The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-25
A CAPITAL AVERAGE.
Successful Sale Of The PalO Alto
Brood Mares.
a Large Attendance, Spirited dding and
Satisfactory Prices-Chats With the
Horssmen Present.

Senator Stanford was disappointed with
the average price obtained by the recent
sale Of the pick of his trotters in New
YORK, but he has every reason to he very
well pleased with the average made at his
sale Of standard and high bred brood mares
in this city Yesterday.
Before the sale Superintendent Henry
Walsh told Kilip & Co., the auctiOneeTs,
that he would be more than satisfied if an
average of $500 was reached for the ffty-six
head to be offered. and Auctoneers j. n.
Ktllip and Dave Eiseman succeeded with
tner clear and persuasive tones in dis
posing Of every mare numbered in the cata-
logue for total OF S16,350, being all average
Of S292.
There was a great crowd Of horsemen
from all parts of the State. Some were
there To buy, others to compare notes about
their respective studs and strings and dis
cuSS the coming season. Packed close to
the sale stand, chatting earnestly IN little
groups or sauutering around the stalls,
could be seen the principal California
breeders, owners and IuYefs Of the tr0tting-
morse and horse talk"
NOTICED IN THE CROWD.
Prominent among the crowd were L. U.
Shippee, G. Valensin, Frank IL. Burke, Ben
Smith, Henry Pearce. Dr. FinIow. Ed +.
Smith, ID. Boyd, j. Wiley, Professor Heald,
d. j. Murphy, Whitehall" McCarty.
Wilired b; Page. Cy White. Fred ".
Smith, W. Vioget, G. 1omkins, Frank
CooIns, John Boggs, Jim Dustin. Henry
Walsh, ii. p. SAKE, j. Gamble, r. Is. Mil
roy, j. McKerrOn, j. E. Newlands, c. r.
essl0ns.. +. Claussen, and last, but by no
means least, that famous lady patron OF the
trOttjng turf. Mrs. Frank Ii. Burke, than
whom no better judge was on the sale
ground.
As Tor the auction, bidding was kept up
right through the price IN a merrily brisk
style. Frank Burke, with his usual keen
eye to business, secured the only four mares
IN the list which have produced trOtterS and
PAGERS in the 2 80 list Bis purchases were:
AlVaretta, the dam of Aleck j, 1852, and
Alma, 2:28B Bright Eyes, tie dam OF
Marvin, > :2352; GaZelie, the dam OF Tower
Boy, 2;29k. and Netlie Walker, the dam Of
My My, 2:25A Young Joe McCarty is a
genuine chip OF the old block and bid away
IN great style, lie and his father being the
largest buyers.
There was some very spirited competition
to secure Belle Isle Standard by Piedmont,
904, out of Idabelle, she being in foal with
Palo Alto, 2:08%, and amid much excite
ment she went to the nod Of Henry Pearce
for 1925, the highest price paid during the
day John NlcCOrd was second best, with
$3.50 for Urania, by Kentucky Prince, 24!O
and it was generally conceded that he
secured prize
PURCHASES AND PRICES.
The following is o detailed list of the
mares sold, purchasers names and prices
realized:
Abbess. D J. McCarty 1915; AlyInza, Ben
Smith, $3.50; AIvaretta. +. II. Burke, $500;
ASHORE, d. j. McCartY, S3Oj; Adele, {. +.
Buckley, $780, Abbie. W. Vioget, $3.50; Belle
Burke, $500; Barnes Idol, l. J. Crooks, Sl25;
Barbara Maid, Joe McCatty, sl15i Bess, Joe
McCarly, S46O; ClTem0nt Ben Smith, $3.50;
Cassandre. Joe McCarty, $l00j Cassie, D. J.
McCariy, $780, Cleopatra, }. IIedman, $50;
Contention, joe McCarty, 500; Camiola, T.
Depew, Sl9J; Corneh2, 5. L. Herd, 10; Diva,
Henry Pearce, $500; Enticla, S. Z. Herd, 500;
Flora, NJ. V. b. Watson. $50; Florida, +. b.
Gouyeau, S95; Gabrielle, l.. NJ. johnson, S250i
Burke. $50; GeEie, Henry Icarce, $500; Gypsy,
J. f. Needham, $780, Hermana, J.. l. Shlppee,
$3.50; Ida Ben Smith, S2O5; Ivy, ). s. NC
Donald, S2G5i Julia, d. j. McCarty. sos
Juliet II. Corey, $40; Julia Benton, d. j. Me
Carly, $40; Juanita, Ira Pea ce 5000; Lillian,
j. j. MeCarty., SO; LIE l.; G. Herd Hero, STA;
May Bird. D. J. McCarty sos; Mile, w. +.
Page, S435; Miss Blooming Ben Smith, $50;
Mecca, NJ. A. lie Laveaga, S200i Miss Lancas-
ter, l. Burgelin,. s75i Monte Belle, d. ), Nc.
Carly s16O; MyItna, ID. j. Murphy, 500;
Nettie Benton, n. Peafc', S6lO: Neltie Walker,
f. II. Burke, $3.50; Patti, d. j. McCarty. $40;
Soprano. H. Corey $3.50; sister. j. A. Dustin,
sG25: sister to lIene. d. j. McCaty, 500; Trus.
Tee ID. j. McCarty, $50; Urauia John NcCOgd,
$3.50; Victoria, ID. j. McCarly. Sl6J; WIlhel-
NINA, j.. u. lNtthuus EAADi hilulIht ~ - w
Carly sos; Wllmina, d. ". Donnelly, S2o5i
Wilma, L. Z. Lusk, $500
sACRAMENTo's HoRsEMAN.
How dye Wilbur" was heard on many
sides as that popular Sacramento horseman,
Wilbur f. Smith. entered the saleSyard.
"Zaldivar will be as good three as he
was a two year Old" he said to The CALL
reporter, land he is in great shape. | gave
him lust a breather the other morning over
mile and my watch stopped 80, and this
is not such bad exercise gall0p over a
track which is not in the best of cond ton.
He has wintered well. Some think he is
looking a trihe light but Ike to train my
horses in my own way. | shall race him
here at the blOod-hoTse meeting, also in
Sacramento. and then take him East.
"As for Kebir," he continued, ''he is In
excellent form; he has hardened and thick
eued up wonderfully drove him quarter
in 81 the other morning without even sharp
ening him up, and then 10 a cart and on q
slow track. My twO-year-Oids are also doing
finely. Inotice that Dan DenniSon's Bore
ais has improved greatly"
c. A. Sessions of Oakland has a nine
months weanlng SorFel colt by Silver Bow
from Molly Foote by John Todd which, he
SAYS is a trotteT right to-day. His dam is
in fOal again TO WinwoOd.
THE VERSATILE MCARTY.
The versatile Dan McCarty, who bid for
nearly every mare in the catalogue, and
bought three tunes as many as any other
purchaser, found time between the shouting
Of bids to say that George Bayless has
charge of his thorough bred string at San
Jose. There are twenty-four In all-eighteen
two-year-olds, five three-year-ods and a
four-year-old FLY. His trotting string
numbering eighteen, is located at the Park
Training stables. Chloe 2:24, Maggie
2;27h, Voucher 2:2lh and several promis-
ing DeXter-Prince mares are among the
number.
Fred w. Loeber, well and hearty, was
present and stated that he will hold his
spring sale at Napa ON March 90. All his
horses are looking and doing we'll.