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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2054, 8 January 1887, Page 4

To Stand tins Season in the Blenheim District. rpHE WELL KNOWN AMERICAN 1 TROTTING STALLION. m Oak Grove. OAK GROVE is a blood horse with black points, t ight years oM stands 16 $ hand- high, of sp'endid bone temper and symmetrical proportions, tie jg considered by competent judges to be o of the best carnage horses ever impot ed to this Colony. He was broughffrom Ame.iCa by John Kerr, Esq., M.H.R. four years ago and j 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 at castors for generations ha»e been trained on the track.” OAK GROVEi a son of he celebrated Trotting S'allion “Irvington,” whose performances arc familiart ■ I breeders in the Colony. His dam Huidess” w.is bred on the OAK Gi.v, VKEstate and in her day was one of the fas.est mares in the States. Oak Grove is a fast Trotter, bss a graceful and elegant style of of action and was specially selected by Ibeimporter to put with the Valuable American mares introduced into the colony at the same time. OAK GROVE will travel in the Spring Creek, Tun. Marina, Wuirau West; and Ren wick Town district. Mares from outside places must he sent in for which good paddocks are provided at la Gd per week, every care taken but no responsibility. Terms : 60s per mare, gromnage fee 5s to be paid at time of first serviep. All fees to be paid by Ist January. 1887. fI2T Mares f rom Awatere, Flaxhourne, Kekerangu aud Southern Districts tor 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 CLARK AND PICKERING, 945 Criterion Stables. m ssr.vjo To Stand this SeasonBLENHEIM DISTRICT. mHE PURE BRED CLYDESDALE 1 ENTIRE HORSE. Conqueror. CONQUEROR is a bright hay, now 10 years old, standing 17 hands high, b:mc of unequalled quality, immense muscular [lower splendid action, and most docile temper lie was bred by Mrs Miller, West Tnieri, out of her celebrated mare ■Duchess, and is by Empcio', out of the pure Clydesdale mare Kate (imported by the late Mr James Strachnn). Emperor has gained three first and three second prizes, and is got by Lite renowned Napoleon (imported by Mr J. Nimmo). Napoleon. by Georgo Buehanunjs Emperor, o>‘t of Nancy, bred by Alexander Finlay, r-andyhills, 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 Bloeskin Show, 187(3 and second prize for ail comers and aged horses at the same show ; and at Oamaru the following year took second prize as a three-year-old in c. field of nine competitors. At live years old be took first prize at Timm u, 18713, 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, ISBI. 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, £ two or lmre, reductien as per c- gement grnomngo, ss. Conqueror will he limited to forty mares besides owners’. Good Paddocks, per week, every care taken but no liabili y. For further particulars apply to JOHN R'-'.-'S, Groom, or CLARK AND PICKERING, 94*2 Criterion Stat ics. TO STAND THIS SEASON AT M ARLBOROUGHTO WN. THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE Louis B’Or. LOUIS D’Or is a chestnut Horse s years old standing over 1(5 hands high with groat power and is by that celebrated horse TRADUCER, sire fo Lurliue, 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 L 849. 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 ifie Marlborough Agricultural Show, and ran second to Grip in the C.J.C. Handicap when a three year old. Minnoucbn 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 ; Blenheim, Wednesdays and Saturdays ; Picton, Fridays ; at our stables Tlmrodays.. Terms —For tlioroughnjJ? J mares LG, others L 3 10s with a gro'.mage fee of 5s to he paid on first service. A Liberal reduction, as per agreement, wilt be made if two or inoie mares, the bona fide property of one person be sent. All fees must be paid by January Ist, 18S7. Good paddocks Is Gd per week, y.- , care but no responsibility. 930 G. RICHARDS. ON SALE at CARD RABONE’SEroude’s OCEANA. Hugh Conway’s “Camstons a Gift ” and other Stories. uidas* 1 A Rainy June 100,000 copies of this 11 book have been sold,) A variety of other new Novels, Eo elettes, etc.