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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7292, 17 December 1890, Page 1

TO STAND THIS SEASON. In the Wanganui District. £*U*Mtfgs% The Norfolk Coaching ftlliilPljSi ani Trotlin S Stallion (\ UICKSILVER, to suit Breeders. Quicksilver, Norfolk trottnr, imported by Mir J. Trcstrail, from Glasgow. Quicksilver is n beautiful roan, standing 16 hands' 2 inohes h gh, on particularly good legs and feet, has short back, good middle is remarkably quiet tempered, and is very fast. Quicksilver waß sired by the renowned Norfolk trotter Garibaldi; grandsire Old Garibaldi ; g. grandsiro Old Quicksilver, by Eclipse, by Phenomenon. Quicksilver's dam, Louiaa, wa9 ono of the fastest trotting mareß in the West of England. She was by old Sportsman, who was by Old Trotting Wonder, which name he achieved by being trottod against a oolebrated Irish maro on the Torpoint Road, for a bet of £20, which ho won, beating the mare\by half a mile, the distance boing ton miles, which he trottod in 32 minutos 15 seconds." Quicksilver's sire, Garabaldi,-Bas considered the fasteat and grandest goer in England ; he was by Old Garibaldi (which horse was sold to King Victor Einanuol for 800 guineas) out of a mare by Wentworth,whoso siro was Performer ; grandsiro Priekwillow (the champion of England), which gained three first All-England prizes, g. grandsiro Phenomenon, by Wright and Goold's Norfolk Cob, which was sold for 1000 guineas. Old Quicksilver was got by Eclipse out of Dodd's Astonisher (which trotted six miloa in 174 minutes, boating Harkaway), by Joel's Astonißhor.by Sportsman, &a. Eolipso by Phenomenon (whish gained first prize at Wells in 1862, for best hunter and roadster stallion) ; grandsire Old Phonomonon.by Norfolk Phenomenon ; dam by old Fireaway, <to. Eclipse's dam by Varmont, by Trotting Wonder out of Pussy (which was sold to tho Doan of York for 600 guineas), winner of tho Oaks aud many otlior raoes.and was a clever huntress for twelvo successive seasons. Quicksilver gained first prize ot Helstone, and first at Pansauooth when two years old, competing against aged horses. He also took the following prizes in Victoria : — Second prize at Grand National Show, Clunes and Talbot; first prizo at Smeaton ; first prize at Mount Aloiandor Show -first prizo at Kynoton,also special and champion piizo at Kynoton, in 1885; first prize at West Bourko (gold medal) ; first prize at Daylesford ; firat prizo at National Show, Molbourno, 1886, also special prizo to produco hackney and carriage horses. Fiwt prizo at Mount Alexandor ; first prize at Clunes and Talbot ; first prizo at Smoaton (also champion prize) ; first prize at Kynoton, in 1886. First prize at West Bourko ; firat prize at Dayleaford ; shown at Grand Spring Show, Melbourne, 1887 (wrongly classed, but ho was awaided a certificate ot merit for being the boat borao in the yard of liis kind). In 1887 ho gained first prizo and champion urizo at Smoaton ; first prize, and special prize for horse calculated to get best carringo horsos, at Castlomaino ; firat pruo at Ballarat ; first prize at Kynoton ; firat prizo at Dayleeford ; first prizo at Murehiflon j and first piizo at Seymour and Nagimbie, in 1888. First prizo at Dayleaford ; first prizo at IDglewood ; first prizo at Sandhurst; first prize, champion prize, and special prize at Kynnton, in 1889. First at Daylesford, 1890. Tho abouo proveß Quicksilver to bo descended from some of the very best prizetaking blood in England. Torms— Single Maro, £4 4s. For furthor particulars apply to E. MoELWAIN, Proprietor. TO STANiriSIS SEASON~IN~WAN GANUI. Tho Thoroughbred Coach- ♦ "/■ ' \ ing Stallion D ELPHIN. Thiß horse was bred in Germany, where great attention is paid to horao-breeding, for army purposeß, all stallions at the service of the public having to be pasaed by the Qovornmont Vetinary Surgoon as sound and of good conformation and constitution. Dolphin's broeding is of the most successful strains, his siro Magnat, having taken tho following Governmont prizes in Germany for Coaching Stallions, viz , first prize in 1877 and socond in 1878. He alto took fiist prizo in 188?. His aam waa obo of tho handsomest carriage mares in Germany, and a froquont prizo winner. Dolphin ie 11 handsome bright bay horso standing 16 3 handß, of grand proportions, and splendid conformation, lie is of thoroughly sound constitution, and of most docile tombor. Delphin, whon mated with suitable maros,will, without doubr. got stock that will command lop pricos, and breeders for tho Indian markot should not miBS this opportunity of securing tho sorvicos of a firat-claes animal so suited to their requirements Torms — Four guineas. ROBT. ROSS, Proprietor, Jutland Hablcs, PR~ELIM~INARY~NOTIOE. tihMswfF?* Trotting Stallion wIhSSSiM^ "V°™g hambleO&KljLlHk JL TONIAN **™»'^W Will stand this season at the Farm, Brunswick Station. Furthor particulars in a future advertisement. ANDREW HUNTER, Brunswick. TO~STAND~ THIS SEASON" IN THE WANG AN UI DISTRICT. Sfjr>)t rrUIE Thorough5& ™ ! if^raf^ a bred Horse gLagfegSSffMrafflO' lars in future issue. G. F. WALKER, TO~ TRAVKL"THIS "SKASOff BBTWEBV Manaia akd Wavbblby. ..^^^xflSrtk, Tho well • known t^^^^^W Thoroughbred Siro *j©ap-a-pio is very highly bred ; boing by Mipibyrnong, out of Miss Magus; Misb 'Jlßgus by Magus. Maribyrnonß by Fißhor(&au (imp.), out of Rose do Floronco (imp.) '' Cap a-pio'a performances are of tbo highoßt claßß. Ho beat tho great Australian crack, Chester, at lovel weights in A J.O. tt. Lcgor, and noit day ran forward in tho Sydney Cup, carrying top weight; on tho following day, !it lovel wcighta, ho ran a dead heat with Chcstor, in tho Cumberland Stakes (two miles), and, on tho raco being run over again, Cnp-a-pio was only beaton bj a short half -head. Ho was purchased for COO guineas by tho Auckland Stud Company, whon that favorite for the Melbourne Cup, at. Bst 81b. Cap-u-pie is a handaomo dark brown horao, standing 15 hands 3 inchos high, measuring about Si inches below the knao, and showing groat symmetry and power. Cup-a-pio's success at the stud is boyond question. Ho is the siro of the following woll-known winnors : — Raglan, Tho Colouol, Capolla, Cygnus.Sincority, Kneecap, Kapai, Despised, Jlirabellc, Christmas, Huno, und a host of others. Good Paddocking Providod. For torms and partioulurs apply to MR ROSS, Rutland Btablcs, Wanganui, D. BARRY, Empire Stables, Hawcia, or L. Tookbb, Groom in charge. TO STAND THIS SEASON RIN C E HENRY. "&SL ! \> ' 't' 1 "' Prince Henry will WP ""i AM/fV trttVol ftt F° r(loll > (\ F./'yMl Wangaohu, Tum- — "iS£-^-j*«» ;;, nlVj utl( j Pukopapa during tho incoming season, Princo Henry will bo at Fordoll on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, tho 10th and llth instants, and at Wangaohu and Turakina on tho 12th, whon his rogular travelling days will bo urrangod, Pedigreo in futuro issue. A. MoINDOE, Proprietor.