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FLAIR, ENGLISH 8:750 BROODMARE. to t u o Lesbia, Her Sister, Fetches 7,250 Cooper Mares Net a Total of 52,735. ?, : II 11 to The fact that Flair sold for ,7.V In the course of the auction sale at Newmarket of the late Sir fl Daniel Coopers broodmares a day or two since, has n excited much comment on the ground that it is a record price for a mare at auction. It is. however, by no means the highest price ever paid for a thor- oughbred mare, that distinction belonging to the famous Sceptre, for which the rich English brewer, f Mr. Bass, gave Robert Sievier 25,000. It might be noted that prior to that Sievier had bought to Sceptre for $.VJ,rjO0 when she was sold as a yearling, J a record price itself for a yearling at public auction, ltaron Hirschs great race mare. La Fleche, brought li ,ir0 at the dispersal sale of the latters horses j after his death. At Newmarket. July 1 of this year, the yearling filly. Pusilla, by Gallinule Concertina, j was bought at auction by Sir Robert Jardine for t !,000, which is probably next to the price given for Sceptre as a yearling. In this country the record price at auction for a mare Is the 9,000 paid by Dwycr Bros, for the great Falsetto filly. Dew-drop, in 18S5, when rierre Lorillard sold his stable. In , but Endurance by Right was sold to the late William , C. Whitney for $:5,000 lit private sale. Flair is a young mare, having won the One Thous- I and Guineas so recently in lUOti. She was a lilly .of such speed that It was thought the Derby of that year was practically at her mercy, but shq went amiss lieforo the race and it was won by her stable companion. Spearmint. As a two-year-old she won the .".00O Imperial Produce Plate at Kempton Park and the .Middle Park Plate at Newmarket and, although her career was short, good judges held her to bo one of the most remarkable mares of modern time?... Her younger sisters. Lesbia and Vivid, also won much renown as racers. Flairs first foal, a chestnut colt by Galllmile named Porphyrlo. was sold at auction at Newmarket July 1 for 7,r.M, and if her produce continues to bring approximating returns, it may turn out that she is a cheap purchase even at such a high price as S,750. She represents the ultra fashionable blood lines of England and her pedigree is as follows: l WdPttp v euette J Voltlgeur. 1 Mrs jUd!Waj.. g i I Fly. Duchess - j Fiy.iutchman. ! H 1 Merope. 5 i tif King Tom... j Harkaway. m v c Pocahontas. a . Adeline S Ion g. w Little Fairy, " o - C Joskin J W.Australian. -."3 J, j Peasant GIrL S Q Elizabeth i Autocrat. f r to Bay Rosalind. " a Parmesan... S Sweetmeat. S 1 Gruyere. I H 1 i j C Archeress... J longbow. Tingle. gj i Ld Clifden.. i Newmlnstcr. 5 i S j The slave- r l. 1-TZcn-- Kettledrum. j S -. Haricot. r Galopin..... uech,ss. at Feronia..... Thormanby. z 1 Woodbine. si Parmesan... j f g Rlgolboclie.. 1 Rataplan. 5 Gardnam mare. L Si s . to , t I a I Blair Athol.. i Stockwell. lg J Blink Bonny. Paradigm... Paragone. ti .Ellen Home. There were some remarkable prices other than that of Flair at the Newmarket sales last Monda3 as the following cable to the New York Herald tells: "Flair, described as the best-looking mare In England, by St. Frusquin. out or Glare, with a Gallluule colt foal, was started at C.000 guineas, and quickly reached lii.uOO guineas, at which price F. Stern, a young- man who has just reached his majority, purchased her. Mr. Stern subsequently gave 2,800 guineas 4,700 for the mare. Concertina, with a Gallluule colt foal. "There wero. thirteen mares in the late Sir Daniel Coopers draft. All sold well, and when the lot had been disposed of it was found that they had netted the iim- sum of 4S.140 guineas Ti2,7:5L . "The princliKil prices and purchasers were: Lesbia. the four-year-jdd sister of Flair. il.OOO guineas 7,250. F. W. TSmith: Edmee. by Juggler Pink Pearl.- C.4O0 guineas $:.COO. J. S. Davies: Fleta. by St. Simon Float, l,r50 guineas .i:i7..r.O. M. Olieri Halbroun: Silver Thread, by Ayrshire Foot-light. 2.100 guineas 1,152.1. G. S. Davies: St. Cecilia, bv St. Serf Melody. l.l.O guineas .-O.-7.r0, Boyd Rockfort: Film, by Enthusiasm Gins. 2,800 guineas 2,075. J. Buchanan: Foal, by Sheen Foot light, 1.950 guineas 0,237.50. Sir R. Waldle Gritllth: Dame Fortune, by St. Simon-Float. 1.700 guineas ,925. "Other sales were: II. iLytharas Greenbird. Iy Gallluule Ivy Spray. 1.7O0 guineas .!25, II. a.vtham; Kinging Bird, bv St. Frusquin Melody. 800 guineas ,200. air: Laidlaw: Bobbin, by Orme Silver Thread. S00 guineas ,200. W. Raphael. "M. Cheri Halbroun also gave 4,000 guineas 1.-000 ror the mare. IMusa. and W. Singer paid 2.:iO0 guineas 2,075 for the mare Sainte Nitouche, and ::.700 guineas 9,425 for the mare. Lily of the Valley. "Among other lots which came up for sale the best figures were made by the following: Jernoint. with colt foal by Thrush. .900 guineas ,040. J. Mills: Mirabelle. with colt foal by Lord ISobs. SOO guineas ,200. Lord JI. Beresford: Auvergne. with fiilv foal by .Matchmaker. 700 guineas $:t.l75. !. Muller: Mushka. with lilly foal by Florizel II.. 700 guineas $:i.075. i. Muller." , The sales of Tuesday also brought some sensational selling. The late Sir Daniel Coopers consignment of horses In training were first offered. The three-year-old tlilv. Vivid, was purchased by Sir E. Cassel for 7,000 guineas $.TJ,900. For the two-year-old colt. Pearl Diver, .Mr. Tanner paid 4,100 guineas 1,525. This youngsters destination is said to be the Argentine. Iionnv Bay, a three-year-old filly, fell to Sir W. Coopers bid of 2,::00 guineas 2,075, and the same buver paid SS guineas ,020 for the two-year-old. Halcyon, but Jlenda, a youngster of the same age, made nearly seven times the last mentioned price, as AV. F. Smith paid 5,000 guineas 9.40 Tor her. Six of the late Sir Daniel Coopers consignment made 2O.CS0 guineas 08,570 and it Is worjhy of note that four daughters of Glare sent up this week realized no less than .U.OOO guineas 94,250. Thlrtv-one lots which changed hands today fetched 24.550 guineas 28,887.50. The entire sale of the late Sir Daniel Coopers stud and horses In training netted 90,000 guineas 72.-fiOO. so that the executors were well advised in refusing M. E. Blancs offer of SO.000 guineas 29,-000 for the lot.
