New-York tribune., 1898-11-29
DIRECTUM AT THE GARDEN.
THE CHAMPION TROTTING STALLION
BROUGHT HERE FROM CALIFORNIA.
LENNA n. THE FASTEST PACING MARE IN THE
WORLD SOLD TO JOHN II. SHUTS FOR
s3ooo-sAYs HE'LL MATE HER
WITH STAR POINTER
WITH STAR POINTER.

WITH STAR POlNlEh
While the horse sale was In progress In Madison
Square Garden yesterday Sam Gamble, OF san
Francisco arrived at the Garden with the cham
pion trotting stallion Directum. 2O5t. recently pur-
chased by W. Z. Spicr, the paper manufacturer OF
Glcns Falls for $4,000 Gamble brought the black
horse across the continent from Dublin Cal.' 10
deliver him to his owner here.
As soon as II became known that Drectum was
in the Garden horsemen hocked to the stall where
he Is quartcred below stairs TO get a look at the
wonderful animal. Those who saw him on the
occasion of his last visit TO New-York' IN lo'''
would scarcely recognize Dlrectum in the bury'
broad, muscular stallion that came across the
mountains with Gamble He has filled out and de-
veloped remarkably since he matured and weighs
now not far from $50 pounds. according 10 'he
veteran horseman who has him In charge "arno'e
left San Francisco with Drectum a week ago yes
terday coming through by express. with only one
short stop at Ogden In the three-thousahu-mi'e
run from San Francisco to Ne"-York.
"Drectum Is the best traveller ever saw s"'"
Gamble 10 a group OF horsemen who were adm'rns
the s2c 900 stallion In his box. HE never iaiu
down during the journey OF eight days lie ""'
ready for his feed three times day, and reaay ~
make a fuss too, II he didn't get 1t on uhe' ."'
fornians were sorry to see him leave the Coas''
and II they had II to do over again halr a oo%e''
men out there would have paid more than MT oper
paid for him. Just to keep him In the state lou
gee YOU Easte"n breeders have bought up apou' AZ
,he best stock horses we had. You've got Stam-
boul Director Direct. Guy Wilkes Sable Nih'9
and ORC Wilkes. and now you are getuhs ''''
greatest horse OF them all .
I,onua ~ the fastest pacing mare In the woriu'
was one OF the few hign-class harness horses
offered Yesterday. the sixth day OF W. b' r"a's
big sale at the Garden. She gained record oi
9O,i. in n race against Searchlight at the 'leVe-
land Grand Circuit meeting last July. and won
number of sensational races on Western tracks
ns,afp Of
ing bay mare l52 hands high. by SiGney, t-.'IH
orf of Helen Pontou. 10y General Benton JONI -.
shulfs wa. the highest bidder for her. the o"TII
of Parkyille Farm paying S.VJ Tor the indIe, -
said he would withdraw her from the turi anu "
her FOR breeding purposes. ,, c,or Painter.
eoid the New-York breeder. He IS the faslcst
pacing stallion and she is the fast,st AMI ha rd
THAT would be a combination OF biood pretty "
The principal consgnments disposed OF yesteTday r
were those OF DR.. J. 9. Mccoy, oil rI'or.r of
9crinrton' Kv and Henry Schmubach Of Wheel,
ing " Va The crowd in attendance was hS' ,pp pi
TO the standard OF last week; ana manE ,E oTored
animals catalogued - be sold were no, oIit,e oIitIeoi
Prices ruled low Lenna y. being the only !, ,la'" mn
in the DAYS sale that brought as much as FV'''
These horses realized 500 and over;
Property of Dir. f f. Brooks. Paterson \. D.:
Monopoe posi- K. 1880. by I<icester-hopn' 5000
by Abraham: J. II. Fersier New orN' -. ~,
Property of A. " Hamilton Wheeling. w Va
r. r' o.,ol, pacioe b. e. iss9. oy Browns ~
fiambleonan. Ben Kenney. Lexington ~ - ,
Propertv OF Andrew Mcdowell agent f'e"S'"-
tton. cal: ,,
L4nna ~ 2:O5l.. pacing, b. m ls9- py suits
Helen Benton by General Benton; Johh H. '" a. 600
~, ycrk ........................ .''..'' 's"V0"
pronertv Of Dr. J. c. Mccoy. Kirkwood' Dell
=, u,. o.ici. n & 1871. by Red Cedar-lAdy 1000
Mac 6y Grattsn: Or. II. D. GIL ew-forN''''''' $00'