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Otago Witness, Issue 2692, 18 October 1905, Page 54

rpO STAND THE ■o*K^LlM k( §^ SEA WON (13) ■ La (Brother to Achil- £,^^^—^ F was got by Medal- "* Bß *" r — —^BmsEa. lion. Achilles won V 45485 in stakes, and is one of the best horses !"" -ever seen in Australasia. His grand sire, 7 , jNbrdenf eldt, won the A.J.C. Derby and V.R.C. : JDerby, and was sold at 5600g5. Nereid, the ' Tdam of Sea Lion, was got by Goldsbrough, sire V*df Frailty (dam of Trenton) and Melodiotis "<dam of- Walla-ce). Sea Lion has a double "jstrain of Fisherman, Juliet, Stockwell, and --jthree of Pocahontas, consequently he is bred on- remarkably stout lines, and is full of successful running blood. His sire, Medallion, lias produced winners of £47,000, and his grandsire, Nordenfeldt, also got Stepniak Xwhose stock have won £42,959), Forme (dam -- of Cruciform and 'half-sister to Multiform), Crackshot (Auckland Cup and Canterbury Cup), Strathmore (Caulfield Guineas, V.R.C. Derby, - Champion Stakes, Y.R.C. St. Leger, second . iAnstralian Cup, and third Melbourne Cup). ~- SEA LION was a difficult horse to train, but fes a three-year-old he ran second to Treadmill .-in the Wanganui Guineas and beat Quarry- -- man.. In the Wellington Spring Stakes (w.f.a.) ~ lie beat-Rose Madder and three others; won ifgatihuia Handicap, one mile, at OtaHj won - 3?ubHcims' Handicap, after finishing third in i /th« Jfesterton Cup earlier-* in the day, beating 'Blazer and others. , -*--' ■Terms, £4 4s per Mare. — For further partiC^mlars -apply T. - B. MORTIMER; Junction ~ jttotel, Invercargiii. • 6s '-. ■ fmw A^ "WENDON, ~ AMLrMV The THOROUGII- ' o]Smg&p\*gl BRED STALLION" yV *f^ SILKWORM, tj j ■ ,j« n* \ By Seaton Dela- , ral from Lady Moth (dam of Hohoro). SILKWORM is a bright bay with black - iioiiits, and stands about 15.3 hands high. He is a four-year-ola, and is, therefore, not .worn by excessive .training. As a. racehorse, SILKWORM was lh« -"most brilliant two-year-old of the New 1 Zea--land- 1903-4' season, with the exception of - stable companions. He was started on nine ~ occasions, and' won - six. .races, in the other " /tliree attempts finishing in second place to " stable mates (in the ownership of Mr G. G-. ■Stead). The races won by SILKWORM -were: Hastings Stakes, of 250sovs; Nursery -Handicap, C.J.C. meeting, of 250sovs; Great {Northern Foal Stakes, Auckland, 500sovs; \M3dsuminer Handicap, Aatckland, 200sovs; <*WeJlesley Stakes, Wellington, 400sovs; Wellington Stakes, Wellington, 400sovis. Seaton Delaval, sire of Silkworm, was imported from England, and is full -of the • jmost fashionable and best staying blood, of Ithe Old Country-. Seaton Delaval has sired the following (winners: — Gladsome (the crack mare of .'Australasia), Gladstone, Roseila, Miss Delajyal, Beddington, Laetitia, P*ul Seaton, Dela1 Nanette, Idas, Porirua, ' G-rey Seaton, iG-ladisla, Kamo, Beau Seaton, and Silkworm. " ,The progeny .of Seaton _ Delaval' Eave won £36,000 in six years, and last season, he pecu"l?ied -the leaddng • position among 'the Jiving circs- of 2iTew Zealand. ' " SILKWORM is r to be restricted to ap.Jnoved mares. His sire commands a fee .of 30gs, and it is a unique opportunity- to "breed direct ironx the line -.that- claims Gladsome, - -Gladstone, Nonette; Beddington, Miss Deia.val, and others, more especially as Silkworm ■was himself such a "brilliant racehorse. Silk■','OTorrfiL served a "limited' number of mares last season, and proved himself a sure foalgetter. s"or full particulars see cards. ' TERMS : £6 6a, payable at end of season JFebruaj-y 1), for a limited number of ap- - jiroved mares. Good paddocking provided at Is 6d per - Week. Mares consigned' to Riversdale be met. All care taken of mares, but no responsibility. COOPER BROS., BOs Owners, Wendon. THOROUGHBRED & CASKET WILL STAND THE SEASON at the Owner's Farm at Mosgiel. Casket won the Dunedin Cup, C.J.C. Great Easter, • . and other races ; and is the sire of Benmore, •Casque, Cairn, Witch Winnie, Heirloom, Jloputai, and Red Start. ■ TERMS: £5 ss>; Hackneys, £3 10s; Grazing, "5s per week.- Ail care' taken, but no responsibility -or grazing-<risi:s-; and all Fees must be--paid before removal 1 - of Mares. For "further particulars apply G. RUTHVEN, BOau Silver Hall Farm, Mosgiel. MSk HP O STAND AT tfV X FOREST HILL __mmnmr and travel the JTNHpp,^ SURROUNDING Tlle Standard-bred Trot-U-ecord, 4inm 55sec Placed record, 2min 26iscc j- .A. - ■ — - ■ ■ ~- Belle(inip.), 2.31 Judge Beldon (imp.), 2.16 daughter of Prentice Elmo - Hiram Drew Priam BELLMAN was bred by S. Hordern, Esq., -«,t his famous stud farm, Hetford Park, N.S.W. 3ie is a "beautiful dark chestnut, stands 16.1, and was foaled 1892. He is a compact and ■vigorous horse, and fills the eye as an ideal Ifcrotting.stallion, snowing great substance, high quality, and beauty of outline. He has always gained first honours when exhibited in tba - enow ring. Bellman won several races, in«luding the Victoria Handicap (lOOsovs), Progressive Handicap (80sovs), Sydenham Handicap (75sovs) in 4min 55sec, at the Metropolitan ttrack, the Limit Handicap (llOsovs) in smin S3ec, beating Prince Imperial, J. H., Vickery, '-Collector, and others. Belle, the dam tof Bellnian, was also imported from America, •and took first and champion prizes at the ißoyal Agricultural Show, N.S.W. Priam, the isire of Belle, also got Frank M. (2min 17sec), Honesty (2min 25sec). Bell Car, the only one . of Bellman's stock to race, has won eeyeral taces, and defeated large fields on each occasion. His records are 4min 15sec and 2min 40 3-ssec, shdwing that Bellman possesses the gift of siring speed. Terms: £4 4s. Half guarantee. Every care taken, but no responsibility. All Jnares sold or exchanged held as in foal. Paddocking Is 6d per week. For further particulars apply to THOMAS AFFLECK, Lfichiel P. 0., Forest Hill Siding Southland,