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HILDRETH HORSES ARE BID IN. Sale of Stars of Leading American Stable Called Off Because Prices Dissatisfy Owner. New York, September 7. The auction sale of S. C. Ilildreths stable of horses, including Fitz Herbert, Novelty, King James and other stars of the track, was called off at Sheepsliead Bay this afternoon after the first three horses offered had been bid in for their owner because he was not satisfied with the bids received. The first horse offered was Royal Meteor. When Auctioneer George A. Bain asked for a bid the sale inclosure was crowded to the limit. Among many late arrivals w-as C. J. Grainger, president of the Louisville Racing Association. The first bid wan 00, but it was slow dragging and after much persuasion Auctioneer Bain finally knocked him down to John Hynes for ,S00. The second offering. Puggins, winner of seven races this season and considered by horsemen one of the best juveniles in America, also went to John Hynes for ,500. It was at this point that horsemen pricked up their ears and started to look wise, for in buying both horses Mr. Hynes evinced an air of a man who cared not what he had to pay to obtain the animals, as long as he bought them. The majority of turfmen present surmised that they were being bought in. This proved to be a fact, for, after Hampton Court had been knocked down to the same buyer for ,400 Auctioneer Bain made the announcement that the Powers-Hunter Company was conducting the salt for Mr. Ilildreth; that the prices did not suit him and that he had ordered it discontinued. The crowd that gathered for the sale reminded one of the- palmy days of racing at the Bay. Halt an hour before the sale the twenty-two horses were led into the paddock. As the horses, headed by Joe Madden, came through the gates they paraded through a long line of horse lovers and in the seatu about the ring were many breeders of thoroughbred!. It was the concensus of opinion that the bids received for the horses that were auctioned were much lower than circumstances warranted.
