truck in the Maple Grove Church’s
parking lot. “I took a lot of kidding over
neighbor purchased Convincer and re- that!”
turned the horse to within a few miles
The Carriage Sale has traditionally
of its original home. What we do know been very much a part of the Draft
is that Convincer was auctioned off in
Horse Sale. Martin recalls that in
Topeka for $40,000.
the 1990s, Marilyn Newman from
Dallas Martin, who is still an aucWolcottville, Indiana, put six or seven
tioneer at the auction and whose father carriages in the sale. Her father, who
Junior was once an owner, has his own had been in the insurance business,
set of memories. Dallas remembers
owned them and often drove them
when both the Budweiser and Coors
in parades. After he died Marilyn
brewing companies brought their
decided to sell the carriages. One of
teams of horses to Topeka. The Coors
them was a ¾ road coach which had
Hitch had a team of six horses. Dalcome from London, England. It sold
las laughs about the times when Dick
for $64,000 and the new owners took
Sparrow, the owner was giving Martin it to Switzerland. Numerous horse
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