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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1489, 7 November 1918, Page 4

LEADING SIRES — CONTINUED, ROBERT THE BRUCE (9), 1909. By SCOTTISH KING—MOOROOROO. Rich dark bay, seven years old, stands 16 hands 2 inches, Will Stand at Ellerslie this Season. Scottish King is by Wallace (Carbine —Melodious) out of Bonnie Rosette (imp.), by Barcaldine — Bonnie ~Rose. Moorooroo is by Trenton (Musket, imp. —Frailty), out of Nightmare, by Panic (imp.)—Evening Star (imp.). Scottish King won the V.R.C. St. Leger, ran second in the Australian Cup as a three-year-old, with 8.0; he also won some w.f.a. races at Flemington. He is full brother to Mountain King, Bonnie Chiel and other well-performed horses. Wakeful is by Trenton, from a daughter of Nightmare, Noctuiform, Midnight Sun, Bon Reve, Eyeglass, Radnor. ROBERT THE BRUCE will travel Pakuranga, Mangere and Otahuhu if sufficient inducement offers. Terms, £5 55.; groomage fee, 2s. 6d. All fees payable on January 1, 1919. All care taken, but no responsibility. For further particulars apply to F. STENNING, Green Lane. rpO SERVE A LIMITED NUMBER 1 OF APPROVED MARES. THE IMPORTED~THOROUGHBRED HYMETTUS «’>• Sire CYLLENE, 9 (sire of four Derby winners), dam SWEET BALSAM, by Friar’s Balsam (2), dam Ennerdale, by Gaillard (13) dam Thirlemere, by DonCastor (5) dam Windermere, by Macaroni (14) dam Miss Agnes, by Birdcatcher (11) dam Agnes, by Clarion (6). CYLLENE was a good winner himself and his son Polymelus (3) is -now the lea-ding sire in England. His sire Bona Vista (4) is one of the most successful of the song of Bend Or, from the Isonomy (19) mare Arcadia, who was from The Hermit (5) mare Distant Shore, who was from Land’s End, by Trumpeter (1) from Faraway, by Young Melbourne (25) from Maid of Masham. HYMETTUS is rich in Stockwell and Touchstone strains, and has already proved himself a worthy sire, member of the great Agnes family from which so many brilliant racehorses and sires have descended. He was fourth on the list of winning sires in New Zealand laet year, and with 20 winners of place money, including that exceptionally fine colt Hymestra and his full sister Torfreda, has done better than most imported horses the same time at the stud. His progeny are sound and brilliant and for early speed commend themselves. He was a good horse himself, and has thus plenty of credentials for sire purposes. Eleven approved mares at 50 guineas. For full particulars apply to R. D. MORRISON, _ , Blairlogie, Masterton. Telephone 566. TROTTING SIRES. VpO STAND THIS SEASON AT PALMERSTON NORTH. VAN CORONADO (53732), BY DEL CORONADO — QUEEN DIRECTOR. This Imported Stallion is one of the best bred Trotting Stallions of the present day, is a handsome brown horse, of superb conformation and faultless gait. His sire, Del Coronado, is a son of the great McKinney, and a sire of the famous mare White Sox, who won the world’s Greatest Free-for-all (£4000) at the Panama Exposition, and last year gained the World’s Record for the three fastest miles, over a half-mile track. Time, 2.4%. His dam, a 2.5 pacer at three years old, and is a descendant from the famous Director, so that Van Coronado combines the best blood of two of the most celebrated families in America. Fee: Eight Guineas, payable when mares are taken away, or at time of service. Grazing, per week. Usual return privileges. No responsibility for accident. For further particulars apply JAMES CONWAY, “The Oaks,” Pahiatua St., Palmerston North. GHO STAND THIS' SEASON AT " LODGE, HARRISON ___ STREET, WANGANUI, Tj’ avel the Surrounding Districts, The Standard-bred Trotting Stallion, WILDMOOR, BY WILDWOOD (IMP.) —ALICE , AZMOOR (IMP.), A Straight-out Trotter, Full Brother to Alice Wood, 2.22. WILDMOOR is the best bred Wildwood horse living. He is the only Wildwood horse whose sire and dam were both imported from America, and he has already proved himself a big stud success, having sired amongst many winners the champion four-year-old mare Country Belle, winner of the New Zealand Trotting Cup, and who afterwards lowered the Australian record by 6 l-ssec. by trotting the two miles in 4min. 22 4-ssec. Wildwood, sire of Wildmoop, is also sire of Ribbonwood, who paced one mile in 2min. 9sec., and who has also been a big success at the stud in Australia for some years, and where he has sired more high-class horses than any other trotting sire of the day, either colonialbred or imported. In the show ring Ribbonwood has never been beaten. One of Wildmoor’s stock, in Wild Lass, trained by J. Bryce, won the Teviotdale Trot at the Amberley meeting on September 12, while many others will be getting amongst the winners this season. Terms: Single mares sgns., reduction for two or more. All fees to be paid before January 1, 1919. Mares met at Wanganui Railway when advised. Good grazing, 2s. 6d. week. All care taken but no responsibility. For particulars apply to the owner P. H. GREEN, 114, Harrison Street, Wanganui.