The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-09
FORTUNE FOR FLYING FOX.
N. BLANC GIVES OYER sIOI,OOO FOR
THE GREAT THOROUGH BRED.
The Largest Price by Many Thousands That
Has Ever Been Paid for n Horse Three
British Classics Won by the Son ~ Orme
Last ear May lie Retired to the stud.

Last YEAR May lie Retired to the stud.
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LONDON. March s-The Duke Of West.
minister's noted horse. Flying Fox, the winner
CTR narhy Oh, :, cgar N, T,ro Tbouson,
OF 'h' pefoy' 'h' ~ i'H''' 'nc '~o ""
GuincaS and many other races, has been sold
20 Monsieur Blanc The price paid was 1880
a,inoa, '
Su,n'oS'
Some Of tho other horses that brought sub
stantial prtce. were. C,,yoley. 1900 yuineas;
cnhro, tnnn ,,in,,s. N,n,hnri, i3nO
"'oe' o'ooo Rulh'hs: Mth'hur''' t'''
guineas tDod Luck, 2.lUO guineas. and Nane,
500 guinens.
MA '"taa D.. p,,i,, r, mara ,hs,
'He ''Ice paw 'pT r'SIhs 'oN ~ "'o,o '"""
double the previous record price paid for u
racrhorsa n, IN hIIc sale The bidding was con-
rrod ~ : u Io.I p,ron Rlnnr onJ r. p
Gilpin, the latter. II icing understood, acting
in behalf o. Mr.. william & whitney. American
.x.socro,,rr ~, ,ha Xa,. w. Iool lronnrd
ont at c3hOOO. Mr., GllpIn and Baron Blanc
connected with s5Ou bids until the record prize
wns roaoh,,L
The safe OF Flying Fox a. was e\p"'''i,
proved to b. the biggest event ever recorded
III ne morse m"rk7'' ana even at mat tue con'
sensu' OF opinion among breeders OK thorouen'
srsds. IS IS. that &tDi h. wen, chSa i, When ,o , hs
doubt, EXPRESSED as 70 wh"Ih,r The horse oi
the century" WAS worth the Slhu 900 Maid for
him by W OH Macdonnugb 81 Caiiornia.
Ormonde had then seen his best DAYS and the
investment rratel a sensation among horse
men. He had been rrac,irally Discarded by
the late Duke q, Wrstm nsIor as n "rDarcrh
aud his rpcDrl a, the Stud in The Argentine
Republic did not seem TO Justify m. price paii
furhim by fhn Western ,riIun9ir,
Before leaving England hnwr,,r q monde
had sired Ormr'n and The latter. IN turn, uro-
duced Flying Fox. who -uGscGurnty acame
the GREATS thrrr-y,ar.oli racing abroad,
His dam, Van pire, wa. sTreI nv GnlSnin NV
ing Fox won more thau the nrica OF his nnt.1
grHndsirr last wear, his Victories lncludlnp IN
Two thousand Gu nnaa. The Derby ani the ~.
Itgrr, shown A, thr three British classics In
nlIi,ion he cnrtlre The three surciai $50 OW0
races. and wound uu h- thrr".yrar.nii career
W thou, "A ,lpi.At
FLYING Foy il desrerdel from alma of Dorhv
winners and. 4 raced again this wear, would ne
IA great lHyOri'C for he hr nm events nj Ascot
and = srwLrre. Il wa. Gorai tia, he would
have been secured TOR ms country.
AN that rtcpgoors h.r. would have rnr,iv 4
un opportunIy n' seeing him pll'or. sloan
an! the other American I0cErys VINO Ni,un-.aj
hi ronque.t- A. a three. yaar-oId. rrrn6nLced
him b. lie a wonder, and here woul have been
general reIoicius if We Whitney hail bought
him
Flying Fox is still in the prime OF his racing
for he present seas should win himse tout"
1t IL thought, however, thnf his new owner
will retire him 10 The stnl without riskipg hls
prestige Ia a further campaign According 10
the English racing critics n was the general
WiAh mat J. wing EhX NTnn11 IA MI IA hi IA pan