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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 6 November 1880, Page 4

STALLIONS THOROUGHBRED HORSE Ringleader Will travel this season in the Oamaru, Windsor, Otepopo, Kakanui, and Surrounding Districts. RINGLEADER stands '6J hands high, and is a dark brown ; bred by Mr. Gerrard, of South Australia (breeder of Pride of the Hill, the Ace, Rapid Bay, &c.); by South Australia, imported by Mr. Charles Fisher ; his dam, Ringleader, by Jersey (imported); grand-dam, Fairy Queen, by Mosart; great-grand-dam, Fairy, imported by Colonel Lautour for the Cressy Company and pronounced to be one of the finest mares that ever left England; South Australia by Cotherstone; dam, Johanna, by Priam ; grand-dam, Johanna, by Sultan; great-grand-dam, by Philagree, by Soothsayer; Mozart by Wanderer (imported); dam Merino (imported), by Whalebone. TERMS ... £4 4s. Groomage, ss. Mares forwarded to Mr. Richards, Commercial stables. Oamaru will be paddocked at 2a per week. All due cam taken, but no responsibility. Groom in full charge, and will make all arrangements for patrons. N.B.—Pembesley, by Ringleader, was the winner of many race 3 this season in Victoria, and his owner has refused 500 guineas for him. EDWARD DEVINE, 485 Proprietor. THE PURE-BRED CLYDESDALE STALLION, OUNG MUIR LAD Will travel this season Through Maerewhenua. Ngapara, Papakaio, and the Waitaki Districts. Pedigree YOUNG MUIR LAD is a bright bay, stands 16 J hands high ; has immense bone and muscular power, an excellent temper, and superior action; is by the celebrated horse Muir Lad, imported from Scotland by David Nesbitt, Esq., and is the champion horse of the Australian Colonies, having been awarded that position at the Sydney Exhibition. Dam, Jessie Bowman, out of Old Blossom (imported), by Prince Charlie (imported). Young Muir Lad has proved himself a sure stock-getter, and his Btock is acknowledged to be equal to anything in the district. Terms, £5, payable to groom at the end of the season. Groom's Fee, ss, payable at first service. Good grass paddocks provided for one month free ; afterwards 2s 6d per week will be charged. All care taken, but no responsibility. All mares sold or exchanged the seller held responsible. GEO. HUTCHISON, 568 Proprietor. WILL TRAVEL THE OAMARU, ANE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. THE PURE-BRED CLYDESDALE STALLION >RINCE ROYAL, PRINCE ROYAL, 5 years, is a beautiful bay with black points; stands 17 hands ; of splendid proportions, with great weight and quality of bone, finely feathered. PEDIGREE. Dam—Jean, by Emperor. Sire—Young Prince of Wales (imported). JEAN was bred by Alex. Todd, Esq., East Taieri, out of his famous brood mare Kate, by Blair's Champion (imported). Kate, out oi old Gipsy, by Prince Charlie (imported). Jean, as a 2-year-old was placed first at the Taieri and first at Dunedin ; a3 a 3-year-old took first at the Taieri and second ai Tokomairiro. Jean's dam, Kate, as a 2-year-old secured second at Taieri and first at Dunedin ; as a 3-year-old was first at Taieri and first at Dunedin, while the following year she not only took first as the best brood, mare, but was awarded the Champion Cup, presented by Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co., for the best animal in the yard. YOUNG PRINCE OF WALES, imported by Henry Hiile, Esq., Wantwood, Southland, and bred by Lawrence Drew, Esq., Merryton, Hamilton. Before leaving Home he was awarded two firsts, and has beaten all the horses of note in the Colonies. His sire, Old Prince of Wales, stands, and has stood for the last four years, at £4O. PRINCE ROYAL, as a yearling, took second prize at Timaru, first at Christchurch, and first at Oamaru. When 2 years, was second at Timaru, and first at Oamaru; when 3 years was second at Oamaru. He is now reckoned the best horse of his years ia New Zealand, and has proved himself a sure foal-getter. Terms—£s, and 5s Groom's Fee. Groom's Fee payable at first service. Paddocks provided for mares. Every care taken but no responsibility. All charges payable to the Groom at the end of season. DANIEL M'GREGOR, Owner, 563 Weston, Cave Valley. THE PURE-BRED CLYDESDALE STALLION SCOTLAND YET Will travel this season through Maerewhenua, Ngapara, Duntroon, Ka&anui, and the Waitaki Districts. PEDIGREE, Scotland Yet is rising four years old, and stands 16J fcaads high. He is a rich dark bay, with capital short hairy legs, and four biack points. He possesses good sound feet—a very important requisite in a sire for producing draught stock. He is short in the back, well ribbed-up, with good quarters and splendid action. He has proved a sure foal-gettar, and is a splendid worker. Bred by Mr. Jamss Burgess, Southland, Sire, Young Prince of Wales, by Drew's Prince of Wales, by General, by Mr Waltei Scott, by Old Clyde, by Scotland, by Champion, which takes us fully fifty years back amongst the grand old sires of Clydesdale blood in Scotland. Scotland Yet's dam was bred by Mr. A. Steele, which was got by the well-known Thane of Clyde, imported by Hugh M 'Lean, Esq., of Benmore. Thane of Clyde, bred by Thomas Young, E-q. f Renfrewshire, Scotland. Be took several first prizes in Scotland when two and three years old. His dam was the celebrated mare Matchless, never beaten in her day. He also gained the first prize, against all comers, at the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show in 1867, being there for the first time shown in New Zealand. The following year he gained the Gold Medal at the Tokomairiro Agricultural and Pastoral Grand Show, and was reckoned by competent judges to be the best bred horse in Otago; also, the Gold Medal at the Clutha. Scotland Yet gained second prizo at the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Soc ety'a Show in 1877; and ia 1878 he gained the same Society's first prize, beating a field of seven, and he was admitted by the judges on that occasion to be the beßt colt bred from the Prince of Wales. rerms—Single Mares, £5; payable on or before Ist February, 1881. Groom's Fee, Five Shillings, payable at the time of service, All moneys to be paid to the Groom,. For particulars, apply to Alex, Forbes, Grroom, in charge of the horse. MR. W. M'EWAN, 588 Proprietor.