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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2023, 27 November 1886, Page 4

To Stand this Season in the Blenheim District. The well know# American TROTTING- STALLION. Oak Grove. OAK GROVE is ft blood herse with black points, eight years old stands 16 J hand* nigh, of spleftdid bone temper and symmetrical proportions, be ig cons-dered by competent judges to ba o of the beat carriage horses ever irapor ed to this Colony. He was broogbtjlrom Ame.ifft by John Kerr, Esq., M.H.R. four ’"'ora ago and has since that time left .-.xcelleßt record in the districts in which he ha* travelled. His progeny at an early age distinctly show the gait and pace prouliar to the Americas Trotter whose arresters for generations have been trained on the " track,” OAK GROVE is a son of the celebrated Trotting Stallion '’lrvington,” whose performances are familiar to all breeders in the Colony, His dam “Druidess” was bred on the OAK GROVE Estate and in her day was one of the fastest mares in the States, Oak Grove Is a fast Trotter, has a graceful and elegant style of of action and was specially selected by the importer to pnt witn the valuable American mares introduced into the colony at the same lime, OAK GROVE will travel in the Spring Creek, Tna Marina, Wairan West; and Renwick Town districts. Mares from outside places must be sent in. for which good paddocks are provided at Is 6d per week, every care taken bat no responsibility. Terms : 50s per mare, fro 5s to bo paid at time of first service. All fees to be paid by let January, ISB7t%T Mareß from Awatere, Flaxbotirne, Kekerangu and Southern Districts for bis horse will be bronght 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

To Stand this SeasonBLENHEIM DISTRICT. The pure bred Clydesdale ENTIRE HORSE. Conqueror. CONQUEROR is a bright bay, now 10 years old, standing 17 hands high, bone of unequalled quality, immense mvreouhr power splendid action, and moat docile temper He was bred by Mrs Miller, West Tnieri, out of her celebrated mare DucheßS, and is by Empero*, ont of the pure Clydesdale mare Kate (imported by the late Mr James Strachan). Emperor has gained three first and three seeond prizes, and is got by the renowned Napoleon (imported by Mr J. Nlmmo). Napoleon, by Georgo Buchananjs Emperor, eat of Nancy, bred by Alexander Finlay, Esq. Sandyinlls, near Glasgow, Naney by the celebrated Garnary horse ; her dam is Scotman. Conqueror took the first prize as a two-yoar-old at the Blueskin Show, 1876 and secoßd prize for ail comers and aged horgfes at the same show j and at Oamaru the following year took seeonl prize as a three-year-old in of nine competi. tors. At five years old he took first prize at Timaru, 1879. and special prize of 12 guineas ss & colonial-bred horse to stand in the district that season. Second prize at Wanganui, 1889, 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 aro 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, rcductier. 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 RUSS, Groom, or CLARK AND PICKERING, Criterion Sta' les. 942

TO STAND THIS SEASON AT M ARLBOBOU G-HTO W N. THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE Louis D’Or. LOUIS D’Or is a chestnut llorso g years old standing over 10 hands high with great power and is by that celebrated horse TRADUOER. sire fo Lurline, Calumny, Templeton, Sir Modred and a host of well known winners out of the imported mare Rupee, (late Half Crown). Rupee ia by Dollar, the best son of the Flying Dutchman winner of the Derby and St. Ledger of 1819. Dollar won the Northamptonshire Stakes end Goodwood Cup in 1864, and i« 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 Ossian, which won the St, Ledger, 18S3, and ran second in the Goodwood Cap in 1884, Louis D’Or received first honora 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 three year old. Mionoucho dam of Rupee is by the Baron, sire of Stockwell and Rataplan. Louis D’Or will visit Havelock on Mondays (weather permitting); at Spring Creek, on Tuesdays ; Blenhein, Wednesdays and Saturdays ; Pioton, Fridays J at our stables Thursdays. Terms —For thoroughbred mares L 6, others L 8 10s with a groomage fee of 5s te be paid on first service. A Liberal roductioß, 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 by January Ist, ISS7. Good paddecks Is Gd per we*k, g at care but no responsibility. 080 G. RICHARDS. ON SALE at CARD «fe RABONE’SFroade’a OCEANA. Hugh Conway’s “ Cairiston’s Gift ” and other Stories, Omida’s A Hairy June/’ (100,000 copies of this book have been sold.) A variety of other new Novels, Forelettes, el«,