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GOSSIP FROM THE EAST. New York. October .3. August Belmonts ten yearlings by Rock Sand, shipped from New York to England two weeks ago, will be sold at the Newmarket sales on. or about October 12. Of the ten youngsters four are colts. They are unusually good looking fellows and coming as they do from families that are sure to appeal to Eugllsh turfmen it is safe to assume that they will bring their true value when led into the ring. The half dozen fillies have all the characteristics of Nursery bred juveniles with quality stamped all over them. Seven yearlings belonging to Mr. Belmont have been broken and tried at Belmont Park. Their moves Indicate . a useful career. A bay colt by Hastings Fairy Gold, thus a full bprother to Fair Play, is a particularly high-class type and his manner of moving over the ground betokens the stake winner. Following are the names, color, sex and breeding of the Belmont colts and illlies to be sold in England: Gun Sling, b. f, by Rock Sand Genevieve, by Kingfisher. High Rock, b. c, by Rock Sand Hautesse, by Archduke. Lime Rock, b. f, by Rock Sand Annot Lyle, by Barcaldlne. Live Sand, b. f, by Rock Sand Lack-a-Daisy, by Petrarch. Midsand, c. f, by Rock Sand Lady Madge, by Rayon dOr. Olympus, b. c, by Rock Sand Orienta, by Henry of Navarre. Rock Pit, b. c, by Rock Sand Octoroon, by Hastings. Segesta, b. f, by Rock Sand Selina D by Longfellow. Surcingle, b. f, by Rock Sand Souveraine, by Rayon dOr. Topsand, b. f, by Rock Sand Tiptoe, by Hastings. With the many recent shipments to Laurel and Pinillco, both Sheepsliead Bay and Gravesend present a desolate and deserted appearance. No horses are found galloping over the tracks and most of the stables are nailed up. many of them not to be opened again until next spring, for not a few of the horses that have been shipped away will engage in a long winter campaign that will carry them into Mexico and Cuba. Joe Notter and J. L. McGinnis loft for Laurel last night. They took along Bob Vernon, Fair Miss and Cu lion. NOtter, who since ho quit the saddle has reached the l."7-pound mark, is much interested in Bob Vernon, for he had the colt under his care all summer while Mr. McGinnis was racing in Canada
