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'/CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB (Incorporated). GRIND NATIONAL* MEETING, 1927. AUGUST 9, 11, AND 13. FIRST DAY. NZ GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, of 1600sovs. Three miles and a-half. _ WINTER CUP (Flat), of 750sovs. One mile. SECOND DAY. BEAUFORT STEEPLECHASE, of 500 so vs. About two miles and a-half. N.Z. GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE RACE, of 1200sovs. About two miles and a-half. THIRD DAY. SYDENHAM HURDLES, of aOOsovs. Two miles. LINCOLN STEEPLECHASE, of 500sovs. About three miles. ENTRIES (Isov each) close on FRIDAY, July 1. at 8 p.m. F. C. COTHER, Secretary. P.O. Box 385. Telegraphic Address: “Turf,” Christchurch.

nno STAND AT WILLOWMEAD STUD, BALCLUTHA, THE IMPORTED STALLION ROSENOR (28). ROSENOR is a particularly fine type of the English Thoroughbred, and ranks as a grandson of the world-famous mare Sceptre, winner of 38,22550 vs in stakes, and is closely related to Valais, the champion sire of Australia. Roscnor is inbred to Paraffin, one of the greatest taproots -in the English Stud Book. ROSENOR (28) I Roney Grosvenor (16) l L_ Alizarine Ladas (1) Sceptre Cicero (1) GROSVENOR (sire of Rosenor) got 103 winners in England, and is now at . the stud in Australia at a 100-guinea fee. ROSEY, in corfinion with her dam and granddam, was never raced. ALIZARINE is own sister to BONA ROSA, won the Woodcote Stakes, second to Diamond Jubilee in 2000 Guineas, fourth in Derby, and won St. Janice’s -Palace Stakes. CICERO won Derby, sired VALAIS. CYLLENE, the sire of Cicero, sired four Derby winners and over £300,000 was won by his stock; POLYMELUS, champion sire in England for 5 years ajid -winners of over £270,000; LEMBERG, Derby winner and £44,694 in stakes. POLYMELUS got PHALARIS, leading sires in England, are grandsons of Lemenora, winner Grand- Prix de Paris. CYLLENE got COMMENDATION’S dam. BONA VISTA, sire of CYLLENE, also got Vahren, dam of The Tetrarch. BUCHAN and CRAIG AN ERAN, two leading sires in England, are grandsons of SCEPTRE. LADAS won 2000 Guineas and Derby. ROSENOR has PERSIMMON (Derby; sire of PRINCE PALADIN, YOUR MAJESTY. and COMEDY KING), ORNAMENT (sister to QRMONDE), ■ atad HAMPTON (sire of three Derby winners) in third remove of his pedigree, thus showing a great wealth winning blood. ROSENOR will serve a limited number of approved mares. 1 FEE, 20 GUINEAS. I For further particulars apply to tk G. A. KAIN, Esq., | " Milton,