The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-17

Futurity course, in lilo 3-5 from Dis
count, ornus, Galilee, Sir excess and
six others by four lengths, and the
July stakes, 8 farlongs, in 1919 from
Sir Maxim and three others, KemPland
! and Flossie flaming.
Electra, the third dam, foaled the
high-class horse Hidalgo, the good
. winner Fitz James, e. Dorado. Winni-
fred, Marian tdam of Sir John, Lady
Marian and Sykeston), YolaEde dam
OF Beverwyck and Sir David, and Eliz-
beth, the dam of Eminence and c. ".
Hennie Farrow, the fourth dam.
foaled Privateer, Ballerina dam of
Ballet Girl, Ballinette. Countess Zicka
and Lou Spencer. Mayhower dam OF
Joe Hooker, Wild Rose, Warwick and
Annie Laurie, Mimi dam of Mark,
kingfil1e, Copyright, Shy Ellen, Mi
lado, Viceroy and Stately, Shannon,
Mollie Mccarthy IA frst-class race
mare and dam of Fallen Leaf. Zoriua's
dam and Mollie HcCarthy's Last, and
Flood. Ballinette, Ballerina's d2ugh-
Ter, threw the winners Clara ", Alta,
Miss Courtney, Elwood, Noretta and
San Juan. Another of her daughters,
Countess Zicka, produced Question
dam of Alnont), Ed Corrigan, Poca-
/ tello, Judge Post and Don Jose. while
Lou. Spencer produced Dolly McCone.
Mayfower.s daughter, Wild Rose, pro-
duced Humdrum, Jennie K and Rose
mary. dam of Mary Stone. This is the
great Bet Bosley family.
Engagements-Coney Island Jockey
club.-Futurity stakes, 1895; New York
Jockey club.-Matron stakes. 1895. All
yearlings are sold with their engage
ments, when they shall make their de-
but in society.
In England the greatest thorough
bred sales of yearlings are held in the
lpaddocks at Newmarket. And here in
this country many breeders prefer to
.sen at the paddocks at Sheepshead,
tGravesend or Morris park, where Mr..
,Haggin recently held fve-days' sale
of his Rancho del Paso, vearings. Nor
ris park has the finest yesrling stables,
sales paddoclxs and sales rang in this
country. The paddock is really ten
acre pasture, with beautiful shade
trees scattered throughout. Under
these the yeariings are gathered by an
army of stable boys, while the buyers
and lockers on, catalogue in hand,
gather about IN little groups or singly,
and discuss the merits, dement's and
prospects of this or that colt or FLY.
There, close by the shed, stands Mr..
j. 3. Eaggin, the copper king, the mas
Der OF Rancho del Paso lie has his
grandson by the hand, and Is talking
to John Maclzey, the manager Of his
stock farm, who looks more like
statesman or q priest than horseman.
IN the center is Mr.. William Easton,
the aactioneer, whose earnest and per.
suasiee manner on the rostrum gets
breeders better prices for their young
things than any other man in the bust.
moss. Not f.tr away are Col. A. E. Wal.
colt. he Of the Chicago elevated. and
whose business methods and obstinacy,
it is said, brought about rack and
ruin TO Monmouth park. Starter James
Rowe has his back turned 70 Us, and
Phil Dryer Is scrubbing his ear. pc.
culiar habit ne has, by the way; per.
haps, just at the moment when our
artist photographer snapped" this pic.
tUre, Pills ear was burning ab0u;
something complimentary Peter de
Lacey was saying about hirn. Sucb
things will happen. Not Far from these
three is Jack Joyner, who trains fox
Mr.. Belmont. He looks in a brown
study, as If he were trying TO figuTa
out how It is this GeaSon the Blemton
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ners. The central figure OF our third
group is that well-known citizen and
tlIrfman, Pierre Lorillard. With him
are John Mackey and John HugginS.
the Tatter his trainer. Mr. Eorillard
never bids himself at a sale When he
bays, higgins or DR.. Carter. the vet
erinarian and manager of his stock
farm at Rancocas near JObStown. n. j.,
does the bidding. But Mr. Lorillard is
not as heavy a buyer rs formerly. be-
cause he has fine lot of mares and
stations ON his own place, such as the
un'baaten Sensation, imp. Sailor Prince,
etc.
When the sale is held in a sales
building, they use as dead horse IN
old horse whose company manners arc
good, TO pilot the Youngsters into the
ring. The ring itself is deep either IN
straw or sawdpst, and frequently clear.
The posts are covered with straw and
everything made as neat and trim as
possible. The first thing Mr. Easton
does as each lot is brought in is TO read
the pedigree and TO expatiat e upon the
performances OF the family, particu-
lnrlv when the individual offered is a
brother or sister to some noted race horse
Of the day, or in some preceding gen
ration. Then the bidding commences.
slowly al first. BUYERS are watching
20 see who Is doing the bidding. r.
nally il resolves into duel between
two well-known buyers. The bids
come by thousands, four, Ave. six and
seven thousand, in rapid succession;
and then il drops to hundreds. One Of
the bidders has reached his limit. and
amidst applause, the future champion
is knocked down to the man who would
not be denied.
And 50 it goes on. Many bring more
than they are worth; and some, be
cause their family is not so fashionable,
go for bargain prices, aud frequently
OUTRAGE their more aristocratic rela-
tives which outsold them in the sales
ring. HARRY p. MANSON.
BUCKETS Of plantaiu leaves are made
hv the natives of almost every tropical
country.
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND men are es-
timated to Yide IN the elevators OF
New York city every day.
TIE French system Of weights i