SYDNEY YEARLING PURCHASES.

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 110, 10 May 1916, Page 4

SYDNEY YEARLING PURCHASES.

Mr. W. Duncan, ■ chief patron of the Fordell stable, and F. Tilley, the wellknown trainer, returned from Sydney yesterday. They attended the A.J.C. Meeting and the yearling sales, which was their mission to Sydney. Tilley brought back four lots, which were railed through to Fordell this morning. Top price (300 guineas) was given for a bay colt by imported Linacre (whose only representative so far in the Dominion has been Veronal), from Arlington, by Multiform—Lady Arlington, by Grafton— Loch Lava, by Chester—Etna. The colt is half-brother to Jedburgh and Fruitful, both winners, and his dam is a halfsister to Maltine, a high-class performer. He is an ideal colt that may require time, and if he trains on should furnish into a high-class three-year-old. A brown colt by Cardinal Beaufort is one of the first batch of that sire's progeny, and fetched 290 guineas. Cardinal Beaufort, who was a good performer over long distances in England, is by John O'Gaunt from Katie Dougal (halfsister to Ayr Laddie). Collerene, dam of the youngster, is by Abercorn from Marchesa, by St. Alba'ns. This youngster is a half-brother to Flamie, St. Constant, and St. Albyn, all winners. One of the progeny of Cardinal Beaufort fetched 500 guineas, a good price for an untried sire.

A brown gelding, by Cooltrim— Pasty, cost 100 guineas. Cooltrim is an imported horse by Flying Fox from Gallinaria, by Gallinule (sire of All Black) from Pierina. Pasty, dam of the gelding brought across, is a three-quarter sister, to Grasspan, Brakpan, Koopan, and Praleen, dam of Apple Pie and Cider, by Sylvanite (winner of the A.J.C. and V.R.C. Derbies) from Piecrust, by Martini-Henry from Rusk, one of the best Australian families.

The other importation was a brown colt by imported Cyrus from Cheeky, which cost 100 guineas. Cyrus is by Cyllene from Stream of Gold, by St. Angelo from Coldstream, by Wisdom— Quickstream. Cyrus, who was a successful performer in England, has had one winning representative in the Dominion in High Jinks, who won nt Woodville. Another of the first batch' of his progeny, a filly named Hitachi, was among the winners at the A.J.C Autumn Meeting. Cheeky,' dam of tiiis youngster, is by Bobadil from The Saucy Girl, by The Admiral—Mara, a successful family, to which The Merry Boy, The Victory (winner of the Melbourne Cup), and other winners belonged.