THOROUGHBRED YEARLING SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3056, 18 April 1917, Page 9

THOROUGHBRED YEARLING SALES

'' ■ ' • •' ■; -'O By TcleKraph-Pre6s Assoclation-Copyrißht - Sydney, April 17. Additional sales of yearlings brought the total to 4£9, which realised J!68,737. At the sales of •imported English thoroughbred two-year-olds a Polymelus— Aircraft Colt brought' 1650 guineas, a Radium—Florist colt and:a Santdi—Lady Cynosure colt 1000 guineas each'.. Mr. E. J. Watt paid 900 guineas for a Willonyx—Morrow, colt. Mr. W. Duncan paid 700 guineas for a Bayard—Retort colt.''

Of the 'untried stock, on behalf of "Mr. Highden," the Now Zealand fillips Pinafore and Teal brought 70 and 90 guineas; and on behalf of Mr.' Z. B. Reid, of Oarharu, a Boinbii—Flowery Speech colt 200 guineas. Tho brood mare Terebinth wns sold on Tjehalf of Mr. A. Mantell for 110 guineas/ In tho racehorses, Mr. J. B. Reid bought Coronata.fpr: 220 guineas. For Valhalla and Silent Way there was no offer, and Maori Mat was passed in at 120 guineas. The Fortune Hunter was passed, at 600 guineas, and Colugo at 700 Sydean fetched 550 guineas, First Principle 330 guineas; Aurifer 210 guineas. Common Law 450 eulneas, and La Balfour 240 guineas.—Press Associa-: tion. ' ''..'' WOORAK'S RACING CAREERENDED. Sydney, Ap'rU 17. Woorak made his final' appearance on the race tracks on . Saturday. He now joins Mr. L. H. AfKinnon's .Victoria Stud. Woorak- has won .upwards of J!17,000 in stakes.—Press Association. [Woorak is >a five-year-old chestnut horse by imported Traquair (Avrshire-r Clialandry) from Madam, by . Pilgrim's Rrogrcss , from Madcap, by Robinson Crusoe. Australian sportsmen were looking forward to a meeting between him and Desert Gold before he retired to tlie stud.] ' - ■••'':