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Maplehurst, Sunny Slope, Fairview Studs brought as high 

 figures as the Dixiana bunch, still the Maplehurst Stud re- 

 ceived $3,000 for Wild Oats by Requital-Spinaway, half 

 brother to Strideaway, Spinalong, Lazzarone and Hand- 

 spin, and $2,525 for a colt Dy Requital-Renia Victoria. In 

 addition to the above the company sold the Nursery year- 

 lings, seventeen head, for $3,225 ; A. B. Spreckles' year- 

 lings, twenty-five head, for $7,735 ; Hurricana yearlings, 

 eleven head, for $1,925; F. R. T. Hitchcock's racing sta- 

 bles, nineteen head, for $13,325; Phil Dwyer's racing sta- 

 bles, twenty-three head, for $16,987; Marcus Daly's rac- 

 ing stables, twenty-four head, for $21,875-; L. O. Apple- 

 by's Silver Brook Stud of forty-two head for $64,700, one 

 of the horses consigned being imp. Knight of the Thistle. 

 He sold for $30,000, Charles Reed, the man who dazed the 

 ring with a $100,000 bid when he bought St. Blaise, being 

 the purchaser. 



In 190 1, the returns from the thoroughbred depart- 

 ments were, on account of the clearance sales of Marcus 

 Daly's stock, more than double the amount realized at the 

 firm's four sales of harness performers. The published 

 reports show that one thousand four hundred and forty- 

 six thoroughbreds were sold for $1,746,145, an average 

 of $1,207.56, while the company also sold one thousand 

 eight hundred and seventy trotters and pacers for $814,- 

 445, an average of $424.73, making the year's business 

 amount to three thousand three hundred and sixteen horses 

 sold for $2,560,590, an average of %jj2.i6. The sale of 

 Marcus Daly's thoroughbred stock, when the number dis- 

 posed of is considered, is the best on record in America. 

 Two hundred and eight head, including stallions, brood 

 mares, yearlings, two-year-olds and three-year-olds were 

 disposed of at these sales for $661,175, an average of 



