New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-23
TWO GREAT HORSES SOLD.
PRAYTELL, TROTTER. AND KLATAWAh'
PAGER, BOTH BOUGHT BY
NEW-YORKERS.
THU FORMER. rs;rEcrED TO re THE KING OF
THE SEW SPEEDWAY PURCHASED ~
EoBERr BONNER FOR s5ioo-JAMEs TrT-
LER KLArAwAHs NEW OWNER
som At THE GARDEN AUCTION


SOLD At THE GARDEN AUCTION.
The sale Of the crack trotter Praytcll 2f9'7. was
one OF the features which attracted another large
crowd Of horscmen to Madison square Garden
yesterday Three or four thousand persons were
in tho big arena at o'clock when No. l2l went
up on tho board above tho ucioncer's box. and
stately big chestnut gcldng appeared on the mnta-
turc track. hooked to . pneumatic road cart. In
t"r,st among road riders at high pitch. for
Praytel Is looked upon by those who know him
best being about the fastest rOtter to wagon
in The whole country, and it was generally be-
hcvod that the who bought him would own
th' King OF the new Speedway Robert Bonner
who has paid large sums for turf champions for
pleasure driving In the last forty years occupied
box nearly opposite the auctioneer's stand and
:nosc who saw him suspected that he was there to
la, the big chestnu' trotter from Cleveland. But
the Of Maud :. 2O>s.. and Sunol. 2os', gave
no sign when the auctionccr asked for bids.
I'D Torca. who buys road horses for colonel
Lawrence Kip started the ball a-rolling with an
offer of - OK, which quickly raised 10 5000
and then 10 5000 the cont'ndirg bidders being H.
W Goodrich Of Poutnoy VI. who sat in box at
Nj Bonncr's left. and r. T. Robcrgc who was
down on tho floor at the back Of the auctioneors
stand. The Vcrmortor held out gamely until his
bid 5000 but when Roh,rgc responded with
s5cp he cried quits and shook his head
As : the hammer fen Roborge announced
that hc was acting for Robert Bonner. Everybody
through the bidding without moving muscle or
taking any moro interest i'm this saio than in any
Other % the LAY. apparently. Then body
proposed three hcoTs for Praytelfs new owner
/ and they given with will, the whole driv-
ing fraternity being greatly pleased to see Mr..
Bonner buy the horse that all the experts say IS
going TO rule the read
Praytcl is lver-colJred chestnut geldng, with
q white strip in his face and small snip on the
nose. His height not stated in the sal" caia-
losuc. but he is d horse great stature. and can
be much less than 49, hands high. lie has ali
the substance that the horseman wishes 10 see in
a hcr, and n is built on pleasing lines. although
n" Is not exactly show horse. lie is SIX years
| old The sale catalogue and THE Year Book. too
say that he was bred by w =. Ijams. president OF
tho American Trotting Association. but this Is
mistake Fred \. Forshea. of Nebraska. bred the
horse liams owned him when young. however
and drove him 10 his family carriage at I'rt'
IIaute two three years ago. The shapoly Dig
fellow Is rs gentle as doc and as fearless "s Il
lion He Is one of those rare trott"rs thai possess
extreme speed with All the qualities which 20 to
make perfect road horse, and ii was tins coInDi-
nation which made him sell for Si.lWO under inc
hammer. He has been driven about town since his
arrival here last week. paying no attention either
! 10 streetcars or elevated trains.
Prayte is 10y Axtell (2l2). the horse mat beat an
stallion records thrce-yedr-od. and was th'h
sold FOR $4,000 His dam has a record Of 80 'he
by Look. a son Of Nutwood G:lSi,). grand dam
by Buccphaus C:%i4). Praytel came out ~
threc-year-old. gaining record of 2lfi at th''
age. He lowered this mark to PIP in his four-y"ar-
/ old form and then i; down to 2:osis in race
last year He has trotted in 21oia to wagon ms
wear moving the last half in 1:o3is and the last
quarter in o3oi.-a 2O2 gait .,.., GOO.
Praytcn was the only her purchased yes.
terday by the men who make the sport on the new
Speedway William Rockefeller bought the pay
81 for the horse lie has troted in 2:l7i2 to
wagon it is said. Ex-Park commissioner samuel
Bra for 500 Asscmbiyman CARL 5 Burr, ir
paid $50 for Lucy Porter. 2:2iig' by CommqdoTe
IIavemeyer J. W Cornish. owner of David B..
5iia., Who finished second TO Eilorea in 2:iO. both
trotters pulling pneumatic wagons aptan , w g.
2.OSie. Garnet. 23. ana other fast road horses
bought the prize-wnning double team Lulu 4
2:l9 by Diatonc. and Beulah p 2;i1i. by SiIath-
bridge formerly owned by thc late Colonel William
Edwards. Of Cleveland. The Troy road rider paid
SLIGO for one Of the mares and $500 for tn other.
The champion three-yeaI-oid PAGER klatawah
2.o5is by Stelnway was the star of the evening
thousand persons filled the south side Of the Car
den andy McDoTe the man VINO ar Sroy s AK
bay colt at 5000. 1t was hard work fot Mr. BAN
Mdud ses 12Seu the great caornian Mcdowell
however came back until CAPTAIN Tuthli salo
5000 where there another hitch.
Just as the hammer was about to fill man
the bid to 800 lie was James Butler, the ownec
Of Direcum Kelly 2 e ana ana S col, When a he
started in to bid on him captain Tuthill hung on
until Butler said 500 bur there ne st3Ppeqb "A
being prospective 200 PAGER. 900
follows:
Property Of J. : Dcle Cleveland.
praytei 2o9i. ch g. 1892 by Axtel-Jeon Look =. ,oo
hy Look Robert Bonner New York 5000
Property ~ r. Donaghue Hartford
br rle,ionscr j. G. Ciacomb sherbook conn. 1915
Propcr,, q G.. ". Iasen. Whitnsvilo. Mass
Nir b ROB- u e Sa ' osn MSSu y N New $3.50
Property Of F. y. & H. Fit@pirick North Cambridge
Mass:
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I' iI'T nT SI ai, 70 m ise= Jay Esle -oo
ca A%3n, o ny A'"2. 6 san Gs S.
Wi.ke. Boy~I,sle King. b., The King Ed NILS % "a
sser mines 2o- racing % g l's c &s M%
RTnhnd 2is'.. sr m 1850. Dy yikins-Rasy
Wilkee Nv Mambrno wilkes L. p knight New g,
or o.iiaa 8, $50 bv sherman sister go
10 Danboe by Amonarch John iunphee syracuse ia
Property Of the estate OF colonel William Edwards
20 $50, 1s;s by % = A f%ss by
ncsa5 ,4 ISL sy V s',:'9s ,srls.
ton ~"
Property Of Charles Tanner agent, Cleveland
qs r, i K:n. b. sy T s ''S Sy 'F" sarr
jr.. Commac Long Island 1870
/ Acumen. go hr. e. lN3b hf f-''th i.'lI
/ Geneva hy nephew. and Varco br. g. 1891. hy
- Vincent Amelia by Encfanter. W H. shy o
Newcastle LIZA. o. lsss. 10y g rn"llan- 90
p o., Zoe bowers. !. ". Cornish. New York ...-. 81"
Her;y b. pa. o.. g 1871. by Greenbacks- Maud
r. iy Trophy; William Rockefeller Nc" York No
| Property q Dick and samp Wilson Iushviie Ind:
Split SIN a.o9t. pacing. ch m. lSa3 by Bour
bon Miil-s- Mantle I.uicoai. by Brllwood. I'd 49,.
Wari NILS Boston '""
Nl0 Maid. F. 1895. by Red Wilhes-QIeen Ann.
ly King clay. Jeremiah Murphy. New York loo
Property Of J. l.. Tarlion Lexington. Ky:
/ Annie Lee o.O7l. racing hr m 1892 q.
Jessie p. by Neapoli'an. II. y. Armstrong,
bridgeport. COM. ....................... 81 :35
King Fgbcrt. 3.Oya.. pacing. b. .. 1871 hy King
/ Prince-Weasel by EgheIt. Jonn Mcclure New
MCMILLAN. 9:i7i.. Do. & 1893 by Noryal- Maud T..
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