The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-01
San FRANCISCO Is
THE POPULAR SIRE
His Daughter. Mary Putney,
Winner Of Futurities, One
Of Garden Prizes.
TRUXTON A SENSATION


san Francisco was established rs the
popular trottins sire Of the season at
the opening Of the m%ldwinter auction In
Madison Square Garden yesterday.
Fashions IN light harness prospects
change az often as those In
bonnet and San Frarcisco's rise In the
scale was brought about by the perform
ances OF his daughter. Mary Putney. last
wear. This Ally won ali the Futurities.
concluding the season with a record OF
2:05ia and the title Of champion three
year-o!d h!ly OF 1915. Like many other
noted sires which have made their mark
BY the prices paid for their progeny In
the Garden San Francisco Is one OF the
euuine kings at Walnut Hall Farm.
which Is owned by W. +. D.. Stokes.
1t was Truxton. a yearlinG bay son
Of San Francisco. that proved the sensa-
ton OF the sac. being knocked down
Tor 1926 to ter X. Cox. the Dover
owner and driver. after spirited bidding
In which A.. IL. Cosden was the CHIEF
opponent Of the Dover man. The price
topped the best price for "A yearling OBJ
tanned ut the last midwinter sale. when
Cosden paid 5000 for Sanardo. an
other y~earling by the same sire. The
New Yorker went 10 that figure yester-
dag fog Trux,on and then gave UP the
strusgle against Coz.
Two others of the get Of San Fran
cisco went 20 the Cox stable Mt good
prices. Cox gave $..0so for a sister OF
Sanardo and sl,oc5 for Salinas. Cox
also picked up one OF the San Fran
Ciscos At "A bargain price in Charlie
ONeill. which was Knocked down to him
for $50. The first seven OF the San
francisco youngsters sold yielded An
average OF 81. 900, but a few weedy ones
al the end brought the average for ten
head OF yearlipgs down Ia $i6l.50.
There was a great gathering OF trot-
ting owners and breeders when the sale
q. opened. and as usual nearly all the noted
drivers were present to give advice Tor
the outlay of money by their wealthy
patrons. The Lorillard family. better
known for achievements OH tho running
track than for big doings In trotting. was
repi resented BY Pierre I.orillard, looking
Tor a chance to increas. his stable OF
matinee performers at Tuxedo.
David Look. owner OF the Castleton
Stud. and y. u. Cosden were two Of the
young looking mel who have invested
barrels OF money in ~,rotters and who are
willing TO spend more. Both were con-
fcrr.ug on breeding lines with Andrew
". smith. another noted breeder. one
Of the veterans around the ring wa
Can't. David shaw. the seventy-s!x-year.
cid driver of Peter Mac 2:03i4. An
Other notable figure Was Louis eidhar
Of jersey city. who won $4,000 with
Baden before he let him go to the u
sans ror $4,000. other big men In the
:. turf world who watched the antics Of a
Thomas In showing of the young stoct
were.
senator c. VI. Barnum. Lime Rock
Conn. David Bonner. brother OF the
owner of Maud -: Il. ;. Crossman. 9
local road driver. William Simpson
George u. sherman. Port Iisnry Barton
Pardee. Ioch Haven, Pa; h. g.. Silleck,
New York " !, Pollock. Cleveland
and W. II. Moore. Washington. Pa
IL addition TO San Francisco the Wal.
nut Hail Farm was represented by tht
get Of toxic, Walnut Hall and Marriage
tie fret named being next in popularit,
to the big gun Of the farm. James smell
the Lexington trainer ard driver. bought
the stur 81 the Moko yearlinRs in Hippo
drotn-, for which he paid sl.323. Alto
Sether the Walnut Hall consignment
consisting of thirty-three head. sold fol
el3,ilc. an average oc silo. his VA
only half of the youngsters sent on b!
Stoke. another lot being reserved 70
TODAY. when the sale will end.
Next TO the Walnut Hall horses tn
buy ers were attracted by the consign
ncnt Of &. {. Watts Of Charleston. w
Va. There We're twenty-one In this lot
OF which sixteen were yearlings by Gen
Watts. They sold for an average o
i3t2 Early IN the sale II. S. Crossma'
picked No . likely racing prospect II
MIist,e Thrush. a two~-year-old chestnu
DAUGHTER OF Axworthy. which trotted Al
eighth az 4 yearlirg in II seconds. Tn
best sales:
MIS-, Thrush. III. g.. 2. by Axsorthy-
Man'u, Maker; II :. crossmsn'. .o
~ GENERAL Watts; n L. Morris. =.
rS5ifGFET1Slnso ' Dan. :.os@. er. :. by
Dan Pstch--Twinkie; James Har- >,
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