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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1030, 20 December 1883, Page 4

Stud. HORSE CARDS neatly and cheaply printed in all colors and designs at the Guardian office. I mHE Imported Thoroughbred SteepleI chase horse QUAMBY will travel the Ashburton district during the present season. Particulars see cards. Apply JOHN CARTER, 9 515 Grove House, Ashburton. OTO Travel in the Hinds and Rangitata JL districts the Clydesdale Entire Horae YOUNG SIR COLINFor particulars apply to CHI3NALL BROS.. 10 G 33 Ohinemuri. rjnO Travel in the Rakaia, Methven, j|_ Hororata, and Dunsandel districts YOUNG BLUELIGHT, (Dapple Gray), A good upstanding carriage horse or hack, stands 16| hands. Young Bluelight is out of an Arab mare—imported from Sydney by Sir Cracroft Wilson—by Bluelight. Terms—L3 for single mare ; L2 10s for two or more ; guarantee hit ; payable May Slat, 1884 ; groom fee ss, payable on first service. See future advertisements for urther particulars. Apply to CHARLES INDER, 10 632 South Rakaia. PYTHON WILL Stand at Ashburton the same as usual. Pedigree —Python is a bright bay horse, bred by the Hon. E. K. Cox, N.S. W. He stands 16 hands high, by ’ Kyogle out of Nutcut, dam of Dagworth, ’ Hercules, Al, and Ella, all the greatest performers in the Australian colonies, ’ under heavy weights at all distances. ' Kyogle by William Tell out of Cassandra, dam of Yattendon. William Tell by Touchstone, imported from England, t Owing to an accident when a two-year-old, Python was never trained or raced. 5 A glance at the tabulated pedigree will be 5 sufficient t > show that Python is one of ■ the grandest and stoutest thorough-bred ■ horses at present in New Zealand. 9 610 Apply to the Groom in charge. t rpaE Hackney Stallion, THE WAIF, will serve Mares on the Lowcliffe Estate. . Terms—L3 ss, with free run till Ist ! January, 1884, after which a charge of | 2s 6d per week will be made. | The Waif is by Castaway, dam Fanny, ' an imported carriage mare. Fanny was repeatedly shown in the carriage class at ’ Christchurch, and has never been beaten. Also, the Draught Stallion 4 Young Major By Old Major. ' Young Major’s three-year-old unbroken colts from Lowcliffe mares have invariably tupped the market at the annual sales in } Christchurch. j 1 Terms—L3 ss, with free run till Janu- > ary Ist, 1884, after which a charge of 2s J 6d per week will be made. 1 N.B.—No m*res will be allowed to be removed until all fees are paid. 10 642 3 T o TRAVEL THIS SEASON IN ASHBURTON ANDSURROUNDING DISTRICTS, The Clydesdale Horse PRETENDER. PEDIGREE. Pretender is a dark bay with black points, rising nine years old, with good bone and substance ; stands 16£ hands high, splendid temper, good action, and a quiet worker. Pretender is by Prince Charlie (imported from Scotland by Mr VV, Boag) out of Maggie by King Fergus (imported from Scotland by Mr David Innes). Maggie’s dam imported from Tasmania. Pretender gained second prize at the Northern Show as a two-year-old in 1876, He also took second prize in 1877. Terms—£2 for the season, guarantee £3, payable o.i the Ist January, 1884, and 5s groomage. Groomage fee payable on first service Will be in Ashburton every Saturday. For further particulars apply to HAY SMITH, Or to the Groom in charge. 9-559 . mO STAND THIS SEAS ;N, 1883. , JL The pure Clydesdale Stallion t DUNDEE (46). 1 Dundee is a beautiful bay, seven years 1 old; bred by Mr Robert Wilkin, Christ--1 church. Sire Prince Charlie (4) (im- ' ported); dam Charlotte, by Lord Had do (imported; 2nd dam Jess, by Cromwell (imported). Terms—£3 each cash firattimeofaervice, • or four guineas end of season. Grootage i fee sa. Every, care taken but no responsibility. The above figures refer to Draught Stud Book for New Zealand. J. GARTER, 9-560 Grove Farm, Tinwald. fpO Travel this Season, in the South I Rakaia and surrounding districts, 1883, the celebrated Stallion KING O’ THE VANQUISHERS. KING O’ THE rising 4 years, is a beautiful bay with splendid action and tine temper, and has got more bone and hair of the right sort than any Jothcr colt of his age in New Zealand. Pedigree : The King was bred by Messrs Fleming and Hedley, out of their famous brood mare Miss MCormick, imported from Melbourne. Miss M’Connick was purchased by the lite David Nesbitt from M’Cormick Bros., Tasmania, and was specially selected for her breeding qualities—the conectness of that judgment has now been fully verified. Miss M'Cormick by Lincolnshire Hero; g d by Black Champion. (See New Zealand Stud Rook.) Kino o’ the Vanquishers is by that famous stallion Young Vanquisher, imported from Scotland by the late David Nesbitt; g sire, Vanquisher, first prize at Oamaru in the 3 year,o!d class. Young Vanquisher’s dam by Lochfergus Champion, g d by Champion, better known to breeders by the name of Blair’s Champion. As a 3-year-old, Young Vanquisher was first at Geelong, third at the Grand National, Melbourne; as a 4-year-old, first at Geelong and second at Ballarat the same year. He was afterwards purchased and imported to New Zealand by Mr Holly, of Christchurch. LEONARD WHITE, 10 654 South Rakaia.