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YEARLING SALES OPEN AUSPICIOUSLY. Brother to Hotasulga Brings ,000 Average of Opening Day Is 580. New York, June 30. Thirty-four yearlings from Rimuymede, Dixiana, Racoland. Ilartland and Eden-wold Studs were sold at its Sheepshead Bay pady dock today by the Fasig-Tipton Company for a total sum of 9,725. Tho average of 80 obtained was considered distinctly encouraging under present conditions. The full brother to Notasulga, a beautiful chestnut colt by The Commoner Touch Not. bred by Walter O. Parmer at Edenwold Stud iu Tennessee, was the star of the sales. He sold for ,000 after spirited bidding, in which a majority of the prominent buyers present participated. David Dunlop, of Virginia, was tlie successful bidder and was the recipient of profuse congratulations. Tlie same breeder subsequently sold another grand looking youngster to II. McDanlel for ,100. the next highest price received. Tlie Newcastle Stable paid ,000 each for two colts, bred respectively by . Catesby Woodford and Mrs. T. J. Carson, the first being a half-brother to Searcher, and the other a full brother to Eugenia Burcli. Following is a list of those sold for 00 and over, with the names of the purchasers: Bay colt, by Sir Dixon Alpena: W. Lakeland. $ 700 Chestnut colt, by Star Shoot Queen Regent; Newcastle Stable 1,600 Chestnut colt, by The Commoner Touch Not: D. Dunlop 3.000 Bay colt, by Star Shoot Auvergno; W. O. Scully 500 Bay or brown colt by Ben Strome The number: Newcastle Stable 1,600 Bay filly, by Ben Strome Henrietta; P. Wimnier .... 750 Brown lilly, by Sir Dixon Ganowood; M. j J. Thompson 500 Chestnut colt, by Star Shoot Homebody; H. McDanlel 750 Chestnut lilly, by Star Shoot Mercurial: H. McDanlel 1.100 Chestnut colt, by Star Shoot Silver Blaze; F. G. Hogan C50 Chestnut colt, by Sir Dixon My Queen; F. G. Hogan 500 Chestnut colt, by The Commoner Salaire; I. Dunlop 500 Chestnut filly, by The Commoner Flexible; H. McDanlel 000 Chestnut colt, by The Commoner Reno; H. McDanlel 2.100 The real buyers of The Commoner Touch Not colt and the Ben Strome The number colt at todays sale, are said to have been respectively P. S. P. Randolph and T. J. McDowell. Among those present were Clarence Mackay. John Dyment. of Toronto, who was ready to carry out his brothers announcement that if money could buy good horses he would have them; T. J. Healoy, It. T. Wilson. Jr.. Thomas Welsh; W. H. Karrick, Walter Jennings, O. L. Richards, J. J. Hyland. E. Peters, P. J. Rainey. William Lakeland, S. C. Hil-dreth. Peter Wiuimcr, Woodford Clay. R. F. Carman. Frank McCabe. F. A. Forsythe. J. J. McCaf-ferty. William Dubois. J. Whalen. Thomas J. Mo-1 Dowell, Gwyn Tompkins. John E. Madden. P. S. P. Randolph. Elliot C. Cowdin. Frank C. Bishop. Andrew Miller, Henry McDanlel. R. L. Thomas and C. Littielield.