The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-29
UNUSUALLY GOOD PRICES.
Fine Horses Sold at the Colt Farm at Au--
burn.
Especial to the Press.1

| AuUurn, D0Cen DER So.-Ine PUBIC
| sale of finely bred horses at the Colt
Farm in this city today, Charles L.
Cushman, proprietor, j. E. Conant & Co.
of Lowell, Mass, auctioneers, attracted
some hundreds of horsemen from
| various parts of the state as we'll as
| from Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, New
| Hampshire and Vermont.
| The sale took place in the ring of the
| covered eighth of mile track of the Colt
Farm. and it was abundantly suited to the
| purpose, the horsessbeing shown at their
PAGES on the track outside.
During the forenoon the horses
quar1ered in the numerous stalls of the
| extensive and model horse breeding es-
| Establishment were examined by those In
| terested, and at noon lunch with hot
coffee, was served in the stable office.
| Promptly at II. 80 o'clock the adver-
tised time, Mr.. Conant opened the sale
in his customary happy manner, the
audience numbering about four hundred.
| The stock was sold by printed cata-
logue and resulted as follows:
| No.1.-Calcalli, brown gelding, foaled
in 1889, by Rockefeller, dam Baby
Woodlawn by Woodlawn, I'd dam by
Gilbreth Knox. This horse was formerly
| d SOtlllOu1 DuU was SCloSo cOooI IL y
months ago. Started at 500 and sold
for $115 to L. Leighton, Exeter, n. Fl.
Mol Royce, bay colt foaled in 1881,
two years old, record 2.39 by Warrener,
brother of Sounol, 2.OS IL, dam Aimee
by Del Sur. This fine yougster was
started at $500 and was finally knocked
down to, Frank P. Fox, Cornish. Royce
was generally regarded as the finest in
dividual in the sale. With Maine Prince,
Pickpocket and Royce, Mr.. Fox's farm in
| Cornish will certainly be well equipped
with finely bred stock horses.
No. 3.-Dorcas Pratt, bay FLY foaled in
1880, by STEAMBOAT az 1-2, dam Aimee,
by Del Sur This II yally bred FLY was
started at $500 and was sold for $500 to
F. Lang of Barton, Vermont
No.4--Aimee, dam of Royce and
Others, bred by L. J. Rose of Los Angeles,
Cal. foaled in 1856, by Del Sur; dam
Geraldine by Echo. Started at $500 and
sold for $500 to John e. Thayer, secretary
of the N. E. Breeders Association of
Lancaster, Mass.
| No. 5.-Narcus bay gelding foaled in
1880 by Messenger Wilkes, dam Tribon
mare by Hampton. Started at 5000 and
sold for $40 to + T. Briggs of Auburn.
He also took his full sister, No.6, Narka,
2. 90 at the same price.
! No. LADY Redwood, brown mare
| foaled in 1886, record 2.27, by Redwood,
dam Belle by Pathfinder. Started at 100
] and sold for $f75 to S. r. B. Pryor,
! Auburn.
No. s.-Miss Twombly, bay mare foaled
in 1856, bred by DR.. Winslow of Hart
land, by Burnham Knox, dam Winslow
mare by Gen. LightfooJ, son of old
three in the 2.30 list. Started at $3.50 and
sold for 5000 to F. A. Talbot, Boston.
| No. 9.-Sister Mix, bay mare foaled in
1880, dam by Blanche r., 2.28 1-2, by
Fearnaught, Jr., dam Young Sontag by
Volunteer Started at 500 and sold for
| $210 to l.. Morrison, Boston.
1885, record 225, by Achilles, dam
Young Sontag by Volunteer. Started at
| SIS and sold for S135 to F. P. Fox. Cor
nish.
No. 11.-Emma Patchen, bay mare,
foaled in 1887, by Henry B. Patchen,
dam Belle, by Hampton. Started at S25
and sold for S35 to John Curtis, Lewis
ton.
No. Phyllis, brown mare, foaled in
Huphrey horse. Started for $50 and sold
for $50 to E. W Andrews of Turner.
No.13.-Pilot Maid, bay mare, foaled
in 1887. by Black Pilot dam Alice, by
Harry W.Gennett, ar. Started at $50
and sold for $50 to j. E. Libby, North
/ Pownal.
No 14-Princess, brown mare, foaled
in 1871. by Gen. Knox, dam by Old
Drew Started at $50 and sold for $40 to
F. B. Lang, Barton, vt.
No. 15.-Matchless. chestnut mare,
foaled in 1887, by Mamb brine Gift, dam a
thoroughbred mare. Started at s25 and
sold for $50 to Il. Hodgkins, Lewiston.
No. 16.-Dictator Girl, bay mare,
foaled in 1887, by Dictator Chief, 2.21 1-2,
dam Susie Morrill,, by Knox Morrill,.
Started at SIS and sold for $13O to
George H French, Lewiston.
No. T.-Easter Maid, bay mare by
Rockefeller, dam Jenny Allen, dam of
Palm 2.2s Ia Started at 500 and sold
for 81 SO to Frank Crocker, Auburn
No. 1S.-Bob Whitney, bay gelding
foaled in 1890, by.Messenger Wilkes, dam
Nina by Prescott. Started at 500 and
sold for S155 to Geo. H. Thomas, Lewis
ton.
No. 19.-Anita T., brown FLY, foaled
1891 by Bayard Wilkes, dam Phyllis.
Started at S10O and sold for $40 to c. P.
No. So.-Doris, bay FLY, foaled 1891,
by Messenger Wilkes, dam Miss
Twombly. Started at $3.50 and sole
for 1925 to Silas BARTLETT Lewiston.
Sir William, dam Governess by Gov.
Morrill, Started at 500 and sold fol
S135 to ID. Donnell Auburn.
No. -Iosco, bay gelding, foaled 1891
by Messenger Wilkes, dam by Rex, sor
of Prescott. Started at $25 and sold al
S35 to W. H Turner, Lewiston. This coll
had recently met with a slight accident
which made his price very low.
No. 3-Amosetta, brown filly, foalet
1892, by Sir Nutwood, a son OF the grea
speed producer Nutwood; dam Kit, by
Troublesome. Started at $50 and solo
for sos to Charl es Jenkins, Auburn.
No. 24.-Brown FLY foaled in 1892 OF
the Colt farm, by Robert N, 2.26 IL
dam Pilot Maid. Started at $25 and solo
, for $50 to N. w. Antoine, Lewiston.
No. 25.-Harry Arnold, bay gelding
foaled 1899, by Robert NJ; dam Mis-
Twombly. Started at $25 and sold fo
$40 to Eli Sabourin, Lewiston.
No. Lady Trask, bay mare, foalet
, in 1886, breeding uncertain but a fin,
large roadster Started at $50 and sole
: for $1G5 to F. B. Dana, Auburn.
No. 2S.-A brown geld ing foaled il
| 1852, by Robert N, dam Noyes mare
/ pedigree unknown. Started at $40 ant
} sold for $50 to G. E. Rickley.
No. 2g.-Bay gelding, foaled in 1892, b.
. Robert N, dam Phillis. Started at $2l
: and sold for $50 to S. Weymouth, Gray.
No. 30. Bay colt, foaled in 1892, b,
Nutwood, dam Maud. Started at $50 ant
t sold for sos to F. b. Shackford, Poland.