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THIS YEARS HIGH-PRICED YOUNGSTERS. Seventeen thoroughbred yearlings were sold by auction this year for ,000 or more each, the highest price being 5,000. This was for the Watercress Rosette colt which was In the California consignment of J. B. Haggln, sold in June, and out of which six others were knocked down for ,000 or more. Breeders and horsemen, however, have generally been disinclined to accept as a standard of values the prices obtained at the Haggln auctions. They have set up the claim that many of this veteran breeders horses have passed through the ring and into the hands of his agents at excessive values with the result that the general average has appeared larger than the actual cash transactions would show. This may or may not be true. At any rate the yearlings are produced by Mr. Haggln and he probably feels that if there is satisfaction - in- disposing of his stock under arrangements entailing contingencies he is entitled to It, or that if there Is harm to come out of it he would be most affected. Support to the arguments of those who disapprove of the naggln methods Is found In the fact that at the sale of the Bennington horses on Saturday last tho Watercress Teatro colt, which In June, had been knocked down to Newton Bennington on a bid of 4,000 was sold back to Mr. Haggln for ,00O and the Watercress-Colonial colt, which the Long Island real estate dealer had taken on a bid of ,000, was declared sold to John Mackey for ,000. Here Is the list of tlie seventeen stars: Chestnut colt, by Watercress Rosette; Newton Bennington 5,000 tChestnut colt, by Watercress Teatro; Newton Bdnnington .- 14,000 Chestnut colt, by Golden Garter Pearl V.; A. J. Joyner 14,000 Bay or brown colt by Ben Strome Strych- inia; S. Paget 10,500 Bonnie Star, eh. f, by Star Shoot Bonnie Blue II.; 11. P. Whitney 10,000 Bay filly sister to Hammeraway, by Hamburg Clementina; A. J. Joyner 10,000 Chestnut colt brother In blood to Salvidere, by Sir Dixon Sallte of Navarre; C. R. Ellison 9,000 Chestnut colt brother to Pegasus, by HamburgPeg Woflington; F. Burlew 7,000 Chestnut filly, by Star Ruby Fusee; A. J. Joyner G.500 Chestnut colt brother to Halifax and Haud-zarra, by Handsel Elzarra; Alex Shields 6,100 Chestnut filly half sister to Accountant, by St. Simonlan Reckon; James R. Keene. 6,000 Bay colt, by Star Ruby Nayada; Frank J. Farrell 5,600 Phoenix National, ch. c, by Handspring Mon Droit; P. J. Rainey 5,500 Bay filly, by Star Ruby Flora Hurst; Newton Bennington 5,100 Bay colt, by Watercress Colonial; Newton .Bennington 0,000 Black, colt, by Star Shoot Janice II.; A. Thompson 5,000 JBay colt, by Garry Hermann Monadour; J. H. McAvoy 5,000 Sold afterward by auction to John Mackey for ,000. tSold afterward by auction to J." B; Haggin for ,000. tSold afterward privately to T. J. Healey for Oscar Lewlsohu, for ua advance of about ,000.-
