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EXTRAORDINARY MARKET FOR HORSES HORSESW W L Powers Predicts Top Prices for Thorough ¬ breds and Trotters When the War Is Over New York January 30 W L Powers of tlie PowersHunter Coin tinny is in full accord with the ideas expressed by John K Madden that an almost extraordinary market for horses both in the thor ¬ oughbred and trotting divisions would be had after thi war In discussing the subject Mr Powers who probably is as well informed on the horse sit ¬ uation as any man in this country declared It was surprising to listen to the bidding on the Cor rigan horses It was a sale eclipsing the most en ¬ thusiastic expectations and the sum paid for Marion Hood eoninares favorably with the 22000 II 1 Whitney paid for Ilandspun at the sale of his fathers horses fourteen years ago She was the dam of that grand mare Tanya which en ¬ couraged buyers at that time timeIn In 1002 Captain S K Brown paid 17100 for Reckon the dam of Accountant Reckon had given us Compute prior to the purchase and after she came into the possession of Captain Brown she gave us Accountant a horse that won many stakes both for Captain Brown and his more recent owner the BradyIn late Tallies It Brady In 1001 James H Keene paid 18000 for Field Azure but lie lost her the following year There is always a market for good horses and always will be and mares that produce firstclass race horses are exceptionally valuable valuableThe The same can be said of stallions that have proved sires of winners no matter whether they produce highclass horses or horses of he moderate type so long as they produce winners in goodly numbers numbersThis This country is in line to be the greatest thor ¬ oughbred producing land in the world and will be if the industry is encouraged
