SPECIAL AND ANNUAL SALE AND SHOW OF CLYDESDALE MARES AND GELDINGS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2675, 21 June 1905, Page 25

SPECIAL AND ANNUAL SALE AND SHOW OF CLYDESDALE MARES AND GELDINGS.

The Ola-go Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) report: We held our special winter show and sale of stud Clydesdale mares, colts, and fillies, cart mares and geldings, and plough horses at our^ Bazaar, adjoining wool and grain stores, Crawford and Vogel streets, on Thursday. 15th inst., when we had one of the grandest displays of Clydesdale horses that has been seen in Dunedin for the last 20 years, and it is a notable fact that uearly the whole of. the entry — namely, 152 mares, fillies, and geldings— were in the hands of original owners and breeders, and brought to the market for bona fide sale. This factbeing well known to buyers established confidence, and the auction from start to finish was a record for good and lively competition. Prices for high-class horses were, perhaps, a shade easier than values obtained 12 months ago, but for ordinary mares and geldings,, well-bred mares and fillies prices obtained were highly satisfactory. A new departure was attempted, and, we are pleased to say, successfully carried out, in the way of giving prizes in the different classes. Mr John Elliott (of Garthnryle) and Mr Robert Wood (of Beaumont) acted a3 judges, and, needless to say, their decisions (as in the past) gave every" satisfaction, notwithstanding that they had several classes which were very hard to decide as to which horse should be placed first and second. In two-year-old fillies the feature of the competition was a couple of filiies sired by Lord Raufuiiy, dam by Heart of Oai (first and second inzes being placed to their credit), and the properly of Mr T. Liken (Oainaru). These were offered at auction, and under keen competition soon reached 140gs and 145gs respectively. Next came Mr R. Charters' s (Ury Park) fillies sired by Lord Lyon, and which were not in sale condition, never having been housed, but looked remarkably well, were so.d at 70gs and 65gs, and five-year-old mare 50gs. For the gelding competition 1-1 magnificent geldings faced the judges, and after careful examination, which occupied a considerable time, Mr Allan Johnston's couple of bay geldings (Noble and Farmer) were placed" first and second. This brought the judging to a close, and the auction comenced with Messrs Fletcher's, Wadder's, and Ryder's teams, all good useful sorts. The attendance was a most exceptional one, the bazaar being so overcrowded that judging operations had. to be carried out on the street. Buyers were present from all parts of Otago and Canterbury, and vendors came from Invercargill, Thornbury, Otautau, G-ore, Waimea, Waikaka, Tapanui, Waipahi, Clutha, Stirling, Eomahapa, Omakau, Naseby, Waipiata, Kokonga, Hyde, Middlemarch, Nenthorn, Taieri, Milton, Waitati, Waikouaiti, Palrnerston, Peninsula, and Milburrt. On the whole the sale was a most successful one, the major portion of our entry finding new owners. The sale of draughts will be continued this morning, with light horses to follow. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) report : We continued our horse sale at our bazaar, adjoining ■wcol and gram stores, Crawford and Vogel streets, yesterday, Friday, 16th inst., when ws had again a splendid attendance of buyers from North and South Canterbury, Oaruaru, and Southland, as well as the town carriers. The entry was a good one, 125 draught mares and geldings, light harness, and hackney horses passing under the hammer. Competition waa not quite as good as that of Thursday, still a large iiwniber changed hands, all classes having fair attention, five and six-year-old cart geldings having most attention paid them. Consignments from South Canterbury of draught and light horses sold well, realising good prices — m fact, all young and sound light mid heavy horse? sold well, the forme* up to £25. and cart geldings up to £59. A very handsome dogcart mare, five years old. the property of Mr T. Ryan (of Invercargill) was disposed of under keen competition to a "Wil'-knowu Dunedm sport for £42. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) report:— We held our usual weekly sale of horses at our bazaar, adjoining wool and grain stores, Crawford and Vogel streets, on Saturday last, the 17th, when we had again a fair to gcod entry, 41 horses of all descriptions coming forward. The attendance was fairly good, and s> considerable amount of business was done. The same tone prevailed as mentioned in our report of Thursday and Friday. Young and sound horses wero in fair demand. Only a limited number of this class came under the auctioneer's notice on Saturday. These met with fair competition, a good number changing hands at good values. We had a good few aged horses entered. Bidding for this class was slow, and changes hard to effect. A number of spring-carters were offered, but not being of th« right sort, few sales were made. A good many of the purchases made to-day were by farmers, who were well represented in the bazaar. For the three days of our winter show and sale ending on Saturday last we are quite safe in saying that an equal number of draught mares and geldings, colts and fillies—namely, 290, — comprising quality and breeding, has not been seen in Dunedin for the last 20 years. We may also say that this was the opinion ©f many capable men. Prices throughout -werQ quite on a par with recent quotations, especially for young mares and fillies and young geldings; aged horses were not much sought after. By some unaccountable means, Mr J. Cox was mentioned in our report of Saturday morning as the purchaser of\ Mr W. Waddell's black roare Fancy ; tho buyer was Mr Matthew Crompton, of Culverden, North Canterbury. SALE OF A STTJD CLYDESDALE MARE. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) report having sold on account of Mr William Waddell (Waikaka Valley) the pure Clydesdale mare Fancy to Mr James Cox (of Woodside, Hairingtton,

fcciithbncl), puce 130gs. The purchaser is to be congiatulated on securing such a high-ctasa mare, as the folloTving pedigree will show — Fancy was fopled 18th November, 1899; sired by Ringmaster; grand-sire Lord Iddesleigh, gieaf-grand-sire Lord Bcaconsfisld ; g-g-g Boag's Prince Charlie (imp ). Fancy's; dam Miss MacCormick "VI, was bred by the la.c Mr John Russell, and sired by Lord Salisbury (imported by the late Mr J. F. Kitchmg at a cost of 1500gs). Miss MacCorrnack VI is own sister to Miss MacCorruack V, dam- of tli3 champion mare Queen, which was cold by Mr W. Blackie (Ryal Bush) to Mr Walters (Victoria) fcr 300g5." Fancy has been a large prizcie.ker at the principal shows in Southland.