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were sold to Argentine breeders for ;^305000 each, 

 and Adam, who I believe realised ^^ 16,000, 

 went to the United States, but was afterwards 

 sent back to Europe and bought by the Austrians. 

 Just before the war broke out in August 19 14 

 negotiations were pending for the sale of Dagor 

 to the Austrians. Roughly speaking, M. Blanc 

 sold sons and daughters of Flying Fox for 

 ;£ 1 00,000. So the purchase of the son of Orme 

 and Vampire for ;^39,375' resulted in a gross 

 return of about ;^25o,ooo within fifteen years ! 



The chief individual winners by Flying Fox 

 have been : 



With the exception of Madree, these animals 

 were all bred and raced by M. Blanc. 



Excluding the races won by Jardy and Val 

 d*Or, the offspring of Flying Fox won in England, 

 on the flat, 37 races worth ;^ 13,334. His 

 winners in this country were The Welkin, 

 Royal Fox, High Flyer, Blankney II., Flitaway, 

 Brooklands, Whyte Melville, Myram, Moyglare, 

 Sarenna, Woodstock, Romeo, Prairie Fire, and 



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