The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-09
LOW PRICES RULED IN
FIRST DAY OF SALE
Annual Horse Auction at Cam
bridge City Has Inauspicious
Opening.
UPPER TEN SOLD FOR $500

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, March s.-Colo-
mel G.. w Balm, the veteran auctioneer, was
a little late in grasping his gavel to open
the annual March auction of fancy grade
horses established in this city by John s..
Lackey, and il was IL o'clock this MORN
ing when he announced the first offering.
Numerous wash-outs, entailing delay to
traffic on the railroads. caused a slight
postponement in the arrangements. Horses
that were late In coming, too late to catch
the opening market. will go with the
bunch that follows in the four days
SALE
As a rule the prices ruled low to-day but
on an average the sale Of the better grade
of stock ruled above par and prospects APP
pear bright for a successful sale. Despite
the fact that Indiana has been unusually
active in IFS numerous sales this season,
the attendance to-day bespeaks a continu-
ance of the high standard that Mr.. Lackey' s
sales have held in the past.
The highest priced horse sold to-day and
which many horsemen seem to hold as a
good prospect was the first sale in the list.
Upper Ten, bay gelding, with trial as a
trotter, of 2:19A, and the last half in los,
sold for $500. The gelding shows clear breed
ing and is one of the principal gets of the
sire Crombie, son of Wheeling Wilkes, sire
of Wheeling Boy with a record of 2:0l12.
Other sales follow:
Isaac Bates, Cincinnati, b. e. Upper Ten.
by Crombie. dam Ann Davis. by Star Davis;
r. f. Boaz, Ridge Farm, ILL.,, $500.
r. f. Boaz. Ridge. Farm. Ill. s. g. Gold
Coin, by Forest Wilkes dam by DR.. Herr;
j. +. Miller, Richmond, 1915.
Cockefair * Co, Charlottesville, b. m.
Betsey Fisher, by Strathvoir, dam Pruddie
Allen by Clark Chief; Joseph Miller, Mon
roeville, Sl55
Cockefair & Co, Charlottesville, d. &.
Benunder; w. j. Thurman, Allegheny, Pa,
$50.
Cheesman & Co.. Hagerstown. b. m. Cum
bingham Girl, by Baker Boy, dam by Bobby
Burns; T. c. Rea, Wheeling w. Va, $751;
l.. ID. Commons, Centerville, b. m. Queen
Onvaleer, by Onvaleer, dam Whim, by On
ward; Don Thomas, Cleveland. o., s1s5.
j. r. Briggs Cayuga, b. &. Briggs; Peter
Brick, Cincinnati $40.
j. r. Briggs, CayuSa, b. s. Littlepage, by
Expedition, dam Cloudlet, by Onward John
S. Lackey. Cambridge City, $3.50.
John S. Lackey, Midnight and The Raven;
Peter Brick, Cincinnati. $500.
A. II. Jewell. Lexington, KY; Don
Thomas, Cleveland, o., $685.
A. III. Jewell, Lexington, to John John
son, Wheeling. w. Va. $500.
A. II. Jewell Lexington. KY; Don
Thomas, Cleveland. o., $3.50
a. III. Jewell, Lexington, r. &. Captaio
John Johnson, Wheeling. $155.
A. III: Jewell, Lexington. 6. Red Fox
w. B. Thurber, Allegheny Pa, 500
s. b. Harner. Xenia. Ohio. br m. May Go
by Go Ahead. dam Maud. by Dixon $40
"A. III. Jewell, Lexington, KY, b. m. Lady
Hume; John Johnson, Wheeling, w. Va
Size
NJ. f. & c. p. Beal. Spring Valley, O.,
c. (. Ossie l., by Legal Hal. dam Quaker
by Quaker Boy; w. b. Thubron. Allegheny
Pa. 500.
a. III. Jewell, Lexington. Ky, b. &. Nath-
an B.; j. Mccain, Dayton, $l65.
Cheesman q Co, Hagerstown, b. e. Lyle
S., by Commodore Kittson dam by Am
Der; III. c. Knode. Indianapolis, $40
John 5. Lackey, Cambridge City, b. m
Lucy by Bourbon Patchen. dam by Morse
| man: Don Thomas. Cleveland $50