New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-20
SHOW HORSES SELL WELL.
Big Cro1cd at Dispersal Sale of Blue
Ribbon Winners.

The bare announcement that Mrs. J. 3. IF. eros
venor's show horses to be sold at auction
was enough TO I'LL the arena and the balconies OF
the American Horse Exchange last night 10 their
fullest capacity At S15 O'Clock. when the sale be-
gan with the offering of the seal brown mare
Laughing Water and the gelding Indian Chief said
to be the best pair OF cabriolet horses in America
there scarcely standing room in any part OF
the building.
1t was understood that Mrs Grosvenor was not
selling her horses because of any differences in the
family but owing to the fact that they were bred
only for show purposes, and because, by reason OF
the recent death of her husband she will be IN
able to exhibit for some time TO come
Many lovers of fine horses whose faces are seen
most of the horse shows were present last
night. They included Mr.. and Mrs A. G. Wander
bilt Mr.. and Mrs. John X. Gerken' MISS vera
Morris, j. Campbell Thompson, Harry Payne whit
ney Judge DiehI. J. Howard WIlIetts Harvey La
dew. w. G.. Rockefeller, jr., Jay Carlisle, Harry
B. Holins Emil Phzer. Joseph Widener. J w.
Hartman, Richard f. Carman. o. r. Kahn, J.
Beaver Webb, Orel Batonyi j. g. Marshall, James
T. Hyde. Allen c. Washington. II. W. and A. g.
Hanan F. c. Grandside. Edward F. Murphy Doug
las H. Grand. Samuel F. Peters and FRANKLIN Cope
land.
J. w. Hartman after some extremely active bid
ding secured Laughing Water and Indian Chief
He paid 5000 for the pair. Pow-Wow and Toma-
hawk pair of seal brown geldings wheelers, were
sold TO Fl. Carrolton, of Pittsburg. for $500 He
also paid 800 for the runabout champions. Fas-
cination and Elevation.
DR.. J. Grant Lyman the purchaser OF the
chestnut geldings, the Baron and President, for
5000 The pair were purchased last July by Mrs.
$4,000. The Baron has been SHOWN thifty-seven
times and has won thirtyseven first prizes
Archduke and Princess, a splendid chestnut geld
ing and mare, were secured by J. Z. Clark SAID to
also bought Rosebery and Salisbury, seven-year- old
geldngs, carriage horses, for 30 90 Ihey won the
Masterpiece went to Harry Payne Whitney for
The summary showing the winnings in 1so4-'O6.
follows:
Laughing Water ard Indian Chief Ueadersl. Of the
Water seTen ss pr eight aRS 8 indian
hse hrsts six seconds sold to W haFFman
Seal br. G. 8 years: trot together in 2:4C. Pow
ffs,s one second sod to 'i H. corTo5on 1900
ssh PoseT1ss e 'fT rsfs thirteen
onds; sold TO G. C. Coles. ZoOo
4sseFyes thirteen hTs,. five seconds:
Dixie: ch. g years hrsts. seconds: 90
Morning Glory b NJ years sold to Dr. Ryder -,
10 Wiam MudoSn - 1900
Geneva Blk m 5 years: one first, five seconds:
Post Boy and Parade years Geadersj: Post Boy,
eight hrsts nine seconds Parade nine hrs's nine .oo
seconds: s0d 70 M e G1sssnhen ana
ana nine s'fS r' seven seconds
caTd Sa SS Po e s0t years. one fs sold
The Bar FTesldent s6, ana
dent six drsts sold to Dr. j. Grant lyman 5000
AIchduke Princess. CHI. g. and m. years.
wheeers for The Baron and President to
have been shown in the women's fOUr-in-hand
derbt0 Sa-len 'l',' 500
Fascination and Elevation. on. years; Fasci-
nation one championship. one reserve, twenty7one
ship seventeen s S aTsts twelve seconds
Roseoery and Salisbury b. gs.. years. Rosebery.
four championships, two eight frsts. six
seconds; Rosebery Louisville championship,
J. G. clark (R vanderbilt , -. 5000
Percy Barr 80, 200
Honest John. g g. 5 years; four hrsts. three sec
onds: sold James T Hyde. 1850
seconds: sold to n P WhitIey. 2Oo
John English. br pony. years; twentyeight frsts,
to Harvey s Ladev; 4,.....'.. 200
Rose b m. years: sold F. whitney $500. 3I5
B. Hamilton, 20
sold to E. H Wetherbee. .....-.... 500
Hawke. r-......, :....-.-..,... SEQ
years sold TO G, s Kelley s25