The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
Opening of Blair Baker Sale OF
Speed and Breeding Animals
Is Auspicious.
ATLANTIC BUYERS IN FORCE
GOOD PRICES PAID FOR THE NIGHTS
OFFERINGS.
Auctioneer Balm Is a Feature OF the
Event-TO Continue Rest
of Week.

The inaugural fall sale of trotting bred
horses by the Blair-Baker Horse Company
opened last night auspiciously at the COM
pany's sale pavilion at the Union Stock
yards. The interior of the building was
decorated in green and white bunting and
abundantly lighted and we'll provided with
room for spectators. The visitors other
than the usual throng of buyers that COL
lects at any sale included about one hum
dred women, who found intense enjoyment
in the spirited scenes of the evening. They
found in the decorations that w. b. Blair Is
still enchanted with the late horse show
In Auctioneer George A. Balm, of Lexing-
ton, KY, the cleverest auctioneer that ever
mounted a block the found a monologuist
and oral paragraphist of genius. Mr.. Balm
has the characteristic nasal penetrating
voice of the auctioneer, but he has with II
the power to make that voice say something
interesting. OF course the crocodiles who
are professional buyers pay little attention
TO the auctioneer further than to know
when he has knocked down sale 10 them,
but the less advanced in the skill of horse
buying recognize the merit of his humor.
Here" quoth Mr.. Balm, with solemnity.
is the fast bay gelding Buster. He has
no record, but that does not mean that he
cannot beat 2:25 twenty-five times In one
afternoon and still have enough left for
an appetite. Here's his pedigree three hun
dred yards long; the first hundred takes
him back to the old boss himself, and the
other two hundred back to the days Of Ptol-
envy. The pedigree goes With MIN, put not
the harness.
And on. Mr.. Balm when in disgust
with the crocodiles in front of him who
won't bid horse to its value says sarcas-
tically: You are from New York. be-
lieve."
BLIND MAN WOULD KNOW.
Any blind man who could hear would
know there was a horse sale in progress
when he heard stentorian voice shouting:
There is a haarse, gentlemen, that I will
guarantee to be sound broke for every
thing from an automobile to a Kansas
cyclone and fast enough to keep the dust
behind him on the road. Don't let that
haarse escape"
Last night probably 500 were at the sale.
Many came merely because they like to see
horses and like the spirit of the show ring.
the public Is welcome. The show is GER
tainly worth more than the admission.
which is free. and the spectators last night
were pleased
The crowd was conspicuous for the large
number of buyers and horsemen abroad
| who had their eyes open for the kind of
stuff that is easily convertible into cash
at profit. They found considerable to
| their liking, judging by the result, as the
| most of the offering before the sarcastic
| Mr.. Balm was not the best in the catalogue.
| The out-of-town visitors included the fol-
| lowing Gen. Isaac d. Sherwood, of Cleve-
| land, proprietor of the American Sports
Horseman; the inevitable Pete McCabe, of
| Boston; Herman Stoner, of Buffalo, one of
| the largest buyers in the country; Henry
B; Gentry. of Bloomington. owner of Nc
| kinney, the most prepotent sire of the day:
| William Mcfarland, of Philadelphia; A.
H. Merrill of Danvers Conn; Walter Cox.
Of Of Boston Boston; Joe kindig, of York, Pa; J.
| Rushville, Ind; w. b. Austin Wilmington
Del; Pat Mcconnell. New York: Louis
Strauss. New York. one of the biggest buy
lentown. Pa; w. T. Brumbach. Reading.
| Pa; Fred Briel. Newark, N. j.; George
Burris, Newark, n. j.; A. c. Roberts, Nor
ristown, N. j.; Dan Arnheim, Pittsburg.
Pa, and John Baber. New York.
| To-day and tomorrow the breeders of
Indiana will be present, as the lists for the
| afternoon and evening OF each day contain
| the kind of animals they are after The
attendance last night included many of
them. but the grade of horses offered was
| better suited for the export trade and the
'crocodiles" got a few.
HIGH CLASS ROAD TEAM.
The sale opened with the high class road
team Bertha and Belle Beta. consigned by
w. B. Frey. of this city. The bidding
for them was sharp. as they are wei,
matched and can go in 2:30 to pole, and
are fit to show. Joe Kindig got them, and
was well satisfied with his bargain. A bay
team. not catalogued. brought s310 The
best price of the evening was for the
Princeton mare Princess, who brought $3.50.
| The sales of the evening were regarded as
| satisfactory, and the next four days prom
| Use better results. The horses that brought
| 500 or more were:
Bertha br m. 80, by Gambetta dam by
Long Island Patchen, and Belle Beta, br.
m: 60. by Gambetta. dam by Sultan. j.
Kindg York, Pa: $50.
Bronson N, b. G. (6). by Greystone. dam
by Hambletonian 500, George Snyder, Allen
town, Pa; s165.
Alcymont. William Henry. city; 800.
Dexter, b. G. 60. by Jasemont, dam by
DR.. Herr. w. Mcfarland, Philadelphia;
Bay colt "a. by Princeton, dam by Phal-
las, James Baber. New York: $40.
Daylight. b. m. (6s by PRINCETON. dam
s 81 srssS'0ne' J. F. fDimer' Chester Pa
Bay mare 90. by Princeton. dam by Ar
rowwood. John Clark. Westfield. Ind;
Goldie D.. CHI. m. (f. by Marcus Tulius
dam by Tony Boy. John Fender. Johns
town. Pa; SOS.
Genoah. NJ. H. Reardon, city; $50.
Bay mare. by Princeton. j. G. Clark
Westfleld. Ind; sl35.
Black gelding, w. b. Blair. city: s17o.
Princess. blk. m, by Princeton, dam by
Ajax. George Snyder. Allentown, Pa: 1910
Chestnut gelding. w. B. Blair, city; s125
Bay team, George Snyder. Allentown
Pa; $780,
Pony, W. Mcfarland. Philadelphia; Sis
Bay gelding, p. McCabe Boston; $3.50.
Roam horse, A. A French, Portsmouth
o.: s1S5
Maxey. b. g., by Laclede. Ensmingel
| Bros, Fountaintown, Ind; $l45.
| The sale to-day will open at 1:30 O'Clock
in the afternoon, and at 7:30 in the even
ing, and at the same hours for the res
of the week.
This morning at 9 o'clock at the Crane
Hotel a meeting Of breeders, drivers am
| owners will be held to form a protectiy,
association. All the racing associations ar,
organized into either circuits or are mem
bers of the National or American Trottin,
| Associations. II is hoped to organize m,
other participants in the racing bushes.
for mutual protection.
New YOrk's Horse Show.