Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-08
BIG SALE OF TROTTERS.
All the Leading Horsemeu at the New York
AucIion-Mr. Quinton Buys Mascot for
S26,OOO-Other Costly Horses Bought.

S26,OOO-Other Costly Horses bOuGuts
NEW YORK, March Fully 250O people as
sembled IN the American Institute building at
10 o'clock this morning to be present at the
auction combination sale of California trot-
ting stock. They found that trotting track
nearly one-sixth of mile in length had been
laid in the building in order that the gait and
style of animals to be sold might be displayed
thereon to good advantage.
This sale, both in the number of animals Of
fered and their character, was the most import
ant ever known in the East
1t was the greatest gathering of trotting
horsemen seen in New Y ork this winter, and
was mainly composed of men whose names are
well known on every trotting track and stable
in America. Prominent among these were
Jack Splan, John Madden and W. H. Croffut
both of Lexington, KY; Jack Bowen and John
Golden, of Boston; John Goldsmith, of Califor-
mia: Peter johnson, of Philadelphia; B. F.
Myers, Dayton, o.; ]. NJ. Wilcox Wilkesbarre,
Pa, and Gabe Case of New York.
Promptly at l o'clock the autioneer mounted
his rostrum and the famous bay flly Nehushta
was hooked to sulky and sent around the
uska, 2:30H at years. Nehushta is l514 hands
high, and is marked by a small star She has
been broken single and double, is natural
trotter, and made 2:S7H when years old, and
2:30 on January II last winning her race in
three straight heats. She was knocked down
to ]. Fl. Schultz. of Brooklyn, for S., 500
linen came the SenSaJl0n Oh bne Qay. Inc
sale of Mascot by Stamboul- Minnehaha and his
yearling brother. 1t was announced that bid
ders could have their choice of the animals.
Mascot is fne-sized bay with white left hind
ankle and white face coronet. He is splen-
did looking colt, with fine action, and is of un-
doubted gameness. He has trotted a quarter
of mile in 3S15 seconds, and was warranted to
60 faster.
He was started at 5000, but in less than
minute IS, 900 was offered for him. His price
advanced steadily 81, 600 clip until $4,000 was
bid for him. Then the auctioneer paused a
moment and made little speech in which he
claimed that S25, 900 would only be a fair price
for him OF other colts he was selling, and pre-
dicted that the stock farm which got him. no
matter how obscure it might now be, would be
celebrated and marked hereafter.
After this bidding went steadily on until
SO 900 was reached, when there was consider
able applause. The contest was now between
Mr.. Schultz, of Brooklyn and Mr D. S. Quin-
ton, of Trenton, n. J. They raised each other
$500 at a clip until a burst of applause greeted
the call of $4,000. 1t was Mr.. SchuItz's offer.
Mr.. Quinton saw him and went s., 900 better.
Mr.. Schultz turned his back to the auctloneer,
then, amid deafening applause, knocked the
animal down TO Mr.. Quinton at that figure, the
greatest ever bid for 2-year-old at an auc-
ton.
Other horses of noted breeds were sold at
good prices, including brown flly by Acazer,
who was sold to j. d. Ferguson, of this city,
for 81, ,000 An Alcazer colt was also bought by
Mr.. Ferguson for s, 300.