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HANCOCK SALE RESULTS SATISFACTORY. New York. June 8. — A. A. Riley, who purchased two colts and a filly at the Powers-Hunter sale of the Ellerslie Stud yearlings of A. B. Hancock Tuesday night, is a neweo:aer on the turf. He has lieen a successful Wall street operator and lias of late iimusM-d a rather large fortune. The sale was an exceptionally good one. and the results exceeded expectations. The summary follows: Chestnut colt by Celt— Network; James Butler,300 Bav fillv. imo., bv Radium — Pietra; G. A. Cochran 1.000 Bav colt by Celt— Belle Flour; Elkwood Park Stable 3,400 Chestnut filly by Celt — Sanci; James Fitzsiminons 3.400 Black colt by Celt— Sister Anna: James Butler 3,000 Bav colt bv Marathon — Fads and Fancies; W. R. Midgley 3.000 Chestnut fillv by Celt — Logistilla; Elkwood Park Stable 2,700 Chestnut colt by Celt — Diamontina; James Butler 2,500 Chestnut colt by Celt — Sallie Washington; Quincy Stable 2.300 Chestnut filly by Celt — Lizzie H.; James Butler 2.000 Chestnut colt by Ballot — Ormondine; James Butler 2,000 Chestnut colt by Ballot — Almadie; James Fitzsimmons 1.800 Broivn filly, by Sain — Dnrtle; P. A. Clark .. 1.550 Brown colt by Celt— Follie Levy; A. A. Riley 1,500 Brown colt by Ballot— Clara J.; A. A. Rilev. 1.500 Hay filly by Celt— Clara Atkin; E. F. Whitney 1.10O Chestnut colt by Celt -Jamma; J. E. Davis .. 1.000 Hay dt by Ballot— Busy Lady; Max Hirsch.. l.XK Hay filly by Celt— Lady Godiva; William Garth 900 Chestnut filly by Celt — Aurine: William Garth 850 Black filly by Celt— Eostre: William Garth. 800 Chestnut filly by Celt— Meddling Mary; A. A. Riley 800 Chestnut colt by Glorifier — Niola: James Fitzsimmons r.iM Chestnut colt by Celt — Ianna; Charles J. Quinn 500 Twenty-four sold for 4,550; average, ,850. The attendance at the sale was large and representative and the yearlings offered were without exception of good size and in ideal sale condition. A large number of ladies occupied seats in the galleries.
