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i OFF NIGHT AT LEXINGTON Seventy-Four Head Offered at Sales Wednesday Night Blue Larkspur Colt Top Price at ,375. LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct 22. Last night marked the sixth period of the sale of thoroughbreds under the auspices of E. J. Tranter at his Lexington sales paddock, the offering consisting of seventy-four head, principally mediocre yearlings, which brought a total of 1,225, an average of 21.96, the lowest thus far of the week. However, the next sales of yearlings will be on Friday morning and evening, and the promise is for better quality and accordingly better prices. The highest price last night was ,375, paid by Mrs. R. J. Murphy of Evansville, Ind., for the brown colt by Blue Larkspur-Limelight from the consignment of A. B. Hancock, who sold ten head for ,675, an average of 67.50. Hal Price Headley, president of Keeneland Association and master of Beaumont Farm, also sold ten head, some of which were horses in training, for a total of ,525, an average of 52.50. The second-highest price of the night was ,350, for the yearling brown colt by Victorian or The Nut Soppe Le Haut, which was bought by Kirby Ramsey from the consignment of Dr. D. B. Knox of Georgetown. E. K. Murray of Omaha, Neb., paid ,300 for Sea Lion, a two-year-old winner at the Keeneland meeting which was consigned by Harold Fallon, secretary of Beaumont Farm. LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 22. The attendance for the fourth mornings auction of thoroughbreds at Lexington was light, and in that respect it was in keeping with the horses offered. There was nothing particularly desirable coming under the hammer except old Light Brigades daughter Vermicu-lite, dam of Major Greenock and now in foal to Man o Wars son Hard Tack. She went to .Holly Beach Farm, .Annapolis, Md., for ,200. Thomas B. Cromwell bought a number of the cheaper animals, which he announced would be shipped to Texas. John Muth, acting for Gen. Juan Azcarate of the Mexican embassy, who was present at the sales ring, bought several to go to Mexico. The-largest consignment was that of the dispersal of the late George V. Barnes, Barnesdale Farm, Louisville. The thirteen head, which were sold for ,335, included the stallions Whiskaway and United Verde. Tollie Young sent in five from his Creekview Farm which were sold for ,410. The highest price, 00, was paid by Valdina Farms for Silk Cord, a daughter of Peter Pan. The total number sold during the morning was sixty-eight, for an aggregate of 8,110, an average of 06.32.
