VALUE OF A MARE
£SOOO DAMAGES CLAIM SYDNEY COURT ACTION SYDNEY, Sept. 28.. Giving evidence in the racing suit, George Bell v. Herbert S. Thompson and S. Readford, a claim of £SOOO, following the death of the thoroughbred mare Sundear, while giving birth to a foal, Clive Inglis, bloodstock salesman, said that Sundear would be worth about 75gns. at the end of her racing, and while, carrying a foal to Heroic would be worth about- £175. , . _ r.v * Foaling risks were so great, however, that it was a risky business paying u high price lor a mare (ihe Sundear prior to foaling, but with a foal the combined value was greatly enhanced. He added that although Sundear’s sire, Blue Ensign, brought IA.SOOgns.. as a yearling, be was a lailure as. a sire. His progeny won over £22,CCO in eight years. The. hearing was adjourned.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18206, 29 September 1933, Page 7
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143VALUE OF A MARE Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18206, 29 September 1933, Page 7
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