The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-18
A FORTUNE FOR MEDDLER.
SYDNEY FACET BUYs THE NOTED
RlCING SIRE ron $4,000

Lively Bidding Tor the Imported Horse
Once Owned by the Late Squire Abingdon
Mares Bred TO Him Bring Good Prices
ut Morris Park-No Offer for 81. Ghtisn.
According to the racing calendar yesterday
was a blank at Morris Park. but 90 a matter Of
fact 1t had as much significance from a horse
mans standpoint Us o stake date. The recess
was availed OF for the dispersal sale Of the
Neponset Stud. brought together By the late
William II. Forbes Of Readville. Mass. The
star OF the twenty-thtee head offered was
Meddler, the imported son Of st. Gatien-
Busybody. that was brought here from Eng
land In 1893 under somewhat romantic cir
cumstances. The colt had won his only three
races as a two-year-old and was installed win
ter favorite for the English Derby. He had to
his credit the British Dominion Stakes at San
down Park. the Chesterfield Stakes at New
market and the classic Dewhurst Plate, also ct
Newmarket, which is generally regarded among
foreign horsemen as the mostimportant public
trial for the blue ribbon OF the following year.
Before the Derby came around the owner OF
Meddler. Squire Abingdon, came to this country
as the hacker Of Charley Mitchell for his fight
with Corbett. and died horo. This calamity
nulliled the colts nomination for the big Eng
fish classic event. and IN the clearing up Of the
sporting squire's estate Meddler was sold at
auction to his late owner for about $4,000.
He was brought here in the fall OF 1893
and placed In the stud at the Readvllle farm,
with the result that. despite the colts
youth and adverse climatic conditions, he
produced winners that are now holding
their owu on the American tart. The lot in
cludes the well-known performers Previous.
Nosey. Central Trust. Gen. Maceo. Squire
Abingdon, Boy Orator. Zeila. Meddlesome.
Lady Meddlesome, Mischief Maker. Gladly. and
others in the two and three year old division.
| Thana o. Nha --,oza have q - far MO ont
When Meddier was offered for sale yesterday
all Snxi taS PsF e sscare RSG Im. afthO saGT9 he sS Mas
Knocked down at s49,66o. little more than
bbRdlf wnst s b SSSt ' .h 4 : saEfS0- ISeEiSnaor 9 Es.e e5st
and Sydney Paget promptly raised II, $1,000.
J. y + h RSwSiFs' w waS, j s11 & sale Sctt Sas a SStin sSht iSP
i F$Sss % S3Es2sS ss5;o sRS b, HTlSS$ ~ :, } B ss5 ! SSD asRP SSE
esSsss' A ssE sso asRs v 2ni 3 a3 %b,! s'iSt :RrS sRS
9 smail. price when contrasted with the $780,
600 paid for Qrmonde by the California mill
few. returns Tor the p5fineely investment, while
2 gold mine and a worthy head Of what, prom;
racing conbination in this country. ,~a
A grand lot Of mares; bred to Meddler. also
Stock. One Of these, sunnyside, the dam Of
bought By S sydney hs,y PaSet, Her price was 5000.
and the price Of some Of the other matrons also
e e&h i9' at i0 the ns sale, and dn nesr Ta' every aa5te stroae
stable interested. in breeding, and racing was
nsFe an sdce1 Hst 20 S SPs G fSr st. be a induced lie to
noted, sire OF MeddieE, for the very good reason
that the horse is in England and might prove
they tRsg aP ppptsraits held efdfts aiiooSi when IN ,AqctionSsr
SSSS3 1859 iSsfS.H5d 4sa 1865 e,OOY mlSs away
with which few Of the present racegoers are
fsmiliar The STUD books show hat he Is by
the latter horse e. stood, it is asserted that The
Rover was responsible for 81. Gatien. When
81 q tbe ENGLISH TRR his D ssqs"tiS %ish f HSfves heat
ii Shine Of TLIs;to%sII. SoqRty X KSof,5Sy;;
ssReerrIaffPss o Ufs 6 seized eHed't Tn Rover. whose apo
groximate value had been much increased BY
at the time. and. although the officers were sup
they found The Rover lying dead in his stall
one morning with his throat cut
st. Gatien had a phenomenal racing. career.
during which he suffered defeat only three
s affer II io tWo seSsons;l M ssason. w bst nf bis ra plol
genitors were. His dam, Busyhody. won a for
sSes ts hg ,Rs Middle tsf P PsrE Pfnt Ss .o saSh hh GStsGIs
t 3&tReSs rnd t for $4,000 400 M ed Efe goi sra M
cess both on the track and at the stud. Follow
ing Isl summary of the'best prices OF yester-
days sale:
PROPERTY OF THE EPoNsET STUD.
Imp; Meddler, b; h: E. by St. Gatien-BuSy- s1o ooo
1m 2oa AnS aotI Lyle. 5. m, :, BY Barcaidinc-
imp. Little Lady II; W. L. Powers. -, -. 1900
CLIO RiSV q. R, il. By imp. Rayon dor-Qgits; W.
Fair Star, Sr. M. I. by Trcmont-Fiir Lady;
Fl%S;oIetta, b. m: il, j.; imp. Rayon dor
imp T clever; n; Murphy. ~ st,v,;ns.. $50
Wild duchess; WI Powers; ...x;..m%. 1900
Imp; Little Lady; b: M g. by Peter-The ooo
M @astE Bow n; o6 i. no. PoT IS. By imp: Rayon dor 1000
Na aioni So 81. N me- e. T. H''E Sg Observation-Disclosures; ooO
O; Nh As s.; M =. i i II iP SSii; #Hs iii 6'sd.inR: $50
Imp. onomR, b, ms. by Hampton-NamO- ,no
1n ass'i o Fla AR 3 %: 10. by Ben d'ot-Dour. 900
pe aqSsi b. +. m n? !. By imp: disnelG.petloia; "O
Imp; spTiRstIds, :. M /; BY dalliird-iHp: XIV
saanyside. q. MI by imp. MOrtcmcr:
Total Ii for tw sgagsi rsE head. SOS. 795; average Per
head, $2.77o.
PROPERTY OF W. 1. POWERS.
Stately. !. m. y, by imp. King Ernest ..,0
Margeiy, /. m. 0, B." imp. INSTRUMENTATION
h TSia i for y: tsPas head. 81 .45oi; average pef6ead. st HsS
PROPERTY OF THE sINGERLY STUD.
Eliza Belle. b. m. 8, by Iroquois-GlenviewiF
Total for thifty:tirec head. $3.50; average per
head, 500.
OTHER SALES.
Imp. Judy, b. m. 0. by Observation-Disclosures
Imp. TSrtiet. by BendiGo-Iiiiiiiio Baker; r.. il.
Kusssn, oh. m, o. by imp, st. ~Blaise-caritA;
sydney 1000
| 50, o o FOR THREE PARK HORSES.
High Prices for TrOttinR-B Bred High Stop
pers at the Horse Exchange.
The best sale of park horses that has been
seen hero since 1904 took place Yesterday at