The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-08
NEWS OF THE EAST.
Great Sale of California
Trotting Horses.
DAkorA's MEDAL TO SPRINGER.
Atrseious Murder ia New Yerk
store-Death Of rhilAnfhropist
Isaiah wfiliamsea.

SEw YoRg. March THE greatest
gathering OF trotting horsemen seen
IN New York this winter assembled in
the American Inssitate building To-
day on the occasion Of the auction
combination sale OF California trotfiny
stock 4 frotting track nearly one
sixth of nziae in length was laid in
the building, IN order that the gait and
style OF the animals might be displayed
thereon 70 good advantage
Promptly mt 10 o'clock the auction
eer mounted his rostrum and the
famous bay lily Nehushsa was hooked
20 . suiky ard sent around the ring.
she Is bE Ssamboul. 2.isss, dam
Melnska. 2 .S01z al years Nehashta
j. 15tx hands high and is marked by a
small star. She has been broken
single and dcubse. Is natural trotler
and made 81 X when two years old
and ESQ on January III last, winning a
race IN three straight heats. She was
Knocked down 10 j. III. schuitx-of
Brooklyn for $500. The next animal
offered Was a brown FLY bv
Alcazar. 2::39l1, dam MeIuska. and
haiE-sister OF Sehushta- She brought
$2st0. purchas 4 by j. ID. Ferguson of
this city. The third horse was q year
ling brown colt by Aleaxar, dam Me
llska, a full brother OF the FLY sold
before him; sold 10 Mr.. Ferguson for
500 A bay FLY by Sultan, "a, dam
Young Josie, l6$& hands high, aud
very fast, was sold 10 i)r. Fowler of
Moodus, Conn, for 500. Another
large bay rilly by Alcaxar, dam Young
josie, Dr. Fowler, for $TT5; bay lilly
by kismes. 2:251z, dam Ruth. 500.
Campbell. brown colt by StanlbouI,
dam Ednah, $3.50, 10 G. d.. Mix OF
Bolivar. n. ": bay colt by Stamboni,
dam Choice, SIi00. 10 j. ]. Bowers OF
Boston.
The sensation OF the day was the
sale of Mascot, by STEAMBOAT out of
Minnehaha, and his yearIing brother.
1t was announced that bidders coul,l
have their choice of the animals.
Mascot Is a fIne-sized bay with white
left hind ankle and white face and cor
onet. He is splendid-looking colt
with fine action, and is of nndouhted
gameness- He has frotted a quarter
mile in Ssh seconds. aud was war
ranted 10 so faster. He was started
III 5000. but in less than minute
$500 was offered Tor him. His price
advanced steadily, \ Thousand at a
clip, until $4,000 was bid for him.
Then the auetaoueer paused q moment
and made little speech, in which he
claimed that SIS, 900 would only be a
fair price for him or the other colts
he was selling. After this the bidding
went steadily on until so, 900 was
reached, when there was considerable
applause. The contest was now be-
tween Mr.. Schultz OF BROOKLYN and ID.
). Quinton OF Trenton, " j.
They raised each other $500 at clip
until burst of applause greeted the
call OF SIS, 900. 1t was Schulfz's offer.
Quinton saw him and went 5000 bet
ter. Mr.. Schultz turned his back 10
the auctloneer, who dwelt few mo-
nlents over the SO. 900, and then, amid
deafening applause, knocked the animal
down 10 Quinton at that figure. the
greatest ever bid for q two-yeSr-old at
an auction sale. 1t is understood
Quinton bought the horse for the Nike
Daily syndicate who have ranch in
Montana.
The brother of Mascot was then
put up and sold to Schultz after a
lively competitor for $500; o brown
colt by STEAMBOAT. dam Minnie Cor
betf, Tor $500. 10 p. Ferguson, brown
colt by Alcazar, dam Laura Corbett,
TO w. c. Hamilton of PhiIadelphia,
for $500: bay tilly by Aicazar, dam
Victoria, To w. III. Lines, SITS; pay
filly by Alcazar, dam Unis, 10 John
Madden. $3.50, bay flily by Stanboui,
dam Nellie May, To J. T. Ferguson,
sii00; year-oid bay iilly by Slamboul,
dam Phalacia, for $3.50, TO G.. III.
Hicks; year-old bay fiily by Siam
boul, dam Kittie Ward, $3.50. Mr..
Hicks; two-year-old hay by STEAMBOAT,
dam Lady Graves, $3.50. d. :. GUM
ton: bay colt. full brother 10 above,
$500. Wm. Marks of Philadelphia:
txo-year-old bay filly by Aicazar, dam
Fannie Wise. $3.50. w. III. Lines; bay
fly two-year-old by Stamboul, dam
Astrion, ]. Madden, s66o; bay fly,
yeariing, by Alcszsr, dam Astrion. {.
j. Hamlin OF Buffalo, $2I00. bay colt
two-year-oid by STEAMBOAT, dam Young
Signal, #. A. Coe of Litslefield,
Coun., $3.50; bay colt. yearling,
BY Alcaxar. dam Young Signal, B. @.
Holly of Vallejo, Cal, 5000; bay filly
two-yeaf-old by Stamboul. dam Mary
Arnold, ID. Eevine of South Framing
ham, Mass, $500. bay colt yeariing
by Ssamboui, dam Mary Arnold,
Charles Nolan of Philadelphia. $i40o;
Martha, bay hl.y by siamboul. to
Posey @. Dennison OF BROOKLYN. $500.
bay colt yearIing BY STEAMBOAT, dam
Georgiana. N. W. Hubinger, $3.50,
hay colt yearling by STEAMBOAT, dam
Zinfandel, ID. s. Quinton, $500; year
ling bay FLY by Sfamboul, dam Del
Fay, James Dolden, silon, bay fiily
two-year-old BIZ Aleaxar. dam Clara
Wall, w. II. Hicks, $3.50: bay colt
yeariing 6y Alcazar, Dafferin M.
Clark OF Scranton. Pa. xs25.
The sale is absolute. To-dav's Of
feriugs included the stock Of Messrs.
/. J. Rose. G.. III. Durfer AID I'll. Scott
The total realized to-day was $l22 40.