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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1323, 2 September 1915, Page 3

rpO STAND THIS SEASON AT CRISSOGE, HAWKE’S BAY. THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION DEMOSTHENES <s) ' Imported from England by his owner, MR. G. P. DONNELLY. BY DESMOND (SON OF ST. SIMON) FROM CARLIN. DEMOSTHENES is a dark brown horse and greatly resembles his sire. He has a beautiful head, neck and shoulders, muscular loins and quarters, and is the embodiment of an ideal sire. During his turf career he won several races, including the Doncaster Spring Handicap and Stewards’ Handicap at Epsom, and in each of his efforts displayed great pace and stamina, and is one of the best legged horses in the Dominion. DESMOND is the sire of Craignour and Aboyeur. first and second in English Derby, the former being sold for £30.000 for stud purposes. He proved a brilliant two-year-old, winning five of six events. LOMOND, sold for £lO,OOO, THE WHITE KNIGHT, winner of the Curragh Grand Prize, Ascot Gold Vase, Newbury Cup, March Stakes, Coronation Cup (twice), Ascot Gold Cup (twice) and Goodwood Cup; SIR ARCHIBALD, winner of the New Stakes, Chesterfield Stakes. Duchess of York Plate, Victoria Cup, Salford Borough Handicap, Rous Memorial Stakes, STORNOWAY, Fulbourne Stakes, HAPSBURG, winner of New Stakes, etc., sold for 3200 guineas as a yearling; LAND LEAGUE, winner of 33 races, including the Cambridgeshire Handicap and Chesterfield Cup. and CHARLES' O’MALLEY are some of the good horses by Desmond. The lastnamed won four events consecutively at two years old, the Windsor Castle Stakes Ascot. Seaton Delaval Plate, Newcastle Richmond Stakes Goodwood, ar.d Autumn Breeders’ Plate at Manchester. Earla Mor, Athi and Beau are amongst the successful sires got by Desmond. Desmond’s stock between 1903 and up to the time of his death in 1913 had won 359 races vzorth £138.277, and he then headed the list of -winning sires in England, and his two next seasons were at the time booked up at 250 guineas per made. To date his progeny have won about £lBO,OOO. CARLIN, dam of Demosthenes and Peter the Hermit, comes of a splendid line, w'hich includes Miami (Oaks). Mary Stuart (Oaks and St. Leger) Merry Gal, The Palmer, Rosicrucian. Galtee More, Ard Patrick, Morion, Winkfield. Johnny Morgan, Sunstar, White Star, Marayax, Princess Dorrie (2000 Guineas, Oaks), and numerous other great winners in England, while in the colonies there are many branches of the same line that have sent forth numerous winners. In New Zealand such highly successful horses as Step- , niak, Nelson, Capapie, Freedom, Tirailleur. Merry England, San Fran. Provocation, Menschikoff, Patr.on, Paritutu, Paisano. Expect, Mahaki, and Reputation come from the same tap root, and such great mares as Steppe, Rupee. Stepfeldt, Mergauser, Spade Guinea Apropos. She (dam of Bobadil), Pibroch, Parera, Lady Norah, and scores of others. DEMOSTHENES will be limited to a number of approved mares at a fee of 30 GUINEAS, exclusive of groom’s fee and paddocking. Early application necessary. G. P. DONNELLY, Otatara, Hawke’s Bay.

rpo g.TAND rpHE gEASON. GLENORA PARK STUD. MARBLE ARGH (1) IMP Bay Horse by ISINGLASS (3), dam MALL, by LADAS (1). by HAMPTON, by LORD CLIFDEN. Serpentine, the dam of Mall, by St. Serf, by St. Simon. LIST ALMOST FULL. MARBLE ARCH’S descendants won 12 Two-year-old Races last season, and his Two and Three-year-olds have won over £6500; also winners in Australia. Fee; 30 guineas, single mare; two or more as per arrangement. GENERATE LATOUR (2). By SOULT, 11 (son of St. Simon, 12) from MERRY NIF (imp.), by Merry Hampton, 22 (son of Hampton) from Aroma, by Craig Millar (son of Blair Athol). GENERAL LATOUR proved himself one of the fastest and gamest colts that has graced the New Zealand Turf Soult’s progeny have won over £160,000 in stakes. General Latour’s young stock, coming two-year-olds, show a great deal of the Soult quality and stamp. Fee: 20 guineas. LUCULLUS (,2) ' ,MP Brown Horse, by ARD PATRICK. 5 (son of St Florian. 20) from Lucca, by Cazabat. 3 (son of Rueil, 17) from Lucerna, by Sir Bevys (10), from Tlluminata hv Kisber, 4 (son of Buccaneer, 14). LUCULLUS’ pedigree is fairly studded with celebrated names His sire Ard Patrick (sold for 20,000 guineas). wo n the Derby, and he is a grandson of the famous St. Simon, whose progeny won over £500.000 in stakes. His darn, Lucca, won the German Oaks of 5000sovs. and her sire Cazabat. is a son of Rueil (winner of the Grand Prix de Paris). Sir Beys, the sire of Lucerna, won the Derby, as also did Favonius, Sir Bevy’s sire, and Kisber and Voltiguer. who follow in the pedigree also have their names enrolled amongst winners of the great Epsom race Fee: 15 guineas. THE TROTTING SIRE, MERRY PRINCE, P,v MERRY RfiY (son of Merrylegs) dam Queenie. by Muskape°r out. of Norah. His stock are good and docile. Terms: 3 guineas. First-class Cfrazing at 2s M per week. Every care taken, but no responsibility. For further particulars apply to W. WALTERS Glenora Park. Papakura. Auckland. mO STAND THE SEASON AT MORRTNSVTLLE. The Following Thoroughbreds: — BUNYAN <l4) - By PILGRIM’S PROGRESS,! (imp.), son of Isonomy (Manchester Cup. 9 12) and Pilgrimage (Oaks), dam NEVA (dam of Danube and six other winners), by Stepniak, one of the most successful racehorses and best sires in the Dominion, dam Whirlpool, who traces back to imported Mermaid. Fee: Single Mare 10 guineas, two or more 9 guineas.

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