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ENGLISH SALES OF 1906 MOST HEALTHY. Newmarket, England, the real home of the thoroughbred, has had a remarkable blood stock sale recently and the event clearly demonstrated that at least in England the racehorse maintains his monetary value and his undying popularity. It was an exceptionally brilliant sale, for a large breeding establishment, Mr. Muskers, was disposed of besides several other choice lots. Buyers were there from all parts of the world and there was brisk competition for every animal offered. In all eighty lots were sold of Muskers stud and for a total of 18,750, which gives an average of ,750 each. Brood mares brought more than 50,000, stallions 0,000 and two-year-old fillies, perhaps purchased for the stud, about 8,000. The highest price was 7,000 and this was reached twice. This sum was paid for Baroness La Fleche, which, it will be remembered, brought 0,000 as a yearling, by Sir Robert Jardlne. She is by Ladas out of the famous La Fleche, winner of The Oaks, and she had with her a filly foal by Melton while she is stinted to Henry I., an untried sire and only a moderate performer in his day. The other 7,000 was paid for Flying Lemur, a stallion and own brother to Flying Fox. Ills purchaser was M. Luczenbacher, and he goes to the Continent. Rock Sand, recently Imported by August Belmont, is well regarded by English breeders, for a mare In foal to him brought the fine figure of ,750. She is Simene, by St. Simon, and her buyer was Harold Musker. A remarkable coincidence, too, was that Sainfoin, sire of Rock Sand, changed owners, but the old horse only fetched ,900. He is now. nineteen years of age and sixteen years have passed since he won the Derby. R. C. Dawson was the purchaser. Besides the Musker stud the other sales amounted to 10,000 and a lot by Lord Clonrael made 2,500, or an average of ,250. Lord Clonmel sold Lady Offaly, by Bon Frere, out of Grctchen, with a colt foal by Galllnule, to M. Casares for ,000, and St nclena by St. Florian, out of Dervorgill, with a filly oal by Isinglass, to Count Lehndorf for 1906.sh,250. Vortex, by St. Angelo, out of Whirlpool and in foal to Galllnule brought 0,500. Rose Blair, by Blair-finde and Carafe by Best Man from the. same stud brought ,250 and ,750 respectively, they going to foreign buyers. Ladasia, by Ladas, out of Countess Lillian, went to M. Casares for ,250. Auricula, a mare by Goldfinch, a son of Ormonde and stinted to Zinfandel brought 2,000 for Donald Fraser. Another high priced lot was Helen Hampton, by Hampton, with a filly foal by Orme and in foal to Persimmon, and she was knocked down to Count Lehndorf for ,250. Another mare in foal to Persimmon was Musldora and she brought ,750. The next really high price was 6,000, paid by Mr. Houldsworth for Temple Hill, an own. sister .to Galtee More, and she had a colt by Melton and is In foal again from the same horse. Others to fetch good money were Cyna, an own sister to Cyllene, bought by M. Blane, the famous French racing man, for ,250; Kyle Rose, by Melton, out of Ky leaker, to the Marquis de Ganvay, ,000; Lilla, by St. Simon, out .of Melody to the Duke of Devonshire, ,500, and Matterhorn,. by. Melton, to Sir Ernest Cassel, ,250. The stallions Admiral Breeze and Chevenning brought ,500 and ,250. Of the horses In training, Mr. Muskers lot included thirty-two, nearly all of them being maiden two-year-olds, and they made a total of 7,775. It was understood that among the lot were several rare bargains. Gilbert Handley, by Melton, out of Dun-over, was bought for ,200, and whether or not he wins anything on the turf, he is likely to have some stud Talue. A filly by Melton, out of Minerva, was bought by Lord Marcus Beresford, manager of King Edwards racing stable, for ,600, and later in the sale he paid ,000 for a colt by Diamond Jubilee, out of Tears of Joy. A filly by Melton, out of Baroness La Fleche, brought ,750. Yearlings owned by the late Sir James Miller were put up, and six by Chaleureaux made a total of ,800 only, more than half the sum being paid for a colt out of Ishia, the price being ,550. Sainfoins stock did pretty well, two fillies and a colt by the sire of Rock Sand making a total of 3,450. For a filly out of Countess Macaroni M. Tessio gave ,950, and another filly out of Aida brought ,000. A colt by Sainfoin, out of Tannstickor, was bought by Baron de Forest for ,500. W. Clarke gave a fancy price of ,750 for a filly by Ayrshire, put of Pink Flower. Half a dozen yearlings, owned by Lord Dunraven, made a total of ,050. A real sensation was caused by the sale of a Persimmon filly, out of Luscious, the purchaser being Lord Hamilton, of Dalzell, and the price 0,500. She is a half Bister to Cream Tart, not a great performer by any means, but the fact that fillies by the Kings horse command good prices if at all good looking has been caused by the work of Skeptic and Keystone II. Major Loder, owner of Spearmint, this years Derby winner, and the world famous Pretty Polly, led in four fillies which brought in a high average. Two were by Laveno; one -of these, out of Cat Bird, brought ,500, while the other, out of Chinook, made ,750. A colt by Wlldflower went for ,550, and lastly, a colt by Galllnule, jilre of Pretty Polly, out, of Mast Head, was bought by P. P.. Gilpin for ,500.
