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Oxford Observer, Volume 1, Issue XI, 26 October 1889, Page 7

TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON, QXFQHD, VIEW HILJk, MAikTBEK, GUST & SUHHOTJN-^^^^^^^ DING- DISTRICTS. THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE ¥ BT. SWiTWK, Five years old, is a beautiful dark Bay horse standing 16 hands 8 inches high, with splendid bone and muscle and possesses a wonderful good temper. St. Swithin is a new accession to the North Canterbury district— and m fact the present is his first season of siud life anywhere. He was foaled as late back as 1884, so that he has all his career before him. That he is as well bred as anything m the land will be seen from a perusal of the appended pedigree table. — ~~ ~~ Gladiator, by Partisan — Parmesan Sweetmeat Lollypop, by Starch or Voltaire <o# VeriUam, by Lottery y S ® Gruyere Jeunala, by Touchstone | ri The Baron, by Birdcatcher 'r* 9 Rataplan Pocahontas, by Glencoe p< " ■£, Rigoboche — - — — — — I Daughter of ggg^^ § Touchstone, by Camel § Adventurer Newminster Beeswing, by Dv Syntax P-ilma Emilius, by Orville ° a, j Francesca, by Partisan g Hnrkaw.iy, by Economist " * Sveline KinS T ° m Pocahontas, by Glencoe Tin own p Tearawayi by Voltaire g " Sis to Wanota, by Simoom W Castrel, by Buzzard fi ,-. Pantaloon Idalia, by Peruvian g | The Libel Caa.el, by Whalebone . . x Banter, by Master Henry fj! o Langar, by Selim § E!ls Olympia, by Sir Oliver ' g'l | Arethusa Cain, by PaxUowitz 3^ ° Lydia, by Poulton d-8 ~~ Harkaway Economist, by Whisker S "S King Tom Nabocklish mare 3s -J, Pocahontas Glencoe, by Sultan w Marpessa, by Muley 'S Plyin"- Dutch- B. Middleton, by Sultan § W terwitch man Barbelle, by Sandbeck j g Toiichstone, by Camel Evening Star Bertha, by Eubens St Swithin's sire, Oadogan, was a perform.* «f merit m the Old Country, having bb a, two 7^^ jvon the Woodcote Stakes at Epsom, and ran third m the New Stakes, at Ascot and Richmond Stakes, at Goodwood (m the latter of which he gave 6b to a great mare like Wheel of Fortune ), while as a three year-old he ran second to Charibert m the Thousand Guineas, hanving thirteen behind him, and amongst them-Kayon dOr and Ruperra. who subsequently finished first and second for the Leger. He | started first, favourite for the Derby, but met with an accident during the race, was beaten out of place, Ind never ran again. Since his importation to (his colony be has sired, among others, the following winners :- Everton Lad. winner of the Dunedin Champagne ; Hermitage, winner of the Timaru Cup and many other races , Hanlan, winner of the C.J C. Autumn Nursery Handicap ; Beresford, winner of the STc. Metropolitan Handicap and the Wellington Cup; Cruchfield, wmner of the Wanganm Derby and Hawke's Bay Cm : Lady Norah, winner of the Wanganui Cup, Napier Handicap, &c ; Ohio Oremorna, FardinVale Bonny Blink. Rosebud, and many others. Last season he sired 13 winners, who netted be tween them £2267. Malice, the dam of St. Swi.hin, was a good peiformec herself m her ■ tune, and has elrned fturfofat tne stud as the dam of mischief, who won the C J-O. Metrop. Handrtap. the Wellington Cup. and numerous other good prizes, and Maligner. who has cut out some of the spaedieat spriuting records m the colonies. Malice comes of a great family, for she is ful Bister to Lurline, who was one oi the greatest turf heroines ever saddled m the colonies, and is dtmi of the V.R.O. Derby winner, Darebin, who sired Australian Peer, another of the V.B 0. Derby winners ; to Castaway who ran second to Papapa for the Canterbury Derby and sired Salvage etc. ; and to Le Loup, winner of the V.R.O. Handicap, C.J.O, Handicap Canterbury Cup and Christchurch Plate, and who sired Gipsy King, winner of the Dunedin Cup of 1888. Malice is also half-sister to La Mode, winner of the C.J.C. Welcome Stakes of 1880, and to Waterwitch, dam of Natator and Cynisca's dam Nautilus. TERMS : £2. for the season, payable on or before January Ist, 1890. (allowance made for two or more mares. Groomage Fee 5/- payable at first service. Owners at the time of Service held responsible for the fees. For further particulars apply to . . FRANKLYN HODGES, Harewood Arms Hotel, East Oxford, or the Groom m charge. A. J. TV'HITE'S, High and Tuam Streets, CHKISTCMURCH. The Premier Furnishing Establishment m New Zealand. Parties visiting Cliristclmrcli would do well to^ observe that at the above establishment they may procure every article thatcan possibly be required, suitable for Cottage or Mansion, Tapestry, Kidderminster, and other Carpets. Furniture Tapestry, Curtains, Cretonnes, Embossed Velvets, and all the latest Materials m Art Furnishing Materials.