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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 8329, 30 September 1898, Page 4

SIRE OF THE SEASON mo" STAND THIS ~JmW JL season, /iflpilL MAKARAKA, I' f*y g^ V] The Great Son of 5 Nordenfeldt, CRAGKSHOT, by Kordcnfoldt (by Musket Onyx), dam Pungnwornwero, got by GoMcn Grape, out of Atrtlnnta, by Towton out of Crescent, by Sir Hercules; NOBDBXI'M.iiI (tho sire of Crackshot) wus a great racehoruo, his porformnnccs being as Jolioiva:— lVon tho H&wkesbury Produco Stnfces, won the A.J.C. Derby, Craven Flute, Spring Mnidcn l'late, UauOwick Hnto (8 miles, w.f.a.), won the Derby (V.XC. Spring Meeting) ; ho nlso ran fourth within n length oi tho winner, us a tlireivycar-old, in the Melbourne Cup, in tho hßt time ot Srnin 2lUsec ; lie also ran second to Trenton in tho Cantorbury Plate one and a-h&lt milts. Tlie abovo onto the onh racra he started tot. Owing to hiß thorough gan en'ess ho iraa niok-nanied tho "Bull-dog," Jlr Kennclly (trainer to tho lato Han. J. White) pronounced Nordonlulilt the greatest fiorso that he ever put through a preparation. With something 1 to make a desperate pace for him over a distanco, Jlr i'ennelly considered (fiat thera waa nothing to cope with Nordonfoldt. At the breaking-up of Sylvia Park Stud, Nordenfeldt realised tho largo sum of SGQO guineas. Punoawerkwerb, the dam of Crackshot, was a vwj Jast ntnre, winning, among other laces, tho Maiden Plate (Canterbury) aud Tradesmen's Handicap, tho Dunedin Cup of 400 boys (Z milea and a distance), aud tho St. tegor Makia at Canterbury, l'uogawerowere is very ewudy-brcd, being got by Ooldon Or.ijjo out of Atlopts. GoMon Grape, by liarntou own brother to Yoltlgeur, whoso descendants, Gbfopln and St. Simon, uro two of tha most lahlonabio si coin Kng.aud, cjuimiuuinj; no less a footbaii i!6O guineas All ('uugaworewcru's progeny are rcil fast gallopers. Stic ia tho darn of Totfoid (wiunoi o! tlie t'reo Handicap, 1 milt, tho Plate Handicap, and the Flying Handicap at tho Thames J.C. Meeting ; the Wangauul Cup, 2 miles, beating Waitri and eight others; Mao, won the Slakes llanuicap at ■VVaagnuui autumn meeting; tl.o Victoria Handicap, I mile and a dintaiw, in the fast time of lmin fiS^aec, at tho A.R.U. summer mcctiug. Punjrawcreirero is also the dam of tlriga-. dior, who won as a two-year-old tho Wares Jfroduce Stakes, tho flying staktß, J-nii,o, beating such a llyor as Mitrail euso aud theirs ; won tho Elluralio Plate at tlio A.it.C nutumn meotlng, beating live others, she is al-o the dam ot it. Jauios (winner ol thu Duuedin Cup), Krupp, Katipo, I>uwerewerc, and others, tungiweiewcre i» a;BO the dum of ihat Biitioriorrncelior.-o Osculator, by ilotchkisj : ucumtor vita ;iot only a rarahoiuo, bu, he showed plenty of quality aud vcty niusculur : attached are Home ol hu peiformancii, at different ointani.es, wou Spring- nukes at V.K.O. meeting, ul 100 soya, U mnts, tiuio iimia isjsec, tuo lnac five furlongo being covered iv Imin 2jjec, beatfii" Ouwaid, Toreador, and Callum Jlohr. in tho Victorian Uorbyhti ran a great race with Hr W. R, Wilson's W&liaco iby tarbmo), Osculator being beaten by a ehoit ha»d allot a h»M struggle, Aumria being taird, Howaa alta placed in several ithcr events. Hor .on, Brigadier, i B golnjt to muko a name for himself at tlio ntud, not alone lor gewiug tut racors, but Urst-clnss crosn-comitry kornes. JIo Is thu filro of Bombardier, tho winner of hevorai lurupiug events, including the Auckland Grand flutional Steeplecliase, aud ran eeconil to Nortou in tho Qraud Rational Stfoplecnaao at tho Chrmtchurch meeting. Brigadier is also the sire of that good little liorao Brigand, winner ol savenl good meet, ana uuuierous other fast hurces, Lost, but not least, is CRAoKSUorhimsel/-,i really flrst-cl.isa racohor«o whilo on tho turf. The following uro aomo of hiß performances :— Won the Spring Handicap, Uawku's toy, Ij miles, '2mln39aec bwtlng Btro..'hoii, Pearl towdor.Oynißcii.Boulnngor, and hatinka J won by a length easy. Won Canterbury Cup. 2J miles, trnlu 4jaec, boating suci horucs aif ilcdalliiiu, and Freedom ; woo easily D y three lengths. Won the Auckland Cup, 2 miles, carrying Sat lib, beating Hilda, Cissy, Duilu, Htnmhon.sS Arn-rew, aud othoro, in thc^aat time of Smin 3oisco: won cosily by v length una a-hulf; this performance hns only boen b c «tea onco, viz., by Si. Hippo, by half a Biicoud. U»d Cracks»ot btoii asked to gullop he would have easily scored the record. Won the Auckland Plate, 1$ in!i M . iv 2niin 17$ sec, again Dcut.ng Jkdalliou aud Hilda BOiuowhat cosily. Won Birthday Haudic .p and J.O. Handicap at Hcathcote. Won A.X.C. llnnuica!!. CracUhot wou d have been a Melbourne Cup winnor, only he could not be thoroughly prepared, ou uccount of Btrikius himsoll when iv fast wurk. He ran novora' closo seconds to Qfst-claaa horses, carrying heavy weights. CracKstiot never ruced in hack company, but was nominated for tho Btccplcchaso nevllog at tho Ghborae Wrk, in tho Wlutor Oats, and ho received the steadier of 13at 71b, being uakcil to give King Canniiiai and otlicis 3»t lib. Crnckahot ia a beautltul looking horeo, stands 16 hands 2 inches, with good bouo uua plenty of substance, aud having such a strain of running blooj from both his sire snd dam, ,i must prove to tlio most fastidious breeders that nintuif tueir mare,! witlr such stratus of blui' blood, it must cud iv goo i results, Crackehot is as well Bdnpttd to get cross- country homes as his halfbrother Brigadier, nud those breedors wishing to breed a fast hunter from an ordiuary maro, or a racehorse irom a thoroughbred mare, could not do better than rnnto them with CracUshot. He possesses a grand constitution aod beautiful tempor, aud boing a young siro and sure toai gotter, Blioula provo a boon to the district. Ctaekaliot via* awardod First Prlzo and tho Society's medal for the best thoroughbreu sire at the 1893 A. and!'. Society 'a show, boating Hukntore, Jialo, Maori and others. In IBoi was awarded ITirst Prlzo and Society 1 modal beating Kenata, Uukacerc, and KrijjoDd, In ISM ho secured the same position, dieplacing Kenatu Dishonor, Hukatcre, and Brigand. 1 he following is tlie relative measurements of :— ixvsiwT, height id hands 2J inehc, girth li feet 1 inch, arm 21J niches, buljiv nuee 8} luciiej, ab u vc kicilki jiicnea, lund t\,nuon 0i iudiea, gasUin 22 inches, thigh 44 iuches, length 'M lu:hea. CKACKSiior, height IB hauds 2 incrus, girth 0 feet 2 inches, »rn> tt J mclies, below knee SJ inches, abovo kni.o 13 inches, hind atunon DJ inciies, gas&in 2U 1 iuches, thlgn 42 inchiu, length lw inches. UAitmSß, height 10 hind i 1} mclio.., girth 5 feet 7J iacacs, arm 17 iuches, below kuto ]J iachcß. Crackbhot's services thlßßoasoa will bo placed as low as possible for a siro of his class. 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