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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1977, 6 October 1886, Page 4

To Stand this Season in Blenheim District. the WELL KNOWN AMERICAN TROTTING STALLION. rPHi Oak Grove. OAK GROVE ia a blood ba horse with black points, tight years old stands 16 j hand high, of splendid bone, temper and symmetrical proportions, being considered by competent judges to be one of the beat cirtiage horses ever imported to this Colony. lie 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 to the American Trotter whose aicestors for generations have been trained on the •* track.” OAK GROVE is a son of the celebrated Trotting Stallion "Irvington,” whose performances are familiar to all breeders in the Colony. His dam "Druidess” was bred on the OAK GROVEEstate and 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 the importer to put with the valuable American mares introduced into the colony at the same time. OAK GROVE will travel in the Spring Creek, Tua Marina, Wairau West; and Renwiek Town districts. Mares from outside places must be 6ent in. for which good paddocks are provided at Is 6d per week, every care taken but no responsibility. Terms : 50s per mare, groomage fpe 5s to be paid at time of first service. All fees to be paid by Ist January, 1887. tfS’Mares from Awatere, Flaxbourne, Kekerangu and Southern Districts for ibis 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. To Stand this Season. BLENHEIM DISTRICT. The pure bred clydesdale ENTIRE HORSE. Conqueror. CONQUEROR is a bright bay, now 10 years old, standing 17 hands high, bane of unequalled quality, immense musculir power splendid action, and most docile temper He was bred by Mrs Miller, West Taieri, out of her celebrated mare Duchess, and is by Empeio - , out of the pure Clydesdale mare Kate (imported by the late Mr James Strachan). Emperor has gained three first and three second prizes, and is got by the renowned Napoleon (imported by Mr J. Nimmo). Napoleon. by George Buchanan;s Emperor,., out of Nancy, bred by Alexander Finlay, Esq. Sandyhills, near Glasgow, Nancy by the celebrated Garnary horse ; her dam is Scotman. Conqueror took the first prize as a two-year.old at the Blueskin Show. 1876 and second prize for ail comers ard agtd horsts at the same show • and at Oamaru the following year took seconi prize as a three-year-old in a field of nine competi tors. At five years old he took first prize at Timeru, 1879, and special prize of 12 guineas as a colonial-bred horse to stand in the district that season. Second prize at Wanganui, ISBO, against all comers ; the first prize at Patea same year against the same horse that took first prize at Wanganui. First prize at Taranaki, 1881. Conqueror’s stock are allowed by com petent judges to be the best ever bred in this Colony: having plenty of size, abundance of hair and bone, and hocks of unexceptional quality,- combined with general symmetiy. Terms :—Single mares, £3 ; two or more, reductien as per arrangement groomage, ss. Conqueror will be limited to forty mares besides owners’. Good Paddocks, la 6d per week, every care taken but no liability. For further particulars apply to JOHN ROSS, Groom, or CLARK AND PICKERING, 942 Criterion Stables. TO BTAND THIS SEASON AT MARLBOROUGHTOWN. THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE Louis D’Or. LOUIS D’Or is a chestnut Horse § years old standing over 16 bands high with great power and‘is by> that celebrated horse TRADUCER, sire fo Lturline, Palumnyt Templeton, Sir Modred and a host pf well kpowp dinners out of the imported m a f e sup£e. {jate Jtfalf Crown). Rupee is by Dollar, the best son of the Flying Dutchman winner of the Derby and St. Ledger of 1849. . Dollar won the Northamptonshire Stakes and Goodwood Cup in 1864, and is the sire of Salvator, winner of the Grand Prix de Paris in 1875. Salvator was the sire of the sire of the Duke of Hamilton’s jOsslap, phiph jypn the St. Ledger, 1883, and rap second in tpp Qo.odwqpd Cjip in 1884, Louis D’Or received first noOprs fchre,e years in succession as the best thoroughbred entire at the Marlborough Agricultural Show, and ran second to Grip in the C. J.C, Handicap when a three year old, Mfonojichc dam of Rupee is by the Raron, sire of Stock we 11 apd Rataplan. Louis D'Or will visit Havelock on i Mondays (weather permitting);- at Spting Creek, on Tuesdays ; Blenheim, Wednesdays and Saturdays ; PietoD, Fridays ; at our stables Thursdays. Terms —For thoroughbred mares L 6, others ]L3 10s with a groomage fee of 5s to pe paid on srst sgrpipe. Liberal reduction, as per agreement, wilP be made if two or more mares, the bona, )?d<r property of one person be sent." All fees must be paid by January Ist, 1887. Good paddocks Is 6d per week, great care but no responsibility. 930 G. RICHARDS. ON SAP at CARD & ' RABQNE'S— Froude’s ODE ANA. j Hugh Conway’s “ Cams ton’s Gift ” and other Stories. Oaida’s'* A Rainy June.” , (100,000 copies of this 1 book have been sold,) A variety of other new Novels, Fovelettes, etc.