34 MALTON. 



Queen's Plates too numerous to mention or even 

 count. Out of the twenty-two lots that were 

 offered only four were not direct lineal descendants 

 of Queen Mary, and there was a keen competition 

 for some of them. The yearlings Avere sold first, 

 and realized handsome prices, Queen Mary's 

 descendants, of whom there were seven, reaching 

 the handsome averag^e of 473 o-uineas. The 

 highest price was made by Siddartha, a handsome 

 bay colt by Pero Gomez out of the Pearl, who 

 fell to Mr. Lorillard's bid of 1,125 guineas. He 

 failed to fulfil his early promise, at any rate in 

 England, for on the only occasion on which he 

 ran he made an indifferent show in moderate 

 company. 



Perhaps the most sensational incident of the 

 sale was when The Pearl was led into the ring. 

 The bidding was fast and furious for this hand- 

 some daughter of old Caller Ou, and there was a 

 pause of suspense when Osborne bid 2,000 guineas 

 for her; but Miles I' Anson was not to be denied, 

 and his advance of J 00 guineas knocked 'Johnny ' 

 out of time, nor could all Mr. Tattersall's elo- 

 quence produce from him another bid. The 

 Mai ton men were jubilant that The Pearl was 

 stopping amongst them ; and it w^ould have been 

 a pity had one of the best bred mares in the 

 North found another home. 



Poldoody was the only other mare that got 

 into four fiofures, Mr. Cartwrio-ht beincf the 



