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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25270, 23 August 1947, Page 4

TO STAND AT BRANSTON STUD FARM, HORNBY SONNY BOY Brown Pony Stallion, IS hands, hy Ponty (imp.)—Lady Klonolki (imp.). Ponty had undefeated show ring record, and Sonny Boy himself has been shown with considerable success at all leading shows from Christchurch to Invercargill. For full particulars apply to: T. W. STEPHENSON Or F. WITHELL ’Phones 597 S and 36-264. AVAILABLE TO SOUTH ISLAND BREEDERS THEIO* (31) By TETRATEMA—THYENE A PROVED SIRE OF EARLY .SPEED, By TETRATEMA (14)—THYENE, < r ®y horse, like his sire TETRATEMA and grandsire THE TETRARCH. He won four races, including the Wokingham Stakes (Ascot). He is a brother to Thyestes, unbeaten two-year-old winner of £7824 and a successful sire. THEIO is closely related to the successful sire Lord Quex, sire of Catalogue (Melbourne Cup), Don Quex (Wellington Cup), TETRATEMA, sire of TrflElO, was unbeaten as a two-year-old. He won the Two Thousand Guineas and £21,778. In England TETRATEMA sired winners- of £299,760*4. including Mr Jinks (Two Thousand Guineas, and £25,153, and a stud success). Tiffin (unbeaten winner of £16,516), Royal Minstrel (£21,549). Myrobella (£16,143). Theft (£10,628), Foray (£9674), Atbara (£8088), Thyestes (£7824). THE TETRARCH, grandsire of THEIO. was unbeaten, and was one of the fastest horses the world has known. He was also a phenomenal success at the stud, and his sons. Chief Ruler, Tea Tray and Tractor, all met with success in New Zealand. THYENE, dam of THEIO, produced winners of over £lO,OOO, including THEIO, THYSTES and THEMISTOCLES. THYENE was a half-sister to La Dauphin? (a winner and dam of winners Including Anita Peabody, who in U.S.A. won seven races in eight starts): Dursilla, dam of Ojala (dam of the Irish Derby winners Piccadilly and Slide On), The Hour (leading tworyear-old in 1936), and Derk’s Double (dam of Portmamock, winner of £8947). THYENE was by SUNSTAR (5) from SEBENICO, three-quarter sister to LADY QUEX, dam of LORD QUEX. sire of the winners of more than £152,000. and to LADY FRIVOLES, a winner and dam of six winners and granddam of Chicle (leading sire in U.S.A. in 1929) and Dis Done, sire of Top Flight, the biggest stakeearning mare in the world. SEBENICO was by WILLIAM THE THIRD (2) from GAY DUCHESS, sister to Bonnie Morn (Kilcock—£72l4, and Good Morning); and Bonny Rose, granddam of. Mountain King and Signor), by ROSICRUCIAN (S)—BONNIE KATIE, by KING OF TRUMPS (2). THEIO has built up an excellent record at the stud in New Zealand, and had the highest percentage of winners of any sire in New Zealand in the 1945-46 season. THEIO IS STANDING THIS SEASON AT RANGIORA. A LIMITED NUMBER OF MARES WILL BE TAKEN AT A FEE OF: 75 GUINEAS For further particulars, ring 'PHONE 38-589, F. MURFlTT—Coldstream rd., Ranglora, or PYNE, GOULD, GUINNESS LTD., Christchurch and Branches. OFFENDER (IMP.) WALLA WALLA—MISS VIOLET THE IMPORTED AUSTRALIAN STALLION Will Stand the Season at GREYMOUTH FEE: 2$ GUINEAS FREE RETURN PRIVILEGE Grazing : Wet Mares 7/«, Dry 5/- Week. AU care but no responsibility. For particulars, etc., M. J. H. KENNEDY, P.O. Box 58. 'Phone 1113. GREYMOUTH.