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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2018, 22 November 1886, Page 4

To Stand this Season in the Blenheim District. T IUE WELL KNOWN AMERICAN TROTTING STALLION. Oak Grove. OAK GROVE is a b!ood horse with black p ints, ■ iglit years old stands H 3 J hand high, of splendid bone tr r and symmetrical proportions, tie i oiis:dered by compvent judges lo be o of the best c-magc horses ever impor ed to this Colony. He w s hrought’from Anie_.ca by John Kerr, E-q., M.H.R. four years ago anti has since that time left an excellent record in the districts in which he has travelle'L IJis progeny at an early age distinct, y show the gait and pace peculiar to the American Trott. r whose a castors for generations h i\e been trained on ths •' track.” OAK GROVE is a son of the celebrated Trotting S’allion "Irvington,” whose perfotinatic'S are familiar to aP breeders in the Colony. His dam "Druidess” w.ts bred on the OAK GROVEEstate and in herilay was one of the fastest mares in the Stales. Oak Grove is a fast Trotter, hss a graceful and elegant style of of action and was specially selected by the impor er to put with the valuable American mares introduced into the colony at the same lime. OAK GROVE will travel in the Spring Or<<k, Tua Marina, Wairau West; aod Renwiek Town districts. Mares from outside places must be sent in. for which good paddocks are provided at la 6d per week, every care taken but no responsible i y. Tkkiis : 50s per mare, groomage fee 5s to be paid at time of first service. All fees to be paid by Ist January. ISS7. 43T Mares from Awatere, Flaxbourne, Kekerangu and Southern Districts for bis 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. Tite pure bred clydesdale ENTIRE HORSE. Conqueror. CONQUEROR is a bright bay, now 10 years old, standing 17 hands high, bone of unequalled quality, immense muscular power splendid action, aud 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 Strachao). Emperor has gained three first and three secocid prizes, and is got by the renowned Napoleon (imported by Mr J. Nimmo). Napoleon. by George Buchananjs Emperor, out of Nancy, bred by Alexander Finlay, Esq. Sandyhills, near Glasgow, Nancy by the celebrated Garnary horse ; her dam is Scot man. Conqueror took the first prize as a two-year-old at the Blueskin Show, 187fi and second prize for ail comers and aged horsts at the same show ; and at Oamaru the lollowing year took second prize as a three-year-old in a field of nine competi. tors. At five years old be took first prize at Tiruaru, 187th and special prize of 12 guineas as a coloDlal-bred horse to stand in the district that season. Second prize at Wanganui, ISSO, against all comers ; the first prize at Patea same year against the same horse that took lbst prize at Wanganui. First prize at Taranaki, ISSI. 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 symmetry. Terms : —Single mares, £3 ; two or more, reductien as per arrangement groomage, ss. Conqueror will be limited to forty mares besides owners’. Good Paddocks, Is fid 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 MARLBOROUGHTOWN. THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE Louis D’Or. LOUIS D’Or is a chestnut Horse g years old standing over 16 bands hit-li with great power and is by that celebrated horse TRADUCER, sire fo Lurlioe, 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 son of the Flying Dutchman winner of the Derby and St. Ledger of 1549. Dol.lar son the Northamptonshire Stakes and Goodwood Cup in 1564, and is the sire of Salvator, winner of the Grand Prix de Paris in 1875 Salvator was the sire ot the sire of the Duke of Hamilton’s Ossian, which won the St. Ledger, 18S3, and ran second in the Goodwood Cup in ISS4, Louis D’Or received first honors three 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 throe year old. MiDnouche dam of Rupee is by (he Baron, sire of Stockwell 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 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, tbe bona fide property of one person be sent. All fees must be paid by January Ist, 18S7. Good paddocks Is 6d per week, great care but no responsibility. 930 G. RICHARDS. ON SALE at CARD k RABONE’SFroude’s OCEANA. Hugh Conway’s “ Carriston’s Gift ” and other Stories. Cuida’s •* A Rainy June.” (100,000 copies of this book have been sold.) A variety of other new Novels, Fovaletwss, etc,