Sporting

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 118, 28 March 1891, Page 3

Sporting

The highest priced yearling, in England, last season cost 55.00 guineas ; this was a brown filly— full sister to Memoir-- by St. Simon — Quiver. St. Simon's stock made the largest average ; nine were sold, and the average was 2150 guineas. Two of Ormonde's get were sold, averaging 2000 guineas. None of Hermit's stock averaged 1440 guineas. Seven young Springfield's were sold averaging for a sum equal to 1200 guineas apiece. Mr Daniel Cooper, of New Wales, was .a large purchaser. He bought among others, a colt by King of' Trumps for 1500 guinees ; a fiily by Barcaldine for 730 guineas ; a colt by St Simon for 1600 guineas ; and a filly by Royal Hampton for 530 guineas. He also purchased Weutworth, Mons Meg, and Nepean at the sale of the late Mr White. Lord Dudley, Baron Hirseh, and Colonel North each vpent a respectable fortune upon yearsings. How much they will get back lemains to be seen. These costly yearlings seldom turn out trumps. The programme for the O.J.C. Grand National meeting shows 500 soys m added mouey for the Grand Nationar^Steepleohase and 300 soys for the Grand. National Hurdle Eace. The price ptiis> for the Newminster Pnmtoae colt. (2300^ guineas) at the St. Albans' sale last week is the high est price ever -paid'- in i -^Australasia for a yearling. Previous id the Victorian sale Mr Golian's purchase of the Nor denfeldt-^ Frailty colt at 2025 guineas at Auckland in January ;last was the record. : Penance, who won the Ascot Vale Stakes at the V.R.C. Autumn Meeting, and stretched Carbine's neck in the Flying Stakes, is described as being a beautifully built colt, one of the long and low sort. He has proved that he possesses no small share of the pace that his sire,' the unbeaten Grand Flaneur, had when in training, but unfortunately he is a bad-tem-pered brute, winkers and a stockwhip being necessary adjuncts, to his training. J „ Dresses— We have now opened ou our two first shipments of autumn and winter dress fabrics, which have come to us recently by the steamers Aorangi and Arawa. We may conscientiously affirm that no finer, more varied, or wellselected goods have eyer previously passed the portals of Te Aro House, Wellington.