Blood Stock Sale.

Hastings Standard, Volume XII, Issue 5846, 9 May 1908, Page 3

Blood Stock Sale.

There was one of the largest blood stock sales ever held in Hastings this morning, but bidding was slow, although there was a good attendance «>f the sporting public present. For King's Lynn, by Seatoa Delaval —St. Mary, it was the only occasion in which the bidding was at all spirited, and bidding went m leaps and bounds from 106 to 220 guineas, at which figure he was passed in. The sale vus held at Williams and Kettle's yards the N'.Z. Loan and Mercantile (F. M. Wallace, auctioneer) first starting off with the annual draft of the Te Mahanga yearlings of Messrs W. J. and A. F. I>ouglas, together with sundry older horses and others m training:— On account of W. J. and A. F. Douglas —

Bay gelding, lyr. by San Fran —Aio, R. Gooseman. 12gs. Chestnut filly. lyr, by San Fran— Kissmary, E. J. Watt, 55gs. Black filly. lyr, by Merriwee —The Brook, Mr MJrose. cogs. Bay filly. lyr. by San Fran —Maude, passed in at 55^*Brown filiy, lyr, by San Fran Basilisk, passed in at 50gs. Bay filly. lyr. by San Fran— Mongonui. J- Cam, run, 65gs. Bay gelding. lyr, by San Fran — Secret, T. H. l.owry, 1/gs. Brown gilding. 3yrs, by San Fran- - Lady Darling, H Limmer. 40gs. Bay filly, 3.vrs, by Torpedo—Glisten, A. White', 22gs. Brawn geldirg. 4vrs, by TorpedoBonny Blink, C. Bennett. 42gs. Bay gelding. 4>rs Wai Ariki. by San Fran—Waipur.ua, Mr Estrall. Bay gelding, 4>ts. Whakawiria, by Pilgrims Progress Espaniola, H. Catherall, 2?gs. Black fillv. 3yrs, Niwaru, by Torpedo—Lady Heart. F. Stowe, 25gs. Brown gelding. syrs. Waipunshu, by Waiuku—Ltoine, C. Jamieson, 50 On accounTof Mr A. F. DouglasBrown gelding. syr<. Albert, by Mahaki— No Name. S. Bennett, 20gs. Bay gelding. syrs. Commander, by The Officer— Nixie. F. King «gs. Chestnut colt. 2yr. Seraphic, by The Possible—Seraph, passed in at I Igs. Messrs Williams and Kettle (A. Reid, auctioneer), then sold, on accrfnt of the Hon. J. D. Ormond : Hippoiyte, by Dreadnought—Hippona. by Robinson Crusoe, Mr Shad- ; bolt, 35tS s - Miss Evelyn, by Rubezahe—Lady Evelyn, bv Perkin Warbeck, E. Carrington. 35K>Tomboy, by Sou'-wester—Romp .by Ravti'~worth —Flirt, by Nutwith, 'M. Baird. irg-. Renown. Mistime. Miss Never. Hipp"!vtus. Taihoa. Spot. Aphrodiie. Spruce. Radiant.Jack Tar. Loiret. bay filly by San Fran—Rain, filly by Daunt Roselethe. Waterbaby. King's Lynn, filly by Renown, Robin Link, Ru, Sir Benson, and Maiora were passed in.