New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-12
HIGH-BRED YEARLINGS.
EIMENDoRF AND MoGRATHIANA YOUNG
STEERS AT HUNTS POINT.
no BE SOLD BY AUCTION ON ruEsDAY-A FEW
SPECIMENS.

no BE SOLD BY AUCTION ON TUEsDAY-A FEW
SPECIMENS
Every lover of the thoroughbred should accept VIE
iam Easton's invitation to visit the Blood stock
Sale PaddocksS at Hunts Point today Elmendon
and McGrathiana yearllngs will be exhibition in one
Of the bost equipped establishments OF Its kind in the
world. A generous lunch will be served In COOL
room surrounded by green pastures and velvety lawns
The youngsters are to be sold by auction on Tuesday
morning and to-day is the tlmo to see and inspect
them. They arrived on Thursday after an uneventfu
journey of thrtytwo hours. They walked into the
cars at Lexington and out at Hunts Point going from
their native blue grass to the green grass OF west
chester without change The Adams Express Com
pany delivered them safe and sound, John Hoey hsv
ing personally diroc ted the method Of their ransporta
ton. Agents of the company looked after them as
carefully each had deep interest In the future
Of the American thoroughbred Fresh water was ready
for them at every stopping place. Even the attendants
were treated with uncommon courtesy, something as
good as ce-water meeting them at the stations song
the route Engineers started their locomotives WITH
ont the remotest suggestion Of jerk and put ON the
brakes they were made Of glass They were
hauling precious freight.
Walker, Mr. swigorts famous stud groom, who has
handed the Elmendor youngsters for thir
teen years, went off into rhapsodies when
he arrived with his charges at the
paddocks. There was leading irregular oobble
stones jagged, sharp cOrnered Belgian blocks no
troop Of professional tramps In fr0ck coats. fingod
trousers and battered hats to hold the heads Of the
youngsters at 30 apiece, and defend them from tho
attack Of the street gsmin they marched stable
ward; no elevated railroad to cause bruised
bodies and broken bones The arrvs was as quiet
the departure from Lexington. The change was
little more than letting down fence and driving the
animals from one pasture TO another When sold
they may DO shipped direct from tho psddoclg to
any part Of the country, q feature of Mr.. Raston's
establishment that win appeal eloQuently to the
pocketbooks of bidders and buyers.
Walker is jealous, loyal and conservative col
ored man, Of uncertain ass-anywhere nom forty-avs
to seventy years
(Which is the pick of the lotfs visitor inquired
after looking the youngsters over, and usual with
visitors. getting identities frlghtfuIly mixed
mighty hard to say sab, which am do best. dey's
all so good" =
.You must have your favorites Show the
good points of a few Of the choice ones. those which
you think Will fetch tho highest prices"
Walker, always proud to show his darlings, went
straight tho largest box in tho stable and led out
a rather small bay colt.
"when Mister Haggin Q come down TO de farm
day las week he look at dis fellow en- say,
walker, don think got money huff ter buy linz
whats his breeding. Walker1"
"Y' aim gwine tell me 20 dunno, sab Well, ei
dat dom take my time Dunno dis colt! What do
he look like!
Walker roared. Two 'em. sab. two Nv 'em.
D'ain' no two kin beat I'm, sab Bu' who do he
look nkc!"
"Firen--s
al knowed It. sab. ! knowed It. KAN fool no.
body on dis colt. r give 'umsen way ebery time
e looked at Ef F1rcnzi I'm she know i'm full
brudder. shuah. ain never seed sieh 'semblance
sence been al ElmendOrf.7
lie would have been delighted 20 stand there all
day and listen the singing of the colts praises.
1t easy to see that the superb youngster was
his favorite
A full brother Of Dry Monopole dark bay. raw
boned fellow not greatly admired. He is almost
as thin latest of the lean kline, and has
y most unattractve mech. His beauty Is oven less
apparent than that OF Dry Monopole, who would
have made the record az a mile and quarter
II looks counted for speed. This colt, according 10
popular theory, should be q good racer. When full
brothers of the samc color old turfmen. they
likely to resemble each other In quality when OF
different colors they Of entirely different csibre.
The same rule applies 10 hlios. But full brothers
should be Of the color their fun sisters
II this theory holds good, Walkers pct will never
be great q racohorSe Is FrenIi, Dryer Brothers
brown colt Houston will be the equal Of Han
over their chestnut colt Kingsbrdge will always be
inferior Kingston, their black FLY, by Virgil out OF
Ann Fief, viii never compare with fremont
The third youngster led out for inspection was
lovely bay FLY. by Gleneg out OF Madame Dudley. a
Lexington mare. IL was amusing 10 soc NAlkeF ara"
line with his finger from the middle OF her bac9 10
tho point Of her shoulder. in order to make her ex
Quis1te conformation more conspicuous. Handsomer
shoulders and w1thers never weie seen
The Let 10 he sold on Tuesday comprises eighty four
colts and FLIES nstHad Of 100 as announced by cata
logue The missing still In Kentucky, having
been troubled with u dstempcr that made It unad
visable 10 ship them at this time The GlenelgS VIII
excite the lvellest competition. The stock OF this
famous sire almost invariably pnssess speed and
Stamina They arc great campaigners, have sound
feet and legs and be placed anywhere. For four
seasons ont Of Ave Glenelg has headed the list o.!
winning sircS. Look at his record