TO STAND THIS SEASON <19281 At HAYTON, PUKEURI, Five Miles from Oamaru, THE HIGHLY BRED IMPORTED PACING STALLION FOUR CHIMES. Sire, ABBEY. BELLS. Dam, F. B. Abbey Bells is by Bow Bells (Electioneer —Beautiful Bells) out of Russia (Harold —Miss Russel). F.B. is by the imported Blackwood Abdallah (Homer — Blackwood mare) out of Stockings (Mercury—White Stockings). FOUR CHIMES is the sire of that great horse Cathedral Chimes, who has Won such races as the New Zealand and Auckland Trotting Cups, the Free for All and the Canterbury Park Champion Handicap, of £lOOO (twice). Cathedral Chimes also got Ahuriri, that won the Ashburton Sapling Stakes, the Wellington Gold Cup, and the wonderful performance of winning two New Zealand Trotting Cups. Kohara won the New Zealand Sapling Stakes, the New Zealand Derby, Champion Stakes, the Auckland Cup. and last year’s New Zealand Trotting Cup. Taurekareka won the New Zealand Sapling Stakes, the Champion Stakes, the Great Northern and New Zealand Derbies in record time, still holding the record of 3min 29sec for the race. Taraire, also by Four Chimes, won the great Australasian championship, run at Perth, Western Australia, beating the famous Great Bingen. It is said that Taraire possesses the greatest staying power of any horse seen in New Zealand for many years. A glance at the above performances will convince breeders of trotting stock that they have at their service r sire that has proved himself one of the best (sires ever seen in the Dominion. TERMS: 10 GUINEAS; payable "Ist January, 1929. Groom’s fee, ss. Good grazing—Dry mares, 2s; foal mares, 3s. Any mares proven not in foal will be taken again next season free of charge. All care will be taken of mares, but no responsibility. AH mares consigned to JOHN JOHNSTON, Hayton, Pukeuri Junction, will be carefully attended to.
pORBURY PARK TROTTING CLUB. APPLICATIONS for the Position of HANDICAPPER, at a salary of £25 per day’s Handicap, together with copies of testimonials, addressed to the Secretary, will be received at the Club’s Office, 87 Crawford street, Dunedin, up to 5 p.m. bn TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1928. The successful applicant will -be required to compile the Handicaps for the Club’s Spring Meeting on November - 29 and December 1. Applications by letter only. Personal canvassing of Committee by hpplicants will lead to disqualification. C. R. CAFFIN, Secretary.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3888, 18 September 1928, Page 57
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