view raw text
WATERCRESS GET BRING BEST AVERAGE. Ben Strome Youngsters Produce Second Highest 110 Stallions Represented Interesting Figures. The 343 thoroughbred yearlings which were sold for an aggregate of 07,7S5 during the fourteen days of the June-July sale period at Slieepshead Bav were the get of 110 stallions. Star Shoot, the English bred stallion, which is jointly owned by Messrs. Catesby Woodford -and E. F. Clay at Paris, Ky., waJ? Vw most largely represented, twenty-three colts and fillies by him having been disposed of. James B. Uaggin of course, sent in the greatest number of yearlings and his consignment combined the get of twenty-five stallions. To the Uaggin stallion, v atcrcress, goes the honor of highest average. The fourteen of his get sold, averaged ,135.71. Mrs. Thomas J. Carsons Ben Strome was represented by six sons and daughters and they averaged ,223. Tlie Haggin stallions. Star Ruby and Golden Garter, rank third and fourth, respectively, in the matter of averages. Star Shoot Is fifth, Handspring sixth, Sempronius seventh, Sir Dixon eighth and Allan-a-Daie ninth. There was no other stallion represented by an average of as good as ,000. save Frankfort, only one of his get being sold. The following is a table of the averages which should prove interesting to horsemen everywhere: Stallion. No. Total. Average. Acrt $ 3,975 $ 441.15 Allan-a-Dale 0 0,675 1,112.50 Altamax 9 4,000 444.44 Armeath II. 3 375 125.00 Bassetlaw 13 3,425 263.50 Belvidere 3 450 150.00 Ben Strome 0 19,930 3,225.00 Blues 12 5,750 502.50 Boanerges 2 1,300 650.00 Bridgewater 9 6,350 705.55 Calvados 2 423 112.50 Canopus 5 2,930 590.00 Charade 0 2,250 375.00 Colonel Wheeler 1 50O 71.43 Darebin 2 630 323.00 David Garrick 12 3,110 239.17 De Beauvolr - 500 230.00 Eon ...J 3 2,050 683.33 Farandole 2 COO 300.00 Fatherless 14 11,430 S1S.00 Fresno 6 1,850 308.33 Fillgrane 2 1,700 850.00 Gerolstein 10 8,675 867.50 Giganteum 12 2.S30 237.50 Glenhelm 14 7,350 025.00 Gold Spinner 3 530 183.33 Goldcrest 10 4,030 465.00 Golden Garter 12 25,800 2,150.00 Goldfinch 6 3,150 525.00 Griffon 11 6,400 581.81 Ham m on 3 675 223.00 Handsel 4 1,500 350.00 Handsome 10 2,530 253.00 Handspring 4 7;;oo 1,825.00 Hawkswkk 2 600 300.00 Herbert r, 3,025 605.00 Hermence 5 2,200 440.00 Hiero 4 723 181.25 Horatio : SOO 266.66 Ildrim 2 225 112.50 Indio 11 2,730 250.00 Ingoldsby 10 . 2,200 220 00 Jack Point 3 ,830 283.33 Lissak 9 2,625 291.66 Locohatchee 3 ,175 101.66 Montana G 1,600 260.66 Maxio G 975 162.50 Maxnlc 2 30 25.00 Mazagan 11 6,350 595.45 Orlando 4 1,775 443.75 Paladin 5 950 190.00 Peep o Day 8 1,275 159.38 v Pontine 14 3,825 273.21 Prince of Melbourne 5 3.400 6SO.0O Royal Flush III 13 6,000 507.70 Ruskiu 2 300 150.00 Russell CI 3.400 6S0.00 Sempronius 2 2,950 1,475.00 Sir Dixon i;; 14,600 1,123.07 Sir Hampton 3 2,600 866.66 Sleipner 3 450 150.00 St. Dory 3 1,400 466.66 St. Gatien 3 550 1S3.33 St. George S 6,400 800.00 St. Leonards II 3 475 158.33 St. .Maxim 4 830 212.50 St. Simonian 5 4,700 940.00 Star Ruby 21 48,000 2.2S5.7I Star Shoot 23 43,600 1,895.65 . The Greek 2 350 175.00 TIthonus 10 2,200 220.00 Toddington 13 8,425 64S.00 Trentola 4 850 212.50 Watercress 14 57,900 4,135.71 Woolsthorpe 2 550 275,00 Only one of the get of each of the following stallions was sold; the price being given opposite the name of the horse: Bedeck 23 Knight of Ellerslie$ 400 Bel Demonio 250 McDowell 50 Boundless 100 Miller 150 Bowling Brook . . . 650 Ogdcn 500 Box 100 Ornament 150 Braw Lad 275 Previous 350 Compute 200 Rensselaer 350 Del Paso II 550 Resolute II 150 Don de Oro 100 Sanders 400 Ethelbert 350 Scintillant II 500 Favcrdale 100 Shapfell ...i 450 First Tenor 100 Sidney Lucas 100 Frankfort 1,300 St. Evox .... 225 Gold Heels 300 Streamer eo Galore 400 The Pepper 400 Gaylad 100 Tristan 525 Heno 400 Watercolor 300 1 Jean Bereaud 373
