The Wheatcroft Sale In Australia., Daily Racing Form, 1912-05-08

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THE WHEATCROFT SALE IN AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAThe The big band of Americanbred horses and the English stallion St Savin shipped to Australia i few months back by I II Wheatcroft were sold at Uandwick lar in March a few not changing hands Details of je sale have not been received but is known that those sold brought an airgrecitlv nf It L0a0ri nfL0a0ri Sl tinK Uteot The of the gem collection was of St Simon horse course flu St Savin who has yet to I name as a stallion but whose voiinJ ma i eat promise There was s Tbuzz of ft Say1 steppiMl into the arena He adn ii raUon nificent specimen of the thoroi ichhiWi r Wa conformation plenty of subs c anli or lSJ lSJt t u their racing rec recdnnPi0 done dnnPi0 Amcrlcanbred Cesarion whose stock harn so extraordinarily well as twoyearolds on the American turf these last few seasons did not make his reserve the highest bid I clng one of a thousand guineas Mr Wheatcroft thfrvupon announced his intention of shipping the son of Faustus buck to America a decision which Indicates that his owner is prepared to recstnbllsli his stud as soon as tho outlook warrants his adopting that crstTn total proceeds of the sale amounted to l J l guineas which was not bad all things eonsidereil Neither the mares nor the yearlings were lookins their best


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