Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-03-29

eral good purchases; bidding Ia "Red
Chief,n consigned by Lee Bros, foI
$2lO, and Golden Sceptre," from the
same consignment for $2lc. Mr.. Ea
dicott says that for high class combi-
nation horses, Mexico can't be beat.
One OF the best offerings in the days
sale was blue Walnut whose pic
ture will be found elsewhere in this
issue. Blue Walnut, consigned by Dr.
T. L. Bradley, Of Warrensburg, Mo,
is blue roam gelding, 16 hands high
with a trial speed of 2;2li, with 90 days
work, and does quarters in 81 seconds.
r. L. Hawkins, Of Bowling Green,
e. d. Davis, Of Columbia, and Harvey
Eubanks, Of Higbee, bid In three Of
the horses at the morning sales. They
were respectively, "TangerIne," fol
$3.50; "Silyer King" for s29o;and aThe
Mexican" for 1906. The first from
Lee Bros. consignment and the re-
naming two from B. r. Middletont
offering's.
A pretty little sorrel filley narrowly
escaped perment or serious injury In
the ring early this morning befors
the sales commenced She was beinl
led by a negro exercise boy when shs
became frightened and broke looss
from him, starting down the street II
a dead run. Getting off Of the cindel
track in front Of the City Hall, shs
slipped on the icy pavement, and do
ing grotesque sort OF split, skiddet
on her fore feet, clear across thl
street, a distance OF fully 10 feet.
HORSE SALE STORIES.
A Kansas City buyer tells the fol
lowing joke as an actual occurrence
He was out driving with his wife on
afternoon when he met Jones,a friend
all grlmey and greasy laying on hi
back under an auto. On seeing hi
friend drive up Jones smiled througl
the layers OF grease that lay on hi
face as thick as repeaters at an old
time St. Louis election and remarke
in a voice meant to be pleasant I"
have tried to get this blooming thin
started for an hour but it won
budge.n Thinking l might make hiI
forget his temper by an application {
pleasant conversation l inquired wha
horse power the machine was? "Abou
forty mule power" came the quic
response as he began to pound som
hidden part Of the engine viciously.
drove on. 1t strikes me that profar
| ity is almost as necessary in autoing a
in golfing only more so. The horse
the thing.
"Horse sense is credited with bein
a degree Of wisdom that keeps US froi
betting ON the races" remarked
well known horsemen Wednesda
night In the lobby OF the Ringo hot
land the sooner you acquire this 20
tion OF equine gray matter under yoI
hat the better. MY experience, whil
not hard or bitter, was good one an
come at period when the realizatio
OF the fact that l did not know 1t a
was just dawning on my buddin
intellect
at was In 81. Louis at the old ia
grounds that after listening attel
lively 10 the straight tips Of sever
touts who picked selling platers
beat fayorltes each time placed 8
on a 10 shot. The race was ru
and my horse came under the vii
first. hurried into line with th
others who were fortunate enough
have placed money on the winner an
when my turn came, handed Ii
''bookie" the ticket. He looked at
called 20 to 100 on so and so. kne
: that be had made mistake and ths
there was emily $50 coming to me BIT
thinking was getting ahead Of u
'slick ones" yours truly grabbed u
Ioll Of bills he passed out and rushe
away to some quiet corner togloat oyi