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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 653, 9 December 1908, Page 6

W^^arMy |T imparts lasting exhilaration, and need only be taken in small quantities night and morning. LEXANDRA BOOT STORE, W*. Poulson - Proprietor. BOOTS ! BOOTS ! . . For Young and Old. Men's, Ladies' and Children's Footwear of every shape lequired can be had at my. Emporium. English and American Manufacture kept in stock. Summer Footwear to suit everyone can be obtained from me at Prices that come within the reach of all. Leather Goods of every description always on hand, Call and see for Yourselves. " Spot Cash " is my Motto! TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON IN THE SLICKS, CLYDE, ALEXANDRA, IDA VALLEY & SUUitUUNDING DuSL'RIUTS, The Imported Standard-bred StallioD DEL PASO. ALBERT W 11333 Electioneer 125 Sister Hambletoniati <»reeu Mountain Maid Juha Nelson Latnout Mare AUGUSTA 221$ Gua 899 Keta Bellfouuder 62 Jenny Noyes G.Mi'atuhenJ/ 31 Mo; lie IjKL L'AdO w»s imported iioua America by the Hon. C-eorgu aI Lean; Ins sire, Albert \V. (recoru 2 2o), won 2 5 heats, better tlnui 2 30. lie is tile site of JLitiit Albeit (2 17); Dudby Uoott,3yrs (22GJj) ; and Elovviug Tide, pacer (2 22). Elect.uueer, sire of filbert W, left such good ptrformers as oonul (28),, Palo Alio {2 S), Jlauzanioa (2 16), Anteeo (2 16J), Aoau (2 17), L<Jt faiocuui (2 17£), .s'orvai (2 Bonita (2 184) j ana 90 others w.th rtcoras better than 2 30. DEL PASO for two successive years was also awarded Uhampiou lArtiilicates at the Duneiiiu Horse Parade, uu bom occasions beating highly "bred competitors. in relerring to Del Paso nn Am rican paper sayß:— '* There was always astiong boud of friendship between the Liou George .VI-Lean, of New Zealand, and Mr J b Uaggiu, of Kancho del Paso, and the friendship was manifested in many' ways. Amongst the most noticeable, however, was the presentation by the latter of Del Paso, „he good son of Albert VV (2 20), to the Hon George M'Lean. Thtre is no doubt that Mr Haggin selected for this gift the best son of Albert W ou the farm. Ihe breeding is intensely strong on trottiug lines, and D&h PA&U should prove hj great success as a sire in JNew Zealand, where there are so many mares whose blood Hues will blend well with his. His dam was a beautiful fine-skinned mare ca'.led Augusta, fche was by the best-coated and smoothest-looking stallion I ever saw. tie was called Gus (2 26£), by Milliman's Bellfouuder, he by American liellfounder, sou of Morse Horse 6 ; his Uam was by Engineer If. Milliman's Bellfouuder sired a number in the 2 31 list, and his blood has always been considered good by Caiifomian horse breeders. (-us (2 26f J was out of a mare without a known pedigree, but there never was a road mare of her time th..t could throw dust into her face; -,her fame as }'euny Mo>es (2 40) was widespread. Augusta's dam was called Keta, and she was' by tfyat go'o4 representative of the Clay famny, Ueorge M Patchen, Jr, (2 27), a horse whose history aud auces, ai well as those of his descendants, will fill a large chapter in the chronicles of; the 'I rottiog tracks of America." DtTPa&oj is one of the fewsires registered in the N.Z,{ •Stud Bjok, and he has the following well-j kudwn pt-rfor'nJers tolijs credit:— Gipriie L ■ (4 52), Jun Jim (4 55), Motjtere (456), j The Ui.sso.in (518), Flossie (5 18), Xeras (520), J'heorat23o), Lady dope, Del Avis, ! De aroo, Hazel; Hebe, S, and many j others with winning brackets to their names.

FEE—Season's Serv'ce ... £3. Payable Januaiy, I'JUD. Groom's fee, payable at First Service, os. Ah rfiSies sold or'es!chaii!red held as iu Foal For Puviher jiartksj}Tars apply U. JOHJNSTON, Blacks.