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Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 249, 20 October 1908, Page 2

THE CLYDESDALE STALLION^ Will Stand this Season at his owner*** residence, South Street, #lel** heiin, and at the Royal Hotel r Grove Road, on Saturdays. ' TAM O'SHANTER is a brownhorse, with great substance, action, and good constitution. Sire: Highland Prince, No. 360, by; Crown Prince, his dam Polly. Darti: Jet, by Glenlie, by Prince of Kilbride, No. 10 (imp. by the late* Wm. Boag), grand-dam by No Sur-. render, No. 197, by King of the Vanquishers, by Young Vanquisher(imp.), dam Farmer's Lass by Muir Lad (imp). TAM O'SHANTER was the winner of several prizes, including Ist prize Marlborough A. and P. Show, 1907:, also special prize, Marlborough A. and; P. Show, 1907; and Ist prize, Marlborough A. and P. Parade, September19th; 1908. Highland Prince, sire of Tarn O'Shanter, has maintained the illustrious reputation of his ancestors in the Show Ring by gaining, as a two-year-old, first and special at the Ellesmere Show, 1899. As a three-year- ' old, first, special and champion at the j Ellesmere Show, 1900. Also, first,, gold medal and champion for the best entire on the ground at the Canterbury Metropolitan Show, 1900, and*' in 1904 he gained the twenty-guinea prize at the Christchurch Parade, thusmaking a record unequalled by anystallion in th& Show Ring at any time* within the colony. ionorms: 3 ' Payable Ist January,. 1909. Two or more mares, theproperty of one owner, by arrangement. / Paddocking, Is 6d per week. AW care taken, but no responsibility. For further particulars apply to— . JOS. WOt)STER. _jOr: A. McCOLL. TO STAND THIS SEASON ANB TRAVEL THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. THE CLYDESDALE STALLION YOUNG CLIFTON. YOUNG CLIFTON took first and 1 special prizes as a yearling. He? is a dark bay, and is by Young Marquis, dam' Maggie. Full _ particulars from owner or groom in charge. Terms: £2 10s season and £3 10s,. half guarantee payable, £2, Ist January, and £1 10s when mares prove in foal. Groomage fee ss. R. HAM, Owner. TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON. RENWICK AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT. THE STANDARD-BRED TROTTING HORSE CONNECTICUT. /CONNECTICUT is a black horse, 4 KJ years old, standing 15.2J hands, and possessed of the qualities required tor a sire of trotters or light harness horses; is even-tempered, very intelligent, and has a grand constitution. Breeding.—Sire Roxie (imported by Kobert Bonnor), from Daisy Bell, by i B^°F n; daif Marble, by Blackwood Abdallah (imp.), out of Fanny Bell (imp.) by Mambino King, from i<anny Cloud. For extended pedigree see cards, or full particulars from— . E. EVANS, Proprietor, Renwicktown. Correspondence promptly attended to TERMS: £4 4s, Payable January 1 ' 1909. ' THE STUD. TO STAND "THE SEASON. FTIHE THOROUGHBRED STAL. X; LION GAY SPARK (By Clanranald, dam Catherine Wheel.) Gay Spark will travel Blenheim, Flaxpourne and surrounding districts. Particulars later. Blenheim, 22nd August, 1908. TO STAND THE SEASON! rHE THOROUGHBRED STALLION MISIU-UE ENGLAND. IN response to many enquiries, Mr T. Ross has decided to place the , services of this well-known sire at the disposal of breeders in Marlborough iuring the coming season. His fame is too well-known to the sporting public to require comment. The performances of Platapus, Merry Rose, Prelude, Tikarawa, Royal Blue, Merry Zealand, Merry Boy, and others too aumerous to mention, are all wellinown to sports in the district. A yearling by Merry England from Pr<-V>gue, bought by J. H. Prosser a Porirua trainer, brought 225 guineas Merry England will be in charge of i thoroughly reliable man. At Criterion Stables every Saturlav. for „ TO STAND THE SEASON At Arthur Street, and Travel the Surrounding District. TIHE TROTTING STALLION A IMPERIAL BELL BOY. *** Black Angel. <MW r ' P^able Ist January, 109.I 09.- Groomage fee ss, payable fin* ©r vie©. Paddocking Mares, 2s per week, Sit" 7 °are taken> but n° res P°Jlsi' Further particulars from— . C. BERRY,