The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-23
Mr.. BONNERBUYSPRAYTELL
M OF MAUb n AND SUNoL GETS
ANOTHER GREET IRoTTER.

',,,mue- for 81, 100 Jolly bird does TO
tx,TarL commissioner McUilinn-Jamrs
lntlcr rays $1,000 for Young Kintawah.
rhs sole OF the crack trotter preytell, 2.0eH,
-. one NJ the features which attracted another
80 crowd OF horsemen to Madison SQUARE
r.-den Yesterday. Three or Tour thousand
..,,ons we're In the big arena ats o'clock when
"a t9I went up on the board above the auc-
.ioneer's box and n stately, big chestnut geld
,nv ,ppeared on the miniature track. hookedto
/. %rrsumatic road cart. Interest among road
,,dsrs was at a high pitch, for Praytellis looked
.ron by those who know him best as being
sbo,,t the fastest trotter to wagon in the coun-
,yv Robert Bonner, the distinguished horse
n,n who has paid fabulous sums for turf
.h,mpions for pleasure driving during the last
torty years. occupied a box nearly opposite the
suction stand. and those who saw hin suspect
Al that he was there to buy the big chestnut
,rotter from Cleveland. But the owner OF Maud
9, : yOs., and Sunol. 2;0Sk. gave no sign when
bids were asked Tor.
"a Cernea, who buys horses for Col. Law
r.rcs KID. started the ball a-rolling with an
mar Of s 1000. which was quickly raised to
5000. and then to $1,000. the contending
hNders being X. w. Goodrich OF Poultney. VT,
nd ?. p. Roberge. The Vermonter held out
candy until his bid was $4,000. but when
nob,ree responded with So. 100 he cried quits
and shook his head. As soon rs the hammer
t1 Roberge announced that no was acting for
pobert Bonner. Everybody was surprised, for
the venerable horseman had sat through tho
bidding without changing a muscle or taking
,ny more interest In the sale than in any other
OF the day. Somebody proposed three cheers
for Pruytell's new owner. INT they were given
with a will, the whole driving fraternity being
,rsotly pleased to see Mr.. Bonner buy the
horse that all the experts say Is going to rule
tho road here.
praytell is a iiver-colored chestnut gelding,
With a white strip in his face and o small snip
on the nose. His height vas not stated in the
sale catalogue. but he is q horse Of enormous
stature. and cannot be much less than 1872
hands high. He has all the substance that the
horseman wishes to see In n flyer. and he is
built on pleasing lines, although not exactly q
show horse. He is six years old. The sale cat
aIoEue and the Year Book. too. state that he
was bred bv ". I. Ijams. President of the
American 1'rotting Association. but this
Is q mistake. Fred A. Forshea Of Nebraska
bred the horse. Ijams owned him when
young. however. and drove him in his family
carriage at Terre Haute two or three years
ago. The shapely big fellow Is as gentle as a
kltleH duu 40 icSS az u iiOH. hO IL OHS VI
those rare ~trotters that possess extreme speed
along with all the qualities that go to make a
perfect road horse. and 1t was this combination
which made him sell for SIS, 100. He has been
driven about town since his arrival here last
'' Praytel i'f Is By y Axteii. 3:i E5s' the horse that
was was then he sold for Sio5,o6o 'Pfrreeyteiii'isS dam has
NatEoodS 2:lsI. grandsm bS B%ueephalps.
gaining a, record Of 2.:I7I. He lowered his
mark TO Pap in his four-year-old form, and
i r. h cut t i dSTn it to a 2i9sa i. in w q rsss t lSft y year.
ter @Gi IN 6:S $lS 'a a 2 HS' gait. won aau '"0 last au"f.
yesterday by tho men. who make the sport on
" bay ssldingS J Harry p; PA 4 y Green;
2:17h to wagon, It is said. Ex-Park COMMITS
Bird. BY Jay Bird: for sa,7o3; AssasSempbIy.
T Tnn f foFter. = 22:2 hRrrb by ' Gom Raisd s'P Porter tSr
2:l3. buying her. it was said, for II. o;
bb syia g.. 55;:osSa. bought %i eG 9hs Stout. oT fass tro q
ter New Castle. 2:l1A. that finished second
to m. EIIo Tssn T. 2;1 GSn sot 4, %t g Hsrs,b HHi1ips 8, 9Psa:
who owns Phpbe Wilkes. 2:Qss; Garnet. 2:l3.
and other fast road horses. bought the prize
T ,sHie, and r BeSIsh team F.. 2 Eve By b; Sra s%trsiih HS Gls.
wards o. Cleveland, The Troy road rider paid
The champion three-year-old PAGER Klata-
Ne .s SEA IsS c Wa at f a:s 5t o!e % ths Sb ese9 4.6So s pss.
sons filed the south side of the Garden. Andy
M Mellow The man who diroye AK to ths
,Ie s6upelly bay colt at $4,000 i was
I F:sa : T sI$ 5hs 9, 81 t;29 s SS'f E + ny f4IG a,n DS SFls s,u +
secure the great Californian. Mcdowell, how.
syeE came back until Capt. Tuthill said
SSSH' seat a ' GSqde9 t %sn gallery dFIay raised 9P IN the e
Of DireCtum Kelly. 2:0SA. and Direct. BOSS.
and everybody knew he would get the colt
ES n he started ~ to bid on him Capt. Tut
The former stopped; A great many horsemen
look upon Klatawah as being a prospective
t t'S PAGER: The following horses were
PROPERTY OF J. S. DIcKLE, CLEVELAND.
Praytell, 2:o0&, oh. G.. 1892. by A1t,l-Jean
L"ok. by Look; Robert Bonner, New York. 300
PROPERTY OF P. %DoNAGHUE. HARTFORD.
Asrst9n G., 2:la4. IS. 1891. by Piedmont
Maiden, by Electioneer; n. f. Caswell.
wilkes Derby. Sr. g.. 1896, by. Charles Derby
66HS Milses. by Guy Wilkes; Randolph
ss%; By SsR' Benton il. ". fAssaFt' Wa,
C1r'Allo. b. g. 1895, by Dexter P~rince-Carrio
- " Electloneer: j. q. Gatcomb, Sher-
orook, Conn. ..,,.... 976
PRoPERTYoFc W LAsELL. wHITINsvILLE. MASS.
'ly D., .; e., 1924, by Jay Bird-Parsnips. by
MAnorln0 Patohen; l.. f Brown, Red Bank. 1886
oonsolemert, b. T., 1898. by Constantine
fhti I. Thornhill. by Billy Thornhill; A. J.
Llooey, Gardiner, Me. ....,...... ........... 200
baron l., b. gr 1897, by Baron wilkes-Lyda
al s.no ~ seSrge steck; Richard Johnson. Cas-
Joe Dayis. b. g.. 1913. by Baron de Stein.
fmrt \ DAVIS, by Strathmore; J. II, Glass,
Major Ross ?I65I, b6r. e, 1870" by Antcros..
SS,,ncSe T.. by Blue Bull; John Mcclure,
urine, blk, g., 1898. by ~Rumor-Aiameds, by
vvalMseri II W. Goodrich. agent. Poultiey.
TNB;. ss;:iioiXI. , pacing, ar. e., iiisSsis.. by White u"
T2ud-faIlow Mare, pedigree unknuwn;
DSSvnn pnscolL, Parkville. Commencement 400
'anr -i2iA' oh. g., 1886. by Cunarl. Jr.
~ W llNo Oak r.. j. Beadlcy. Worcester,
'nsan Girl, b.,f.,, ls0B. by wilkes Boy-Bctiy
M nl AOdallah Mallbiino Abdallah; j.
~Aoagher. Rockford. IL. .....,...n.. 40
'~rt|rT OF T, X. J. II. TrTzpArRIcK. NORTH
CAMBRIDGE. MASS.
"sney llfne, ::l3i4, eli. M, 1891, by George
f Sr%hSns- Nelly s., by Blue Bull; i'll. Craw-
snIII.Vb scranton, Pa. $685.
GnniiG. 2:l"al. ~. M. 1892. by Jay Bird
New New yHl!Hnoit, by Alniont NJ, Sam Mcmillan.
'5uNsrJournal. 2!OsA. pacing, biz. ~, 1873,
s,i MP rSsstop. a.Iso
IS COMMERCIALLY, pedigree Unknown; j.