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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIII, Issue 757, 8 September 1904, Page 2

WELLINGTON PARK STUD COMPANY, LIMITED. The Undermentioned THOROUGHBRED SIRES Will be AT THE SERVICE OF BREEDERS AT WELLINGTON PARK, DURING THE PRESENT SEASON HOTCHKISS. By Musket from Petroleuse (imp) by Oxford from Hartshorn by Mountain Deer, etc. Sire of Multiform, ■Uniform, Screw Gun, Forma, Csculator Wairongomai, Battleaxe, Formula, San Patricia, Korowai, Field Battery, Royal Artillery, Field Rose, Motor, Kelburn, Siege Gun. and numerous others. Will be limited to 15 public mares. besidts his owner s. TERMS : 30 Guineas for Single Mares and 25 Guineas for two or more mares belonging to the same owner. Only a limited number taken. SEATON DELAVAL. By Melton, out of Rosedale, by Rotherhill out of Moss by King Tom out of Uouleur de Rose, by West Australian. It will be noticed that Seaton Delaval is fall of the most fashionable and best staying English blood, and it is therefore not surprising that he was a stayer of the first water. Seaton Delaval won as a two-year-old, as a three-year-old, and as a four-year-old, and quitted the Turf in 1894, as a five-year old, sound in wind and limb. For quality and beauty of outline it would indeed be difficult to match him, and. has been a most successful stallion. The more noteworthy of the many triumphs were winning the Great Northern Handicap of £5OO at York, distance one mile and three-quarters, and the Great Northumberland Plate of £lOOO at Newcastle, two miles, and iu this race he beat the winners of the Chester Cup, of the Manchester Cup, and of the City and Suburban. He also ran second in the Great Metropolitan Stakes at Epsom, two miles and a-quaiter; only beaten a head; and in that race had behind him the winners of the Great Yorkshire Handicap, of the Goodwood Stakes, and of the Northampt> nehire Stakes. The London Sportsman ” of December 19, 1894, writes as follows :— “As a son of the very successful sire Melton, a goodlooking, sound horse, and a rare stayer, Seaton Delaval is pretty sure to make his mark at the stud, and. indeed, it is a long time since so good a horse was sent to New Zealand.” Melton was sold some years back to the Italian Government for £lO,OOO, and English breeders have ever since been regretting that he was allowed to leave the country, as his stock have been uniformly successful. Owing to his being abroad, there were no two-year-olds to represent him in 1894, but in reviewing the racing season of that year, the London “ Times ” of December 14 last says “ Melton, with twenty-three winners of over £13,000, should be given precedence over Wisdom, for Best Man, who won eight races, is undoubtedly his son, and as Melton’s progeny have won £25,000 in the last two seasons, and have included such animals as Best Man. Avington, Bullingdon and Indian Queen it is easy to understand the regret felt at his being exported to Italy.” So greatly has this regret been felt that Melton has since been re-imported into England, and he had a full subscription of mares for 1901 at £4OO service for each. This is owing to the remarkable and uniform success of his first crop of two-year-olds sired since his re-importa-tion that were running in 1900. Eight of them won no less than £12,857 in stakes, and of these more than one was unlucky in being badly ridden in races they otherwise would have won. Two of these two-year-olds, Toddington and Princess Melton, were sold privately for £25,000, and later in the year the remaining six. not thought to be as good, were sold by auction for £12,852, making, in all £37,862 for eight two-year-olds after they had won £12,857 in stakes, equalling for sale price and stakes over £50,000 for eight Melton two-year-olds. This is believed to constitute a record in any part of the world. Seaton Delaval has sired the following winners:—Rosella, Miss Delaval, Hastings, Blue Paul, Vai Rasa, Beddington, Jim Kean, Laetitia, Paul Seaton, Belfast, Spark, Mara, Nonette, Little Bess, Idas, Porirua, Grey Seaton, Northumberland, Gladisla, Mary Seaton, Silkwoi m, Gladsome and Leo Delaval. During his first season Seaton Delaval’s progeny won in stakes £2,076, and it must be remembered that this sum was won by four representatives. During the 1899 1890 season the progeny of Seaton Delaval have won the good sum of £4,151, placing him seventh on the list of winning sires in New Zealand, which, considering that only twelve of his stock were racing comprised of two and three-year-olds, and eleven of which won races is an exceptional performance, and goes to show that he nicks well with almost any mare, and is not confined to only one family. The progeny of Seuton Delaval have won during the 1900-1901 season £5,206 10s, placing him at the top of the list of winning sires for the Auckland District, while this season he occupies the leading position among the living sires of New Zealand. Will be limited to 20 mares, besides his owner’s. TERMS FOR APPROVED MARES : 30 Guineas for Single Mare. 25 Guineas Two or More, the property of the same owner. AIENBCIIIKOFF. By Stepuiak from Pibroch, by Lochiel from Fallacy, by Sladmere from Deception, by Young Plover. While racing Menschikoff proved himself one of the most brilliant colts that ever figured on the New Zealand Turf, his record being 15 wins out of 19 starts. The following is a list of the races! won by Menschikoff : —At two-years old C.J C. Juvenile Plate of 200 sovs, C. J.C. Electric Plate of 200 sovs, Great Northern Foal Stakes of 500 sovs, Wellesley Stakes of 300 sovs, Wellington Stakes of 300 sovs, C-J.O. Middle Park Plate of 250 sovs, C J.C. Champion Plate of 250 sovs, D.J.C. Champagne Stakes of 150 sovs, D.J.C. Railway Plate of 100 sovs, North Island Challenge Stakes of 300 sovs. At three-years-old Hawke’s Bay Guineas of 500 sovs, C.J.C. Derby of L 50 sovs, Canterbury Cup of 500 sovs. Great Northern Derby of 500 sovs. Menschikoff is a rich bay in colour, and is one of the most campact horses that could be found in the country. TERMS : 15 Guineas for Single Mares; two or more as per arrangement. A limited number of mares besides those of his owner will be taken. BLUEJACKET. By St. Leger (imp.), dame Antelope by Apiemont (imp.), I from Miss Kate (imp ) by Adventurer from Sporting Life, by Prime * mister from Candlewick, from the Prime ' Warden. Bluejacket by his deeds on the Turf proved . himself the best son of that champion sire St. Leger, winning the Great Northern Derby, Auckland Cup twice, ■ and other races, winning £3,565 in stakes. In colour Bluejacket is a good brown, and is one of the stout, muscular sort, showing plenty of quality, and has a castiron constitution and fine temper. He was undoubtedly an out-and out stayer, a characteristic of the great line from which he descends. Pacahontas, a corner-stone of the Stud Book, and dame of the Emperor of Sires, Stockwell, coming in in his pedigree on both sides, St. Leger, his sire, being the best exponent of that line the colonies have seen. TERMS: Ten Guineas. Grazing at 2s 6d per week. Every care taken, but no responsibility incurred. Further particulars may be obtained from JERRY KENNELLY Stud Groom, Wellington Park. At the STUD OFFICE. Auckland, N.Z,