"CHERRY AND BLACK" 



said Mr. Reed. "I won't take it," answered Bruce; 

 "make it fifteen." "Well, fifteen, then," replied Reed. 

 Then Mr. Dwyer bid a thousand. "We will give them 

 a race for it," said Mr. Walcott, for whom Mr. Reed 

 was bidding. Nineteen, twenty, twenty-two, and then 

 twenty-four thousand was reached, and the crowd be- 

 gan to cheer. Mr. Reed stopped. Then Mr. Scott 

 began bidding against Mr. Dwyer. The noise was so 

 great that the filly became alarmed, and Col. Bruce 

 begged the crowd to keep quiet. Dewdrop reached 

 $27,000. Mr. Scott bid $500, Mr. Dwyer raised it 

 $500. "Twenty-eight thousand I am offered," said 

 Bruce, looking at Mr. Scott. "Are you done?" "Five," 

 responded Scott, but again Dwyer raised it. Bruce 

 turned to Scott, but the latter shook his head, and Dew- 

 drop followed Pontiac into the Dwyer stable for $29,- 

 000, Mr. Phil Dwyer standing on the top of a pail in 

 order to see over the heads of the crowd while he made 

 his bids, while Mr. Scott stood on a chair. 



The giant Cyclops went to Mr. Walcott for $10,500, 

 and Savanac to Mr. McCoy for $3750. Winfred, the 

 brother to Wanda, went to the Dwyers for $13,000, 

 and they also secured Pontico for $8000. Walter H. 

 sold for $10,000, and "well sold" was the general ver- 

 dict. Cambyses, a stalwart grey and the supposed pick 

 of the two-year-olds, brought $4000, Mr. 

 ^ ^ Fearing buying him for Mr. Pierre Loril- 

 lard, Jr. "I was never so surprised," said young Mr. 



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