The New York herald., 1877-01-21
THE ENGLISH TURF.
THE xEARL1No SALES IN 1876.

THE YEARLING SALES IN 1875
From the Pail Mall Gazette, Dec. 27
There has been slight decline in the number OF
yearIings sold by public auction, US compared with
last year. but upon the other hand there has been
rise IN the total which they have fetched and conse-
auent!y in the average Thus In 1875, sos yearings
realized 525 guineas an average OF 23o guineas
each while in the Of the present season 495
yearings fetched 1877 234 guneas or 257 guneas each
AS compared with previous years the increase has
been even more marked. In 1872 4S7 yearlngs were
sold Tor 1914 guneas, or an average OF
ia guineas each; In 1878 4S9 ysarlings
fetched Ss,658 guneas, or an average Of
$50 guneas each and In 1874 527 yearlings
realized 90 301 gunsas or an average OF lSS guineas
each II will be seen, therefore, that though there
have been alterations with regard 10 the number oi
yearlings soId therc has been a continuous rise In
value from 174 guineas 1872 to 257 guineas in 1876
or In other WORDS nearly hy per cent in the course
OF the five II may OF course, be argued that
this the prices paid for yearngs does not
prove anything TO their real merits; but as with
horses of that age there no guide save that OF ap-
pearance and breeding, the market value is the only
standard by which they can be Judged. A retro
spec,ve glance at the doings Of the high
priced yearlngs oil the previous season When
calculated encourage those who In 1876 have paid
total 80, $50 guineas for twentyone yearlngs or
upon average 454 guineas each last year seven
teen yeurigs SOLD for total OF rs, 100 guncas,
average OF ,5l2 euincas zach, but the only re-
for II this season has been the SUN OF ESQ won
by Orleans Seven oi these yearngs--Act@on, South.
ron, Hilarious, Analogy, Brown MARQUIS, heiter
skoiter and tho Fil,y W vespasan out oil secuson-
have not run AZ all; Macaroon, Tor whom Mr. Gerard
gave l. 700 guineas has been beaten SIX and Rover,
who cost Loo gu,neas' n ioar times; wondes, ,,o
gaineas, has suffered three defeats sidona,
Glen Arthur and Pelegrno, whose respective prices
were 2 45O 1sOO ana 900 guiueas. were each beaten
| tvic undp po md Of Cost
Mr. Grct0n 800 guineas. both ran once without sue
cess. Orleans Tor whom Captain Machei gave l5O0
guinoas i've times before winning Two patry races
at .Goodwood, and was subsequently defeated iour
times Matters were bad enough last year, when OF
we're returned wnners o 81 7o5 or less than the high
price paid Tor two of Tho number; but they have
boen infinitely this season, as the results quoted
above will make abundantIy clear.
The iuture Will show what Is TO be the fate OF the
twenty-one high priced yearlinss which were ais
posed OF during the past seasan at Middle Park Cob
ham, Newmarket aud Doncaster ana their career
viii bc watched with all the more interest, because
among them is colt which felched no less sum
than 100 guineas, sixt, live per cent more than
had ever been gwen or yearIing before The Duke
OF Hamilton paid 800 gulnens Tor Angus IN 1866. and
lust year Mr. NayIor gave 2,45O guincas or Sid0nia;
but the 4, 100 guincas paid al Couham by Mr. X Peck
mrinan, places these high prices quite in the shade.
The next highest price gwen THIS season
was also soo at conham or wIsro ta Mr. cv. GerarS S
BLAIR Athol out oi vergiss. s.mein. Nicht ana ut Mr..
Chapn's sale Of yearIngs during the Newmarket July
ter Of Hermit ana Kaipyae AZ Mr. Gees sale during
the same meeting Mr.. Joseph Dawson gave LOO
guineas ior colt by Thormanby out oi Actress, and
tho same price paid upon The following day for
Topaz by Lecturer out OF Tourmaln, OF the Ment
more yearings purchased by Mr. Moon The Duke OF
Westminster gave $50 guiness at Mr. Warng's sale,
also held during The Newmarket July meeting, tor
the daughter OF King OF the Forest and Penelope
Plotweli, while at Mr. Chapns sale 900 guneas were
given by Mr.. John Day Tor nlly by Hermit out OF
Salamanca At tho Doncaster sales the high
est price was 1000 guneas for Dunedd, by
Mr.. Chrlstophcrs and at Middle Park Mr. IL.
wooicoH gave !, 800 guineas for cagostro by Rosl-
the same price tor colt by that sire out OF Fnesse.
Centenary, by Blair Atho out OF Madame Eglantinc,
and brother to Hawthornden by Lord Chfden out Of
Bonpy Blink, tor the same price to Mr. Jardne,
at Doncaster Four yearlings were sold for l, $50
guneas-a lilly by SCOTTISH Chief out OF Masquerade
TO the Duke OF Westminster at Gotham; Tartar
Emetc, by Macaroni out & Of sweeorar to Captain
Walker, and nlly by ROsicruc'an out Of Bonny
were 5000 guinea lots:-Colt by Rosicrucan
OF Little Heroine, sold 10 Mr.. Gretton at Middle
Park; colt ny Lord Citden out Of weatherside, Sold
with the Of Macaroni and Duchess ut Gotham, to
Mr.. H. Peck; colt by King OF Scots out OF Dulcibea,
purchased by Mr. Mchell.Innes at Mr. Gees sale at
Newmarket; colt by stirling out OF Chillanwalah,
bought by Mr. Osborne in the Shdfteld lane lot at
Doncaster. and colt by Speculum out OF Liverpools
Glasgow stud yearlings, also sold at Doucaster. In
ali, seventeen colts sold for "a $50 guneas and four
Lord Cliiden and Roscrucian are each credited with
sixteen ycarlings. which realized 955 and 9,0SO
guineas; while Palmer was the sire OF fifteen year.
nss sold Tor 8, ,545 guincas. still better result was
obtained by Macaroni. whose fifteen ycarlings made
81 guineas $50 l3 each but tar the
average goes he ouly fourth 10 Lecturer Hermit,
and rhormanby. Only two yearngs by Lecturer were
sold by auction, but they fetched 207O guineas. or
OS5 guineas each Six yearllngs by Hermit were sold
for 4,630 guineas, avoruge Of III 2-3 guineas
each and four by rhormanby tor 26l0 gulneas, or a
average OF 6521a guneas each Blai- Athol with
nj rllnno In fnp pni nh
OF 642 guncas, or only trifle inferior to that OF
MacaronI, while Scottish Chief, whose eleven yearngs
made u, $50 guneas, close behind him with av-
orage OF 632Z guneus Three other sires--Advcn-
turer, Pero Gomez aud Broom eawwere also credited
with eleven yearnss, which fetched totals Of 1885,
730 and 85 guneas giving averages Of 2S5, 24S and
8S1s guineas each, while VICTORIOUS, with fourteen
ycarngs, has a total OF 1855 gulneas, an average
OF 2l34 guIneas. KING rom, whose five yearlings In
1875 averaged 6S7 guineas each, IL only credited win
two this season, Lsold for 23O guineas, and Parmc-
sans average has declined IRON 701 10 21S guineas
King OF the Forest again holds prominent place. for
his yearngs sold for 8 500 guineas, av
crsse Of 5s6 2a guineas EACH result which quite
as satisfactory that achieved oy ihs sire last
season, when three OF his ycarlings averaged 697
guineas each. Sterling. who is Of the same age as
well with total OF POS guineas for nine ycarIings or
average OF ATS l-3 guineas. white Favonus, who
Of the Forest ana Sterling were three has
yearlngs SOLD Tor total Of $50 guneas or an
average OF a6lh euineas each. Another Derby WIN.
making good show Pretendcr, Tor, though only
yearliDg is credited 10 him, II was sold for 800
guineas but Kingcrait who was successful at EPSON
IN the following season, is ascribed the paternity OF
three yearlings sold for only $50 guineas. or
an average Of 2l0 gulneas each Vedctte,
though the sire of Gaopin, has but ono
gearing, and that was sold Tor l55 guineas, while
his SIRE voltigeur, Saccharometer and other deiunct
horses Of note have ceased 10 appear IN the list
GIadaeur who died In the early part OF the year. Is
still represented, but his five ycarIir rs made but 4sO
guincas: and another instance OF disappointed hopes
Is furnished in the figures standing against General
Pcel's name, for his six yearlngs made only 3lS
| guincas or average OF 53 guineas EACH But even
he occupies beu er position than Hghwayman, whose
single yeariing was disposed ot for IL euineas.
Altogether there eighteen s,res whose yesrIngs
realized more than 1000 gnneas, IRON the o. 755
guineas paid for the fifteen SONS and daughters oi
turer yearlings; and there were sixteen sres whose
produce averaged more than 300 guincas each, IRON