The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-31
HORSE FLESH SOLD.
Burnham and Morrilrs Splendid Stud Dis
posed of at Auction.

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tire stable of horses at auction at Rigby,
served to draw large crowd of interest
| ed spectators to the club stables at 10
o'clock, when the sale was commenced
by J. E. Conant and Co., of Lowell the
we'll known horse auctioneers. It was
announced that the sale.-would be entire
ly without reserve, and ever animal
would be disposed .of to the highest bid
der 1t was a magnificent string Of
horses, and one that showed big ex-
penditure of time and money, and the
results of brains and Judgment in breed
| ing. AS rule the animals went at very
reasonable prices, probably much lower
than they would have brought in Boston
or New York. The horses were shown
by Charles Aver and Life Moves. Among
the bidders and interested listeners were
Geo. S. Hunt, c. R. Milliken, DR.. Geo.
H. Bailey, Henry ST. John Smith, George
f. West, Arthur K. Hunt, Herbert j.
Brown, Charles Cook, Ardon W. Coombs,
W. II. Milliken, A. L. Haines, Skowhe-
gan; Allen and Hayden. Boston; George
f. Piper, Biddeford Stephen Cove II,
Saco; G. D. Merrill, Cambridge, and
Sheriff Plummer
The first animal to be brought out was
the grand black. stallion Norway Knox. !"
A murmur of admiration ran through
the crowd as the magnificent old stallion,
driven by his old driver, Charley Aver,
pranced proudly down the road BIDS
were called for and the sale commenced.
The horse was started at 5000, and hung
for Esonle time at 1915. Then Norway
Knox looked around at Aver, as if to
say, "please don't let me be sold for
such a price, and Aver promptly bid
$780, DR.. George H. Bailey wanted him
more, though and bid $3.50, and got the
horse at that figure
Next on the list came the beautiful
and fast five-year-old mare Margaret
knox, This mare won the 2. so class
race at Rigby last fail hands down, and
has done practice miles this summer in
21S She. is a very fast piece of horse
flesh, and after lively bidding was sold
to Herbert ]. Brown of Berlin Falls,
son of W. W. Brown, ESQ.,, of this city.
He got a trade, too. Margaret would
probably bring S12oOLin New York.
''Norma Knox, full sister to Mar
garet and one year younger, was sold
to A. L. Haines Of Skowhegan for
$162. so. p
Next came "Barron' and stylish
and high spirited gelding he was, foaled
in 1892. He was bought for precisely the
same amount as Norman Knox, S162. so.
W. G. Latimer of Gray was the lucky
purchaser.
A remarkable fine pair Of cross matched
mares came next "Kitty B" and
aHathalie. 1t is seldom that such
pair of cross matched horses is seen. Bid
din was quite brisk and the pair were
finally knocked down to Mr.. George S.
Hunt for $500. Mr.. Hunt remarked that
he wouldn't take that price now for one
of them.
"Bud', who came next, was magnif-
cent, high stepping gelding, foaled in
1891, and excited very favorable com ment
from the crowd. He weighed HOO pounds
and is dapple bay in color, with four
white ankles Sheriff Samuel D. Plum
mer secured him for $215, and was much
pleased with his purchase "You can
catch any criminal with that horse" re-
marked the auctioneer to the sheriff.
Warren Knox another three year-old
gelding, by Warrener. weighing 1000
pounds, and brown in color sold to G.
r. Milliken for $780,
Next came Claire Seer, pretty two
year-old FLY by "The Seer was secured
by G. D. Merrill, Cambridge, for $3.50.
Electra another bay FLY three-years
old by Rockefeller, went to Char les
Hatch for s145.
A noble large mare "Elsie" foaled in
1889 and very stylish and handsome
animal, was sold to 6. D. Merrill of Cam
bridge for $40.
Then came another beautiful matched
pair, "Jack' and Emblem" as stylish
and fine appearing pair as is often SEEM
Mr.. George S. Hunt bought Jack for
S247. 50, and George +. West took Emblem
at 1920.
"Dandy 3, "a beauty of a stallion with
a record of 227, who i S believed to con-
tain great speed, also went.to AL Haines
of Skowhegan for S275.
''Daisy's Pride, "a pretty little yearling
went to Stephen Gowan of Biddeford for
$50
"Daisy Knox" handsome five-year-
old mare with record ..ofs2. 40, came trot-
ting out with remarkable three months
colt by her side The foal is a splendid
little roam with gait like an old cam
paigner. He has never been known to
run, but trots with long stride His
gait resem bles his distinguished father,
''Early Bird. - The mare and foal went
to Allen and Hayden, Boston for 500.
Some twenty other lesser lights were
sold TAT prices ranging from $50 to Sl75
The sale lasted four hours and was prob
ably the most remarkable one of Maine
bred horses ever held. Some OF the buy
ers have secured phenomenal bargains.
The Leatheritc Company.
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