St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-20
BELL BOYS CREMATION.
The Stallion's Death as Sensa-
tioAai as His Career.

tiOAai as His Career.
Bell Boys death has been the sensa-
ton of tine past week, and its date will
remain as momentous one in the rec
ords of Versailles. KY, where he was
d0miciled, as the flames that drank his
lite blood and that of his forty-four
stable companions also threatened the
destruction of a portion of the town.
While the holocaust is a sad blow 10
each one that had horses in the stable.
and especially so to Macy Bros. and the
owners of Beautiful Bells fastest son. as
he cannot be replaced with money. it is
somewhat remarkable that so valuable
and such high-priced stallion that had
not as yet had time tn earn himself out
in The stud should be kept under lock
and key IN n public stable. Fire-proof
stallion barns with attendants, one of
whom Is always oh guard, is the lule at
many farms, while at others the STALL
ions quarters are isolated from all
buildings containing hay or ether stock.
While this may he objected to at first as
an unnecessary expense, it is money
well spent. for when the blow falls
ii generally hits the leaders. as
was seen at the Abdallah Park,
Palo Alto and Orchard Hill farm fires.
The career of Bell Boy has been as sem
SatiOnal as his death. Foaied at Pal0
Alto in 1885, he at once attracted atten-
ton through his being a brother TO
Kinda Rose. mare that had cut the
three-ycar-old record 10 2:1g15.- while
other hOn0rS were shOwrred upon him
through the performance of st. Bel.
2:2415, and Chimes, when he made his
twO-year-Old record of 1885,. As q
yearIng he showed fast. and wien $.
4. Browne went to the Pacific coast 10
look over EndymiOn, which he had re-
Gently purchased, and suffered the
LOSS OF GRAND SENTINEL
during his absence from Kalamazoo. he
selected Bell Boy, giving $1,000 for him.
ihe patrcIan y0ungSteF was brought
East with the members of the Eastern
stable. and the last week in May, 1887,
saw Bell Boys name on the Judges
stand for the first time. IL was at Men
don, Mich, where in trip against time
he trotted in 2:4015. In June he was
started at Hiilsdale. Adrian.and Quincy.
his record being reduced to 2:3S at the
last town in a walkOver. In july he
appeared at Iona, where for a cup he
trotted mile III 1881. I his was re-
duced to 2:3015 at Detroit, subsequently,
cut to 2:2714 at the Cleveland grand
circuit meeting. After the above per
formanceS the colt. which was now rec
Ognized as a phenomenal youngSter,
was shipped back to Kalamazoo, where
he remained until September, when.
after trip against time at Toledo. O..
he won the National Breeders stake at
Cleveland and the Usage stake at ST.
Louis. This brought him to Lexington.
where he won special stake for two
year-oidS III 2:2114, 2:29$$l, and two DAYS
later cut his record to 2:27 in
tHTnll Il For ln \
With this performance his campaign ter
minated. the record showing thirteen
victories for thirteen starts, and not a
losing heat. Early in 1888 Bell Bow was
p lrchased by MesSrS. Seaman & lief
fersun for $4,000, a portion of that fig
ure being taken out in service fees. and
in April he was taken to Kentucky
where he made season. Another
change was effected on the last day of
July. when the sensational three-year-
old passed under the hammer at Mamie
Ridge farm after a little see-saw bidding
by John S. Clarke and G.. c. Seaman
the latter securing the colt for $4,000
The figure was at that time the
HIGHEST PRICE EVER PAID
for horse i'll America, and was the ini-
tial step towards the enormous figures
that have since been given for STAN
boul and \ >tcli. Under his new own
erShip Bel Boy Won two stakes ar me
National Breeders Meeting at Detroit
IN September. not being forced TO beat
2:3Q ~ either of them. 1t was apparent
pat he was in very poor condition, but
trip TO his native state put him on his
legs again, and OH Dec. q he trotted a
mile in 2:I914, cutting record of 2:2O,
which he had made on the
10th of that month. In February
the final transfer was effected. Mr.
Seaman did not feel disposed to have SO
much money i'll a horse that would have
TO stand in Kentucky on account of his
stud engagements. while he resided in
California, therefore Beautiful Bells
second 2:20 performer appeared in one
of the combination sale catalogues. The
day he was sold
PROVED A MEMORABLE ONE
in the history of the auction ring, and
when he was knocked down to j. II.
Clark and &. II. Hopper for S51 900 the
interest in him increased. His newow
ers placed Bell Boy in Macy Bros
hands and he remained in their stables
until lie was destroyed with them.
Mr.. Clark is particularly unfortunate in
the d"ath of Bell !n1 ;lT' Ton, the fact that
he was about TO purchase farm III
Kentucky and place him at The head of
ii. He also recently sold his George
Wilkes stallion Macy for S25. 900. and.
as he cannot replace him for that money,
he begins 1880 with only Young Fuller
ton and P0cahontas Boy in the stnd.
Mr.. Hopper is fortunate enough to have
another son Of EectOnper al Elmwo0d,
Us well as several roYai-bred youngsters.