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purchaser at 1,000 guineas. It is noteworthy that 

 three daughters of Caller Ou were sold by auction 

 within something over two-and-a-half years for 

 the aggregate sum of 4,700 guineas. Old Caller 

 Ou, now twenty-three years old, brought 125 

 guineas, but, unluckily for Mr. Dudley Milner, 

 she proved to be barren. She never bred again, 

 and was destroyed in the spring of 1884. 



Queen Mary's eighteen descendants averaged 

 49G guineas each, and the total amount realized 

 by the sale was 9,205 guineas, As a proof of its 

 excellence may be cited the fact that three of the 

 yearlings were re-sold at the Doncaster September 

 Meeting and made a loss of 175 guineas. 



In the spring of 1881 Mr. Wm. I'Anson 

 removed to Highfield from Spring Cottage, and 

 since that time the Highfield Stable has taken a 

 high position amongst tlie large training establish- 

 ments in the kingdom, and has well maintained 

 the reputation which was won by Spring Cottage. 



Closely identified with the Highfield Stables 

 are the Doncaster sales, not only on account of 

 the good yearlings sent up to Doncaster from the 

 neighbouring establishment, the Blink Bonny 

 Stud Farm, but because many of the leading 

 winners which have hailed from the snug stables 

 near Malton, have been purchased in the Sale 

 Paddock at Doncaster. 



Hazledean and Adamite are amongst Mr. 

 I Anson's early Doncaster purchases, and both 



