New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-16
MR.. BONNER'S HORSES som.
JOHN Fl. SHUTS BUYS sUNoT, FOB .,...
-PRAYTELL BRINGS &c

\ Inc announcement that Robert BoDnA-., 49,.
were 70 be sold at auction at Madfso, g "Otlers
den yesterday attracted one Of the Ia-ya.. ar
ever seen at horse sale herea5out wen 1 1es
breeders. tuTfmen and road riders were 49, "a "a
the hundreds and they made the bidding livsr, :. -
the best Of the Bonner offerings IT, - '0r
MAUD D. 2OS$4. was exhibited in the rt, , -1-'ous
FORE the first horse came under the t S91 o.
me Dig crowd gave the sway-backed sb-. - ana
rough-coated old turf queen a roval srsa,f, su'
"aiAeo quietly yet nervously around the rf,s =
the side OF her groom. After she had -, "
20 her box stall below stairs kicking M he 80
at Frayteil as she went. the latter horse was -
UP for sale VS. put
PrayteH was the last horse driven on thu -.
oy MI. Bonner who bought him about a vaar -
lot So'tO lie is looked upon as being a model -,
Ter Tor pleasure driving and he is one ~ r. -.
est trotters in the world. AssernbIyruan C,s-I1 =
Burr, IT.. Of Cammack. Long Island. w Y e.,
or Brooklyn, and Emerson Z. McCargo ,-e.Js,
OF the kensingrOn Driving Club Of PhiIadol.L,-
were the principal bidders The first ore = -
was hnaAy raised 70 $500 by Mr. Snyder who -
acting Tor the we'll known Brooklyn horse -
E T. Bedford. Then Mr. Burr said Is C00 -
oner failed to get the horse for the Phfa5.--19
horseHan raised it to $500 and Prayteu $50
the property Of Mr.. McCargo. Nearly evsrvbo1
supposed Mr. Burr was bidding for Brayto, -
who stood beside him near the auctiouaa-,, -
put the Long Island hOrseman told The Trrb,,
reporter that he represented a prou1inan. ~
Yorker, who had not driven on the road for Af,a.
years This excluded Mr. Ives who is o4tsr -.
on the Speedway. Most horsenen said Prav,.T
was well sold for $500 This is the highest nrt~.
that has been paid in many years for a road horss
Sunol, whose record OF 2:0S14 70 a high whes,as
sdlky has never been equalled. was bought by Job.
h Shuts for $4,000. Although she cost Mr. Bonns-
sh. COO about ten years ago this was regarded as
good price for the big daughter Of EIectionesr
whose days Of usefulness on the track have Inn
since passed She Is bIa F,-
driving and her only value is for breeding nm
poses Mr. Shuts will breed her 10 his ,Crrns, -. -
ting stallion Axworthy, 2:l5la by Ax-eu, PIP Ro6-
to mate the famous old Maud s with Nrr Sb5 Sing
horse this season, in hopes that she would -
produce a colt. sunol was driven about the ssIs
ring yesterday 70 pneumatic cart and 10 the sur
prise OF most hOrsenen her behavior was ire
proachable. T. L, Quimby, secretary Of the Cen
tlemen.S Driving Club OF Boston. the contend
ing bidder against Mr. Shuts. He acting for
Before ne bought sunol Mr.. Shuts purchased
Mr.. Boomers favOTtte road mare Elfrida 2:l31z for
exceedingly well bred being by a son OF F1ecr r
eer out of daughter of NutwoOd- Her new owner
with Axworthy Maud G, 2I6l. Went to Dennis MS
stallion lately driven in double harness with Pray
tell at the Bonner farm. went at ]. ". Days bid
Low prices were realized for the many old stall
ions and brood mares in the collection, as well
On the whole however the sale was REGARDED as
a most successful one.
Several Of the young trotters bred by Mr.. Bonner
for the twenty-year-old broOdInare Russslla- TWO
of whose immature fOals brought SS.275 under the
hammer. The total for forty head So As, an
average Of $50 each The summary OF the best
sales follows:
zGiadness, BY Nui'To0d; John H. Shuts SsT-...
Don L. 2:i21e br e 1890 by Co:onsi Tom
Vallotta. by Frank Noble; W. A. 4 Coustock
by Look Emerson E sfcCarEo. Phadepaia- AGO
by KentaeEy Prince nc James w 6aIy Mount ksco LES
Maud c., 2:1O14. blk 1883. BY BtldeTtOn-Ntta-
by Atlantic; Dennis Harrington New-York. 2sco
Suno. 2OS4- b. 1855. BY Electioneer-Waxan -
by General Benton; John H Shuts. Nsw--YOrx-- 40
Old; Herbert Gray. Boston LEO
Harold; E A. McFar:and. Keene. \ H.. 400
WOrthier. b. =, 1892 by Administrations By
General Benton Matt Dvvyer. agent Ney-TOTk-- 2boo
Lady Boone. br m, 1885, by HaTnbletOnian Nam
brino-Nancy Lee, by Dictator; Frank Jones. -
Portsmouth n n 80
N Harold qo H. Bw We age agent SeT-YoTk ans
Aexandsrs Pilot r. John h shuts Naw-YorE LOO