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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1208, 1 March 1880, Page 4

STALpONiS the thoroughbred ENTIRE Iff ljP®l: ■■ HORSE : B: E D 0 U I' N Will travel this season.between . MAEREWHENUA AND HAMPDEN. K * datk brown horsej with 1 black points ; free from all blemish, and has great muscular power. ; When a 3-year old, Bedouin beat a good held of_7 horses, including Waterwitch, Queen Bee, Kettledrum, and Lady of,the. Lake—distance, mile. He also won the Oiutha Ferry Handicap, beating Lady Ellen .our others—^distance,,2A miles. He,rap second to Backbiter for the Lawrence .Towrn Plat§, in 1871; and won the Publicans' Purse at Waiwera—distance, 2 miles. His latest performance /was'winning the- Cromwell Spring Handicap (distance,.. mile),, easily, and. he has' also been victorious in many other events. ■ '' ".'. ■ • ■ BEDOUIN is brother to the well-known colt Saladin, the "winner of many big events at all. diatanees, from 1 mile to 3, in good company, BEDOUIN is by the well-known horse The Colonel, a dark chestnut, 16 hands high, free from white; remarkably handsome, long and powerful. The Colonel, by Cossack, out of Edith, by Emigrant. Cossack, by. Sir out of Flora M'lvor, by Cap-a-piQ ; grand-dam 1 Cornelia, by Grasshopper, out of Hebe, by Heotor, both imported. Sir Hercules was sire of Coronation, Faugh-a-ballagh, Irish Birdcatcher, Warlock, Daniel O'Rourke, Knight of St. George, and Songstress—all Derby and St. Leger ; wibners in England. His grandson 'was sire of grandsire of Blair Athol, Colleen, St. Albans, The Marquis, and YV -halebonc— embracing the representative of the purest and most successful raoing strain Of the present day. Bedouin's dam, Gunsara, is a dark brown, with black< points, imported direct from Arabia, by Mr, A. Pilans, having'' been' selected from the purest o| th© racing stock in the country. Gttn,sara is I'Eir irkably handsome a«<i powerful, 16 handi Vlgh, up to almost. a,py weight, and has wen many events of 3 and 4 mile distances, TERMS, £3 3s. Payable first of January, 1880; Groom's Fee, ss, payable at first service. Paddocks provided 2s. per week; every care, but no responsibility. T. .0. &■ G. .M...\EyAN$, 939 Cloon Eavin. The Celebrated Norfolk Trotting Stallion GO L.D :F I N; D E R, Will travel the Districts of Papakaio, Maerewhenua, Ngapara, Otepppo, and Hampden, this season. GOLDFINDER is a steel grey, with black points, stands 15 han,da 3 inches high, is very powerfully made, and has nice symmetry qE form, with splendid action. Goldfinder was bred by William Webb, Esq., of Paccarton, near Christchurch; is by the imported horse Quicksilver, out of Lady Margaret, by Wellington (imported) j granddam Fanny, by Sir Hercules being the progenitor oi the New Zealand Turf, and long proclaimed anil proved to be the best blood sire in theAustralianColonies. . . . Quicksilver was imported from England by J. W. Lq,dbrook, Esq., toCanterbury in 1864. He was bred by John Colter, Esq., Lynn, Norfblkj by Prickwillow.' His dam,; a PhenomenonMnarej the property: of John. Bond, Esq., Old Prick willow, was the champion of . all roadsters, GOLDFINDEBb has taken several < first prizes as. the best; Hackney Stallion at. some of the principal shows as a weight-carrier' and ro.adsfcer; his' equal is' not in' the Pro- ; vince. He is ono of the best stock getters that ever' travelled. His stock, like himself; .show,,.unmistakable signs of being excellent trotters. 1 From his Well-kridwn character; as-well as the value of his stock;, further comment 'is. unnecessary, jj : Good paddocks provided for mares from a distance.- One month's , grass, free ..for mares during the season; after that, 3s 6d per week will be charged. TERMS, ...... £3los. Payable on Qr before the end of January,, 1880. Groom's Fee, ss, payable at first service. All oare taken, bus no responsi-. bility. Further particulars can be obtained on application to JOHN HENDERSON, R. ORR, or to . A. PATTERSON, 958 Qamaru.

PSSJg TO TRAVEL IN THE OAMARU DISTRICT— The Puke Clydesdale Entire N A POL EON. NAPOLEON was; foaled the first day of November, ,1875, and is out of the celebrated Brood Mare' Jess, imported from and selected by the late John Nimmo,. Esq., West Taieri. Jess is the grand dam of tne famous sir 6 Sir William Wallace. NAPOLEON'S sire is that grand old horse Emperor, the property' of Mrs. Nimmo, Taieri, that has got more prize-takers than any other.horse in New Zealand. Emperor out of a mare imported from Scotland by Napoleon imported. Terms : L 4 4s. Groom's Eee, - ss, Payable at first service. Good paddocks provided free, for six wejoka, afte? whiob 6s 6d per week will be charged. All accounts payable .to the groom on or before the Ist February, when the season ends. 946 JAMES M'KEOWN, Owner. TO STAND -THIS' SEASON AT ELDERSLIE, The Pure-bred Clydesdale Stallion; H JE A T H E R J O C K. HEATHER JOCK is a bright dappled bay; stands 16& hands , high ; has immense bone, with plenty of hair; great muscular ■power, an excellent temper, and superior action. He has proved himself one of-the best andsjirest foal-getters in the. Colonies. HEATHER JOCK has won J 48 Prizes; which is, more in the Australian Colonies has done—barring his sire Blackleg. : . .•. .. Heather Jock's stock in Victoria have taken First Prizes , at the G;r»nd National Shows in Melbourne, Gcelong, Ballarafc, and Kyneton, and at Agricultural Societies' Shows too numerous to mention. In New Zealand his stock have been equally successful. Mr. Menlove's. fiBATHER BELL,'the Champion Mare of Victoria and New' 1 Zealand, is one of his daughters. Pedigree ; . , HEATHER JOCK was bred in' Victoria by Thos. Watson, Esq. His ' sire was the celebrated imported horse ,Blackleg ;(71 Scottish Clydesdale Stud Book), who won the Highland and Agricultural Society's Gold Medal in 1559, and the Champion Prize at the Grand,National.Society's Show in Victoria. .. .Blackleg won ' altogether' 54 First and 2 Sfeeond Prizes; Princess Maude, the best mare that ever left Scotlaud, was half-sister to Blackleg. Heather Jock's dam was Lily Cromwell, the winner of 13 First Prizes at Melbourne, Kynetotf; Melton, Bacchus Marsh, Castlemaine, Gisborne, and Carisbrook, She was got by Old Cromwell (imp.) , .His / grand-dam was R. M'Dougall's mare Old Lily, Kf Grey Champion (imp.) Jock's greatrgrand-dam was a . celebrated Clydesdale mare imported from Scotland. : Terms—£s, payable on or before Ist Jan. 1880. Groom's Fee, fis., payable at first service. Guarantees. as per agreement. Good paddocks provided for mares for one month, after which 2s 6d per week will be charged. For further particulars apply to J. P. REID. Elderslie, Ist Oot, 1879. 956