OVER THOUSAND GUINEAS
SALE OF THOROUGHBREDS
BIDDING AT MELUQURN
(Elec. Tel. Copyright—Unitial Press Assn (Reed. August 12, 9 a.m.) MELBOURNE, August 11.
Seven horses in which the late Mr. I'l- L. Baillieu was interested were auctioned yesterday. The bidding was remarkably keen. Tlie top price, llaO gns, was paid for Atlas, by Heroic, which was purchased by a Victorian, Mrs. C. Cook. Another, named Force, now a two-year-old fetched 1100 gns, the buyer being Mr. P. Osborne of’New South Wales. Force is a handsome colt by Manitoba. An English-bred mare, Four Gates, by Felstead, who was an English Derby winner, was bought for 1050 gns, by Mr. H. Raymond, of Saint Albans. Prices for others ranged from 825gn.s to 450 gns.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20014, 12 August 1939, Page 15
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