Mrs. Curtis Cries at Sale of Her Pet: Harry Payne Whitney Buys Eugenia Burch for ,000 - Big Prices for Castoffs, Daily Racing Form, 1906-10-12

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MRS. CURTIS CRIES AT SALE OF HER PET. Harry Payno Whitney Buys .Eugenia Burch for ,000 Bis Prices for Castoffs. New York. October 11. Castoffs from Harry Payne Whitneys big, racing. jestabllshmeu: anLbthir. horses : were sold at Belmuut Park toy-iliigrrettstrpre-vailed "tirroughouh The feature of the Bale was the bidding contest between S. S. Marshall, trainer if or II. K. Viugut, and Harry Payne Whitney"" for possession of the famous race mare, Eugenia Burch. Mrs. L. Curtis, her owner, stood by aS she was offered for sale and anxiously listened to every bid made for her. Finally ,000 was bid by Harry Payne Whitney and amid breathless silence the mare was knocked down to him X6r" that price. Then as the daughter of Ben Stroine was being led away Mrs. Curtis pent-up feelings gushed forth and tears streamed down her face. Summary of the sale: PROPERTY OF MRS. L. CDRTIS. Eugenia Burch. b. m, 6, by Ben.Strome The Humber; H. P. Whitney ,000 PROPERTY OF HARRY PAYNE WHITNEY. Bat, b. g, 3, by Meddler Buela; F. A. Clark 4,500 Old Faithful; b. g, 3, by Hamburg Semper Fidele; F. A. Clark 4,100 Marathon, b. c, 2, by Martagou Ondulee; H. McDaniel 3,600 Jersey Lady, ch. f, 2, by Hamburg -Lady Agues; J. R. Pyne 1,050 Song Queen, ch. f, 2, by Hamburg Melba; H. P. Whitney .. 1,300 Killiecrankie, ch. f, 2, by Kilmarnock Kil- . deer; M. .Goldblatt 1,100. RUfus.ch. g, 2,-by SfarTItuby Iscara; F. A: Clark".... ....- 800 Fads and Fancies, br. 2, by Yankee Renown; A. G. Fonda SOO Grenadier, br. g, 3, by Sandringham K alula; O. Caster 700 Ariadne, br.f, 2, by Hamburg Kalula; R. H. McC. Potter ................. 750 Juggler, br. e, 3, by Hamburg Eluslve;-F. Burlew 700 Teinmeralre, br. c. 2, by Ballyhoo Bey Miss Hamburg; C. Oxx .. 050 Old Colony, b. f, 2, by Yankees-Cornelia; W. Cahill .000 Paragon, b. c, 2, by Meddler Soncy Lass; M. Goldblatt 000 Puritan Girl. b. f. 2, by Yankee-Victoria- IV. ; Anderson and Hicke.v . . . . .. . . . . . 300, Meddlesome Boy, b. g, 2, by Meddler Tulla Blackburn; J. Baker 200 PROPERTY OF EVD. MORGAN. Blue Pigeon, b. f. 4, by Blue Devil Longevity; J. W. Colt 450 Bluenose, br. c, 2, by-Blue Devil Longevity; T. Brooks 250 Bluefingers, ch. c, 2, by Blue Devil Arnica; T. Brooks 125 Little Blue, ch. f, 3, by Blue Devil Arnica; Cash . 100 Everblue, br. f, 2, by Blue - Devil Paola; Cash 100


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