The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-17 00:00:00

SALE OF COL. TOWNELEY'S YEARLINGS AT

TATTERSALL'S.
Seven yearlings, bred by Colonel Towneley at the Root
Stood Farm, near Clitheroe, were brought un for sale at
Tattersall's on Monday, and notwithstanding that they
all looked rather rough on their coats, consequent on the
advanced period of the season, and partly owing to their
having been amiss from influenza during the summer, they
realised the very respectable average of 180 gs. each. A
good class of buyers was present ready to "invest" in any-
thing with racing pretensions, and we have no doubt that
if a much more numerous team of the right sort had been
offered nono would have remained unsold. " Mr. Edmund"
officiated, and.the moment the first lot was placed under
the rostrum he was favoured with the attention of some
well-known owners of racing stock. The first lot was a
colt by the young and promising sire Kettledrum from
Ellermire, engaged in the Derby and St. Leger. Being by
a Derby victor out of a winner of the Oaks, herself the dam
of Elland (about the best four-year old of the present sea-
son;, the colt naturally attracted the attention of some good
judges. He is a low, lengthy, true-made animal, and
though not on the big side, ho shows all the symmetry
necessary to make a horse of quality and character. Having
a neat blood-like head, a long clean and muscular neck
with beautiful shoulders, a short good back, and powerful
loins, wide over the hips, rare quarters, well-shaped hocks,
set on low, famous arms and knees, and capital legs to
stand work, Mr. G. Angell was quickly alive to his merits,
and without any ceremony, put him in at " 400," and never
left him until the hammer fell to his last offer of 600
guineas. Another colt, by the same sire out of Amethyst
(a Touchstone mare), rather high on the leg, and not
having very clever-looking feet, besides standing back a
trifle in his knees, was set going by Mr. B. E. Dunbar,
but no advance was made, and he took him at 50gs., his
first offer. A colt by Hubert (son of Stockwell out
of Jollity, by Chanticleer) was next brought up, and, from
his great resemblance in many points to his famous grand-
sire (particularly in his head, neck, and shoulders), as also
being a good size, with a rare back, shoulders, and capital
legs, he was cheap to Mr. W. Clay, the trainer, at 280 gs
A filly, by King of Trumps out of Nightingale (daughter
of Songstress, the Oaks winner), was put in by Mr. Geo
Reynolds (who is always to the fore when a good sort is
offered) at "a hundred," but Mr. Drewitt showing a bold
front, the bookmaker resigned, and left the Lewes trainer
in possession at 130 gs. This filly has a plain, underbred
head, but she shows a deal of old-fashioned character, with
splendid shoulders, a deep-girth, speedy-looking quarters,
and good legs. A pretty, true-made filly (sister to Good-
fellow), with plenty of length and promise of speed, 'was
taken by Mr. John Kent cheap at 130 gs. A lengthy,
clever-shaped, half-bred filly, by King of Trumps out of
Hesperithusa, having met with a slight accident in transit,
whereby her fore fetlocks were a little bleinished, was cheap
to Mr. Dunbar at 75gs ; and the last lot—a filly by the
same sire, from Rosaura —having a hollow back, but far
from a bad made 'un, Mr. T. Holmes took for 26gs. Ap-
pended are prices and names of purchasers :—.

B or br c by Kettledrum out of Ellermire (Elland's
dam); engaged in the Epsom Derby and Doncaster
St. Leger 1868 Mr. G. Angell 600
Ch c by Kettledrum out of Amethyst, by Touchstone;
engaged in the Epsom Derby and Doncaster St.
Leger, 1868
Ch c by Hubert out of Jollity, by Chanticleer
Mr. W. Clay 230
Br f by King of Trumps out or Nightingale ; engaged
in the Epsom Oaks, 1898 Mr. R. Drewitt 150
Ch fby Kettledrum ortit of Titania ; engaged in the
Epsom Oaks, 1868 Mr. Eastwood 130
Ch f(h b), by King of Trumps out of Hesperithusa
I Mr. B. E. Dunbar 75
1 Ch f (h b), by King of Trumps out of Rosaura
Mr. T. Holmes 26

R. Boyce has declined to train any longer for Mr. J. La
Mert, and the latter's horses, which comprise Ivanhoe,
Aladdin filly by Rataplan out of Carlotta, and a yearling
filly by Thormanby out of Princess Maude, have left his
stable. Mr. B. has purchased Flamingo, with his Derby
and St. Leger engagements.
Old Calabar was put up to auction at Newcastle on Wed-
nesday last, but not sold.