The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-31
END OF rHs TnorTrvo HoHss NOON
a co-p.rison er enc Pr,o . FOR Trottsrs ~
1859 and fsea.


! In common with other branches Of trade the
| trottlng horse industry has felt the great
! financial depression through which the coun-
try IL passing. and owners OF breeding farms
have seen their possessions shrink one-half
in value within year
There IL no denying the fact that prices for
trotters q fow years ago were too high; they
we're artificial and bound to tumble. The files
Of tbs Sun for 1880 show that on March z. g.
and 0 OF that year liz head OF trottlnR stock
ware sold In this city for total Of 5000, 175,
average OF 81. 1877 each. These consiRnments
we're from tho California farms OF Messrs
Rose. Corbett vnlensin, and Durkee. aud a
great many Of the animals were but yearllngs
The trotting horse boom was the at its height
and values. as will be shown later on. we're lc-
titious For instance, Mr.. Rose received $40. 600
for the two ear-old colt Mascot. by STEAMBOAT
out OF Mlnnehaha, one OF the most famous Of
trottinR matrons. Horsemen were treated to
the spectacle OF millionsi,eS striving for the
possession OF colt that had nothing TO recon-
mend him but his breeding. An agent OF Mar
Gus Daily OF Montana secured him for the
price quoted. John II. shuts OF Parkville
Farm, Long Island. was Mr.. Days most deter
mined competitor. and falling to secure Mascot
he took tho yeariug brother for 5000. and
considered himself fortunate In getting him
The subsequent history OF these colts will be
ipterosting 70 horsem EN- MT. ,baly, nePt
ing q trotter OF him finally came TO the concu
sion that somebody else would better own him.
The horse was accord ingly sent to comhina-
tion sale In Kentucky about q year ag? where
he was sold for $500 to j. W. DAILY OF Mount
he died about two months ago after taking n
record Of 2:25G. Baron Rose, tho brother. Ia
record and his owner probably considers him
much inferior to any other stallion on hts farm
,,Atthe sale mentioned above n iSY b. when in
$4,000 for two-year-old lilly !hy StambouI
sason Of this city paid $4,000 Tor a two yenr-od
sister to Nehushta. 2:3O. that cost MIR. SHUTS
SIS 500. yearling brought 400 and So IT
went through the entire list. OF the entire
consignment of M head not one has beaten
2:2O and the stock farms thronGhout the Last
have a number OF failures to show Tor great
I'm In 81 strong O Contrast with the prices quoted
above were those that ruled for the stock sold
by Kellgo.g Tattersals and other firms. both In
New York and at Lexington. Ky. within the
3i2 aud Delmarch. Pals. each sold for less
than $500, and the shrinkage tn values may
o oS ne Of DemSrsh refused an eer Of s5oo6!
two years ago from J, MALCOLM Forbes Gi
Boston Buyer, are tFtcSi today yro ana VII
tight tina. breeders are com pelled to
and the great speculative public. reaiizing
that they are to have their choice In flooded
gains. They t are cold and do not enthuse any
more. and the market 10 now at Its worst. Not
one man in q hundred believes that prices will
ever como back to tho old standard but every
body believes that there will be a healthy re-
action, and that trotting horses that can trot
will always bring prices that will make their
breeding profitable
A trotter cannot in the course Of a season
earn an ything like as much as a thorough
bred. Tho stakes for trotters are smaller and
are fewer in number. TrottinE horsemen are
proud OF Nancy Hanks's winning $4,000 in n
single season, while Domino. the greatest two
year old Thoroughbred OF 1893 won over $780,
900. The days Of phenomenal prices for trot-
ters have gone for good. and the days Of big
stallion fees have also gone for good: Arton
stood at 81, 800. and the services OF Axtell
when he was cham pion OF his age were placed
at such q high figure that none but very rich
men could afford to breed to him. Five hun
bred dollars was a common fee two years ago,
but $500 IL now the top notch. while some OF
the very best bred horses In the land are
standing at $50.