SALE OF THOROUGHBREDS AND RACING STOCK.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2375, 12 November 1881, Page 3

SALE OF THOROUGHBREDS AND RACING STOCK.

i Messrs J. T. Ford and Co. held their usual tale of thoroughbreds, racing stock, &3., today, whon there was a large attendance of sporting men and others, though not so large as on former similar oecasions. s Tho oatalogue inoluded some of the best known and successful horses, many of them being excellent performers. The first to be put up was a yearling colt by Albany —No Name, full brothor to Nemo and to Nonsense, the winner of the Nursery Handicap. Mr Newton descanted with his usual eloquence on the good qualities of the colt, and a start was made at 25« gs. By slow degrees a century was reached, and at 120 gs he fell to the nod of the Hon. W. Robinson. The next lot was a yearling colt by Albany—Malice, full brother to Mischief. This was started at 25gs, and then oame a bid of 50 from Mr Brabszon, who secured him at that figure. The next to figure in the ring was a yearling colt by Korari. — Awatea, the latter being Grip's dam. A Btarfc was made at 50gs, and by tenners he ran up pretty speedily to a century. Prom this Mr Newtcn managed to screw him up to 160 gs, at which price he went to Hon. Wm. Robinson. The Korari—Fallacy filly next came out, and was started at half-a-century, and by tenner bids a lOOga was reached, ar.d then for another 40gs the gentleman who raoes under the name of Mr Horaford became the owner of the filly a Korari—Malice three-year-old filly. Mr Nowton explained that this filly was a noar relation of Darebin—the winner of the V.R.C. Derby. Two hundred and fifty guineas was the start, and 300 came quickly after, and then 400. The filly was withdrawn at 425g5, the resorvo boiDg 500. No Name, served by Cadopan with colt foal by Albany, a full brother to Nonsense, and Nemo at foot, was then bought out, and the first bid waa lOOgs. The bids camo pretty freely up to 230 gs, at which price she was withdrawn, the reserve being 250 gs. Waterwitcb, Natator's dam, came next. She was in foal to Cadogan, and started at 200 gs, at which price she was withdrawn, her reserve being 250 gs. This concluded Mr NoßWorthy's lot, and the rost put up were those of the late Mr Moorhouso, and the first to come out was Holdernesse, by Daniel O'Rourke Bkybird. Twenty-five guineas was the start, and bids came pretty rapidly up to 85gs, at which price he fell to the nod of Mr Tosswill. Tara, own sister to Korari, was the next to woo the sweet voices of the audience. She had a colt foal at foot, by Albany, and served by Cadogan. A century was bid to start tho lot, and a second was quiokly reached. Ultimately she fell to the bid of Mr R. Richardson for 250 gs. Awatea, Gip's [dam, ' % by Ravensworth—Skybird, with oolt foal by Korari, and served by Cadogan, came next, and Mr Richardson opened the ball with a bid of 250 gs, and the mare was ultimately sold for 350 gs to Mr R. Riohardson. Mr Todhunter'a lot opened with a Castaway—Moss Rose filly. She was started at 25gs, and fell to the nod of Mr Ellis, of Napier, for 35ga. Sorceress, by Sorcerer—Oruiskeen, was passed at 27|gs. Mr Webb's lot started with the Totara filly, which brought 15gs, a bid from Mr Douglas. Eugenie, by Albany—Lady Florence, brought 28gs, Mr J. Stephenson being tho purchaser. Gold Dust, by Albany —Ada, followed, and fell to Mr James Bell for 52Jga. Blue Jacket, by Albany—Wave, was the next led out, and after a fairly keen contest was bought by Mr D. Jones for lOOgs. Virginia Water came next in the ring, and a shot of lOOgs was at onoe made, followed by anothor Pour hundred guineas was speedily bid, and for this she fell to Mr Murray of the North Island. Amazjn, the second runner in the Nursery yesterday, was brought out, following Virginia Water. Pifty guineas was the opening shot, and 200 was soon got, and at this price Mr Woodman became the purchaser. Volunteer, who looked very pink and gentlemanly, opened Messrs Mason and Vallance's lot. Three hundred guineas was the first bid, and Mr Newton only could get 25gs more, at which price he was passed. Rand wick was the next to come out, and three centuries were offered for a etart. He also went back to his box. Rawdon was next to come out, but failed to sell. Pleur de Lys, the winner of the Maiden Plate at the 0.J.0. meeting, was then brought out and passed in at 150 gs. Some brood mares followed, the first being Lady of the Lake, a winner of the Wellington Maiden, with filly foal by Perkin Warbeck and served by Randwick, but the mare was passed in at 40gs. Patima, by Touton—Medora, brought 10gs, Mr Sutton being the purchaser. Pixie, by Traducer—Amuri,brought 21gs, Mr O.Newton being tho purchaser. Hilda, Albany—Miss Plat, the winner of the Plying Handicap, headed Mr Bates' couple, and the first offer was a couple of oenturies. The bids ran up to 235g5, but Mr Newton intimated that ho had a reserve of 250 guineas, at whioh price she was passed in. The Poet next wooed publio favor. A century started him, but he also passed in. Aurora, by Maroro Awatea, was next offered, and brought 70gs, Mr Riohardson being the purchaser. This oonoluded a very satisfactory sale.

The following were the prices realised:— On Account of S. Nosworthy, Esq. Bay colt, yearling, by Albany, dam No Name, full brother to Nemo, lliOgß, Hon. W. Robinson Brown colt, yearling, by Albany, (lam Malice, 50gs, Mr Brabazon Brown colt, yearling, by Korari, dam Awatea, Grip's dam, 160ga, Bon. W. Robinson Chesnut filly, yearling, by Korari, dam Fallacy, 140 gs, Mr Horaford Brown filly, three years, by Korari, dam Malice, passed in Chesnut Mare, No Name, by Tradncer, dam Emma, by Gil Bias, with colt foal at foot by Albany, passed in Chesnut mare, Watcrwitch, by Camden, dam Mermaid, by King Tom, passed in On Account of the Executors of the late W. S. Moorhouse, Esq. HolderneßS, four years, by Daniel O'Rourke, dam Skybird (imp.), by Teddington, 85*8, Mr Toiwill Tara, bay mare, by Towton, dam Harakeke, with colt foal at foot by Albany, served by Cadogan; own sister to Korari, 250 gs, Mr B. Richardson Awatea, brown mare, by Baverisworth, dam Skybird, with colt foal by Korari, served by Cadogan, 350 gs, Mr B. Richardson On Account of C. F. Todhunter, Esq. Chesnut filly, five years, by Castaway, dam Moss Rose, by Camden, 35gs, Mr Ellis, Napier Brown mare, Sorceress, by Sorcerer, dam Cruiskeen, by Purston, out of Flimsy, by Don John, Porston, by the Flying Dutchman, passed in. On account of W. C. Webb, Esq. Eugenie, bay filly, three yeirs, by Albany, dam Lady Florence, 28gs, Mr J. Stephenson Gold Dust, chesnut filly, three years, by Albany, dam Ada, entered in Spring and 8. S. Handicap?, 62}gs, Mr Bell Blue Jacket, three years, by Albany, dam Wave, lOOgs, Mr D. Joneß Virginia Water, four years, by Tradncer, dam Wave, Dunedin Cup and Dunedin J.C. Handicap, 400 gs, Mr Murrary Chesnut filly, two years, by Totara, dam by Sledmere out of Spray, 15gs, Mr Dougla3

Bay filly, Amazon, two years, by Anteros, dam Revoke, by Sir Hercules, entered for the City Stakes, Champagne Stakes, Dunedin ; Champagne and Derby at Christchurch, 200 gs, Mr Woodman

Black filly, two years, by Albany, dam Telltale, by Tradncer out of Brunette (imp.), by Tadmor (Eng.) ; Brunette was dam of Daniel O'fionrke and Tadmor, both Derby winners, 50gs, Mr Tancred Un account of Messrs Mason and Vallance. HOKSES IN TBAINING.

Volunteer, five years, by Totara, dam Skybird, paßEed in Randwick, Bix years, by Barbarian, dam Gipsy Girl, engaged in Wellington, Dunedin and Auckland Cups, passed in Rawdon, three years, by Albany, dam Becky •Sharp, engaged in Dunedin Spring, Southland Derby, and Qamaru, passed in Flenr de Lys, three years, by Traducsr, dam Fleurange, engaged in Wellington Spring and Heathcote meetings, passed in

MAKES. Lady of the Lake, bred in 1873, by Sledmere, dam Meg Merrilies, with filly foal at foot, by Perkin Warbeck, passed in Fatima, by Towton, dam Medora, by Glendour Arab, imported from New South Wales, lOgs, Mr Sutton On account of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Pixie, by Tradncer, dam Amuri, took first prize in the hack class at Bangiora this year, 21gs, Mr Newton On account of G. M. Bate, Eeq. Bay filly Hilda, Albany—Miss Flat, four years, passed in _ _ Chesnut gelding The Poet, Anteros—Fancy, four years, passed in Aurora, by Maroro Awatea, 70gs, Mr Richardson.

The United States Government gives a timber claim of 160 acres to every American citizen, man or woman, of the age of 21, and they are not obb'ged to live on it, for planting ten acres of timber, and the timber belongs to the planter.

Orer one million dollars worth of confederate bonds were bought and sold in Richmond on the 20th, and the business continued brisk.

Tricketfc challenges Hanlan to row him a three mile raoe for 1000 dollars aside and the championship. Bishop Oroke wrote a letter protesting against the manifesto of the Land League. The League has been proclaimed as illegal acd criminal, and all its meetings will be dispersed by the polioe. When the news of this proclamation reached the Leaguers' office, a hurried council was held. The books and papers wore destroyed, the lights extinguished, the doors locked, and the exeoutive officials decamped fearing arrest, leaving only a stook of notcpapor and envelopes. Mr Gladstone's residence at Hawarden Castle is elaborately protected. Two editors in New Jersey, for oonoert libel, were sentenced to ten months' imprisonment with hard labor, with 200 dollars fine.