The New York herald., 1922-08-06
Polo Horses Bringing
Big Prices This Year
Successful Sales Here and in
England.


Polo horses are bringing long prices
this season at both public and private
sale. Fred Post of East Williston,
L. T., put up five of his best ones at
auction at the Meadow Brook Club a
week ago and obtained an average OF
$4,000 for them. the topper of the lot
bringing $4,000. At Tattersalrs, In Lon
don, Alfred Grisar recently sold his
string of ten for $11.930, while Denis
Bingham received $3.50 for four head,
the well known tournament horse Ex-
change bringing s3.100. Morning Star.
one Of Mr.. Grisar's lot, went for $3.50.
Ringing Brothers circus employs 85l
horses this year. All but five are geld
ings and most Of them are grays. Forty
head were recently purchased to re-
place tractors and horses regarded as
outclassed. Tom Lynch. the boss
hostler of the outfit, has been trouping
since 1871. He Joined the Ringing
Barnum- Bailey combinatiin In 1880.
His equipment now embraces IA eight
horse teams. 26 skies. 16 fours. l37
wagons and ia drivers. To handle
them all he has four assistants. One OF
the drivers. Jim Thomas, handled forty
the Ringlings toured Europe.
z. S. Nadal, whose death at the ripe
age Of 70 was reported from Princeton,
N. j., a few days ago, had many ac-
quaintances among New YORK norse-
men. In the days Of. fine carriage
horses he bought numerous pairs for
wealthy friends here and in Washington.
That he wrote interestingly about show
horses and horse shows old readers or
THE SUNDAY HERALD we'll know.
DR.. M. M. Leach Of Lexington. KY.
who died in New York on July rs. had
Just returned from England whittier he
went two months ago to buy thorough
bred horses for Walter J. Salmon.
owner of many fast ones. He was born
in England about sixty years ago, but
had lived In Kentucky twenty-five years
or more. Over the pen name Exile he
wrote extensively about breeding race
horses.
The local horse market has been re-
flecting the effects Of the railroad strike
in the last two weeks, shipments of
horses from the West having been few
and usually delayed in transit. At Fiss,
East Twenty-fourth street, upstate
consignments and seasoned workers
from New York and vicinity made up
the offerings last week These were
well taken in the absence of Western
horses, but the supply of good second
handlers fell short Of the demand.
The Bergen Horse Company in Jersey
City got a carload through from Wins
low, Iowa, for it's regular "Wednesday
auction last week. They sold well. DIR.
L. G. Burdick said.
Waller & Potter's announcement In
last Sundays HERALD led some persons
to believe the enterprising Brooklyn
dealers were going out of business. 1t
was for the Brighton Livery Stable.
however, that the dispersal sale was
conducted.
M. B. Newcomb is showing a lot Of
well trained saddle horses and ponies
to summer buyers at his Seventh ave-
nue. stables. near Central Park.
II. Kaufman C Sons, 1893 Division
street. say that the summer trade in
saddles. brides and riding equipment is
holding out uncommonly well this year.
Durland's Riding Academy Is being
kept open until o'clock for the conven-
ience of its patrons these long summer
evenings. Many beginners are taking
of .he opportunity.
The Glenworth Farms Burgin. KY,
are supplying all types of saddle horses
and other horses to buyers who prefer
to deal direct with the breeders.