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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XIX, Issue 3231, 22 September 1892, Page 4

r V. O_B. R , £ E_H EB, _§.: (ml VANGUARD En Avant (imp) — Traducer (imp), winner of the New Zealand, Dunedin, and GJeraldine Cups, and many important weight for age races, will be j at the service of breeders throughout the district. Also, the Clydesdale Stallion BLUE RIBbON, Nannie Macdonald (448) — Young Banker (1) (imp), winner of eight first prizes, viz., at Christchurcb, Hangiora, Timaru, Oamaru, and Dunedin. For pedigrees, see cards ; for further particulars, apply to JAMBS SPENCE, Otakeho. 'PO STAND THIS SEASON. -WffTOfcj^ DAUPHIN, by Traducer, imp., out of Maria Theresa, imp, by Ratapan (for full pedigree see N.Z. Stud Book), will stand the Season at ELSLEA, WAVERLEY. Every care will be taken with Mares, but no responsibility. Mares to be removed on notice after service. Terms: £5 ss; guarantee, £7 7s. Grass free for six weeks, after that 2s per week. WILLIAM WILSON. rpo TRAVEL THIS SEASON, JL 1892, The following districts : Hawera. Manutahi, Okaiawa, Eltham. The Thobotjghbbed Horse, FOUL SHOT By Musket, out of Mr. Walters' Slander. (Vide JS .Z. Stud Book.) Foul Shot is a beautiful dapple bay, with Mack points, and stands 16 bands 1 inch bigb. He is a powerful thoroughbred horse, with immense bone and muscle; has legs like bars of iron, with Dowerf ul quarters, and greatly resembles hia sire, Musket. PotTI. SHOT'S stock are allowed by competent judges to be the finest lot that have ever been seen on the coast, and hiß stock out of tboroaghbred mares are admitted to be equal to anything in New Zealand, either for good looks, size, or quality. Foul Shot started three times as a two-year-old. W^n the Welcome Stakes, and ran second to Thunderbolt for the Midsummer Stakes and New Year's Gift. Ab a three-year-old he won the Great Northern Derby— time, 2m. 40$s. —beating Stonyhurat ; and his next win was the Grand Stand Handicap. He also ran second to Derringer for the N.Z. Stud Company's Sires Stakes. Terms : — Thoroughbred mares £5, others £4 ; reduction for two or more. AH care taken, but no responsibility. C. WARD. TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON, in following districts : Hawera, Manutahi, and Okaiawa. The Champion Dbattght Stall*ok ROBERT THE BRUOE. Robert the Bruce, bred by Mr. James Petrie, Stirling, is a dapple bay; stands 17 hands high, with great bone and muscle, Bhort back, deep quarters, with great style and action. Robert the Bruce, by Auditor out of Blossom ; Auditor, bred by the Hon. M. Holmes, and got by Young Banker ; Auditor's dam, Pearl, bred by Mr. J. Harman, Victoria. Auditor, in 1681, at the Olutba Show, a o a three-year-old, gained the gold medal against all comers and the champion prize for the best horse on the ground. The same year, at Mataura Show, he gained two prizes, competing with aged horses, and a silver cup for the best three year old colt. At Mataura in 1883 be gained the silver cup. Auditor's dam, Pearl, by Hero (imp.), dam by Matchless (imp.). Pearl was a« great breeder; her daughter, Sapphire, was first at Dunedin and Oamaru three years in succession. Robert the Bruce's dam, Blossom, by Taieri Lad, bred by Messrs McDonald Brothers, Inch Clutha, out of Lucy, by Comet. Blossom, as a two year old in 1878, sained the silver medal as a first prize at the Clutha, and as a prize taker, was never beaten in local competition in the O'utha. Taieri Lad by Emperor; Emperor by Napoleon, imported from Scotland by the late J. Nimmo, Esq. i Comet was bred by the late J. Nimmo, Esq.; Comet's sire, The Marquis, imported from Victoria by the late Robert Miller; The Marquis' sire the renowned Prince Charlie. Comet's dam, Jean, imported from Scotland by tho late J. Nimmo, EBq. Jean was bred by Alexander Galbraith, Craigiecunahona, Killara, Stirlingshire ; Jean's sire, Justice, a famed prize winner. Joan's dam, Old Jean, the winner of over twenty first prizes, and was never beaten iv her day. Comet's dam took five first prizes before leaving Scotland, aud over twenty firsts m Otago ; she was only beaten once, by her own daughter. RbBEBT tiie Bruce, as a two yearold, took first at the Oluthaaad Mataura Straws .respectively. .In 1885 he took first prize at the, Waikouaiti; Royal Agricultural aud Pastoral Association's Show, and second at the Palmerston South Show the same year. In ,1887 he took first and champion- prize at- Inver. cargill. ■« It wilt be tfe'etfftWmhispedrgree that Robert the JJruce comes from the purest strains o ; £ Clydesdale blood that can be found, in the .colonies. Terms : — £B per mare. All care ! taken in trying and serving, bat no responsibility. All-fees to be paid by 31st January, 1898, by cash or promissory note. Groom's fee 2s 6d, to be paid when mares are served. For further particulars apply to CHARLES WARD, Hawera ; or fJr'oom in charge Both the above have proved sure foal-getters, and their stock compare favorably >with anything in the die- j trict; the latter'a yearlinga being j acknowledged to be the best on the Coast. ' i HE Katoba & iXOBMAirax Stab a is now iwued datf-jr.- - Price one psmr? - - ■ "' '