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of the young race-horse’s career; and too 
often his claims to public notice begin and 
end with the price his sire’s reputation 
obtains for him under the hammer 
The animals which succeed on the Turf, 
after realising a long figure in the sale ring, 
are very few in number—how few is not 
and in this connection 
generally recognised 
it will be interesting to refer to an article 
on * Blood Stock Sales,” which was published 
in the Z7mes of 27th December, 1897 :— 
‘There has not been quite such a rush 
to pay high prices for yearlings which are 
either related to horses that have dis- 
tinguished themselves on the Turf or are 
promising in appearance, as buyers are 
gradually becoming alive to the fact that 
yearlings sold for a 1,000 guineas or 
upwards are nearly always failures 
‘No more striking illustration of this 
could be had than in connection with those 
sold in 1896 for a total of 51,250 guineas, 
These were thirty-two in number, ranging 
from a filly by St. Simon—Dart, who 
cost 5,100 guineas and has run once 
without success, to Meldola, a filly by 
Melton—Fame, who has been beaten 
each time she ran 
“These thirty-two yearlings are repre- 
sented by two winners of five races, Florio 
Rubattino and La Veine, who have 
