RACEHORSES SOLD
MALAGIGI’S OWNER REFUSES J4OO GUINEAS fU.P.A.—Uy Elect tic Telegraph—Copyright J j SYDNEY, 17th April. | At the annual sale of racehorses in j training, brood mares, stallions, and un- ! tried stock, to-day, an offer of 1400 ■ guineas for the New Zealand horse j Malagigi was refused. The owner. Mr j G. Nelson, expressed his willingness to j accept 1500 guineas, which he hopes to get privately. j The former New Zealand horse Troy. ‘ |was bought by Mr C. Goodfellow, Mel- ! bourne, for 650 guineas. Bourbon was : passed in at 650 guineas. Billy Boy at 190 guineas, and Mohican at 425 guineas. | The English stallion. Solicitor General. was passed in at 1100 guineas. Another stallion from the Elderslie Stud. Iliad, was acquired by Messrs Osborne ; and Bennett for 525 guineas, j Courtcraft. submitted by the New •Zealander. Mr W. H. Gaisford. was sold j to Mr S. McDonald for 775 guineas. The best price for brood mares was ; 5‘25 guineas paid by Mr W. Henderson ! for Grumeti, by Ksar from Ad Gloriam. Mr Alan Cooper paid 450 guineas for Manitza. by Manna from Waritza.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 18 April 1939, Page 7
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184RACEHORSES SOLD Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 18 April 1939, Page 7
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