St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-22
Mr.. Bradford Makes a Strong Argument
in Favor of the Value Of the
Runner,
And Still Maintains That He's Much More
Valuable Than the Well-Bred
Trotter.
Grant Trettfng Contest to Take
place in san Francisco Next
saturday.
sn1e,did Record of George Wilkes
The Winnings of the Dwyer
Brothers Stable.
Not knocked Out Yet.


of the GLOBE was published communlca-
ton from Mr.. Grattan, in which ne cor
reefs John Bradford as to facts, and an
svers that gentleman's communication to
the GLOBE in such way as 10 leave no
reason for any further answer"
With the exception of mistaking an ar
ticle written by Mr.. White for proouc-
zion of Mr.. Grattan's. | can admit no cor
rection from the latter gentleman. Mr.
Grattau. in the comparison between the
sales held at Rancocas and Glenview this
year objects to the inclusion of the twenty
seven head sold at auction last February
for S149. $50. or an average of $500. MI.
Grattan terms these twenty-Seven head or
horses "a collection of racing cracks, gath
cred together by Mr.. Lorillard." They
were not gathered together by Mr. Lorll-
lard. y They were bred by Mr.. Lorillard. With
the execution of five head the entire
twenty-seven were the get of Rancocas stall
lions. The great Dewdrop. whom Mr..
Trattan cites. was by Mr.. LOrillard'S horse
.ialsetto; all the rest, save the five alluded
to. were either by Mortimer or the Duke OF
Magenta, RancocaS stations. Had MI.
Grattan's inference been correct, that Mr..
LoriIlard by purchasing stars here and there
lad accumulated these twenty-seYen racing
cracks. | would myself have considered
them unentitled to enter into any comparl-
son made between the two farms OF Kan
cocas and Glenview; as it is. fail TO see
vhv they should not. Mr.. Grattan says:
.DevdrOp the star of LorillardS stable,
only sold for trifie more than her engage
ments." Before her sale. when two-year-
old. Devdrop won something over $4,000.
After ner sale last February for S29, 600,
before an untimely death put an end to her
brilliant career, this Incompatible mare
won S26. 675. Again. Mr.. Grattan says:
Suppose Maud S. Harry Wilkes. Oliver
K. Patron, Arab and jerome Turner were
gathered together" Will Mr.. Grattan
kindly state how many of these horses were
bred by the same person or on the same
farm.
Again, Mr.. Grattan says: Runners are
.heaper.n This is too much, coming from
a gentleman whom l know to be as we'll in
formed as MI Grattan. l felt seriously
alarmed: I had always been taught that
thoroughbreds sold much better than trot-
tiers: if they did not, wanted to know it.
realized that whatever Mr.. Grattan or L
say on this subject amounts to nothing in
the face of figures, which, as the saying IS,
s'can't lie" The thoroughbred or the
trotter may be the most desirable; that re-
mains for future discussion. The question
is, is it true that runners are cheaper?
About the best way to decide the value of a
thing is to know what it will bring at auc-
ton; that is the crucial test OF any COM
mOdity's commercial cash value. Accord
ingly. with a view to my own instruction.
as well as to answer Mr.. Grattan. have
looked through the back files of standard
New York turf journal. | have taken
down the gross aggregate and general aver
age of every public sale of thoroughbred or
trotting horses held in the United States
this year. except those held at
Rancocas and Glenview, these having
been considered before. l have
left out. to nv knowledge, not one single
unfavorable sale of thorOughbredS or favor
able sale of trotters to helpmy cause.
IHAVE INCLUDED ALL,
and endeavored to act fairly. A few num-
bers of nv paper have been lost; should Mr..
Grattan find anything missing relevant to
the subject under discussion, l would thank
him for enlightenment. At Woodland IL
Harbison's combination sale Of trotterS i'll
April 81 head sold for S34. 905. ali average
of S379. At Brassfeld 81 Co. S combination
sale of trotters in Al Til 119 head sold for
E22. 535, an average of $3.50. At the 'Fasig'
sale of trotterS this spring, IS head brought
E25. $50. an average of S442. At the sale OF
the Spring Hill trotting stud, held at New
York Nov. 3. Peter c. Kellogg sold ~ mead
for SCI 40. all average Of S47S. At the
sale of the Eweli farm troIting stock, held
in October 53 head brought S1l.211, an
average OF S211. Ate. 7. Bradley's sixth
annual sale of trotting stock, held June ID
in Milwaukee. 10 head sold for SIS, 975. an
average of 500. In a combination sale of
trotters held at the Minnesota state fair
grounds this summer. at which MeSsrs.
y. ". Kittson, l. Staples, W. L. McGrath.
q. ". Sherwood and A. Carpenter were
the consignees 30 head sold for 81, 205, all
average OF S207. l now come 10 a class OF
trotting horse sales, the reports of which
are particularly unsatisfactory, inaSmuch
as only those animals that brought over
$500 are considered: it is hence impossible,
for NE to obtain the average Of these sales,
still, to leave nothing out we will cite them.
at the Kellogg combination sale in May %
head of trotters brought over 5000 apiece.
They sold for S12.7S5. an average of 500.
June 5. at Madison Square Garden, Mr..
EaSton sold ~ head of trOtterS for over
5000 apiece. They brought S7,770 an av-
eIage of S287. At a combination sale OF
trotters held at Lexington, KY, 20 head
brought over $500 apiece. They sold for
81, S75, an average of 1898. At another
Kellogg combination sale. at which MeSSrs.
Alden Goldsmith, A. j. Halves. Dean
Sage and Dr. A. J. Sherman were the con-
signees. the horses that brought over $500
were 81 in number. These sold for SIG, $40,
an average OF SAT-.
We will now look at the public sales
of thoroughbreds. leaving out none, and
see If 1.-The runner is cheaper" The 26th
of Nav in Baltimore, 10 thorough
breds sold foY SIS. 100. an average Of 1913.
Mr.. MegibbenS thoroughbred yearlings, SO
in number, were sold in May. They
brought S12, 415, an average of S344. Nine
thOroughbreds were sold at Brighton Beach
during the summer. They brought $3. $50,
an average of $3S7. On July a Mr.. Win
ter's thoroughbred youngsters, Is In num-
Der. were sold for So 25, an average OF
$40. On March 20 Messrs. Byrson &
Dawes sold 1877 thoroughbreds for 50, 695, an
average of $50. In June Mr.. EaStOn sold
81 thoroughbreds belonging to different
parties for S24, SO, an average of S527.
May IA the Hurstbourne Yearlings, II in
number. were sold for SO, 410, an average OF
S553. Early in June S97 thoroughbred
vearlings belonging to Messrs. Pierre and
George Lorillard and W. II. Fearing were
sold for SIG. 235. an average of $672. In
June MIR. Easton sold 467 thoroughbred
yearlings belonging TO Capt. j. Franklin,
W. B. Cheatham. Esq, and G. Reed, ESQ.,,
for S31, S05. an average of S6S2. Feb. &c
Mr.. Megibbin sold % thoroughbreds fol
SIG. 515, an average of Sis. At the com
0ination sale OF thoroughbreds at the
Manhattan stables. n. Y, Aug. %,
g head brought S11,515. an average OF
S719 In May. at Lexington. KY, Messrs.
Bruce, Woodland & HARRISON sold 6S thor
oughbreds for $40, 500. an average of S726
At the Erdenheim sale of Commodore Kit
sons young thoroughbreds this fall, So head
sold for S29. $40. an average of SITE. Or