THE FOLLOWING STALLIONS located at the WAIKANAE STUD, Will be at the services of Breeders during the coming season : — ACHILLES (imp) 13 (1899) ACHILLES is a beautifully proportioned chestnut horse standing slightly over sixteen hands. He has won over £9000 m stake money, ace that without being "engaged" as a two or three-year-old, when he was practically invincible, He has proved himself a champion m each of the six seasons he has raced, retains all his courage, and has probably the cleanest set of legs m iNew Zealand to-day. He won three Jubilee Cups, two Electric Plates, two C.J.C Challenges, two North Island Challenges, three Jackson Stakes, The Juvenile Plate, Middle Park Plate (an exceptionally brilliant performance. — Machine Gun, 2yrs, had the Maiden allowance, and carried 7st 21b. Achilles, 3yrs, with full penalties, carried 9st 101 b), Manawatu Stakes, Hawke's Bay Stakes, A.R.C. Century Stakes, Wanganui Guineas, Wellington Stakes, Wellington Cup, etc. In fact, no horse m New Zealand has performed like him. He has never been unduly taxed, and his constitution is unimpaired. He comes of Bruce Lowe's. No. 13 family, whence spring Highflyer, Albert Victor, George Frederick, Orlando, Beadsnian, Mendicant, Shotover, etc., while the same family is represented m .theso, colonies by those successful sires, Nordenfeldt, Goldsborpc^h, Martini-Henry, Eobinson Crusoe, etc. ■ Twenty approved Mares will be. taken to Achilles at a fee of THIRTY GUINEAS. ' ST. AMBBOSE (imp) 13 (1859) . (St. Ambrose's list is full for the 1907 Season). CONQUEEOR (2) (1895). ' FEE : 15 GUINEAS. (Two or more Mares, per arrangement). Mares will be met at the Waikanae Railway Station. GRAZING: Maros with foals 5s per week ; Dry Mares, 2s 6d per week. Further particulars from ANDREW COCHRAN, Stud Groom, Waikanae.
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NZ Truth, Issue 114, 24 August 1907, Page 2
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283Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 NZ Truth, Issue 114, 24 August 1907, Page 2
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