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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 1453, 17 October 1881, Page 4

Stud Horses THE CELEBRATED TROTTING HOUSE, MERRYLEGS Will stand this Season at the WOOL-. SUED, MATAWHERO. Merrylegs will travel once a week to Ormond and Gisborne, and surrounding districts. MERRYLEGS is a Bright Bay, stands 15£ hands high, with strength, quality and action unsurpassed, with a good temper and constitution. His sire, Shales, imported from England by W. D. Barnard, Esq., toCanterbury ; dam, Duchess, imported from Tasmania by E. J. Waketield, Esq. Shales was bred by John Thurton Thwaites, Esq,, of Ciirleton, Fonhoe, Norfolk. His sire, Shales, the Property, the late W. Wright, Esq., Fnng. His dam, Beauty, bred by the Rev. Minis, by Channell's Old Lord of the Manor ; ((rand sire,, Mr. Powel's Black Shales, dam by Emilius ; great grand sire, Chadd's Shales, bred by the late Captain Ogden, of Wattington, from his noted Trotting Mare ; great grand, Old Marshland Shales, the CHAMPION of all TROTTERS in his day. MERRYLEGS Waß matched at the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show in 1877 against Young Performer, imported by the Auckland Stud Company, for which ho took First Prize, valued at £50. Merrylkgs has proved himself to be a sure foal-getter. Terms ; £3 for single mares ; two or more the property of the same owner as per agreement. All fees to be paid before removal of mares. Every care taken but no re■ponsibility. Good paddock accommodation provided. One month free, after that 2s. 6d. per week. For further particulars apply to the owner P. BOND ; or, J. ALLEN, 326 Matawhero. TO STAND THIS SEASON, The Clydesdale Entire DUGDALB, At Swarthmore, Patutahi. TERMS : £4 10s ; two or more mares, by agreement. All care taken of mares, but no responsibility. 416 J. & G. SUNDERLAND. TO STAND THIS SEASON, AT WAERENGA-A-HIKA, The Thorottghbred Entires PARTHENOPCEUS AND EDWARD JAMES. PARTHENOPCEUS, by the celebrated Traducer, out of Atalanta. Atalanta by Towton, out of Crescent, by Sir Hercules, out of Moth by Camel. Towton— own brother to the Peer— by Melbourne, out of Cinizelli, by Touchstone, by Camel. Atalanta has been one of the most successful performers on the New Zealand Turf. At 4 years old won the Oamaru J. C. Handicap, and rtn second to Glengarry in Dunedin J. 0. Handicap ; at 5 years won Free Handicap at Christchurch ; at Timaru won South Canterbury J. C. Handicap, Tradesman's Handicap, and Forced Handicap ; at 6 years won a number of races including Handicap at Dunstan. At tho sale of Mr. Delamaine's stud, 13th November, 1877, she brought 250 guineas. PARTHENOPO3US, a Dark Bay, rising 7 years old, is a splendid specimen of the Thoroughbred Horse, uniting in a remarkable decree Symmetry witli Strength, being thus admirably adapted to get weight-carrying Hacks as well as Race Horses. He was sold at the above mentioued sale for 350 guineas. Possessing the celebrated Traducer blood of his sire, and from his darn the blood of the still more celebrated Sir Hercules, he presents a combination of the most fashionable and successful strains in the Southern Hemisphere. The Australasain in speaking of the Sir Hercules blood remarked: "No family has gained such a reputation as that which descent's from the Colonialbred Sir Hercules. In contests of every description the representatives of this line had achieved more than their share of popular triumph." Terras ; Single mares, £3 10s ; two or more, tho property of the same owner, as per agreement. THDWARD JAMES, chestnut horse, P^ rising 5 years old. By Papapa out of Hatred ; her dam Emmiline by Sleight of Hand, Emnm, by Gil Bias, Emily by Operator, Flora Mclvor by Emigrant. Hatred ia sister to Foul Play's dam. Papapa is by Ravensworth out of Waimea, by Sir Hercules. — See New Zealand Stud Book. Terms for single mares, £3 3s ; two or more, as per agreement. Good paddocking provided. All care taken of mares, but no responsibility incurred. Fees to bo paid before the removal of mares. For further particulars, apply to 421 F. CHAPMAN. AUCKLAND WILL STAND FOR THE SEASON at Te Arai Station. W. BALEY, Groom in charge. Fee— £3 3s. ; two or more mares, the property of the Bame owner, as per agreement. Apply CHAS. EVANS, 425 Te Arai.