4,750-GUINEA FILLY

Evening Star, Issue 25700, 25 January 1946, Page 3

4,750-GUINEA FILLY

NATIONAL YEARLING SALES N.Z. AND AUSTRALIAN RECORD AVERAGE SETS NEW HIGH (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Jan. 24. A NewVZealand and Australian record price for a yearling filly at auction was secured on the final day of the national sales at Trentham to-day, when a commissioner, acting on behalf of a Melbourne buyer, paid 4,750 gs for a filly by Coronach from Princess Ball, bred by Mr W. R. Stead, of the Sasanof Stud, Hastings. The bidding on this filly opened at 500 gs, and after several buyers had exhausted their reserves she was finally knocked down amid great enthusiasm at 4,750g5, which was I,ooogs more than the previous New Zealand record established by a Foxbridge—Ann Acre colt on the first day of the sales. The record-priced filly's dam, Princess Ball, by ißoydon from Lady Ball, is a half-sister to La Moderne, winner of the New Zealand St. Leger, and Gay Ballerina, a high-class performer both in Now Zealand and Australia, and she come 6 from the same family as Horoscope, Gay Son, Gayest Son, Delight, Cimabuej and Client. The Australian record price for a filly is 4,500g5,' which was paid for the Golden Sovereign—Feminist filly at the Sydney Sales in 1944. <The second highest price was 3,500g5, which Mr J. A. Mitchell, of Santa Rosa Stud, Longburn, paid for a Nightmarch—Praise filly bred by Mr Alfred Louisson, of Ladbrooks Stud, Canterbury. She is a full sister to Russian Ballet, Representative, and Regal Praise. The highest price for a colt was 2,200g5, which Mr K. Austin, as agent for an Australian buyer, paid for a full brother to (Ramicourt (Lang Bian ■—High Art), bred at Karamu Stud. Seventy-six lots were sold on the final day for an aggregate of 39.795g5, giving an average of 523g5. For the three days 261 lots were sold for. 148,6'95g5, an average of 569g5, which creates a new record. The previous best was in 1945, when 194 lots were sold for 90,965 gs at an average of 469g5. As on the earlier days, Australian buyers were active competitors for several of the best lots, and secured 11, including the top-priced filly, and three others at four figures. There were seven lots which realised l,ooogs or more, making the total for the whole sale of 36 for which four-figure sums were paid. Prices were as follows: ' Gs. —On account Sasanof Stud, Hastings.— Bc, by Balloch—Mit Muzzle, H. R. Brien, Wellington ... 650 Br c, by Robin Goodfellow —Desirable, S. Goosman, Morrinsville 1,100 Ch c, by Theio—Hui, A. Siefert, Hamilton . aSO Ch f, by Coronach—Princess Ball,' S. Reid, Melbourne 4,750 —On account J. C. Judd, Masterton.— B c, by Broiefort—My Ideal, S. F. Newman ... 400 —On, account Mrs D. Westenra, Dunsandel.— B f, by Foxbridge—Lady Graceful, Pyne, Gould, Guiness (as agents) ... ... 800 —On account A. T. Cooper, Te Awamutu.—' Br f, by Foxbridge—Marchby, McKinnon and Cox, Melbourne 1,500 —On account of the Ngaroma Park Stud, Hastings.— Br f j by Arvakur—Social Security, A. Mcintosh, Invercargill ~ ... 320 —On Account of Tudor Lodge Stud, Otaki.— B c, by Lang Bian—Lady Stella, N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (as agents) 560 —On Account of E. A. Scboles, Mangaroa.— Ch c, by Robin Goodfellow — Black (Robe, Wright, Stephenson and Co., Melbourne ... 1,700 —On Account of Mrs M. R. Jury, Tikorangi.— B f, by Solictor General—Hororata, Wright, Stephenson and Co., Wanganui (as agents) - 400 —On Account of Ladbrooks Stud, Christchurch. — Br f, by Nightmarch—Praise, J. A. Mitchell, Palmerston North .... • 3,500 B f, by Nightmarch—Strathalbyn, D. Grant, Timaru. ... 550 Br c, by Nightmarch—Rejoice, E. J. Murtagh, Te Awamutu 330 —H. M. Waddington, Lower Hutt, on Account W. A. Nelson, Christchurch. — Br c, by Wild Chase—Bourse, M. Langley, Hastings ... 380 —On Account of Awapuni Stud, Awapuni.— B c, by Broifort—Manurewa, Pyne, Gould, Guinness (as agents) ... ••• 510 —On Account of Mrs A. Cameron, Hamilton.— B c,lby Brer Fox—Miss Eureka, J. Shew (as agent) 500 —On Account ctf A. Cameron, Hamil- ' ton.— i Br c, by Nizemi—Jan Fox, W. » Tyler, Sydney 400 —On Account of Q. Donald, Martinborough.— B f, by Beau Vite—Jewish Girl, W. Tyler ... .... 525 —On Account of H. K. Mackintosh. Te Whiti.— Blk c, by Beau Vite—Fox Tower, J. Shew (as agent) 600 —On Account of O. F. Watson, Christchurch.— Br c, by Parchment—Financiere, W. G. Hawthorne, Trentham (as agent) 700 —On Account of L. Howard, Manurewa.— B f, by Nizami—Penny Whistle, W. Tyler ... 250 —On Acccount of Miss J. S. Masterton, Havelock North.— Br f, by Beau Vite—Hugme, G. A. Pearce, Putaruru 800 —On Account of the Karamu Stud I Hastings.—

B c. by Lang Bian—High Art, K. Austin (as agent) ... 2,200 B f. by Lang Bian—Proven, J. J. Waller, Palmerston North 625 Gr f. by Theio—Thala. H. D. Greenwood, Amberley ... 335 —On Account of M. W. Hoggan, Waipawa.— ~ B c, by Lang Bian—ifth Stream, Pyne, Gould, Guinness (as agent) 1,000 B f. by Lang Bian—Wai Court, P. A. and T. J. O'Neill, Wanganui ... ... 425

—On Account of N. H. Hooker, Hamilton. — Br f, by Foxbridge—Nightstep, W. Marshall Maramarua ... 350 —On Account of A. Robson, Poukawa. — Br f, by Beau Vite—Elettra. H. W. Waddington 700 —On Account of J. McDonald, Timaru. — B c. by Stourbridge—Silver Spoon, D. Grant, Timaru ... 520 B f. by Stourbridge—Night gift, Hunter Will, Palmerston North ... 300 —On Account of H. G. Naylor, Hastings.— B c, by Bulandshar—Killara, W. H. Dwyer, Levin ... ... 350 —On Account of Messrs R. F. Goodman and H. W. Henderson, Palmerston North.— B f, by Old Bill—Praise, H. Dulieu, New Plymouth ... ' 360 —On Account of the Flaxmere Stud, Hastings.— B c, by Theio—Seamstress, G. W. NeV, Awapuni 525 Gr c, by Theio—Huntaway, E. J. Murtagh, Te Awamntu 360 B f, by Defaulter—Cleaner, R. T. McQuaid, New Plymouth 410 —On Account of H. B. Rickman, Masterton. — Ch f, by Robin Goodfellow — Hinepo, Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Masterton (as agents) , 450 —On Account of N.Z. Bloodstock, " Ltd., Wellington.— Br f, by Robin Goodfellow— Fusian, H. W 7. Waddington 400 , —On Acount of Messrs Greenwood and Gillespie, Hastings.— B f, by Lang Bian—Liaison, R. Greenslade, Dunedin 900 —On Account of F. Armstrong, Dannevirke Br c. by Theio—Duck's Egg, E. J. Ellis, Washdytke ... ... 600 Ch c, by Robin Goodfellow — Loveset, W. Tyler 775