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THE YEARLING CROP. Statistics compiled at Lexington by a noted turf authority show that to date 458 thoroughbred yearlings have been sold this year at public auction for a total of 12,350, a general average of ,110. The yearlings so far sold are the representatives of twenty-two arge breeding establishments, and were sired by 112 different stallions. In average, Riinnymede stud leads all the breeding farms, but J. B. Haggins Rancho del Paso stud, numbers considered, is deserving of first honor,, since from that great place 133 head were sold, while Runnymede sent only ten head into the ring. The highest price of the year was 1,000, while the lowest was 5. Below will be found a table giving the number of yearlings sold from each breeding .establishment, the total amount they sold for and the general average of each stud farm : Yearlings Total Bold. sale. Average. Runnymede 10 $ 18,500 ,850 Elmendorf 52 94,750 1,822 Rancho del Paso 133 215,700 1,62J Raceland 11 14,900 1,354 Springland 2 2,150 1,075 Beaumont 2 1,800 990 Belle Meade 41 35,700 870 Larchmont 8 6,900 862 Spendthrift 10 8,625 862 Mere Hill 9 7,500 883 Hira Villa Dixiana 18 14,975 831 Dixiana Farm T. J. Carson 14 9,250 660 vRancocas i 41 21,660 526 Nursery 15 6,610 440 Millbrook 6 2,425 404 Kingston 3 1,150 383 Balgowan 4 1,400 S66 Rosemeath 3 1,100 366 Melbourne 25 8,750 354 Caveland .8 850 283 Private breeders 47 37,240 792 Of the 112 sires represented so far in the yearling sales of 1902 thirty-three had only one colt or filly sold, so they do not figure in the compilation below, which gives a list of these stallions whose get averaged ,000 or over at the big sales. The noted Watercress leads all stallions in this respect, and, considering the number of head by him that were sold, it ib probable that his record has never been equaled in this country : Genl Sires. Colts. Fillies. Aver. Watercress 4 6 ,545 Hastings 1 1 3,600 Hamburg 4 2 3,066 Himyar 2 .. 2,400 Salvator 3 .. 2,350 Knight of the Thistle 2 2 2,325 Sir Modred 4 1 2,030 Juvenal 7 1 1,987 Rapallo 4 1 1,890 St. Gatien 8 5 1,884 Bathampton 5 3 1,862 Ben Holladay 1 2 1,833 Sir Dixon 10 4 1,782 Goldfinch 6 7 1,734 Star Ruby. 8 6 1,607 Esher 7 1 1,443 Loyalist 8 3 1,297 Russell 2 3 1,245 Bassetlaw 13 3 1,218 Wagner 3 1 1,175 Onondaga 4 1 1,137 Golden Garter 6 7 1,092 Dr. MacBride 9 3 1,050 The Commoner 3 .. 1,033 Ornament 5 1 1,025 Faraday 3 .. 1,000 Other sires with good averages are : Deceiver, 70; Hindoo, 30; Tithonus, 31; Ben Stroma, 28; Inspector B 12; Montana, 10; Madison, 75; Requital, 62; St. Andrew, 33; Flying Dutchman and Shapfell, 00; Handspring, 87; Ossini, 66; GoldcreBt, Roesington and Halma, 50; Pontiac, 19; Fresno, Isidor and Gurlington, 00; Locohatchee, 56, and Tenny, 12.
