ENGLISH YEARLING SALES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 64, 27 February 1935, Page 2

ENGLISH YEARLING SALES

High Prices Realised borne amazing averages were made at the yearling sales in England in 1934. Fairway (who headed the list in 1933, though untried as a sire) again did best in 1954. Eight of his yearlings made 28,49(Jgn5., or an average of 356]gns. Blandford came next with an average of 3283gns. for nine yearlings. Two by Friar Marcus sold for an average of 2800gns., ami II by Solaria averaged 2350gim. Eleven by his sire (Gainsborough) averaged 2142gns. Five by Tetratenia averaged 2322gn5. One by the Derby winner, Blenheim, sold for gOOOgiis. One by the Derby winner, Felstead (by Spion Kop, grandson of Carbine) sold for BOOOgns. In 1934 .107 yearlings made lOOOgns., or over, while'in 1923 the number to do that was 55. Twelve yearlings by the Derby winner, Manna (by T’halaris cut of Waffles) averaged 1255gn5., and eight by the Derby winner, Sansovino (by Swynford) 1698gns. The highest priced yearlings in 1931 were: — Gns. Brown filly, by Fairway out of Oswyn (Miss Dorothy I’aget) 9100 Brown colt, by Gainsborough out of TiJy (Mrs. James Corrigan) 7100 Monarch of the Glen, br. c., by Gainsborough out of Abbot's Glen (Sir Victor Sassoon) ... G3OO Malplaquet, br. c., by Blandford, out of Tiha (Lord Ellesmere) 6100 Bay colt, by Blandford, out of Wattles (Sir Wyndham portal) 6000 Illustrious, b. f., by Bosworth out of Grandissiiua (Mr. J. A. Dewar) , Raeburu, b. e., by Solano out of Harpy (Mr S. D. Hollingsworth) 5600 Naseby, ch. c., by Beresford out of Portree (Lord Woolavington) 5600 Seveley Lad, b. c., by Fairway out of French Haste (Mr. AL. 11. Benson) 5000 Bay colt, by Felstead out of Orby Lass (Miss Dorothy Paget) .. 5000 Thankcrton ,br. c-» by Manna out of Verdict (Mrs. James Shand) 4800 ' Brown colt, by Son-In-Law out of Flving Sallv (Mr. James Rank) 4500 gwaites Hiil,‘b. c., by Sansovino out of Overmist (Airs. James Shand) ■ 4 -°" Grey colt, by Fairway out of Silver Mist (Sir John Jarvis) .. 4200 Haber Shah, b. c., by Blandford out of Reverentia (The Aga Kkan) 1933 PRICES. In 1933 'he yearlings which realised 40Mgns. or over were: — Gns. Fair Harpist, ch. f., by Fairway out of Harpy (Lord Woolavington) .. .. 711)0 I llnirau, b. bv Fairway out of Harpischord (The Aga Khan > 6400 ■ Blue Girl. hr. I'., by Gainsborough I out of Trustful (Sir Ernest I Tate) 5100 I Buckleigh, br. c., by Sansovino I out of Su'bine (Lord Glaneiyi 5300 ! Ziii"'ai". br, c.. bv Solurio. out or Graeella Sir Abe Ila i ley -- ■ i Farm'd, b. . .. by Solario out of Part Worn .Mi James linn'- 1 I- 11 " I Chivalry, br. c.. by Blandford, out of ITva Ferry (Sir Malcolm McAlpine) .' 4200 Perseverance, br. by Teddy out of Perce-Neige (Lord Glanely) 100'1 Hairan (a half-brother to Royal

Minstrel, who defeated Fairway at 10 furlongs) was one of the best two-year-olds seen out last season in England.