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Marlborough Press, Volume II, Issue 104, 27 December 1861, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND STUD BOOK. S it is proposed to publish, early next year, a STUD BOOK for New Zealand, persons possessed of thoroughbred horses, who wish to have their stock recorded in the pages of the work in question, are requested to furnish the undersigned, as soon as possible, with the fullest particulars they possess of the breeding of their horses. The great and increasing interest shown in all the provinces in the breeding of thorough-bred horse stock, renders a work of the above character highly desirable, as, without, it in a few yogi's the pedigrees of many valuable animalsjjwill be altogether lost, so that it will be • iihposiible at any future time to certify*, to the blood of their descendants. From the circumstance that, until quite recently, no Stud Book was ever published in Newt South Wales, to which colony New Zealand is so largely indebted for its horse stock, it has already become difficult to jtrace, the pedigree of many of our supposed thorough-bred morses to the English Stud Book, the only recognised authority a horse’s purity of breed. Much, however, may be done by research and inquiry to clear up doubtful pedigrees if the task is at once undertaken, but the longer the work is deferred the greater will be the difficulty of ultimate success. The following is given as specimens of the form in which the Editor of the work wishes information to be furnished him, or as nearly so as circumstances will permit (1) REGALTA, bay mare, bred by Mr. Iru.w, of New South Wales, and imported to Nelson by Mr. Redwood, in 1852; got by St. John (E.T.8.), out of Rakish Kit, by Emigrant (E.T.8.) g dam Spaewifo (E.T.8.). 1853, be Inkcrman, by Sir Hercules 1351, missed to Sir Hercules 1855, r f Emerald, by Lamplighter 1850, missed to Sir Hercules, 1857, b c Royalty, by Chevalier ISSB, missed to II Earbiero 1859, be llegnum, b} ? St, Aubin }- Mr, Elliott, 18(50, missed to Potentate I 1861, b f, by Towton J (2) CASSANDRA, chestnut mare, bred in Nelson by Mr E W Stafford, got by Priam, out of Princess, by Gratis fETHi. dam by Stride [ETBI, Priam, by Either [ETBI, out of Crucifix, by Tros [ETB j, g dam Kathleen o‘More [ETBJ, by Langar, ISGO, eh f, by 11 Barbiere ) 1861, b c, Towton r Mr E W Stafford (3) GIPSY, black mare, bred in New South Wales, imported to Nelson in 1845; pedigree unknown, 1817, ch c Young Barber, by 11 Barbiere ‘i [cut] 6 1818, br f Gipsy Queen, by II Barbiere |j3 1849, bk f Ziteila, by 11 Barbiere 1850, bk f Zingara, by II Barbiere | 1851, bk c Zingaree, by Glewlon feat] ! £ Died in 1852, J (4) TOWTON. bay horse, bred in England by S. Hawke, got by Melbourne, dam Cioizelli, by Touchstone, g dam Brocade, by Pantaloon. Melbourne by Humphrey Clinker, Imported to New Zealand in 1858. The initials, E.T.8., signify English thoroughbred, and, where used, show that the horse_to which they apply was bred in England,, and may be found in the English Stud Book. As a New Zealand Stud Book will be a work of great value to all breeders of thoroughbred horses in this colony, and will, hereafter, be a standard book of reference, it is hoped that persons havingthoroughbred stock, or what are supposed to bo so, will lose no time in furnishing the Editor with the fullest information they possess respecting them. When pedigrees of colonial-bred horses are defective, the Editor will endeavour, when practicable, to render them perfect. The New Zealand Stud Book will be uniform in size and style with the English Stud Book, and contain, in addition to those of our own colonial horses, the pedigrees, as far as they can he procured, of all thoroughbred stallions and mares imported into Australia, from which so large a portion of our own stock are descended ) and to render reference to the English Stud Book, which is not always at hand, as little necessary as possible, pedigrees will be carried back to well-known sires and dams of English horses so as to show the particular strains of blood our horses possess The price of the work to Subscribers will be £1 Is., to non-Subscribers, £1 11s. 6d. Subscribers are requested to send in their names, so that they may be printed with the work. C. Elliott, Secretary of Nelson Turf Club. Nelson, Oct. 21, 1861. 922 piTCH, TAR, SHIP CHANDLERY, | -t on sale at W. Akersten’s Store, op- | 1 posite the New Wharf. Nelson. 7.21 1 c j - Mr.Cautley 1