New-York tribune., 1906-11-30

More than Ave thousand persons went 10 the "old
Glory horse auction at Madison Square Garden
last night Sweet Marie. POP. the famous trot
ting mare. which ranks second only 10 the queen.
Lou Dillon sold under the hammer. Those who were
there for sport and business alike well pleased,
for the fleet daughter OF Mckinney bid UP to
$4,000, at which price e. T. Stoesbury, Of Phila-
dephia, secured the
The on the south side or the auditorium
were packed. while dense mass of people crowded
around the auctioneers box. Prices had regned
good-very good--durng the late afternoon, and the
crowd had been worked up TO a pitch of excitement
| by the time Sweet Marie led through ave-
people, many of whom struggled 70 give the
| horse affectionate pat.
Sweet Marie was the twelfth horse TO be sold at
| the evening session. She is ten-year-old bay
mare, and was bred by Frank c. Schumacher Of
| Los Angeles. Her record is 2:o2 which was made
on September 21 last. at Columbus. Ohio. in race
against the clock. Her earnings in the last four
years have been enormous and she is without ques
| ton the most popular trotter living. Her owner.
William Garland of Los Angeles, in his statement
| concerning the mare before she was sold. said'
Sweet Marie is absolutely sound. without a pun
on her She Is better than ever, and. I believe.
will get all trotting records But for the unfavor
able weather at Lexington. I believe she would
have set mark at that meeting
Sweet Marie sired by Mckinney. e11A, out
| of Lady Rivers. AS NO 4S7'' went up the
board the people seated in the balconies and boxes
rose en- masse and capped the famous mare. which
was brought to a halt opposite Auctoneer Bain's
| box
After reciting n brles history OF the mare. Mr..
Balm called for bids. and ]. NJ. Johnson, of Ponka
| pog Mass, started the ball rolling by calling out
5000. Andy" Welch. OF Hartford. Conn, imIne-
| diately doubled this amount, ana then n. T. Deg
| non. the contractor, called $1,000
At this stage George NJ Webb, manager for E.
| T. stotesbury. the Philadelphia banker. entered
| the competition and bid $1,000. Another $1,000
| rise came from Mr.. DegnOn. but Mr.. Webb took
the price to $4,000. at which figure the champion
! trotting mare was knocked down to him. amid the
| enthusiastic cheers OF the crowd.
| Mr Webb said he uncertain as to what would
be done with the horse in the future.
| ~ will take her back home with me-" snid Mr..
Webb, and consider the matter between now and
| next spring. OF course, have fine lot OF show
| horses. but do not race"
This is taken that Sweet Marie's racing
| career is at end. There is possibility that the
| mare will be taken over to London next June for
| the International Horse Show.
Besides paying $500 for Totara. In the after
noon, Gregoire Ouchroff of Moscow, Russia. bought
| Brilliant Girl, the six-year-old bay mare. with
record Of 20si. at night for 5000. Both animals
will go to Russia.
| Among the buyers at night was Recorder Goff.
who paid $3.50 for Alcyroon. a nine-year-old roam
| gelding
days sale realized s11s6S5 for 100 horses sold.
| average of sl.0i3 a head. The total for four
days s24S 4o5 or an average for the 45s horses
| sold TO date of $3.50 head
A holiday crowd two thousand strong was in
the Garden yesterday morning when the fourth day
Gonsignment Of horses from tho oakhqrst s Farm
pees xoesn Many Women prsssn
but e bsSes OF them took in in he the was
$500 paid BY James $ Parker S of Salem Salem; n y
from A Johnson's Farm, at BrocktOn., Mass.
hand the we're Ms OF %
Cleveland; United States Senator Joseph los m W
| ": Va; David Bonner, DR.: G. F. Floyd and Cap
Rn DE- % Ksa g M SAW w "A NJ Of + PaE y
nSGs Paaaspnia 81 !isTan Eawad R ROTsn
me ohespest horse Of the S sale to date, date vas
81 a fa ss seef 4hs orse VA Mas wen tR.
edged Investment. Last summer summer at Syracuse he
Lucky gqck, 2;l2A, an eight year old PAGER. went
that country The price paid was $1,000 The horse
srgs o6ls Of bought GraRG9S inc
reached early in the afternoon. These ere Lo,
Deioree. 2:osit the fast trotter by DeimarcG w w
A, Bacon. of Paris Ky. bought Locanda for $4,000
Of Mount Kiseo y, Y. for So Both horses were
| mare, daughter OF Bingen, and bred by the late
! Gregore Ouchrof OF Moscow, Russia and viii go
ts Join the already large and increasing colony
| of American light harness horses abroad.
The bidding keen when the famous trotting
stallion Margrave, sixteen years old, sire Of one
in 2:i0 six in 9;l5. eleven IN % twenty in 225 and
| thirty in 2:30, by Baron Wilkes Spanish Maiden.
| by Happy Medium. led into the ring and pa-
| raded Park Corning. of Albany, finally secured
| the great sire for $500
| Three of the get of Margrave were sold directly
after the stallion These were Marcia (2OSSD which
| John H. Shuts: Ora MarSrave q :2qIz) ~.
| which was bought by =. L. Ryan. of New York
| down to w. f. chisholm. of Cleveland
What perhapS the real feature q he sale
came when the horses consigned ny General BRAY
| ton Ives from the chelsea Farm, at Cssning were
| reached John II. Shuts paid 5000 for Prince
Mckinney. two-year- old black colt by Mckin-
ney-EXtasy hy Baron Wilkes. and s. 900 for Plcas-
| ant Thought. fve-year-old bay mare by Prodi-
| gal-Extasy
| ever sired. Prince Mckinney ny the worlds
greatest sire out Of the worlds greatest brood
mare. was one veteran horScmrn's comment on
Mr., Shultss Judgment. Pleasant Thought Is hard
| " less well bred
Nathan Straus successfully bid for Rilly II a
seven Near-old selnlhS Win It trotung record of
! 2:leA4. Mr. Straus paid $3.50 for Billy H.
Morone. HVe-y eGr-Od Grand Circuit frOtter with
| record of 2,0SS4. went To Foley brothers Of q