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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1168, 29 August 1912, Page 3

T°‘ ; STAND AT ELLERSLIE. ..'•GLADSTONE, ' BY SEATON DELAVAL—MISS GLADYS, Full brother to that good mare GLADSOME, and half brother to APOLOGUE (winner of the Melbourne Cup). Gladstone lias not been beaten in the Show Ring. He will travel the following districts, if sufficient inducement offers:—PAKURANGA WHITFORD, CLEVEDON, PAPAKURA, PAPATOETOE, MANGERE, MT. ALBERT. Fees —Farmers £4 4s. Thoroughbreds £7 7s. Groomage Fee 2s (id. All fees payable January 1, 1913. All care taken, but no responsibility. Grazing, 2s Gd per week. For further particulars apply to ■ F. GRANSTON, ' " Groom in Charge. Or, W. TOZER, Morrin-street, Ellerslie. JO STAND THE SEASON. ACHILLES 13 ' (1899). ACHILLES, by Medallion—-Nereid, by Goldsoorougli, is a beautifully proportioned chestnut horse, standing slightly over sixteen hands. He won over £9OOO in stake money, and that without' being "engaged” as a two' or three-year-old, when lie was practically invincible. He proved himself a champion in each of the six seasons he raced, retains all his courage, and he has probably the cleanest set of legs in New Zealand to-day. He won three Jubliee Cups, two Electric Plates, two C.J.C. Challenges, two North Island Challenges, three Jackson' Stakes, the Juvenile Plate, Middle Park Plate ' (an exceptionally brilliant performance—Machine Gun, 2yrs, had the maiden allowance, and carried 7.2, Achilles, 3yrs, with full Penalties, ' carried 9.10). Manawatu Stakes, Hawke’s Bay Stakes, A.R.C. Century Stakes, Wanganui Guineas, Wellington Stakes, Wellington Cup, etc. In fact, no horse in New Zealand performed like him. He has never been unduly' taxed, and his constitution is unimpaired. He comes, of Bruce Lowe’s No. 13. family, whence spring Highflyer, Albert' .Victor,' George Frederick, Orlando, Beadsman, Mendicant, S'hotover, etc.> while the same family is represented in these colonies by those successful. sires Nordenfeldt, Goldsborough, Robinson Crusoe, Martini-Henry, etc.

BEZONIAN <IMP - ) BAY HORSE (half brother to Cic-ero-Derby, Newmarket . Stakes, July Stakes, etc.); bred in England in 1904 by Lord Rosebery, by Velasquez (winner of Prince of Wales’ Stakes of 10,000sovs, Champion Stakes, etc., and second in 2000 Guineas and Derby to Galtee More, and half brother to Sir Visto —Derby and St. Leger—and to Bona 'Vista —2000 Guineas, and sire of Cyllene), from Gas (three-quarter sister to Ladas —-2000 Guineas and Derby —and to Chelandry-—lOOO Guineas, and second in Leger, .and dam of Neil Gow —2OOO Guineas), by Ayrshire (2000 Guineas, Derby and. Eclipse Stakes), from Illuminata (half sister to Foollight, grand-dam of Flair, 1000 Guineas), by Rosicrucian (unbeaten), from Paraffin (three-quarter sister to Lord Lyon—2ooo Guineas, Derby and Lever — Achievement—looo Guineas and Leger —and to Chevisaunce, dam of Jeanette —Oaks and Leger), by Blair Athol (Derby and Leger), from Paradigm (half sister to Rouge Rose, dam of Bend Or —Derby, and sire of Ormonde — 2000 Guineas, Derby and Leger). BEZONIAN was a high-class per-' former in England. He won the Kempton Breeders’ Foal Plate, lOOOsovs (beating Galvani), etc. Ran second in the 2000 Guineas to Slieve Galleon in 1.41 4-sth, third in the Champagne Stakes, Prince of Wales’ Stakes and Eclipse, and fourth in the Derby to Orby, Woolwinder, and SlieVe Galleon (again heating Galvani).

ACHILLES AND BEZONIAN Will Stand at the WAIKANAE STUD, . And will Serve a Limited Number of Approved Mares at THIRTY GUINEAS EACH. For further particulars apply to ANDREW COCHRAN, Stud Groom, Waikanae. Wellington. QIFT TO JgREEDERS. TO GET . RACEHORSES YOU MUST USE A SUCCESSFUL SIRE. Numbers of stallions are advertised vearly, but a tried sire is always the best. I have pleasure in announcing to breeders that I have secured that liighlv successful sire Gluten, which vil! STAND THE SEASON AT ELLERSLIE. GLUTEN 8 <IMP ' ) ' BY THURIO (2)—BRAN BREAD. ■ In Australia Gluten sired such good performers as Glucose, Glue, Filament, Evolution, Gloy, Halo, Purple Straw. Ouamby Wheat King, Doughboy, and others which have won over all distances. In New Zealand, although located at a stud where he got limited opportunities, he sired a number of winners, amongst which may be mentioned three of the best horses at present in Auckland, viz.: Goldsize, Gloy, and Tangiwai. GLUTEN was a great performer, ano retired from racing sound and without a blemish, a characteristic he transmits without exception to his stock. Tn order to give - .breeders every opportunity of securing the services of a high class' sire at a low price, Gluten’s fee has been fixed at 10 guineas, payable