New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-12
4 TRlINERS NOTES AMONG HORSEMEN

SALE OF A YEARLINi FTLLY AT HIGH PRICE.
Horsemen all over the world will be surprised
TO learn that American racing men have paid the
highest prices ever recorded for yearltlgs both at
public and private sale. King Thomas, the gigantic
failure leads n the public sales, and FLY which was
sold Yesterday by Messrs. Litteheld Bayle leads the
ones sold at private sale. This FLY is bay in color
she il grandly proportIOned and Is almost perfect
specimen Of the thoroughbred ever looked through
a Bride She has worked the last three-eighths over
Monmouth Park track (the old onel In thirty six
seconds o performance which is one and half
seconds better than a1y other over the same piece
Of ground. Matt Byrnes tried 10 secure the prize,
and offered $4,000 for her. Luclus Appleby raised
him and offered $4,000. Jacob RUPERT, who Is on
the lookout for the best. raised them BOTH and secured
her at the highest price paid for yearlng FLY
at private sac The price is not to be made public,
but any one may safely bet that il is the highest
price ever paid for yearling thoroughbred huy at
private sale, and the entire world may be taken in.
The sale Of Inferno created surprise in the uptown
resorts. Mr. Hsmersley was supposed TO be infatu-
ated with the winter racing. lie says that he had
no show from the start; that the Handicapped piled
the weight on his horse so that he had chance
and that the selling classes were close corporation
so that 1t where he was between the devil
and the deep sea. Hence he sold Inferno. He says
that he will never race again except on the tracks
that are run under the rules Of the Board OF Control
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this news.
In the TenderOln precinct most OF the sporting fra
terniy resort and many things which would make
the average man shudder. Here is an incident which
can be verified by any Of the old time turfmen that
frequent that part Of the town. There were four OF
the boys who il consumption and knew that
their DAYS were numbered. Three of them met one
day in a wellknOwn resort and began chafing each
other Oh the length of time they would live. They
mad and - apiece, the
yiyor to take the stake. Just then the fourth one
came into the place and wanted 10 come into the
pool The others gazed ct him. and as he boked very
weak they said Let him in for so cents. He Is
a rank outsider and has chance SO Guinea Pig
as he was called let in, with the result that he
won BIZ five days, and collected his money three days
before he passed the finish post in the race Of llfe
sPat7 sheedy said q brilliant thing last night when
he gave a tramp hafdOlar. He said that II hall
the sympathy was extended to man when he was
dead brpkeD that there was when he was dead for
good how much misery could be averted. Every one
in the party laughed but Pat said: "This Is no
laughing matter All the good men are broke. Let
a man that Is well known to the boys come over 10
this corner and say, Il am in the hole over IN my
hotel and If / don't make $50 good tonight VIII
be on the street. Ten men will say, If 1 had the
the money would let you have ii in a minute lie
walks around the block and finds every man he meets
is broke So all the broken good fellows
said Pat.
r. shannon has sold Mllt Young to the Empire
stable Mt Young ran third in the Clark stakes al
Louisville ard fair performer, having won
number of races. The price was stated as $500
The horse seems cheap at that amount. IL looks as
II the present owners should win him out Without
any trouble. - ,, III, Ii
recent purchases, and the weanlngs on his farm afo
praised By every one who has seen them. lie i one
OF The right sort says that he intends 10 see the
winner OF the Futurity bred in the North -,
The Kentucky Racing Association at Lexington n.y.
has assigned. General Robinson, 7. T. stan ana l.
>traIs, are assignees The clubs assets are slOo
600 and s62. 900 l. the amount OF the indepoedhes,
There will be racing this course next sprihg, ana
ell matters will be settled satisfactorily TO an con
cerned Is the oldest racing association IN the cou
try and all lovers OF the turf Will be pleased 10 MO"
that il j. still in the ring. ., .o,, s,,,
The LAYERS of the odds at the GuttenDurg uarh say
that the business il bad and That with my D)ohs -
a losing game II they done Ike II WHY hOt Wy
the pipes or the There Is sure money ~ maj
but then that occupation requires SKILL 50 the cIahceS
are that they will draw in at - next dra"ihS:
j. y Kirk is in tie city. but keeps OUT Oh sisI -
lie has been sending tips from Washington 10 fdPa
Nelson who gave them To his friends.
Reports from California say that the twoyear ods by
Chevl1t will sweep the board next year: IheY nave
been setting the tracks in that state on hire ana break
ing watches Well. let them come East Inc year.
Ing have been going well in this vicinity and the not
members from the Pacific slope VIII have TO tfaVel ast
10 win the purses, let alone the rich stakes