New-York tribune., 1898-11-22
STAR POINTER AT AUCTION.
WORLDS FASTEST PAC' II BOUGHT BY
EX-CONGRESSMAN WHITE.
KNOCKED Down FOR $1,000 sGco LESS THAN
THE PRICE At WHICH he VAS LAST
soI.D-A GREAT DAY IN MADk
son SQUARE GARDEN.

Star Pointer tho fastest harness horse in the
world. was sold at auction last night in Madison
Square Garden. at W. B. Fasig's yearly Horse Show
sale Of light harness horses TO ex-'ongressman
William J. White Of Cleveland. ohio. for sl5""
There were at least ten thousand persons In the
Garden when the hammer fell disposing or the
great PAGER. But all day the sale had been wen
attended. There this year on the catalogue
nearly one nd horses including besides star
Pointer. record Of 159i4. klatawah. the haEdso'n'
bay eeiding with a record of 2:O5la. shown last
Saturday at the Horse Show. with John X Gentry
Vassar with a record OF 2O9 and nearly one nun
dred horses that have made the mile In less IMAM
2l0
When the sale opened last night the boxes, arena
seats and the balcony on the south side OF the
/ Garden were crowded. the oval field was jarnmed
and the mon who jostled each other In the rack
near the auconeers stand left only httie Iahe
through which the horses were reckiessly speeded
Fully six thousand persons. including some women
and a few boys and girls. were in the Garden al an
early hour and more continually arrived.
The evening sale opened with the auctionng OH
OF a consignment from Eastview Farm. OF East
view y. Y. owned by James Butler. who owns the
great PAGER Direct. Eleven OF Directs get were
auctioned in last nights consignment The
bidding started slowly Miss Midget little black
PAGER resembling Direct brought only $2Sj. Direct
wood. another. brought $3.50 John Clochessy, Of
Arlington. y Y. bought two of Directs colts. a
yearling and a weanling. for $500 and 500 respcc-
\ weanling hy by Direct brought 500
Red Rose. from the James Butler collection, had
lust been sold and being led away, when Star
Pointer. with an cnamoled white and gold chain
bride upon him. was led I'm at the east door from
his stall. Murphy's black-and-white dog. be-
decked with big blue ribbon. walked proudly by
the side Of his old comrade. The band struck up,
and the crowd broke into a mighty cheer as the
superb animal proudly pranced along the arena
The space about the auctonoers stand was
so crowded that tho police had difficulty in forcing
a way for the horse to get to the auctionecr. Star
Pointed forgot his dignity just bit. however. ana
reared once or twice. sending the crowd scurrying
to safety.
George a. Balm the auctloncer after securing
quiet told OF the horses accomplishments ana toln
how he had twice before sold him. the last time on
March . 1897 for sl5.GO An unknown man in the
crowd started the bidding at 5000. Andy Weich
OF Hartford Conn. Immediately offered $1,000
Amosr Immediately man away up in the gallery
shouted in sonorOus tones. Twelve thousand dol-
lars" and the crowd checicd
Twelve thousand five hundred, shouted NJ:
Welch.
Thirteen thousand dollars" came back the other
almost dcfantly. and the crowd chccred as Wech
shouted in return. Thirteen thousand. five nun
drcd'
Fer few moments there was silence. Then the
unknown bidder shouted out: Fifteen thousand
dollars" ana there mighty cheer
~ this time It had become known that tho man
.n the gallery vas ex-Congressman William J.
White Of Cleveland. the man who has made a
fortune out Of chewing gum. Nanly did the auc-
tionccr plead for another bid aftcrward. Mr..
Fasg made a speech but without success. Mr..
Whites bid and the knowledge of his identity had
evidently frightened the other horsemen, and they
would not respond.
Mr. Balm asked that the bidders at least make
/ their Offer as much tho horse had brought be-
fore but the extra 5000 was not forthcoming
well. I'm going to sell the greatest horse In the
world" said Mr. Balm and I'm mighty glad It's It
good man who is 10 get him. and he dropped the
/ maet.
star Pointers groom surrendered his old charge
with tears i'm his eyes. lie walked away with his
cap pulled down his face. As the horse was
led away 10y his new groom the band played AUD
Lang Syne" and the crowd joined in giving three
cheers.
Last spring James A. Murphy OF Chicago. Star
Pointers owner. started I'm to break all records
with him including his own great record Of lj9is.
Joe Patchcn's wagon record cf 9:0ia Directs high
wheel record Of 2.05 and the two-me record OF
4?i.. At Columbus. Ohio Star Pointer equailcd
his record OF l:59i4 a muddy track. At Joliet.
H.. he made another effort. but the wind was un-
/ favorable and he one-quarter second off. At
Readville Mass. whore he made his frs; l:59'..
he started to beat the record again. but II rained
and he finished IN downpour; time l59ss. Bad
luck in track and weather conditions pursued the
horse and Murphy decided to quit racing horses
and in October last determined to let Star Pointer
go
At tho morning sale Marcus Daly's consignment
OF twcnty-thrco horses from Bitter Root Farm.
Hamilton. Mont sold. Among the hcrsc-oun-
ers present were y ". fubineer and George Spcer,
Of Now-H Haven: J. W. DAILY. Of Mount Kisco,
Charles Ponnock of Cleveland Ohio: A. j Wclch
OF Ncw-York. Henry Fleschmann. OF Vienna: John
Dickerson OF Goshen y. y; J. II. Cooke. Of Phil
adclphia Char.cs Tanner. of Cleveland. OHIO: A. f.
AItord Of SYRACUSE and ". J. Henderson, NJ Belle
neal. y. J. General Benjamin +. TRACY also
an interested watch'r
The horses sold at prices above 500 were:
l. /. D.. PAGER. ls'9. @o,' sold 10y r W Good
H,rl.,rinr us'tcr b. =. 2.ie,,.. Isoo ly frsl
o 19na rar@ T8 aam5n s Mou D''' 10 H. i' + r"r'c @
,plaa. na%nI'fr' rotti H. 5r z. 2e. iso5 by rrisal
,anlo. -od by Marcus ray 10 C.. 4 Thornp
r@ursis ,' ,roi'sr T. -.is ~. rr,i'sai
lme1r is0r'l eace M 10 ro,ta % r. T. f .,S i,, +, rrd
la queen WfSc. 10 MaI.em Fora, B..ton.. a.ro
Rcd Tape iroitor h. z. 2.lS lN'; by rrolIgal-
I,-ovn siIk. Macolm Ford roston. -. , 90
oG@'' oo ion".Sd so to ~ H,.sa . y sSs'' 900
EStrayagan to M,k 'nna Bro. New Yors "p
Las '' 'roer r, b. f. IA lsaa by nsi WFs. queen
Luu keen" b. T.. tr2lt"r. ~ lNsi hS MUr'i go.
rhi,. 'i' N, t@''tr b. T. 2:.s iS'c b, Miroi~rro-
wider@a.. %S"', b g paSer ' :is, 80 By iodIs,,
v IIuhinscr of Xcw Hagcn Sorn..'........... . $50
Conquest star trouer. b. s.. e.23. 1893 hJ Nelson
Bright star sold Is T. f. Carpenter RamSsys.
y T.. to senator John Mc''arthy ol Rrcoklyn... -"
';rait harrington b.. z. trotier. 2.S'i.. is"i. hN
Tr,issianecr Real. sold iy Monovitoo Stock Farm
,ir.at harrington. Mass. 10 y. W. Hubtnger, 49,.
New Haven, 'nnn. -I''
star Pointer PAGER fastest hors" IN the world.
t.lg, D. g.. 1SS? sire Brown Hal hv Tom Hal
Lizzie. dam Sweepstakes. by snow Heels XII.
eo,d \. Murphy. II Chicago. q" W. \
White II 'lrvelanl ONO l'N'
The total Of the sales yesterday &7.7f5 dis
tributod follows. Miscellaneous owners. ~.jlo
Arden Farm. Goshen. y y 81 2l,. r.. Il. BOVINE
Ncw-York. $40. William II. Fearing. Jobstown,
y. -. $lS,. Marcus Days Ritter Root Farm
s,,ql5. James Butler. New York. 1870. and James