Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-06

| warranted sound, and kind in all harness;
sold on account of the death, or of the urgent
necessity of the owner to realize; will be sold
together with Brewster top wagon and Duns-
operators acts as the groom of the high bred
animal and remains in the stable; the other at
a convenient distance, who appears at the
proper time as the owner, or the brother Of
| the widow of the deceased, who estensibly
resides in the house in front of the stable.
They don't expect hOrseman to appear as
buyer, but if one happens to call he is readily
detected and is easily disposed of.
| PLENTY OF SUCKERS.
There are plenty of suckers looking for 2:25
trotters to be had for song, who cut out the
advertisement giving the street and number,
and hurries to the place to find that the wagon
| and harness has just been sold to gentleman
on Fifth avenue, but the horse remains, and
will be disposed of for fraction of his cost,
as the owner must realize. The party wanting
speed buys the animal, paying therefor from
$500 to 5000, without seeing him in harness or
| trying him in any manner, as he is assured
| that if all is not as represented he can return
the property and his money will be refunded,
the innocent supposing the seller lives in the
| house, and. of course, very respectable
person, but financially depressed The pur-
chaser sends his horse to a boarding
stable, and in ten minutes or less from the
| time the horse leaves, the sharks gather up
their traps and that place is known to them
no more, while the purchaser is fortunate if
he has an animal that can be sold at street
railway barn for $50. Such transactions are OF
daily occurrence, one railway manager telling
me that they had then in their barn more than
twenty ''suckers," las he called 1hem), pur-
chased from victims.
SAMPLE ADVERTISEMENT.
An advertisement reading as below appeared
in the Herald few days ago: ga rare chance
to buy a trotter. The bay mare Kate Thorn,
six years old, bred in Kentucky, record 2:274,
made over the Lexington track last Septem-
Der, can show a faster gait, sired by Curtis
Hambletonian, dam Laura Thorn, full sister to
the famous Lady Thorn, is perfectly sound
and kind, fine driver and an excellent pole
mare. The present owner paid 81 200 for her
last fall but financial difficulties makes it i'm
perative for him to sell. No reasonable offer
refused. Call at private stable in rear of 1864
Lexington avenue"
Led by a curiosity to see how the thing
was done, I called to see this illustrious ami
NAL, and found her in charge of
man who said that he was in the.
employ of the owner, that he had driven her
in her races in Kentucky, and that he was con-
fident she would be able to lower her record
the present season if properly handled, etc.
He eyed me suspiciously when asked to see
the mare, but took me to a stall where she
stood in straw to her knees, covered with
blanket and hood. He stripped her for my in
spection, disclosing well groomed but ordi-
nary looking animal, young and apparently
sound. He stated that the owner was in the
house and that he would call him if wished
to buy. 1 replied that it was unnecessary,
adding that l thought there was a mistake
some where, as her reputed sire Curtis Ham,
bletonian, had been dead ten years, that Lady
Thorn never had sister, and that no mare
named Kate Thorn trotted in races at any
place IN Kentucky last season. At this he
commenced replacing the blankets, remarking
that he guessed that did 'nt want to buy, adj
ding, "good day." in tone that / construed
as an invitation to "git," which did, proba-
bly, much to his satisfaction.
"REMINISCENCES.
When leaving the premises met "snob-
by appearing young man." hurrying towards
the stable, and thinking him after the trot-
ter, desired to address him with
merited rebuke received when quite young
man for not minding my own business, de-
sisted. l was one of sleigh-load of young
people returning from country ball, where
we had danced until daylight. A continuous
snow storm prevailed dnring the night, and our
horses were slowly dragging the sleigh
through two feet of snow, when we met
took one step aside from the partially broken
path to let us pass. The opportunity to say
something was improved by singing out to
him Hello, old fellow; how far is it to
breakfasts" "Its a dam'd ways by the looks
ofyou." At this answer my feelings may be
imagined, but ''cannOt be counterfeited."
The effect was salutary, however, as from that
day until this have never dipped my oar out
of time.
"BoUGHT TROTTER."
But to return to the sharks. The day SUBJ
sequent TO my visit to the stable as above
related, met party with whom had be-
come acquainted at the Mining Exchange.
He was a shouter on the board, and had some
days previous disclosed to me his desire to
buy road turnout. He said that he had
bought trotter, and invited me
to accompany him that afternoon in a drive
through the park, to which l assented. TAX
ing the Elevated road we proceeded o the up
per portion of the city, where was located the
boarding stable, and while on the way he gave
me description of his purchase, stating that
she was q very fast mare from Kentucky
named Kate Thorn, and that he paid only $50
for her. 1t was then too late to relate my eX-
perierce of the day previous, and confess to
d Idtuci uuWOIGuy vi CUJOyluR HIS
discontinue. On our arrival at the stable the
mare was hooked to wagon, and we started
for the park, through which we proceeded
slowly, and had advanced about mile over
the drive most frequented by the trotters,
when we noticed q pair of them coming from
the opposite direction at good clip. My
companion wheeled his mare ABOUT, and when
the approaching team came up essayed to give
them brush, but it was most humiliating
failure on our part, as much so as can be con-
ceived. The difference it made to the trotters
in passing US, as to whether the mare was
moving along or standing still, was very
slight. To sum up, she was an ordinary
bay mare that would sell in st. Paul for
business purposes for about eighty dollars,
but as for speed-well, think she could beat
star route prosecution, but thirty day note
in bank would double distance her.
On our way back the young man made several
effortsto send her along, but it was useless, the
mare Initiating a rockinghOrse at each attempt.
She was finally allowed to jog along at her
will, while her driver maintalneda silence that
was to me absolutely painful, of which I man.
aged to relieve myself by stating that / had an
engagement down town, and would necessari-
lily proceed by rail. The party returned the
mare that evening, bat the stable was closed
and the birds had flown. His inquiry at the
house revealed the fact that the parties we're
strangers to the occupants, and that they had
suddenly vacated the premises for reasons to
| themunknown. The mare was subsequently sent