TROTTING Records Broken At National Standard-bred Sales

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31614, 27 February 1968, Page 4

TROTTING Records Broken At National Standard-bred Sales

A record price for a pacing-bred colt at auction in New Zealand and a record average price for the day marked the annual national sales of standard-bred yearlings held at the Addington Show Grounds yesterday.

For the second successive year Rosewood Stud. Annat, produced the top colt, a youngster by Local Light from Torlesse. the dam of this season’s top three-year-old. Good Chase, which is raced and trained by the stud's proprietor. O. J. Watson.

He was knocked down at $9500 to Mr A. Jones, a timber merchant, of Kiama, south of Sydney. Bidding on the colt was started at $3OOO by Mr R. Ingham. of Sydney. Bids of $5OO lifted the price from $3OOO to $9500, at which price the colt was knocked down to Mr Jones. The under-bidder was Mr Ingham.

Local Light, a son of Light Brigade, was also the sire of the previous record-price colt, which raced as Blue and developed into a champion at two and three years. Blue was sold for 4250 guineas in 1957, the auctioneer that day being the late Mr A. L. Matson. Yesterday the auctioneer was his son. Mr H. D. Matson.

The second top price of the day was also paid for a colt by Local Light. This youngster was out of Melody Maid and was offered on behalf of Mr S. R. Messervy, of Christchurch.

He was purchased by Mr R. Ingham, of Sydney, for $3500. Th» colt is a half-brother to the well-performed Australian pacer, Maestro’s Melody. Mr Ingham was active throughout the day, paying $12,900 for six lots. Mr Ingham races a number of New

Zealand-bred horses, including Ascot King, John Hall and Royal Society, the last-named winning the New South Wales Sires’ Produce Stakes this season. k

Reid Brothers, of Waiuku, paid $3lOO for a colt by Thurber Frost from Spring Chat, another in the Rosewood Stud draft.

Local Buyer Mr J. C. Beckbessinger, of : Christchurch, paid $3OOO for a colt by Johnny Globe from Wonthaggi offered on behalf of Mr T. H. Lemon, of Ashburton. The colt was knocked down at $2600, but his vendor would not accept the price, announcing his reserve as

$3OOO. which was acceptable to Mr Beckbessinger. Top price in the fillies’ sec-

tion was $2600, paid by the

president of Yonkers Raceway, New York, Mr M. Tananbauin, for one by Garrison Hanover from Countess Belmer, offered on behalf of Mr P. A. Watson, of Methven. Mr Tananbaum also paid $l4OO for a filly by Lumber Dream from Russley Maid, offered on behalf of the Yaldhurst studmaster, W. M. Denton Mr A. J. Dynes, of Invercargill, was the most active New Zealand buyer, taking six lors for $4950. Bidding was keen during the middle of the morning session, and again early in the afternoon, the better-pre-sented and more attractivelybred lots being keenly sought. Thirty-eight lots were

passed in. and 10 failed to attract a bid. Ninety lots were sold for

price of $1229. The previous best was 530 guineas in 1966 when 85 lots were sold. Twelve months ago 71 lots were sold at an average price of 469 guineas. Australian buyers were most active, securing 40 lots worth $58,825, an average price of $1470. Last year they bought 23 lots at an average price of 488 guineas. Rosewood Stud had the best average for the day, selling four lots for $17,000, an average of $4250. Mr P. A. Watson, of Methven, who has not often patronised the sales, sold four lots at an average price of $1725. Mr D. D. Moore, of Templeton, average $1550 for four lots, while Roydon Lodge Stud, Yaldhurst, which has usually topped this section, sold four lots at an average price of $1537. Roydon Lodge refused offers of $2OOO and $2200 for two other lots. The sales were conducted by National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd, of N.Z., in conjunction with Wright, Stephenson and Company,

$110,635, a record average

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