The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-25 00:00:00

SALE OF THE HIGHFIELD YEARLINGS

The annual sale of the yearlings bred by Mr. G.
Mather, at Highfiold, near St. Albans, took place at Albert
Gate yesterday (M3nday), but we regret to state it failed
to attract buyers of the right sort, and, iu consequence,
several of the lots were disposed of at far from remunera-
tive prices. There were altogether twenty lots in the cata-
logue, comprising three Blair Athols, all colts; two Came-
tacusos, a colt and a filly ; ton Prime Ministers, three colts
and seven fillies; three Touchwoods, all colts; one Wild
Dayrell colt, and one Gunboat colt. The progeny of Blair
Athol show plenty of quality, but they aro deficient in
size and in bone, and are more likely to make T.Y.C.
horses than stayers. Nevertheless, Mr. Mimic), Mr.
Welsby, and Mr. Beeves, who took tho sons of Peasant
Girl, Bianca, and Nutbush, bought thm very much under
their value, when it is recollected that the service of Blair
Athol cost 100 gs, 170 gs, and 200 gs each. The two Caracta.-
cuses do great credit to the Derby winner of 1862, as both
are largo, with particularly well placed shoulders, deep,
lengthy, and with good Done, particularly tho colt out of

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Plague Royal, whom Count Batthyany got very cheap for
170 gs ; nor did the filly out of Lady Abbess bring half her
value, when the hammer fell to Mr. G. Angell for 270 gs.
Of the ten Prime Ministers two were withdrawn from
want of bidders, and the remainder brought far from re-
munerative prices. The best looking of these, and perhaps
the nicest horse sold, is the colt out of Plut:k, by Venison,
whom Mr. R. Porter, with excellent judgment, stuck to
until the hammer fell to his bid at 200 gs. Mr. Beadman
purchased the two next best —a filly out of Firefly, by
Orlando, whom no one could mistake to be a descendant of
the old Hampton Court pet; and a filly out of Amorous
Girl, who has plenty of bone, and is a lengthy, clever-
shaped filly. The other being small and light in bone,
with the exception of Touch Not's produce, who is a really
charming filly, realised but poor 'prices, which was also the
ease with the Touchwoods, from the same cause. Ap-
p3nded me the prices realised, with the names cf the
buyers:
Br e, by Blair Athol out of The Peasant Girl, by The
Major her dan,, Glance, by Waxy Popo GS.
Mr. WlCenzie 350
B c, by Blair Athol oat of Bianca, by Touchstone, her
dam, Queen Bee, by Liverpool .. Mr. Welsby 170
B c, by Blair Athol out of Nutbu4,, by Filbert, her
dam, B3auty, by Lanercost Mr. Reeves 290
B c, by Caractacus out of Plague Royal, by Mildew,
her dam, Gipsy Queen, by Tomboy

Count Batthyany 170
B c, by Prime Minister out of Pluck, by Venison, her
dam, Dauntless, by Defence Mr. R. Porter 200
Br ; by Wild Dayrell out of Mrs. Gundry, by Gemma
di Vergy, her dam, Bianca, by Touchstone

Mr. R. Porter 65
Br f, by The Prime Minister out of Imposture, by
Ingo, her dam, Duchess of Kent, by Belshazzar
Mr. Marsh 25
B f, by The Prime Minister out of Firefly, by Orlando,
her dam, Twitter, by Alarm Mr. Beadman 110
B c, by Touchwood out of Pimpernel, by Sweatmeat,
her dam, Cicatrix, by The Doctor.,..,„„Mr. Reeves 50
B c, by Touchwood out of Violet, by Voltigeur, her
dam, Maid of Nappa, by Young Priam —Mr. Marsh 36
Ch c, by Touchwood out- of Woodside, by The
Primo Minister, her dam, The Mersey, by Birken-
head
Mr. Reeves 41
B f, by Caractacus out of Lady Abbess, by Surplice,
her dam, Lady Sarah, by Velocipede-Mr. G. Angell 270
B f, by The Prime Minister out of Tell Tale, by New-
minster, her dam, Peach, by Alarm Mr. Bell 60
Br f, by The Prime Minister out of Tamarisk, by Bir-
kenhead, her dam, Tamarind, by Touchstone
Mr. Williams 30
B f, by The Prime Minister out of Amorous Girl, by
Alarm, her dam, Amata, by Velocipede_
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Mr. Beadman 110
Br f, by The Prime Minister out of Iscoyd, by Knight
of Kars, her dam, Candy, ty Sweetment...Mr. Marsh 60
B f, by The Prime Minister out of Touch Not, by
Touchwood, her dam, Imposture, by Ingo
Mr. Williams 60

NOTES

FROM

TRAINING QUARTERS.

THIS DAY.

NEWMARKET.

The Hermit and Knight of the Garter were trot-
ting only, but The Rake galloped a mile and a quar-
ter. Target again took, Rama and Blinkhoolie a
nice long steady gallop. Hippia led Suffolk over a
mile, and Camball did the same for Restitution.
Typhoeus wasibeing got ready for the July Stakes,
and is a fine promising colt ; in fact, is believed to
be a clinker. Nine Elms galloped two miles. Pace
had a rare mile gallop with Nike and Ninny. Grim-
ston went a cracker with Friponnier. Guy of War-
wick did a mile and three quarters ; and Sealskin
took Roquefort and Primrose a couple of miles.
D'Estournel galloped a mile and a half. Barring-
ton had a two mile gallop. Auguste was in similar
work ; and Dragcn was doing plenty with Cerf
Volante.