Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-03
THE SPORTING RECORD.
Base Ball and Racing Events in the Dit
ferent Sporting Centers.
Kentucky's Pride, the Three ear-0ld Proctor
Knott, is Put Up and Sold at Public
Cutlery at Small Figures.
sheepshead Bay Races.

SHEEPsHEAD BAY, n. Y, Sept. p
Fully twenty-five thousand attended the
inaugural of the fall meeting here to-
day. 1t was almost impossible to move
around the grand stand. The paddock
lawn and the betting ring were crowded
with pushing, eager crowd of race
goers, all seeking a spot from which the
racing could be seen to advantage. In
the crowd were prominent horsemen
from all parts of the country. In the
paddock and in the clubhouse they were
found in groups. and the one subject of
conversation was the great futurity
stakes which viii be-run on Wednesday.
First race-FiYe and one-half fur
longs. Volunteer won by length and
half; Hanover was second and Young
Dude third. Time, :05 A-5.
Second Tace-The Sapphire stakes for
wO-year-olds: five and one-haIf fur
longs. NaEnate won after a hghtin 2
finish By head: Siualoa. second; Miss
Belle, third. Time, I:09 10.
Third race-The Dolphin stakes; one
ane and OUe-eIghth miles. Buddhist
won; Tavistan, second; Philauder, third.
Time, ;JG ID.
Fourth race-The great fall stakes.
one and one-eighth miles. Bronzemarle
Time, I:JG 10.
Fifth race-One mile. strideaway
won; Maori, second; BTidgeIight, third.
Time, I:4I.
Sixth rGce-One and three-sixteenths
OF a mile. Kingston won by length and
q half in 200 40, which is close 10 the
record.
Seventh race-One mile on the turf.
St. John won by head; EOIo, second;
Lotion, third. Time, I:45.
PROCTOR KNOTT SOLD.
Before racing to-day Col. S. b.
ETauce sold II public auction in the pad
dock adjoining the grand stand, num-
Der Of thoToughJreds belonging to Bryant
s Scoggau and the Locust stable. The
sJar Of the sale was the three-year-oId
Proctor Knott, winner of last year s fu-
tuTity. The first bid was $40, 900. Bid
ding went along at q lively clip until
SI7, 100 was reached, at which figure he
was sold to W. a. Ferris, who Tepresen-
ted MIR. ScOggan. Nj. Scoggan has
thus become sole owner Of the horse.
The details OF the sales are as follows:
Come TO Taw, Ii. Kelley, S5250.
Proctor Knott, to W. \. Ferris, Sl7, -
100.
Robin Hood, Porter Ashe, SO 800.
jake Toms, D. A. ROneig, $3.50.
HiudoO Graft, c. Z. Tompkins, Sll,-
geo.
Bettina, ". A. Ferris, $3.50.
IA ia, S. 2. Ewing, $3.50.
Uncle Bob, NJ Kelley, S240O.
Cerebus, G. b. Morris, $4,000.
remembrance, Beverwick stable,
$500.
Prince George, s. w. Street, S2I5O.
Br. c., yearliug by sensation, dam
Gemento, W. o. Scully, Sl250.
Jackson B. G.. L. Herman, $3.50.
Thirteen ANIMALS were sold for total
OF SIS, $50, an average OF little over
s., 7OG each. Before bidding began. Col.
Bruce announced that the sale was to dis
solve the partnership between ScroGgin
and Bryant. Some hours after the sale
j ". Scroggin called on Col. Bruce in
the reporters stand and announced that
Nj. Ferris had bought Proctor Knott for
Eis account, sam Bryant could not then
he found and asked his opinion on the
transaction. Among hOTsemen generally
tie opinion was that Proctor Knott would
Dr. time be pat in 1irst-classT EeNditiCn,
ana that it viii take q Cracker Jack to
beat him next year.