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hundred," and in four days disposed of two hundred and 

 eighty-eight head for $88,755. The highest priced lots 

 were Director's Flower $5,100, Delmarch $4,100, Repe- 

 tition $3,900, Charlie C. $3,500, and Captain Walbridge 

 $2,500. 



In 1894 the Tattersall Companies held three sales of 

 trotters in New York and two in Cleveland, at which seven 

 hundred and ninety-eight horses were disposed of for 

 $266,022, an average of $333.36. The Cleveland sales 

 were held February 28 to March 3, and May 23 to 25. 

 The catalogue for the winter sale presented a very ordi- 

 nary lot of stock, and the prices were on a par with the 

 offerings, one hundred and eighty-seven head selling for 

 $30,030, an average of $160.58. Percy S., a two-year-old 

 bv Red Wilkes, was the only one that sold for four figures, 

 his price being $1,000. The Robert Rysdyk horse Guy, 

 that later on proved a useful trotter, passed through this 

 sale for $620. Courier, 2:15^4, and the Clay colt, Isaac, 

 were the features of the May sale. The former went back 

 to Kentucky on a bid of $4,300, while Isaac sold for 

 $2,200. The only others that exceeded the $1,000 mark 

 during the week were Maud A., 2 :ig T /4, and Jim Wilkes, 

 2 :2i, the mare selling for $1,600, and the Young Jim geld- 

 ing, that afterward became a well-known matinee trotter 

 in Cleveland, for $1,100. All of the New York sales were 

 held in Madison Square Garden, the first one being an- 

 nounced for April 23 and 24. For it, Murat, by Director, 

 out of the Volunteer mare Lady Morrison, 2:27^, was 

 boomed as the "fastest horse in the world without a .rec- 

 ord." Fasig's magical advertising drew all eyes to him, 

 and with a trial of 2 117 to build on, Murat sold for $5,250. 

 He is still "without a record." At this sale Myrtle R., 

 2 :i534> Dv Monaco, sold for $3,500, and Clochette brought 



