The sun., 1891-01-29
FAIR PRICES FOR TROTrERS.
IN ArERAGE OF 81. 100 FOR YESTER-
DAYS PILO ALTO OFFERINGS.

j. r. Ferguson Pays $1,000 for n Two.
ycnr-oid Daughter or Eiectioneer-Prob-
ably Acting Tor william, Simpsou-Two
Deaths from Lung Fever.
Tho great Palo Alto ssle OF trotters was
again powerful magnet for trotting horse
men yesterday. several hundred enthusiastic
admirers OF the licht.harness horse throncing
the big wooden building OF tho American In
stltute whom proceedings opened at 10 o'clock.
Auctioneer Peter G. Kellogg used oil his bland
fshments, and succeeded finally In disposinR OF
the iorty-flse head that passed In review be-
fore him for total OF si9. 800 or an average OF
exactly 81 100 per heal.
1twas slow work. at times, when anything
with pedigree not at all gilt edged came up
for sale. but when the Electioneers wore
offered Mr.. Kellogg did not have any trouble
In talking hundreds and thousands out OF the
pockets OF the bysianders The top price OF
the day. $1,000. was paid by J. +. Ferguson. an
uptown stable keeper. for n two-year.old
daughter OF Eiectioncer out OF MoCa by Al
mont second dam Dolly, dam OF Director. 2l7;
Czarina, 2:2l; Thorndsle. 2:22G. and Onward.
2:25'.. This is breeding OF the rarest kind.
and although there were several opposing
bidders. Mr.. Ferguson was not spending his
own money. and so lie outlasted his oppo.
nents. 1t is said that Ferguson bought
the tlly for William Simpson OF this city lie
also sorurol half sister to the ubove fllly by
Whips for $4,000. At the sales OF the Palo Alto
stock two yehrs ago ferguson was Simpsons
agent. Thomas Greenwood paid $4,000 for
four.year-old brothor TO Agmoor. aud W. A.
Clarke OF Bntto City, Montana. secured
two-year-od by Electioneer. out OF May
Day. for $500. Tho four-ycar-od filly
Manto, by Woolsey. brother to Suuol. out OF
Mnynower Mohawk. by Mohawk Chief. caught
Mr. Shults's eve, and sho was sent to the Park
Vile Farm, tho consideration bein. $4,000.
Tho seven-year.old stallion Carlisle. by Pied
mont. with q record OF 2:26s. wns cheap at
sl.iOO. i. A. Baker Of Detroit being the pur-
chaser
Many OF tn, horses at the building are
cou.hing. and two colts have died within
foriy-eiaht hours. Ono, O tWo-year- -old. by
Whips. out OF Mnyllower Mohawk. died OF lung
fever Oh Tuesday night and the other. two
year. old. hy Piedmont. gave up the ghost yes-
terdny morning. suffering from the same COM
plant. 1t is tho natural reaction after such
radical change OF climate. Mr. Marvin does
not antic pate any further deaths.
ing men atienied the sale favid Tenny Pql-
Clay Ditmas, GEORGE Smith. letter Walden and
Allroy Lakeland: Killing. time BY watching the
trntters show their gaits on the eighth OF
There were few recruits to the trotting
ranks. prominent among them being ). >;
CoAey. who owns Aeolyte. tho phenomenal
young sire. and who has bought MAJOR Y. g.
Thomas's Dixa Farm In kentucky w. B;
Fasig Of Cleveland secretary OF the successful
Driving Park where Maud S. made her record
was here. there. and everywhere. George
Forbes had Messrs. Coxey and fasig under his
more attention thnn any other man in the
building outside OF p. G. Kellogg. The Colonel
is a true type Of the kentucky horseman. and
he talks 80 clearly and iorcibly on the breed
Ing question that It Is n treat to got him
wmrmed to his subject.
The following is summary OF tho sale: