HORSE PARADE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1067, 6 October 1883, Page 2

HORSE PARADE.

The Ashburton Agricultucal skHd dcflP* toral Association -have every reason to congratulate themselves on- the of the horse, parade, ’ ’held. , ? qnder their auspices at the Show. Ground;* tqtday. Fdrtunfttely ;; they ' were ’ fhVbred / *vdUh bflght ■' weatherj* sdtheogl?’'’i - Itiwtt northerly Wind raißed : ap' ; clwd#’of which ■ interfered ’ with {ledektriahs !i 4nd others on the roads .ThwOpmipit#ee of Management, Messrs". J. 1 aJ Loatham, F. T.; . May#, M., Stitt, and R. Miller, carriedout.their duties admirably, and the/secretary of, the Association,; Mr , 6. Jameson, was on the? ground. *«pefintending affairs. The oqttina>. .nomfeered twenty-two, which were-madd up .a#'follows:—Draught horses, 10.;. •{Aciplllghbredsj 7;'carriage and;;hacknoj*a» S trand ponias, 3, ; 0{ these theroK«ais, , only one absentee, the .Geraldine .fttnd - Company’s Renfrew Jock not putting appearance. ; The quality ; .of thei stock-ww a decided iraprovemeut on anything previously, shbwn in this dietriet. aod? the hprsek were greatly admired by; those present. ■ DKAUGAI HORSES. ' i.fo Mr Edwin Thomas’s:.Commander led the van in the draught class, and he Is certainly a grand animaL. ' At first sight the spectator might fancy .that ihsriii* • little ; too heavy, but when: he trotted round the circle itwas seen that his action •was excellent : As he was exhibited at last ..year’s parade, there ismoneed tosayffiore thanthat ; he looks' aa , ; well as ever. Heather Jock is. as. good a-hone as ever, and. looks remarkably fit-; indeed there were very few in the show. that,;appeared to better advantage. Mr Carter’s Dundee m vel well, and la evidently a : serviceable horse ; but Kelvin appeared to be scarcely equal to the company^he was inland sijffored in comparison With what hd,vnilast year. Nothing.on the. more admiration than dtdMr QriggV noble looking beast Lord t ßeaoonsfield, whowas: in. splendid; fettle,;.;lus action being very, easy, and; ho trotted like * pony. Mr’Grigg. did notßead.ithis horse to the parade, last year, is very well known throughout /-the. district,: and . has taken. several prizes, at Agricultural Shows. Young Sir Colin is notjwanting in .good qualities, but there :1a 1 nothing specially worthy of note aboukjuni, his condition seeming to be scarcelyas-good as the majority of his companions. Pretender is a big upstanding dark, bfty horse, showing considerable strength. Breeden in the county.know this horse well, and he has -bean a very successful toft l.get tor iu the Mount Somers; andother diswiet*. Drayman, though somewhat cumbrons in appearance, evidently possesses great , nqwer, ' and for general pofpofoi should prove a useful animal. ;■ Wo. Shnuldsieey that he would get excellaat hoavy . weigbfc horses; out of light weight mares..; ,• Messrs Pocock Bros’ Prince Victor is,..believe, a stranger bqre, and was certainly one of the mosttaking pieces olhprse-flesn on the ground. When he was standing he looked a splendid animal, and. the crojd that gathered roand;him.were loudmexpressing their admiration of his points. (However, when he stppped.qut.jn.the ring his action was a trifle disappointing, as he did not with such ease as Lord Boaconsfiold, Heather J ock, or Commander. .; T, ■; . ... •

THOROUGHBRBB3. Seven, thoroughbreds made sip a really excellent class, and. breeders in ; the J&fr triot have a better opportunity than they have hitherto enjoyed to select a «re likely to produce good hacks.and carriage horses, while tho ie who aspire. higher need not look beyond our own county for horse? calculated, tp gotjiunters and race* horses, if mated ' with7suitable , mare. Kingfisher is ,‘A very powerful brown, jrith splendid shoulder and nice legs - lest. This is his first appearance' in Can* terbury, but ho has left a fayorable impression in the ' Npr|p - ' land where his stock, are characterised' by ! great s|ze. atfd gopd tejnpp.if. 1 Hiavruhing career ;” Australia,‘ which was contCljS* porary with that of Warrior, Saladili, Priam, Prophet and many othergoOd horses, was a successful one, and we can see no reason why he should not reproduce his race and a larger field.ia oped to him here in adding size and style to our roadsters and carriage stock. Quainby has not yet hadquite time to be put in stud cAditiod after : his recent turf struggles, but the litHA-biy will doubtless retain the followers with have so persistently stuck to him through his unlucky but honorable racing_,pareer. Had ha not met such stars,, as j.Tba Agent and Clarence his steepleoha|9 , record would doubtless have ~ seeq a very brilliant one,., and eveeti Row many good judges thiuk that witlfr equal luck and condition he would have been a thorn in the side of these two giants, Caeiivelaunus shows all his. trwtoaatfw breeding, and although, he. has,.imt yet sired a brilliant racehorse, Wb have._fg§a mspiy of his stock Impressed witly his good leaks and' style. Cataract, oqepf- - Mt Grigg’s especial favorites, is much like his sire Traitor, airifle Ua&uy'in shoulder and vein, but should get very powerful stock, and the young ouse bfihiffi.w.fthwe seen promise remarkably well. ia commencing his Becond but he will a iw meet nith'lmud&.kdeheftdoia* petit on. The.i ‘horse is of 1 very>-. tractable temper and shows it .to . advantage, has a very nice heady'; good shoulder and legs, "and irjtß - I. Mhr.

-shaped feet, a-littla w«afc- perhaps behind , ths saddle, but not likely to lose f e fame be has alxeady spread abr ad. Bi riaa very powerful good tempeied chestnut, reminding us forob’y of Ins ~speedj; dam Gossipj but la-As style and .notion., With a little conditu n and care .this- may appear different. Daniel .O'Rourke, has not grown a bit since we Saw blip win the Derby and Canterbury Oup of 1875, but the little fe'low has furnished, and although shows in very poor condition, looked as powerful as the r, biggest." CARRIAGE HORSES r -.: Liberal was. looking frisk and well, has nice' style and lots of substance. The tocher., exhibit wa.anot of sufficient quality require .muchnotice. He baa a repuutfbn for Vgettihg better stock than him*

(it; ' • . < PONIES. Thrde piebalds were paraded, of which Marquis‘of Lome, but Duke ‘;jLawrence will improve with agei ' ’General is the smallest specimen we have ..Men. ■ ' . : ,'.,The following is the list of the ex- ‘ jEulUs , ... DRAUGHT HORSES. , . Commander, by Sir Colin Campbell, djm Bell IL, by Major—Edwin Thomas. Heatheor Jock. by Major, dam mare im- : TOrtha .by W. j. G. Bluett —Thos. Dunne. ' D'asflee, , 7 years, by Prince Charlie; .imparted,. dam Charlotte, by -Lord Haddo $ * Carter." .Kelvin, 5 years, by 'Erincavttoyal, dam Bess, by Napoleon, Gilmour. Lord I by '.Brown Prince, dam b Grigg. Young Sir Colin j AfcftNfffli' ’% —Chiariall Bros. ' Prince Charlie, imported; ip, by.. Ring ; Fergus-Hay I ydsn>(>y Young -Pfcuiig 6fW«dea, imported, dam Blossom , B. Sntton. Prince Victor, by Prince Royal, dam Blowpm—Pocock Bros. THOROUGHBRED HORSES. dam Remsfif^^f?£^^keriimn—E Cookson. QuamWdkma,imborted—> T ohn Carter. DMsi|ei»anna, by iCaractacjis, dam Cam-by/;Sfockwell-A. Robbs. Cata-' by St, ~BarDiere —„John : ,Grigg. Python,. by| ’by \ Albany, dam; Gossip—W.j Dan O’Rourke, by Sled- . ' , . t ' H49KNEYS. by^Messenger,. dam by Golden, John", Cartfliv . The waif, by daman imported carriage mare; I ,Estate Company. ■ L , ••• _ ; ' .*; Digcs.of years, by Marquis imported, dam^ZOye—John Hyland Marquis .oiDorne, imported by Duke of Edinburgh, i^frb^:p!vk.,:.. v/:; ; r - h«l« x-sig