The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-05-01 00:00:00

intE.I.T SALE ()V_ 1101:SEA.

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A. large tiumbr of gentlemen,fi...m all prl... I Itor.
AO. RIO 11(.01110•111i11.4 •5em1.!,,1 in the
Va•I•lock uf tle. Antelope 11..tel.Sherls.rte., ..I1 Thurs.
lay aft••rmoon last, when an important sale if hunters
from the popular I.llnekmo •r Vale Hoot took place.
sowtioneers were the Messrs. dwin, of d'Atst
Stour, who after explaining to the company the e
Iliti.111)1 of S.llO, said Sir Richard GI v n lut I several other
gentlemen of the neighleoarh.esl, had tlet •nnined to
have an annual sale shunt thu . time, after every hunt.
ing .son, to enable gentlemen at a dist:thee to ...nue
an I select animals from a lar4er still; an•l such
animals as he bad the honour of stihmitting for th••ir
p ttrotta:e that afterno,n, ontling as:natty .4 them did
Iran the famons Vale c rmtry, were really noide
'r,utuuo. nut.lesery•••l to It • Ware.' :mum.; 4 tit .re•
mat If tlwir race. Lot 1, " Royalist, a hay gelding,
wa.• then tel into the Pctl,b..k, the auctioneer r.lnark.

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ing that this animal was not a good limiter, hut
had heen driven in harness ; bought hr Mr. Ithdiop for
36 vine ;. Lit 2, " a hanh-omi gelii.
ing, w.i.s knocked down, after it ..mart. competition, to
the Rev. Samuel Deady, id Latttford Homo% for It
truinem. Lot 3, " Barna che.tnitt gelding', fetched
27 guinea.. ; an.l hit 4, '' Glengary." hy Rentussisin,
whiner of the Veteran Grawl Military Steeplechase,
we sold to Mr. White for 21 ~,mineits. Lot 5, "
Gray," a gray mare, the auctioneer remarked, hail
been withdrawn, having inet with an accident in the
hunting lield a few days tag.% and hail nit yet reowereil
from the effects of it. Lot 6, " Rover," a splendid
che-tnut mare, Will 4 }Knight by thee gentlemen who.*
names ha, e lately figured conspicionwly in connection
with the Yeovil murder case, George and James
Richards, for 30 guineas. Lid 8, was a fine chestnut
gelding, "i 'ook," which was purchased lor Mr. Talbot
Baker, for 58 guineas. Lot ", " Lima,' bay tnaro,
with a length, iuellgmer, sold to Mr. Samways for 36
giiineas ; and It 10, "Twinkle,' a hay mare—and a
splendhl.l. irking animal, WIV klioeked.lwit ti Mr. Day
for 41 "itineas. (This animal tea; imlowititently
to the r'likharilses).
All the foregoing animals were hunters well.known
In the Illackruis.r Vale country, and were the property
of Sir William Glyu, Bart, master of the 11. V.
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'rhree excellent hunters, the property of Bryan
Cary, Esq., were then brought to the hammer, and
each realised respectively 66 guineas, 63 guineas, atid
70 gnine,, the latter price being paid by the brother.,
Ilichardses. A fine black hunter, 16 hands high,
never having hal n a collar, fetched 62 guineas ;
ab Ly gelding, well known with the Illaelcmoor
Vale and South Wilt., honn.ls, realised 44
guineas the purchaser being Mr. /larding ;
a clicaunt borse, 3'.1 guinea+ ; hay ~,niitteas;
A promising young bore wen bought by Mr. Dean, of
W. est Chinnock, fir 33/ guineas ; a two-year.old
whose dam won the Derby it. 1836, MA4 purchased by
raptain Wilkie for 35” guineas ; a beautiful bay
hunter was knocked down to Mr. Dunning t.r 41
guineas ; a smart.looking lady's hack, the property of
the Rev. Samuel Demly, fetched 44 guineas A
number of other horses were all at prices ranging
from 40 guineas downwards.