THE WAPITI YEARLINGS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IV, Issue 180, 4 January 1894, Page 7

THE WAPITI YEARLINGS.

The third of the blood stock sales was held on Saturday, when Major F. Nelson George’s lot was placed under Mr Philson’s hammer at Wapiti. The catalogue showed that six yearlings were to be offered, and that in addition to these Major George had decided to part with St. Vincent, a grand two-year-old colt by Nelson from Florence ; that consistent mare Coalscuttle ; Nile, by Nelson from Florence; and a bay gelding by Ingomar. Before the youngsters were put up Mr Philson stated that Major George’s instructions were to sell without reserve except in the cases of Coalscuttle and the Nelson —Tenambra colt. A reserve of loogns was placed on the mare, and as one of the colt’s fetlock’s showed an injury which at first sight looked very serious, Major George placed a similar reserve upon him fo prevent a sacrifice taking place. The injury alluded to was caused by the colt getting one of his forelegs caught in the bars of a paling fence, and since then the knife and blister have sadly deformed the appearance of his leg. What he wants now is rest, and his owner is to be congratulated upon his determination not to let him go at a low figure. Being a full brother to Pegasus, it would be rank sacrilege to let the Cup winner’s relation be sacrificed, and given a continuance of health he may be relied upon to lose his bad ‘ leg’ in a reasonable period and perhaps emulate the gallant fight which his chestnut brother made at Ellerslie last week. As for the reserve, it was not touched, and so the colt was passed in and will be given an extended spell which we predict will result in immense benefit to this wiry looking youngster. Unlike the latter, Coalscuttle’s reserve was touched by the well-known trainer Mr John Chaffe, who may be congratulated upon picking up such a bargain soon after his return to Auckland. The mare was very cheap at that figure, and her new owner should not be long in getting a winning race out of her. The first of the yearlings to hear the fall of the hammer was a bay filly by Nelson from Florence by Papapa —Marchioness, by Herald (imp.), which brings the youngster back to the blood of Blink Bonnv of Derby and Oaks fame. Mr D. O’Meara obtained her for i7gns, which was a very low figure to pay for a wellshaped half-sister to Fiesole and Coalscuttle. A half-sister to Reprisal in the shape of a chestnut filly by Nelson from Memphis was the next to appear, and a decent price was anticipated ; but once

again a bargain was made, Mr O’Meara securing her for 27gns. When a fine bay filly with heaps of racing lines and sired, by Nelson out of The Maid came into the ring there was a stir amongst buyers, but the evident appreciation of those at the ringside was not in direct sympathy with their purses, for the hammer fell at SBgns, MrE. Wood being the buyer. The price was decidedly low for a half-sister to that fine performer The Workman, but the market this year is a bad one, and affords but little encouragement to breeders. An even greater bargain than Mr Woods’ purchase fell to Mr E. W. Alison, who secured a grandly built filly by Nelson from the imported Sister Agnes for 61 gns. The Motu Korea breeder made a good deal when he got this well-bred filly. A visitor, the Hon. Mr Mossman, of N.S.W., bought the Nelson—Tres Deuce filly for 31 gns, and a Nelson —Vendetta colt went to Mr F. C. Sparkes at 2 3gns —a very low price indeed. St. Vincent was taken by Mr H. Harrison, the Wapiti trainer, at zsgns, at which price I sincerely hope his owner did not part with this grand two-year-old son of Nelson. The gelding Nile and an Ingomar gelding were brought by Mr J. McGlashan and Mr H. C. Gibson ?t 24gns and respectively. The average price for the yearlings was about 36gns, which is a very poor return for the breeder. The following is a list of the lots sold: — Gs. Bay filly, by Nelson from Florence, Mr D. O’Meara 17 Chestnut filly, by Nelson from Memphis, Mr D. O’Meara • 27 Bay filly, by Nelson from The Maid, Mr E. Wood 58 Chestnut filly, by Nelson from Sister Agnes, MrE. W. Alison 61 Chestnut filly, by Nelson from Tres Deuce, Hon H. MossraanN.S.W 31 Chestnut colt, by Nelson from Vendetta, Mr F. 0. Sparkes 23 St. Vincent, two-year-old, by Nelson from Florence, Mr H. Harrison 25 Coalscuttle, six-year-old, by King Cole from Florence, Mr J. Chaafe 100 Nile 8.G., by Nelson from Florence, Mr J. C. McGlashan £24 Bay gelding by Ingomar, Mr H. C. -Gibson 24