BLOODSTOCK SALE. THE WAIKANAE YEARLINGS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 20, 25 January 1911, Page 2

BLOODSTOCK SALE. THE WAIKANAE YEARLINGS.

(By Sir Bediver©.) The fourth annual draft of thorough* bred yearlings bred at the Waikanafl stud were submitted at auction byj Messrs Pyne and Co., on the lawn in front of Mr lan Duncan's private residence yesterday afternoon. There wa« a representative attendance, and, generally speaking, the results obtained were satisfactory. At times, however, the. bidding was extremely slow, and buyers app :ared to be unable to make up their minds as to the value of the lot being ottered to them. Among those present at the ringside were Sir Geo. Clifford, the Hon. Jas. Carroll, Dr. Palmer, Mr V. Buick, M.P., and Messrs W. E. Bidwill, W. Clifford, G. D. Greenwood, J. B. Reid, J. ±\. M'Donald, J. Ames, J. B. Harcourt. W. H. Turnbull, J F. Buchanan, G. Hume, W. Hume, G. L. Stead, Goring Johnston, W. Johnston, J. W. Abbott, T. H. D. Lloyd, E. J. Watt, R. J. Patterson, H. Whitney, J. Buckley, R. T. Turnbull, S. Luttrell, 0., S. Watkins, J. H. B. Ooates, J. J. Corry, J. Cotter, A. E. Whyte, W. R. Duncan, J. Tapp. C. de Vere Tesche-maker-Shuto, J. R. and A. W. Furze, and W. H. HartgiU. Three o'clock had already struck era the first of the youngsters was led into the ring and intending buyers were acquainted with the conditions of sale. The yearling before us was an own sister to Peirene, and there was considerable speculation as to the sum she would realise. Mr Buckley put her in at 200 guineas, and she was carried along in 25 guinea bids until she stood to the credits of Mr G. L. Stead at 400 guineas. Then there was a lull. No one was prepared to advance, and at the sum named she changed hands. At 400 guineas shq was a remarkably cheap filly. Personally, I expected her to go to a much higher figure, for she is nicely balanced in every respect, and is a natural galloper in the paddock. It is understood 1 that Mr Stead purchased her on behalf of a friend of his, and that she will go to the South Island. The Charlemagne ll. —Lady Helen colt was next brought forward, and his fine proportions elicited a distinct murmur of approval. Somebody started the ball rolling with a bid of 300 guineas, and at 400 guineas he stood in favour of Mr J. J. Corry. Then Mr Buckley chipped in, and carried him along to 550 guineas, when 600 guineas was bid on behalf of Mr Highden. It was now Mr Greenwood's turn, but with an offer of 650 guineas Mr Watt took up the running. The battle for his possession rested between the Hawkes Bay and North Canterbury sportsman, and with a bid of 775 guineas Mr Greenwood, finally silenced all opposition, the colt being knocked down to his credit amidst applause. There was only a single offer for the Stepina colt, viz., 300 guineas, made by Mr J. Buckley, and at this figure he was well bought. Needless to say, he will go into Prosser'a stable. Dr. Palmer, acting on behalf of a Canterbury sportsman, secured the Prelude filly cheaply enough at 220 guineas, and Mr Greenwood surely gofc a bargain in the Strathspey colt., for whom he had to pay no , more than 250 guineas. The Success filly —an own sister to the Great Northern Derby winner — appeared, to be considered of too great a size and she thus went cheaply. Lot 8 was a powerful colt, by Sylvia Park from Ngaio, and judging by the manner in which he handled himself as he walk* ed round the ring, Mr. R. T. Tumbull will have no cause to regret having paid 170 guineas for him. The Hon. Jas. Carroll got a rare nice filly for 300 guineas in the shape of the daughter of Lord Soult's sister Marseillaise, the runner-up for whom was Mr. J. Monk. Moreze's powerful daughter went well within her value to Mr. W. H. Turnbull at 50 guineas, and Mr. G. L. Stead cannot have gone far wrong in paying 200 guineas for the Snowstell filly, for prior to offering her Mr. Pyne stated that her breeder was prepared to giv« 150 guineas to get her back again any time within the next two years. A shapely filly by Achilles from Chaitistiteh, who, however, was a very late foal, was taken by Mr. H. Barlow at 110 guineas and goes into R. O'Donnell's stable, and at 95 guineas Mr. J. R. M'Donald secured a small, but shapely, half brother to Isolt. The last of the bunch, and perhaps the best bred one in the collection, for her granddam was a half sister to Maltster, viz., the daughter of Charlemagne 11. and Miss Phyl« Ik, became Mr. G. •L. Stead's property for a consideration of 210 guineas, and even if she does not race she is of considerable value for stud purposes. la all the thirteen yearlings realised 3180 guineas, or an average price of 244£ guineas, this being an advance of 21 guineas per head ugon last yearj© figures. The following are the details of tha sate : — Gs. Br. f., by Achilles— Blueivater, Mr. G. L. Stead 400 Br. c, by Charlemagne II. — Lady Helen, Mr. G. D. Greenwood ... 775 B. c, by Achilles — Stepina, Mr. J. Buckley ... > 300 B. f., by Achilles— Prelude, Dr. Palmer 220 B. c, by Achilles — Strathspey, Mr. G. D. Greenwood 250 B. f.. by Kilcheran — Success, Mr. A. Cochrane „ ... 100 C'h. c, by Sylvia Park— Ngaio, Mr. R. T. Turnbull 170 B. f., by Achilles— Marseillaise, Hon. Jas. Carroll 300 Br. f., by Kilcheran — Moreze, Mr. W. H. Turnbull 60 B. f., by Multifid— Snowstell, Mr. G. L. Stead 200, B. f., by Achilles— Chainstitch, Mr. H. Barlow HO Br. c, by Achilles— Bellicent, Mr. J. R. M'Donald 95 B. f., by Charlemagne II. — Miss p hyllis, Mr. G. L. Stead ... 210 Total guineas 318Q

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