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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1986, 15 October 1886, Page 4

To Stand this Season in the Blenheim District. rnHIS WELL KNOWN AMERICAN [ TROTTING STALLION. Oak Grove. OAK G ROVE is n bleed horse with black points, <ight years ol stands 16 f hancL high, of splendid bon. temper ami symmetrical proportions, I e'i g considered by competent judges to be one of the best ctniage horses ever imported to this Colony. He was brought[from America by John Kerr, Esq., M.H.R. four years ago and has since that time left aD 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 Trottrr whose a' cestors for generations hue been trained on the “ track.” OAK GROVE is a son of tbe celebrated Trotting S'allion "Irvington,” whose performances are familiar to all breeders in the Colony. His dam "Druidess” w.>s bred ou the OAK GROVEEstate and in her day was one of the fastest mares in -the States. Oak Grove is a fast Trotter, hs«a graceful and elegant style of of action and was specially selected by ibeimpor-'er 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 Wes'; and Ren wick Town distrie s. Mares from ou'side places must be sent in for which good paddccks are provided at Is 6d per week, every care taken but no responsibiliy. Terms : 50s per mare, groomage fee 5s to be paid at time of first service. All fees to be paid by Ist January, 1887. £3FMareß from Awatere, Flaxbourue, Kekerangu and Southern Districts for his horse will be brought to Blenheim y 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 SeasonBLENHEIM DISTRICT. GIFE PURE BRED CLYDESDALE I ENTIRE HORSE. Conqueror. CONQUEROR is-a br ght bay, now 10 years old, standing 17 1 andß high, b >ne of 'unequalled quality, immense muscul ■ power spitnd d actioD, auti most d c.le temper He was bred by Mrs Miller, West Taieri, out of her ce'ebrated mare Ductless, and is by Empeio", out of tbe pure Clydesdale mare Kate (imported by the late Mr James Stracban). Emperor has gained three first and three second prizes, and is got by the renowned Napoleon (imported by Mr J, Nimmo). Napoleon. by G>orge Bucliananjs Emperor, out of Nancy, bred by Alexander Finlay, Esq. Randy hi Us, near Glasgow.. Nancy by the celebrated Garnary horse ; her dam is Scot man.

Conqueiior took the first prize as a two-year-old at the Blueskin Show, 1876 and second prize for ail comers ard ng<d horsts at the same show ; and at Oamaru tlie following year took second prize as 8 three-year-old in a field of nine competitors, At five years old he took first prize at Tiinnru, 1879, and specia} pr'ze of 12 guineas as a colonial,bred horse to stand in the diatrict that season. Second prize at Wanganui, ISBO, against all comers ; the first prize at Patea same year aeaiost the same horse that took fiist prize at Wanganui. First prize at Taranaki, 18S1. Conqueror’s stock are allowed by com pe£ent judges to be the best ever hied in this Colony: having plenty ofjsizc, abundance of hair and bone, apd Jpocks of unexceptional quality, combined wifli general symmetiy. Terms: —Single mares, £3 ; two or more, • reduction as per arrangement groomage, ss. Conqueror ill be limited to forty mares besides owners’. ’good Paddocks, Is Gd per week, every care byt no liabili y. For further particular? ppply to JOHN KO'SS, Gro'Oio, or CLARK AND PICKERING, 1)42 Criterion Stables. TO STAND THIS SEASON AT MARLBOROUGHTOWN. THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE Louis I)’Or. LOUIS JP£)r je a .cfiestpqt frlprjp Q yeq,rs old standing over bands high with great power and is by' th/jit celebrated horse TRAPUCER. sire fo Lurline, Calumny, Templeton, Sir Modred. and a host of well known winners out of the imported mare Rupee, (late Half Crown). Rupee is by Dollar, the best gon of the Flying Dutchman winner of the Derby 9 n s §£. Ledger of 1819. Dollar won tjae Northamptonshire and Goodwood (jup in’ and is the (lire of Salvator, winner of the Grand Prix de Paris in 1875. Salvator was the siro of the sire of the Duke of Hamilton’s Qssiap, ft hfpb won the St. Ledger, 1883, and ran second in Ipp goodwood Cup in 1884, Louis D’Or received first honors three years in succession as the best thoroughbred entire at the Marlborough Agricultural Show, and ran second to ,oyip fn thp C.J.C. Handicap when a three year old. Mmnop dm dam of Rupee is by the Baron, sire ot Stockwell ahd Jiata- , plan. '■ •: V" Adonis P'Or will yisit payeloejc on Says Ayeather permitting); at Spring , ’op Tuesdays Blepheirii, Wednesdays and Saturdays ; JTictoi), p'*} days : at our stables Thursdays. Terms —For thoroughbred mares L 6, others L 3 10s with a groomage fee of 5s to be paid on first service, A Liberal reduction, as per agreement, will be made if two or more mares, the bona fide property of one person be sent. All fees tnpst jbe pai/i by January Ist, 1887. \Good padlocks Is fid per week, great care hut no'responsibl'ityi.' S3O f ( G. RICHApjpS. j ON HA L E a£ QAUD & KABONE'SFroude's OCEANA. Hugh' .i on way’s “Carriston’a Gift ” and other Siories. Ouida’s A Rainy June,” "• '(10of this . . book have been" sold ) A variety of other new Novels, Fovelettes, etc.