Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-16
PAYS RECORD PRICE
Walter Winans Gives $25, 900
for Team of Roadsters.
HORSE SHOW SENSATION
Figure Placed on Pair Deemed by
Owner Prohibitive.
SOLD BY E. T. STOTESBURY
Action Of the Wealthy Anglo-Ameri-
can Causes Great Argument Among
New York Horsemen.
HORSE SHOW SENSATION
SOLD BY E. T. sToTEsBURY

NEW YORK, November 16.-The GEN.
trail figure at the horse show yesterday
was Walter Winans, the American who
was born in Russia, lives in England and
never saw the country Of which he is q
citizen. although he is fifty years old,
until few days ago. In the three har-
ness events for horses Of the classes in
which his string is entered he got the gate
twice yesterday. and, getting tired of the
gate, he bought a pair of blue ribbon
winners, paying $4,000. the highest price
ever known to have been paid in Amer
lea for pair of show horses.
Walter Winans paid his record price
for the pair of horses to E. T. Stotes-
bury of Philadelphia, the partner of ].
Pierpont Morgan.
Counted on a Ribbon.
Monday afternoon Winans entered his
team in the class for roadsters and he
expected to win. His entry was the
chestnut gelding Bonnie View, ten years
old and fifteen hands three inches high,
and Rip, brown selding. Mr.. winans
himself drove and did not think when
he entered the arena and had a look
at the other teams that his pair would
not get one Of the ribbons. He sized up
three other pairs to take ribbons ahead
OF him, but felt sure he would get the
fourth. Stotesbury's pair had not yet
come into the ring.
When Como. bay gelding. six years
old, fifteen hands two inches high, and
Lugano, bay mare, the same age and
height. started around the arena with
Stotesbury.s wagon, Winans knew it was
all or with him and he determined to
own that pair. remarking that 1t was the
finest pair OF roedsters he had ever seen,
Offered Record Price.
After the ribbons had been awarded
and the blue went to Como and Lugano,
as he had expected, Winans asked the
driver to whom they belonged. He found
out and then sought stotesbury.
Il want that pair Of roadsters."
Winans said.
stotesbwy did not want to sell and
named what ne thought was pro-
"I'll take them.'' said Winans, and
he wrote out q check on the spot. Stotes-
bury had not counted on Winans &C.
cepting the price and hesitated for
moment. but then he took the check and
reluctantly parted with his horses.
Many Heated Arguments.
The deal set the tongues of the wise
horsemen about the garden a-wagging.
1t was the highest price they had ever
known to be paid in this country. All
the afternoon and evening there were
heated arguments about the sale, many
of the wiseacres contending that the
pair should not have brought such a
price. and others that the two horses
were worth it. The knowing ones re-
called that Winans last year paid $50. vOO
for q horse to run in the Derby and
that he had paid big prices for others.
They believe that the Anglo-American
will take back q new string Of horses
with him.
Louis WinAns' Success.
Not behind Walter Winans In promi-
nence in the days events was his brother.
Louis Winans. Out Of four entries dur
ing the day he captured two blue rib
bons, one red and one yellow, a record
that has not been beaten on any day by
any exhibitor In the show this year, not
even by Judge Moore, who has won more
ribbons. all events counted, than any.
body else.