Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-08-20

owner sold for and what they earned
for him on the turf has not oeon ng-
ured, but the total return on the Soz, oVO
investment must have been princeiy
fortune. -,
Among the other high priced English
horses were the $50, 900 Priam. the S4O,-
600 Flying Dutchman. the S45, 600 $50
nomy and the $50, 900 Melton. Scottish
Chief and Robert the Devil each SOLD
for $40 900, and ths late William L.
Scott secured Rayon dor for the same
amount. Common, winner OF the Der
by and St. Leger of 1891, was sold to
Blundell Maple for SIS, 600. Hamp-
ton sold for $4,000, Macaroni
S35. 900, and The Palmer, Sill
VIC aud Gladlateur, the great
French runner, each fetched S35,Ooo'
The sport of kings in America Is uch
Younger pastime and perhaps more OF
business than in England and France
snd while fewer horses have sold Tor
sensational prices on this side enterpris-
ing American turtles have paid both
the largest and next to the largest sums
for thoroughbreds that ever changed
hands and have equaled the third larg-
est amount. Two OF the prices referred
TO are those paid for Ormonde and 81
Blaise, and the third Is the amount W.
II. Forbes, of Boston, paid for MeddIer
only a short time ago.
Meddler belonged TO the late squire
Abingdon, aud Mr.. Forbes secured MIN
for SIS, 600. Although the great morse
is only three years old, he has already
won about $50, 900. Whether Meddler
will be raced again or retired 10 the
stud permanently has not been decided
OF the celebrated stations sold here,
the great Lexington only fetched
SIG. 600. Iriquois $1,000, Luke Black
burn $4,000, Kentucky $4,000 and
fremont S25, 900. John A. Morris paid
$40. 600 for the imported stallion Galore
in 1888, but the horse broke down ana
never raced.
Numerous thoroughbreds have SOLD
for large sums while still in their best
racing form because many large STAKES
seemed at their mercy, but as RUE
the sensational prices have been PAID
for stations that were looked upon az
sires OF great promise. When such
great winnings as Boundless' $50, 600
American Derby, His Highness' S67, 600
Futurity CT 1891 and Morello's $40, 600
Futurity OF 1892 are considered, the
reason is quite apparent why great
horses racing value is high. Morello
was sold for 500 a. . yearling to Ber-
nard boswell, who pSrted with him not
long thereafter to Frank Van Ness for
80. $50. He has coined Honey for Van
Ness and William M. SiGgerly and is
now considered king OF the American
turf. In all probability $4,000 would
not buy to-day the horse that few
years ago sold for paltry.
Compared with the thoroughoreds,
but few harness horses have been sold
for large sums. The reason for this
is that the earning powers OF thor
oughbred are vastly greater than those
Of a trotter or PAGER. When Robert
Bonner paid $4,000 for Maud nine
years ago, the trotting world gaspeo
with astonishment, and it was pre-
dicted that no such sum would ever
be paid for a harness horse. This pre-
dIctlon proved erroneous, for not long
thereafter C. w. Williams sold the
great trotting stallion Axtell for q
| cool 500, 900, the largest sum ever
paid for a trottefAwith the possible eX-
ception Of Arion. Sunols price was
Sal. 900. Nancy Hanks, the turf queen,
was sold to Malcolm w. Forbes for
Sal, 900, and the same price was paid
for STAN boul, the stallion king.
EARLE Fl. EATON.