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KILMER YEARLINGS SELL WELL TWENTY -TWO YOUNGSTERS BRING 2,600 AT AUCTION--J. K. L. ROSS PAYS TOP PRICE OF f 6,000 FOR ASSAGAI ST. FEY COLT SARATOGA, N. Y., August 10. Twenty-two yearlings sold for the account of W. S. Kilmer by the Fasig-Tipton Company at its sales mart Monday night aggregated a total of 2,600 an average of ,936.36. As at the previous sales here,, the choicer appearing specimens were in demand and elicited spirited bidding. The star of the sale was the Assagai St. Fey colt, which H. G. Bedwell, acting for Commander J. K. L. Ross, secured at a cost of ,000. G. W. Loft had to contend with many others for possession of the colt by Magic Royal Quest, but ultimately got him for ,100. The colt by Assagai Contessina was secured by S. D. Riddle sot ,700. After his sale, Mr. Kilmer stated that he had turned down an offer of 5,000 for him last spring. The youngsters were all good lookers, built on substantial lines, and of pronounced English lineage. Their sires included Alltimeur, a stake winner in France; Assagai, Magic and Cock o the Walk. They were bred at Sun Briar Court and after weaning time were shipped to Remlik Hall in Virginia. In addition to the yearlings, Mr. Kilmer disposed of several brood mares, including Caris-brooke Castle and Anecdote. Both mares had weanling colts at side, ihe dam and weanling constituting one offering. Anecdote is twenty-one years old, and there was some hesitancy about bidding for her. Mr. Kilmer then announced that he had donated the mare and foal to the hospital here and Wd 00 for her, which was advanced to 00 by Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark. The 00 will be turned oyer to the Saratoga Hospital. . Ajgpod.. attendance wask.on,fcand,cludinjpmany tale follows: . Property of Mr. Willis Sharpe Kilmer. Bay colt, by Assagai St. Fey, by St. Frusquin; J. K. L. Ross. .$ 6,000 Bay colt, by Magic Royal Quest, by Roi Herode; G. W. Loft 5,100 Bay colt, by Assagai Contessina, by Count Schomberg; S. D. Riddla. 3,700 Chestnut colt, by Magic Los Altos, by Palo Alto; P. Burch 3,500 Bay colt, by Assagai War Doll, by Sir Geoffrey; Quincy Stable 2,800 Chestnut colt, by Magic Sobranje,-by Polymelus; Quincy Stable 2,600 Bay flly, by Assagai Sunday School, by Sunflower II.; W. J. Salmon 2,500 Chestnut colt, by Cock o the Walk Private Flag, by Hamburg; J. C. Milam 2,400 Bay colt, by Assagai Romagne, by Polymelus; Quincy Stable 2,300 Bay filly, by Assagai Carisbrooke Castle, by Kings Messenger; Quincy Stable :.s. 1,300 Bay colt, by Allumeur Magic Shot, by Magic II.; T. Monahan . 1,200 Bay filly, by Assagai Midge, by Trenton; J. K. L. Ross ".. 1,200 Bay filly, by Assagai Marienwerth, by Isinglass: J. K. L. Ross 1,100 Bay colt, by Assagai Sungene, by Sunflower II.; Quincy Stable...- 1,000 Bay filly, by Allumeur White Dinah, by The White Knight; E. Powell. : : 1,000 Chestnut colt, by Magic Affinity, by Star Shoot; E. E. Powell 1,000 Bay fillyj by Allumeur Sabretache, by Martagon; P. Connelly .. 900 Bay colt, by Assagai Hathor, by Meddler; M. Lowenstein 900 Bay filly, by Polaris II., by Polymelus; H. Rites 700 Bay filly, by Allumeur Lovelight II., by St. Amant; S. A. Clopton. : 500 Bay filly, by Assagai Misty Law, by Ayrshire; F. J. Kelley ...,.r.. 500 Bay filly, by Allumeur Artist Model, by Watercolor; A. G. Blakeley. 400 Total 22 2,600 Average per head ,936.36 The following were also disposed of: Snapdragon II., b. h. 1915, by Fitz Herbert Mistress Ben, by Hampton; W. A. Shay.$ 4,600 Sunday School, b. m. 1914, by Sunflower II. School-Book,- by Wisdom; E. Powell.. 3,700 Lady Echline, b. m. 1905, by Cyllene Echline, by Minting; T. Welch 1,700 Ainantlaw, ch. f. 1918, -by St. Amant Misty Law; L. B. Combs 700 Searchlight III., ch. c. 1916, by Sweeper Gas Jet, by Lamplighter; S. A. Clopton.. 700 Misty Queen, br. f. 1917, by Kings Proctor Misty Law, by Ayrshire; E. Herz 600 Anecdote, blk. m. 1898, by Ochiltree Lizzie Tabor, and bay colt, yearling, by Assagai Anecdote; Mrs. F. A. Clark 600 Belle Nelson, b. m. 1910, by Sempronius Ethelinda II.; E. B. McLean 500 Carisbrooke Castle, b. m. 1908, by Kings Messingcr Squint II., and bay colt, yearling, by Magic Carisbrooke Castle; W. B. Watkins 200 Total 9 - 3,300 Average per head ,477.77
