The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-22
BONNER BUYS DON L.
THE NOTED TRoTTER SELLS FOR
Sf,O50 UNDER THE HAMMER.

a Large Crowd OF Horse-.n Attend the
Garden ssis-Htghest Price OF the: Day
Paid for sh- PAGER Nelly McCrery-The
Cbestn-t Stallion Norris u B.re.i..
W. Is. Fasig's combination sale Of trottinG
stock was continued yesterday at Madison
Rquare Garden with a much better lot Of offer.
ings than those that passed under the hammer
on The preceding day. The crowd In attendance
was one Of the largest ever seen Mt n horse sale
in the Garden, hundreds OF well-kuown breed
ers. turfmen, and road riders from New York
and other trottIne.horse centres crowding the
tanbark arena. and the boxes and chairs on the
south side OF the Garden both afternoon and
evening. Robert Bonner was an Interested
spectator throughout the day. and when the
fast Western trotter. Don l.. 2:l2k. came into
the ring the owner Of Maud 8. and Sunol took
. hand In the bidding. A number OF Eastern
turfmen and road riders wanted the handsome.
level. headed grandson OF Lumps. but Mr.. Bon
ner outlasted them all and the hammer fell to
his bid Of 81 1850.
The new addition to the well.known Now York
horseman's stable Is q seysn-year.old brown
gelding that gained his record at tho last
Detroit Grand Circuit meeting and was credited
with having trotted q mile In o:00A In his
work. Don l.. was the contcndinsh horse In the
$4,000 Merchants and Manufacturers Stakes
NJ Detroit III 1880, anu until tno luukon nup-
stituted Ed Gcers for J. Il. Chandler bshlnd the
invincible green horse The Corporal. ths Wilkes
horse looked like . winner. "Dink' Hills, the
man who drove him to his record. says that
Don l.. has trotted q quarter in 0:.9 and . half
in 1:0l.
A. II. Gilmore. n Canadian horseman. paid the
best price OF the day. 81. 800, for tho speedy.
handsome pacing mare Nelly McCrory. 2:l1A.
She Is said TO have shown q mile In 2:o7N. and
10 accounted q good one in her class for the
campaign OF 1907. Blue Bird. q green PAGER In
the same consignment. that 10 said to have
shown n mile In GAIA. was knocked down for
81. 225 to l.. $. Grant Of Providence. Ono OF the
big bargains OF the days sale was the chestnut
stallion Norris. 2:o2h. BY Mr.. Bonner's we'll
known trotting sire Ansel, out Of Norma. thcdam
S of he S SS.:s ty Sp.' ov MisS y nsi Is : : sssl,i01 .S os ,ns
action, and apparently knows no other gait
than the trot. although he Is about half thor
ting stations not Of the very highest class was
plainly shown when Norris ives struck on TO
sum OF $3.50. Edward Appel. the RocSs.ter
breeder. who consigned Norris 70 the sale, paid
several thousand dollars TO Gov. Stanford for
the stallion . few years ago.
Marie WELLINGTON. . promising green hiiy In
Appcis lot that vas got BY General yelling
2:0sA, was purchased By John MeGuir. for
$1,000. She has credit for . trial OF a:17A and
|, So, s,,si b p 70 ! th i. 600 s.sn cls:s; The Ss,, ,SaE tried ssi
isafSa d sSED sseo paid aa' siy's1S for the pick 81
by Ss%briao King. One Of THE iifst sni@si: that
psssed under the hammer yesterday was the
o oS. . q; p %sSs c seiis 81 s;a sss. Sy i sssSsw wil *:
snd several other fast ones Carrie /. now II
i hs. ', .ines isa year p sas 'n 6a nss not c p5SaSseG II.
Kerner, James w. DAILY. and other prominent
sffsia TIA, m me m .eniisn not the PROVE sray fai IsTG' .S wsTc
dssshter Of George Wilkes:
arts trottink stock. allied out . part of the
evening session. The animals were for the
Sred. and prioes we're Accordingly low. Follow.
ing is . partial summary OF the sale:
CONSIGNMENT OF W. W. BoSsoN. DUBUQUE, IA.
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Marinet baltimore .x:";..w..".. 80. 900
Velvet BY Volunteer: Iw. h.sser.on, Tsffs
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OF On. J. II. ARMICH AEI.
sPRINGfIELD, MASS.
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