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Farm consignment of forty-eight head. It sold for 

 $59,610, an average of $1,242. Praytell was back in the 

 auction ring, and on this occasion sold for $4,000, while 

 Sally Hook, after a season's campaign in which she made 

 record of 2 109 *4, but failed to race successfully, sold for 

 $1,100. The other high priced lots were Lady Thisbe, 

 $4,100 ; Erirange, $5,4°o ; Priola, $3,350 ; Lessadil, $2,950 ; 

 Lamp Girl, $3,000; Carolita, $3,550; Stranger, $2,050; 

 Contralto, $6,500; Neeretta, $3,200; Major Greer, $4,500; 

 Moth Miller, $2,400; Greenbrino, $5,100; Alice Mapes, 

 $4,000; Be Sure, $2,200; Onward Silver, $3,700; Heir-at- 

 Law, $2,550; Rex Americus, $3,550; Dan Q., $1,500; 

 Tudor Chimes, $1,350; The Monk, $1,025, and Derby 

 Princess, $1,025. 



The thoroughbred department of the Fasig-Tipton 

 Company opened the 1900 season with the sale of W. H. 

 Clark's racing stable at Morris Park, May 11, thirty head 

 being disposed of for $38,025. Banastar, the Brooklyn 

 Handicap winner, brought $11,000, while Musketeer sold 

 for $3,000; Seminole, $3,000; Mayor Gilroy, $3,200, and 

 Lucky Bird, $2,600. On the following day twenty-two 

 head were sold for W. C. Whitney and others, the amount 

 realized being $10,180. The yearling sales began May 24 

 and 25 with the Rancho Del Paso and Elmendorf young- 

 sters. The one hundred and twenty-six head sent on to 

 Xew York realized $75,725, an average of $601. The 

 highest prices were paid for the colts by Goldfinch, Fleu- 

 rette's selling for $5,000, Lucania's for $3,600, and the one 

 out of Queen Bess for $2,500. On June 13, B. G. Thomas 

 sold twelve Dixiana yearlings for $26,200. In this draft the 

 colt by Hanover-Mamie Himyar sold for $10,000 and one 

 by Dr. McBride-Quesal for $7,500. None of the year- 

 lings from the Boone Creek, Melbourne, Silver Brook, 



