High-priced Horse-Fiesh

Southland Times, Issue 10056, 5 January 1889, Page 3

High-priced Horse-Fiesh

A vhdrse^ was recently sold .ax .Lexington^ Kentucky," for 50,000 dollars, or .about £10,000. 'The sale is described as the moe c lensational that ever took place at a publi auction in the United States: The horse in question was the famous three-ye»r-old trotting etallion ' Bell Boy,' record 2.26 as a two-year-old, by ' Electioneer' dam 'Beautiful Bell*,' by the'MOor.' « Bell Boy' was walked into tbe ring in presence of about 600 horiemen, and his stud-book- for nest year„contained enough mates at 600 v dbliar_*to make hi* earnings in 1889amonnt to 20,500 dollars. The horae was started at 20,000 dol*. by Mr John 8 Clark, of Blnura, .N.Y , and between tbtr gentleman ' a d Mr 0 S Sesmah was quickly run up to 45,000 dels. At this point ;(says a coo temporary ), OUrk was called away behind a higbr- fence about fifty yards from the auctioneer's stand/ From thiß secluded retreat, however, fie would yell '5008 dollars.' every iime Uaptaix Kidd called on him for a bid. Thts s y!e of biddidg being something tfee upec^ators we're not used to, the whole audience were soon in a roar of laughter, but the bidoing went -tra till 50,000 dollars whs put on, when Clark" called out from behind the fence,'' I'm done.' This ended the long content, and Caotain Kidd knocked the horse down to Mr Seaman for 50,000 dollars in just thirty-five minuter after he mounted the block. -;