TOP PRICE 1400gns.

Grey River Argus, 23 January 1943, Page 3

TOP PRICE 1400gns.

YEARLING SALES

Good Competition

WELLINGTON, Jan. 22,

The National Yearling Sales are being continued to-day at Trentham.

Sales include: Colt bv Battle SongMazeppa, J. T. Jamieson. Cambridge, 310 guineas; colt by Phaleron BayColumba, F. Smith. Takanini, 300 guineas; filly by Golden Eagle-Bar-bacan, J. Jamieson, Masterton, 410 gns.; filly by Golden Eagle-Merial, Wright, Stephenson and Co., Wanganui, as agents, 460cns.; colt by Golden Eagle-Ruling Spi, Wright Stephenson Co., as for India. 800 gns.; filly by Foxbridge-Marching, Wright, ' Stephenson and Co., as agents, 300gns.; filly by FoxbridgeMy Own, J. Jamieson, Masterton, 525gn5.; colt by Bulandshart-Medusa, W. J. Crawford, Palmerston North, 550gns.; filly bv Defaulter-Dutch Money, M. G. Galvin, Ruawai, 330 guineas.

P.A. WELLINGTON, Jan. 22. Some tine types of yearlings were paraded for the' second and concluding day of the national sales at Trentham to-day, and for choice lots there ' was keen competition. Agents operating for Indian and Australian buyers were active.

The top price was 1400gns.. This went to the first Foxbridge colt to enter the ring, a shapely brown, out of the Chief Ruler mare, Rippling Waters, and thus a’ brother to Water Vixen and a half-brother to Water Hound. He was purchased on behalf of F. H. Meta, of Bombay, who has been racing Banco successfully here this season.

The Foxbridges from the Trelawney stud, where the champion sire is located, all sold well. They were excellent sorts, typical of their sire; three colts selling for 2760gns, at an average of 920gns., and three fillies for 1450gn5., an average of just over 482gns. | The next top price was 1200gns. • This was paid by the Te Rapa trainer, A. Winder, who was buying for a I client, for a chestnut colt by Battle Song from Princess Pam, the dam ot iLady Pam. J. T. Jamieson, also acting for an lagent, got a nice brown colt by Defaulter from the imported mare, Merry Miss, for 925gns. D. F. Smith, acting also for a client, paid 900gns. for a half-brother by Lang Bian, to Rulanut. I Before the opening of the sale, a brown colt by Coronach, from Lady I Phroso, incidentally the only Coronach on offer, was paraded in the ring, and the auctioneer stated that he had been sold at a four-figure price privately to Mr. R. L. Atkinson, of North Queensland. The following lots brought 300 guineas or more:— On account of J. B. Breen, Timaru: B. Battle Song-Mazzappa, to J. T. Jamieson (as agent) 310 guineas. On account of Grange Stud, Westmere: Br.c. Phaleron Bay-Columba, to F. Smith, Takanini, 300 gns.; b.f. Golden Eagle-Barbacan, to J. Jamescn, Masterton, 410 gns.; ch.f., Golden Eagle-Meriol, to Wright Stephenson and Co., Wanganui (agents), 460

gns. ( On account of R. J. Harper and Miss E. D. Cornfoot, Feilding; ch.c., by Golden Eagle-Ruling Spi, to Wright, Stephenson and Co., (tor India) 800 gns. On account of A. W. Kirton, Manunui: blk. f., by Foxbridge-Marching, to Wright, Stephenson and Coy., Hamilton (agents), 300 gns. On account of Alton Lodge stud. Tekauwhata: b. f. by Foxbrioge-iviy Own, to J. Jameson, Masterton, 520 gns.; b. c. by Bulandshar-Medusa, to W. J. Crawford, Palmerston North, 550 gns.; ch. f. by Defaulter-Dutch Money, to M. G. Galvin, Ruawai, 330 gns. On account of Trelawney Stud, Cambridge: Br. c. by FoxbridgeRippling Waters, to F. H. Mehta, Bombay, 1400 gns.; blk. e. by Eox-bridge-Shirred Ribbon, to L. H. Collinson, Palmerston North, SOO gns., rn. c. bv Foxbridge-Grey Eagle, to C. C. Davis. Christchurch, 500 gns.; blk f. by Foxbridge-Arm Acre, to J. L. Cheesman, Wellington, 22b gns; br. f. by Foxbridge-A.strarth. to C. McFarland, Wellington, 675 gns. On account of A. W. Meikle, Hastings: gr. c. by Theio-Helen Hunt, tn L. H. Collinson, Palmerston North, 300 gns. On account of Miss Edgar Jones, Geraldine: b. c. by Battle Song-Helen Gold, to H. Dulieu, New Plymoutn, 550 gns.; ch. c- by Battle Song-Prin-cess Pat, to A. Winder, Te Rapa (as agent) 1200 gns. On account of J. G. Alexander, Wanganui: b. c. by Lang Bian-Cocoa-nut, to F. Smith Takanini, 900 gns. On account of E. E. Steele, Oamaru; b. c. by Broiefort-Karlova, to Wright, Stephenson and Co. (tor India) 450 gns.; blk. c., by Phaleron Bay-Falcon,, to F, Smith, Takanui, 460 gns.; br. c. by Defaulter-Merry Miss, to J. T. Jamieson (as agent) 925 gns. . On account of J. Jameson, Masterton: b. c. by Defoe-Pecuma. to Ken Austin (as agent) 400 gns. On account of Dr. A. Smith-Morton. Oamaru: Ch. c. by Battle Song-Peg-gy’s Party, to Hon. h. G. Young, Auckland, 400 gns.