Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-24 | Page 7 | Many Famous Horses Sold at Auction

MANY FAMOUS HORSES SOLD AT AUCTION READVILLE, Mass., May 23. Many celebrated racing horses were on tho list to bo sold at an auction salo that opened hero today. A number of well-known horsemen from various parts of tho country coun-try wero present. Tho chief consignments consign-ments were those of tho lato J. Malcolm Forbes of Boston and of Thomas W. Law-flon Law-flon of Boston. Tho Forbes stock Included tho famous trotter, Blngcn, 2:06U, for which J25.000 was recently refused; Vice-Commodore, Vice-Commodore, the three-year-old son of BIngon and Marlon; tho famous maro Nancy Hanks; Marlon, tho eight-year-old daughter of Arlon and Nancy Hanks, and Susie J., 2.0&H. Blngcn was tho first horse offered and was sold for $32,00, to A. H. Parker of Bedford, Mass. Nancy Hanks, tho mare which for nearly near-ly thrco years held the trotting championship champion-ship of the world, when the record stood at 2:04, wa sold for $1000 to J, M. Johnson, Mayor of Calais, Me.