The Indianapolis journal., 1894-06-30
ALMOST GIVEN AWAY
t. TAGGART QUITS LOSER ON HIS
STABLE OF HARNESS STOCK.
Two Animals So Ashamed of the Bids
They Tried tn Run Away-ster-
ling II. Holt Unsold.

The announcement that there would be
matinee races at the State fair grounds
yesterday afternoon, preceding the public
sale of pacing and trotting stock owned
by Thomas Taggart, caused a large crowd
to assemble, of which very small ma
jority were intending purchasers. II was
also reported that the promising three
year-old trotter Sterling r. Holt was en-
tered for a race, and this was probably the
drawing card However, the races were not
given for some reason or other, but this
was not announced until after the sale.
The auction sale began at o'clock Mr.
Taggart told the crowd that the horses
would be sold TO the highest bidder, no
matter what the bid was. He said If the
stock was not as represented he would re-
fun. the money. He said the reason that
he was selling the stock was because he
did not have time to devote to his stable.
Owing to the financial depression bids up
70 the full value of the horses were not
expected but amounts representing at least
half of the value were hoped for. When
bid Of $50 opened the sale Of Redwood.
jr., the first horse offered, the hopes of the
auctioneer fell as well as those Of Mr.. Tag
CART. The bidding corresponded to this
the bay gelding Banks were closed he be-
came very frisky and jerked himself from
his captor. With wild dash he flew around
the track to the west towards the stables.
He went through several of them despite
the desperate efforts Of the stablemen to
capture him. Finally he roamed over to the
woods in the vicinity of the Monon tracks
and was captured there. The two-year-old
Grassland Boy tried this also He was dane
ing around on the track when the strap
broke. He started TO follow the path of his
predecessor, but the attraction Of several
horses standing in the lot near the grand
stand proved too much for him, and he
went 70 them and was easily captured.
These two events furnished the only ex-
citement of the day. When L. 2. Curtis, the
eight-year-old gelding, was brought
to the track for bidding he showed up in
excellent form. He has track record of
222A, and as he was tried up and down
the track in front Of the amphitheater he
gave evidence that he had lost none Of his
ped. High bids were expected accordingly.
The bids opened with one Of 800, but
waso the 500 mark was reached the auc-
tt5neer swore that it was outrage and
simply slavery to sell a horse at that
Price Finally, with much urging a man
Wa otnd who offered $29250.
lt vas now generally assured that the
crowd of purchasers was not imbued with
l 1s-ch iValry overloaded with money,
- 20 men the famous Sterling r. Holt
rec IL for sale Mr.. Taggart told the
e-tteI tn3t in this case only would he take
! = iR = the bid was too low. He said
4 TT morse with record of 2:17k and a
| Cosssib crs Of PIP was worth considerable
| r-sr~r- al he would not be willing to sell
/ f,,e f-StHf at bankrupt figure. In addi-
\ tar - sE the trotter is entered for sew
| erai r-r,.s\a the meeting next week, and
/ ALI .fe e lf1s fees have been paid. The
/ borsa = a,t sort dashes several times, In
l VIII : - wed good form, and bids were
| caII, 70 AZ great expectancy The first
| one raey,.'i vas $500. This was satisfac-
| tory "a re following ones until ST.
| 900 Wa = res- There the bidders stopped
and H. ~. Ar almost exhausted him.
| SELF in ,e.,fo bid of $500. After this
| the atte 7npf. n get higher bid were fu-
/ tile. Mr. ut refused TO allow the
4 trotter r., - nat amount, and the sale
| was decI; ras5 The bidding on Sterling
4 r Holt sflo- - le true temperament of
4 the crowd g,b. z lJority came to see the
| races and - 10 buy. This was further
| shown uha,, 90 was offered and ac-
| ceDted ON Nh r. 1 mare, four years old,
/ dam by EnfSll ':zs), with a promising
4 suckIinS coli = >ral breeders who were
| present simrlt. tos the stock, but who
| did not bid iar the prices received
| were surnrise~ . Cne breeder: Il have
| five horses - TX, and don't feel
that T can sto,,- - tf- any more of my
money in race lE = 4 was sure that
such stock We g. soic n the near future
at Such nr;oas - 1ll make a desperate
| aftemnt 70 sell ~, ock md invest in this.
Tt is iSiyoyI,, !. le. Why, three years
ago the horses N I've brought four
times tba amount, Y thought that Mr..
Taggart lost &c, fkCisand dollars on
s the nvestment hue IS GA SI of the business nhss
and will MOI he =. ibiea NY more with
horses ara horse l,s.SScoI, ng,i III co1neS 1n
IN Inn %ad"tt W. 80 49,. stock of Mr.. Taggart
\ sold seVeral tin@r Tess notables were auc-
| tso1e! ssr atiy sitter prices. The
/ lisE the formers stock
! soiS rr rricsS and the purchasers:
j Pa t2gd. ,. g. O, by Redwood. dam
= .iee -, Dy l.enarm; second dam by Blue
+, Eul. Il. Jscob Fulmer, Chester, Pa, $lS2 90
zen ~ dsr b Eibty R by h Hambrino sire of
second dam, dam of Hamb Tranby; nicely
broken and fast: M. Maxwell. Indianapolis.
Banks. b. 6. g.. by Banks: he by Ambas-
by Glenarm; c. A. Warner. city, $3.50
Grassland Boy. two-year-old gelding by
| py Medium; same, $3.50
Irene, br. m. e), by General Brock, dam
her side; Landers & Donnelly, $50.
Alice B., sr. m. C), with sucking colt by
Hamenger 1222: dam by Blue Bull 70; VIII
Nellie Sirius. ch. f. C0. by Sirius. dam by
Blue Bull rs. This flly, is full sister 70
srlps aus aVq Hsnrcf s ne old
Alice b., by dleEarn; second dam by Blue
| Bull tnlru Qdul, udfn OF ddmDleIOnlan
| Tranby; Will Kerr, city, $40.
l.. b. Curtis Qecord, 2:22%), m. &. G9, by
Hamenger 1222; Jacob Fulmer. Chester. Pa.
| $292. 80.
Lady McKenna, blk. m, 1890, by Palmet-
to $751; by Red Wilkes; dam by Black Hawk
Chief, by Vermont Black Hawk worked
six weeks and can show a mile in 2:35; II
Waterman. Georgia, $240.
John Hendricks, blk. g. CD, by Neponset
he by Nutwood dam Lady Bird, by Blue
Bull 75: second dam by Skinkie's Hamble-
tonian; Maurice Donnelly, 500
Birdseye, b. f. (D, by Ok Eye, dam Lady
Bird, by Blue Bull IS; second dam by
Skinkle's Hambletonian; w. Nj. Swain, city
$50
Venie sr m. a. by Viking 1S42, dam Bell
| dam of Clay Jax, PAGER, 2:24; $40.
WILL KERR AND DALLAS.
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