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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VII, Issue 329, 12 November 1896, Page 14

mO STAND THIS SEASON JL •IN THE . FEILDING and RANGITIKEI DISTRICTS, The Thoroughbred Horse, HANDSOME JACK (Foaled 1890). JACK is a six-year-old, stoutly-built bae horse, standing 15 hands 2| inches high. As his namX indicates, he is a handsome horse, and so fashionably bred that he is well worthy the attention of breeders. The stoutest strains of the English and colonial thoroughbred blood is blended in this horse’s pedigree. It would appear almost unnecessary to refer further than to his tabulatedpedigree undermentioned, but the family he has decended from are so rich in winning blood that the owner may he pardoned for just mentioning a few facts perhaps not generally known. asß«i HAXPSOME JACK is by St. Leger (the well-known winner-producing sire), whose stock have won in New Zealand, since the season 1895-6, eighty-one races, valued at £21,672. Radiant, who never raced, is by that stoutly-bred sire Robinson Crusoe, whose mares are so highly thought of by Australian breeders, and as Radiant is from Radiance, this makes the dam of Handsome Jack full sister to those fast horses Quadrant and Cruiser (sire of the Rangitikeihred Lorelei). Robinson Crusoe (sire of Radiant) is full brother to that stud gem Onyx (dam of Nordenfeldt), and Radiance (dam of Radiant) is by Firewoiks (sire of The Mute, who is sire of the Grand National Steeplechase winner, Mutiny, and the Grand National Hurdle Race winner, Dummy, this year), while Sunshine (dam of Radiance), is also dam of Sunrise, a very successful stallion in New South Wales. A glance at St. Hippo’s pedigree, who is considered by good judges to be one of the best horses seen in New Zealand of late years, will show that Handsome Jack has really a better pedigree, as he shows the valuable strain of Maribyrnong blood, which is absent from St. Hippo’s pedigree. Both horses are closely related on blood lines. The Baron — I ata ‘“ e KSoliae Pocahontas —— ” . Teddington ; -ra W Ratan Buzzard « -Katan Daug’ter of Picton Daughter of g _ D.agl.teot SK™ 5 Pantaloon ggtgl “ . Windhound — ; | Phryne | ' § Muley fl Alice Moloch Nanc Y . Hawthorne — £ I RebeCCa Dfa tt o7cei-vantes co <1 Ton Cain Wild Margaret —> p — . . 5 Scutari Multan m M Velvet Midia -—— O Marinella |°° g hsayer </>— — — Q Heron Bustard Z Heron Dtr of OrviUe Fisherman X jd Mainbtaot 2 Marchioness ” S Cinizelli Touchstone . ffl Brocade ~ M 57 I The Baron Msh Birdcatcher o -Lcniana •g o • Stockwell — — 6 « Pocahontas Glencoe ■ o ’n Marpessa . "2 £ S z S §Jq Touchstone Camel a 5 o loucnstone Banter J Juliet g Lane. Witch <3 1 . Weathertit Kelpie “ J Child of Mist | au^f cis H 5 ■ I < g Sir Hercules Whalebone Hi -s. Fen A - Gaslight — 3 | jgagJSay ■5 Matniyni °° gg axas? I S Nightlight Rushlight ay c^ riddleton Unfortunately, Handsome Jack met with an accident while in training as a two-year-old and could not be raced, but, previous to that, he was highly thought of and tried to be a colt of considerable promise. HANDSOME JACK’S full brother, Lustre, won the Dunedin Selling Race, 100 sovs, also the Dunedin Federal Stakes of 200 sovs, 6 furlongs, 7.0, in 1.18, beating Saracen, Bay Bell, Kulnine, Whakawatea, and Pique. Breeders must come to the conclusion, after a perusal of the above particulars, that they are fortunate in havingso highly a bred young horse and one so closely related to all the best and most valuable racing strains of blood ta be found in Australasia. HANDSOME JACK will be limited to a number of mares. Thoroughbreds 5 guineas, and half-breds at a reasonable reduction. Inspection of this son of St. Leger is invited. Splendid grazing at my farm at Kiwitea, near Feilding, for one month, after that time Is 6d per week will be charged. All care will he taken with mares, especially thoroughbred mares and their foals, for which I have special paddocks, but no responsibility will be accepted. Mares by train will be met at Feilding Railway Station, after arrangements are made. For further particulars apply to W. F. McBETH, Kiwitca, Feilding. [A CABD.j “T O H N ANDERSON HOTEL VALUATOR. To be communicated with at his Furnishing Warehouse, WANGANUI