New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23
GUY AXWORTHY
BRINGS $4,000
AT GLORY SALE
Peter Volo Weanling Colt
from Rupert Farm Sells
for $3,025

The third day OF the annual. old
Glory horse auction, conducted by the
Fasig- Upton Company, at Madison
Square Garden, was attended by the
largest crowd of the week, and, al
though the high water mark was
reached when the late Jacob Ruppert's
great stallion, Guy Axworthy, was sold
in the afternoon. the evening session
also developed some spirited bidding
4 total Of about 14o animals was dis
posed Of
Guy Axworthy (A. 2:0sa. sire Of
tho world champion trotting stallion
Lee Axworthy, 1881, was the domi-
mating figure of the horse world at
the Garden sale yesterday, being sold
Tor an even $4,000 20 the Walnut Hall
Farm. owned by the l.. V. Hardness
Estate, at Lexington, Ky.
This is said 10 be the highest price
paid for stallion at auction in sew
ersl years and proves that Harry
Hardness and A. X. Macomber, presen.
owners Of Walnut Hall Farm, are In the
market for the best there is in horse
flesh. Guy Axworthy headed the
splendid consignment from the Hud-
son River Stock Farm at poughkeepsie
formerly the property OF the late Jacob
Rupert. The price fetched by the
great stallion seemed to have an eX-
hilarating effect on the bidders, and
the sixty-odd head Of stock were
knocked down for an average of more
than $3.50.
Bidding Is Spirited.
Those who had been holding off dur
ing the first two days of the auction
were evidently primed for the absolute
disposal sale of the Hudson River
Stock Farm. and George Balm, the suc-
tioneer, found the bids coming at him
so fast and furiously that he had diff
Guilty in recording them.
Second only in popular interest to
the disposal Of Guy Axworthv was the
purchase of Volo Worthy. a seven
months-old brown colt, from the Rup-
pert Stables, by Walter Cox, trainer
for the Walnut Hall Farm. Volo was
knocked down at s3,025. said TO be the
highest price ever paid at auction for
a weanling.
Volo Worthy is the first and only
living colt of the great Peter Nolo
He was shown by Frank Phillips, the
Rupert trainer. who took the little
fellow around the track at lightning
speed. Not once did the colt break OF
make miscue, and everybody who
witnessed his performance agreed the
youngster knew nothing but trot.
Guy Axworthy was led on to the
track about o'clock, with Philips al
the halter The noted sire was pa
raded up and down before the largest
crowd of the week. and was Their
brought before the auctioneer's stand
when the bidding began.
William Hodgson, representing
Lewis Titus. Of Stony Ford Farm
Chester, n. Y, was the first to make
an offer, starting at $4,000. William
X. Dickerson, representing a syndicate
Of Goshen horsemen: leo Ottlnger
part owner OF tho stallion. and Walter
Cox, were the other bidders.
Figures Raised Rapidly.
The figures were raised rapidly
jumping from the initial mark to
$500 and then on up by the thousand
until Hodgson signalled Sl2,500. This
was Immediately boosted and Hodgson
had enough. Ottinger hung on until
the amount was $1,000 and Dickerson
dropped out at s19,5OO. Cox Nen made
his winning bid of $4,000 and Guy
ixworthy changed hands.
1t was reported later that Walnut
Hall Farm was determined TO buy in
the stallion and that Cox had orders
to 90 as high as $4,000 or $4,000 be-
fore stepping aside.
Bids for the rest of the consignment
showed that the buyers were mainly
intent on specializing on the future
and the youngsters from the Hudson
River Farm all fetched fine prices.