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GREAT SALE OF YEARLINGS IN ENGLAND. Annual Auction at Doncaster Brings Fairly Good Returns to English Breeders. The sales of yearlings from the great breeding studs of England while the four days of the Don-caster September meeting are in progress, are hardly neeood in importance to the racing itself and sensational prices are sometimes realized for an extra line appearing yearling or two. Nothing of the kind marked this years sales, the highest price being 2,800 for a til 1 v by St. Frnsqitin — I.ady Kate and tin- second best .1, mm for the American-bred colt by Adam — Marechal Neil, Lord Lonsdale being the purchaser of both, The dam of the latter, being a sister to Orbys dam. Rhoda B., was neat over to England in the hope tiiat she could be sold for a high price because of the fame accruing to Rhoda R. through tie success of her son, Orhy, and her daughter. Khodora. but this f I pel la I Ion, was not fully realized. She was linally sold to Captain Nor I hey Hopkins for . KM. She was in foal to Adam at the lime and her new owner promptly insured her for . BOO. She died from the effects of foaling the Adam colt and the . .VII of insurance money and 1,000 for the colt made the transact ion decidedly a profitable one for apt. Nor they Hopkins. The average prices of this year were loss than in any of the three preceding years and there is an undercurrent of disappointment over results. Rut an average id ,722.50 for 271 colts anil tillies does not appear a bad one in view of the fact that at present there is an approximal ion to hard times bothering the wealthy in England. Th miparative figures id the Horn-aster sales for the last four years are as follows: Year. No. sold. Aggregate. Average. 1!K 7 247 $ 80.8f8 ,867.-50 IMS 21 5 410. 40O 1.907.30 IMQ 213 488,798 8,152.30 I.ilo 271 400.975 1,722.50 Following are bleeding, purchasers and prices of all the yearlings sold for ,000 or more. The details give a fair idea of the names of the stallions of the day popular with those wiio annually buy in the secret hope of sonic day enjoying the proud distinction of owning an Epsom Derbv winner: Sales of the first day-Chestnut tillv. by 1 he Victory — Bainessle; G. Prentice $ 3.150 best nut. colt, bv Treiiciiuis — St. Own then; A. Patterson 5.230 Bar colt, bv St. Aidan — Goody Two Shoes: S. It. Joel 4.150 Browa BRy, by Desmond -Combine; Raton Springer 5,200 Brown tilly. by Desmond -Rock Pigeon: J. Browne 3.080 Sabs of the second day — Bay lilly, by GMUaaae Altoviscar; Barsa Springer 3,050 Cheslnut HBy, bv Earla MoT Ytarala ; J. Alkins.nr ." 4,001 Brown colt, by Galllaalr K1S Hill; A. Hastings 4, 550 Chestnut colt, by Baria Mor -Virginia Earle: T. Cannon. Jr 3,000 Ban lilly. by John oCuuut — Valiren; Prince L. LutMimircki 3,250 Cbeataui cott, bv Svmington — Magnitude: R. Sherwood 3.550 Bay colt, by Merman Rannagroe; Lord Derby 3,900 Ray colt, by St. Ainant — Marsbalsea; .1. Daly 5,500 Bay tillv. by Donnond- Julia Manneritig; C. Archer 4.050 Pay nidliur. by Ian—Ore; V. P. Misa 3,0811 Chestnut coll. bv Fowling Piece — Atlanta; G. Prentice 4.500 Brown tillv. bv St. Frnsqiiin — Aloha; W. Singer 3,500 Bay tillv. bv Ftarfacel 11. — Lady Her lug ton; S. R. Joel 0,000 Chestnut colt, by San loir —Helen Rlair; W. Jarvis 3.250 Chestnut colt, by Cicero — Ardmore; Captain Dewhurst 4.050 Ray colt, by Eager—-Chaffinch I W. Waugh.. 5.250 Ray colt, by Galloping Iid— The Rrootn; R. Sherwood 7,750 Chestnut colt, by Laveno — Realitys Daughter; Captain Homfray 3,000 Sales of the third day — Chestnut tillv, bv Gallinule — Melinda: Donald Eraser 3,950 Moiiahe Rleue. b. f. bv Gardefeu — Rlue Fly; R. Woottou 8.750 Brown tillv. bv St. Frusquii; — Lady Kate; Lord Lonsdale 12,000 Chestnut colt, by Florizel II. — Gaiue Chick; Major P.eattv 9.000 Ray colt, bv William the Thirds-Alicia: S. Davis 8.750 Ray colt, bv Desmond — Altesse; C. 15. Ismay. 9,500 Brown colt, bv St. Frusquin— Little Eva; W. Clark 5.000 Chestnut colt, by Gallinub — Aida; Sir J. Thursby 4.200 Chestnut colt, bv M issolt brush — Ladv Linton: W. Clark 3,000 Bay i-dt. bv Desmond — Simplify; Oapt. .1. G. 11. Homfray 3.800 Ray tillv. by Florizel II. — Curlew; H. Enoch 5.750 Chestnut colt, by Avington — Derby China; Donald Frasen- 5.250 Bay colt, bv Melton — Simena: Mr. Szemere. . 0.000 Ray filly, by Mellon —Kylesku: DON Id Eraser 5,250 Chestnut colt, bv Forfarshire — Penny Wise; S. Pickering 3.100 Bay i-olt. bv Uncle Mac — Wisdom mare; F. Cobb 4,500 Bay colt, by Santoi — Nora Sandys; Sir 15. Sheffield 3,800 Rav filly, bv Santoi— Chantress: Sir R. Sheffield 3,000 Closswood Rock. br. c. bv Troutlieck — Wise Flower: Sir R. Paget 4,150 Rav lilly. bv Desmond — Agnes Lowtlier; Sir B. Paget 3.250 Sales of the fourth day — Rav Hilt, bv Desmond — Reigning Queen; Lord Lonsdale 9,750 Cheslnut colt, bv Speed — Gal tee Queen; C. W. Walker 3.500 Cartouche, br. f. by Carbine — Panache; Sir R. W. R. Jardine 5,000 Rambling Rose, b. f. bv St. Amant-r-Rar- maid: F. Leach C.500 Ray colt, bv Adam — Marechal Neil; Lord Leaadale 11,000 Chestnut tillv, bv Veloci t v— Mantle ; R. S. Seivier 3,100 Brawn fitly, by Isinglass — Rrielle; If. Port- inau 11,050 Brown colt, by Dinna Forget — Weir; Sir E. Paget «,40O Lomond, b. c. by Desmond — I/owiand Aggie; R. Wool ton 8.000 Rav colt, by William the Third— Golden Hope: C. N. Howard G.5oo Ray coll. by Desmond — Viviane; A. Hastings. 4.050
