The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-12
HORSEMEN CROWD
CAMBRIDGE CITY
Opening Day of the Lackey
Horse Sale Was a Most
Eventful One.
palladium Specially

CAMBRIDGE CITY. Ind. March IL.
The annual Lackey horse sale open.
ID In this city this afternoon. one of
the largest number Of horse buyers
that ever attended horse sale in this
city being present. The streets of this
place are crowded with horsemen who
have come here from all sections of
the country, and who expect, before
the sale 10 closed. to go away with
some Of the finest stock to be obtained
In the central western states.
John 8. Lackey, sales manager. has
248 horses on sale and he expects to
dispose OF them before the sale closes.
Friday. Usually an average of seventy
animals are sold each day OF the sale
and from present indications the pre-
vious records will be maintained.
Their re fifty more horses this year
thar 'rst years sale.
AT..ll, the horses to be sold are a
large number of registered and trial
horses which will do campaign
work the coming season. The sale this
year IL marked by the fact that the
animals are all high bred and are
speedy. Last year most Of the horses
were young.
From All Over the Country.
Horses have been consigned here by
owners from all sections of the coun-
try, In addition to a large number of
owners. In and around Wayne county.
A large number Of animals from the
Reidston Stock farm west of Rich.
mond are on sale as we'll as the stock
of highbred horses which belonged to
the late Lawrence Commons of Center
animals will bring between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Grace D.. 21OA. holder of the
worlds record for 3-year-olds over a
half mile track and the swift 3-year-old
PAGER La Costa. 2.13A, are listed. This
par Of 3-year-olds were very prominent
on the race tracks Of the middle west
the past season and there Is every in
dicatiOn that they will train to low
records. 1t Is believed that two min
utes flat Is well within their reach.
Among some Of the big buyers who
have already arrived for the sale are
Billy McGinty. who is the biggest buy
er in New York City. having from
1000 to 1900 horses in his stables
now; James Cack. Louisville, KY. J. J.
Simmons. Philadelphia; Thomas Young,
Philadelphia: r. NJ. Flick. Kiltanning.
Pa: Guy NJ. Lee, a we'll known south
ern trainer, Of Union City, Tenn; ST.
mon We'll. Atlanta, Ca; J. c. Farr.
Bayonne, N. j.: e. d. Hollenbeck.
Lynnbrock, Long Island: John Dipond,
Altoona. Pa; Dick Taylor. South Ian.
caster. Conn: Hub Smeyser. York,
Pa: Charles Valentine. driver of I'm
dependent Roy" of Columbus. O.; and
q number Of others.
On evety train more buyers are ar
irving ard scurry!ng to the stables
to inspect the speedy animals offered
for sale.
This is the twenty-flfth annual Lack
ey horse sale and Is expected to prove
one of the most successful. Aside from
the large number of record horses are
q large number of green horses with
fast trials and others which give prom
ice Of developing into high class rae.
ing material. In addition there is the
usual number Of brood mares, stall
lions. colts and hlhes land buyers in
search Of high class material will find
that the Lackey sale presents an unu-
sually good opportunity to hll their de-
mands.