The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-27
HORSE BREEDING IN ENGLAND.
Sale Of Blood Stock High Price fof
Celebrated Sire.
TIKI COBHAN STUD CONPANY'S YEARLlNGS.
Scenes Around the AucliOnter'S ROstrum-~
"GoOd Animals Still Bring
Good Prices"
lE CODNAK STUD CONPANY'S YEAGLINGS.
LONDON, June IA, 1878.

LONDON June IA, 1875
The love OF horse nesa, which 10 so inherent In
all Englishmen, causes the annual sales OF blood
stock, more especially those Of yearngs, which
take place In the vicinity or London every
season, 10 be eagerly looked forward TO and
largely attended. Al one time the sale Of tne
Royal yearlings bred in the paddocks at Hampton
Court was the crack meeting OF toe season. The
Royal Stud was founded by George v. more than
sixty years ago, but at the death or ms successor
IL was broken up and renewed under ner present
Majesty, AZ the tnstiaaton or tbs late Charles
GreVle, whose recently published Memoirs" nave
caused such excitement Whether from bad
management want 81 hberal.ty it Is impos-
sible TO say, but is certain tnat the Rova stud
has greatly deteriorAted IN value, and that the
yearnngs now sold there produce very small
prices.
MIDDLE PARK.
few years ago the sales Of Middle Park were tne
most impor rant ana most remuneratve. Middls
PARK was lovely STUD farm near Ethan, IN Kent,
belonging 10 Mr.. BenkiIon, a gentleman who
mad begun life haberdasher but having
strong equine proclivitles, had taken 10 rearing
stud, an occupation wnicn produced him, not
merely amusement but fortune. Al his death,
a year or two since, most OF ms stallions aud
brood mares were bought by party OF gentlemen
who had formed themselves into company Tor
the purpose OF preventing our stock rom being
acquired by foreigners and had taken very
pretty stud farm at CONAN, IN Surrey.
THE ANNUAL SALE At GOTHAM
Their annual sale took place on Saturday last.
A special train LETT Waterloo for Esher at eleven
O'Clock, and from Esner had what ought TO
have been delicious drive OF ave miles across
the most lovely woodland scenery 70 Gotham
what ought 20 have been. bat what was not, 0w-
ing the scarcely intermittent dowhpour OF rain.
"a w we ted
and found not, having IN its place summer heat
and sunshine, seems TO have come upon Us now;
the showers are continual and more than
usually heavy, the air Is raw and the WIND high.
The company assembled together at the stud
Farm, instead OF exhibiting the usual natty attire
OF sportsmen wero enwrapped IN listers deer.
stalkers and long, white Mackintoshes, and tho
business OF the day was conducted IN rain. which
fell heavily on the outspread umbrellas, causing
SO much noise almost TO drown the voice or the
auctioneer.
After an excellent luncheon, admission 10 which
was by pretuly coored card representing Clare
mont the horse which second In the Derby,
and which, dit, is the property OF the Prince OF
Wales, the company moved 10 the ring, on one
slde or which the auctlGneer's rostrum, duly
covered IN with tarpauiin, had been erected, and
round which were the drags, coaches ana other
vehicles, on which many proceeded to perch them
selves. Speedily deserted plenty OF well.
known faces. Here was Prince Batthyany the
owner or Galopin. winner OF the Derby; here, with
hts mustache twisted up to his eyes, LORD Rosyn,
here big, gaunt Captain Hope tombstone, neat liz
tie Lord Dupplin, and that pattern rscing nob.e-
man, Lord Falmouth. On the box OF britska, az
the right hand OF the auctioneer, sat one OF our
most celebrated sportsmeH, Captain AGcEel,
VINO began mis- racing lie as the ''com-
missioner" for Mr.. Henry Chaplin, ana
who has SINCE spent more money in
purchases than any other man on the turf Tho
Marquis OF Huntiy, whose horses are always
tered under the name or sNr. Bird, = was also
there, and Sir George Chetwynd, tail, elegant.
looking young man, who married Lord Hastings
widow; and sir Charles Legard. who Is so singu-
larry IKE the Prince OF Wales. There were sew.
eral professionals. 100, present Old John Day az
one time the most famous trainer In England
with MS inevitable talck-rl mined spectacles, mat
ing him look so Ike JacN SpraggOn. IN Mr..
sponge's Sporting Tour" and John and Joe Da-
vlson. and Robert Peck, the trainer OF Doncaster.
Merry for The OF EIo 900, aud three keen-faced
little lightweight jockeys-Arcner, Goater ana
Constaole-and q protuse medley OF men about
town, ldiers. country farmers and stud-grooms.
TATTErsALL MOUNTS rHR RosTESM
sal. she VIII SS H %esr,ns s.
whlse nat rakishly gu one side, stepped into tue
speech. in which he informed us toat tine SUD
Company had refused a private oner Of IA000
Quln cas- Tor the tnlrfy-etgnt los which ne
going 20 submit, la the eehei that they were
worth more and In the desire to give the public
the opportunity 70 bid for them." And then the
sale begun.
Most OF tho yearllngs produced had been got ~
the two celebrated stations Blair Atnol aud Macs-
ROM. Toe progeny OF the former were nearly all
bright cnestnuts with some Dash OF white abont
them-a blaze on the forehead, or whi.e-stOck-
inged; those Of the latter were nearly all darn
bays. TIE colt which IL was Thought would fetch
the highest price was own brother to Claremont.
. very likely looking animal, indeed out ne came
on early In the sale and wnen q smart shower was
raining down upon IA. The con sequence vas shat
bidding was not so brisk. anu ne was secured by
captain hachel for 500 euine =
HIGHEST FRICE
OF the DAY was fetched Dy a handsome, but
should SAY rather tois, chestnut colt, ~ Blair
being bought NJ that price by Mr.. 4. Browne toe
trainer who. u 10 supposed, Was acting Tor SIR
George Uhetwynd
TIRE TOTAL erN
realized ~ the sale Of the tnirty-eight yearlfngs
belonging te the CONAN stud Company was Gloss
upon ft5.OO0; an average n 39l guin as per mead.
and an Increase Of 100 guineas per head on their
sale OF last year. TINS bears out Mr.. T2ttersaifs
remark utLereo from the rostrum, that there
ruth In the assertion tnat the taste for horse
breeding was dying out IN England, or taat good
snAnals we're not obtalnable when good prices
were given Tor them-n
TnE wISD-UP.
After the stud Company's sale was finished some
yearnnas belonging TO Mr.. COomDe, VINO dwells
In me neighbornood, were brought 20 the ham
mer and Re tched large prices.
The days proceedings we're wound up By the
sale OF the celebrated stallion MacarOnL the
father Of many Of the lots Just disposed OF, mag
nacent animal who, 10 MS time, had won both
at the nominal price or 1900 guineas. Was 1nally
sold 10 Mr.. OdacTe lBaron Rothschild's agenu Tor
over 1000 guinsas. or sometning like So 900.