Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-02
ANOTHER BIG SALE.
Cain Tells of the Purchase Of the
Stallion Wellington.
POINTERS ABOUT YEARLINGS.
Facts Showing That TrOttsrs 0utsell the
ThOrOughbredS.
HORSE NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST
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ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.I
LEXINGTON, KY, February 1.-The
purchase of the California bred stallion,
Wellington, own brother to Sunol, 2:1O1z,
and Monica, the son of Ansel, 2:20, by
John E. Madden for a long price, has kept
the interest in the trotter from tagging
during the past few days, and the COM
mencement of the great sales here within
the next fortnight will tend to keep things
booming in trotting circles for some time to
come. There will be all told three weeks
of these sales, and during that time more
than 200 horses will change hands for not
less than 100000. Although Lexington
has for years been noted as the
best horse market in tine world,
Chat being the opinion of the great
English horse auctioneer, Mr.. William Eas-
ton), the coming sales will in magnitude
eclipse anything in the line ever known here.
Some horsemen who are jealous of Kentucky's
reputation, think these abnormal large offer
ings will not do the native breeders any good,
as many Of the horses to be sold were bred and
raised in other States, and will be shipped here
for sale because their owners can find no market
for them at home. On the other hand the gentle
men who conduct the sales, say they are the
means of causing m any wealthy horse fanciers
to come here, and that while in this State they
will be large purchasers of fine stock at private
sale. At any rate these auctions will go on,
and whether the February sales of 1890 will be
success or failure, can best be told month
hence.
Jewell (dam of The King, 2:29I; Gambetta
Wilkes, 2:26, and Count Wilkes, 2:251z) has the
distinction of being the only mare that ever
threw to George Wilkes three stations with
records of 2:30 or better and all of these horses
in turn have sired performers in the list
Jewell accomplished her unexcelled record
while located in Madison county, this State,
which county has sent out to fame Susie s.
2l515; Harry Wilkes 2:lS1S, and The three
stations first mentioned.
WORDS OF SYMPATHY.
Macy Brothers have been in receipt of many
messages of sympathy from their patrons,
friends and trotting horse breeders throughout
the country, all of which express deep regret
over their recent calamity. One of the most
suggestive messages was that wired by E. H.
Hartman, New York City, who lost several
valuable horses by the fire. 1t was as follows:
Il send check for $1,000 by to-day's mail.
Please wire at once names of my horses lost.
Is Rowena all right?' This mare is very
highly priced by MIR. Hartman, and, fortunate
ly, she was safely quartered on the Macy
farm when the Versailles stable was burned.
Since this great fire much discussion has been
INDUCED in by horsemen here as to how such
hres can be prevented. More than one suggest
that the parlor match should not be used in or
near stable. 1t is well known that rats have
carried these matches into piles of
ssrS% bsen foand anG bT hay where they have
the past week a stable was set on fire in this
city by one of these matches. 1t was lying in a
stall and boy put the heel of his shoe on it
When II exploded and set the straw on fire. 1t
Is also stated that hay when put away damp, is
iIaDle lIle 10 set uD spontaneous combustion.
Shariey herr, the youngest son Of that pioneer |
Dreeder, Or. L. Herr, has given the sub |
lect much thought and his solution of the |
problem is to adopt the automatic door un-
fastener he has lately invented. The apparatus |
works similar to that by which fire engine |
mouse doors are opened, and its adoption would |
no doubt be the means of saving the lives of |
many valuable horses.
Prominent among the hlgh-bred yearl ings a |
Ash Grove stud, the home of the late George |
Wilkes gar are haIf-sister to Lpmps; 22l, by Eagle
Bird; half-sister to Bob Acres. ::2S%. by Bet
tertray. brother to Lumps; hal 2istcr to Hon.
esty, 2:22 by Young Jim. and f-sf-brother to
Early Dawn, 2:2lN, by William L, sire of AK
tell, 2:l2 The latter colt is a grand locker and
great things are expected OF him. In color he
has bred back to his dam, being like Jay Bird
and EaIga Bird, roam, but as Mr.. Simmons
says that doesn't make any differ
enoe, as he believes what Mr.
Bonner once told him: "For my part am no
'tickler for color. 1 want the performer-it
matters not the shade of his hide" Ash Grove
was founded Is years ago. and since then has
sent out q performers in 2:30 or better includ-
ng among the number such stars as Garnet
.:l9 Wilton 2:l9A, Butterfly 2:19A, Albert
France 2:20I, Lumps 2:2l, Eagle Bird 22l,
Early Dawn 22lA and Brown Wilkes 22lsI.
ABOUT RoDY PATTERSON.