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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2004, 6 November 1886, Page 4

To Stand this Season in the Blenheim District. 4 The well known American TROTTING STALLION. / Grove. OAK GROVE is r blood horse with black points, r ight years old stands 16 £ hand* high, of splendid bone remper and symmetrical proportions, be j '■onsidered by competent judges to b o of the best carriage horses ever impor ed to this Colony. lie w«s brouphtjfrom Ame.,ca by John Kerr, E?q., M.H.R. four years ago and has since that time left an excellent cord in the districts in which be has travelled.. His progeny at an early age distinctly show the gait and pace peculiar to tlie American Trotter whose a cestors for generations hare been trained on the track.” OAK GROVE is a son of the celebrated Trotting S'allion 1 ' Irvington,” whose performances are familiar to all breeders in the Colony. His dam “Druidess” was bred on the OAK GKOVEEstate and in tier 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 bytheimpor 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 West; and Remvick Town districts. Mares from outside places must be sent in. for which good paddocks are provided at Is 6 ’ per week, every care taken hut no responsibili y. Tkkms : 50s per mare, groom»ge fee 5s to be paid at time of first service. All fees to be paid by Ist January, ISB7-i-iTMares from Awatere, Flaxbourne, 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 945 CLARK AND BICKERING, Criterion Stables.

To Stand this SeasonBLENHEIM DISTRICT. r pHE PURE BRED CLYDESDALE 1 ENTIRE HORSE. Conqueror. CONQUEROR is a bright bay, now 10 years old, standing 17 hands high, bone of unequalled quality, immense muscul>r power splendid action, and most docile temper He was bred by Mrs Miller, West Taieri, out of her celebrated mare Duchess, and is by Empero', out of the pure Clydesdale mare Kate (imported by the late Mr James Strachan). Emperor lias gained three first and three second prizes, and is got by the renowned Napoleon (imported by Mr J. Nimmo). Napoleon. by George Buclmnanjs Emperor, out of Nancy, bred by Alexander Finlay, Esq. Sandyhills, near Glasgow, Nancy hv the celebrated Garnary horse ; her dam is Scotm&n. Conqueror took the first prize as a two-year-old nt the Blueskin Show, 1876 and second prize for ail comers and aged horsts at the same show ; and at Oamaru the following year took second prize as a three-year-old in a field of nine competi. tors. At five years old he took first prize at Timaru, 1879, and special prize of 12 guineas as a colonial-bred horse to stand in the district that season. Second prize at Wanganui, 1880. against all comers ; the first prize at Patea same year against the same horse that took fust 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 siz a , abundance of hair and bone, and hocks of unexceptional quality, combined wjth general symmeuy. Terms :—Single mares, £3 ; two or nr re, reduction as per arrangement groomnge, ss. Conqueror will be limited to forty mares besides owners’. Good Paddocks, Is 6d per week, every care taken but no liability. For further particulars apply to JOHN ROSS, Groom, or CLARK AND PICKERING, Criterion Stables. 942

TO STAND THIS SEASON AT MARLBOROUGHTO W N. THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE Louis D’Or. LOUIS D’Or is a chestnut Ilorse 8 years ohi standing over 16 hands hi(.'h with great power and is by that celebrated horse TRADUCEIt, sire fo Lurline, Calumny, Templeton, Sir Modred »nd a host of well known winners out of the imported mare Rupee, (late Half Grown). Rupee is by Dollar, the best sou of the Flying Dutchman winner of the Derby and St. Ledger of 1819. Dollar won the Northamptonshire Stakes asd Goodwood Cup in 1564, and i« the sire of Salvator, winner of the Grand Prix de Paris in 1875. Salvator was the *ire of the sire of the Duke of Hamilton’s Ossian, which won the St. Ledger. 1883, and ran second in the Goodwood Cup in 1884, Louis D’Or received first honors three years ip 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. Minnoueho dam of Rupee is by the Baron, sire of Stookwell and Rataplan. Louis D’Or will visit Havelock on Mondays (weather permitting); at Spring Creek, on Tuesdays ; Blenheim, Wednesdays and Saturdays ; Picton, Fridays ; at our stablea 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 mote mares, the bona fide property of one j.erson be sent. All fees must be paid by January Ist, 1887. Good paddocks Is 6d per week, great care but no responsibi ity. 930 G. RICHARDS. ON SALE at CARD & RABONE’S— Fronde’s OCEANA. Hugh 1 onway’s “ Carriston’s Gift ” and other Stories. Cuida’s •* A Rainy Jane.” (100,000 copies of this hook have been sold.) A variety of other new Novels, FuVelettes. etc. j