Sheffield Telegraph, Tuesday 06 February 1877
Important Sale of Valuable Colliery Horses
by Mr. T. HARBOP, on the Premises of the Denaby Main Colliery Company, on THURSDAY, the 8th day of February, the following very valuable PIT HORSES and PONIES, which the Company have no further use for on account of the depression of trade:
LOT 1 — Bay HORSE, Drummer,” 15 hands
LOT 2.— Black, “Barker,” 14 ½ hands, 7 years
LOT 3.—Grey HORSE, 7 years
LOT 4.—Brown HORSE, Jack,” hands, 14 ½ hands, 8 years
LOT 5.—Brown HORSE, “Charley,” 14 ½ hands, 8 years
LOT 6.—Black HORSE, “Dick,” 14 hands, 8 years
LOT 7.—Black PONY “Saul,” 13 bands. 8 years
LOT 8.—Chestnut PONY “Jerry.” 13 hands. 6 years
LOT 9.—Bay PONY, “Don.” 12 hands
LOT 10.—CheStnut PONY, “Tichborne,” 12 hands
LOT 11—Pyebald PONY. “Billy,” 18 hands
LOT 12.—Grey PONY, “Snowball,” 18 hands
LOT 13.—Gray PONY, “Tiger,” 18 hands
LOT l4—Chestnut PONY, “Silvery,” 18 hands
LOT 15.—Bay MARE, “Beauty” aged. 15 hands.
LOT 16.—Dark Brown HORSE, “Dragon,” 16 hands, years.
The Auctioneer can with confidence recommend the above lot to be good and genuine Working Horses, and in work to day of sale. Any particulars respecting same can be had on application.
P.S. The Ponies will not be drawn out of the Colliery until time of Sale.