The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-26

N. Y. made old timers at the Old
Glory auction in Madison Square sit up
and take notice when he paid $S.425 for
a yearling trotter. This set the high
mark for the afternoon. puzzling the
statisticians to remember when so much
money had been paid for II stopper yet
in its fir~ year. The records were not
at hand. but the consensus was that 1t
Is "a dozen years since more than $4,000
has been paid for a yearling %trotter. and
there was JOY among the breeders at
the promise of prosperity implied by
the jump to old time figures.
a further sensation awaited the crowd
that attended the night sale, for c. X. q.
Billings exceeded all previous prices for
this show by paying $1,000 for the
champion race mare Margaret Druien.
2:04L. Only n tive-year-old II one
that has not been excessively raced,
Margaret Druien apparently still has "A
great career OH the track before her IL
her owner chooses to send her after
further laurels. II vas her value as a
brood mare. however. that appealed TO
Mr.. Billings and II will no b. long be-
fore Margaret Druien Joins that peer
less trotter Lou Dillon at Curles Neck
Farm in Cotman. Va.
1t was the competition of the Cana
dian horsewoman Miss Katherine j..
Wilks that caused the owner OF Ctrles
Neck Farm to go to such "A high price
for the champion mare. James Weth-
efill. manager of Miss Wilks's Cruick-
ston Farm at Gait. Ontario, came on in
an effort to get the prize of the show.
Dick Mcmahon did the bidding for the
Canadian SchiIa III 'Ti,snv lant ,n,~,,.v
back with an Increase for Mr.. Billings
until the mare was knocked down to
his bid OF $500. Margaret Druien won
eight of thirteen starts In 1914 and this
year was beaten only twice. and that by
colts in very fast time. She is said
to be the best racing mare than the
American turf has seen since Hamburg
Belle. Her breeding lines are excel
lent, she being a daughter of Peter the
Great-The IIuntress.
The young t%rotting miss that tempted
the owner of Brook Farm to loosen his
pursestrings is named Emma Ma
gowan and she is a daughter of j. NAL
colin Forbes--lviolette. She was one of
the five youngsters with yearling marks
sent To the sale by John II. Mcgowan
OF Mount Sterling. KY. and although
the others did not nearly reach the price
paid for Emma Mcgowan each brought
81. 900 or over. That "A ~trotting boom is
On in New York state Is evident, for
all these choice yearlinss found new
owners In the state. Former Governor
Horace White of Syracuse gave $l.70O
for Katherine w. another daughter OF
j. Malcolm Forbes. Will. Richard Della
field went II little further along the
same lines by adding Patsy +. To The
Brook Farm string. Tn. two others,
Mary MagoWan aud Leonard. both wet>.
purchased by the Comsewugue Farm of
Port Jefferson, l.. l..
j. Malcolm Forbes. the sire OF thee..
sensational youngsters, IL "A son ~ that
great producer OF early speed. Bingen.
2 ;06 Il, and he made "a record OF :0ai.
"A; 3 years. which he reduced a second
and a half IA year later At = years
old j. Malcolm Is the sir. of fourteen in
the 2:30 class and nine Of these have
o 2:l5h or better. In addition TO
his track and stud honors j. Malcolm
Forbes captured the roadster champion
ship at the National Horse Show in
Madison Square Garden two years ago.
Naturally the history Of Emma Ma
" is briefer though brilliant. John
n. Mcgowan. who bred her. has owned
more record yearlincs than any other
man, and he says this young flly Is the
best he ever owned or ever saw. ON a
heavy track at the Lexington Fair she
travelled "A half IN l :US. and at the next
record meeting she started to get "A mark
for the benefit OF her sire and just logged
the mile in 2:22ia. Even at that time
the youngster showed flights of speed at
a two minute gait, Emma Mcgowan is
entered in all the big stakes. but may
start her racing career OF the Me,ropoli-
tan Circuit. of which Mr.. Delafeld is a
great supporter.
There were few cheap ones in the Ma
gowan lot, but it was the yearlings that
excited comment. the seven head selling
for S9,3S5. an average OF 1890. 20. They
were not the only youngsters to bring
good prices, for a yearling by Axworthy
was sold for s2,25O and San Francisco
and Peter the Great were other sires OF
yearlings for which more than $1,000
was paid. Cheap horses had no place on
the holiday programme and the after
noon record showed that not "A single lot
was sold for less than 500. The best
sales.
PROPERTY OF j. Il. Mcgowan.
Great-Ann Direct; q. 4. Lavan,
North Adams, Mas, ,.,.,.:,:., $3.50
Malcolm Forbes-Callle inward;
! b Wardsman, Providence,
Alice, bl. T., by j. Malcolm Forbes
Alice Lewis; J. b, MOODY. Lex
lngton,, Ky. 400
E9ma Msgowsn' record 2'22h br,
iviolette; Richard Delaiield, Ches-
Mary Mcgowan. record 2:2Gh. hr. f.. "
l. by j. Malcolm Torbes-Irenc
Wissins; c"mssw"gue Farms ,,,
j. Malcolm FORBES EAndosSs
Worthy; Comsewogue Farms. -. 1000
katherine w. s;S7k' hr {. J.; by
j. Mslsolm ForeesnLyvola' Hor- -,
Patsy r. 2:e7is' Blk. T., l., by J, -"
Malcolm F~orbes-Bessie Hughes;
Richard Delaiield ...,.,.,..,. i,O2'
PROPERTY OF N. 7. GRADY, cyNwyD
"Ethol Rice; " sanders phils-
Jacan"iine. b. T.. 5. by Peter the
Great-Mattie Arion; IL, c. Hersey,
indianapolis, Ind ...,.,.,...... 35f
PROPERTY OF W. II. HANLEY, PRovI
DENcE. X. l.
Jenny Scott, record 2:l4k. br. M,
IS, by Bryson--Eatna; r. +. Allan, .,
Chestnut colt, ch. e., /. by Mainsheet
jenny scott; Charles Robson. To-
clar" Scott ch. T.. q, by san Fran.
f Farms -s MIl%sus.s s'G ~. Harvest 100,
Hs Grsa,@ seem , SCOT: X h, f E All ,@s
Lexington, ky..,......,..r....... Loo!
PROPERTY OF bEAu IDEAL FARM
Peter the Groat-Ciavera r. &,
Pratt, B~inghamton. \, ~Y.,"...,,, 5l'
XXX Gre neI Hi,S'artHAifada; frank Bouts.
lier, Halifax, y, S,.,.,...,,,.... 49,