The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-29
AUGUST BEINlON1'S HORSES


solu NJ Urcnt tSnctiict-POtOmhC GOcB fOl
Twenty.f Thousand Dollars.
NEw York, Dec. 2S.-The racing STUD
Of the late Hon. August Belmont, com
prlnlng twcnty.eight head iu all, and
yearlings Of the highest merit and richest
breeding, was disposed OF by auction al
the Nursery stud mar Babylon, l.. l.,
yesterday by Col. S. D. Bruce, the lot
realizing q total Of Sl23 600, OF which
Potomac, the futuritv winner and cham.
pion Of hisage on thiscontinent, brought
S22j, 600.
The result OF the sale was dlsappoint.
inr. and It Ia no exag2eration to say that
many horses wercsaCriticed. Mr.. Michael
+. Dryer has repeatedly denied that he
had any, Intention Of bidding on Poto.
mac, and everybody knows that his word
can bu relied upon implicitly.
But when he saw that pecrless colt.
as sound IA bell Of brass, standing In
the ring bathed in flood OF sunlight
aud Colonel Bruce heseeching the as.
sembly TO bid for the great youngster,
and when he recalled the colts triumphs
during the past season, he realized that
the prizo was within his grasp, that
there was practically no opposition, and,
like the cool, level.headed speculator
that he is, he secured St. B!aise's grand
looking son for $225 600.
Not only was Potomac sacrificed, but
that game and consistent campaigner
and magnificent pattern OF thorough.
bred horses, Prince Royal, the hero OF
score OF bloody victories, was slaugh.
tered. being sold to 2. j. Dryer ior
$1,000.
Rlceland, the famous bay gelding and
winner OF tho 80 Suburban, was the
Inst offered. The price was atarted at
$1,000 by Fred Esrhner, and from tina,
point the figure slowly went up to 50, 800
me horse was on the point Of being
knocked down to Father Bill Daily when
Michael +. Dwyer bid the figure up TO
$1,000, at which price he became the
owner.
Then EEchner a:arted tho bidding on
Prince Royal at $500, and after strug
gle with the buyers Colonel Brnca finally
knocked him down at $500 to Phi!
Dwyer. W. 2. Jennings got ST. Carlo at
Sl,uV0. Magnate Was started ut 81 600
amp run up to 81 500, ut which price hu
was sold TO Fred E:chRes.
Then came the struggle for Potomac, |
the H.yeGr-0ld son Of st. B!aise, and the |
greatest card in the lot.
There was pretty lively bidding for |
s.. Charles, who proved great favorite.
He was finally knocked od to Mr.. w.
NJ. Barry. The lively bidding com-
mcnced at this point. When Masher
VI WAS put up the opening bid was s., 500
Inc bidding was very spirited, and
finally resulted in his being knocked oil |
to Fred Eschner, OF the Keystone |
stables, at SG,C00. La Togca proved |
great iavoritc. The bidding started with
sn oiier OF 5000, and YVES run I'd until |
The iiily was knocked off to Hough
Brothers ct $4,000. Flaws, q clesnut
lilly, was started at 81 900, and knocked
oil at s. 500, to T. McNlacabe.
The chetnut tilly Beauty was the last
one oil the race horses in training which
vas gold. The Startling bid was 81 900,
by Fred Eschner. and the inal was s.
Duo. by James Mccormick, who is ROW
the lucky owner.
The details OF the sale are:
Raceland, N. Dwyer, $1,000; Prince
Royal, Phil Dwyer, $500; ST. Carlo,
W. Z. Jennings, Sl,50Oi Magnate, Key
stone stable, $500; Potomac, II. T. !
Dryer, $4,000; 81. Charles, w. N.
Barry; Masher, Imp, Fred Eschner,
s. 900; Ia Tosca, Eough Bros, Sl3 600;
tlayia, !. .McCabe, s.. 500; Beauty, james
Mccormick, $500.
The ycarlings brought the following
prices: Alliance, $1,000; Bellissims,
2.SVo; Captive, 81, 100; F!delio, 81, 500; |
lngot, $500; Magnolia, $500; His |
II iEnness, S3 400; st. Feliz, 1904; St.
tlorian, $1,000; St. Mark, $500; Regina, |
>l ,49o; Tsrautelia, 8. 100; Caliph, s. 90; |
It: Caro!us, S3,l00; King Cadmus, 81 eco;
Victory, -. 800; Srhuylkill, - $500.