DONCASTER SALES

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 101, 26 October 1938, Page 17

DONCASTER SALES

TOP PRICE 13,000 GJJINEAS

(By Air Mail, from "The Post's" London

Representative.)

LONDON, September 8. Yearlings from renowned thoroughbred studs in England, Ireland, and Wales were offered this week at Doncaster, during t\ie St. Leger race week. On the opening day, Mr. Peter Beatty, owner of Bois Roussel, paid the highest price of the season when he gave 2400 guineas for a filly by Winalot from Seradella. Mr. J. Clayton bought a half-brother to Solerina, a colt by Tiberius from Sweet Wall, for 1200 guineas. F. Templeman paid 1100 guineas for a. colt by Tetratema from Princess Sublime. Top price of the evening session was 2200 guineas, paid by Sir A. McAlpine for the colt by Solario from Jonah's Trace. Lord Amherst of Hackney bought the filly by Cameronian from Libertine II for 1500 guineas. There was a big improvement at the second stage. The total receipts at the morning session were 34,330 guineas, as against 29,315 guineas last year. Twelve yearlings from the Worksop Manor Stud realised 19,800 guineas. WOMAN OWNER'S PURCHASE. Top price was 7500 guineas paid by Mr. G. Duller on behalf of Miss Dorothy Paget for a colt by Blenheim from Racla. The underbidder was Prince Aly Khan. Sir E. Hoyle, the North country owner, bought a colt by Sir Cosmo from Chatford for 2200 guineas, and a colt by Orwell from Arethusa for 2000 guineas. A nice-looking son of Dastur and Nightfall elicited keen bidding, being knocked', down to Mr. S. R. Raphael for 2500 guineas. Mr. F. Hartigan secured a colt by Winalot out of Greenland for 1750 guineas.-Coronary, a filly by Hyperion from Nantenan, was sold to Mr. J. Clayton for 2200 guineas. Lord Amherst of Hackney went to 2000 guineas to secure the filly by Fairway from Tiddles, and Mr. M. Hartigan paid 1600 guineas for the colt by Solario from Tetrarch Girl. J. Jarvis, the Newmarket trainer, took a fancy to the colt by Bosworth from Gwyhiad, and went to 3300 guineas for him. The colt by Tetratema from Maid of the Heath went to Mr. J. L. Hall for 1650 guineas, and the filly by Dastur out of Fireship to Miss Wilmot for 2400 guineas. Mr. J. V. Rank paid 13,000 guineas for a yearling coif by Bahram from Trustful at the third session. The colt is a "half-brother to Mr. Rank's St. Leger winner, Scottish Union, and was one of ten yearlings from the Sledmere Stud. Mr. W. Livock, who acted for Mr. Rank, was responsible for his buying Scottish Union at the sales in 1936. Miss Dorothy Paget, Captain Boyd Rochfort, and Mr. M. Peacock were all bidders for the Bahrain colt. A SON OF BAHRAM. "Everything had conspired to arouse exceptional interest in this colt," writes the "Daily Telegraph" correspondent from Doncaster. "He is the only Bahram yearling to be sold in his sire's first season, and his dam had bred a wonderful succession of winners, culminating in the triumph of the best of her sons in the St. Leger. It is singularly appropriate that the Bahram colt should have passed into the possession of the owner of the Scottish Union and Buoyant. Mr. Rank pointed out that he had done very well with Sledmere stock in the past, and he hoped the Bahram colt would carry on the good work." Other high-priced lots from Sledmere were a colt by Fairway from Orta, sold to Captain C., Boyd-Rqch-fort for 4300 guineas; a colt by Windsor Lad out of Tabaris, . sold to Vicomte de Fontarce for 3200 guineas; a filly by Blenheim from Overmist, sold to Mr. Lant for 2600 guineas; and a colt by Solario out of Lady of the Snows to Lord Derby for 2600 guineas. Miss Wilmot paid 3500 guineas for the filly by Sansovino —Leger Day. Receipts for the ten Sledmere yearlings sold were 29,950 guineas, against 25,290 guineas for 13 last year. The 12 yearlings sent from Viscount Furness's Gilltown Stud were sold for 19,670 guineas, against 18,930 guineas for 13 lots last year. The highest price was 7800 guineas, paid by Lord Glanely for the colt by Phai'os —Rosy Legend, the under-bidder being Lady Fitzwilliam. The filly by Fairway— Benevenuta Cellini was sold to Mr. E. Stedall for 2700 guineas, and Footlight 111, a colt by Pharos —Yenna, to Mr. F. Hartigan for 3100 guineas.