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soys. and third horse 5 soys. from the stakes; distance, three-quarters of a mile; minimum weight, 7st.; nomination, 1 soy.; acceptance, 30/-. 3. BRUNSWICK HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 125 soys.; second horse to receive 15 soys. and third horse 5 soys. from, the stakes; distance, about one and a half miles; over six flights of hurdles, 3ft. 6in. in height; nomination, 1 soy.; acceptance, 1 soy. 4. ARAMOHO HACK HURDLE RACE HANDICAP, of:. 100 soys.; second horse to receive \ls soys. and third horse 5 soys. from the stakes; distance, about one mile and a half; over six flights of hurdles, 3ft. Gin. in height; nomination, 1 soy.; acceptance. 1 soy. 5. HIGGIE HANDICAP, of 250 soys.; second horse to receive 40 soys., and third horse 15 soys from the stakes; distance, one and a quarter miles; nomination, 1 soy.; acceptance 4 soys. ■ 6. RAILWAY HACK HANDICAP, of 10« soys.; second horse to receive 15 soys. and third horse 5 soys. from the stakes; distance, five furlongs; , minimum weight. 7st.; nomination, 1 soy.; acceptance, 30/-. i 7. MARANGAI HANDICAP, of 100 soys; second horse to receive 10 soys. and third horse 5 soys. from the stakes; distance, one mile; nomination, 1 soy.; acceptance, 1 soy. PENALTIES. k J The winner of any hurdle race after L declaration of weights to carry a penalty of 101b. in a hurdle race, and the winner of any flat race after declaration of ) weights to carry 71b., two or more such • races 101b. penalty in a flat race. No i penalty will be required in an open race - for having won a hack race or races. 3 DATES OP NOMINATIONS, WEIGHTS, ENTRIES, AND ACCEPTANCES, and -\ . Amounts to be forwarded to Secretary 1 v Wanganui Jockey Club. 3 MONDAY, AUGUST 31st, 190S, at 9 p.m. - -Nominations—Flying Handicap, Maiden r Hack Race, Okehu Handicap Hurdles, t Gonville Hack Hurdle Handicap .Putiki Hack Handicap, Spring Handicap, Owen F Handicap, Moutoa Hack Handicap, - Brunswick andicap Hurdles, Aramoho ■ Hack Hurdle Handicap, Higgie Handi- • cap, Railway, ack Handicap, Marangai Handicap, 1 sot. each. ) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th, 1908 (on , or about) — > Weights for First Day's Handicaps • • (Open Events). > 1 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, 1908 (on 3 or about) — Weights for First Day's Hack Events. • MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st, 190S, at > 9 p.m.— 5 Acceptances—Flying Handicap, 2 soys.; - Wanganui Guineas, 4 soys.; Okehu Hur- • dies, 1 soy.; Gonville Hack Hurdles, 1 soy.; Putiki Hack Handicap, 30/-; Spring !, Han-Heap, 2 soys. B THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th, 1908, :.' at the Post — Final Payment Wanganui Guineas, 5 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th, 1908, (at or about) 8 p.m. >. Weights for Second Day's Handicaps. J FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 190S, at noon — ■ Acceptances—Owen Handicap, 2 soys.,; X Moutoa Hack Handicap, 30/-; Brunswick Handicap Hurdles, 1 soy.; Aramoho Han- ? dicap Hack. Hurdles, 1 soy.; Higsie Han--3 dicp.p, 4 soys.; Railway Hack Handicap ;.' 30/-; Marangai Handicap, 1 soy. '• MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st, 190S, at 9 p.m.— 3 Second Forfeit — Jackson Stakes, 1909, 3 2 soys. I MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1908, at 9 '• , p.m. — • Entries^-Wansranul Guineas, 1909. II Jackson Stakes, 1910. WM. HALL, Secretary- £ P.O. Box 15, Wanganui. l SIRES OP THE SEASON. - TO TRAVEL WANGANUI AND j ST7J&ROUNDXNG- DISTRICTS. ; The Champion Pure-bred Clydesdale Stallion, *■■' KNI6HT OF THE THISTLE 1 (10,789 5.C.5.8.) Ey HANDSOME PRINCE (10,356 S.C.S '*- B.). Dam MAY QUEEN (9,336 5.C.5.8.) Imported by A. ALEXANDER, WaiM, a Normanby. ° KNIGHT OF THE THISTLE (10,789, . vol. 22, 5.C.5.8.) is a powerful, shapely, • and stoutly-bred brown horse, standing 17 hands high, and is seven years old. He was bred by.Wm. Agnew, Esq:, Balwnerrie, Leswalt; Stranraer ,and was c purchased recently by his present owner c when on a visit to Scotland; t Handsome, Prince, (Knight of the ' Thistle's sire) is by the ,world-renowned s Prince of Wales (673, 5.C.5.8.) who was r the greatest horse of the century: Prince ii of Wales gained many prizes, including ) first prizes at the H. and A. Show at ' Edinburgh in 1869, at the Royal, Society's s Show,. Manchester, in the same year, t again taking the premiership at the firstnamed Society's Show, held atKelso in r 1872. Prince of Wales lived- until 23 c years of age. At the age of 18 he was c sold by public auction for £945, and he was once leased for the season for £1,0,00, I when his .fee was 40 guineas each mare. v -The dam. of Handsome Prince is the celebrated Darnley (222, 5.C.5.8.) mare ._ Pandora, and her breeding is unsurpasay ed, her sire being the best Clydesdale ~ ever bred. Darnley's descendents are roit nowned for their superiority all over the f world, and the fact of two strains of this v great horse's blood" being on both sides of KNIGHT OP THE THISTLE'S pedigree, combined- with the Prince of.Wales i_ strain, ■ must attract the favourable at,f tehtion of breeders of high-class Clydesdales; i Dam of Xnlgrnt of the Thistle, May Queen (9336) by Darnley (222 ), gr. dam !S ■ Jess of Barsolus (5175) by Speculation (2426), g. gr. dam Nell ofi Barsolus by Prince '(1785),: g.. g. gr. dam Maggie by v Briton (1082).. '. Darnley won 2nd prize at the Highland in 1873; the premium at Glasgow in 1876 and 1S87; Ist at the I. Highland in 1877, and the champion cup at Highland in 1858; 2nd prize at the Royal in 1879; Ist at .the Royal in 1880; Ist at the Highland in 1882; Ist as sire" of the best fa,mily of five aged animals exhibited;-Ist prize and champion cup at Highland in ISB4. KNIGHT OP THE THISTLE gained . . the following prizes in 1903 :—lst and ™' champion at the Manawatu and West nj1' Coast A. &P. Society's Show at Palmers- . ton North; Ist and champion at the *: Egmont A. & P. Society's Show at ": Hawera; Ist and champion at the TaraZ. naki Metropolitan A. &P. Society's Show ': at New Plymouth. In February, 1904, I Ist and champion at the Masterton A. & r", P. Society's Show at Masterton. Ist and p> champion Egmont A. & P., 1904 and 1905. ir' Ist and champion, Wanganui, 1906. |" PROGENY. " r"; • Amongst the many successes gained' ?■. :by Xnlffht of the Thistle's Stock the folr lowing may be mentioned :— 5." , KABCELLUS' prize list to date is : ss. Ist as a' r yearling at Hastings, and Ist ■*«..; reserve champion at Palmerston 5,"4 North, also as a yearling; the only times "•:■■■ shown, as he met with an accident com- ™ Ing to Wanganui, so could not show him yv again that year. At two years, Ist at * 'Wanganuijr Ist New Plymouth, and Ist and champion at Masterton, beating such horses as Baron Graceful (imp.) and „ Bahcor (imp.). At three years Ist and s; champion at Hamilton; also Ist and ,' champion at Auckland. KNIGHT OP WAIHI was first in the !|: yearling class at Masterton (the only e A time shown when one-year-old). Ist as ~ a'two-year-old at Hastings, 2nd at Wanganui, 2nd at Hawera, and Ist at New *-i Plymouth. . QUEEN OP MAY also took several f ' prizes, among her successes being three i" firsts and champion Wanganui, 1906. l? Yearling colts last year in Wanganui a~ were Ist, 2nd, and 3rd, and yearling J~' fillies Ist, 2nd, and 3rd. "Ist prize two f? and three horse teams, Wanganui, 1906, 1" was gained by fillies by Knight._ !SJ Also the well known Pure-bred Clydesl% dale stallion,- ---' YOUNB WHEELER By General Wheeler, dam Beauty—by = Bonny Breast Knott. For further particulars see vol. 4, N.Z. Stud Book E, TERMS :—Xnisrht of the Thistle, 4 gna.; ye Young1 Wheeler, 3 gna. Payable Ist rs. January, 1909. a^ Paddocking free for six weeks, afterot wards 1/6 per week. All care and attena" tion given, but no responsibility taken. ,„• For further particulars apply to — > -E ALEX. DONALD, Pntikl, a& Or Groom in Charge. er TO STAND THE SEASON AT 4 n FEATHERSTGN, MAKIRIKIRI. nd By Silver Spec;— Ascot mare. )8 — s -> TERMS—Two Guineas. 3or more mares as per agreement. >n, • rt For further particulars apply to — 00 G. HARPER, 15 ' Makirikiri.