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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIII, Issue 286, 9 December 1898, Page 4

TO STAND THIS SEASON AT THE CLUB STABLES. THE THOBOUGHBBED STALLIOW, MERRIE ENGLAND: Bt. George— Rupee. ST. GEOBGE by Yattendon — Lady Chester (imp.'; Tattendon by Sir Heroules— Cassandra ; Lady Chester by ( Stookwelt— Austry : Bupee by Dollar— . Minanohe, by Baron— Fiotion, by Boyal ; Oak or Physician— Deception, by Defenoe. ; St. 'Gboboe is a full brother to Chester, the Bire of the Australian oraoka Aberoorn, | Aomeß, Trident, Dreadnought, and Enßign . St. Geobob himself was never trained, bat he is the sire of Exohange, Quibble, Maria 1 borough, Strenuous, Bed Cross, Bed En- > sign, Erin-go-Brach, and Loyalty. Bopee, • dam of MERRIE ENGLAND, is dam of » Louib DOr, Florin, Spade Guinea, Apropos, • Siber Mark, Exohange, and Silver Knight. > MERRIE ENGLAND is a hardy brown m ' oolor, and stands 16 hands. As a race- ' horse he earned and retained the respeot s of the handioappera at an early age. He 5 won the following racea :— O.J.C. Cham- | pagne Stakes, 8.10, as a two-year-old; 1 Publioanß' Handioap, Beven furlongs, 7.12, ' lmin 31J*jcb; Railway Plate, four far- • longs, 87, sO£seos ; D J.C. Marshall Me- > morisl Stakes, six furlongs, 8.12, lmin - 18§seos; D.J.O. Great Autumn Handioap, » aa a three-year-old, with 9st lib, m the > fastest time the raoe haß been won, ia • ?min 39&B6O0. Amongst the raoes won by Rupee's stook are the O.J.C. Welcome 1 Stakes, won by Apropos and Bilver Mark : i O.J.C. Stewards' Stakes, by Silver Mark | and Apropos ; the Dunedin Cup, Birthday 1 Handioap, Auokland and Easter Handioap, ' Nelson Cup, and New Zealand Cup by • Spade Guinea. A better combination of 1 running blood it- would be impossible to 1 get. The following strains Btand oat pro- • minently m his pedigree :— lrish Bird ■ Catoher, Tattendon, Bay Middleton, Flying • Dutohman, Stookwell, Sir deroules. 1 The breeders of Marlborough are fortun- - ate m having such a highly bred and well • performed horse placed at their servioe at ' such a moderate fee. ' MERRIE ENGLAND will travel to any part of the district where inducement offers. Terms —Thoroughbreds, £4 4a ; halfbreds, £3 3s. Groomage fee, ss. All fees payable let January, 1898. C. HILL, Groom-in-Charge, GREEN & CO., Or Auctioneers, A. GOFF, Owner. THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION WESTMERE WILL Btand this season at Cbitebion Stables, Blenheim, and will travel to any part of the district if sufficient inducement be offered. 1 Oxford. 1 05 | » Hartshorn. H i 1 pj 3 g* Caterer. H f Tasmania. a • qq h* Lord Lyon. s ~ ~ — 2 2 Bougeßosefdamof « M Bend 'Or). O — g Toxopholite. H g _ m Dam by West Ausg tralian — Brown a Bess, From a perusal of the above tabulated pedigree it may be Been that WESTMERE has the most aristooratio blood coursing through his veins. Apart from Musket, he goes back through Rosette to Rouge Rose, who is dam of the mighty Bend 'Or ; also throogh Caterer and Tasmania to Melbourne and Stookwell. It would be impossible to improve upon this. WESTMEBE'S doings on the turf are even yet fresh m the minds of raoe-goers, and included the Nurssry Handicap at Hawke's Bay, the Eleolrio Stakes at Canterbury, the Nurserjr, Juvenile, and Heretaunga Handicaps at Wellington, and the Winter Oats at Napier Park. First-class paddooking accommodation. FEE: Thoroughbreds, £4 45; half- breds, £3 3b. For further particulars app y to the Groom-in-oharge, or to T. SHANNON, Spring Creek, GLENDHU. /~] LENDHU is rising five years old, is a VX bay roan, standing about 17 hands high, with immense bone, and proportionately well made. GiiENEHc is by tho oelebrated sire Glengyle, by Prinae of the Isles, by Honest Tom. Glengyle's dam, Helen McGregor, by Glen Boy, by Prinoe of Wales. Helen McGregor's dam, Violet, by Sir Colin Campbell, by King Fergus, dam Scotland's Pride. Glkndbu'b dam, Blossom, by Sir William Wallace, by Sir William Wallaoe (imp.), Blossom took First Prize at Hawera as a three-year-old m 1887, First as brood mare m 1888, and First at Taranaki, 1891, and First and Champion aa a dry mare at Taranaki, 1894, and again First at Hawera as a brood mare, 1895 Bloeeom's dam, Darling, by Blaok Champion (imp. from Tasmania, and bred by Messrs Moore and Eermode, of Tasmania). Her dam, Eate, ib by Waimea Hero, by Thane of Clyde (imp. from Scotland by the late Hugh MoLean, of InveroargiH). Waimea Hero, out of Oroydon Eate (imp. from Sydney by Bichard Hill, Esq., of Southland). Glbndhd took First Prize as a yearxold at Hawera Show, 1894, and First at the same age at Taranaki. Asa two-year-old, First at Hawera, and First at Wanganui, 1895; and again First at Hawera as a three-year-old, 1896. He has never been beaten m his olsbs. Time and places notified later. Terms ; £3, single mare ; two or more. aB per agreement. Groomage, 5/-. A limited number of mareß only will be taken. For further particulars apply to J. WOOSTER, » Groom-in-oharge, Ot GBEEN & CO.,