IMPORTANT TO BREEDERS OF HORSES. TO STAND THIS SEASON, At Mr. Money's Stables, Market Place, Christchurch, THE IMPOETED THOBOUGHBBED HOBSB ■TRADUCEE, The property of and imported by David lanes, Esq. TRADUCER is a magnificent dark brown horse, 5 years old, of great power and symmetry, with & perfectly quiet temper, and has proved his hardiness and constitution by arriving; after a six months' voyage in the condition.;be did* His performances in England have stamped him a first-class race*horse. See " Ruff's Guide " for 1860-61. When a 2 year old he was sold for 1200 Guineas. As a 3 year old he won the Wynnstay Handicap at. Chester, beating a large field of good. Horses, and became first favourite for the Two Thousand Guinea Stakes, for which he ran third to the Wizard, the best horse of his year in England. . ' Traducer's 'pedigree, both by dam and sire, are from the purest blood. His sire, The' liibel,",having more Herod blood in him than any horse how covering in England. See the last work on the Race-horse, by " Stoneherige," and the letters of. Admiral Rous to " Bell's Life in London." li Traducer, by The Libel; Arethusa, by Elis; Languid, by Cain; Lydia, by Poultott.• ~: The Libel, by Pantaloon, sire of Hobbie Noble, Elthiron, The Reiver, Miserrima, &c., out of quinade, own sister to Touchstone. See. Stud Book. Termsl2 Guineas each mare, payable on the Ist of January, 1863. Convenient paddocks will be found for mares, at 5 shillings per head per week, but no responsibility incurred. 3300 LIMITED TO 50 MARES. ~~ TO STAND THIS SEASON. IN CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT. THE celebrated Clydesdale Horse Orkney, imported from Scotland by Mr. P. Nimmo. ORKNEY Is a beautiful bay horse, 6 years old, 16£ hands high, of excellent bone and substance, of good action, and of the purest Clydesdale blood. Orkney was got by that far-famed horse Clyde, who when a two-year-old, gained the first prize at the following places At Paisley, Hawston, Johnstone, and Kilbarchan, the principal breeding districts of Scotland. He also gained the Highland. Society's first prize at Glasgow, as a three-year-old, and also the first prize at Dumbarton, a 9 a year-old, and was allowed to be the best bred Clydesdale horse in Scotland. Orkney is out of Rose, a famous black Clydesdale mare, got by Chance j she has gained several first prizes as a brood mare, at each of the shows at Gargannock and Stirling, where her stock has never been beat, they haying gained twelve first prizes, Orkney gaining ten of them. Terms:—£lo each mare; half cash at the time of serving, and the remainder at the end of the season. Further particulars as to stations, <fcc., in a future advertisement. 3180 VANDERBILT WILL stand this season on Wednesdays and Saturdays at Mr. Page's Stables, Christchurch, and the remainder of the week at his owner's. His sire, ' Sir Humphrey,' a pure Clydesdale, his dam,' Didappa,' a pure Suffolk, were both imported to Yan Diemen's Land. His owner can guarantee him a sure foal getter. Terms: —£5 a mare, or a guarantee for £7, Groomage, 6s. An allowance will be made to any one bringing three mares. < " . • Good paddocks provided for mares coming to this horse, at 2s 6d per week. . . . The greatest attention paid to the mares, but no responsibility incurred. 3406 A. R. CREYKE. THE PEER WILL STAND THIS SEASON At Messrs. John Shand & Son's Stables, Avon Lodge, Riccarton Road, commencing on the Ist of October, 1862. THE PEER was bred by the Honble. Captain Hawke in 1855, got by Melbourne, out of Cinizelli, by Touchstone. MELBOtXBNE AND TOUCHSTONE Are both well known sires of winners of 2000 Guineas, Derby, Oaks, and St. Loger, for many years past. For a list of these see the Peei'S cards for this season, which may be obtained at Messrs. Shand & Son's, at the Royal Hotel, at the' Standard' Office, Edds' Horse Repository, and at Messrs. Aikman & Wilson's Office. CINIZELI-I WAS THE DAJf OF THE MABQUIB, Who won the 2000 Guineas, 1862, and ran second for the Derby, 1862, being beaten by only half-a-neck, and beating all others off by a length-and-a-half. Time, 2min. Fee .—ls Guineas, payable on the Ist February, 1863. Groomage, 10s. Special arrangements will be made with any ono who may send four or more mares, bona fide hjs own property, or as to guarantee. Mares covered by the Peer last year not stinted, and bonft fide the property of the same owner/half-price. Also, TO STAND THIS SEASON, At the same Stables, G L E N DON, Well lenown for the strength and enduring qualities of his stock, both' in the North and-in the South Island. > Glendon was bred by Mr. Scott, of Glendon, N.S.W. He was got by Cap-a-Pie, out of Griseida, by Dover j g. dam Gertrude, by Trumpet, out of G Cap-a-Pie (imported) by the Colonel, out of sister to Cactus.—See Stud Book, Vol. 4, p. 450._ Dover (imported) by Patron, out of Maid of Kent, by Soothsayer. Trumpet (imported) own brother to Bugeli -.by Tiresias, out of a Rubens mare.—See Stud Book, Yol. 4, p. 402. , __ * Glendon has won the Ladies' Purse at Bumham Water Races, Wellington, and other races in the North Island. _ Fees Guineas, payable on the Ist February, 1863. Groomage, ss. Messrs. Shand & Sons will supply paddock accommodation for mares coming to the above horses, where every care will be taken, but no responsibility incurred. ' . E.J.WAKEFIELD. Sept. 11,1862. \ 3513 ~ TO STAND THIS SEASON, At J. Ladbrooke's Victoria Stables,' Christchurch, THE MERRY TRAVELLER, pronounced by competent judges to be one of the most' serviceable 'hack.entires in the province. Also that well known ,Cart Entire DEFIANCE. . ■ ■M' Full particulars as to pedigrees* terms, and'the route these horses will take during the season, may be had on application 1 at the Yictona StaWes;