BLOODSTOCK SALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14144, 20 August 1909, Page 8

BLOODSTOCK SALES.

The stallion Gladstone is to be offered by auction at tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's Durham Yards to-day. Got by Scaton Delaval (a son >of the English Derby-winner Melton) from Miss Gladys, a daughter of the Great Northern Derby winner Cuirassier (by Musket), . Gladstone can boast of a highclass pedigree, and there will no doubt bo a spirited competition for his possession.

It was anticipated that when the yearlings in-the estate of the late Sir Daniel Cooper were offered at auction at Newmarket they would make good prices, but (remarks an English writer) it is questionable _ whether anyone 'reckoned on the nine realising the. remarkable total of 21,490 guineas. There were four colts and five fillies, and when the Gallinule— filly was submitted Mr. W. W. Bailey led off with a 3000-guinea bid for her. Mr. Singer capped this with 3500 guineas, and Mr. Bailey replied with 4000 "guineas. Then Sir Robert Jardine and the trainer W. T. Robinson (acting for a client), joined in. The latter went to 5700 guineas, but' Sir Robert stayed longest, and secured the filly at 5800 guineas. The sale of tho nine yearlings resulted as follows Filament, b f,'by Robert le Diable— Mr. W. W. Bailey, '400 Harmony (half-sister to Winifreds ,and Red Lily), b f, by St. Frusquin—Melody, Sir Robert Jardine, 1650 Wildrake, br c, by Wildflower—Dame Fortune, Mr. W. Clark, 510; Quetzal (first foal), b c, by Collar or Greenbird, Mr. F. Cobb, 630; Laelia (half-sister to Perola), oh f, by Gallinulc— Mr. W. T. Robinson, 4100; Pusilla, b f, by Gallinulc—Concertina, , Sir Robert J. Jardine, "5600;. Lady of Grace, b or br I*, by St. Frusquin—Lady C, Mr. W. W. Bailey, 1600 J Porphyrin, oh c, by Gallinule—Flair, Sir Ernest Cassel, 3500; Romeo (half-brother to Flair, Lesbia, and Vivid), -b or br c. by Flying Fox—Glare, Mr, R. J. Mills, 3300. \-