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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1975, 4 October 1886, Page 4

To Stand this Season in the Blenheim District.. rnHK WELL KNOWN AMERICAN 1 ) TKOTTIN G STALLION. Oak Grove. OAK GROVE is a blood bay horse with black points, eight years old stands 16 i hand- high, of splendid bone, temper and symmetrical pioportions, being considered by competent judge? to be one of the beat cvniage horses ever imported to this Colooy. He was broughtjfrom America by John Kerr, Esq., M.H.R. four years ago and has since that time left an excellent re-> ' cord in the districts in which he has [ travelled. His progeny at an : early age - distinctly show the gait and pace peculiar j to the American Trotter whose ancestors ' for generations have been trained on the •' track.” * ( OAK GROVEis a son of the celebrated Trotting Stallion ‘’lrvington,” whose j performances are familiar to all breeders in the Colony. His dam “Druidess” ) was bred on the OAK GROVEEstateand in her day was one of the fastest mares in the States. Oak Grove is a fast Trotter,, ; hss a graceful and elegant style of of action and was specially selected by thejimporier to put with the valuable Anierican mares; introduced into the colony ' at the same time. OAK GROVE will travel in the Spring Creek, Tua Marina, Wairau West; and Renwick Town districts. Mares from outside places must be sent in. for whiohi good paddocks are provided at Is 6d per week, every care taken but no responsibly. i Terms : 60s per mare, groomage fee 6sj to be paid at time of first service. All fees to be paid by Ist January. 1887. i *2rMarea from Awatere, Flaxbourne, Kekerangu and Southern Districts for' this horse will be brought to Blenheim] by Mr W. J. Allen,Mail contractor, with whom arrangements can be made. For further particulars apply to JOHN ROSS, Groom in Charge, or to * -> CLARK AND PICKERING, 945 Criterion Stables. fiGt : To Stand this SeasonBLENHEIM DISTRICT. The pure bred clydesdale ENTIRE HORSE. Conqueror. CONQUEROR is a bright bay, now 10 years old, standing 17 bands high, bone of unequalled quality, immense muscuDrpower splendid action, and most docile temper He was bred by Mrs Miller, West Taieii, out of her ce’ebrated mare Duchess, and is by Emperor, out of the pure Clydesdale mare Kate (imported by the late Mr James Strachan). Emperor has gained three first and, three secoud prizes, and is got by the renowned Napoleon (imported by Mr J. Nimmo). Napoleqn. by George Buchananjs Emperor, out of Nancy, bred by Alexander Finlay, Esq. Sandyhills, near Glasgow, Nancy by the celebrated Garnary horse ; her dum is Scot mad.' Conqueror took the first prize as a two-year-old.at the Blueskin Show, 1876 and second prize for ail comers ard ag<d kofsts aFfhecwme-ehow ; and at Oamaru the following year took second prize as a thrib-year-old in a field of nine compel i tors, r At . five years old he took first prize at Tim,am, 1879, and special pr'ze of 12 guineas as a colonial-bred horse to stand in. the district that season. Second prize at ‘ Wanganui, 1880, against all comers ;~lhe first prize at Patea same year against the same horse that tookfirst prize at Wanganui. First prize at Taranaki,TßSl. .Vi , ' fDVIAB Conqueror’s stock are allowed by com petept-judges to be the best ever b.edin this Colony: hnviug plenty of siz\ abuudance of hair and bone, and hocks' of un. exceptional quality, combined with general symmetry. . - Terms :—Single mares, £3 ; two or ■ra re, reduction as per arrangement groomage, ss. , . . - ■ . Conqueror will be limited to forty mares besides owuera’. Good Paddocks, la 6d per week, every care taken but no liabili/y. For further particulars apply, to JOHN ROSS, Groom, or CLARK AND PICKERING, ~ 942 Criterion Stables. £3 TO STAND THIS SEASON AT MARLBOROUGHTO WN- ; , THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE j Louis D’Or. LOUIS D’Or is a chestnut ' Horse 8 years old standing over 16 bands high with great power and, is by- that,, celebrated horse TRADUCER, sire -id Lurline, Calumny, Templeton, Sir Mooted and a host of well known winners out of the imported mare Rupee, (late Half Crown). Rupee is by Dollar, the best son of the Flying Dutchman, winner of the Derby and St. .Ledger of 1849 i. Dollar won the Northamptonshire Stakes and Goodwood Cup in 1864, and of Salvator, winner of the Grand Pfix i de Paris in 1875 Salvator was the sire ot the sire-tf the , Duke of ; Hamilton’s Ossian, which won the St. Ledger,. 1883, and ran second in the Goodwood Cap ih 1884, Louis D’Or received first honors three years in succession as the best thoroughbred entire at the Marlboroagh Agricultural Show, and ran: second to Grip in tbe C. J.C. Handicap when a three year old. Mtonouche dam of Rupee is by the Baron, sire of Stockwell and Rataplan. -j Louis D’Or will visit Havelock on Mondays (weather permitting); at Spring Creek, on 'l’uesdays ; Blenheim, Wednesdays and Saturday* ; Picton, .Fridays ; at our etableß Thursdays. Terms —For thoroughbred mares L 6, otheis L 3 lOs with a fee of ss; to be paid on first service. A Liberal re. J duction, as per agreement, will be-made if two or more,mares the, bona fide property of one person be sent. All .fees must be paid b. - Januaiy Ist. 1887. Good paddocks Is 6d per week, great care but no responsibi ity. ■ ' <(< • 930 G. RICHARDS. N SALE at CARD & ■■ RABONE’S— ’ : - - V”. Froude’s OCEANA. ■’* ’ , - Hugh <on way’s “ Carriston’s Gift ” and other Stories. • Cuida’s A Rainy June.” (100,000 copies of this bock have been sold.) variety of other dew Novels, Fovelettes, etc.