The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-09-02
|. IyAUCTION SALE
:. ,0oKEN DOWN HORSES AND
CRIPPLED VEHICLES.
s.oond Cousin on the BlOck-The
,..touser's E1planation-An Amman
Of Some Sort Sold Every
Five Minutes.
New York Tribune.l

- uocks in this city are buster than
~ s+'n one on Thirteenth street on
',. ~i and Thursdays from 9 a m. till
!. = During these hours double rows
9,:5eles from the spruce and shining
fsart 10 the ancient and dilapidated
nm cosch sntedating the present CEN
: line the street and encroach upon
Sidewalk Two auction stables are in
I.Iork and on sales days the voices of
4. wrfOueers can be heard a furlOng
Fut qyng out their bids. The stables
edled with shouting. bustling, noisy,
hrochewing throng, bidding alter
ss7 On the vehicles and the horseiesh.
Ege are gathered together the cast-OH
Eusyined wrecks of the street cars; the
nvhg Of other auctions; the Grow
ia The lame, the hamstrung and blind
Enss that have been knocked to pieces
wthe cobbIestOneS. aad are sold to
stNddlers frugal farmers and pros
rive buyers for the glue and fertilizer
S.sE@ on Barren island. The vehicles
Ebught by second. class liVery-stable
Eysn and by carriage builders, who
COX their purchases to pieces as soon as
y get them home in order to get the
~ The springs or the wheels which may
NtEluabe An animal is sold every
h minutes here. When one is led
Ehon the damp stables underneath by
&hY while another boy follows with q
which be Sfsp gfaS TttRRc Vifefy IN
4 plug the hapless victim is sur
Esad by the crowd. One man ex-
Gls the teeth to ascertain the age,
Eg twisting the poor brute's lips
n the operation; another thrusts
i finger around the ball of his
NNtest the sight, still another presses
e9nL column to see if he exhibits
E1pOns Of kidney disease, while half
lza IN the crowd are feeling of the legs
aauks Of unsOundness, all at the same
liaent The examination is thorough
d Ass but moment. The crowd falls
Nuthe sale begins.
There, gentlemen, " cries the hard
A1In GuctiOneer, this ere mammal is
iEcoN cousin to Rarus. Els trotted a
sel mint on the Fleetwood track, and
@SW. Who's agoin' to bid for imi
NE gentlemen! Your price Is mine.
aae sale that was witnessed by a re-
ga The other day the animal had been
~! clipped, but the great number OF
aa olSlers, windgalls and spavins ex
bad caused the owner to desist in
xTlade Of the undertaking.
LOU see, gentlemen, said the auction
Gs clipping machine give bout All
" hot I'm bout, Johnnie. " The for
s"%Ol started out, the boy behind gav'
TLue an sdmonitory crack with hi
~ sAd the three rushed out of tn
- Hgeiher. The tide of humanity
' r,. out Of the stable to watch tn
s'slels of Rarus' second cousin
aa throng pouring out of tn
~. aeiOSS the way, and for tiv
J, s Ne street was a sea of batterel
- 4A sleeves and beer flushed couI
&C Inc horse and boys darted u
SS'sa lAe barrow passage between tn
rs'O"S Of vehicles and then passe
~ caasm in the crowd into tn
S 1gsln. The crowd streamed i
,S' len !. aud the bidding began. &c
s<S.. uHe nothing was. left In Il
a,S Sa. NE vehicles. The auctioneC
i y, ~ o. IS aud asked the bidder If
d y !, Saamed of himself: he got a.
als Ply and cried, wild excit
T. - al ea aanally the brute was knockC
Ia, !, goo and the buyer was requisite
S,ss % lhe desk and settle with Il
s,.rt nan behind the counter.
! b eOes an animal at these al
tsass over $50. Now and then
sSs h. n nan brings on a carload
Md tn ~. Andlng that be cannot d
has VEN Yen. at private sale has recouT