TO IMPROVE OUR HACKS

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2307, 27 November 1925, Page 10

TO IMPROVE OUR HACKS

CLYDESDALES AND TKOKO C GJdUiKEDS. There was quite a farm-like look roughbred strains in New Zealand, the ■ hana when she drew alongside the | Queen's Wharf, at Auckland on Wednesday afternoon. Mr J. Carruthers of Middlemarch, Central Otago, the noted horse breeder, was on board with an important and valuable consignment of hdfrses, which have arrived in the pink of condition, thanks to a good trip and careful attendance. This shipment is interesting from the fact that it is the first time the Welsh cob has been imported Into the Dominion. Mr Carruthers, who has been away since last June, went Home with the intention in the first place of picking up some suitable cobs, hia Idea being to provide New Zealand with something suitable for stock and hill work on the big stations of tho South Island. Owing to the prevalence of the trotting and the thoroughbred strains in New Zealand the hacks of the country have deteriorated, and a good animal was very hard to get The Welsh cob is just tho sort of thing wanted. Built not too 'high with strong constitution, plenty of none and short back, the cob is very suitable for the job, and people interested in the survival of man’s faithful friend in the face of the omirival of Mr Carruthers’ pick. There omnipresent motor will welcome tho arrival of Mr Carruthers’ pick. There are two maroa, both In foal to Celltho Welsh Comet, said to be the best cob in Wales. The mares are Hawthorn Lille and Noyaddwllymgwen. - a matter of fact any horse that could carry a handicap like the last name should be up to any weight in the field. They are both seven years old. The stallion is Grove Welsh Dragon, eight years old and he, like the mares is of the old Welsh type now so hard to secure. The mares stand 14 hands high, and the stallion is 14i hands, three inches. While he was picking up the Welsh cobs Mr Carruthers came across two very likely Clydesdale colts, yearlings which are named First Mate, bred by his father, Mr Andrew Carruthers of Netherton, Auchenhearth, Lanark, and the other is Seamer, bred by Mr E. Balnbridge, of Lilfleld, Seamer. Yorkshire. Both colts are very attractive, and true to Clydesdale type. Both have been shown but once and each carried off valuable prizes. First Mato Is by Earleton Footprint, out of Pansy of Knockinlaw, by the celebrated Sir Hugo. Within the last few days this colt was sold to Mr Tocker of Featherston. Seamer is by Elfort, tho horse that is getting all the leading prize-winners in the North of England at the present time. Hia dam is Flower Seamer by Royal Fern. Mr Carruthers also had with him i a two-year-old Clydesdale stallion, j Ray of Hope, for Mr Alex Cullen, of | Goodwood, Otago. While he was in Wales Mr Carruth-, era purchased a collie of a splendid t working strain of Welsh hill dogs and still another passenger is an Alsatian wolf hound, which is the property of Miss Stewart, who is travelling with Mr and Mrs Carruthers. But even this does not complete the list of stock as there are two thoroughbreds under Mr Carruthers care —a two-year-old filly named White Bird, for Mr J. Hislop, of Auckland and an unnamed filly, also a two-year old for Mr Donald of Westmere, Wan-