BLOOD HORSES.
i IMPORTATIONS FROM SCOTLAND. Tliero lias-recently arrived at Messrs. W.'J. and A. F. Douglas's To, Ma'hanga Stntion'Uawkc's Bay, from Heme, three-high-class draught horses, one 2-year colt-, one yearling colt, and one yearling filly, rnirchascd by Mr.W. J. Douglas ivliilo in Scotland, from Mr. 1\ Purdio, Somervillc, of Sandilands, Lanark, N.B. It is the opinion of those ablo to judge high-class 'horses,- who have inspected the trio, that they aro tho finest stamp of draughts imported into the Dominion for many years, especially the 2-year-old colt, bred by' Mr. J. E. Kerr, Havicstoun, Dollar, Claekmannansliirc, by name Scotland's Sport (17648). by Scotland Yet (14539), dam IVgcy Pride (216-11), by Baron's Pride (<d\tl). Scotland Yet (siro of Scotland's Sport and yearling filly Parkhall Gem), is' a great prize-winner, heim? first and champion at-Lanark, and third at tho Highland Show at Edinburgh as-a yearling, and took tho principal first and championship prizes up to sis years of age, when lie was first aged stallion at the Stallion Show at Glasgow last year, and won the Cawdor Cup, tho recognised stallion championship of tho year. Scotland's Hero (yearling, unshowji), bred by Mr. Stephen Mitchell, of Boyulian, Kipper Station. Stirlingshire, sire Jtovclahta (11876), dam Bessie Dunn (15699), twice second, only times shown. Iteveianta 'won innumerable prizes, and took practically everything before liim at all tho principal shows, wherever shown, and. is recognised'as ono of the best breeding sires in Scotland. Parkhall Gem (yearling Tilly, ltnshown) (31485), bred by Messrs. Dobson and Murray, Parkhall. Douglas, Lanarkshire, siro Scotland Yet (14839) (sire of her shipmate. 2-year-old- colt), dam Darling (23596). Darling won many prizes,
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1929, 11 December 1913, Page 10
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