Evening star., 1901-02-01
FRANKFORT GOES TO EUROPE.
HamburE's Full Brother Bought h.
the Earl of ClonmeI


the Earl of ClonmeI
Though lacking the spectacular elements
attending the disposal of Hamburg on We'd
neSday night, the second day of the sale
OF the late Marcus Days Bitter Root stud
at Madison Square Garden was more b,sl-
nesslike. Transactions were more rapid and
the bidding was spirited and liberal for the
most desirable offerings among the brood
mares
Although Hamburg will not go to Europe,
his full brother, Frankfort, will be sh. .pped
to England in a few days. having been
Knocked down at the evening session to The
Earl Of Cionmel for $4,000. Frankfort IS
grand-look!ng bay colt. three years old.
and has never been raced. He was very
highly tried as a yearling, but by the ad-
vice of his physician Mr.. Daily did not
maintain a racing establishment in 1890,
and Frankfort, with the pick Of the other
two-year-olds, was reserved for this year.
The Earl OF Clonmel a SO purchased .he
imported brood mare Sistrum six years Ole
by CommOner, for $4,000.
Bred by King Edward.
1t was expected that the sale of the year
Ing fily by Persimmons-Field Azure, bred
by King Edward when Prince OF Wales
would be one of the features OF the even
ing. She went for s6.10O to J. E. Madden.
after some spirited bidding between C. F.
McMeekin, Jack Joyner and ]. B. Hag-
gin.
The leading bidder in the afternoon was
j. B. Haggin, who made twenty-five pur-
chases. at prices varying from 800 TO
$500. the latter figure being paid for i'm
| ported Mrs. Delaney. six years old, by st.
Simon. He also paid $1,000 each for i'm
and Rose of Hampton. ten years old. by
Royal Hampton He obtained Mer:den. Nj.
| F. Dryers former ead-winning sprn;er,
| for 1000.
III Lob, 1t, InSt
Dwyer on his right and Jack Chinn be-
hind him Mr.. Haggin sat close under the
auctioneer's box and did his own bidding.
| Jack Chinn bought couple for himself.
while Mackey obtained imported Knobker-
| rie. nine years old, by Galopin, for Brod-
| erick Oloate of London.
Several for j. II. keene.
| In the box behind the auctioneers stood
! W. l.. Powers in the dual capacity of agent
! for the estate of Marcus Daily and commls-
| sioner for James r. Keene. He made SIX
i purchases for MIR. keene. paying the high
est price of the afternoon. $4,000, for i'm
ported Pastorelli, nine years old. by Spring
| field out of Griselda. For imported St.
Mildred, eleven years old, by st. Simon,
he paid $500 and $500 for the dam OF
Chaccrnac, imported Laeletia, seventeen
years old by Hilarious He got Shipmate
dam Of First Mate. for 5000.
Sydney Paget and wilson Thompson.
seated on the left of the auctioneers. and
the Earl of Clonme, standing at the en-
trance to the ring, were the principal b.d-
ders against Powers and Hagg-n. Sydney
Paget presumably bidding for W. c. Whit
ney, secured Homeopathy, fourteen years
old, by Reform. for $4,000. and imported
Isis, fourteen years old. by the Derby win
ner Bend Or, for $500. Wilson Thomps on
obta ned four, including imported Marcel
anesi, seven years old, by Minting, at
s. 300, and imported Ridicule, eleven years
old, by Althotas, at $2,1OO
Famous Horse for S425.
John Boden paid 5000 for imported st.
Eudora four years old, by st. Simon. F.
r. Hitchcock paid $3.50 for Whyota. and
James Galway secured imported Lucasta
for $1,000.
BY the courtesy of Mrs. Daily, Racine,
fourteen years old. by Bishop, the property
of Mrs. Leland Stanford was sod at the
close of the afternoons business. That
once fast horse went for $425 to w. Stewart
Diffendorfer of the Green Spring Hunt
Club who purchased him with view to
breeding hunters.
Imported The Task, twelve years old. by
Rarcaldine, was not brought down from
Morris Park, wfere she has filly foal four
days old, by Hamburg. She was offered
for sale and active bidding resulted in J
Y Happin getting the mare and foal for