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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VI, Issue 283, 26 December 1895, Page 15

rpO STAND THIB SEASON IN THE /^^^y^^ eT bred° Ußh ‘ Hawera District 'f jr Stallion “GIPSY KING” (Lc Loup—Gitana) Gipsy King is a bright bay, with black points, standing jver 16 hands 1 inch, symmetrically and powerfully built, and is a true type of the weight-carrying thoroughbred horse, andmav be more aptly described as a •‘•tower of equine strength.” His temper and disposition is also one of his many good points. His performances on the turf {vide appendix) at all distances and weights were of sterling merit, and proved him to be a first-class racehorse, and the fact that he ran into a place every time he started, with one exception, is sufficient proof that he was gifted with a great dash of pace, stamina, courage, and a grand constitution. In all he started 16 times, his record being 7 firsts, 6 seconds, 2 thirds, and only once unplaced. The following arc some of Gipsy King’s performances on the Turf:— ~ m , As a Two-ykar-olo.—Won Dunedin Two-year-old belling Race. Won Dunedin J.C. Champagne Stakes (Sextant fourth). Won D.J.C. City Stakes Handicap, Bstl2lb Won C.J.C. Autumn Nursery Handicap, 9st. Second in D.J.C. Criterion Stakes with Bst 91b, Fairy Maid, 7st 71b, first. Second in C.J.C. Middle Park Stakes with 7st 71b, Maxim 7st 21b first, Fair Nell (dam of Loyalty, etc.) Bst 11b. third. B®ond in C.J.C. New Year Nursery Handicap, Bst 91b, Maxim Bst 121 b first. Third in C.J.C. Spring Nursery Handicap, 7st 131 b, Sextant 7st 131 b first, Cruehfield Bst 51b second. Second in D.J.C. Hopeful Stakes Handicap, Bst, Teddy Yuille 7st 51b, first. Third in C.J.C. Champagne, Maxim first, Sextant second, Sultan fourth. As a Tihiee-year-old.—Won Dunedin Cup, 2 miles and a distance, carrying Bst4lb, the official time for the race being 3min 51 secs, the fastest time on record up to that date : Springstbn 6st 131 b second, Artillery Bst third. Won D.J.C. Handicap, Ijmile, 9st 21b, Silvermurk7stslb second, Springston 7st 61b third. Won North Canterbury Cup, 14 mile, Bst 51b, Ruby Bst second, Beresford 7st third. Second in New Zealand Cup, 2 miles, 7st 11b, won by Lochiel, 6yrs. 7st 121 b, Beresford, syrs, 6st third, beating Nelson, Artillery, and others. Second in C.J.C. Derby, 1} mile, won by Maxim, Sextant third, Cruehfield fourth. Gipsy King's sire, Lr. Loup, is by Traducer (imp.), dam Mermaid (imp.), and is therefore full brother to Malice (dam of Mischief) to Lurline (dam of Durebin, one of the most successful sires now in America), to Castaway (sire of Salvage, the Auckland Cup winner) and Cast Off, and to Naiad (dam of Neoera). It will thus be seen that all Le Loup’s relatives are winner producers. As a racehorse Le Loup was undoubtedly one of the best in N.Z. at the time he was in training In 1879 he won the Victoria Racing Club’s Handicap, carrying Bst 71b, and at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting in the same year he won the Free Handicap, and after getting away two lengths to the bad and having the outside running he ran Mata to a head in the Flying Stakes of 6 furlongs, weight for age, the race being run in the fastest time on record in the colonies. In the Spring of 1880 he won the C.J.C. Handicap, Canterbury J.C. Cup 2 miles, Canterbury Cup 2} miles, aud Christchurch Plate As a stud horse Le Loup ■vas highly thought of, and won the Champion prize at the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s Show, beating Bundoora, who had previously won a similar prize at the Canterbury Show. Gitana, the dam of Gipsy King, was imported from New South Wales by Sir Hercules Robinson, and comes from some of the best racing families in the colonies. Rapid Bay, sire of Gitana, is full brother to Neckersgat, who is sire of Dunlop, Melbourne Cup winner, while her dam Gipsy is by the famous stallion Yattendon, sire of Chester ana the unbeaten Grand Flaneur. Gipsy King’s tabulated pedigree herewith will bear the closest inspection, and it should not he forgotten that the name of the famous English mare, Pocahontas (dam of the Emperor of stallions—Stock well—aud Rataplan) occurs three times in his ancestral lines, twice through King Tom (half brother to Stockwell) and once through Ayacanora,*half sister to Stockwell. In Gipsy King’# pedigree there are many well-known strains of blood, chief among them being Traducer (sire of Sir Modred and Cheviot, now two of the leading sires in America), Vanguard, Somnus, Natator, and several other successful stud horses, ■jilt will be observed that Mermaid, the grand dam of Gipsy King on the sire’s side, is also grand dnm of Natator, who has sired so many winners, especially crosscountry horses, on the Wanganui Coast. Reference has already been made to Gitana v s breeding, so that the tabulated pedigree only requires perusal to confirm the opinion frequently expressed, that Gipsy King is one of the most stoutly bred stud horses at the service of breeders in New Zealand. Gipsy King has competed in the show ring several times, gaining first and champion prizes as the best thoroughbred stallion at Egmont A. and P. Society’s Show 1890, 1891, and 1893, and also in 1894 at Waikato and Franklin Shows, meeting good fields on each occasion. ~ T, Castrel, by Buzzard a, o> Pantaloon Idalia, by Peruvian S Enfi Camel, by Whalebone pq Pasquinade Banter, by Master Henry 4J — p Langar, by Selim 'S i S KIIB Olympia, by Sir Oliver £ -Sjq Toncrnirl Cain, by Paulowitz . 5 ' ~ Languid Lydia, by Paulton ti Sri TTnrVnwntr Economist, by Whisker — 3 g S Harkaway Nabocklish mare .§ id H Pnnahontas Glencoe, by Sultan a wr, p OC ahontas Marpessa, by Muley —r IS — ” — S i Flying Dutch- Bay Middleton, by Sultan S s>9 man Barbelle, by Sandbeok > a P awsar 1 5 Cl ™“ w “ 3 g ■_ : j s <D K-tao. Harkaway, by Economist 3 gT Pocahontas, by Glencoe »< j_ 1 Sir Hercule. S Tros, imp., by Priam 5 Cassandra Alice Grey, by Rous’ EmiK grant, imp. ® "T n Barbiere by °P e . rator > § xi uaroiere Emilius mare, imp. 9 Ginsv Kous’Emigra’t,byPioneer ■a wpsyCamerton mare, imp. In placing Gipsy King at the service of breeders in the Hawera district probably for the last season the owners have every confidence in claiming that the horse has stood a thorough test as a stud horse, and the stock he has left — upstanding, strongly built, good looking horses, showing quality ana substance—are a credit to so young a sire, and is an indication that he has the gift of transmitting hia own goodness to his progeny. Like many other thorough bred stallions, Gipsy King has only served a limited num - her of well-bred mares, yet with these few chances he has produced several winners, and a number of his progeny now in training give every promise of distinguishing themselves this season. Those of his stock that have run prominently are Dart, Bush Boy, The Hero, Vagrant, Storm King, Hesitation, Kaahu, and Steel King. The three former have won race« both in New Zealand and Australia. At the Victori® Racing Club’s National Meeting Dart ran second to Daimio—said to be the best steeplechase horse in the Australian colonies —in the V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase of 1000 sovs, after which Dart was sold for 370 guineas and Bush Boy was passed in at 250 guineas. Last racing season Gipsy King’s stock won in New Zealand £456, and Le Loup’s stock won £978. Nearly all Gipsy King’s progeny have a penchant for cross-country racing, and as this class of horse finds a ready sale breeders should study their own interests, and breed what they can sell. Thoroughbred mares with or without foals will be taken the greatest care of, and all visiting mares will be placed in well grassed paddocks. Further particulars or service fees, etc., apply to NOLAN, TONKS & CO., Or Groom in charge. Hawera.