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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 11 October 1928, Page 8

HDO .Stand the Season, at Commercial 1 Stables, Hawera, and Travel where sufficient inducement offers —. The Blood Stallion SANDSTAR (18) By Sands of the Orient from Mary Heaton. SANDSTAR, foaled 1921, is a bay horse standing 16.2 high and is of a beautiful temper and constitution. No thoroughbred seen south of the line has, or had, a stouter strain of blood than Sandstar. His grandsire on the male side is Rock Sand, and on the dam’s side Bright Steel. His great grandsires were “'S’anfoin” and Henry of Navarre” (sires side), and St. Simon and Pcsitano (dam’s side). These are names to conjure with and columns could be written of the performances of the progeny of the great sires named.- ! | SANDSTAR, during liis short stay on the turf, was a successful performer, also his sire, Sands of The Orient, and his grandsire, Rock Sand, who won -the Derby and St. Leger and Two Thousand] Guineas in England. Sandstar broke I his fetlock joint and only raced on ten' occasions, twice as a two-year-old, being unplaced, eight times as a three-year-old, being placed on every occasion, winning five, also once second and twice third, ‘ The races he won included: Kensington Handicap, Whangarei, 6 furlongs; Normaniby Plate, Auckland, of 400 sovs, 1 mile; Christmas Handicap, Auckland, of 600 sovs, 1 mile;. Stewards’ Handicap, Auckland, 600 sovs, 6 furlongs; Autumn Handicap, Avondale, 600 sovs, 9 furlongs; second to Surveyor at Takapuna in the Borough Handicap, 7 furlongs; third at Takapuna in the Ngataringa ‘Welter, 7 furlongs; being beaten by Spoony and Raceful; third at Tp Aroha in the Hot Springs Handicap, beaten by Regent and Steel Bar. Sandstar. and Bisogne are No. 18 sires, St. Evelyn being the granddam of Bisogne and the greatgranddam of Sandstar. Sandstar’s first foals are now yearlings, and they point to him .becoming a great sire, and sure foal-getter. TEEMS:' Single Mares, 25 guineas; two or more mares, as arranged. Fees payable on Ist January, 1929. Mares from a distance met at H'awera Railway Station. Good paddocking at 5/- per week. All care, but no respon sibility. For cards and further partiaulars apply— J. BRYANT, Commercial Stables, H'awera. T'O Stand the Season at HAWEEA, and travel where sufficient inducement offers— THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION ROYAL DIVORCE (imp.) No. 16 Family By King’s Proctor Jessamine (King’s Proctor by Persimmon by St. Simon —Jessamine by John o’ Gamut by Using lass.) Both Royal Divorce and his sire were great racehorses, and Royal Divorce’s first foals, now rising yearlings, point to him becoming a great sire. For fuller particulars and tabulated pedigree see cards. TERMS: Single Mare 20 Guineas; two or more Mares as ararnged. Good grazing, 5/- per week. No responsibility whatever. All mares met at Hawera Station. All fees payable January Ist, 1929. S. J. BAILEY, 91 Regent St., Hawera. Woods’ Great Peppermint Caro for coughs and colds;'never fails.—Advt.