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SIRES OF THE SEASON. TO TSAVEL WAITGA3TUI AND SVBBOVNDIKO- DISTRICTS. The Cnampion Pore-bred Clydesdale Stallion, KNI6HT OF THE THISTLE (10,789 5.C.5.8.) 3y HANDSOME FZtINCE (10,356 S.C.S 3.). Dam MAY QUEEN (9,336 5.C.5.8.) imported toy A. ALEXANDER, Waihi, Normanby. KNIGHT O7 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 byWm. Agnew, Esq., .Bal"wherrie, Leswalt; Stranraer ,ahd was •purchased recently by. his present owner •when on a visit to Scotland. , ■: Handsome Prince (Knight of the Thistle's sire) is by the world-i-enowned Trinca of Wales (673, 5.C.5.8.) who was the greatest horse of the. century. Prince of Wales gained many prizes, including iirst prizes at ': the I-I. and A. Show at Edinburgh in 1869, at the Royal Society's .Show,. Manchester, in the same -year, -again taking the. premiership at the firstnamed Society's Show, held at Kelso in 1872. Prince of Wales lived until 23 .years of, age. At the age of 18 he was sold'by public'auctibn for £945, and he -was once leased for the season for £1,000, when his fee was 40 guineas each mare. ■The dam of Handsome Prince is the .. -celebrated Darnley (222, 5.C.5.8.) mare Pandora, and her breeding is unsurpassed, her sire being the best Clydesdale -ever bred. Darnley's descendents are renowned for their superiority all over the world, and the fact of two 4 strains of this .great horse's blood being on both sides of KNIGHT OF THE THISTLES pedicombined with the Erince of Wales strain, must attract the favourable attention of breeders of high-class Clydesdales. Dam of Knig-ht of the Thistle, May ,-Queen ,(9336) by iDarnley (222), gr: dam -Jess of Barsolus (5175) by Speculation (2426), g. gr. dam Nell of Barsolus by JPrince. (1785), g. g. gr. dam Maggie by .Briton (1082). Darnley won 2nd prize at the Highland in 1873; the premium at , 'Glasgow in 1876 and 1S87; Ist at the Highland in 1877, and the champion cup -at1 Highland in 1858; 2nd prize at the; JRpyal in:1879;: Ist at the Rnyal in 1880; Ist at the-Highland in 188S; Ist as sire ■of the bestfamils' of five aged animals Ist prize and champion cup at Highland in ISB4. • KNIGHT Or THE THISTLE gained the following prizes in 1903 :—lst and 'Champion at- the Hanawatu and West Coast A. & P. Society's Show at Palmerst,on North; Ist and ,champion at the Egmont A. . & P. Society's Show at ' Hawera; Ist and champion at-the Taraiiaki Metropolitan A. & P. Society's Show =at New Plymouth. In February, 1904, Ist and champion at the Masterton A. & 3?. Society's Shew at Masterton. Ist and -champion Egmont A. & P.,' 1904 and 1905. Ist and champion, Wanganui, 1906. ; ...--•■ PROGENY. Amongst the niany successes gained*lsy Knigrbt of the Thistle's Stock the following may- be mentioned :—- ---MAB.CELLUS'. prize list to date is : Ist as. a pearling at Hastings, and Ist .-and reserve champion at Palmerston .North, also as a yearling; the only times shown, as he met with an accident com- . "Ing to Wanganui, so could not show him -again that year. At two years, Ist at Wanganui, Ist New Plymouth, and Ist -jand champion at Masterton, beating, such horses, as '; Baron • Graceful . (imp.) and Bancor (imp.). At three.years Ist-and ■champion. at -Hamilton; also Ist and -champion, at Auckland. KNIGHT O? WAIHI was first in the yearling class, at Masterton. (the only time shown when one-year-old). Ist as -a two-year-old .at Hastings; 2nd at Wan.ganui;. 2nd at Hawera, and Ist at New Plymouth. QUEEN OP MAY alsb took several ?prizes, among her successes- being three firsts: and champion Wanganuv 11)06. Yearling colts last year in Wanganui Tvere Ist,; 2nd, and 3rd, and -yearling fillies Ist, 2nd, and 3rd. Ist prize two -.and three horse teams, Wanganui, 1906, wa.s gained by fillies by Knight. -^ - -' Also the well known Pure-bred Clydes«dale stallion, YOUNG WHEELER .By General Wheeler, dam Beauty—by . Bonny Breast Knott. For further particulars see vol. 4, N.Z. Stud Book TERMS :—Knight of tlie Thistle, 4 gus.; , Younff Wheeler, 3 arns. Payable Ist ■ January, 1909. Paddocking free for six weeks, afterawards -1/6 per week. All care and attention given, but no responsibility taken. {For further particulars apply to — ALEX. DONALD, Pntikl, \ ( . Or Groom in Charge. TO STAND THE SEASON AT FEATHERSTON, MAKIRIKIRI. Sir.YJBRHfI[XKrE By Silver Spec—Ascot mare. TERMS—Two Guineas. 3or more mares as per agreement. For further particulars apply to— g. harper; Makirikiri. FOR SALE OR LEASE. ""The Thoroughbred Entire— CHANTER {By Enchanter—Maid of Eocleston). Apply J. NEILSON, Niblett St. Bakery. ITO STAND THE SEASON KING QUALITY. Well proportioned, freo from blemish, sound in every respect, and got vtrom the best of stock, .- our KING STALLION GEAR is at the -disposal of horse-owners from now on xSTALLION; GEAR is a Special Line -with us, and we know just how to nf^ke -a horse look, his best. We supply a «S.et of Highly-finished Gear that will aiot only fittingly ornament His Lord--3hip this season, but will be quits good next season; and the next. "We have :iIOLLER>S "and BRIDLES in quiet colours: others as gorgeous as the rainbow—variety enough to suit every 'fancy, but all mada to f^tand hard usage And plenty of it. We have, too, a •great choice of STALLION BITS, "LEADING CHAINS, PREVENTATIVES, COM BS. BRUSHES LEADING BAR and CHAlN—anything: and ererything to make a' Staillion LOOK Terras on application to the Groom in charge. Paddocking free. Young and Collins, 3MAKERS AND IMPORTERS OF ALL LEATHER GOODS. Avenue. Wanaanui. one Optician Dy examination in fTanganoi.—A. 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