New-York tribune., 1886-02-28
THE GREAT RANCOCAS SALE.
HIGH PRICES FOR FINE RACEHoRsEs.

DEW DROP BRINGS $50 900 AND PONTIAC $17,500
BIG INVESTMENTS DY THE DwYERs
The most important sale of racehOrses ever
held in this country half empted yhe great Rancocas
Stables yesterday and nettod the owner, Pierre Lor
lard. the sum OF $149O5O Tweuty-seven graceful
slcndcr-Iinbed, s0ft-eyed racers wore knocked
down for what they would bring at public
auction. The special train from jersey City
took about three hundred mon TO JoDstogn. They
paid little attention the scenery tor they were busy
talking horse and getting up all sorts Of ingenousy
ed pools and wager5 on result of the sale
Unler dense con1 OF tobacco smoke in tho cars SIT
william H. scott, A. j. Cds,att Philip Dwyerand Michael
pwycr. J. II. Bradford. Frederick Bronson. Hugo
Frsch. c. VI. Ramsey. J. G. X. Lawrence General But
terrified, Oden Bowie jr, X c. LivingstoA
T. j. Mecibbcn FOxhall Keene, Charles BIthgate,
Mr. Blagravc, David Johnson, Llcius Appleby, II. r.
C. Watson; J. r. Williams owner of Joe Cotton, VINO
last year captured the Kentucky Derby j. Woolsey
Major T. w. boswell OF virginia. Colonel Bruce Charles
Davis. William jennings A. II. Crldge. Jacob Pincus j.
II. Green, William EastOn, Colonel Delaney Kane,
f. Beard. r. W Walden, II. r. Mcintyre, Charles Reed
James Rowe, W. L. Himmersley, "Jimmy" McLaugh-
m the famous jockey; H. A. Ehlers, the sporting repre-
sentative of william Astor; Lluasncy brothers. Charles
Boyle William cudrie, L. Berry Wall, George Hcndric
James Galway. owner Of the Preakness Stable; Limp
ing BIZ Daily tho happy pOssessor Of so many jumpers
and G. d. Mccoy, o! South Carolina, who is getting to-
gethcr stable of runners.
After n ha.f hours run from Trenton the windmill
tow CT ana long, low buildings Of the Rancocas sta
bic could be across the closely cropped fields. A
few minutes later the train pulled up beside ten feet OF
shed and twenty feet OF platform and the
brakeman shouted "Jobst0wn" THIS town
was evidently founded by JOB after all his friends had
deserted him. and Notwithstanding the scripture record
to the contrary il evidence about the town Of
their having returned to him. Tho tribe OF book
makers and rdciu: down this collection OF
two grocery stores and gin mill, like 800 wolves on
ioriorn and lonely fold. The " carrases" which
were to " meet the train proved TO be one bus ana
three broken down carry-ils. The owners of these
vehicles near yked tlcir horses I'm the effort to make
trips the stables In httcen minutes, hut the
Larger part OF the crowd streamcd down the road on
foot like "A detachment Of the salvation Army. They
siraCcl along unicr the bare branches OF the stunted
trees, past tho few ancient and unpaneddweIlngs ana
the fewer modern and hal'-panted ones, across the
bleak fields the wind nearly blew them mp against
fences aud finally gathered their forces under
the big tent Of wndow glass that covers tho III
closed ward in Mt LorIllard's stables.
This horse conservatory IL carpeted with clean and
sunny warmth tho yearings arc exercised m
winter. At side raised desk for the auctoneor
On table along another side of tho yard was spread
luncheon which disappeared with amazing rapdlty. In
front OF the auctoncer rcctngle was fenced ot aud
INTO this The prauclug led by thcr
The crowd pressed up aroun the rn; from all sides,
and svagmed over an empty fountain In the centre
Of the yard eager were they to get view Of the
horses. Occasionally when shout or cheer would 90
up iu the excitement Of bigg there would be ahodrsh
of heel. from spirited animal and temporary
scattering from the adjacent part of the fence
Colonel Bruce with his white beard and hord ace. was
q III At Venerable and persuasive auctioneer 80 fe"
could resist hls seductive Give me another hfty,'
that the total Of the sale ran many thousand dollars
above tho estimate When the spectarc-c"'e that he
used for ghycl the palm ot IN, left hhni with
the decisive ,pat that settled Dew Drops fate. the sue
cc-sul bidders the Dwycr Brothers, had been saiuy
led up to- bld Of $4,000. Pontiac brought $1,000
and only Usimlal fell ntt Oh the market ~ fjOp
When buyer, went to the house 20 make their
deposits aut sign the traD-icr' W. H. Fearing who
bought Cambyscs for StOop. presented him u Pierre
LoulIlrd Jr. The special tram reached New-fora At
o'clock ON It. return. All the horses were sold with
their American engagements
Following Is tIbulacd list Of the horses, their buyers