New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-28
WILLIAM EASTON'S LICENSE.
MAYOR G1LRoY HAS REFUSED TO RENEW IT.
THE AUCTIoNEER SAID TO BE AN ALIEN BUT
HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS HERE FOR
rwCvTY

That large part OF the community IN thS Guy ~"
tcesed In horses vas surprised to learn y'steru"'
that Mayor Gllroy had refused 10 renew the license
OF william Easton the wcll-known horse auc'ionccr'
who for years has been doing business In New-lorH
His place Is ut rfty-fthst. and Seven'h-ave' ana "
known AS "Tattersals OF New York. Limited Some
OF the most noted sales OF horschesh have been con
ducted there with Mr.. EastOn as auct'oneer BLU Mr
Easton Is an Englshman and has never been naturn
ted Mayor Glroy declined to reissue his license
fortnight ago on the ground that he Il an allen For
I'VE years previously Mr. Easton had received an
auctionecr's license apparently without any question
In IN. absence OF Mayer roy yesterday SECRETARY
Holly said that the Mayors action was based upon
Chapter - OF the Laws Of 1888. which limits re-
cp!cnts OF auctionccrs licenses TO citizens OF the
state Of New-i0rk.
CONFIDENTIAL Clerk McDonough who has charge of
IN. license bureau was asked 10 explain how 1t came
that Mr. Easton got his license In previous years
d" / cannot explain thn- said Mr.. McDonough 1t Is
probable tlut the fact Of his not being h"tnrnze'
was never brought to the attention OF previous
Mayor
There Was much speculation as to what mad brought
nbout the action OF the Mayor. Easfon has been
doing n large business said one. "nnd sine Mt
Croker has gone into racing nothing connected with
horas I'm New York escapes his eye. II East0n could
he induced talk have little doubt that something
interesting would be disclosed. Tammany never secs
a man with good thing without wanting some cf
it-nsially the lnTs"T Suuie. 'lhhy P'VPiV l" ""''
ness learned this 10 their sorrow before Easton.'
IIorsemen in general condemned the action OF
Mayor Glroy Mr. EasOn Is the best known auctionecr
OF horses In this country. Ills fnthcrinlaw. Mr.
Tettersall Is the head OF the firm In England AT
the branches In NewYors city, Lexington. KY, and
| Chicago the biggest sales take place every year.
About 90 per cent OF the blo0ded horses bred here
ore sold by Mr.. EastOn. j. b. lIaggins Rancho del
Paso trotting and thoroughbred stock: Milton Young
stock from the Mct;rathiana Stud Clay Wood
ford's stock from the RuInymede STUD Colonel j. +.
Peppers stock from the Meadow thcrre Stud; the
stock from the ngston Beaumont, Melbourne, Nan
turu StcCkwood Patmos, Old Fort and the great
Belle Meade Studs were all sold ly Mr.. Eason last
year The sale OF F. A. Ehrets stable, the greatest
| sale which took place In several years. was con-
ducted by him, as nlsO the sale OF the Algeria
Stud belonging to william H. Scott, and the FtrnoliI
| Stud belonging TO Wirm Aston.
Mr.. Easton has been In this country nearly twenty
| years. He was for time connected with the
American Horse Exchange. For the last fourteen
wears he has been with Tattcral's. Horsemen think
| that politics are back OF the affair EastOn's b'isl-
| ness is extremely profitable enc ana the poll
| ticlans wOnld like To supplan him. .
| Mr.. Easton says that II Is peculiar hardship that
| bi, work should be stopped that he has built
| nm so large business At the office Of TatterSils
| n was said that everything would be arranged In a
| short time that Mr.. EIstOns license would be
renewed.