TWO BLOODSTOCK SALES.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 76, 29 March 1924, Page 12

TWO BLOODSTOCK SALES.

(.By Telegraph.—Special to "Star. ") WELLINGTON, Friday. There were two sales of bloodstock yesterday. Mr. A. Goodman's sale was sparsely attended, and after the Acre —Rene colt Arpent had been passed in at IUO guineas. and Rene, with a Royal Stag colt at foot and in foal to Greyspear. had elicited a bid or only ;50 guineas, further lots were kept iv their boxes and the sale suspended. At Messrs. O'Brien's Thoriidon Quay stables none of Mr. W. G. Stead's Absurd yearlings found purchasers. The filly out or Las Vegas was passed in at 700 guineas, the colt out of Salvettn at 150 guineas, and the lllly from Lallan Rookh at 17 r> guineas. Sasatiofl's hall-sister, by Kllbroney, offered on behalf of Mr. T. M. Wiirord, was purchased by Mr. J. Evans, of Feilding, for 145 guineas. Taileion, the three-year-old gelding by .Nassau —Brayton, half-brother to Bennetter. offered on behair of Mr. Gerald Stead, commenced at 300 guineas, and. by dint or good auctioneering by Mr. James Gleeson. Uβ rose by bids of 100 guineas to GOO guineas, and thence by bids of 25 guineas till he reached the respectable total or luso guineas, at which Ilgure he was knocked down to Mr. L. Mills, or Welling-tun. Mr. l-raser sniiili, owner c.r Alfort and King Merv. was the bidder of to-.'a guineas, and he appeared rather keen to secure the Nassau gelding Tarleton has been the subject of a good deal of discussion since his Australian visit, but. judging- by the high opinions expressed by experts in Sydney, he will be cheap at the price lie went fur yesterday. Ho is only a young horse. No bid was received lor Hoyal Box; Brushwood Boy was passed In at 351) guineas, and Starland at 300 guineas. The two-year-old lllly Sea Kist (Kilbroney—Thames) elicited one hid of I tin guineas, and was passed In. She was offered on behalf of Mr. L. RatUbone. Tig-erland went south to Ilia new home /ast night. He ran on Thursday at Trentham in the colours ol' his purchaser. Sir C. R. Campbell. I Tarieton. it is understood, was purchased Iby a syndicate at the sale yesterday, and he is to he trained by A. McAuley, at lUccartun.

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