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BURGOMASTER YEARLING BRINGS 55,100. New York, July 10. An even dozen thoroughbred yearlings sold at auction by the Powers-Hunter Company at Durlauds Monday night brought a total of 1,005. These yearlings were consigned by John II. Morris from his Bosque Bonita Stock Farm at Versailles, Ky., and most of them were by the Hamburg stallion Burgomaster and from mares of known quality. The prizj of the lot was obtained by Congressman George W. Lofl, when Max Hirsch. bidding for him, paid ,100 for a magnificent brown son of Burgomaster and Antipathy. This one was knocked down only after a spirited contest in which A. .1. Joyner, representing M. L. Schwartz, and Lawrence Carey, bidding for Frank Nolan of the Beverwyck Stable, had tried to buy him. The second best price was paid by Joyner when he bought a chestnut half-sister to Blue Thistle, a daughter of Burgomaster and Wild Thistle, for 82.001. Mr. Joyner was bidding for M. L. Schwartz. The summary of the sale: Brown colt by Burgomaster Antipathy; George W. Loft ,100 Chestnut filly by Burgomaster Wild Thistle; M. L. Schwartz 2,000 Bay colt by Burgomaster March; E. F. Whitney 800 Chestnut filly by Burgomaster Ellerdie; George Patterson 700 Chestnut filly by Burgomaster Mary Morris; George Patterson -100 Brown filly by Burgomaster Elizabeth D.; Carolina Stable 3S0 Chestnut filly by Burgomaster Foremost; E. F. Whitney 250 Chestnut colt by Burgomaster Lady Charcot; Carolina Stable 225 Brown filly by Burgomaster Ava; James McLaughlin 200 Bay or brown colt by Burgomaster Miss Charcot; James MacManus 150 Bay or brown filly by Textile Sanctissima; R. O. Miller 125 Chestnut filly by Bryn Mawr Early Love; M. Matthews 75
