New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-04

The sale or MOTIFS Park lots, NhlCh IS
being conducted i'm the clubhouse on the
property was shorter yesterday than on
Saturday and Monday. The sale was
begun an hour after noon and came to
close soon after 10 o'clock in the even
ing. Two hundred and siXty-sX lots
were sold yesterday for a total Of S212,625,
an average Of Sos lot
The grand total Of lots sold for the
three days is 1ol1 and the grand total
received for them is s1,115,9Oo, showing
grand average Of Sl1OS. The average for
tho lots sold on Monday was S,12i.
Among the first to receive quick profits
by purchase at the sale came about
last evening in an interesting and I'M
usual way Many lots were sold along
Psuldiug avenue for t1025 each. Jim
Murphy. Of Joseph =. Days office. before
these lots were sold announced that they
were worth from 5000 TO s. 800 each lie
later told the buyers that then and there
he was willing to give them 500 profit on
their purchases. Several Of them &C
Conted the offer
Two corner lots on Rhinelandcr avenue,
between Hone and Lurting avenues, sold
lot : Is4'N anu Nls- llSlO' l'l~ VII lit
block brought from 1909 to $3.50. The in
side lots along Hone and Rhinelander
avenues brought from 1915 to 1915. A
corner lot at Pierce and Paulding ave
nues was sold for Sl175 and an adjoin
ing lot at 1925. 4 corner lot At Williams
bridge Road and Pierce street brought
S1125 and an adjoining lot sl,125. In
side lots along Lurting avenue went for
from $3.50 10 1915 during the evening.
Lot NO %, which is situated where the
box offices stood when the famous Morris
Park track was i'm the height OF its glory
was sold for 5000. At this box office
much as $4,000 was taken i'm I'm an hour
when horse racing was conducted at the
track The CRY of "skiddoo" greeted the
auctioncer's announcement Of the number
of the lot. IT is safe TO say that some
Of those who attended the sale had lost
almost as much on the ponies during the
racing days at Morris Park as the lot
brought
In block No. %. which is bounded by
Bronxville, Fowler, Morris Park and Van
Nest avenues, lots No Il 70 % sold for
from $500 to S2,O5O, and lots No. "a TO "a
for from $500 to 81 100 Lot No So at the
corner of Van Nest and Fowler avenues.
which is right near the clubhouse. went
for $500.
The sale began about ! O'Clock in the
afternoon. at which time there were about
FIVE hundred persons in attendance. The
crowd increased as the sale progressed.
In the first hour thirty-three lots were
disposed or for a total of $500 or an
average Of SS71 lot. During the after
noon session 195 lots were sold for SlOl2o.
The crowd, while smaller than on the
former two days, was more attentive and
more responsive to the auctioneer's plead
ings. But" SAID Mr.. Day, they had
come bent on getting bargains, and they
got them The average for the afternoon
session was Sl,O2O a lot, which is the low
est for any Of the afternoon sessions.
1t was a notable day for. the bargain
hunter. The small ouers Tor a lol on
many occasions were an evidence OF TINS
Al The opening day. on SATURDAY IdS',
the southwest corner Of Morris ParK ana
Hone avenues was sold for $500 Yes
tcrdav n lot directly opposite 10 IL sold
for $3.50. which showed difference OF
Sl1o1 one LOT seemed 10 be IN as good
location as the other. 800,
Jams late business manager or The Jour-
nal" purchased four lots for S90oV. W,
g. Bassett. Of Norfolk. Va" VINO was on
of the chief buyers on Monday. played
prominent part in the buying Yesterday.
lie bought the entire Pierce avenue block
front from Iurting TO Haight avenue.
For the two corners he paid $l,lO0 each
and FOR the other lots ne gave from 500
Ia 500 In the block bounded by RAD
Cliff. Golden. Van Nest and Pierce ave-
uues he bought three lots for $50 eAcn.
The sale will continue to-day and the
following three DAYS this week Or! Mon
day next will he getaway day. AMONG
the other BUYERS yesterday We're: -.
r. j. Griffin. Pease & Gilman, Ssth y
Ececher, Vito TomasulO, Michael j., Lane;
William Bacom. Simon Glascr, Saihuti
NIarkovitz. Hyman Barsky, F. Shomer
Max sherman Charles Preston. \. y.
Rittalita. C. K. Shotwel, William J..
Schlefcr. Moses Horowitz and Mrs. H. o..
Iris.