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HAGGIN MARES SELL WELL IN GERMANY. Lexington. Ky.. January 27. -Writing from Berlin under dab- of January !. George Miller, who took over in December eighteen mares and twelve foals of 191] from James B. llaggins Klaamdorf Farm. Says: "The outlook was not good in Austria, so in stead of going to Budapest with the shipment as wa-ii. tended when we lift the Tinted States, the eighteen males aad twelve yearlings were sold at Hoppe gartea. near, this city, last Saturdav. They brought a total of 9,105, an average of over 9835 per head. Thi- i- the best -ale of American male- and produce ever held over here, but then, you must remember, ii was the best lot of mares ever shipped fr..m Elmer 1. f. Thej all arrived in fine condition and looked Well. Six mares and foals go to Austria. The highest price was for Turquoise Bine ami her foal by Goldfinch. They brought 810 gaiaeas. WarergraM aad foal bv Royal Flash in. brought 400 calneas; Wat. t dower and foal by Royal Flush III.. 185 guin-tss, and Minerva and foal by Watercress, .:7." gain | an. Three mare- go to France and tin- other nine remain in Germany. "The -talli. n CaBopua wa- not sold. He will make Ibe season of in]2 at the atad of the Government. Twelve mares have already been liooked to him. Mr. Mackey wa- pleased with the out n of the sal.-, a- the Vu-trian proposition pal a doubtful as pi it on the situation when he arrived her.. "Seven mare- and five foal- -old by Charles Kohler I Veraged over s.."i»n» a head for the mares, the foal-going with their dams and being counted as one. The-, mare- were not in the be-t of bodily c Ii tion and the price- were considered good. The Kohler mare- were in foal to Heno. "In 1909 Mr. Haggtn -"Id thirty four mares and thirty f. ur yearlings here in Germany. Some of tl,. yearlings went to Prance and some to Austria, le.-n Ing about twenty four to race jn Germany. The ata tistie- show that those resaalaing in Germany won a- two-year-olds In i no and three-year-olds in i:»il total of S71.imm». That is not bad. Carlo, by Greenaa Katie Kopje, by St. Gatten, was the principal winner, hi- total being tfi.OOO."
