The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-16 00:00:00

THE MANCHESTER MARKET.

During the last day or two The Special has not been so
healthy in this market, 9 to 2 being freely offered against
him. Except that a commission has been executed in
favour of Bradamante there is nothing worthy of particu-
lar comment, as your subscribers will be aware of Nu
having been scratched and Surney sent to the outside
division. Midia colt, Lucifer, and Black Prince continue
very steady. Nothing else doing.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
9 to 2 agst The Special (offered, take sto 1)
10 to 1 agst Midia colt (taken)
100 to 9 agst Bradamante (taken)
100 to 9 agst Lucifer (taken)
100 to 8 agst Potomac (taken)
100 to 8 agst Black Prince (taken)
100 to 7 agst La Fortune (offered)
20 to 1 agst Archimedes (offered)
GOODWOOD Cur.
6to son Gladiateur (taken and offered)

THE MIDDLE-PARK YEARLINGS.
Mr. Blenkiron having determined this year to divide the
sale of his young stock, the remainder of those bred here,
as well as some at Easby Abbey in Yorkshire, were on
Saturday disposed of by Mr. E. Tattersall. The attendance
was not by any means so numerous as on that celebrated
hot Saturday in the Ascot week—warm in every sense—
when the weather seemed to have an influence on the
buyers, and bidding rose with the thermometer. Equally
warm was the external atmosphere on this occasion, but
the furore of high prices had abated. The young heroes
of the 2d of June were absent, and the more elderly divi-
sion grouped round the 'auctioneer's rostrum held out small
hopes to Mr. Blenkiron that such almost fabulous and
quite absurd prices would be realised on this occasion. And
yet the sale was ft very good one, much better than the
first glance of affairs led us to expect. Twenty-two lots
brought 7,125 guineas, or £7,481, an average of £340 a-
piece, a result that a few years back would have been con-
sidered highly satisfactory, and so we hope the spirited
proprietor of Middle-park thought it now. That one who
has done so much by his excellent judgment to improve our
blood stock should receive a fitting reward no one will
grudge, but we venture to think that maybe attained with-
out such unhealthy and extravagant competition as charac-
terised the first sale
The lots were of the usual average excellence. To the colt
by Stockwell—Typee, belonged the honours of the highest
figure. Count Batthyany gave 1,000 guineas for him, and'
though a rather backward one, he still is of great size and
gives promise of developing into a very fine horse. A chest-
nut filly by Dundee—Rose of Cashmere, bought by the
same nobleman, was one of the handsomest there, with the
most blood-like head and neck we ever saw. She went
comparatively cheap for 350 gs. The black colt, brother to
Bel Demonic), for which Mr. Pryor gave 700g5., was very
big and exhibited great power, but had hardly enough
quality. The colt by St. Albans—Vesuvienne, was very
handsome, straight-backed and level, blood-like all over,
and Sir F. Johnstone secured him cheap for 320 gs. One of
the neatest and most muscular colts there was the one by
llandricardo—Merry Wing, but not being "fashionably''
bred he only realised 155 gs. Perhaps one of the finest was
the brown colt by Orlando—out of Gossamer, a grand-look-
ing animal, of great size and bone, who appeared to be fully
worth the 700 gs. that Sir F. Johnstone gave for him. The
one by Dundee—Exact, though a trifle leggy, was very
handsome and well topped, and the colt by Prime Minister
—out of Tested, combining both size and quality, looked
very like racing. He was bought by Mr. Reeves, to go
abroad, for 400 gs.
We have before alluded in our remarks on this sale to
Mr. Blenkiron's tenancy of Middle-park under the Crown,
and the fears he entertains of being compelled at a not dis-
tant day to evacuate premises so eminently calculated for
breeding purposes. Each visit paid to Middle-park shows
us the rapid advance of bricks and mortar almost up to the
boundaries of the estate. Will no one plead with Govern-
ment for the preservation of an establishment which, with
deference be it said, flings that Hampton Court far into the
shade ? Private enterprise in this country often accom-
plishes in other things than a breeding stud what the
public purse seems unable to do.
We subjoin a list of buyers and prices : gs•
A black filly by Dundee—Palmeria (dam by Sweet
Briar, Our Jim, &c.), by Faugh-a-Ballagb, foaled
May 21 (Mr. Ten Broeck) ••• •" 30
A chestnut filly, by Dundee—Cossack Maid (dam of
Maid of the' Mist, Sutton, Bohemia, &c.), by Het-
man Platoff, foaled June 14 (Mr. G. Angell) 100
A bay filly, by Wild Dayrell—Theresa, by Touch-
stone, foaled April 9 (Mr. H. Goater) 160
A chestnut Marsyas—Ada, by Knight of St.
George, c
fotioll, byetdMay
ay
25 (Mr. Hope Johnstone) ... 60
A bay colt, by St. Albans —Vesuvienne (dam of Crater,
Lava, Xurullo,
) by Gladiator, foaled April 27
April 26 (M V Morgan) 155
(Sir F. Johnstone) 320
A bay colt, by Newminster—Diomedia (sister to
Weathergago and dam of Diomed, _Bunch, Satyr,
sm.), by Weatherbit, foaled March 23 (Mr. Johnston) 170
A chestnut colt, by Mandricardo —Merry Wing (dam
Ann, Merrythought, &c), by Birdcatcher,
by Orlando—Victrix, by Voltigeur, foaled
r.... ••• .
A foAbofapapylreiafidivl2liyed(Mr. Mackenzie) ... ... 140
A chestnut filly (sister to Change), by Weatherbit
Miss Aldcroft (dam of Wetsail, Changeable, Ald-
croft, &c.), by Ratan, foaled April 2 (Mr. G. Angell) 300
A chestnut filly, by Weatherbit—Kate (winner of the
1,000 Guineas),
(M
.r... 230
A bay filly, by Weatherbit—Miss Erskine, by Loup.garou, foaled April 5 (Mr. M. Dawson) 250
A chestnut filly, by Dundee—Rose of Cashmere (dam
G. An
of Wild Rose, Acolyte, Rose Cheri, &c), by Bay
Middleton, foaled May 3 (Count Batthyany) 353
A chestnut filly, by Newminster —Mare (dam of
Naughty Boy, Young Rapid, &c.), by Hampton,
foaled April 17 (Lord Winchelsea) 40(
A bay colt, by Newminster—Entremet, by Sweet-
meat, foaled March 10 (Mr. T. Robinson)... 32
A bay colt,' by Marsyas—Pastrycook (dam of Paste,
Saffron, &c.), by Sweetmeat, foaled April 20 (Ad-
miral Rous) •1,
A chestnut colt, by Dundee—lloodkee (dam of
Greenwich Fair, Himalaya, &e.), by Venison, foaled
May 13 (Mr. Reeves) ••• •"
A black colt (brother to Bel Demonio), by Weather-
bit—Augusta (dam of Attaman, Harvest Moon,
&c,), by Birdcatcher, foaled March 25 (Mr. Pryor)
A bay colt by Newminster—Aspasia, by Pyrrhus the
First, foaled March 20 (Mr. W. Day) ••• •••
A bay colt, by Stockwell—Typee (dam of Nukuheva
and Mazeppa), by Touchstone, foaled May 21
(Count Batthyany)

1,000