VALUE OF THOROUGHBRED STALLIONS.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2169, 7 February 1881, Page 3

VALUE OF THOROUGHBRED STALLIONS.

A late number of the London “ Sportsman,” in an interesting article on “ Breeding and Racing,” gives the prices paid for a number of prominent thoroughbred English stallions, as follows : Blair Athol, ch h (1872), by Stockwell, dam Blink Bonny, by Melbourne .£12,500 Doncaster, ch h (1870), by Stockwell, dam Marigold, by Teddington ... 14,000 Speculum, b h (1865), by Vedette, dam Doralice, by Alarm or Orlando 300 Van Tromp, br h (1844), by Lanercost, dam Barbelle, by Sandbeck 2000 Flying Dutchman, br h (1846), by Bay Middleton, dam Barbelle, by Sandbeck 5000 Coronation, b h (1838', by Sir Hercules, dam Ruby, by Rubens ... 1000 Pyrrhus the First, ch h (1813), by Epirus, dam Fortress, by Defence... 1000 Stockwell, ch h (1849), by The Baron, dam Pocahontas, by Glencoe ... 3200 West Australian, b h (1850), by Melbourne, dam Mowerina, by Touchstone 3000 Fisherman, br h (1853), by Heron, dam Mainbrace, by Sheet Anchor ... 3000 Vindex, b h (1850), by Touchstone, dam Garland, by Langar 3000 Fandango, b h (1852), by Bamton, dam Ca-tanette, by Don John ... 3000 Rifleman, b h (1852', by Touchstone, dam Camp Follower, by The Colonel 2500 Priam, b h (1827), by Emilins, dam Cresida, by Whiskey 3500 Bay Middleton, b h( 1833), by Sultan, dam Cobweb, bv Phantom 4000 Parmesan, br h (185?). by Sweetmeat, dam Gruyere, by Virulam 60 Blue Gown, b h (1865). by Beadsman, dam Bas Bleu, by Stockwell ... 4000 Mortemer, oh c (1865), by Compiegne, dam Comtesse, by the Baron or Nuncio 5000

Mr Barilla refused £15,000 for Oremorne, and the Marquis of Westminster refused £3500 for Touchstone, accompanying his refusal with the remark that he “ would not exchange him for a German principality.” A party of Americans looking over the Eaton Stud, the one who acted as spokesman, requested an interview with the owner, Lord Westminster. The visitor began by saying that he and his friends had seen the horses and that they fancied Touchstone very much—“very much indeed." Lord Westminster was highly pleased to hear him say so. The American, in continuation, informed his Lordship that they had made up their minds to have him, “ Oh, indeed !” “ Yes, my Lord that’s our determination. What’s his price?” "The American dominions,” was the reply. It is worthy of note that Priam, imported into Virginia in 1837, at a cost of £3500, which was the largest price ever paid for a horse to that date in England, after the appearance of his daughter Crucifix, in 1840, when she won the 1000 guineas, 2000 gnineas and the Oaks, £IO,OOO was offered and refused for him to return to England.