New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-27
BARGAIN PRICES
AT DASH SALE
Prediction Of MesSrS. Day
and Davies, Auction
GERS, Fulfilled.
UNSOLD LOTS TO
BE OFFERED TO-DAY
Highest Prices for Broadway
Sites Motion Pictures
Used in Rooms.

The prediction frequently made in
the last month by Joseph P. Day and
J. Clarence Davies that these wers
unusually fortunate days for realty
bargain hunters was fulfilled yester-
day at the Dash estate sale held IN thu
Vesey Street salcsroom. Purchasers
Of lots AZ bargain prices were the
order Of the day. And this IN spite of
the fact that more than 1900 persons
were present. This is said 20 he ths
largest crowd ever at an auction sale
in the Vcscy Stree. salesrooms.
Two hundred and twenty-five lots OF
the estate were sold last night. The
agents and auctionecrs adjourned the
sale until noon to-day. The lots
brought S327,20O, an average of sl,454
each.
The sale began at II o'clock.
Motion pictures, as an aid 70 the
sale of the lots, were shown on &
large screen This is the first time
in the history of the Real Estate Tx
change that such pictures for this pu--
pose have been used. J. Clarence Da-
vies and Joseph +. Day depended fire.
quently on real, instead of word, pict-
ures to show the location and the ap-
pearance Of certain lots. The pictures
proved 70 be most valuable novelty,
and many realty experts were Of the
opinion last night that hereafter no big
voluntary auction sale of real estate
will be held without motion picture
views Of the property being displayed
on screen.
The Dash estate properties that were
offered yesterday are in the Fieldston
and lower Van Cortlandt sections o.
The Bronx. Opposite the Fieldston
section is the 2i2d Street station Of the
Broadway frontage of the lower sec
tion is the 238th Street station OF the
same subway route. Naturally, the
Broadway lots were in most demand.
The bidder for the lot at the south
east corner Of 23Sth Street and Broad
way and the lot just south failed ap-
parently TO secure his bid, which waa
$4,000 for the corner lot, and $1,000
for the other. Consequently, these
two lots, considered TO be the choicest
of the whole Offering by many real es-
tate experts, will be nut up again to-
day. the closing day of the sale.
For the two lots just south Of this
Broadway plot, $500 was paid by f.
Burke David Xipkin. the well known
builder. who had been very prominent
In the opening hours Of the sale. OBJ
tanned tho next batch Of four Broad
way lots in this block. between 236
and 23Sth streets, and having q
frontage also on Kingsbridge Avenue.
ZipNn got the four lots for $1,000.
Herbert /. Rowell, Of Short Hills,
y. j., obtained one Of the choicest
realty plums Of the day by purchasing
the noreast corner Of earth Street and
Broadway. for S9,l0O, also the next
two adjoining lots on the north foe
$3.50 each and the next Broadway
lot for $4,000. He also bought the
key lot adjoining his plot on the east.
paying for the five lots S25,500.
Several women took a conspicuous
part in the bidding for lots in this
block, Marie Lubitz being one Of them.
She got the most northerly lot I'm the
block for $500. As he sold the lot
to her, Auctioneer Day exclaimed
THAT woman won't ever regret the
purchase she has just made Why YOU
can't make a mistake at these prices"
John II. Fieldston bought the lot to
the south Of the Lubitz corner parcel
for $4,000.
d. Peters was the lucky bidder for
the southeast corner Of 237th 81. and
Broadway. lie got it on bid of $1,000.
Then he bought the adjoining lot TO
the south for S4,100 George Reuch-
furst obtained the next three southerly
Broadway lots at $3.50 for two, and
$500 for the other one. Prices paid
Tor the fifteen lots bounded by Corlear
sv., 236th st. and Tibbett av. ranged
from $77j to $3.50, the highest sum
realized being for the southwest corner
of 236th st. and Corlear av.
The block bounded by 23Gth and
23Sth SITS, Corlear and Tibbett avs.
which formed the opening offering Of
the sale, provided a rare opportunity
for many bargain hunters. The dis
tinction Of being the first lot buyer OF
the day went 10 Joseph lIenschel. the
well known builder, who is doing much
construction work in the upper sections
of the greater city. For $1,000 he got
The northwest corner Of 236th So. and
COrlear av lie followed this purchase
up by buying the two lots adjoining
and fronting on COrlcar av. for 5000
for the two. The southwest corner Of
238th 81. and Corlear av changed hands
al S305O, the buyer being William
Blain. VI. /. Knapp got the northwest
corner OF 236th ST. and Tibet av. for
81, 800.
Robert +. Bonsall secured a group
Of seven lots at the northwest corner
Of Tibbett Az. and 244th ST., directly
opposite the grounds of Manhattan Col
lege, for Sl1.150. The adjoining corner
lot at Waldo av brought $4,000 and
four inside lots on the avenue S2.10O
each. Four lots on 24fth ST. at Waldo
av. went 10 Walter B. Parsons at 81 200
each. and the northeast corner of lib
hott az. and 24ith ST.. 8sXl0O, brought
$3.50
At the conclusion Of yesterdays sale
Messrs. Day and Davies said:
"Of the 800 lots, about 100 remain
for to-morrOw's sale. The 100 left,
however, include the very best lots Of
the Dash estate property. including the
corner on 23sth Street, off Broadway
and KinCsbridge Avenue; 23Sth Street,
corner Of Corlear Avenue; Spuyten
Duyyil Road 236th Street. etc. There
viii also bc put up all the lots on which
the buyers have not paid their 10 per
cent deposit.
As every lot has 10 be sold for
whatever IL will bring. no matter what
the price may be, the chances are that
the remnants of the sale will 90 at
unusual bargain prices. These rem
nants include some OF the best lots.
and they must be closed out to-day
without any further adjournment.
The most surprising fact that has
developed is that lots within 400 feet
Of a subway station and within POO feet
of Broadway sold for as low as $500 for
a fun lot, while some within BOO feet Of
Broadway and block or two Of sub