New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-01
TROTTING SALE ENDS.
Bag Total for Nine Days-4SmaH
Prices Yesterdau.

me annual Old Glory auction sale of light har-
eSS horses came to an end last night in Madison
oqu+re Garden. For nine days horsemen and
breeders from all parts of the country and Canada
nave been gathered about the auctioneer.s bIock
10 enlarge their stables or replenish their breeding
SUCK from the many choice offerings. Trotters and
PAGERS of high degree have passed under the ham
mer and close to 100000 has been invested in horse
mesh In that time. There has been no lack of
o"SerS Win money to purchase promising stock
1roTn first day to last and no stronger proof coud
pe ad or the prosperous condition of the trotting
tur1 and the widespread interest in the light ba-
horse ~
In the nine days 9s7 horses have been sold for q
sIaIo total or S441775. average of 1858 81 head
In the last six years of the annual Old Glory cola
ms total Mas only been exceeded once and thar
IN 1901. when the horses of the late Marcus Mi,
ana the late w. E. Spier were consigned and sold
IN that year 900 head sold for s49e 3 This years
sdle takes precedence, however over any of its
Aihd ever held in this country constderirs the
quallty OF the stock, since the boom davs The
oherings from end to end We're uniformly good
aau better general average obtained In 1901
O mead of the 800 sold averaged close 10 81 ON and
ms mace IL possible TO reach record figures
sadie Mac, 2:l11a sold on Thanksgiving Dav
Drought top price of this years sale of 1880 Major
Delrnar, 2:0lA. was close second at $4,000 while
some OF the others who brought big prices were
Grace Bond 2:Os1., $1,000; Nora Mckinney. 2:l2l..
slleS: Admiral Dewey. 2141, Sc 900. Locanda PAGER
2:osSs, $500 Alexander. 209la. 5000: John NJ
PAGER. POPS, $3.50, and RosabeI. 80 $4,000 Sci
dom If ever, have so many great horses changed
hands in such short space Of time
AS matter OF comparison it is interesting 70
note the difference between the total this wear and
that OF other years In 1893 SO head sold for s25-
10 In 1900 102 head sold for 1857 ls0 and in that
year The Abbot brought s26 100 In 1901 go head
sold for secs including said before the DAILY
and spier horses In 1902 a69 head sold Tor ss72 las
ss7 head sold for s447.775 These figures speak vol
unes for the popularity Of the light harness horse
and interest in the American bred trotter
1t cleaning daV Yesterday oricss
average of slss Kitty r. POSE the ten-year-oId
PAGER which holds the world record for a ten heat
race. was bought by David G.. Gardner OF East
hampton Long Island. for sass. She has not been
raced In recent years but was used on the re ad
and Speedway, and for this purpose alone was q
bargain az the price paid. While having fast
record, she is not outclassed for racing purposes
and may again be seen to sulky. Llnolo a full
sister 70 Brunoo. who holds the two mile record al
4:Sz1a, was sold to W. Z Lake. OF Wilmington
Del. for $40 She shows every indication of being
2:l5 II trained and raced next season.
John Wallace t2l4la). brother to Conroy was
bought in on bid Of S2s5 A me prospect for next
year was allowed to go by largely becaIs the
horse would not show to advantage in the harrow
confines of the Garden. H is a horse that needs
more than the usual amount Of thawing out before
him when shown Stranger went TO H Wtson 4 for
$50, and Ida Mac, with a trial wagon of PIG
brought 1896 W f. Lake was the buyer Most Of
the others sold yesterday brought prices under
Alta Axworthv sold at prior sale by A L. Thomas
few days ago for $4,000 arrived In this city from
the farm at Benson, Neb: She will be shipped to
England Saturday. Truly Direct C2:GsiD and
Direct Fire (2:141D will be shipped at the same
time. They sold day two ago by T w
Murphy 10 Adam McAttic at private sale.