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NIGHTMARCH WINNER OF MELBOURNE AND NEW ZEALAND CUPS, N.Z. DERBY, etc., and WINNER OF OVER £30,000 IN STAKES. By NIGHT RAID—MARSA, by Martian—Nantes, by Stepniak. Few approved mares at 25 guineas. _ All particulars from J. H. SCOBIE, Stud Groom,. Ladbrooks. J^LDERSLIE STUD SEASON 1936. STALLIONS. The Staying Bred English Stallions. ILIAD (2). Sire in his first season of HOMER (dead heat for A.J.C. Derby); YARINGA (winner West. Australian Derby and St. Leger); GREEK SHEPHERD (winner G.N. Derby and second in N.Z. Derby and St. Leger)—a record never before established by a young stallion. ILIAD is probably the most valuable Swynford stallion in the world to-day. Three Vacancies for approved Mares. No Maidens. ; SOLICITOR GENERAL ; a)A young son of the great stallion BLANDFORD, sire of four Derby win’’ners, including BLENHEIM, sold recently • for 50,000 guineas, and sire in his first of MAHMOUD, winner of the 'English- Derby. SOLICITOR GENERAL is descended s£rom an own sister to CICERO, and is a saiember of the ILLUMINATA family, “which has produced' 21 Classic winners ;to date. He arrived from England in January last, and has been given every chance to acclimatise before starting his ‘Stud season. y SOLICITOR GENERAL has a full booking of high-class mares in this his first •season. Bookings are now being taken Ifor the 1937 season. NIGHT RAID (1). I Head of the Australian Winning Sires in 1930 and 1931. Sire of winners of over £130,000, including PHAR LAP. NIGHTMARCH, NIGHTLY, STEALTH, BLIXTEN. PILLOW FIGHT, WALL STREET. WHERIKO, etc. Last season his two-year-old daughter, WINBYIE, was the ■ best of her age in West Australia, and his son, MAORI LAD. bred at and shipped from there to .'America, is already a winner. A yearlong colt by NIGHT RAID realised 1450 at the 1935 Wellington Sales, and *this year a filly by him realised 800 guineas. An untried two-year-old filly, STE UIRA, was sold to Mr'H. B- Morris, as a brood mare for 2000 j NIGHT RAID will be available to a |}imited number of outside mares this )*flßralng season. Fee, 50 guineas. '-Pot full particulars, apply to, Ken, AusIfc., Managing Director, Elderslie Stud, wo* Elderslie, Oamaru. 5236