The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-04 00:00:00

SPORIING INTELLIGENCE.

SALE OF LORD STAMFORD'S RACING STUD.
The announcement at the close of the Houghton Meet-
ing of the retirement of Lord Stamford, and the consequent
dispersion of his largo establishment, can hardly be said to
have taken people by surprise. That portion of the com-
munity who take an interest in the turf and its affairs had
on more than one occasion predicted the period when the
event would occur, and the prophecy, like others of both
larger and smaller moment, has fulfilled itself in due time.
Lord Stamford's horses in training were yesterday brought
to the hammer at Newmarket by the Messrs. Tattersall.
That eminent firm has presided over the sale of larger
collections of blood stock, but rarely one on which so much
interest has been centered, and which contained animals of
such high reputation, and charged with such pecuniary re-
sponsibility. Sixty-seven horses of the best blood in Eng-
land, the desceniants of sires and dams whose names have
become "household words," and with engagements amount-
ing to nearly £lB,OOO, were to be disposed of without
reserve.
We need scarcely say that the attendance was commen-
surate with the importance of the sale, and that represen-
tatives from many Continental nations, in addition to the
well-known faces of English breeders and trainers of every
class, surrounded the rostrum of the auctioneer.
The commencement of the sale was not marked by any
brisk bidding, the Avenger, once the Leger favourite, only
realising 200—while Hesper, a magnificent animal for
which Lord Stamford had refused 450 a short time since,
was knocked down at 300. Onesander was the first which
realised a good price, falling to Mr. Wadlow's nod at 1,000
guineas. Gemma was the subject of some spirited compe-
tion, Mr. Ten Broeck ultimately securing her for £750. It
was, however, in the highly-engaged two-yr-olds and year-
lings that the great interest of the sale centred, and among
the former, Gownsman and Guardsman having been the
subject of keen competition between Lord Burleigh, Mr.
Naylor, Mr. Ten Broeck, and Mr. Morris, attention was
riveted on Cambuscan, generally supposed to be the best of
his lordship's young ones. He looked as well as possible,
and has thickened and much improved since his perform-
ance in the July Meeting. Put up at 2,000, Lord William
Paulett speedily ran him up to 2,700, when, after a slight
check, Captain White and Lord Burleigh brought him to
5,000. he falling to the last-named nobleman for 5,100.
Acolyte despite his being declared amiss by Mr. Tatter-
sall, sold for 800, while the handsome Battaglia, to our
thinking, one of the finest-looking of the lot, only realised
the comparatively low figure of 470.
The yearlings, taken as a whole, were very fine-looking
and promising, and, as will be seen, some of them fetched
enormous prices. The contest of the day was between Capt.
White and Mr. E. Parr, the latter bidding for Lord St.
Vincent for the possession of Archimedes, with engage-
ments amounting to upwards of 2,500 guineas. A very fine
racing-like looking animal he was, and he was knocked
down to Captain White for the very large sum of 3,000
guineas, a price that has never been excelled, or indeed
approached. Hydaspes brought 1,350, and worthily wound
up the proceedings, thus terminating a day's sale that
will be long remembered. The total realised was upwards
of 28,000 guineas. We append a list of buyers and prices :
Guineas.
Ensign, by Orlando—Vivandiere (Mr Cartwright) .. 200
Enopides, 3 yrs, by the Cure—Equation. (Diophan-
tus's dam) (Mr W. Day) .• • • .. .. 25
Mercia, 4 yrs, by Ethelbert—My Mary, by Bran (Mr
Reeves) •• .. .. .. • .. 50
Stock Pigeon, 4 yrs, by Wood Pigeon—Doctrine (Mr
H. Cartwright) .. .. • • • • .. 65
Imaus, 5 yrs, byNewminster—Himalaya (Mr Carden) 20
Gavazzi, 5 yrs, byWest Australian—Florence (Mr W.
I' Anson) --

Knave of Trumps, 3 yrs, by King of Trumps (Lord
W. Paulett) .. • • --

Oscar, 3 yrs, by Newminster—British Queen (Mr

Harrison)