HIGH PRICED CLYDESDALES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3029, 3 April 1912, Page 16

HIGH PRICED CLYDESDALES.

Some high prices for Clydofidaies were realised at t.hc s.-;!o of Mr Wm. Taylor's. of Park Ma.ine. Renfrew. The highest price of the sale was given for the four vcarold stallion Sir Rudolph (16,08 b). by Sir Hugo (10,924). out of a Baronson dan;. Starting at 500 gs. the price rose rapidly by bids of 50gs to 14 00gs. and then in two bids of IOOg-s each the figure was raised to J6Joge, at which lie was knocked down to Mr James Boyd, of Carskiey. Campbelltown, with Mr James Kilpatrick runner-up. Mr Picken started the bidding, and Mr A. Ronnie, Paisley, was in at 800 gs. This, horse is let to Ca-rse and Dundee for 1912, and }iad the Doune premium last year. The noted premium horse Sir Digbton (13.7G0). also by Sir Hugo (10.924). started also at BOOgs, and became the property of Mr James Kilpatrick, Cragie Mains, at £6ogs. After being sold he was let for the coming season to ilie Kirkmkhael district of Ayrshire. Mr Win. Dunlop, tlie gentleman who paid £9500 for Baron o' Buchlyvie, was recently entertained at dinner at Ayr, and received a handsome presentation " to mark the occasion of his having established a record in the price of Clydesdale hoists. In the course of his reply to the toast of his health, Mr Dunlop said: "In every building there was the chief corner-stone, around which were situated the minor pieces which went towards the completion of the perfect edifice. Tn just such a way tJie Dunure stud had been built up, having as its foundation and corner-stone the Baron o' Buchlyvie—(applause), —and - his offspring went townrdis completing wh*&, i>s his mind, promised to be as near pftvffeo tion as it was possible to bring the Clydesdale breed.—(Applause.) Critics averred that ho overstepped the bounds of sanity in giving wn at he had given for the old

horse, but to him the Baron was invari-able.-—(Applause.) He, though, past the show-field stage, still left his ' footprints' iri the sands of time as an 'lndex-' that tho 'Dunure' was still coming.—(Laughter and ajiplau.se.) To be successful in breeding and dealing they must have a love for their calling. That, lie was proud to say, he had for his.—(Appkuee.) The man whose heart did not warm to the noblest servant of mankind was not worthy the fame of man. In pleasure and in sadness —in peace and in war —they met at ail rimes with their frietnd the horse."