New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-22
KENTUCKY UNION SOLD.
RICHARD CROKER BUYS THE FAMOUS
TROTTER FOR $4,000.
IT wAs THE HIGHEST PRICE PAID YESTERDAY
AT THE SALE IN THE MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN.

SQUARE tARDf@N'
The Fs.,e Upton sale of trotting bred horses
was continued yesterday at Madison Square Gar
den with another large crowd in attendance. Rich
ard Croker paid the top price $500 for the trotter
Kentucky Union 2:07i4. 1t is said that he bought
her to drive in the Speedway. The Tammany chief
tain was represented in the bidding by the well
known reinsman Jack" Curry, who campaigned
Kentucky Union two years ago. and 1t was largely
on Curry's advice that Mr.. Croker made the pur-
chase.
The great mare IS now ten years old. She mas
been campaigned ever since she was o three-year-
old yet her legs as clean and round as they
were when Sam Fuller brought her up from Mis-
souri, in 1892 and astonished the troting fraternity
by beating Directum with her in a great race at
INDEPENDENCE Iowa The two crack youngsters
met again in October OF that year at Nashville.
Tenn and trotted the greatest three-year-old race
on record The admirers Of each one belleVed MS
favorite 10 be invincible. "Tucky" made the black
colt go to the half In Oh and come home In 2Il.
TO beat her but he did It. and in straight heats
The FLY had been raced until she was a mere
shadow however and there still many horse
men who believe that with careful handling
she could have beaten the greatest three-year-old
ever foaled.
Her hard campaign in 1892 seemed TO sour her
high strung temperament for time. and she only
lowered her -year-old record OF 2ISz TO 2llss
when she came out again in 1895. in the following
year. however she proved 10 be one OF the best
trotters OF great year. winning race AFTER race
against the fastest horses in training and trottng
three heats at indianapolis In 2:O''+' 2O'Ht Z'r'
In 1898 she gained a record Of 2Iol. to wagon max
ing the second fastest performance on record. she
troted in POS in her first race last season. out was
not prominent in the campaign
Ar tho time Kentucky Union made her record she
wore a boot wherever there was a place TO put one,
and was rugged with a rope around her neck 10 aiu
IA controlling her in scoring on the track she was
known as a mare Of bad disposition. and rev morse
men would have picked her out TO drive on the
road But she is said to have reformed her ways
and TO be one OF the best tempered trotters III the
world All her rigging and boots nave oeeh 'hIo"'
away and she trots without any artificial apph-
ances whatever Jack" Curry thinks she will be
the queen OF the Speedway.
Mr. Croker's trotter was bred by dehefdl w
#. Withers, OF Lexington. KY, md was got by
Aberdeen a son Of Hambetonian. formerly owned
nv CAPTAIN Isaiah Rhyndens OF New-York Her
dam. Kentucky Central. was quite trotter IN her
day. She made a record Of 2:S1 many years ago
Another notable transaction yesterday was the
purchase Of the old pacing mare Gold Leaf 2Iii4.
by John H. Shuts. About ten years ago, when her
fostest on record Mr. Shuts paid $500 for Gold
Leaf A few years ago he consigned her to the
M sale ring and for sme Something like $500 Yesterday
Mr. Shuts bought her back for 500. She is now IN
he The rsi well known White Plains PAGER Dan n.
29 was no TIE b9y sSp was purchased by
Alta Mcdonald the Albany trainer. who was acthg
for Charles Barnum OF Lime hochi oUIrn Ior stallion
THE sons and daughters OF the champion sta ,n
Ailerton 209ls in the CONSIGNMENT OF g; W. Will
Jams OF Galesburg, H., Will be sofa to-day
The following were the best saies'
IT., eAh o.,ox nacing gr g. 1892 by Thor
Tpsy. by Alcaide' G. '" Norton. Cn'o''Ds'o' SITS
t"rs Woodnut 2:l6 b. m. 1891. by Woodnut- -o-
Fiorisa by Erin. $. Rnzicker vienna; Ausy Ws,
1va,,bsn 2il or e. 1893. by Prince karl-Nat-
Iight-Mad By Waxlight. jr. Jerry Gaun' Alien To
town Penn. u.dt,r,
william G X 2isl4 gr. =. 1894. by Pilot Medlnn
CORA Russell, by Lord RUSSELL j. Cuhhihsha'' 600
txsrtnctv linton 2:O7L ch. m. 1883 by Aberdeen
Kentqcky Central by Ba'soa' hcn"ra $500
Cold Leaf 2iih pacing Oh. M iSsS ey sd py
Fernlesf. by FaHtaii' 1ohh a. .''.4.... 200
o.. PeY nj = 1897 by Wilkes-Hunuess' by .,o
o sr,,on. ;, NcCracken oil city. olo
Dan NJ. 26ela pacing b g. 1873 Py wcno5sd
Maggie Mcdowell by sidney a. i...''..'."..' 100
Albany .............. '.c,o., Niut,re,.
coney. 2:o7x pacing b g 1895; by Mekin WS,,.
Grace Kaiser by Kaiser Da''s' iisO