MORB CLYDESDALE BLOOD.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1584, 30 October 1912, Page 8

MORB CLYDESDALE BLOOD.

PURCHASES IN SCOTLAND. Breeders of Clydesdales in New Zealand nro still- spemhng money in Scotland in tho.purchase-of thoroughbred stock for the Lominion. According to latest advices Mr. Andrew Carruthers, Netherlon; Auchcnliciith, is shipping to J)unedin an order from Mr. Thomas Carruthers, I'opliir Urove, lliddlomarch. Three of the lot nro shillioii:, und tho other is a three-year-old filly. Ono of tho males is a yearling by Koyal Favourite- (10630), thesiro of the Cawdor Cup champion of the present year, Scotland Tot, and out of iVancy of Kuockinlaw (21322), by Baron's Prido (9122), Another'of the same age is also by Koyal I'avourite, and wus,bred in tlio Buchlyvie district of Stirlingshire. There is also a two-year-old by fionnio Buchlyvie (UCffi) which, in addition to winning tho Cawdor Cup, was first nt tho show of tho Hi«hland and Agricultural Society at Inverness in 1911. This colt is out of -n innro by the American-bred Prince Shapely (10111), which was first at the show of the Koyiil Agricultural Society of England, and occupied a like position at the exhibition of the Highland and Agricultural Society, while his granddam is by Baron's . Pride. Tho three-yenr-plil lilly was bred by llessrs. lieid. Hillside of lion; Donne, and is by HnyalEdward (1U95) q\it of the mare, Nellie Krskine, by Halmedio Jlay King (10310). Another horse which has recently been acquired for New Zealand is Sir Wesley (16092). He has been bought by Mr. 'Walter V. Holmes, Okornire, Auckland, and is by Sir Hugo (1092-1), a son of the renowned Sir Evcrnrd (5353), sire of Baron's l'ride. Sir 'Wesley.' now rising Jour yours old, is out of Baroness Bello (260-1!) by Baron Robgill (10089), and he traces bade to Darling by the notod Paisley .'lock (582). Sir H'csley was first and champion at the Nev.ton Jlearns Show as -a yearling, and second at.Erskirio and liichimipn" as a two-year-old. At the Park Mains dispersion sale ho brought 235 guineas. ' '. '. . '

Mr. Uobert Allan, Hoinvell,. Kirkcudbright, has purchased on behalf of Messrs. AVrigiit Stephenson, and Co;. (fi,td.), Dnncdiu, a pair of well-bred CJlydcsilale mares. I'rriin Mr. D. Y, Steivart, Carse of Troivan, C'rieff, he has bought Elceu (27248), bred by. Jlr. James I'icken, Torrs, Kirkcudbright, ami foaled in ISD7. Hho h by Everlasting (11331) one of the most successful of the sons of Baron's' Pride (9V12), and she is-out of Mabel of Torrs (13571), by Prince Romeo (8141). Elcsn's 'grand-dam was the mare Quality of Torrs (10963), ■ by (l'iiS), a noted son of tho famous Darnlcy (222). The other maro is the four-year old-Pride of Benvie. She was bred" by Mr. W. L. Thomas,*Bcnric, Dundee, and is by Camilla's Favourite (12886) out of Keir Jean Darnley 111 (18-118) by Princo of .Moray (10257), her grand-dam beingJean Darnley (5409) by Darnley (222)'. '•