SALE OF THOROUGHBRED STOCK.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VII, Issue 320, 10 September 1896, Page 7

SALE OF THOROUGHBRED STOCK.

The sale of thoroughbred stock in the estate of Mr S. M. Baker took place at Messrs. Freeman R. Jackson’s saleyards, Wanganui, on Wednesday of last week. Fairly good prices were received for some of the lots offered, but other lots went at low prices. The following are the particulars of the sale : — £ s

Somnus (Traducer—Hammock), Mr T. Messiter, Wanganui... ... ... 150 0 Three-year-old brown colt (full brother to The Artist), Mr -J. McKelvie, “ Flockhouse,” Lower Rangitikei ... 91 0 Brown mare, Nina (Feve —Sunbeam), in foal to Somnus, Mr J. Dalrymple, Parawanui, Lower Rangitikei ... 38 0 Bay ware, Wairuareka (by The Painter —Mystery Girl), Mr G. E. G. Richardson, Napier ... ... ... 33 10 Stallion, Lochnagar (by The Painter — Mayfly), Mr P. O’Neill, Wanganui 23 0 Three-year-old bay filly (by Somnus — Wairuareka), Mr D. Scally, Wanganui ... ... 22 0 Bay mare, Fugitive (by Anteros —Sludge) in foal to Somnus, Mr J. T. Dalrymple ... ... ... ... 21 0 Stallion, Rangatira (by Somnus—Fugitive), Mr T. A. Duncan ... ... 21 0 Yearling bay filly (by Somnus —Lady Artist), Mr D. Scott ‘ Willow Bank,’ Lower Rangitikei ... ... ... 18 10 Brown mare, Mabel (by The Painter — Stella), Mr H. Pryce-Jones, Halcombe 16 0 Bay filly (by Somnus—Wairuareka), Mr J. W. Jackson, Alton ... ... 910 Brown filly (by Somnus —Deception), Mr J. W. Jackson ... ... ... 9 5 Brown filly (by Rangitira—Mabel), Mr H. H. Marshall 8 0 Brown mare (by Somnus—Deception), Mr H. J. Bodmin ... ... ... 7 10 Bay filly (by Lochnagar—Fugitive), Mr T. H. Jones, Wanganui ... ... 710 Brown filly (by Somnus —Lucky), Mr H. Pryce-Jones ... ... ... 7 0 Bay mare, Patience (by Somnus—Peeress, Tongariro’s dam), Mr J. W. Jackson 7 0 Brown colt (by Rangitira —Brown Bess), Mr John O’Leary ... ... ... 510 Bay filly (by Lochnagar—Patience), Mr R. E. Mcßae, Manaia ... ... 3 0 Bay filly (by Lochnagar —Patience), Mr L. Cowan ... ... ... ... 3 2 Brown mare, Brown Bess (by Pacific— Riddlesworth mare), Mr R. E. Mcßae 1 0

The Artist (Somnus —Lady Artist) was not submitted, owing to a dispute as to the ownership of the horse.