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THE WHITE KNIGHT IS NOT SOLD It was reported sometime back that the famoi long distance English horse The White Knlgl had been sold to the French breeder and turfmniT M Ldmoml Blanc for the record price of 40000 guineas or 208000 Previously lie had been re ¬ ported as about to be sold to the Russian govern ¬ ment But tile following from London Sporting Life of May 15 seems to effectually disprove hotii stories and shows that M K Blanc found the price asked too stfep for even his long purse purseAn An interesting sequel has followed the recent negotiations for the sale of The White Knight to M Kdiuond Blanc who declined to give the pri that was asked The horse writes Watchman u the Morning Post was owned in partnership by the Hon W R Wyndham and Colonel Kirkwood of the Indian army who became part owner on the deatli of his brother Colonel Tom Kirkwood In Jaiymry 1011 When lie proposal that Tho While Knight should ho sold to go to France first came up Mr Wyndham for ills part was not anxious to sell and eventually fixed a price as the value of the horse which as lias been stated was to high for the wouldbe French purchaser In order how ¬ ever that there should be no disappointment upon Colonel Kirkwoods part at the failure of negotia ¬ tions Mr Wyndham agreed to take over the for ¬ mer s share in the horse at half the price which M Blanc had been ask to give for The White Knight KnightThe The parties met to settle the business at the Kildare Street Club one day last week The check was handed over and the famoirs horse is now thu sole property of Mr W R Wyndhaw I am not in a position to state the actual figure at which the half share in The White Knight changed hands but it can be taken for granted that the amount was an appreciable advuico upon 10000 iKjunils for which price Mr Wyndham purchased his first half share in the horse from the late Col T Kirkwood early in 1S7 1S7It It may be added that i Mr Wyndhams sole ownership the son of Desmond Is not at all likely to be sent out of the United Kingdom
