New-York tribune., 1909-02-02
TROTTERS AT AUCTION
FAIR PRICES THE RULE.
FIJI Brother to Cresceus Sells for q
Song at Garden.

While the prices dc run into four figures on
The opening day Of the Inidwinter sale of light
Tsss horses by the Fasig-Tipton Company at Madi-
soo Square Garden yesterday, thers was every in
dfcation thai the market strong. as the prices
ruled well considering the stock offered. good
sized crowd in attendance. Those who
70 buy found that real bargains were few and fan
between. while those who came TO look on found
rleDtv OF entertainment in seeing Al Thomas, the
veteran driver, show the horses the miniature
track, II IN nothing else
During the afternoon and evening us horses were
sold 1or total OF SIS 7S, average Of about s21s
: head. This average highly satisfactory, &C
cordins 20 number of horsemen present
Bell Boy, q nine-year-old PAGER with trial OF
sn71- in some demand at the afternoon ses-
sion He was knocked down to Harry Castersen,
% Bridgeport, for SSe. This was considered par
ticllarly good price. IN view of the fact that no
pedgree was published and that his chief value
Iov II driving TO wagon the road. From this
,he prices ran all the way down to S2o for thor
oughhred yearling by Wyeth, American Derby
winner.
The sale was for light harness horses, but three
fhoroughbreds were included. and judging from the
prices they distinctly cut OF place. Nala, by
Imported Atheling and all appearances in foaI
&c wyets. was sold for q song. J W. Gyles Sc
curing her for $50. Glen Cove. bred by E. Berry
Wall and consigned by the ElsinCTe Farm owned
BY Ms. +, r. Isadew, brought little more and
finally knocked down to S. H. Daugherty for $50
Glen Cove is e two-year-old, by an imported horse
named BaldUr, and out OF Nals- He was broken
and trained last season by John Hyland. the well
kIcwn trainer and showed well enough TO indicate
that he would be useful horse this year. In view
OF the unsettled condition of racing in this state
however nobody seemed TO want him, and the auc-
tiopeer appeared to be satisfied IN getting final
BID of So
Foxy CUTLER, full brother to Cresceus (2:o2Z),
fe champion trotting st1Ilion of the world. which
vas recently sold for export for $4,000 was among
those offered yesterday. Barney Unger. Of Balti-
more, SECURED him for 500. Foxy Ouiller is a
PAGER and thirteen years old. but he is horse Of
plenty CT substance and It was rather surprising
that he should not bring q better price He has
paced mile In private in 2:e1< and his blood lines
are Of the best but for all that the breeding sharps
fought shy Of him.
Sphinx, good locking bay geldtng which has
t-otted mile In 2ls, which is quite likely TO
take mark OF 2:l9 better under favorable con-
dit5ons was knocked down to H W. Dreyer, OF
Brooklyn. for S7S5. 4 number OF horsemen In the
Garden were attracted the good looking son OF
Sphinx-Daisy and expressed the opinion that Il
properly trained he would hold his own n good
company and prove a profitable investment
John MCGUIRE, Of this city, was an active DID
der and secured among others the nine-year-olo
chestnut stallion Ash5ourne. which is credited with
paced mile il private OF 2055t. Ashbourne started
six times during last and won two races and
vas only unpiaced- Mr.. Mcclure pelo $SzS
for the son OF Ashland Wilkes. the top price OF
the afternoon sale
The summarize. Of those bringing 500 or over
fcIlows
Rsxiey orotter,. blk. &. 4. by Kentucky Dictator-
TD11za f---rrer g.