7. Walters,
for account of Messrs. w. Il. Wal
ters, & Co who were the importers
and breeders. st. Mary's is not
far from Govanstown, a little TO
the east of TIE York road, and
while comparatively new place,
is one that promises to become very
handsome, and is already very at
tractive. The conservators and
greenhouses were prominent points
OF attraction 10 the visitors before
and after the sale. There was no
a very large number present-per
haps some three or four hundred In
all lut most had come for busi-
ness, as was well shown by the
sales and the cash results, The
buyers came from as far west as
Colorado, and New York, Illinois,
Virginia and other states were re-
presented. Maryland did not APP
parently come to the front very
strongly, but Maryland money was
spent that was accredited to Vir-
GINA The sum total realized was
S23.335, or S11,95O for eight
stations, $1,000 tor thirteen mares
and S1.735 for tour home-bred
colts. Tie auctioneer was Mr.
Thomas E. Parlett, One feature
most noticeable was that if there
was a thought in the minds OF the
sellers as TO the souadness or dis
position Of the animal, it was
answered before the sale. Mr..
Walters and his Mr.. Harry Wal
tiers, were present during the sale.
Mr.. Walters stated to the reporter
that his first importation of Perch
erons was in 1865. Since then lie
has brought over Sc, eral lots, the
last fifteen i'll number having been
made early last summer. lis OBJ
jecl, in the fist place, was to I'M
prove the draught horse of American
by the infusion of the best ana
purest blood Of the most carefully
selected Percheron, among the best
and most powerful horses IN world
When the value OF the horse oil
Perche became known here, lis ex-
ample was followed by many others
throughout the country. The West
and Northwest saw its advantages
and entered largely into the scheme
His object having been accomplish
ed, he now sells off the stock that
he had imported. Maryland has,
as well as the whole country,
largely benefited by Mr.. Walters
efforts to improve the draught
horse. In a number OF our counties
there are colts out OF home bred
mares sired by selected Percherons,
and this blood will stay
The first brought out was Fan
os'igo,y a dappied gray stallion,
with white spots, 8. years old and
Is IA hands high SHRED by Sultan
at AmfIeville. and from a daughter
OF Assam, an Arabian; he is natur-
ally splendid anim,. The first
bid was $500, and by hundred
dollar jumps tie price was run up
to S1.7O0, at which figure lie was
handed over to Mr. 0. Z. Bresee,
of Baltimore, to be sent to his
splendid stock farm, Rose Hill,
near Rappidan station, Virginia.
Mr.. Bresee also captured Maggie, a
light dappled gray mare, 3 years
old and Is l 4 hands high. at a
price of $1,000 and Fannie, a gray
black mare, 3 years old and IL -
hands high, which cost him $1,000
Another Maryland investor was
Nj. Frank Brown, OF Carroll cOun-
ty and Baltimore, who paid 81, 200
for Zulu, IA fine looking black stall
in, 6 years, 16 "a hands, and
sired by Jacques Occur. Mr..
Michael +. Horuer, OF B fillmore,
succeeded in securing Lucy, a light
dapplcd gray s years and l6 IA
hands high, for 500, and Sue, a
gray mare cJlt. dropped in March,
1881 ana bred by Mcssrs. W. I.
Walters & 20. OF Ballmoret to
Mr.. Joshua Homer, Jr. OF Baltimore
for $3.50.
The second horse brought ost
was Victor, superb dappled gray
st,lIion, Z years old, II IA hands
high, who was started at $1,000
and rapidly passed over at S1,775
to Mr.. j. W. Ficklen, Of Char
lottesville. Judy, a very dark
dappled gray mare, . years and
Is IL hand4, was taken by MIR.
Pitman, of Shenandoah, Va. $500.
The time occupied in selling the
twenty-five animals was remarka'
bly, short, Promptly at one o'clock
the sale was begun, and by three
o'clock it was finished. Aline. 20
years old, and impOItad by Mr.
Walters in 1865. was turned out
Tor little run before the bidding
commenced Just to show the spirit
and vigor OF the PercherOn at such