New-York tribune., 1900-12-01
sCANNELL GETS THE ABBOT
FIRE COMMISSIONER PAYS S26.5OO FOR
WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR
HIMSELF. HE SAYS.

The purchaser OF the champion trottins horss
The Abbot, at Madison Square Garden yesterday.
was Fire Commissioner John j. scanneH. Mr.
scanneN paid s2s590 for the horse. II reported
that he was acting for Richard Croker in making
the purchase. but last night Commissioner scsunsii
denied this emphatcalIy.
Il acting for no one :" he said II bought
tne horse for myself consider him wonderful
animal / wanted hin, vs-, much a,5 hou~nt
him.
by O'Clock in the afternoon crowd had begun
70 gather in the Garden to see The Abbox pass
under the auctioneer's hammer and bv o'clock
the hour Of the sale about Eve thousand persons
were assembled Promptly Al the hour appointed
The Abbot was brought out on the track and
logged around % a sulky by his trainer .Fdr
Geers to the strains Of Hail to the chief. on a
cornet The crowd stood up. cheering and sp-
plaudinE- Previous to this William Easton the
aucuoneer made a speech from the auctiOneer's
ooX telling something about the famous horse
The crowd was dense around the stand when The
Abbot was stopped in front OF r F. D. TIpton
made the first bid. OF Se6O08 for T. W Lawson OF 4
Boston Commissioner scannen raised Il TO sas s0a
MT Upton had no authority to 80 higher. No FUR
ther bid was made
The Abbot is the worlds champion trottfnz geld
ing and champion trotter. He began his career
as foUr-year-Old in 1885, Al Detroit winning
the first race in 2:11s. He made nine starts
that year. winning six and s 40. He won seven
out OF ten the next year. made his record resi-
and earned $500 In 1893 The Abbot swept through
the Grand Circuit. winning ten straight races
pairing his record 70 2S'z and earning $40 80 Last
summer he trotted against his own record at Read
VILE Mass. August % and cut IL down 10 2sSis
On September at Hartford he started 10 beat
Lucille's record 24s. setting il al 2.G5Ia
In New-York Ee became the worlds champion
tretting selding by going mile in 204 Septem-
beT Il. and on September IS Terre Haute Ind,
he trotted home champion of the world in 2.a3f4
The Abbot Is bay seIding foaIed IN 1893 by
Chimes-Nettie King. II is understood he will ap-
pear the Speedway.
Several horses besides The Abbot went at good
figures. The pacing stallion BE Sure, 26szs from
the Patcheu Wilkes Stock Farm. Lexington. Ky.
was purchased BY Or IT. D. Gil for 2.9o0 while
Dr. BucSneT 2;29ls The 9ey selding from the con-
went 10 Harry Darlington. OF Pitts5urg for sssa.
All OF the stock from the Village Farm OF e. j.
good fsurSs onward Silver. 2l1ie was bid IN a.
& 200 by Samuel Mcmillan. of New-York. and sold
Long Island, for 500 advance. The black stallion
ier-at-LSW I W''e a ans resoT9 o. 20; was
inaton m for e5s5. Rex Ameffcus. a stallion
Sta Sdush s0s 6y seng Fl III Holt as @ Ts
Earl, the hve-year-old chestnut stallion which
by John III Shuts OF Parkvile, Long Island, for
While John Foster WAS riding around the ring
last night leading NelodiOus chimes sttrrUp
ground in a heap. while the horse he was showing
broke into galloP and continued his way around
the ring unconscious and an ambulance summoned
He came 70 before u arrived ana went back 10 the
The following horses sold yesterday for Sse or
over:
Kitty r br. m. 1sa4. by Kermss-Cu4sn. F. L.
Walter $ b. e. isas ey Fred :. wilkes
L@istion ch. l. isee. b AileTton-Clueen: Mat
Miss coaloy. b. m 1890. 6y Constantine-Aber-
sS aes6 5TsrS r. 4 SF s4 Dc s M F's9gTs St '
Lou iSRaSisP Mynsrd b. ca 1sas 5y Patcn:n wilkes
sns l., ,naTls rs l;.iI me ~
Brown mare 1895. 6y Baron wilkes -Phantom W.
". r. Fasjg NeW-York I2sI
Be sure b. h. 1891 by Bessener-Tezsie R.. Dr- H
Gus Barrett bls < 1894. by GGslo-Maad p.
Red AaTon, ca e. 1sss Il Keniucky Jswei-Lady
Jane. Vance NIek9&is & GIenylis ono. go
nss: I!si s ss5Sss. s.sas. ss
7fi line. Ne!s !san 4 M,5Siy 59S 7so
Arch W. ch. g. Is'+, BY Tom Deay-Ldrie' Andy -.
The ABBOT b "a issa BY chimes Nerts King: :. =.
John }, ScanneI. New York. go, $500
MAID ls5 sanuel Mcslan New s7oO
ms Estabea: i S A. G. DanfoTfS sons washington,
Lasso b. 3 is9a. by Heir-st-Iaw-GoIden slipper
c, G. Wall Nsv-YoTk & - 1850
6ucfsss iiss o " wec6 ' ~ NORTH ADAMS Mass
Rex Auaericus. H. b 1880 by Onward-Glean- -
The ''i Pa55an6er 81 60 1891, BY Res Americas
bs FsE n = r 1ss b NSmBrno KinsPrincsss
Royal; John r. Shuts. Parkvlle. Long Island. l6S0
JseEson Abnsr Dsysbcr Read1s Perm 500
American Law. b. h.. 1905 hy Hsir-at- Law ~.
Meodious chimes b. B.. 1895. by Chimes-Charner;
EIsrSra s2H T' Isaa 5y EIec,or-Moor Maid and
pr Bin, oh- g 1891 by Orange slossoT-MTs
ForsGsrs Meadows. Long Island. SIS
June King blk g 1895, oy Mamorino kins-I'ine 80
Bug; J. F. Gibson, New York ---.------- so