New-York tribune., 1906-12-04
BUYS DARE DEVIL BACK.
T. II. L4WSON REPENTS.
Giues Big Aduance after Stallion Is
Sold at Auction.

horses IN Madison Square Garden yesterday fcE
$500 and bought him back again at private
sale within two hours for $1,000. This was a
clear profit Of 81 800 for w H Reid. of this city,
who had purchased the big stallion at auction
Mr.. Lawson was advised by wire that Dare
Devil the pride OF Dreamwold. for which he
had paid the Village Farm $4,000 few years
ago. had been sold for So.7oo. Inside Of an hour
the Fssig-Tipton Company received the follow
ing telegram from Mr.. lawson:
I want 10 buy hack Dare Devil. and I author
iEe YOU 70 pay any reasonble profit TO his pur-
chaser. Answer quick
Mr. Upton found " H Reid and offered him
an advance on the purchase price. Mr.. Reid de-
INJURED first, hut finally agreed to sell for
$1,000 and accept a good profit.
When Mr.. Lawson advised OF the pur-
chase. he dictated statement over the tele
phone follows.
have hut word 70 say the horse world
IN regard 20 the sale Of Dare Devil. the great
est trottinE stallion in the world to-day He
sold for hut a small fraction Of the cost. The
greatest trotting horse breeder America has
ever had the elder Hanlin, who bred him, told
me when / bought him. his cos was but
fraction of his worth. Ny two years invest-
gatien before ] bought him. and all my expert
ence since. leads me 70 agree with Mr.. Hamlin-
He is better to-day than when I bought him.
therefore got him back from his purchaser
az soon as I learned the price and. II necessary,
will now devote his original cost 10 demonstrate
him what his breeder. well myself. believe
him TO be-the best trotting stallion in the
world.
Whether ] shall present Dare Devil 10 the
government breeding station send him 70 the
viii use the beauty / have not decided, nut
thing 7 think is a safe gamble viii Yet
demonstrate him 10 be the hest trotting horse
stallion in the world. demonstrate II so that all
swim see and sdmit
The Offering of the stock from the Dreamwold
Farm Of Thomas W. Lawson was the feature n
yesterdays sale. The horses. which included
stations brood mares and young ones, trotting
bred, and stations. brood mares and young ones
bred for the show ring. among the best
ever offered at public sale. and. all things con-
sidered. the prices averaged well. At the after
moon session egity-two head OF trotting bred
stock sold for So. .415 an average Of S639 While
lthe total was only little more than AIr Lawson
paid for Dare Devil alone the average, in view
'of the small price for the stallion. was particu-
larry good as many Of the horses were yearlings
and weaulings some OF them out Of untried
mares
Thirty-nine head of show horses brought
sl20S5 an average Of about S310 The total
FOR the Whole consignment was SD. 900 an aver
age Of SaS3 A head. The grand total for the sale
10 date is S3Ts 505.
( Early in the day the Sheriff received an at
tachment for $3.50 against the property of
Thomas W Lawson, in favor Of the Argus COM
pany, Of Albany, for advertising on February 81
1905. The attachment was levied against Whirl-
ing Cloud and Glorious Cloud. The Fasig-Tip-
ton company deposited $500 with the Sheriff
and the levy was released.
4 big crowd was IN attendance 70 see he IA
nous uotters and blue ribbon winners 90 under
The hammer. which was second only in number
10 that Of Thanksgiving Day. when Sweet
Marie was sold There was rirple Of apUIa1sa
when Dare Devil was led into the ring. The
big black stallion is an old cayorite Of New
York horse lovers. Besides taking a record Of
209 on The track he has won many blue rib
bons AT the National Horse show and was the
champion in his class for three successive years
beginning with 1895 He needed no iutroduc-
1on. and after q few words the auctioneer
Gale for bids
After moments silence. ". H Reid. of this
city said 5000 and Al Thomas. the veteran
driver, acting for John Donovan OF St Joseph
Mich. snapped out $1,000. John Shoemaker
raised the bid 10 5000 and Mr. Thomas came
right back with $6Vn Al chis point there was
"a lUl but the bidding soon resolved itself into
duel between Mr. Reid and M Schoonmaker
The price was advanced In 500 bids to s. coo
and then in $50 bids 90 S97O0, at which price
Mr.. Reid secured the good horse only 10 sell
him back. as he mad Lord Roberts last week a.
an advance
Next 10 Dare Devil, Mary 2, Leyburn. 2lls.
:. six-year-old mare by Expediton-Rose Ley
burn. brought the top price OF The trottfng bred
stock. She was purchased for $500 by the
Riverside Park Farm, which also secured China
six. winner Of The Kentucky FuturIty in 1886
for 81 BOO Impetuous. a fourteen-year-old
mare. by Dictator-E -Ethelwyn and a half-sister
10 Ecstatic, was in keen demand. She was
knocked down 10 A. b. Scott. Of Port Huron
Mich. for $1,000. after some spirited bidding
Mr.. Scott also bought Rosy Morn FOR $50 and
Expectation. the dan, of Major Delmar. .59s4
for 81 800 William simpson was bidder for
most Of the brood mares. and purchased Annie
Wilton the dam OF many good performers for
81 2O0; Gentle Lady. for $3.50 and Lady Acacia
for $50. John Schultz paid 81 61o for
DREAMY old Priestess, n three-ycar-old sister 10
Prela tress.
wcanng lay colt 10y McKinney-Ladv
Acacia made such a good impression on
the horsemen present that the bidding
Tied 70 $1,000 before Al Thomas secured the
youngster
The show horses were sold At The evening ses-
sion. Glorious Red Cloud. the winner ~ thirteen
hlBe ribbons. was bought los James r. No
GOwsu. Of Mount Sterling BY for 81 800 while
Glorious Nhirliug cloud. although eighteen
years old. was in such demand that the Tichenor-
Grand Company had 10 - $3.50 10 secure the
fsshy black stallion. Thomas r. Kelly. Of Chi
cago. got Glorious Lonnie. a well known win
neT. for $1,000
szoo or more follows
CONSIGNMENT FRoN THOMAS "a. I-,wsoe-s
DREAhfNOLu.
Dare De.il 2e9 aTofr BIZ - r Nsmerno 50 no
LADY Wilton 2.iiiz tretterl br H. i ~ Wilton
-Leuondsae: 2 T. Trauter, agent. Neg york. 700
L&dy wilton. William HoernIein. Mlivaukee.-.. go
PToaigsl-Iady Vuton: r. p. Hudson. Circle 100
F.rst Love 2:l7. arotterl b. m by Wilanut
Mamie A J. Furbqsa Brighton, Mass. 100