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THE DONCASTER ANNUAL SALES. m A Son of La Fleche by Gallinule Fetches the Top Price. The annual sales of yearlings at Doncaster always draw nearly as much attention in English turf circles as does the racing of St. Leger week, and sensational prices are frequently attained. This big price of the sale tills year was 23,500, given by S. B. Joel for a brown colt by Gallinule, from the famous mare. La Fleche. Critics averred that several colts sold for lesser sums were superior to him in make-up, but the celebrity of his dam and the desire to own a son of such a great race marc, overtopped other considerations. Richard Croker gave .20 for a superb chestnut colt by Laveno I.atoua II.. and is supposed to have secured one of the bargains of the sale. A chestnut colt by St. Frusquin Maid of the Mist, and therefore a half-brother to .he Derby winner, Spearmint, was sold to A. P. Canlifle for 10.500, a brown colt by Gallinule Little Eva going to S. B. Joel for the same sum. A bay colt by Ayrshire Pinda, a splendid youngster, went to R. S. Sevier, who owned and raced Sceptre, fr.r 10.000. The highest price brought by a filly was S,00 for a chestnut by William III. Tragedy Queen, lwught by Sir R. W. Griffiths. The salt; extended through the four days of the Doncaster meeting, and in all 217 yearlings and nineteen broodmares with foals were sold for the great aggregate of 8S.2S5. One broodmare, Ballast, by Ballot Charter, with a foal by Speed, brought 1 1,500. Ballast is the dam of Velocity, one of the best horses in Eng-. land, anl winner of the highly coveted Doncaster Cup on the day of the sale of his dam.
