The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-15

Occidental Horse Exchange was crowd
ed last evening with turfmen. the occa-
sion being the annual sale of yearlings
from A. b. Spreckels' Napa stock farm.
Frank Covey of Palo Alto stock farm Of
ficiated in the box as auctioneer, ably sec
onded by Captain Merry (Hidalgo), and
succeeded in drawing out some very spir-
tied bidding from the crowd as the many
magnificent looking youngsters were led
into the ring.
Ii was the banner sale of the season in
one respect-the high prices obtained
Cambaceres brought 1920, the top price
Of the sale. When the coal black son of
imp. Idalium and imp. Candid was led
into the ring a murmur of admiration
passed through the crowd, and when bid
ding was in season Mat Storm opened with
5000. He was raised hundred by Jim
Smith, but responded with $1,000, and when
the colt was Knocked down at that figure
Mat was heartily applauded.
A little later in the evening Ed Purser
secured Cavanaugh. a ha1dsome-looking
fellow by imp. ldalium-Lady Cleveland.
for 500, after some lively bidding Bart
CaVanaugh of Sacramento, after whom
the colt was named wired that he would
present suit OF clothes TO the purchaser
horse clothes, no doubt. Then followed
BelZeebub, a handsome bay, half brother
TO Bamboulia, full of ginger and looking
the racehorse all over. He paved the afr
and seemed so permeated with speed and
playfulness that not until the $1,000 mark
had been reached did Walter Jennings be-
come his owner.
G. W. Scott, p. Sheridan. Dan McCarty.
Sam Merriweather, Charles Kapp, Barney
Schneider and w. Shields were among the
other purchasers. The twins, Our Punch
and My Jpdy, oy Eolo from Irene T..
of Mr.. Ayers. In all thirty-eight year
lings were disposed of at an average of
$40 per head. The prices realized and
buyers were as follows:
Vale. m al A M
Dale, $50. Hanger" Jones: Andover, br.
T., by imp. Idallum-Annie Race, s105, II.
~. Palmer; Bellerophon. ch. c., by General
Miles Bellgpard. $500, J. J. Moran Boro-
MIA, b.. f., by imp. Crighton-Bo Border Las
sic, 500. G. w Scott: Floranthe, en-. f., by
Eolo- Florence B. $50. J. Gray: Meta
500, G. w. Scott; Annesley, b. G., by imp.
Idalium-imp. Atossa. $500, d. NJ. Hanlon;
Pequillo. CHI. T.. by imp. Idalium- Piquante,
$500, ]. Murphy; Glittering, blk. c.. by imp.
Idalium-Glitter, sl10, e. Aigeltinger; Mel
anterite,- b. T., by General Miles Melanita.
$50 II. j. Palmer; Luculent, ch. T., by
imp. Crighton-Lucille, 1925. g. w: Scott;
5000, W. Shields; our Punch and My Judy
0wins), by Eolo-Irene e. S5. Mr.. Ayers;
Tiolita, b. f., by imp. Creighton Tioga, $50
M. Ayers; carrOphXllis Sr. f. by imp
s. @ sl75, p e. " w Scott: f Noz DG.sTe
b. f., by imp. The udge-Nozumbega
sSJs j. Il nOuldS, Dc, by Jen-
eral Mlles-Chartreuse. $500. B. Schrieber;
Follow Me, b. c.. by imp. Idalium- Folly,
$780, S. Merriwether; Fridolin, b. f., by
imp. The Judge-Frisa, $3.50. G. w. Scott;
Griscomb, b. T., by Eolo- Griselda, $50. w.
Fisher George Dewey, b. c.. by General
Miles-Georgia, $3.50. S. Merriwether; Nell
gourie. CHI. f., by imp. Idalium-Nellie Bell
$3.50. +. Smith; Cambaceres, blk. c.. by
imp. Idalium-imp. Candid. $1,000, NJ. Storm:
Peut Etre. b. c., by General Miles-Viel-
leicht, $3.50, F. Van Ness; Bride-Ale. CHI f.,
by Eolo- Bridal Veil 800, G. Holman The
Ravel. oh. f.. by Observation-Disclosures, SIS,
A: Shields; Piaued. b. c.. by imp. Idalium-
Pique. $40. c. p. Fink; Eolo Lass. CHI f.,
by Eolo-Miss Douglass IL. s125. p. Sheri-
dan; Peg Along :, B. c, by imp: Creighton
naugh, b. G.. by imp. Idalium-Lady Cleve-
land. $500, f. Purser: Pate de Fols, b. f.,
by imp. The Judge Patricia, $500, e.
Purser; Bselzeebqb. b. &c., &c, by imp.
jennings; Sugar Beet, b. T., by imp.
Crighton-victory. $50. G. Berry: Fatum,
G. Holman; The Trawler, br c., by Eolo-
Tragic. $50, Dan McCarty: Ainder, b. O..
by imp. Crighton-Abbie f. $3.50, w. J.
Zalisky.