The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
TIE FIRST AND LAST SALE or THE
NURSERY THOROUGHBREDS.

TIE FIRST AND LAST SAFE or TIE
NURSERY THOROUGHBREDS.
Mr.. August Belmont Tells why the Mares
at the Recent sale Were Rstaised-Fnil
Hnci.E Meetings-Eatries for To-day.
Last week was remarkably dull in the thor
ouphbrcd world. compared with the previous
one which closed the racing season In the
State Of New York. and will become historical
from the most successful sale Of q great breed
ing stable OF race horses that has ever taken
place on this continent. II not in the world
The disposal OF tho famous stud brings to
mind the first sale OF thoroughbred year
linrs by tho late Mr.. Belmont. q
dozen years ago. at Babylon. when no
was President OF the American Jockey
Club. Very few patrons OF tho turf wcro pres
ent. and the once foremost American jockey
Club was unreprescntcd Tho yearlings
brought very low prices. and the great banker
remarked to q representative OF THE Sun that
thereafter he would select tho yearlings he
liked best each year for himself. and present
tho others to his friends. It would liave boon
one OF the rroudcst days OF Mr. pclmont's life
II he had lived to sec the rich financial reward
that followed his breeding enterprise.
Tho Earl OF Rosebery. the only English
turlite present at the initial sale, when asked
why he did not bid on promising FLY that
was going for few hundred dollars. replied
thut ho was not buying FLIES. they were dear
ut any price. There was prejudice against
thcm at that time. which the performances Of
such racers ~ florida, Miss Woodford. Wanda.
Dew Drop. Firenze. La Tosca. Los Angeles.
Magnetism. Susauchanna. and other famous
mares have done away with to great extcnt.
II is noteworthy fact, too. that tho three fast
est trotters on earth to-day are mares-Sunol.
Maud s.. and Nancy Hanks.
A great drop came in tho prices obtained for
thoroughbreds at the combination sale which
terminated mt Tattcreall's on Tuesday. only
one OF the forty five highly bred race horses
ieaching $lO.UtO. that amount being paid for
Years. by Gai"yin. out Of Wheel Of Fortune. By
Pierre, Lorillard for his Itancosas stable; Tho
second best price was moro than 5000 less
M"nopolo, Imported Glenelgs son. winner Of
went to j. McClosEey at tho low price Of ST 800
his brother Olive. intended to form rac.
Whsn Questioned about .the matter M"
s as s'GS h so ss
@ frS ps leila pSS"ns Iaa ass
She. and Magnetism had been secured by tho
family is that hereafter he or his brothers
inainod OF the great stable OF his iather He
naI purchased AL the mares exeept Magnet
ann Svsr estanns WITH her
wonnlinz fly. He tAugustl had purchased
the Nursery farm on Long Island and the I'm
raced or sold hc hai not determined.
ycarlings are being trainod ut the track in
Sacramento it looks as though Mr.. J. B. Hag-
gin will return to tho running turf better
has fallen OF perceptihly particularly at Gut;
from larger sta bles than ever before ran on the
hilltop track contend for the purses. One cause
for the lack OF patronage on the hIll is the
the Pmlico meetip. which closed yesterday.
but viii be followed by ten days meeting at
rooms ARG In full blast. where bets on all
the races in the country can be made without
tine n and 9 the tH
i,Hrs S" cars The meetSe at Baltimore Proved
ityron MeCielinnd and other horse owners
hayp laWs ;t, suits TER stakes non and un,
Clifton closed the iaIi and Winter Carnival .i Of
raging II New York |, thirs q the Eas,
programme:
rr,. s49o Of Tneh 40
.s ss Sss'is
NJ" voyage. ST. fclix, fassctt. each H.; Natalie S.
Hedge Row. Padre. each iUt,.
Second Race riirse 5000 ., which $50 to second: for
three ami four year ots that have no. purs. of
each iac: Sir George H.. li3; Australtx Architect
L0wAider lul; haywood, Freezer. AustraL each 100
Thirl Race-Pursc $500 OF which SIS to second. sell
ing: sly and half turiongs Bciwood, III; Vintage
each lo<; Ger,e D, Fuzsie. each rs; Iohirsn, ":
Marie Lowell KITTY VAN each ~: Bertha Campbell NJ
Fourth Rare-Purss 800. Of which 500 to second:
penalties and allowances hve rurlonss civil Service
lian, lu4: Early boss,n'. lo2; Panwny, -.
flfth Kace-tMrse $I,O. OF which $50 to second
selling: seven fur,onys Sparnc Mountain Deer. each
Charlie ll2: Marty b.. Corex each ll3: Little Minnie
ITO
sixth Rare-rurss $500. of which $50 to second
hyo-I.,u seymour. each IS: lydia, DaiesmAn. each
no. Headlight. It's: E"ola, iOI: Maoee. lO5; Ex-
eelisnZa My, So.
The Washington Jockey Club announces tho
following entries and weights for the opening
OF the fall meeting o-day ut Bennings:
First Receive furongs: for all ages G. ". Cook.
l22 Dr. iiasbrouck. III Bellevue. l13: Ralarat. 1917
My. W: Tarant.lls AMI black BESSIE u each
second Racc-Thrse-QuarterrO Of mile: selling. Kitty
=. ll4 st. John. l01: Gold Dollar, y, Charcs. Cerbs
nlIy ~, each: Lady Ballard nj L,u,.e. no; Cora g. 10
Third Rare-Pabst stakes: mile and turong Struth.
meath 10: SenoI!'A 49, FRAZIER. ll5 Isaac Lewis
Fourth Eace-five and half fur.o ugs for twoyear
Odds. iAnpliyhi"r us: Gram! rris. King Mack, Al
cina colt Temple. Thers l.. lus each: H,apsack ltS
Soitonade Queen hDr. los cach llanhrrsIt st. Mark
fiftn Race p,cchasr about two miles; selling
Hercules 1885, Stoncwul I&B: both we'll Futurity. 40
each: trey Gown 1874. benefit Ecarte. R-pariee. Nc
ksnsie 1871 zach: Flip FLAP l25 CodstreRin, Captain