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BLOOD STOCK SALES IN AUSTRALIA Buckwheat an Extremely Popular Siro and Probably a Loss to Englands Breeding Prices at the recent yearling sales at Randwlck exceeded expectations and some breeders had spe ¬ cial reason to be satisfied with results Blood stock is now selling well in Xew Zealand but with 1700 guineas for a Demosthenes youngster and an average of lOSItXr guineas for three Finlands no doubt Mr T 11 Lowry will continue to patronize the Sydney market The feature of the sales was the demand for Buckwheat youngsters and from 1000 to 11500 guineas for each of six and an average of about iOSt guineas for twentysix gave him a great sendoff at the stud in Australia Buckwheat was sold at auction in England in Decemfier 191 for 1050 guineas and when they read the prices realized by his yearlings at the Sydney sales some English breeders will probably be wondering why they allowed him to go so cheaply Linacre as usual did well reaching the four figure mark with three and averaging a little over 015V guineas for the seventeen sold soldAs As usual the Mungie Bundle yearlings were sent into the ring in fine trim and the Messrs Bur ¬ gess who now own that stud must have been mighty pleased when the loli colt made 1150 guineas There was no sensational sales associated witli the Eudorus youngsters but they made a sat ¬ isfactory average as did those by Don Reynaldo which will probably be a stud success The Bera goons did well considering nothing by that sire lias specially distinguished itself recently On the other hand the number of winners representing Cooltrim of late suggested his yearlings as a whole should have been in greater demand than was the case Bernard youngsters found ready sale as did those by Roseworthy Thanks to his filly dam Lady Wallace Reputaton made a good average for five fiveThere There was a slump in the values of the stock of several stallions and results should have sat ¬ isfied some studmasters that it is little use per ¬ severing with some of their sires It is a losing proposition with little likelihood of any change Ixnvpriced youngsters rarely go into stables that give them much chance of attaining prominence and of course that tells against their sires Pilot in Sydney Referee
