The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-21
AT H~ALF-PRICE.
Stamboul, Greatest Horse in the
World, Brings $1,000.
LOW BIDS AT A BIG AUCTION,
Gas francisco and New OrIear Raeee-
The Law in Regard to Hunting
Deer With Hounds.

morning the lovers of trottaYs commenced e.
gather at the American Institute bui.dtnp ,o
ssiend the safe which should mark the disposal
OF the Hobart stud. The s.ar of the co,Iac,;on
Is Stamboui, the stallion king, with a recora of
20Iz Breeders from many sections. q, tho
country were among those who gathered esriv
20 Determine whose property the king shouid
- Inc champion was shown a score of times
ana the universal opinion was that he was .
horse OF superb individuality. symmetr;ra, ~
portions and a .rotter worthy to he :. the ~ =,
me Tree Among those who looked him over
we're thafies II. herner. who owned FleetwIng
tne Dam, ana who was naturally q proua mar.
:. Macon FORBES. owner OF Nancy Hanks: ]. II
ecnnilz, David Bonner. Rensselaer, Weston.
Ai !. noo'e' ROBERT steele, Frederick Browne.
. ~. Day and X. P. olcott The great
horse was very well behaved. He snbmittaa
70 the closest inspection without the
teass display OF Ill temper. Samuel Gamble.
Sno brought the horses East, and who WA
superintendent for .the late Mr.. Hobert. en-
psfisneed relief a. the hour drew near when
AiopaI snouid become somebody's else prop
sf'y. ne hao been under the greatest strain for
nearly two weeks. Carrying nearly $500 ono
worth OF horse flesh across the continent The
Ilases were, before the sale, expected 10 bring
DIX prices al they are nearly all fast, producers
OF speedy ones, and bred In the heigh, of fash
ION There was a vida divergence of opinion
- 10 TIE price stamboul would bring, the fig
lres ranging al the way from $50, 600 to $I25O H
u was conceded, of course, that the priee
targeiy depended upon the competition. IF
FORBES. shnItf, OIcott, Steele, Moore and tha
representatives. of Senator Stanford should all
eet warmed up there was nc telling where the
Kidding would stop. 1t had been arranged ,b.t
the Hobart sale should commence N 10 o,cioor
Ana continue until ), when the buvers wo,Ia
have a respite before the commencement Of
1attersaifs offerings from the Raucho del psso
and Fifty fifth street.
Soon after 10 o'clock, while the noted .t.,io,
was oeing moved about the ring, the bidding be-
gan 1t started with 50, 900, and wen. nm s,ouIv
Win jumps OF $500 and $1,000 unit. it reached
SJS.OU. Then the bidding stopped awhile. ana
elam0oni was trotted around the ring several
timex 1hen there was q bid of $40, 900, and that |
was followed by a eiozIng bid of Sal. oo Tho |
purchaser was ID. H. Hartman. a banker of
TINS city. rive minutes after stamboul was
eoid James Cross, one of the executors of the
Hobart estate. said he would give Hartman |
1919 10 "lthoraw the bid. Hartman mad then |
LETT the building. The price brought by siam |
boui was q great disappointment to nearly
esefsnooy present. The general verdict is that |
ne went dirt cheap. Cross, when asked his |
opinion OF the price, said: 'Icall it murder.
IT'LL offer Hartman 5000 for his bid. but 7
lioo. GOO"
The bidding On the other horses was rather
Sow The following sales we.e after stambonl
passed of the scene:
Nancy Lee, b. m. by Dictator-sophv tn A n
Moore. OF Philadelphia. 81, leo.
nancy X, b. l., by tamboul-Ean Leo. tn
!, ": scattergood. of Philadelphia, s., 500.
Ieda 8, b. T., by STAN bouI-Sau Lee tn r
Clarke, OF New Haven. $i.70.
nave, o. m, by Dictator-BeIIe Brasfeld- tn
gorge Bailey. of Philadelphia, s, AS.
MODE. b. t.. by STAN boui-Naye. to I n
huitz. OF ParkyiiIe. L. l.
Artr.one. D. m. by Alcyon-Jessie Pepper. tn
/ s Henry. of AyersviiIe. Pa, $500.
pemars, Q. C.. by authorizations. to r n
OF Brooklyn. 1850.
ora Bella, b. T.. by StambouI-Atrione. tn
Gorge Jacobs, OF New York, si.2no.
SILVER One. b. NJ. by Alcyon-silverbrook and
Johns, of New York. 81, 100.
Albata. b. G., By stamboul-Silvsr One Tn
ines Holden, of Boston, lice.
kugenla. blk. m, by AicSn sara-I adv rory
0. TO W. IL. Phillips. of swampscott, Mass.
Madras, b. T., by Aicazon-Eugeuia. to Georo.
Burns. OF Nav York, 81, 100.
Adolph s.. b. E., by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~
mn \. Roper, of Norfolk. $40
Alta Belle. br. m, by Northumberland
els, TO william simpson, of New York. s4Io
Bell Eleeta. b. m, by Piedmont-Alta Belle
A. +: butcher. of New York, $500.
Peralta, b. G., by STANDARDIZED Elects- tn
Forbes. of Springfield. Mass. 81 LOCO.
Kitty Wilkes. b. m, by George Rose spfn
ose' to Andrew WEIGH, of Hartford, Conn.
100 AofA'
Irlnket. to Charles Robinson of pouebkeeD.,s
sp'e