CLYDESDALE FOR OTAGO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14929, 29 February 1912, Page 4

CLYDESDALE FOR OTAGO.

■'PURCHASES IN SCOTLAND* ' :. ■.■■■■ :;, <iM;^t,; , ■ ■ •', './' r'> : ;^;''|:i:;p:- p [FROM oob OWN coEßSsroj.'L':ort ] i) '; Losbon, January 19Mb. J. E. Mackenzie, Itomney Downs, Junedin, has purchased a number or bred Clydesdaks, which will i' hipped this month for New Zealand. jj From Mr. 3. Kilpatrick, Craigie MsiMji 16 has bought the noted big, goodneeding horse, Auchencruhre J (14,575 V vhich was fourth at the H. ,and- AS* vhen a two-year-old, the Donbkniy )oune, and Callander premium wlto » hree-year-old, the Dalbeattie pWrniom.^ irhen a four-year-old, and the Howe vo'' ] ho Meatus premium in Kincardineshire rhen a five-year-old. Auchcncruivc wis >red by Mr Young, Fulfihaw Wood, Ayr, nd was got by the big, strong, good;gged horse Lancer (12,205), out of » mars y the noted Prince of Wales horse St. Uaise (3987). He was excellent breeding in the earlier crosses—being descended from the famous Time o' Day (875), which won the Glasgow premium twice in Hue-. cession, and Avas first both, at the Glmi gow-Stallion Show and the H. and AS. at Glasgow in 1875. He was sold a* a very high price to go to Australia. •_' ■ ;- From Mr. James Picken, Tom, Kirkcudbright. Mr. Mackenzie bought the three-year-old General Douglas (11,682),; by the well-bred big horse in Cumberland, Douglas Chief, while his dam was by that excellent breeding . horse Speciality, -f? From Messrs. A. and W. Montgomery* Netheriiall and Banks, Kirkcudbright, Mr. Mackenzie had twelve head, including seven three-year-olds and four four-year-olds. The three-year-olds are a bunch of" big draught wits with good feet and broad;s flat bones. They are well bred and bred., for size and quality, as the follow-, ing notes will show : One named.. Barony is by the noted pramium horse Majestic Baron (13,617); another is by ihe exceptionally promising |; breeding horse, Mamiiius (14,264), out of a marc by the noted Top Knot (6360).;: The successful prize horse Manama(ll,429) is. siro of one out of ft mare by ; ; the' Hoval Gartly horse MazawatUe (10,817)," gr.-dam by the big prize horse Knight o' Cowal (10,074). Another is by ;, the "powerful, well-coloured big cc-rsa Enigma (10.739) out of a mare by that first-class horse Orlando (8092), which was ; first at Glasgow Stallion Show when**,.: three-vear-old; and the others are by tba Cawdor Cup champion Memento (13,10UJ, ~ the Glasgow premium horse Ganymede (14.130), and the unbeaten champion horse, Everlasting (11,331). Among the older?, horses are four-year-olds by the well-known : . Aberdeen prize horse Prince of Craigwu-. - Ho (11,642). out of a mare by the.pns« ;; horse Carabineer (10,522); the celebrated champion Hiawatha (10.057), out of t«« fine breeding mare Fickle Fortune Princess (13,201); the H. and A.S. champion , horse Benedict (10,315). and the bifc goodbreeding horse Ardlethen. ..Goldsmua ■ : (11,588). ,Y;|