The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-13
SALES or HORSES


Sales of Several Fast Horses--Low Prices
at Other Auctions.
Mr.. Charles III. Tufts conducted an
auction sale of horses at Elm City
park yesterday, selling a few horses in
the forenoon. The first offered was
solid chestnut colored horse of good size
and warranted sound and kind. This
very desirable family horse has been
owned in this city for three years and
was consequently known to some of the
bidders at the sale. This gelding is eight
years old and was sired by Madison
Wilkes. 2;24%, he by George Wilkes,
2:22. All that MIR. Tufts could get for
him was $14650.
A very serviceable piano body top
carriage, recently painted, running part
bright red and body black, brought $50,
A bay pony-built horse that was sold
at auction last spring for $115 was dis
posed of at yesterdays sale for $44.
The next Offering was a good looking
black mare, eight years old, of excel
lent pedigree. She went at $53.
A bay PAGER with some speed sold at
$50. Then the auctioneer postponed the
sale until 1 o'clock.
The sale was we'll attended, many
horse fanciers from out of the city being
present. Among the bidders were no
ticed DR.. A.J,Tenney, Charles H. Gran
Miss, Robert Bartholomew and James
Mcfarland of Branford, E. S. Kilby of
Berlin, Watson d. Augur of Middle
town, N. D. Baldwin of Derby, John
Farnham of Shelton, Frank Benham of
Waterbury, Landlord Forester of
Springfield, C. H. Mills of Southport and
large number of New Haven men.
At the after dinner sale well match
ed pair of horses recently purchased in
Vermont by Oaks & Winslow were sold.
The horses are four and five years old,
very desirable and well bred, as they
were sired by Henry S., 2;22 c. l.. Til
linghast bought them for friend at
5000, which was considered a low price.
Other sales that have recently been
made in this city are as follows: Mr.,
this city the trotter Halletter, 2:311a, by
Haldane, 2:261a. Her dam was Fancy
by Frank Patchen. Halletter is a fine
brown mare that has won a majority
of races in which she has been entered
this season, Her present owner is much
pleased with her, and may give her
an opportunity to beat 2:30 next season
Mr.. Mathew Dunn of the Elm City
stables has recently purchased of Mr.
Daily of Hartford the valuable mare,
Hattie w, record, 2:31, trial, 2:25 This
horse was considered one of the fastest
in the Capitol city, and may surprise
some of the horsemen in this city il
there is a good opportunity to show
spec don the snow this winter.
Charles R. Waterhouse, jr, has bought
of John H. Dillon the pacing mare, Al
pine, by Nutpine, 2:15A he by Nutwood
2:1S% Alpine's dam was Cattleyea by
Almont Star. Mr. Dillon paid $625 for
this promising young mare at a New
York sale last winter.
Mr. ]. j. Boylan has recently bought
of N. B. Bush the black horse, Dixie
whose trotting record is 2:371h. Dixie
has recently been speeded and started
in several races at the pacing gait and
has shown much faster than at trotting
This horse has both speed and endur-
ance.
| Fred S. Oaks sold valuable coach
horse to c. Fl. Mills of Southport yester-
| day afternoon. The horse is black, and
said to be worth long price.
Mrs. Arnold of Dwight street has late
| ly purchased a fine coach horse
At the Cannon auction sale of horses
| last Friday afternoon horses went at re-
markedly low prices. A bay mare
warranted eight years old and kind in
all harness, sold at $50. A chestnut geld
ing, warranted in all harness, sold fol-
$15 A serviceable looking black went
at only $3.50 A bay horse, in fair con-
dition, apparently sound good under
saddle, but not warranted in harness
sold at the low price of 81.
A New Haven lady, who was recently
| informed Of the low prices at the horse
auction sales, remarked, I'm going
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