The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-11-08

added 500 fsce horses 10 the ssnds
Of the period. and, in al pvobabiIitv.
a. many more may be added by the
public sales Of the present season.
Let ns sav, however, befors. going
further. that the 500 yearIiuR sold
40 above noted represent only about
third portion Of The yeariing rare
horses bred IN this country In 1879. 3
The entire progeny Of the 2,658
brood mnres whose names are re-
corded In The pages Of the Racing
Calendar (there are Others whose
names are not recorded) number in
all 1928. taking both colts and fil- !
lies Many OF these. however. will
never appear on che turf. bat will DO
NJ once devoted 10 other uses. Some
Of them will probably be trsined
for hunting. or ss riding horses for
ladies. Such cattle a. pedi0ree
Iyearlings are very expensive "a Of
The number which publicly chang
cd hands in 1875 sold for more than
fl, 900 each indeed. for ono horsa :
Of the lot The extraordinary price oe
400 guineas WAS paid. while ths
average cost Of each Of 22 alluded b
WAS over 1,443 guineas.
This year. 20 far 10 it has gone,
the vsarlipgs have brought equally
good prices. Her msiesty's lot Of
Is animals, sold at Hampton Court
q month ago, realized an average Of
$40 guines each for The animals
bred at Middle park the average OBJ
tanned was 273 guineas, while the
yearlings Of the Cobham Stud CONS
pany we're sold at IN average Of 87A
guineas piece. Ave Of them produo-
ling more than 1000 guineas each.
The united average Of these imports
ant sales give the cost per horse -
319 gnipeas. At the New market
sales, held in the July week. quite
a. good prices were realized. Eight.
en- Of the yearlings then disposed Of
averaged $50 guineas each one Of
them, indeed, was sold for 2l50
gnineas, while four others brought
TO the breeder 1850, 1850, 1850
and 1,600 geineas respectively.
| In the light of the foregoing A.
erages, il would not be too much 10
estimate the cost Of the 500 year.
lings, which were added to the No
tional racing stud last year BY
means Of the puclic sales, nt total
sum Of 10000 guineas and il may
be estimated $50 more Of the 1923
yearlings which we're bred would bc
sold by private bargains for racing
purposes, or il trained for the turf
by their owners, they would fail to bs
counted in any estimate which may
be formed Of the money snnk on
racing stock 900 guiness for esch
Of these animals would amount to
II, 900 guineA. An q proof that
she 6yure quoted is . fair Que Tor IA
average, it may bo meutioaad tI..t
at New m,rket the othor day. ,hs
Mentlnore yo.,rlings, t1'onylng u
a number OF the R,thscel,i fm;iy,
10 in nunSer, yealliag sum uf T.
O5o suinea'. being 4oi gniroes
each
The numh.r o! rarss recorded ia
I; The oi!i,',rl E'c."g Eaiswf.r ~: is,s
wear wns l.Sii. in h,ch atJt
+ iors-cs os all ase- ,-s.a' '..'rt. T.,,ss
: ,or-e. whcn bpn.ht ~ y-u|ia.s
psy l'kew,-s b. e-;icas,.J +, have
-: 81 g,iiIs,s sselD wb,e!i wo,.id
Ill n ruin .: {; 5:D .n;s-ts fhs
: 'l',l s'p,s from w',,cn tns-e yor-
i ipss ars .l.scrnls | is 81 c"n,.n.n,
'urat- v,'u5, A,nn rxamp's O, ths
fact, ii pay be stated thn. Formo.a,
y brood ntra. changed h,als bu,.
wear for 1000 gniueas, Scottish
= Chief w-s bought by his present
owner for 5000 guineas, at the Dew
D hurst sale. and few years ago
;, Blair Athol, described by Mr.. Tat.
tersell when he was brought into
l the ring, as the best horse in che
world, was purchased BY the Dob.
! ham stud company for El200O.
Q Breedalbano, another hne borss, re-
o allied 5000, but Doncaster, win-
ner Of the Derby Of 1873, and %.
' cond in the 81. Leger stakes Of tho
Q same year, changed hands for Elz,.
I, 500 while the owner Of Springfield,
|, it is reported, has refused On Offer
OF $4,000 for that horse. 10 be paid
y at the end Of his racing career Maria
:, Stuart the heroine Of the Oakss
and st. Leger, was last sold, II We
are not mistaken, for $4,000. Ex.
/ lcsllent prices have also been paid
= for other stud horses Of less tashs
ionable strains Of blood. The value
! Iof the 2,658 brood mares named in
= the Calendar may fairly be calcula.
y ted ct the average obtained BY the
: sale OF the Middle Park Matrous,
namsly, 229 guinsas each, which ID
low estimate. considering present
o prices but low ~ Il may be consid.
i cred, it gives total sam Of 600.-
!. 682 guineas. .JcC.gss
: The names OF 27l 'sirss, are 10.
: corded in WesAer6y's Calendar for
4 1876, and that number, ct IN aver.
= age Of 1000 guineas esch, repre-
: sents the sam Of 27k00O guinsas.
Z The average. considering ths class
/ Of animals now q ths stud, which
: embraces such horses - Blair Athol,
4 Doncaster, Crsmorns, Julius, Scot.
|. tish Chief, Fsvonius, Rosicrusian,
|. Blue Gown and Paul Jones, IL 0
4 moderate one, and might have been
!. Increased BY 100 or probable 400