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Otago Witness, Issue 2527, 20 August 1902, Page 45

J. LOUGHLIN, m U R F CORRESPONDENT, BOX 199. PO.. INVERCARGILL. Telegrams : "J. LOUGHLIX, Invercargill." . , 2J72 J7 TO STAXD THIS SEASON At NORTH ROAD, OAMARU, The Thoroughbred Imported STALLIOX OBLIGADO. OBLIGADO is one of the most fashionablybied horses ever imported from Eng!u::d. Thiough Ins sire Orville lie runs back through Oiuo'ide, 13t>nd Or, Doncastor, to Stockwdl, whom students of bleeding lightly named a "Father of the B.iiish Stud and tho Emperor of Stalho.ii." Orville receives h ; s Stockwfll strain through the best line extant, and the victories achieved by horses of tho family stand unrivalied \n tho histbrv of the turf. Stockwell sirc-d ihiee Derby wmtieis 111 Blair Athol. Lord Ljo.i, and Do.icaster. Th^ latter got St. Leqer (ons of the n^o-t successful stallions New Zealand evc-r say) and Bend Or (Derby winner). Ormonde was a son of Bend Or, and after winning thp Triple Crown and other races, was sold for £30,000. Prior to leaving England Ormonde begat Orme, a great performer, and Eire of Flying Fox, -who, after vinj;irig the Derby, was sold for 37,500 guineas, the highest price ever paid for a horse Flying Fox won £50,000 in stakes. OrviHe's dam, Shotover, yon the Derby and Two Thousand G umep.s, besides majiy other races, and wa3 by Hermit from Stray Shot, a dmighter of Toxophihte, the sirs of Musket. Stray Shot is a grand-daughter of Mendioant, Oak 1 * winrer, and dam of a Derby winner. Flirt, the dam of Obhgado, 13 by Trappist ( c on of Hermit) from Frivolity', one of the Great Agnes family. Flirt's grapdsire, Hermit, was a Derby widest, ajid his dam, Seclusion, was also the dam of Steppe, who produce! St«p1 iak, Ruesley, She (dam of Bobadil, one of the fastert hordes that ever raced in Australia), end ifahaki. In three remo\ea back in his pcdigTee Obligado cla-.rns six Derby winners, and inherits a combination of ninr>ing blood that is rarely ssen in a pedigree. In addition to being so stoutly bred, Obligado fills the eye ts an ideal Stallion, and hia first crop of foals are greatly admired. — TERMS Thoroughbred Mares, 6gs; Half bred Mares, 4ga. Grazing for mare 3atls 6d per -week; also boxed and fed if required.— 'Apply to J. O'EBIKN. OmbUBW