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BETTER RESULTS AT HOME THAN ABROAD. Kentuckians See Greater Profit by Selling Yearlings in American Market Review of Seasons Sales. Lexington, Ky., July 17. The average of 1909.sh35 per head for twenty-two thoroughbred yearlings from Elmendorf and Kingston Studs sold at Newmarket, in England. Wednesday, by James B. Haggin and Clarence II. Mackay was only 11 in excess of the average of 24 per head for the 21S yearlings belonging to various owners disposed of at the auctions of the Fasig-Tipton Company during the meeting at Shecpshead Bay. Figuring the expense of getting to the sales ring in England anil comparing it with the expense of selling the Kentucky product at New York, the net average for the Haggin and Mackav yearlings, the pick- of the Elmendorf and Kingston establishments, was less than that obtained by the Americans who sold at home. Clearly the English do nut want American-bred yearlings, at least not in large numbers. It cannot, in the light of tlie prices paid for the yearlings from the establishment of the late Sir Daniel Cooper, coupled witli tlie record sum of 8,750 for the broodmare Flair, be contended that there is a scarcity of money for thoroughbreds and no market for them in England. The reason for the tardiness of the English in bidding for the American youngsters is probably attributable to the fact that few of the American-bred horses now in that country have come up to the expectations of the trainers in whose hands they have fallen and whose opinions have great weight with the buyers. Racing conditions in this country are gradually and steadily improving and this, coupled with the lesson gathered from the English sales ring, has put into the mouths of American thoroughbred breeders the slogan "Sell at home." There were some few of the consignors to recent Sheepshead Bay sales Who were disappointed in the prices obtained for various individuals, but the majority were well pleased with their averages, and they are certain that there will be improvement In the market during the September sales period, when something above 200 head will go under the hammer.-The totals and averages for the July period were as follows: Date. No. Sold. Total. Average. June ,50 34 9,750 $ 580 July 1 31 7.025 272 July 2. 30 9;020 2.10 July :. 14 2,575 184 July 5 39 34.175 876 July 7 , 39 15,625 400 July 10 25 25,425 1,017 Aggregates 218 14,105 $ 524 Of these 218 yearlings, 132 were colts and brought an aggregate of ,425, while the 80 fillies sold for a total "of 3,770. So tho colts averaged 09 per head as against 93 for Hie fillies. The fillies generally were not in demand. Eight particularly good1 individuals out of producing mares and popular sires brought ,000 or more each and accounted for 3.-200 of the total of 3,700.. leaving 0,500 as? an aggregate for the remaining 78. an average of 03 per head. Of tlie 132 colts, 27 Bead brought upward of ,000 each, 9,350 in the aggregate, leaving 1,125 for the remaining 105 head, which Was an average of 00 pur head for the ordinary, ones. This shows a healthier state of market conditions at home than might have been expected. The star colt of the Sheepshead Bay sales was a son of Adam and the first foal of Grace Gumbert, a laughter of Sainfoin and Maid of Mentruofev imported from England to this country as a yearling and afterwards a winner. This colt tfas a prize winner among the weanlings shown with Adam by; manager Charles MeCracken of the Silllstream Stud at the Blue Grass Fairhere last Angusjt. He was knocked down to J. A. Rennet for ,100. The next highest price was ,100, at which figure three coifs were sold. . Two of them came" from Elliot O. CowdinS Maplehurst Stud, they being The Spy II., by Disguise II. Semper Paratus, knocked, down to W. E, D, Stokes,- owner of the Iatchen Wilkes Stock Farm, the big trottlng-horse nursery near this city; arid Katonah, a chestnut colt Irr Hamburg Spindrift, bought by James R. Keclie. the master of Castleton Stud. The other was the bay colt by Ben Brush White nose dam. of Rose Queen, which was sold out, of the Castleton Stud consignment July 10 to Robert F. Little, the New York financier who is going in for racing more extensively. Only one other brought as mlicli as ,000 and that was the brother to Notasulga by The Commoner Touch Not,- bought out of the Edenwold Stud consignment by Dapid Dnnlop.- The highest price for a filly was ,900 for the sister to Pope Joan, by Disguise Editha, sold to John H. Madden out of the Castleton Stud lot. and tlie next highest was ,800. paid by J. A. Bcnnct. for the half-sister to Smoke.., This was the chestnut filly by Adam out of Virgin Soil in the Millstrcam Studs offering.
