East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-04

A. Il. McEwen, former mayor OF
Athena and prominent hardware
dealer of that town is visiting in Scot
land and has sent the following in
teresting communication from Ayr:
Ayr, Dec. 16, 1911.
Editor Fast Oregonian:
Thinking that this clipping might
be of interest to your many readers,
especially those interested in Clydes-
dales. l herewith send it to you. 1
saw the horse sold myself and win say
that he is q perfect picture. / never
saw such a fine head and neck on a
horse, in fact he is faultless all over,
He is booked ahead for years at
two hundred dollars, one hundred
down
This is the native horse of Scot
land and the supply is never equal to
the demand. This is the hunting sea-
son and l had the pleasure of being
out with them one day and one run
but got no brush. We have been all
over Scotland and Ireland and are
leaving here Immediately after the
New Year for England. France and
Germany viii be back about the
first of February.
Mr.. Dan Mckenzie joins me in
wishing you Merry Xmas and a
Happy New Year.
From Your Friend,
A. B. McEWEN,
OF Athena.
The famous horse sale as reported
by the newspaper of Ayre was as fol-
lows:
No sale has created so much inter-
It. ~,
and Scotland generally than that OF
"Baron o. Ruchlyvie," the famous
Clydesdale stallion, which was exposed
at auction yesterday in the Horse
Repository of Messrs James Craig
tLimited), the well-known Ayr auc-
tioneers. The protracted litigation
which recently terminated in the
House of Lords added zest to the pro-
eeedings. and hundreds were drawn
by curiosity to the scene of the sale.
So great was the crush in the Re-
pository that it was intimated that
the sale would take place outside, but
to this course the joint owners, Mr..
Fitzpatrick, Craigie Mains, and Mr..
Dunlop Dunure Mains, demurred One
result of this announcement was that
many lost their places. and were un-
able to gain admission to the build
ing on their return. The Baron" all
Unconscious of the Fuss
he was creating. walked about the
ring, the cynosure of all eyes. He
seemed to carry his IL years lightly,
and those best able to judge described
him as fit and well. Speculation has
been rife for weeks past as to the fig
ure he would fetch, and many and
varied have been the estimates.
About one O'Clock, the time appoint
ed for the sale, Mr.. Craig. who oc-
cupied the rostrum in person, init
mated that he had received word from
the G. and S.-W. Railway Company
that contingent of Englishmen were
OF the way to see the horse sold, and
asking that the sale might be delayed
a little. Mr. Craig stated that he
would delay for ten minutes, but nc
longer. Within that short space Of
time many more people found theil
way to the Repository, and by the
time the sale commenced the
Baron Had Little Space.
left in which to show himself off A
brief space elapsed during the time
Mr.. Craig read over the conditions OF
the sale, which bore, inter ALA, thai
the joint owners reserved the right
to purchase the Baron" which would
be sold without any warranty and could
not be rejected by the purchasers.
1t was seen at the outset that tht
joint owners meant business. Mr.
Dunlop occupied a prominent plac,
at Mr.. Craig's right hand, and Mr.
Kirkuatrick was close beside the auc
tioneer on the left.
The sale lasted just twenty minute
but the memory of that brief space
and the tense excitement of it, will b.
long remembered. Mr. Craig said h
was not particular where they start
ed-he would take either $4,000 o
10000 for start Mr.. Rennie
Paisley, promptly responded with
A Bid of $4,000.
which nonplussed the belittlers of tn
"Raron." Hundred pound bids wer
called for by the auctioneer, an
these were promptly forthcoming, MI
Dunlop and Mr.. Kirkpatrick bein
among the bidders. Mr. Rennie wa
in at about $4,000, and therefor
ceased
Stranger i'm the Gallery
"a clean shaven man wearing a ligh
cap, and whose identity was unknowI
TO almost all present-now made hi
presence felt, and at length the sal
resolved itself into duel between MI
Fitzpatrick and him. 10000 was 500
reached and 1900, and at each O
these stages Mr.. Fitzpatrick was tn
bidder. At $4,000 the expectan
crowd following the