The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20
GENTRY SOLD FOR $iS,9Q0.
The Great Horse Sold to Lewis G.
TeXksbury, Of New York.
NOW A STABLE NATE OF ROBERT ].
The Band Played Hail to the Chiet"
when He Appeared--The Auction Was
Lively and Sensstionaf-LewisW We
wormser Was the Next bidder.

NEW YORK, Nov. le.-Before tho
largest crowd ever seen al a horse sale
in thi, country and after most SEN
sational auction, John X. Gentry, the
champion harness horse Of the world.
passed into the hands OF Lewis @. Tewks-
bury. Of this city. for $4,000. az Madison
Square Garden tonight
Il was $50 o'clock when the band.
which was stationed over the main en-
trance OF the Garden. struck up HAL
10 the Chief" and Gentry was with dii-
hculty brought through the crowd 10
the front OF the auctiOneers stand. The
whole section Of the western side OF the
Garden, boxes. and reserved seats, were
as fun as they could be. while inside
the ring and on the miniature track. the
throng of people were pushing and fau-
Ing over each other IN their efforts TO
get glimpse Of the pacing king. Thirty
five hundred was a low estimate OF the
number present.
THE SALE.
When the horse was fairly IN front
Of Auctionccr Balm. OF Lexington. Ky.
William Simpson was the purchaser at
$500, the band ceased playing II was
not however. until the assistance Of
the police was called that space was
made barely sufficient 10 allow the horse
10 move around \ cheer went up from
the crowd. and I'm "A few woll-chosen
words. the auctOnccr called for bids for
tho champion harness horse of the world.
who had paced the fastest three heats
ever accomplishod-2o 81. 2oe H. and
205 ~. had lowered the harness record
10 20l IL. and TO crown his glory and in
dclibly stamp himself lord and king OF
tho turf. had covered a mile against
time I'm 300 La second faster than any
other horse ever accomplished the dis
tance I'm harness.
Bids came in with such rapldity that the
auctionecr could scarcely keep track OF
them. -Four. six, cight. ten, and eleven
thousand dollars offered from different
parts of the house with scarcely breath
ing time between. But the real battle of
bids WAS TO come when the struggle mar.
rowod down 10 two-louis W Wormser
AMI Lewis g. Tewksbury. both New
Workers. Mr.. Wormsor came into the
battle at Sl2G1o. his bid being delivered
i'm "A loud clear voice. and the crowd Sp-
plludcd. Promptly Mr.. Tewksbury went
$500 better. Thus the battle waged be-
tween the two with scarcely a moments
hesitation up 10 $1,000. which was Tewks-
hury's bid. Then there VAS "A pause fol-
lowed by n round of handclappinS from
the audience. who We're ny this time work.
od up into q state of excited admiration.
The APPLAUSE greeted Wornscrs jump 20
SiS.O00. Scarcely had * died away when
the other came back at him with his Ia
vorite rise OF $500. There WAS another
short pause and Wormser shouted Sl9.SD
being a raise OF thousand dollars. No
reply followed for a moment, and the
tension could be felt.
KNOCKED DOWN.
what u bid?" asked Mr.. Tcwksbury.
$3.50" was the reply.
Then I raise il 500" the auctioneer
turned to- Mr.. Wormser expectantly.
There was no reply and on the Three
the auctioneer's gavel fell. The gallant
son OF Ashland Wilkes and Dame Wood
who stood. like the thoroughbred. he is.
the pressure of the crowd and the strains
OF the band. became the property of the
owner of Robert j.. the only horse that
had shown himself n dangerous rival TO
the king. who will In future be his COM
rade.
with Gentry. Robert J. 6e.oi i-2). and
Mascot. 2.00. Mr. Tewksbury has
stable Of phenomenal greatness.