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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1090, 16 October 1879, Page 4

STALLIONS THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE Be d o u i ] Will travel this season between MAEREWHENUA AND HAMPDEN. BEDOUIN is a dark brown horse, with black points : free from all blemish, and has great muscular power. When a 3-ytar old, Bedouin beat a good field of 7 horses, including Waterwitch, Queen Bee, Kettledrum, and Lady cf the Lake—distance, miie. He also won the Clutha Ferry Handicap, beating Lady Ellen four others—distance, miles. He ran second to Backbiter for the Lawrence Town Plate, in IST I : and won the Publicans' I'ukc at Waiwera —distance, 2 miles, liis latest performance was winning the Cromwell Spring Handicap (distance, li mile-), easily, and he has also been victorious in many other events. BEDOUIN is brother to the well-known colt Saladir, the winner of many big events at all distances, from 1 mile to 3. in good company. BEDOUIN in by the well-known hor:e Tiic Colonel,;', dark chestnut, l(i hands hi;: fr.'C from white ; remarkably hanclson long ami powerful The Colonel, by Cossack, out of Edith, by Emigrant. Cossack, by Sir Hercules, out of Flora M'lvor, by Oap-a-]ric ; grand-dam Cornelia, by (! rasshoiiper, out i f I tube, by Hector, both imported. Sir Hercules was sire of Coronation, Faugh-a-balliVJth, Irish Birdcatcher, Wa--lock, Daniel O'Rourke, Kniglit of St. Oeorge, and Songstress—all Derby and St. Leger witin: ra in t<ugland. His jrraudsc.n was sirs of fc'tockwell, and grandsire of Blair Athol. Colleen, St. Albany, The Marquis, and Whalebone—embracing the representative of the purest and most successful racing strain of the present day. Bedouin's dam, Gnnsava, is a dark brown, with black points, imported direct from Arabia, by Mr, A. kilans, having bee selected from the purest of the racing sto' k in the country, Gunsara is > : t > rkabJy handsome and powerful, Hi han » ■ "git, to almost any weight, and h:is -fun ni.in\ events of 3 and 4 mile distuices. TERMS, £3 3s. Payable first of January, Fee, ss, payable at first service Paddocks provided 2s per week ; every c.-:r-buc no responsibility. T. C. & G. M. EVANS, 939 CI .oil Eavia. The Celebrated Norfolk 'Plotting Stallion OLD FINDER, \7T Will travel the Districts of Papakaio, Maereivhenua. Ngapara, Otepopo, and Hampden, this season. GOLDFINDER is a steel grey, with black points, stands 15 hands 3 inches high, is very powerfully made, and has nice symmetry of form, with snlendid action, Goldiinder was bred by William Webb, Esq., of Kiccartoii, near t. hristclmrch; is by the imported horse Quicksilver, ou~ of Lady Margaret, by Wellington (imported) ; gramidam Fanny, by Sir Hercules—Sir Hercub'.be;ng the progenitor of the New Zealand 'fun, and long proclaimed and proved to fx the best blood sire in th = Australian Colonies. Quicksilver was imported from England by .1. W. Ladbrook, Esq., to Canterbury in 1564. He was bred by .John Colter, Esq., Lynn, Norfolk, by Prick willow. His dam, a Phenomenon mare, the property of .John Bond, Esq., Old I'rickwiilow, was tiie champion of all roadsters. (iObDFIN L>ELI has taken several first prizes as the best Hackney Stallion at some of the principal shows as a weight-carrier and roads el r ; hi:< Ci,uai is not in tlie. I'rovince. He is one of the best stock gefcu .rs that ever travelled. His stock, like himself, show unmistakable sfgiw of being excellent trotters, from his well-known char cc-r. as well as the va'ne of his stocK, further commeot is unnenessr.iy. Good paddocks provided for mares from a distance. One mouth's grass fr< o t'«r mares during the season ; alter thai:. Us !'■: per week wilt be charged. TERMS ... £3 10s. Payable! on o~ before -ho end of January. 1380. G"oom'a Fee, "is, payable at iirst service. As I care taken, bus no responsibility. Further particulars can. be obtained on application to JOHN HENDERSON, OR!!, or to a. PATH';:aoN, 9oS Oamaru. rrno travel ix the oamaru disJL TRICT— TjIK I'rKK CI.VJIESLIAI.E EsTlKli NAPOL E 0 N . NAPOI.EON was foaled the iirst day of November, 18'Ti, and is out of the celebrated Brood Mare Jess, imported from Tasmania, and selected by the late John Nimmo, Esq., West Taieri. Jess is the grand dam of tue famous sue Sir William Wallace. NAPOLEON'S sire is that grr.ad old horse Emperor, the property c 4 Mrs. Nimmo, Taieri, that has i;ot. more prize-takers than any other horse in New Zealand. Emperor cut of a mare imported from Scotland by Napoleon imported. Terms: Li 4s. Groom's Fee, ss. Payable at iirst service. Good uaddocks provided free for mx weeks, after wlveh 2s Gel per week will he charged. All accounts payable to the groom on or before the Ist February, when the season ends. 940 JAMES M'KEOWN, Owner. rjpO STAND 'I HIS SEASON AT JL ELDERSLIE, The Pure-bred Clydesdals Stallion HEATHER J 0 C ] HEATHER- JOCK is a bright dappled bay ; stands 16i hands high ;. has immense bone, with plenty of hair; great muscular power, an excellent temper, and superior action. He has proved himself oryn o- the best and surest foal-getters in the Colonics. HEATHER JOCK bas won 48 First Prizes ; which is more than any other si rein the Australian Colonies has done—barring his sire Blackleg. Heather Jock's stock in Victoria have taken First Prizes at the Grand National Shows in Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat, ami Kyneton,and at Agricultural Societies' Shows too numerous to mention. In New Zealand his stock have been equally successful. Mr. Menlove's HKATHEK, BELL, the Champion Mare of Victoria, and New Z.salauci, ia one of his daughters. Pedige.ee •, HEATHER J'JCIC was bred in Victoria by Thos. Watson, rsq. His sire was t .•« celebrated imported horse K:ackleg (71 Scottish CljV.esdale Stud Book), who von the Highland and Agricultural Society's Gold Medal in 1559, and the Champion Prize at the Grand National Society's Snow in Victoria. Blackleg won altogether 04 First and 2 Second prizes. Princess Maude, the best mare that over left Scotiaud, was haif-sistor to Blackleg. Heather Jock's dam was Lily Cromwell the winner of 13 First Prizes at Meibo Kynetou, Melton, Bacchus Marsh, Casciemaine, Gisborne, and Carisbrook. She was got by Old Cromwell (imp.) His grand-dam was R. M'Dougali's mare Old Lily, by Grey Champion (imp.) Jock's great-grand-dam was a celebrated Clydesdale mare imported from Scotland. Terms—£s, payable on or before Ist Jan., ISSO. Groom's fee, iis., payable at first service. Guarantees as per agreement. Good paddocks provided for mares ior one month, after which 2s 6d per week will be charged. For further particulars apply to J. F. REID. Elderslie, Ist Oct. 1879. 956