Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-30
UNION AND AMERICAN.
BLOOD STILL TELLS.

AZ CobnRna, England - Enormous
Prices Realfzed.
london Correspondence Of the New York
Herald.
After an excellent luncheon, admission
% which was by a prettily eolOred card re-
presenting ClaremOnt, the horse which ran
second in the Derby and which on DIT, is
he property of the Prince of Wales, the
ompapy moved to the ring, on one side of
hich the auctiOneer's rOstum, duly Gov
q with tarpaulin, had been erected, and
-nd which were the drags, coaches and
tar vehicles, on which many proceeded
fPerch themselves. Speedily one deserted
senty Of well-knOwn faces.
TURF CELEBRITIES.
Here was Prince Batthyauy, the owner
winner Of the Derby; here,
with his mustache twisted up to bis eyes,
eFd Rosiyn; here big, gaunt Captain Hope
-lnstOne; neat little Lord Dupplin, and
IS pattern racing nObleman, Lord Fal-
3uth. On the top Of britska, at the
ght hand Of the aUctioneer, sat one Of our
ost celebrated portsmen, Captain Hachell,
10 began his racing life as the "commis-
ner" for Mr. Henry Chaplin, and who
since spent more money in purchases
an any other man on the turf. The
gTquis Of Huntly, whose horses are al
entered under the name Of "Mr.
was also there, and Sir George
Wynd, a tall, elegant looking young
who married Lord Hastings widow;
Sir Charles Leg2rd, who is so singu-
like the Prince Of Wales. There
seve,a al professionals, too, present. Old
n Day, at one time the most famous
Fl In England, with his inevitable
trimmed spectacles, making him look
Ee JACK SpraggOn, in Mr.. Sponge's
Ting Tour and John and 10 Davi-
and Robert Peck, the trainer Of Don
,ster, a horse which he purchased last
-ek from Mr. Merry for the sum Of fIO.-
and three keen-iaced little lightweight
eys-Archer, Goater, and Constable
, profuse medley of men about town,
IS, country farmers, and stud-gUOOms.
TATTERSALL on TIE ROsTRUM,
4nctually at half-past one, Dir. Edmund
asall, the Well-kuOwn aCCtiOneer,
Eg his white hat rakishly on one side,
I'd into the rostTum and commenced
'ess with a little speech, in which be
led us that "the Stud Company had
i a private offer Of 1900 guineas for
'rty-eight lots which he was going to
i, in the belief that they were worth
and in the desire to give the public
ppoTlUnity TO bid for them" And then
begun.
THE STOCK.
tof the yearlings produced had been
the two celebrated stations Blair
and Macaroni. The progeny of the
- were nearly all bright chestnuts,
0me dash of white about them-a
IN the forehead, or white-stockinged;
the latter we're nearly all dark
The colt which it was thought
fetch the highest price was own
TO ClaTemOnt, a very likely looking
i, indeed; but be came on early in
and when a smart shower was
Z down upon Us. The consequence
& bidding was not so brisk, and he
ed by Capt. Machell for 1900
5.
THE HIGHEST PRICE
day was fetched by a handsome, but
I'D say rather soft, chestnut colt, by
Aol, out Of Crinam, which real
OF guiReas, being bought at that
the n. I. Browne, the trainer, who,
N .Jsed, was acting for Sir George
80 - I'd.
THE TOTAL SUN
lied by the sale of the thirty-eight
"a lings belonging to the Gotham Stud
upany was close upon $4,000; an av-
re Of 391 guineas per head, and an in
Sc Of 100 gUineas per head on their
Of last year. This bears out Mr..
4tersalTs remark, uttered from the rOs-
rum. that there was ''nO truth in the as
sertion that the taste for horse breeding
was DYING out in England, or that good
animals we're not obtaiLable when good
prices were given for them"
THE WIND Up.
Ger the Stud COmpany's sale was
ed some yearlings, belonging to Mr..
1nbe, who dwells in the neighbOrhoOd,
were brought to the flammer and fetched
large prices.
Tie days proceedings were wound up
By the sale of the celebrated stallion Mac
ironi, the father Of many Of the lets Just
posed Of, a magnificent animal, who, in
time had won both the Derby and st.
scr, and who, being up at the nominal
price Of 1000 guineas, was finally sold to
Mr.. Oidacre Baron ROthschild's agent)
or over 1000 gUineas, or something like
$4,000.