New-York tribune., 1905-11-21
HYDE DISPERSAL SALE.
Carriages and Stable Fi.rings Bring
Good Prices at Auction.

Excellent prices were realized yesterday afternoon
at the dispersal sale of the carriages and stable
outfit of James Hazen Hyde. at the mart of Van
Tassell & Kearney, on East 13th-st. So brisk was
the bidding, In fact, and so high the choice
offerings boosted that many intending purchasers
away greatly disappointed at not obtaining
the bargains usual at such sales. The sale netted
Mr.. Hyde the tidy of s32.492 25 for the 33t
lots disposed of. and 1t the consensus of opn-
ion among horsemen who attended that these fig
ures constituted a record.
Mr. Hyde was not present atthe sale, but those
who were there and bid the offerings included
Alfred G. Vanderbilt, Reginald c. Vanderbilt
Richard F. Carman, Aurel Batonyi. James T.
Hyde, Hamilton H. Salmons John Gerken, Thomas
A Maitland, J. A. Haddon, ]. c. Cowdin, General
Phelps Montgomery, Herbert c. Wright, Colgate
Hoyt and j. A. Mcsloy. of St GATHERINGS. Ont. who
came here especially for this sale. but failed to
buy a single article. SO high were the bids.
The sale started at p. m. and by that time the
large mart was thronged with a distinguished
crowd including many friends of Mr.. Hyde. 1t
estimated that at least two thousand persons
were In attendance. including many handsomely
gowned women. The coaches and opera buses and
victorias scattered in profusion everywhere
and made brilliant showing. Only one horse was
sold and the equine in question was Lexington,
Mr.. Hyde's favorite sadder and the price realized
s1025. Charles Cooper was the purchaser.
The most interesting transaction. perhaps, was
the sale of pony coach. in black and red made
by Million, Quiet ct Gle, of Paris, and hereby
nanSS a taIe. InlS pony coacn, lOgether WIN the
famous road coach Liberty, which was the first
offering to be sold, built many years ago for
J, James m. Gordon Bennett The original cost was
in Paris for slSO It was purchased by an English
man and taken to London, where Mr.. Hyde bought
It for S.2Ss. After using it for several years Mr.
prize, s.. CO. to c. Ledyard Blair.
Paul Bonner. of the late David Bonner,
paid SEQ for the road coach Liberty and sooO for
chased IS. skeleton brake for $1,000 r S Brewster
paid $3.50 for a body brake. E P Thomas. Rresi-
dent of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, bought
handseme ,n6 cabriolet for $1,000 Matt Dwyer paid
s $50 for opera bus. Neither of the Messrs
Va2derbilt purchased any of the carriages
is he father OF Morris Hewlett, attended the sale,
as did Daniel ]. Campau, of Detroit; Norman E
Mack and J. w Ogden.
When It to the selling of nearly two hun
dred sets of harness the bidding waxed spirited.
All brought good prices. It was cause of won
dermeut among the horSemen present what use
Mr.. Hyde ever found for such tremendous stock
Of stable furnishings The was true of he
gnifcent monogram blankei s. which were of the
finest weave and material. and were eagerly
snapped up by the various bidders.
The whole outfit voted by all who saw 1t to
be the most extensive and expensive ever gathered
toge her by one individual in the history of dTiv
ing in America. Il cost Mr. HYDE nearly 100000
The stock Of harness and blankets it SAID,
was larger than is to be found to-day in the stock
OF anv one wholesale retail dealer in New-York