New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-20
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SALE OF CHARLES BACKMAN's TRoTTERs

FAMOUS HORSES THAT HAVE COME FROM THE
OBTAINED AT MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN YESTERDAY.
The sale OF Charles Backmans trotting stock AZ
Madison Square Garden yesterday furnshed an oo-
iect-esson which every breeder who has horses 10
sell in the New-York market should proht ny MT
Backman is the Oldest troing- horse breed": or any
prominence in the North and probably In the United
States Ills Stony Ford stud in Orange County was
founded when Rysdyks IIambletonian. the FOUNTAIN
head Of nearly all the great trottng tribes or the
present time. was comparatively obscure ana I'M
known country stud horse when the daughters OF
Seelys American Star. the last OF which Is now
dead were in the prime of life. and before Dexter
George Wilkes. the great trotters that gave the
Ryslyk horse his first prominence as sire had
reached their best estate. The foundation stock
with which Mr. Backman started TO breed trotters
away back in the early co.'s were mainly daughters
Of American Star and Sayres's Harry Clay. These
he bred IIambetonan. and from them
came such famous progeny as Electioneer ana Il
number OF colt trotters that were the champions Oh
the turf some twenty years ago. The next cross
was from Messenger Duroc Of the fastest nat
ural trotters among tie get Of iiambletonian ana
from the speedy majestic stallion Kentucky Prince
FOR whom Mr.. Backman paid $1,000 al Peter {. keI-
loggs frs; public sale OF trottng stock nearly TWEEN
~ years ago the daughters OF Kentucky
Primo" Mr.. i'dckiuan bred IN" SpHS Oi N'9N'"s''
Duroc and Green Mountain Maid. the dam OF Fec
toneer Elaine. ~: Prospero 30: Elisha. 2:0'.;
Dame Trot 30. Laur celo;. 2.2g Mansfield. 10
Storm. 90. .. Eua. IS. and Antonio. 2.2s@.
The produce of thirty years OF systematic. intel
ugent. careful breeding was put upon the market
yesterday a. Kellogg's eighteenth annual com0ina-
ton sale Of trottIng stock In Madison square
Garden Better blood has seldom been offered at
auction en- New-York but the animals that car
rled u wer" FOR the most part unbroken ana they
wore heavy. coarse winter coats which completely
HID their me points OF conformation from the DIG
crowd Of buyers In attendance. The result Was
the that mas been experienced dozen times by
other breeders N the lnst year. Colts and Niles
which critical Judges OF horsefesh said were the
making OF very fast horses. sold for extremely
low price, many OF them going for less than Slv
and even 40 low "a 50.
\ weknown horseman who has made study
OF the trotilng-horse market for many years. re-
marked In con men, on the sale o, the Stony Ford
consignment that theuse OF clipping machine and
month schooling and hitting would have Increased
the selling price OF Mr. Backman's horses at least
81 a head In the shape they were in. vigorous.
hardy but not az all attractive to the eye. the
buyers had ;Ae best OF the sale by long odds W.
T. Dickerman i. :. Hammond David Bonner and
other connoisseurs who are familiar with many
OF 'he anlunls IN Mr.. Backmans consignment all
said Yesterday that the horses brought less than
hair their real value. and predicted that lot OF
a. "a b
OF the lot
Gurshin. a ssvcn-year-old mare by Kentucky
Prince hroueh, the top price Of the day sale among
ihe stony Ford troiter-. She has shown a quarter
in 3ol. seconds rate * speed which. X maintained
throughout the mile. would beat the record ot AIN
2Gs. and ,hi4 o. an o.I-stylc sIlky. The mare Is
a wonder IN the rough. but j. * generally regarded
"a d,uttfu whether her remarkable flight Of speed
can Doe brought under control she ia verable
bundle ~ nerves ana Us Inclined To- break into run
when pressed - beg best turn OF speed w. X
JanyI,r - this cli,. who has breeding farm at
T.condcroei secured sunshine for 500. and II Is
said d. viii Use her Tor breeding purposes without
making An crrort 20 utilize her speed on the turf
The trott,rs belonging 20 u :. Hammond pro-
prletor of tho MURRAY lIl Hotel were an exception
ally good loi and they sold for excellent prices
considering the time and the condition OF the market
particularly promising three-yeHr-old hiiy. Elers-
ley Maid brought the highest price Of the lot going
for s2lop to j. +. Dawson. OF this city. Among The
other sales ~ Mr.. Hammond were.
Selma. 2so,, ir m r,,o b., General va,a,ne,an.-
some, l., Juy Gould ?.-l'i. W. Miller West ,-oo
Es'ha h. : uU& b, Anon. eo7i. selma. 23o's.
by General Washington; William KNAPP, ~" i0lN q"
cotb. 2aa. by ciai~- canre,. John : s,r.,ton.
rc nv ME- a. X $3.50 ry wooannt @iG's
rllc Fos. by Kri Wilec- JOAN II. shuts. Sew ,oo
s'a1ra. b. S. ~ hy s,.nF-r. soo@e' BY .-o
Lad, Schoneld. by ripp"o Ssih; T. bs''''n IN,
psso @1 e. 1870 by Rumoi. s:o- Ds.y. by
socrales' Il II smith M.ehanler,,ls ~ y. 40
Iy Jay Gould esli.: r II. Dss.e'n. crcsnan Y. so
Eta orr ,' H. h. % 1 ISs1 W ~ Yos $50
Among the sales Of he property OF NJ. J. Hen
drick. OF Avon. y. y. were:
Rose King. h. m. 1880. b, King rthnp go lien
drck Mare by Ledger H. y Mix. Ne"-ii"'"n' .o,o
'i m.lrS Eng Ma,c * lag rI T. 3 Ms New Haven
Brown e@idrS i,ir' Gy >ins lhnp. -" Davis -,
Mare by Harrison clay; !. =. Gibson. N"w-forh. 80
In the Rackman sale were;
beam. by R,si,k', iiambetou,nn; W. Il. J"n'ier.
Eqsiana /. l. l,': iy An,onio. s.sa. Niagara by o,,
rSy rSIi issa ~ 4lcnnara .3a Kate Clark Gj
~ slyk, HAui'.tonian John Monaghan New ~
Bay my l.'l. b, An'onia. 2esa. eue slt ~ Ken
tuck Nkrs - f ,.,, TX G ,U,r' :"
Prescott. !, WrInof". Goshen. y f........... LOO
Wilkes b, Aicnuiafa. 2:23 ". w. breckenridge.
Peekskl y 49,. l"
Wilkes by Alc,ftari s:2a. Ch,rl~. King New-
rn l"'E si,, i,.,i h., lnono e..>; Niagara. 6y
smugglcr :5'. lanes Beeln. New YORK. 80. $50
CIitissa ,h T. iN'. b, Mansfield. :. ~ Ma;N Whit
man. hy Kentucky Prince; ". Miller Nrstt"ld.
Ba,k coli. l,o. by Kentucky Prince Alma. 2?N',.
by E9sdyLs iiamhletonnn A. \ bonner New ..
Cnes,nui colt, 1873 by Nuiwood 2isa. Miranda. by
M-ss'nG"r puro Inm"s Butler N"N l9rh.. 49,. 10
Chestnut colt. 1891. hy KrnmckN PRIME Miranda bv m
Messenger buto, T.. T. bergen. N"Mars. T. -. :o'
Chestnut colt i,@i l., Mcan,al" lohh' F" az
Chestnut COLI 1891 ly Antonio. 80 -Iiol'Hc by ~
El'ctoneer lame Buuer New York -. 30
Tu"carora IN. b. g. 1870, by Ant.l.. -.
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