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Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 62, 10 September 1897, Page 1

9 To Stand this Season in the J Fbildino and Bangitjkei Di^ibic The Thoroughbred Horse, ' HANDSOME JACK J iFoaled 1890). HANDSOME JACK is a sevenye old., Bto«tly«»built bay horf standing 15 hands 3 inches high. ± his name indicates, he is a haadson horse, and so fashionably bred that he well worthy the attention of breeder i The stoutest strains of the English ar colonial thoroughbred blood is blende \ in this horse's pedigree. It would ai pear almost unnecessary to refer furthi than to his tabulated pedigree unde mentioned, but the family he has di scendfd from are so rich in winnie blood that the owner may be pardone for just mentioning a few facts perhaj not generally known. Handsome Jack is by St. Leger (tl , well « known winner -» producing sire whose stock have won in New Zealan \ eince the season 1895>6 eighty one race: : valued at £21.672. Badiant, who never raced, is by thi 1 stoutly«bred sire Bo bin son Crusoe, who* mares are so highly thought of by Au> 1 trahan breeders, and as Eadiant is froi ' Radiance this makes the Ham of Hand some Jack full sister to those fast horse Quadrant and Cruiser (sire of the Rang: tikeibred Lorelei). Robinson Cruso (sire of Radiant) is full brother to thn Btnd gem Onyx (dam of Nordenfeldt] and Radiance (dam of Radiant; is b Fireworks (fire of Th« Mute, who is sir , of the Grand National Steeplecha? winner, Mutiny, and and the Gram National Hurdle Race winner, Dummj last year), while Sunshine (dam o Radiance), is also dam of Sunrise, a ver successful stallion in New South WaleA glance at St. Hippo's pedigree, who i considered by good judges to bo one o the best homes seen in New Zealand c late years, will show that Handskm Jack has really a better pedigree, as h shows the valuable strain of Man by r nong blood, which is absent from St Hippo's pedigree. Both horses are closelj related on blood lines. Irish Bird- Sir Hercules _ Ine i catcher Guiccoli i— Baroni . J I Economist 1.5 ; Echidna __ Miss_Pratt io ultan w Pocah- | Trampoline t onus. MuTey " iMarpessa Clare S 2 |Orlando Touchstcmc p Tedding: Vulture a-« ton .MissTwiA-Rockin^ham ; « j enham Electress 'Buzzard g Dauqh- ! Daughter of I'icton c ter of Melbourne Jj l_ ( Daughter ofl.isbeth H j Pantaloon Castrel ~^ I Wind- i Iclahpi l-f lioui-.di touchstone I a Phyrne Dccov 2, H thonie D . Lottery _ g| Rebecca D'ghterol Cervantes g Slu " lon Cain - <I a Wild ' Margaret ~ lx Dayrrll Ellen Mid- n ay Middlctcn 5 5 d.eton Myrrha < Scutari Sultan *~" \fj- i Velvet v; Midia j- r ~ „ . „ Soothsayer Mannella_ r css ' w — Zj— . crop Uustard ' § >. Fisher- I Daugj^tdr o( Orville i f 6 n r c o h f or v -■* Melbourne Humph-Qinl^ o 5 < March- MorjwhViJam t_l| ionesscin.elli .K^ B gL The bbanr ° n Irish Birdcatch7r~ 2 §;| Stock- Echidna «j«s(| '""jocahonUiS^, g g,i louchsto,>e jj-^-, c S , . Banter |I JU " et Lane Witch ™"* " _- - .Weatherbit sheet Anchor" c I *..-,. , Missl-etty ■3 o SlrHercules Whalebone \ S £ G -^ FactorvGirl Lamplighter o^ _-r — = Spinning Jenny <« F. s herman H ~^— — Mariby- R ose de Mai "bra« v rnorg Florence Hlyinß r>utchman_ .5 — , Boarding Sch 1 Miss | rchy :Camel " Nic &t Rushlig ht |i| rddiet °«" " Unfortunately, Handsome Jack met with an accident while in training as a two -year, old and could not be raced, but, previous to that, he w*s highly thought of and proved to be a colt of considerable promise Handsome Jack's full brother, Lustre, won the Dunedin Selling Race, 100 soys, also the Dunedin Federal Stakes of 200 soys, 6 furlongs, 7 0. m 1 18. beating Saracen, Bay Bell, Eulnine, Pique, and Whakawatea. Breeders must come to the conclusion, after perusing the above particulars, that they are fortunate in having so highly a bred young horse, and one so closely reIn ted to all the best and most valuable strains of blood to be found in Australasia. Handsome Jack will be limited to a number of marcs Thoroughbreds 5 guineas, and half bred* at a reasonable reduction. Inspection of this son of St. Leger is invited. Splendid grazing at my farm at Kiwitea, near Feilding, for one month, after that time Is 6d per week will be charged. All care will be taken with mares, especially thoroughbred mares and their foals, for which I have special paddocks, but no responsibility will be accepted. Mares br train will be met at Feilding Railway Station, after arrangements are made. St. Leger. the sire of Handsome Jack. is standing this season at Auokland, at a fee of 50 guineas, and is limited to 15 mares. For further partionlars apply to W. F. McRETH, Kiwitea, Feilding OLAIRVILLE HOUBE BAKEBY. A. J. GOULD, Bakeb and Confectioner, FEILDING. WHITE ii.D Br<.wn BuFADof euperior quality is delivered to all parts of the town and country districts. Small Gso*h, Wedding and Birthday CakM made on the shortest notice A. J. Gould's Bread may be bought at the respective shops of J. Darragh, R. J. Thompson, J. Clementson, W Oorpe (Makino), and Bramwell Bros. (Colyton).