BLOODSTOCK SALE AT TRENTHAM

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27920, 17 March 1956, Page 10

BLOODSTOCK SALE AT TRENTHAM

RACING

BYWAY PASSED IN AT 1900GNS 1250GNS PAID FOR HOT DROP (New Zeoiono Press Association) WELLINGTON. March 16 Some good offers were declined for horses in training offered at Trentham today at the dispersal sale of Mr J. M. Samson’s thoroughbred stock. , . For Byway. 1900gns was refused Th s was the biggest price offered, but bids of 14002ns for Tarbillon, and 1300gn< for Red Terrir, were also declined by the vendor. Some Bounder was passed in at 500gns Horatius (325gns). Milling Bay (200gn« . and Colonel Argosy at (lOOgns) were also 'passed in. « | Top price was 550gns. which Pyne. 'Gould. Guinness, as agents, paid for tne three-vear-old King Robin. The unrated ! Gold Mars. 130gns. Lauder. lOOgns. and Artful King. 105gns. were the only other, to reach three-figure prices. I The 26 lots sold realised 1595gns. Hot Drop Sold I The four-vear-old gelding. Hot Drop, ’winner of the 1955 New Zealand and Great Northern St. Legers. was sold todav at Trentham for 1250gns Bidding, which began at 400 ens. quickly reached lOOOgns. and the final bid was made for Mr J. H. and Mrs M. McDonald, Ashhurst. This was the highest .price at the autumn of mixed thoroughbred stock, and contributed to the total of 2070gr.s realised for 12 lots sold. Sable, a three-quarter sister to Phar Lap. and r am of Watch and Wait, topped the brood mare prices with HOgns. She went to Mr F. P. A. Campbell. Havelock North. , The New Zealand Oaks winner. Lady Scholar, was bought by Mr D. J. McDonald. Mosgiel. for lOOgns Apart from Hot Drop, the only racc- ! horse in training sold was Golden Coat, which went to Mr V. Payne. Stokes Valley. for 35ens. Wainawhenua was offered, but failed to reach a substantial reserve. A two-vear-old filly by Pride of Kildare—Fort Hope, was the best of the untried stock. Her purchaser w’as lhe Awapnui trainer. E. C. Baker, at J4ocns. The fillv is a half-sister to Nigra. Manitour and Tarwe, and to two winners in Australia.