New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-23
TROTTERS AT AUCTION.
IDOLIT4 SELLS WE'LL.
John J. ScanneWs Great Horse to
90 l4broad-Other Sales.


1,esie-T7nton Company's Old Glory auction sale OF
Itpbt harness horses at Madison Square Garden yes
rerday The offerings were OF a uniformly hIs"e'
grade and many trotters went under the hammer
that have made for themselves through 'he
circuit or which likely TO become famous next
year an the speedway or the track The attendance
too was bigger both afternoon and evening. wen
known horsemen and breeders from every part o.
this country and Canada We're crowded about the
auctioneer's block, and through the evening there
vas hardly a vacant seat the Twenty -siXth-st
SIDE OF the Garden. The number OF women present
was cause for comment and TO all appearances they
roak \ lively interest in the sale and III some
cases an active part IN the bidding.
one hundred and eleven horses were sold yester-
day for grand total Of $40 s65, average Of about
S22 a head This is more than 500 above the aver
age Of the first days offerings
General Benjamin I. Tracy, ex-Secretary of the
Navy was interested onlooker at the afternoon
session. and IN the evening bought Direct GIFT, the
promising tNo-year-od brother to Lady Direct,
o:l51.. and Dacy 2I7la for S2l0 While General Tracy
has given Up his well known breeding establishment
a. Ston- Ford he is stiH enthusiastic adn?ireT
o. the Eight harness horse.
I6olita. John j. Scanuelrs standard bred trotter.
with mark Of 2.0ei4 brought top price nj yester-
days sale. He shown around the miniature
t~a X ~ close 10 top speed his general appear
anre and magnificent action aroused well merited
applause lie was started at 81 500 and advanced
n $4,000 In $50 bids and then in 500 bids to $500
lie competition stopped there for time. but +
T. ea;nsIetouc acting Tor Prince Smith. of Berlin
GERMANY. rnaly bid 81 So and at that figure the
areet horse was Knocked down. He viii be shipped
abroad "n Tuesday and the breeding interests in
-I-te country Will suffer distinct loss ldOiita'S
success ou fhe turf has been remarkable. but his
futur. sire is sriu promising. His oldest
foas are raw three years old. and three OF the six
- tnat ago have beaten 22o in their work He has
ora, twelve faa!s in all and every one shows highest
quality
John J. .srauueU paid S1Ilo5 for Idolita two years
aEo al this same sac. and yesterdays price was
somewhat disappointing. Previous the sale Mr..
ScanDeN said - feel J Offering Of the
lest young stations the country both trotter
ard sire OF trotters" Breeders seemed 10 agree
with him. hut still he allowed 90 out of the
country He only started once this year in the
5000 Massachusetts Stakes and D." trOtted of
the best Of his career though finishing behind
the money.
Billings. the tao-year-old son OF Brentwood, said
20 be of the fastest PAGERS OF his age in Amer
lea. with "a trial of 2.04la sold o " NJ Jermyn
for S2leo Tic may be campaigued next year. but
in al probability viii be reserved for matinee
racing and Speedway driving.
curry & Sons. Of Lexington Ky. paid 5000 for
Rozabel the fastest two-year-old nIy OF the season
just closed Even that figure trotting horse ex-
Ierts seemed think she bargain. ". h
McNaiI, her owner consigned her 10 the sale be
cause he is obliged to 20 abroad by reason Of i'll
health BY Adbell-luuie Fleetwood. she is choice
ly bred. and further has perfect manners. and IS
beautifully gated. She has a record Of 22f4 and
trial 2I4Iz.
W + - Stokes 4 bidder il the day. md
bought Lord DuHscoTnDe for 800 He sold this
speedy trOttcr several years ago for some SlG ana
got him back yesterday for = third Of that price.
W q. JauEtsT was also "a buyer He paid 81 Do for
Mani ita. after some spirited bidding. She has
n1ars but mas been publicly timed half
mieftrack IN iii and ". 3. Smith who consigned
her, said that fl parting with her he felt n was
doing himself wrong. hut that she was too vaIu-
able mare for him TO campaign IN New -nkI, I'd,
to which he confines his racing Colonel ". ..
a. be- Ell
per company. ADDED 10 his stable Of Speedway trot-
tiers by purchasing klagsclerc with a record
Mud f. the AaIf sister S- to Frank Eleane, and
a. iIoItlsliz young tToiter, brought $55t- 7 Fad
l-iI % Rochester WAS the purchaser and will
probably be- eampaigned next season. The con
Plains. \. s.. brought good average prices. Susie
- with q mark Of 2:l4i2 Was the star Of the lot,
Mr. Maioney paid $3.50 q year ago, sold FOR 500 TO
The CONSIGNMENT from the East View Farm of
James Butler, the practical owner OF the Empire
sale. Many Of those offered by Direct the
worlds champion stallion 10 high wheel sullly.
directly zo514, Direct Hal 2v4l4 and Bonnie Direct.
Empire City meeting last August, brought SCO.
and while q majority Of The others sod for an ay-
stss- OF go lhe pT-ces were satisfactory as SO
sidney Dillon the sire of the worlds champion
uottlng mare Lou Dillon viii L, be offered today;
many other fast trotiers
While attending the sale C p MeCully, said 70
Company, stricken with hemorrhaEe Of the
physicians for some time. Dr. William /. SomeI-
set. Of No ~ Leaington-ave, was summoned, and
his direction MI McCUlly removed the
Fifth avenue Hotel. where lie has been staying for
wa Stopped. and i was said at the hotel last night
that AiT. McCuly was comfortable
Ing SO Or over follows:
Consignment from George c Haw.ey. Albany. y. y:
onward B'.le Harold, by Belmont. y. E D,
eorrnren from pear brook stock N F' B
Smith North Belfast.
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