The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-24
$4,000 FOR TOMMY BRITT0N
e. 4. LORD or CHTCA6O BUrs TINE
NOTED TROTTER Ar AUCTION.

Pncing Stallion Directly Knocked Down to
y. II. Shuts tor S3,OOO-President GwRth-
mey of Cation Exchange Pays IS, 100 for
Louise NIac-Bidding Brisk nj Garden.
The now boom in the market for trotters
reached high tide at Madison Square Garden
yesterday when the young stallion. Tommy
Britton 2.0S. was knocked down to the high
est bidder by tho Fasig- Upton Company.
| After n spirited competition with Lieut.. I,n-
dore Schlesinger Of Vienna. j. W. Day, John
| H. Shultz and Ed A. Upton. j.. A. Lord OF
| Chicago bought the handsome son OF Liberty
Bell for $4,000. the highest price paid for
trotter at auction since i. II. Hartman gave
SI1 900 for Siamboul. 2.07x. in 1892.
II was shortly after . o'clock when Brltton's
number went UP on tho blackboard and the
shapely brown horse came out on tile minia-
turo track. big crowd flled the Garden.
many prominent breeders and turfmen being
present. The Austrian hors"man started the
| bidding with an offer Of $1,000. which was
raised to $1,000 before tho nuctloneer could
call II out. John II. Shuts made two
or three bids. his last offer being
$4,000. and Upton kept on until $4,000 was
reached. j. ". Daley raised his offer $50.
whcrcupon T. A. Lord jumned the price to
S2O.OOO and got the great horse TIL" new
owner NJ Britton Ia millionaire lumber mer-
chant Of Chicago who formerly owned Maggie
Inss. 2:lIL. and other fast trotters. He is
| cd trainer. Gerrg" Wet who drove him In
| his liant campaign last season.
The S2O.oOO trn,tTr, il y real brown, stallion.
groom at j., c. ,McFsrran,'t Glepvisw farm
son OF ic Roy. 2.i6a, the fuli brother
Chine 2H on, OF the rTr Am s ~
| Tommy Triton nlsD Nv PhOpOASt.
nrh hi4 erandam was Dainty, by Con'ractor.
Ths coli was sol, tro as ySGI1 os to Me-
ton '" TrSns him U 10 rec o q" "p ~ lie
started ,hrc. times WIN one year OH; win,
| i've races, winning all. and cutting his mark
! down 70 2.lSS then the champion race mark
ilo wa. MOI trained as a, three.year;old,, AZ
! Your Years ho : art"i ak times. winning three
| ruce- and again reduced his marx 10 2:oot.
1.n.t season. in hlssiS.yenr-ol form. he started
ie.'"-t three hest. ever trottsi by !. stillion.
y rnc" hi. Scar Jsre Khs. who Consigned
him to the sal. Yesterday. bought him about
JsSn II 'shut. Sourht the S' noted fI;V r.c'pa
sls,m,,t"n ET.rec'y Joy, hy Direct: 2:o}s, ,or
s The Te. . NV s f Pssr. Fs1m WI eais
hol tho worl's record 2:UTt. for two-vear:
Sa 2S. S vi nsi: 6S Si uat
~ 49, N"Nl0 ~ s'''' uuN'i hiH'oWh
Co' 1sIncs T Racvea's noted ,ro,,lng marc
"-Graud CIr,uIt thi. wear. wa. bought Tor
SiIvyLy : y. GTnthmev. PsssIde9t Of the
'ircl from the turf md driven on tie speed
way. She IS one ol the hhn'somest fto'ters on
10 tur' ani should hea notable addition to
. the 'i-t oi metroro tan road horses
,,'o II, or Harry CIV McDcw.l. C..Ir2Ins:
trG9' ,hyr,,%Ass struck u for s5'S9o 10 10
baly Tn. Wy va: he chs%rlon Two:
yHI2a F 20 he o. trons r HRl TT. i ysar
she mal@ the fastest three year oil
2 HWs s?F Ii. G't Va. sG2'op sc5 PI MGG
for the speedy daughter ~ Baron wilkes
A""G Fr.cn ,rT,,sr owne by ,s@ es - ,o q
Il AHtcl. drove nm mil In 2ign z! Hart:
Dan Nshcncv. .ur"rini.rien, Of Frank J"ne.'s
farm at fwrt.mogth, \ II Trainer barney
bareNns ~ ~ t. day in i TIE Ec 1r A.
gray trc,t"rs. Qnics'ilNer, lnh. and Irony.
mil" 'rn,k. Their new owner bought them 70
drE" o. The Speedway. Following are the best
sni"z:
Attempt, ?.ir.. rscins. b, e.. l,aa. ty ps-h
Hu:ht -L.n" Press, By hsmo.s'on,.n 49,.
MAJ. .HtSo .:"oti. t w. iset by K.ih Mir..
h's.r by. BY AFi'to' ThoiaIs shield. Ne~
An 10, . " b, NJ, IsS:s i, Baron wiz.
BsIG RI MISE ,...... 100. ........ 40
~ -KrgpANe. BY lan'o.'t. ,. A. Lori
p.rSc ~ oa.., r,c,n; m ;. i.ia by -0'''
ptrrc.-MaD,i. by saaburk John II. shuts, .,
?S:S ~ =" Jay '; Tsa' "a i l.
Eass,rya. y Harold, IA !. iiT'on .s"nt, -,
s'i.Aadrs, ?,ta !, b.. 6, i |, ~ $, Bel
Ll4A Ice, ~ Gen. heoi - hIhnmAr Horace -
y
ca Ian: o. -, b, RI h'ri El.r'Trr
nar n, and 800, c75
Ger L. s. Aisam. k ins5 D SI1 JS iSa
Ir .t'H.,..,.'... -. - $50
(, rstat. Iia..,Ii T. MSCF. tcn, oil w. -
Crmllt HAM Gnncs Portsmouth y. H.. 5000
Gu.4. D. e., lsot hy broSn Hal-Dus by
JoGa 7. u e.. :" i,tH' by iisi patsar sally ally so
G"ha,G SIP. Jr.; n L. ch.I'ori.'n,erosa. 80,
g. i p9Ilsys snos iieoI', ] Il. M.ii.t s..
,.Ly 50 T., johu 7 p.ga,o, Hr,nklyn.;..i. 1850
Gco, ,,w..Gn=t,n. Thomas iOn!cL. Glen. ,o
S s;y>! f'ES yr &, n. !f i Sy Ss;
5r M,s s. iaf,a L. p h%' Sss S@rp
fS' g. Reua .F. GS1 RSci s.
C"ntg. J." l,.,,,......'...,, .;...;;...,.;.- <so
Passport -s'l 4 " III, lHt'I ny hhmUtlLip'
lIau-Nancy, Ny J'acss lndop,niyu e, ".
II, tr.'r. kinsstpu. ....... ......,... 400
Ret LAM, g. ,'s, l., ~, l-s-. by AlsW wilkes
--nAe, hy BLAZING star. j. CalAhan Phil
uc 'pIlh. ',....,'', ,.',,. ,,'','' bah
RIny Rrd ANA, L. H., 1924, 10y Fed NI.kos
NJ u l,trh-E, by Mlmurinu PAtcLUE, -
N'.NrkA, Vienna ........ 700
Dlr,,irsts .:I,i br. IN ls-H W Dir ctOr--
Aloha. b. A W. TIGhmond; Ed Tiptun,
AH'll AON
Hattie B.. Or. III. lriHi by u rrctur-Olis
vi los, nv FaNorto wilkes; FL, \. TIput. 40
Nira Wikcs. h. m, l-ri by Rod Wilkes
p.N". Nv Dlc' ,tur: hOrao" White Syracuse, zoe
Bright Light .ib-.I. pacing. br. NJ, 1854, by
Dark SiIht-Mad OF the Mist, by MAmbrno
4. trncu, John II. shuts Tort 'hrser-,.... I.lOC
! BrllrNuud A, 2!OTl9, hr NJ, l~.3 by Bow
! Bills -!ilgar by Nutwool john ii. snults,
Alberta SHIELD. h. M Is,3, by J. Il. hcdi, t. ''''
smith, MilkCabrrr.. IA ...t....... ,..,. !5I
General, oh. g., lsni, by Charleston; t. r.
Dawes PlilaIelpniI. ....,.,.....,..., 22i
BILLIARDS.
Kccney Defeats Townsend Somewhat Hand
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