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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2051, 5 January 1887, Page 4

To Stand this Season m the Blenheim District. qWE WELL KNOWN AMERICAN 1 TROTTING STALLION. a® Oak Grove. OAK GROVE is a blood horse with Mark points, right years old stands 161 hands high, of splendid bone temper and symmetrical proportions, he ig considered by competent judges to be o of the best carriage horses ever impor ed to this Colooy. lie was broupht’from Ame.ica by John Kerr, Esq., M.H.R. four years ago and has since that time left an 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 Trotter whose ai cestors for generations have been traiued on the “ track.” OAK GROVEi a son of he celebrated Trotting Stallion *• Ir- whose performances are familiar u I breeders in the Colony. His dam Jruideßs” wsb 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, hss a graceful and elegant style of of action and was specially selected by theimportor to put with the valuable Americau mares introduced into the colony at the same time, OAK GROVE will travel in the Spring Creek, Tua Marina, Wairau 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 but no responsibility. Terms : 50s per mare, groonr.ge fee 5b to be paid at time of first service. All fees to be paid by Ist January, 1887. aarMares from Awatero, 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 apuly to JOHN ROSS, Groom in Charge, or to CLARK AND BICKERING, 015 Criterion Stables. To Stand this SeasonB LENHEIM DISTRICT. 'JMIE PURE BRED CLYDESDALE 1 ENTIRE HORSE. Conqueror. CONQUEROR is a bright hay, now 10 years old, standing 17 bands high, bone of unequalled quality, immense muscular power splendid action, and most docile temper He was bred by Mrs Miller, West Tateri, out of her celebrated mare Duchess, and is by Emperor, out of the pure Clydesdale mare Kate (imported by the late Mr James Strackan). Emperor has gained three first, and three second prizes, and is got by the renowned Napoleon (imported by Mr J. Nimmo). Napoleon. by George Bucbanan;s Emperor, o'H of Nancy, bred by Alexander Finlay, ~sq. Sandyhills, near Glasgow, Nancy by the celebrated Garnary horse ; her dam is Scotman. Conqueror took the first prize as a two-year-old at the Blueskin Show, 1876 and second prize for ail comers and aged horsts at the none show ; and at Oamaru the following year took scconl prize as a three-year-old in a field of nine competitors. At five years old he took first prize at Timm u, 1870, and special prize of 12 guineas as a colonial-bred horse to stand in the district that season. Second prize at Wanganui, ISBO, against all comers ; the first prize at Patea same year against the same horse that took first prize at Wanganui. First prize at Taranaki, 1 SSI. Conqueror’s stock are allowed by com potent judges to be the best ever bred in this Colony: having plenty of Biz?, abundance of hsir and bone, and hocks of unexceptional quality, combined with general symmetiy. Terms :—Single mares, £ two or more, reduetien as per v' ■' gement groomnge, ss. Conqueror will he limited to forty marcs besides owners’. Good Paddocks, Is 6d per week, every care taken but no liability. For further particulars apply to JOHN RO-*S, Groom, or CLARK AND PICKERING, 942 Criterion Stables. TO STAND THIS SEASON AT MARLBOROUGHTOWN. THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE Louis I)’Or. LOUIS D’Or is a chestnut Horse g years old standing over 16 hands high with great power and is by that celebrated horse TRADUCER, sire fo Lurline, Calumny, Templeton, Sir Modred aud a host of well known winners out of the imported mare Rupee, (late Half Crown). Rupee is by Dollar, the best son of tire Flying Dutchman winner of the Derby and St. Ledger of 1849. Dollar won the Northamptonshire Stakes and Goodwood Cup in 1864, and is 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, 1883, and ran second in the 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 Grip in the C.J.C. Handicap when a three year old. Miunouche dam of Rupee is by the Baron, sire of Stockwell and Kataplan. Louis D’Or will visit Havelock on Mondays (weather permitting); at Spring Creek, on Tuesdays ; Blenheim, Wednesdays and Saturdays ; Pictonj Fridays ; at our stables Thursdays. Terms —For thorough™# 1 mares L 6, others L 3 10s with a gropmage fee of 5s to be paid cm first servioe, A Liberal reduction, as per agreement, will be made if two or more mares, the lona fide property of one person be sent. All fees must be paid by January Ist, 1887. Good packlock3 Is 6d per week, g: ,/at care but r.o responsibility. 930 G. RICHARDS. )K SALE at CARE & KABONE’S— Froude’a OCiIiANA. Hugh ‘ ouu ay’s Carriston s i Gift ” aud other Stories, A liainy June.” . 100,000 copies c-f this 1 book have been sol:!,) A variety of other new Hovels, Fo elettes, etc, '