Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-21
STAMBOUL'S PRICE,
The Famous Stallion ONLY
Brings $41,0OO at a
Public Sale.
H0RSEMEN ARE SURPRISED
a RUmOr About the Horses Records
Caused the Poor Bidding.
FAE0RITES WIN AT GUTENBERG.
Two Local Sprinters Matched to Run Here
for $3.50 Side,
FAYORITES WIN AT GUTENBERG.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS CF'THE DAY

NEW YORK, Dec 2O-Between and 10
O'Clock this morning lovers of the trotter
commenced to gather at the American In
stitute building in this city, to attend the
sale which should mark the dispersal of
the Hobart stud. The Kooh-i-noor of the
collection to be offered should be Stamboul,
the stallion king, with a record of 2:071l,
and 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 q
score of times and the universal opinion
was that he is a horse of superb individu-
ality, symmetrical proportions and a trotter
worthy to be at top of the tree. Among
hose who looked him over were Charles
H. Kerner, who owned Fleetwing, the dam,
and who was naturally a proud man; j.
Malcolm Forbes, owner of Nancy Hanks,
John II. Shuts, LIE Grand Cannon, David
Bonner Rennselser Weston, Albert h
Moore, Robert Steel, Frederick R. Bovine,
J. W. Day and F. P Olcott The great
horse was very we'll behaved and submitted
so the closest inspection without the least
display OF i'll temper. Samuel Gamble,
who brought the horses East and who was
the superintendent for the late Mr. Hobart,
showed relief as the hour drew near when
S,amboul should become somebody else's
PROPERTY He has been under a great
strain for nearly two weeks carrying nearly
hall a million dollars worth of horse flesh
across the continent
Figuring on the Price
The mares were, before the sale, ex-
pected to bring big puces,as they are nearly
al fast; are producers of speedy ones and
are bred in the height Of fashion. There
was a wide divergence of opinion as to the
o-ice StEmboul would bring, the figures
ranging all the way from $50, 600 to S125--
boo. 1t was conceded of course, that tine
price largely ydepended upon the competition.
II Messrs. Forbes, Shuts, Oleott, Steel,
Moore and the representative OF Senator
Stanford should all get warmed up there
was no telling where the bidding would
stop 1t had been arranged that the Ho-
bart sale should commence at 10 o'clock |
sharp and continue until 5 o'clock, when |
buyers would havea respite before the COM |
meucemert Of the Tattersalls' offerings |
.rum the Rancho del Psso stud.
Soon after y o'clock, while the noted |
ItalliOn was being moved about the ring, |
the bidding was begun. 1t started off with |
$50 600 offered and went up slowly with |
jumps of $500 and s., 900 until 1t reached |
$50 600. Then the bidding stopped for a
while, and SambOul was trotted around !
The ring several times Then there was a
bid OF $40, 600, and that was followed BY the
closing bid of 81, 600. The purchaser was
d. Il. Hartman, a banker OF this CITY. |
Five minutes after StambouPs sale, Mr..
Coursin, one OF the executors of the Hobart i
estate, said he would give Mr.. Hartman
s. 600 to withdraw his bid. Mr.. Hartman |
had then LETT the building.
Some ToIerab Y Good Prices.
The following sales were made after Stam-
boul had passed off the scene:
Nancy Lee to A II. Moore, Philadelphia,
:. IOy: Nancy 5, by Stamboul, out OF Nancy /
Lee, to u. W. ScRUtergOod, Philadelphia, S2-
500: Leda S, b. i., TO F. G. Clarke New Haven,
: t0J: Nava, b. m, by Dictator, out OF Belle |
Bras field, to George Raly, OF PHILADELPHIA,
{ 435: Mobe. b. T., by s amboul out of Nava, |
j. H. SChulJs, Parkville L. L; Artrione, blk. |
H.. by Alcyone, out OF Jessie Pepper, to H. |
5. Henry, Myersville, Pa, s., 3OO DeMars, b.
c, by StamOuul, out OF Astrlone, to 4. ID.
CraGmer, BroOklyn, 81 500; Ora Bella b., f.,
by s,amb ul-Astrione, George Jacobs, New
York, 200 silver One, b. m. by Alcyone-
suverbroOk, Mayard Thayer, Boston, S5, ,OOO
-uDeT BOul, b. C., by StambOul-Silverone h. |
b. Johns, New York, S3,&OO; AiData, b. c., by
>Lltul lDOul-SlverOne, James HOLDEN, Boston,
s. 800: Eugene, b. m, by Alcantara-Lady
4 on kiln, NJ. H. Phillips, SwamDscott Mass
81 so: Madras, b. c., by Alcazon- Eugepia
George L. Burns, New York, 81, loo; A iolph |
= b. c.. Ov mboul-Eugenla, John Al |
Roper, Norfolk, Va, $40: Alta Belle, br NJ, |
by ElectioneeT- Beautiful Bells William |
simpson, New York, a, lOJ: Bell Electa, b. |
m, by PiedmOnt-Alta Belle, A F. butcher, /
New York, s., 800: Peralta b. c., by Stamboul- |
Bell Electa, }. b. Forbes, Springfield, Mass,
81, ,6O1: Kitty Wilkes, b. m, by George Wilkes |
NuIDnOse, Andrew Welch, Hartford, Conn. |
S525.
he price brought by Stamboul was great
to nearly everybody pres
eut Il was the general verdict that he went
d rt cheap Mr., Coursin, of California execu-
tor the estate of Mr.. H Hobart, when asked his |
opinion OF the price, said: 81 call it murder |
still offer Mr. Hartman S5 600 over his bid | ;
but guess he would not part with Stam- | ,
y.ful for the money" The bidding on the ;
other horses was slow. A great many peo-
aIe left the building after STAN Ooul lad been |
sod, but as there were couple of thousands |
present at the beginning of the sale their
presence was not particularly missed.
The rumor that Stamboul's record will not |
likely be printed in the. trotting year book |
had a great effect on the sale OF the horse |
To tuis cause is attributed the comparatiyelv |
pa all price paid for him.