The record-union., 1892-12-21
CALIFORNIA HORSES AT AUCTION.
THE HOBART TRoTTERs SOLD AT
NEW YORK.
stamboul Knocked Down for Forty
one Thousand DoIlars-Other
Prices Realized.
sneclal . the RrcoRp-UN1ov.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-This morning the
lovers of the trotter commenced to gather
at the American Institute building, to at
tend the sale which should mark the dis
posal Of the Hobart stud. The star of the
collection was Stamboul, the stallion king,
with record of 2:075. Breeders from
many sections of the country were among
those who gathered early to determine
whose property the king should be. The
champion was shown score Of times and
the universal opinion was that he is a
horse of superb individuality, symmetri-
cal proportions and trotter worthy to be
at the TOP Of the tree.
There was wide divergence of opiu-
ion as to the price Stamboul would bring,
the figures ranging all the way from S5U,-
COO to SlZ0,OOO. 1t was conceded, OF course,
the price largely depended upon compe-
tition. If Forbes, Shultz, Olcott, Steele,
Moore and the representative of Senator
Stanford should all get warmed up there
would be no telling where the bidding
would stop. 1t had been arranged thai
the Hobart sale should commence at IL
o'clock and continue until 3, when the
buyers would have a respite before the
commencement OF the Tattersalls offer
ings from the Rancho del Paso stud, al
$3.50 o'clock in the evening, at Seven
teenth avenue and Fifty-first street
Soon after 10 O'Clock, while the noted
stallion was being moved about, the bid
ding begun 1t started with SO. 900 and
went up slowly with jumps of $500 and
$1,000 until it reached S39,UJ0. Then The
bidding stopped while and STEAMBOAT
was trotted around the ring several
times. Then there was a bid of $4,000,
and that was followed by closing bid OF
81 600. The purchaser was u. Ii. Harri-
man, banker of this city.
Five minutes after STEAMBOAT was sold,
Johnson, one Of the executors Of the
Hobart estate, said he would give HAIR
man 5000 to Withdraw the bid. Harri-
man had then lett the building.
The price brought by Starnboul was a
great disappointment TO nearly every
body present. The general verdict is
that he went dirt cheap. James Cross OF
California, executor of the estate OF
Hobart, when asked his opinion of the
price said: Il call it murder | still
otfer Hartman 5000 over bis bid but
guess he would not part with StambOul
tor 100000"
The bidding on the other horses was
rather slow. A great many people LETT
the building after STEAMBOAT had been
sold, but as there were couple of thou
sand persons present at the beginning OF
the sale, they were not particularly
missed.
The following sales were made after
StambOul passed OF the scene: Nancy
Lee, b. m, by Dictator and S0phy. to A.
il. Moore OF Philadelphia, s., 100; Nancy,
s. b. f.. by Stamboul and Nancy Lee, q,
w. Mattergood OF Philadelphia, 900;
leda, S. b. l., by Stamboul and Nancy
Lee, 10 F. G. Clarke of New Haven. 81,
700; Nave, b. m, by Dictator and Belle
Brasfield, to George Bailey OF Phia-
delphia, 81 ,425: Mobc, b. l., by Stamboul
and Nave, to J. III. Shutz of New York
for IS, 400; Albata. b. c., by StambOul and
Silverone, to James Holden of Boston,
for Sl,5OO; Eugenia, blk. M, by Alcan-
tara and Lady Conklin, to W. II. Phillips
OF Swamscott, Mass, for $500; Madras,
b. c., by Alcazon and Eugenia, to George
/. Burns Of New y ork, for 81 100;
Adolph, s. b. c., by Slamboul and i1u-
genia, TO John NJ. Roper OF Norfolk, Va,
Tor $40; Alta Belle br. NJ, by Electioneer
and Beautiful Bells, to NJ. Simpson of
New \ ork, for ~, 100; Bell Electa, b. m,
by Piedmont and Alta Belle, TO A. f.
butcher of New \ ork, for S, 800; Peralta,
b. g., by Stamboul and Belle Electa, to
J. b. Forbes Of Springfield, Mass, Tor
s. 600; Kitty Wilkes, b. m, by George
Wilkes and Snip Nose, to Andrew WEIGH
OF Hartford, Conn.,, for S525; Peralta to
). b. Forbes OF Springfield, Mass, for
$3.50; Meta Rose, to 4. c. Eastman oil
New York, for s., 100; Trinket, to Charles
Robinson OF Poughkeepsie, for $500