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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2024, 29 November 1886, Page 4

To Stand this Season in the Blenheim District. ri'Hfi WELL KNOWN AM EH 10AN I TROTTING STALLION. Grove. OAK GROVE is a blood horse with blaolc points, eight years old stands 1G $ hands high, of splendid bone remper and symmetrical proportions, be ig considered by competent judges to be o of the best carriage horses ever impor ed to this Colony. He was brouglitjfrom Arne .ca by John Kerr, E»q., M.11.R. foot c.m ngo and has since that time left an excellent te" cord in the districts in which he has travelled. His progeny at an early oge distinctly fthow the gait and pace peculiar to the American Trotter whose a ctstors for generations have been trained on thr; track,” OAK GROVE is a son of the celebrated Trotting Stallion “Irvington,” whose performances are familiar to all breeders in the Colony. Hia dam “ Druideas ” w#B bred on the OAK GROVEEsfale and in her day was one of the fastest mares in the States. Oak Grove is a fast Trotter, hssa graceful and elegant style of of action and was specially selected by the imporer to put with the valuable American mares introduced into the colony at the same lime. OAK GROVE will travel in the Spring Creek, Tua Marina, Wairan Wes*; and Renwick Town districts. Mares from j outside places must be sent in for which good paddocks are provided at Is Gd per week, every care taken but no responsibility. Terms : 50s per mare, gromnage fre 5s to be paid at time of first service. All fees to be paid by Ist January, JSS7. £2T\larea from Awatere, Flaxbourue, Kekerangu and Southern Districts hr his horse will be brought to Blenheim y Mr W. J. Allen,M:»il contractor, with whom arrangements can be made. For further particulars apotv to JOHN ROSS, Groom in Charge, or to CLARK AND BICKERING, Criterion Stables. 945

To Stand this SeasonBLENHEIM DISTRICT. mKE PURE BRED CLYDESDALE 1 ENTIRE HORSE. Conqueror. CONQUEROR is a bright l ay, now 10 years old, standing 17 hands high, bine of unequalled quality, immense musculir power splendid action, and most docile temper He was bred by Mrs Milusu, West Taieri, out of her celebrated mart Duchess, and is by Empeio', out of the pure Clydesdale mare Kate (imported bj the late Mr James Strachan). Emperoi has gained three first and three second prizes, and is got by the renowned Napoleon (imported by Mr J. Ninnno). Napo leon. by George Buchananjs Emperor out of Nancy, bred by Alexander Finlay Esq. Sandyhills, near Glasgow. Nancj by the celebrated Garnary horse ; her dan is Scotman. Conquekor took the first prize asj two-year-old at the Bluesliin Show, 1871 and second prize for ail comers and ngee horstß at the same show ; and at Oamari the following year took second prize as a three-year-old in a field of nine competi tors. At five years old he took firs prize at Tiinaru, 1879, and special pr’z of 12 guineas os a colonial-bred horse t stnnd in the district that season. Secom prize at Wanganui, 188°, against a I comers ; the first prize at Patea sam year against the same horse that tool first prize at Wanganui. First prize a Taranaki, 1 SSI. Conqueror's stock are allowed by com petent judges to be the best ever bred i this Colony: having plenty of siz', abun dance of hair and bone, and hocks of un exceptional quality, combined wit general symmetry. Terms :—Single mares. £ 1 two c more, reductien as per gem: nt grootnage, ss. Conqueror will be limited to for' mares besides owners’. Good Paddocks, Is 6d per week, ever care taken but no liabili'y. For further particulars apply to JOHN IU>3S, Groom, or CLARK AND PICKERING, Criterion Star les. (U 9

TO STAND THIS SEASON AT MARLBOROUGHTOWN. THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE Louis D’Or. LOUIS D’Or is a chestnut Horse g years olil standing over 16 linn Is high with great power and is by that celebrated horse TRADUCER. 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 son of the Flying Dutchman winner of the Derby and St. Ledger of 1819. Dollar won the Northamptonshire Stakes and Goodwood Cup in 1864, and is the sire of Salvator, winner of the Grand I’rix de Baris in 1875. Salvator was the sire 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 in succession aa 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. Mionouchn dam of Rupee is by the Baron, sire of Stockwell and Rataplan. Louis D’Or will visit Havelock on Mondays (weather permitting); at Sprtog 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 groomace fee of os 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 must be paid by January Ist, ISS7. Good paddocks Is 6d per week, g at care but no responsibility. 930 G. RICHARDS. ON SALE at CARD & RABONE’S— Froude’s OCEANA. Hugh Conway’s “Oaniston’u Gift ” and other Stories. Ouida’e •* A Rail y June.” (100,000 copies of this book have been sold ) A variety of other new Novels, Foyelettes, etc.