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for tliat kind of stock. The. fourth sale was by L. L. Dor- 

 sey, near Louisville, Kentucky, of Goldclust stock of Mor- 

 gan blood ; and the fifth sale was of yearlings, by Colonel 

 H. S. Russell, of Milton, Massachusetts. These colts were 

 sired by Fearnaught, wlio was a descendant of Justin Mor- 

 gan through Bulrush and Morrill sires. 



It would not be advisal)le or necessary to give tlie prices 

 obtained for each animal, at these sales, but the average 

 prices were as follows : 



At Mr. Fuller's sale twentv-one Mambrinos 

 ^brought an average of $24-3 09 



At Messi-s. Belmont cV: Lorrillard's sale, thirteen 



thorouirhbreds brouc>:ht an averao;e of $144 61 



At Mr. Thorn's sale, thirty -three Hambletonians 



brought an average of $170 15 



The average of the three, in the aggregate, is $188 05 



Against these, the sales of those with Morgan blood 

 stand : 



At Mr. Dorsey's sale, twenty-three of his Gold- 

 dust stock, whose grand-sire was Vermont Mor- 

 gan, the average was $468 47 

 or more than twice as much as the average of the 

 other sales, where the blood was claimed as so 

 nnich more proiitable than Morgan blood. 

 At Colonel E-ussell's sale, fourteen Fearnaught 

 yearlings, whose grand-sire was Young Morrill, 

 lirought an average of $580 71 

 or more than three times as much as the average 

 of the three other sales. 

 The average of the two last sales is $509 32 



