HORSE PARADE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVI, Issue 14858, 30 September 1912, Page 6

HORSE PARADE.

AT TIMARU. Tho aim-ial pa.-.!.? of i- lira_ horcc.s held under the iu>;>;-.es oi the Timatu Agricultural and Pastoral Associat..:,i took iilace o<i S.'.'.ufiiav at- the Native KesorvL-. Maori li.il. >l->Uit list aml big tho heavy rain o. Friday -light and Saturday morning fh;-vo was a very fair attendance, of farmers and others in— U-ifslcl, to itispvt the sires which came under rove". . A feature of the parade was the oeoiboi- of new stallions which came forward for the first time in this district, some coming ftom North C.tmer! ury, and some from Southland. In the absence <i the President of the Agricultural and Pasoral Association, the parade was controlled bv Mr K. Irving, assisted bv Messrs \Y. Harper and \Y. J. JJasooit. It extended over an hour, and was entirely successt'til. The parade- state was 0.~ toiee.-,...:--

Hm.U'iUIT HOJISMS

M. A. Twomoy's King Ivlwerd Vet. King Edward—Flora-y. «!. Matthsws's Loehinvar, Clydebank (imp)— Juno, by Kent'te-.v ooc.s. TV. (jorkin'i. Montgomery. Agitator (imp)— Lady Macaulav, TV. J. Doylo'v Field Marshal, Marshal Keith—Darling 11. P.. Mahoncy's Lion's Pride, British Lion ll.—Maori, by I'asman. Austin and Grant's Flash Hunter (imp), General Hunter—Nollie. fl. of UarUie. •J. Scyb-'s ISarojt's Latest, l?-i.rou Fvvie (imp)— Bell, bv Prince Charlie. THOUOIIGHHIIFU HOUSES. F. Taylor's Grand Rose, Grand Gross—Roseleaf. by Gorton. Jus. Campbell's Xigger Boy, Finland —Grace Darling,-by Bondora. TROTTING. COACHING. AND HAOKXEY HORSES. R. Maiionev'C-Sih-enniHC. Ceo. M. Pateheti—.Miss Poilard. nv ilav King. M. Onon's Jfugald. Daniel o'llourko —Wee Wee. bv Tradueer. A. Criit'-kshank's Pride of Kentucky, Kentucky Vet —F.tnprhmis. C. \V. Whittaker's Norwoo.l, Kintore— Kairview. i;v Berlin, (imp;. TV. H. Martin's O'Wlivbau. O'Whvu —Lubra. ' S. Trilford's Young Pippin. PippinLittle Pet. by Berlin. There were nineteen entered, but four failed to put in an appearance, tho wet weather no doubt making it inconvenient to bring horses front n distance. TVhile Oome very good hois, s came forward for inspection it cannot he said that the parade was a thoroughly representative one. Many owners of ent : re horses hold the opinion that such parades are of very Ut-tlc value, and that it is only a matter

of time, when they will be relegated to] the Umbo of things past and done with. ! Whether this :s r.ght or wrong, the fact , remains that the parade is a centre ot '■■ considerable interest, and comparisons j can he bettor made when all tho sires : arc seen in company. It is not often that so few draught stallions come forward at i Timaru parade as was the case ; on Saturday, but :t- is satisfactory to be i able to say that among those shown were | some sires which will easily uphold tho j reputation of South Canterbury as a i district for good draught horses. Tbero | were no awards made, and public opinion was divided as to which was the best sire present. So much depends on the requirements of individual breeders that it is impossible to angle out one horse as tin- best for oil. A lot. of attention was paid to a new horse in the district. Lion's Pride, a magnificent stamp of j Clvdosdale which was recently Ix.ugV. J in the south and brought up hero by the ', veteran horse owner. Mr Richard I Mahoney. who has for many years past I shown his ability to pick a good horse, j and to gauge pretty a'-oorat-iv the 1 o-j quiremonts of th? -South Canterbury dis- j trirt. Iron's Pride was bred by the j well known breeder. Mr Thos. Liken, of j ■Onninr-i. He is a beautifully dappled,! big brown horse, standing over seventeen hands, with splendid bono, plenty of sub.-nanr-e. and a good free r-ction. Ho carries a certificate of a veterinary sur"con tor soundness, and is a horse, with ! which it would be hard to pick a fault; i Ho is to stand this vrnr at "Grafton } Lodge." Washdyke. and travel the snr- I rounding distf.cts. Another bora? which j commanded n lot of admiration was Mr i W. Gerkin's Montgomery, also a new- j comer to South Canterbury. Montgomery j is a very handsome blr-ck horse with ft J ! white ln-c and white hind feet. By the imported horse Ag tator. he is a worthy ; I representative of his sire. Short in tho j couplings and verv oomr>-»--tly built, he j shows great, strength. He. came under . review "ns fit as hands and good fording could turn :•. horse out. and is at present in such good oond'tion as to make him npnear on the short side. Tf he had n. little less flesh on lie would look a still be-tor horse. His understandings and hair are all that could b» desired, ho is a fine free mover, and shows such | qur.litv as i= sure to cense h/s card to he_quicklv filled. It. i« hardly n«oessary I to «-.iv em-thing ahoettho imported horse I FWi Hiutter. for he is «to well known in this district that to write anything iu praise of him would be like cast.ng a tioutic ou the maxim whieu says that, good wine needs no bush. Messrs Austin and Grt.at did a good service to South Canterbury wain ttiey brought such a horso out from Scotland to tiua district. Flash Hunter is one of those horses who are always fuily booked before the season opens. Mr J. Seyb, of Georgetown (Oamaru) showed a very pro- | mising bay colt in Baron's Latest, by the we'll known imported champion. Baron Fyvie. Mr Seyb at one tune lived at St. Andrews, and he intends to travel that district with Baron's Latest. The colt is a big one for his age—3 years — he has a dooile temperament, is symmetrically built, and when more fully furnished promise? to ba a very worthy son of his famous sire. He is not altogether a stranger to Timaru as he took first as a yearling at the Timaru show, and third 'as a. 2-year-old. He also obtained second at Oamarn. and second at Dunedin show as a. yearling. He is thoroughly sound, as the veterinary stirgoon's certificate which ho carries shows. In Field Marshal, a horse which eamo from North Canterbury, Mr TV. 3. Doylo has a good one. He is a dark brown horsa, well put together, and while : he lacks, nothing in substance and strength, he is a very active mover. He " has proved himself at the stud and has ] left seme splendid stock in the Ellesmere district (where he was stationed former- ; h-V He is a particularly fast mover— I a 'quality much to he desired in these days when the maximum returns are a necessity. Judging by his appearance I Field Marshal is a horse which will he in liberal request here. The old favourite T/ochinvar, waa again shown by Mr J. 'Matthews, and in spite of the fact that he is not so young as he used to ho, he looked even better on Saturdi.y than he did at tho parade, twelve months ago. A reliaVe horse in every rosnsct, Lochinvar exhibits all the qualities of his imported sire, Clydebank. He is a real utility horse, so quiet thn.t a boy can cirivohim in shafts or chains, and his stock tako after him. He has. already Ipft such good progeny in the distri<-t that, there should bo no difficulty in filling his card tin's season. Tho only other draught entered for the parade was King T.dwoi-d Yet. a. good stamp of Clydesdale from a line of breeding wh'ch stamps him as a horso that ought to leave good slock behind him. -He comes from a strain of champion Hires in Scotland, one of wlrch sold at the age of ten years, for 3000 guineas. The blood norses were lepresented by two. Elworthy Bros., and ilr R. Mahoney being unrepresented in this section for lb? first time for a good man-.' years. The breeding of thoroughbred horses in this district is not, bv any meanfl popular, as there is little demand ior them, and tho majority of ftinners cannot afford to breed them as a hobby. Grand Hose, a dark bay horso, was one on the two shown on Saturday, and his owner intends to travel him in the To- ' muka. and surrounding districts. He has a good turf record. Starting eight times in I'Jll he won four races, and was twice second. Fufortunately, however, he met with an accident on the railway to one of his legs, and he is not at' present able to go or. to the track. Mr J. Campbell's Xigg-.-.- . Poy, on upstanding jet bUck horse,

wji.s th* other one chowu. Ho is by the well known Pinland. lirouned under tire heading- of Trotting, CoadiinK, and Hackney horses were Hrfii' A dWu sires, incladrag a prottv little blad: ix.nv receu'-iy purchased by Mr Sam'Ti'dford. Young Pippin is Irs. name; ho is a jei. black in colour, and as as a kitten. A lady can drivo hi.n in harnoss, a child can ride him. and ho can !■>■ left standin-' anywhere « ; tli a certainly that he w.TI .-till l>o there when wiiniid. If tks v.on- ;-I: ~ \>oultl i>eih,>.p.- N.it count for a jiroat dml, but added f„ his docility he a very last mover, and j has hout li..cii be-at-en in the show : ring. He is to su-.ud at Wnshdykc, I and as panics of ii.s st.iu.ip invar:abiy j (xmtmand high prices ho is sure to be in much r-.q-ic-t. Mr 11. Maho.-icy was represented in this section bv another ! sire now to the d'-strict —Silveriii.ne j a showy 10:111 horse of great substance | and standing over seventeen liands j high. Ssdveruiiiio was bred by Mr H. Mountney ; ho is a true-gniu-d tiotor, j very uniform in build, and has a line 1 free action. Moreover he is a horse ] which exhibits no vice, and has the j appearance of one. wltieli. if well mated, j should throw stool: of all-rcaud uioi'ulncss. Ho was lirst and ehampion in his class at the Strathtaieri shew, and second at Duuedin. in big rinys. An- I other well-known light-horse man, Mr I Malcolm Orion, huntsman to tlio j Canterbury Hunt, had his old i.ivouritc Dmrald, iii the lists. Du-ald has been I u wonderful horse, and in .-i>i:e of his j twenty-two summers lie is -till looking fresh "and fit. He i< :• hois- n-lii.-h cannot be faulted anywhere, from the ! plough to a cross-coumo* ehas..*. He is I as quiet as it is posiib'.o for a boric | to he. and there are many who sav that | they would sooner have a foal by Dugald thau bv the bos* bred horse in the Dominion. 'Mr C. V.". Whittaker sliowed a loenllv bred horso in Norwood. A litlht bay in colour, Norwood is bv the trotting horse Kintore, which Mr J. Shaw brought to this district. On the dam's side Norwood also has trotting Mood. He exhibits trotting characteristics, and though he has not been pampered in any ivay only beon 111 the lxix for a week prior to the parade) he was se?n in the pink of conI dition beinp; evidently a good doer. ' lie has the appearance, of a useful I horse en the farm or on flip road. Mr • A. tVirkslvvnU's Pride of Kenf.ieky i? a I cliortmit of rather small build The • onlv other one to lx* noticed is Ow'hybra. He is a standard bred trotI horse by Owhyeo (,I'mp.), and is a ! fine upstanding sire with particularly j good foot. lie comes here from North Canterbury, and is a representative of ! good trottinp; families, and is just the j sort to use for those who desire si>aod. He is to stand at CSanclcboyo +his sea{son, and travel the suvrouudint; disI tricts.