The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-26
LOW PRICES AT CAMBRIDGE
Lackey's Horse Sale Attracted Its Usual
Number of Big Horses and Horsemen.
Bidding, However, Was Low, and the Reason
Is Not Clear-Gamer Goes to Daugherty
Farm-Dr. Wright's Interest in Horses.

The sixth annual horse sale conducted by
joins s. Lackey at Cambridge City during
the week that is just passed was not the
conspicuous success that the ones proceed
ing it were. 1t had come to be regarded
that Lackey's annual sale was the best in
the point of stock offered and the prices
brought of any that Is held in the West.
and it has always attracted buyers from all
parts of the Union. Just the point of de-
narration from the usual high standard is
hard to define, and even hOrsemen. though
they soy that there has been something
that has not been just right. are al
most unable to say what it is. The
catalogue published Dy Mr.. Lackey.
while it was not quite as large as some
of his former ones have been, was one that
in point of excellence would be hard to
beat. On it were some Of the best stock.
from the standpoint of breeding. that
over stood on the hoof. There were de-
cendants of the famous Blue Bull Elec.
tioneer's children and grandchildren. the
get of old Hambletonian sons and one or
more by the sire of AllertOn and Jay Bird.
but for the long lists of pedigrees. that
would almost make horse performer of
note without on effort on his part, the
prices brought at the sale have been far
from satisfactory. There were u large num-
Der OF bidders present, and they came from
the far East and the far West. but at no
time was the calling from the floor more
than ordinarily spirited.
The sales averaged about eighty or ninety
day. One reason given for the loynessof
prices brought Is that the time has come
when men do not care to buy horses with
fancy pedigrees, unless they have shown
some actual merit themselves. In other
words. the people want performers. So far.
the highest price brought by any animal
has been 81. 500. which was gwen for the
bay stallion Gamer. He went TO the Daugh.
Gambetta Wilkes. is q great-grandson of
old Ham bletonian, IS n brother TO Gusto.
2:l9k, and has mark himself of 2:25. He
was owned by John Lackey. lie will be
worked for speed the coming season, and
will then be put into the stud. Lowery and
Meddis were the auctioneerr.
The death of DR.. c. Z. Wright, which oo-
cured last week. has made another
vacancy in the list of Indiana horsemen
which Will be hard to fill. He was at the
time of his death president of the Indiana
Horse breeders Trotters and PAGERS Asso-
citation, to which he had just been elected
to another term, after having already
served four. DR.. Wright was a lover of
horses for the sake of the animals them.
selves. and was always foremost in pro-
noting any thing which led TO their well
fare. he was also u lover of good horse
racing. and 1t was due to his efforts as much
as to any ones that the breeders have been
so successful. His demise will long be re-
GREETED by his associates. and his remem-
brance cherished by them.
The racing at the Robey track has been
abandoned for the present osIensibly on
account of the weather. but it Is thought
that the Indiana Legislature has had as
much to do with it rs any thing. Not that
the Legislature has legislated against 10. or
that 10 might be able 10 stop such energetic
men compose the Roby association, but
IL is the dreadful uncertainty.
The coming -Fasig sale, at
Cleveland. o.. promises to be one of the
largest ever held in the country Of harness
horses. and will attrat buyers from all over