New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-29
BABY RACERS in
DEMAND, PRICES
RUNNING HIGH
John Sanford Pays $l2,5OO
for a Yearling by Star
Shoot-Hamburg Belle.

1ob, Sanford broke another Of his
accidents yes;erda:. he went into
>. ,pb,ic market for the hrst time
: this country TO buv thoroughbreds
.bs occasion Of the sale Of the
T1-,ndorf stud baby racers, the last OF
he lot bred by the late James b. bag
Incidentally. he paid the highest price
..r a vearling, Sl2,5O0, since the leaner
10 - zane 10 racing. The colt that
Se:5eht this sum IS fine. outstanding
.testrut by Star Shoot-Hsmburg
peUs Bred in the purple, with three
De,bv winners Bend Or, Shotover and
tl.,7,it-on the distaf side, he looked
- inch 4 real horse, and Mr.. San
49, seemed pleased with his purchase
re, he heard the final tap Of the
hammer. .. ooo T.
,-srt bay FLY by Star Shoot-Tradi-
ION These were the top prices Of the
there was no MISLEADING the demand
so- Thoroughbred yearlings. The
iorss,en that !illed the little tent in
g,ost Of the Haggin barn at Sleeps
Mead Bay came 10 buy, and there was
IL, of spirited bidding. The thirty-hve
yesrl,ngs from the Elmendorf stud
brough: S44.725, an average OF some
tfirg more than 81 200 apiece.
Affer the sale Of this Tot, bakers
sozer Of yearhrCs from the Ellerslle
stud were put under the hammer
Tbsse brought better prices, on an
,yera,e IS the total was Sl7,l75.
F. N. Taylor paid $4,000 for a bay
,olt bv Ballot Sadie S, the top price
In his lot. The Quincy Stable was a
Ebera. purchaser Of Arthur Hancocks
stock. buying FIVE for $500.
All the vearlings were a likely lot.
hut the crowd sensed a contest when
NJ II. the Star Shoot-HAmburg Belle
.olt was led out. +. 3. Lemaire, who
was active in buying, opened the bid
ding at 81 600, and Preston Burch, act
irg for John Sanford. came right back
r''h q 5000 raise. Back and forth they
rarrjed tin the bid mounted to $4,000.
Then John Madden raised II $500,
but Burch came right back with Sl2,-
560 George A. Balm, the auctioneer,
turned 70 Mr.. Lemaire, but the latter
smiled and shook his head, so the ham,
mer fell
M. Lemaire bought eight horses, one
q fDe looking chestnut colt BY Water
Enterprise. for $4,000, after a
bit Of spirited bidding with the quincy
Stable.
one Of the surprises Of the sale was
the failure Of Watercress II, a chestnut
eoi, bv Watercress-Pearl Y, TO bring
more than $500. This two-year-o d
was sold as a yearling for $500. He
was knocked down TO Frederick Levi
sohn. who owns the Elkwood Park
Stable.
Not one Of the lot was passed out,
brt two went for 500 each. Godfrey
Preece got one, a bay colt by Water
hoy Goldfish. and Max Silvers, who
acted as the agent OF q South American
racing stable. got the other, chestnut
colt by George Kessler-Twlnkie.
The dispersal sale of the entire
Tmendorf stud, which also will be con-
Quoted BY the Powers Hunter Company,
including the stations Ballots, Sain and
Hessian, and including all Of the brood
mares and weanlinCs, will be held in
The autumn. at a date TO be announced
later.
A list Of the horses that brought $500
and over follows:
ELAfENDoRF YEAHIINGs.
Bv FLY. b. wa,eoress or watereoy-colo- ., A.,
Broa A. a. alJ. '' Is s,'- Hess,an-Court Dance; .
b. -- ce'l 55 wsierboy-Des,nerais ?. b. =,
c5 rsI1:' COLT by w.,oT-c.-Ea,srpHse: p. -.
o e i9'' aiy. by B,Iiot-Gralios,: G r. -,
R,. laa ' SANFORD . ...' '''' I2sOo
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