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

John c. Scohe.d. an Assistant Secretary
OF War was a buyer at the Morris Park
lot sale last evening he purchased Two
lots through o. Romano Brown on the
west side Of WuIamsoridga Road near
Nell avenue. John T.. Tominson. who
has PLAYED a conspicuous part IN the buy
ing during the week. added 90 his hold
ings by the purchase Of the block font
on Wiluamsbridee Road. a plot 2cXi25
feet. For the corner Of WlhamsbrldSe
Road and Neil avenue he paid 1850 and
for four lots adjoining Ni-l2usordge
Road he gave G.l25 each. He also paid
Z.150 for the Monroe and Mel avenue
corner. his total purchases last evening
amounting 70 5000
Two hundred end fifty lots were sold
YESTERDAY for a tota' of sos 81 an aver
age OF Sg5 The grand total If lots sold SO
far is l.55s and the grand total Of re-
ceipts N.61.poa grand average OF &l.o+s
for each parcel
A. sI5 last evening tho S.5""n1 mark
for lots sold was reached and half the
parcels were disposed Of The clubhouse
property and four dwelling houses will oe
sold to-day
The afternoon session began al o clock
and continued until s clock. The night
session ended about 70 o'clock.
For ~ lots. the total sold n the after
noon. 5000 was obtained. the average a
lot being almost 100 Thus the average
price was considerably lower than on any
previous similar session.
Some Of the choicest lots in the biz
mere fraction Of their actual price. a
large number Of bargains were picked up
by thrifty little buyers by getting posses
sion OF that part OF the property az or
near the finishing line Of the famous race
course. where many stout hearted thor
ouzhbreds earned brackets and fame for
their owners. some said their holdings
marked the starting line IN their realty
careers.
The exact spot where Orce was -he nm
fishing goal was purchased rr Frederick
schnaufer. OF this city. for 800 That
part OF the old track is now known a.
Lot q. Block l. Il is the southeast cor
ner q Van Nest and BoEart avenues.
other boundaries OF this block are Rad
cliff and Pierce avenues. K Is only
few steps from the piazza Of the old club
house 70 the centre OF the block.
soon after Joseph p Day. the auction
eer. asked for bids on the first LOT Of that
block offered. r. W. Siemans. OF Wells
bo-o. Penn. who had gone 20 the sale
undecided as % how many lots he ought
20 buy. purchased one lot IL was late IN
the afternoon when he became numbered
among the successful buyers. lie real
tied he must soon be starting homeward.
Weusooro is the thriving county seat OF
Tioga County. and is about forty miles
south OF Corning. y. 7. The trip IS lone.
As the time drew near for him 20 leave
the old track and turn his steps home
ward Mr. Siemans became firmly con-
WINGED that the lots were being sold much
below their present real market value. He
quickly decided he would become the
owner OF many. He asked Aucuonesr Day
Il he could have the privilege whenever
he was a successful bidder Of taking three
lots at the same price each bid for the
single lot
II cant return from Weusboro 20 this
beautiful place he said. and therefore
whatever buying do must be done
quickly" he went home the owner OF
Just eleven lots.
Inside lots IN Block =. fronting on Rad
cliff avenue sold for So each.
For lots fronting IN Barnes and Mat
hews avenues, in B4ocH a. from go %
$50 was paid This block is three blocks
south OF the Morris Park station. al
Paulding avenue. OF the New York West
chester q Boston Railroad. The trlangu-
lar plot IN the block changed hands al $50.
n Block - which is bounded by Hone.
Lurting. Morris Park and Haisnt ave-
nues. a corner lot at Morris Park and
LurrnC avenues was disposed Of for 81
That was the record price for the after
noon session. Inside lots in the same
block were obtained by bargain hunters al
from 400 70 sl.S25.
In Block No. =. bounded by Pierce Nun
roe and Haight avenues. iL075 and Sl.Ioo
were realized for corners and $40 10 $3.50
for inside lots.