Racehorses have often changed hands at nbsnrd prices, but the copper coin said to L have been given recently by Mr C, A Hartley for the four-year-old daughter of an Oats winner constitutes a record in eo,mno cheapness. Tho celebrated Highland Laidio, though ho WB3 bought from the shafts of a gig, cost £21 14s. (roughly 6d a !b), and Captain Macholl paid £19 for Deadlock, dam of tba great Isinglass, • Peep o 1 Day, who cost" sercntj-hvo guineas, was, Jator, bought by tho Duko of Hamilton for fifteon times that sum; a half-slmro in Florence once realised £6; Salamander was gladly parted with for £35; a £5 note bought Bevis from William Day, and SO gumona was the price paid for Rover, whoso son, St v Gatien,' after his memorable doad-heat with Harvester ioi tho-'Deshs, \?as mu> phased for £15,000,
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 9
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141Untitled Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 9
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