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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 4 December 1880, Page 4

STALLIONS THOROUGHBRED HORSE INGLEADEH Will travel this season in the Oamaru, Windsor, Otepopo, Kakanui, and Surrounding Districts. RINGLEADER stands 16'J hands high, and is a dark brov/n; 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; gre'afc-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); d.-im Merino (imported), by Whalebone.

TEEMS ... £4 4s. Groomage, ss. Mares forwarded to Mr. .Richards, Commercial stables, Oamaru will be paddocked at 2a per week. All due care taken, but no responsibility. Groom in full charge, and will make all arrangements for patrons. N.B.—Pembesley, by Ringleader, wa3 the winner of many races thi3 season iu Victoria, and his owner has refused 500 guineas for him. EDWAKD DEVINE, 485 Proprietor,

THE PURE-BRED CLYDESDALE : STALLION, QUNG MUIR LAD Will travel this season Through Maerewhenua. Ngapara, Papakaio, and the Waitaki -Districts. YOUNG- MUIR LAD is a bright hay, stands 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 stock is acknowledged to be equal to anything in the district.

Term?, £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 TEAYEL THE OAMARU, AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. TEI PURE-BRED CLYDESDALE STALLION J3 R I N C E ROYAL. PRINCE ROYAL, 5 years, is a beautiful bay wii.h black points; stands 17 hands ; of splendid proportions, with great weight and quality of bone, finely feathered.

PUDIGRKE. Dam—Jean, by Emperor. Sire—Young Prince of Wales (imported). Ji3A!N" wa£J I>r©<! by jA-leX. .1 Oilll, Esq., Kast Taieri. out of his famous brood mare Kate, by Blair's Champion (imported). Kate, out or old Gipsy, by Prince Charlie (imported). Jean, as a '2-year-old was placed first at the Taieri aud first at Duusdin ; a3a 3-year-old took first at the Taieri and second at Tnkomaii'iro. Jean's dam, Kate, as a 2-year-old secured second at Taieri and first at Dunedin ; a3 a 3-ycar-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 OP WALES, imported by Henry Hille, Esq., Wantwood, Southland, and bred by Lawrence Drew, !Csq., Merryton, Hamilton. Before leaving Home he was awarded two firsts, and ha.< ; beaten all the horses of note in the Colonies. His sire, Old prince of 'Wales, stands, aud has stood for the last four years, at £4O. PRINCSS KOYAL, as a yearling, took second prize at Timaru, firstat 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 in 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 Dayable to the Groom at the end of seasor DANIEL M'GIIEGOR, Owner, 553 Weston, Cave Valley,

THE PURE-BKED CLYDESDALE STALLION 3COTLAXD YET Will t;ave ! . iliis season through Maerewhenua, Ngapara, Duatrcon, Kakanui, and tlie Waitaki Dist- iats.

P fUXGREE. Scotland Ytt is rising four years old, an-? stando 16J ha.icis Jhigh. He is a rich dark bay, with capital short hairy legs, and four black paints. He possesses good sound feet—a very important requisite in a sire tor producing draught stock. He is short in the back, well ribbed-up, with good quarters and splendid action. Ho has proved a sure foal-getter, 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 Sir Walter Scott, by Old Clyde, by Scotland, by Champion, which takes us fuliy fifty years back amongst the grand old sires of Clydesdale blood in Scotland. Scotland Yet's dam was br :-d by Mr. A. Steele, which wai got by the well-known Thane of Clyde, imported by Hugh M'Lean, Esq., of Benmore.

Thane of Clyd*, bred by Thomas Young, E/q., Renfrewshire, Scotland. He took, several first prizes in Scotland when two aud 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 Society':! 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 prize at the Southland Agricultural aud Pastoral Soc ety'e Show in 1877 ; and ia 187S 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 best colt bred from the Prinoe of Wales,

Terms—Single Marei, £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, Groom, in charge of the horse. ME. W. M'JGWAN, 588 Proprietor,