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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 18 December 1880, Page 4

STALLIONS THOROUGHBRED HORSE RI N G L E A D E P. travel this season in the Oamaru, Windsor, Otepopo, Kakanui, and Surrounding Districts. RINGLEADER stands I GJ hands high, and is a dark brown ; bred by Mr.- Gerrard, of South Australia (breeder of Pride of the Hill, the Ace, Rapid Bay,- &o.) ; 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 Cotherstonej dam, Johanna, by Priam; grand-dam, Johanna, by Sultan; great-grand-dam, by Philagree, by Soothsayer; Mozart by Wanderer (imported); <?< un Merino (imported), by Whalebone. TERMS ... £4 4s. Groomage, ss. Mares forwarded to Mr. Richards, Commercial stables. Oamaru 'will be paddocked at 28 per week. . All due earn taken, but no responsibility. Groom in full charge, and will make all arrangements for patrons. N.B. Pecnbesley, by Ringleader, was the winner of many races-this season in Victoria, and his owner has refused 500 guineas for him. . EDWARD DEVINE, 485 Propriotor, THE PURE-BRED CLYDESDALE STALLION, YOUNG MUIR LAD Will travel this season Through Maerewhenua. Ngapara, Papakaio, and the Waitaki Districts. YOUNG MUIR LAD is a bright bay, stands 16$ 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 sure stock-getter, and his stock 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, AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. THE PURE-BRED CLYDESDALE STALLION > R I N C E ROYAL. PRINCE ROYAL, 5 years, is a beautiful bay with black points ; stands 17 hand a ; of splendid, proportions, with great weigh;, 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 ivate, by Blair's Champion (imported). Kate, out of old Gipsy, by Prince Charlie (imported). Jean, as a 2-year-old was placed lirst at the Taieri and first at Dunedin ; as a 3-year-old took first at the Taieri and second at Tokomairiro. Jean's dam, Kate, as a 2-year-old secured second at Taieri and first at Dunedin ; as a S-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 Hille, Esq., Wantwood, Southland, and bred by Lawrence Drew, Esq., Merryton, Hamilton. Before leaving Home he was awarded two firsts, and hat 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, aud 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 —£5, and 5s Groom's Fee. Groom's Fee payable at first service. Paddocks provided for mares. Every care taken but no responsibility. All charge." payable to the Groom at the end of seasor DANIEL M'GREGOR, Owner, 563 Weston, Cave Valley, THE PURE-BRED CLYDESDALE STALLION SCOTLAND YET Will travel this season through Maere r whenua, Ngapara, Diiatroc>n, Kaitanui, and the Waitaki Districts. PEDIGREE. Scotland Yet is rising four years old, and stands I' 6£ bauds high. He ia 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 for producing draught stock. Ha is short in the back, well ribbed* up, with good quarters and gpleiidid action. He has proved a sure foal.getter, and is a splendid worker. Bred by Mr. James Burgess, Southland, Sire, Young Prince of Wales, by Drew's Prince of Wales, by Genera!, by Sir Walter Scott, by Old Clyde, by Scotland, by Champion, which takes us • fully fifty years back amoDgst the grand old sire 3 of Clydesdale blood in Scotland. - Scotland Yen's dam was brad by Mr. A, Steele, whioh was got by the well-kaown Thane of Clyde, imported by Hugh M'Lean, Esq., of Benmore. Thane of Clyd°, bred by Thomas Young, Esq., Renfrewshire, Scotlaud. He took several first prizes in .Scotland when iwo and three years old. Hi 3 dam was the celebrated jnare Matchless, never beateo. in her day. He also gained the first prize, against all comer 3, 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 Soci' ty'j Grand Show, and was reckoned by competent judges to be the best br ed horse in Otago; also, the Gold Medal at the Clutha. Scotland Yet gained second prize at the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Soc ety's ; Sfeow in 1877; and in 1878 he gained thesame 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 Prince of Wales. Terms—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, Groom, in charge of the horse. MR. W. M'EWAN, 588 . Proprietor,