SHIRE HORSES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1740, 3 May 1913, Page 8

SHIRE HORSES.

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Wave Hill Station, of 10, l!. r < sr|>iar<? miles, situated in the Northern Territory of Australia, together with 7">,0U0 mixed cattle, 'and I WO horses, will be sold by auction on Wednesday, Xune <1, at 3 p.m.. at the I'o.val Exchange, Sydney. Particulars may be had from .Messrs. Dalgolv ami Co., Ltd., Sydney, or Messrs. IV. (\ Aliworth and Sons, Sydney. For Chronic Chest Complaint*, Woods' Great PeDuormmt Cure, Is, 6d.'

MR. ERNEST SHORT'S GREAT DISPERSAL SALE. STUD ROMNEY MARSH SHEEP PEDIGREE HEREFORD CATTLE AND STUD OP CLYDESDALE HORSES OP PARORANGI. In this issuo will bo found full descriptions of tli» entries of Mr. E. Short's liiuh-class pedigree steels, consisting of stud ltonmey MiU'.-li sheep, pedi-ireo Hereford citllle, and stud of (Ji.vdesdule lim\-es, k> bo offered bj- jmblic aueliyn at reikiiii!;. This sale will (,'ivo itiulma>lers throughout -\u.->trala-.ia a unique opportunity of scciiriilvprospntiitivcs of the respeetii'o studs that lia-vo made Jlr. Short's name as a breeder of steel; chainpions, known in all parts of the world. 'I'liu present salo has beeomc necessary o\viu[t to Mr. Short having disposed of •1700 acres of his I'urorangi Estate, and marks his first departure in instituting what will become a general practieo in tho disposal of .surplus purebred slock bred on the estate, sales of which will be held nt staled periods in the future. The Flomncy Marsh Sheep. During tho sixteen years that have elapsed sinco Mr. Short lirst took up the breeding of purebred sheep, every effort (combined with an apparently instinctive iacuity for discerning the proper methods of mating in order to seeuro a desired result) has been uiado to bring the stock to a pinnaclo of excellence. This result is well displayed in tho development of the characteristic lipnd that distinguishes the l'arorangi sheep. So truly lias Mr. Short followed his ideals that for many years liis stud of purebred Jtomneys has enjoyed a world-nido reputation for outstanding characters peculiar to itself. The stock in question may bo briefly described as possessing characteristic heads, constitution, evenness of type, massive bone, aud tho highest reputation for the quantity aud quality of the "Record" strains of serrated or'"crimpy" wool, which finds special favour in tho niaijufactui'ing centres, as evidenced by tho high prices obtained on the Loudon market during tho past .-uid previous years. Tho present head of tho purebred Hock is World's Champion, a son of Jiccord Breaker, who was the soil of tho original Kecord, the sire that first displayed Mr. Short's ideal wool. World's Champion is tho ram which, ns a ten months old, was awarded tho woi'td's championship at tho International Exposition at Argentina in thereby demonstrating tho outstanding merit, of the Parorangi sheep against tho bast representatives of the samo breed sent from other countries. At the samo time, Mr. Short's enterprise laid tho foundation of an oversea market to South America, which otters splendid possibilities to Now Zealand Komney Marsh breeders who caa produco tlio desired typo of sheep. The l'arorangi sheep tire bred and reared on hilly country, and aro suited to a wido range of climate, as has already been proved by their adaptability to tlio climatic conditions of the countries to which, they have been exported. In their now homes they liavo proved to be equal to every requirement that has been expected of them.

Tho ewes have been carefully mated in lines of 50, pasturing with speciallyselected stud sirea, sinco March. 10, 1913, and are all entered in tho New Zealand I'omney Marsh l-'lock Books. These entries will be offered at midday on Tuesday, May 20, at tho Feilding saleyards. The Herefords. The Parorangi Stud Hereford herd was founded in tho year 1900 by tho purchaso from Mr. .lames Stuckey, of To llangitamau, Wairarapa, of 2(i cows aud heifers and 9 heifer calves. This initial purchase was subsequently supplemented by additions from the same herd in t'no years 1902, when 12 cows in calf were purchased, and later (it Mr. Stuckey's salo in 190:1, when 1:8 cows and heifers were bought. 11l 1907, at Messrs. Stuckey's dispersal sale, a further strain ol' tho Kangdtumau blood represented by 3G cows aud hcilers was purchased.

Tlio following high-class bulls havo been in uso in the I'aroraugi herd:— Cavalier (224), Nizam (18), Bronzwing !(U6), Comrade (814), Moravian (350), iUurccllus (315), Emery (480), Bugler (219), Cleric (817), Togo (875), Crusader (810), Pilot (051), Euler (1101), Baniurly (100G), Improver (575), Director (936), Newbold (1135), Eaton Chancellor, imp. (1226), Monkton Gamble, imp. (1272), Goltliindor, imp. (SGGO), Eaton Onk, imp. (3600). The present head of the herd is the' imported siro Eaton Chancellor, bred by Mr. C. T. Pulley, the celebrated Hereford breeder of Lower Eaton, Hereford, England.

ISaton Chancellor is known throughout tho Dominion as a consistent winner of championships at leading agricultural shows, anil comes from a strain, tho aristocratio members of which, throughout eight generations, have been conspicuously successful in the leading English show rings.

i'orty-ono of the cows under offer havo been pasturing, with the imported bull Goldfmder, and tho balance have been pasturing with Commando (1-14). It is only within tho last three years that tho l'arorangi Herel'ords havo entered tho show ring, and their wonderful successes in open competition havo proved their merit for type, constitution, colour, and handling. Tho Hereiords will be offered at tho salcyattls, i'eilding, at 1 p.ui. on Wednesday, May 21.