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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXII, Issue 225, 15 October 1897, Page 1

TO STAJSD THIS SEASON. THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION MERRIB KING. MEBRIE KING is by King Cole on b of Magnolia, by Totata out of Magpie Lander, by Socrates out ot Pancake, by dam of MERRTE KING, is by that good brree Totara, the sire of Longlandp, the winner of two Great Antomn Bandicape ; aho the sire cf Tara and Volunteer, the fire of srme of our befit cross-country hcreea, including Keoroit Sing Colß got many 1 innern Bmongat whiob I m»y mention Nels> n, Wapiti, end Off Color (who won the Bandwick Plate, besting Nalnna by a letgth) ; he also won the Canterbury VJate, beaiing Commotion and Le Grand. King Cole is aIBO the eire of Colstonn, tbe Duke ot Chandos, Myall King, and others. It will be Been from the above tnat MERRIE KING b«B got pood blood on both fides, going' back to Blaok Boy and fiata, th* winner of two Murihorough Cups. Befrigerator, another Cop winner, is from the same family. MERBIE KING, rrated with good mares, enooJd get horses fit for the racecourse or hunting field. ... - The following is an extract from the Mabiborotjgh Express report of tho probeedings at the Marlborough Agrionltural and Pastoral AsEociation Bhow of 1892:— In the hone class Mr Stevenß' judging waß reoeived favorably, and the pains he took m thoroughly fxamining the horses presented to him eho-wed he intended' to be careful as well bb impartial ; and as a great deal of intern 1 , was shown m thethoreuphbred judging it may be as well to give Mr Stevens' opinion of MERBIE KING, the horse which won the championship against Catetby. This bom,— which, by the w ay, wtß bred by Mr 0. Redwood, end is by King Cole,— Mr Stevenß thinks, when fall grown, will be hard to beat on any ground m the colony, and he f>howa tow that he is the proper Btamp from which to breed racehorses. MEBBIE KING also won First Prize at the Marlborcugh Agricultural and Partoral Association's Shows, 3893, 1894, and 1895, and First and Champion at the Nelson A. and P. Show, 1894 and 1896. MEBBIE KING will travel as follows :— Grovetown, Spring Creek, and Pioton Boad— Mondays, return Tuesdays. ' KaiiUDS, Havelook, and Mahakipawa — Wednesday's and Thursdays. Benwiok— Friday. Blenheim, at Empire Stables— Saturday. Teims £8 per mare, pajable on the Ist January, 1898. Grcomage fee, sb, to be paid at first service. * - H. 0. O'LEABY. TO STAND THIS SEASON. THE THOROUGHBRED HORPE MASTEK_GEORGE. MASTER GEORGE is a beautiful dark bay borae, standing 15 bands 3 inches higb, with great power. The horse has many strains of the moet successful running blood m him, aB will be seen by his pedigree, wbioh is appended. PIDIGHKE. Mabtir Gbobob by St. George (brother to Cbeeter)— Wheel of Fortune. St, George by Yattendon— Lady Chesttr .imported): Yattendon by Bir Hereulis— ' aasandra; Lady Cheater by Stc ok well— Austry : Bir Hercules by Cap-kpie— Paraguay ; Oa'Ban dra by TrOBB a— Alice Grey : Stookwell by Baron— Fceahontas ; Anstry, by Batkaway —Lei a: Gap-a-pie a by tbe Colocel; Paraguay aby Bir Heronles : Alic9 Grey by Emigrant a : Baron by Birdcatoher ; Focaho Us by Glecoje : Harkaway by Eoonomiet— Liela by Emilias— * heel of Fortune by Lara— Boflobud : Lara by Touton a (brother to The Peer)— Fairy Rosebud by Fay Middleton : Touton aby Melbourne— Cinzenelli; Fairy by Glauonß— Spray : Bay Middleton by Sir Hercules— Flora Molvor : Melbourne by Humphrey Uinker; Gir>zenelli by Tonobßtone : Glbuoub by Bookworm ; Spray by Donizetti: EirHeroulea by Cap-a--pie a ; Flora Molvor by Emigrant a. It will be seen that Masibb Gxorox's Bire, St. George, is full brother to vbai celebrated horse Chester. St. George v&s never trained, but Chester's many successes inoluded the V.B.C. Derby and Melbourne Gup. Of the many winners begotten by St. George, some have been of the highest calibre, to wit the somewhat unfortunate Brothers, Exchange and Merrie England. Another sire by St. George was Quibble, who is Btill m training. Tbese, with Marlborough, Strenuous, Red Cross, Red Ensign, the evergreen Erin-go- Braph, LoyaUy (winner ot tbe Challenge Stakeß, who baß beaten all oomerßßgainethim m Anstra ia), are performers that would do sny sire oredit, while bis brother. Cheßter, is tbe Bire of Abercon, the winner of the A.J.C. Derby and Cbampion stakes. He aho bsat the mighty Carbine on more than one oo* casion ; he also sired Orme, Trident, Dreadnought, Ensign, and opened the teaeon of 1898-93 by produoing tbe winner, Camoola, of the A. J.C. Derby j and Viotor Hugo, winner of the Sbortß, and Trieste, winner of tbe Oaks. Lara, the sire of his dam, Wheel of Fortune, amongst bis winnings, claim? the Auokland, Wellington and Marlborough Cnps ; while hia great-grand -dam Rosebud is the daughter of Bay Middleton, fall brother to Cosßaok, Flora, Zoe, Io and Waimea. GUucub, tbe Bire of Fairy, was by Bookworm out of Princess, the dam of those well-known racers Symphony and Potentate. Glaucas won sixteen raoeß m New South Wales, and four m Kelson. As a two and three-year old he beat everything m 4DBtrdia, inoluding the then-re** nowned Plover Oossaok, the brother of bay Middleton ; lost but one raoa m fifteen Btartß, and that only by running off the oonree. Spray, the dam of Fairy, waß the dam of Wetfail, Stormbird and Bell of the Isle. Tbe fetter waß the dam of Templeton. Terms.— To Buit the times. Master George will visit all the Burrounding distrusts during the season ; Awatere on Fridays, For farther paitiontarß apply to tbe Groom-in-Cbarge, or to THOMAB FOWLER. Owner. preliminary notice. The Dbaught Dtallion, LORD CAIRNS. (No. 187 N.Z. Stud Book.) By Lord Salisbury (imp.) from Sootoh Annie (imp.) will travel dnring the coming Beason between Flazbourne and Damgree. Fall paitioalars m later ißsue. ME. A. D. VANNINI, IEACHER OF MUSIC, CHABLEB STREET, BLENHEIM, (Nest Masonic Ha 1 !.) IEBBONB given m Pianoforte, J Singing and Danomg, Typewriting and copying executed. Vacancies for a few pupils