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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1481, 12 September 1918, Page 4

LEADING SIRES. — continued. TO STAND THE SEASON AT BRACKENFIELD. B H NASSAU (191 “>' A PROVED FOAL GETTER. THIS beautifully-bred horse was purchased by Mr. G. L. Stead at the highest price ever paid for a stallion imported to New Zealand. NASSAU did not race at two years old, but he started his turf career by winning the Newmarket Biennial Stakes (one mile), beating Pilliwinkie, winner of the Ascot Derby, Diadumenos and six others. NASSAU also beat China Cock at weight-for-age. At four years he won the Manor Handicap (one mile and a-quarter), at Haydock Park; he dead-heated with Asparagus in the Somersetshire Stakes Handicap (one mile and a-half), giving him a year and 101 b; he won the August Handicap at Haydock Park (one mile and a-half), carrying top weight (9.5); and wound up his winning career by annexing the Duke of York Stakes (one mile and *-quarter), at Kempton, carrying 8.1, and beating a particularly strong field consisting of Green Falcon. Wrack, Diadumenos, Carrancho, Honeywood and Wassilisea (winner of the Coronation Stakes). In the two seasons Nassau won £B7OO In stakes, started in 25 races, winning six, and was placed in seven. On breeding he is by St. Simon s successful son WILLIAM THE THIRD, who was not only a great racehorse but who has been the most prolific sire of winners of any of St. Simon’s sons; with the exception of Desmond, but William the Third is rapidly overhauling his famous relative. Nassovian, winner of the Princess of Wales Stakes, is by William the Third. .Amongst his winners are Winkipop (£1* 1 75), Willonyx (£11,217), Trois Temps (£8615), Ronde d® Nuita (£7833), Roseworthy (£7036), King WilUam (£5228), Battleaxe (£4447), Birlingham (£3573), only to mention a' few. On his dam’s side Nassau is a representative of one of the, if not the, moßt successful branch of the No. 3 family. His dam, STOLEN LOVE, was the dam of Wrlnkler, who started in five rases at two years old, winning two and running second in the other three. Pietri beat him a head in the Champagne Stakes. Hair Trigger 11.. who won nearly £BOOO, beat him when receiving 61b in the Boscawen Stakes, and Steadfast, who won nearly £27,000, beat him a neck in the Prendergast Stakes, and Steadfast was receiving 91b. Unfortunately, Wrinkler died early in his three years old career. Cythera, also out of Stolen Love, won the Acorn Stakes. The descendants of Nassau’s great grand-dam, Carine, have been continuous in their successes. Her son, Bruce, was unbeaten in four starts at two years old, won the Grand Prix, and ran fourth in the Derby, his only performances. and he has been very successful at the stud in France. Stolen Love s half sister, Sterling Love was dam of Stirrup Cup, Wedding Bell (dam of Rice), Sarchedon and Kissing Cup, the latter being dam of Cupbearer, Goblet and Tankard. Stirrup Cup was dam of Stas, a good performer in Hamburg, and her daughter by Royal Hampton is dam of two Dutch St. Leger winners in Royal Flower and Royal Blue. Going a little further back in the pedigree, Estelle was a half sister to Velocipede and Merope, the great granddam of Blacklock’g greatest descendant, Galopin. Other great sires from this family include Sir Peter Teazle, Tramp, Stockwell, Rataplan, King Tom, Toxophilite, Musket, Kettledrum, Lanercost, Atlantic and Windhpund, only to mention a few. Room for six approved mares. Nassau’s fee will be 40 guineas per mare, and paddocking a.t 7s. 6d. per week for wet mares and ss. per week for dry mares. G. L. STEAD, Amberley. Telegrams: Stead, Amberley. TO STAND THIS SEASON AT HIGHDEN, PALMERSTON NORTH. PANMURE <2) PANMURE (IMP.), 3, 1918. Panacea Forfarshire (6) cs p Ko • 5- 2 g S' S Eft , ef P ho 2 <0 1 M OS ft X ? gw > tti K a; "tf K sj. ,+ o wp 2.P § 3 - ? ” 2 I I If “ g ° I g rs co s 3 ga ££ gS gg >.§ > 5 X v B'S QUINTESSENCE won the One Thousand Guineas and was unbeaten. CLARISSIMUS, by Radium from Quintessence, won the Two Thousand Guineas and the Champion Plate in 1916. BRAXTED, by Forfarshire from Sillabub, by St. Serf from Margerine, was a brilliant racehorse, and is a successful sire. ST. MARTIN, full brother to Quintessence, is a successful sire. FEE: THIRTY - GUINEAS. For further particulars apply to THE STUD GROOM, Mighden, Awahuri, Palmerston North.