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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4146, 5 November 1884, Page 4

TO STAND THIS SEASON AT RIVERSLEA. The Thorough-bred "L=iwJL_ci?!P By Ravcnsworth, t==a^ ou t of Fairy by Haucus—Spray by Donizetti —Lady Ann yWhisker-RavensworthbyTouchstone, &c. It will be seen by reference- to the above >] edigree that Opawa is bred tho right way ov both pace and power, having on the - ire's side the grand Whalebone, Waxy, and 'antaloon strains, whilst on his dam's side .c' boasts an equally illustrious line of anestrv. As a racehorse Opawa proved him- i elf a worthy descendant of his high line- , •i-e, having won some of tho best conteeted r aces on this Island, giving lumps of weights 0 his opponents. As a three-year-old, fter standing the season, he ran two reight-for-age races at Blenheim. As a our-year-old, after standing the season, • ie won tho Wanganui Stakes, £80, vcight - for - age, beating Folly, Black ihgle, Satellite, Tambourini, and Maid _of he Mill. The next day ho came out again, j md won the W.J.C. Handicap, of £170, j :arrying Bst 31b, beating nine others, iv- j .hiding Tambourini, Black Eagle, and j Maori Weed. In the same month at Tara- ] uiki, he won the Cup of £50, weight-for-ige, two miles, beating Tambourini. .ifter j i splendid struggle. The same day, carry- \ ng Ost 2lb, he Avon the Ladies' Pnrsc, jcating Tambourini, Resolution, and Damelia. The next day Opawa placed ihe T.J.C. Handicap, £100, to his srodit, carrying Bst -lib, and then finished the diiy by winning the Railway Stakes in a canter. The following year he again won tho W.J.C Handicap, Ost 7!b, and Wanganui Stakes, weight-for-age. Opawa also i won several other well contested races. It will be seen, therefore, that Opawa is well ( worthy of the attention of breeders, bis pedigree being- of the highest strains of winning blood, and his performances unsqnalled on this side of tho world. He is as sound as tho day he was foaled, and possesses a constitution of unsurpassed excellence. Terms —£5 3s for each mare. Two or more as per agreement. Any maro not proving in foal will be served for half-price next season. . Due notice will be given when marcs aro stinted, and must then be removed, or a cliarge of '2s a week will be made. For further particulars, apply to H. J. THOMPSON, Jiivcrslea, Or, J. W. O'BRIEN, Havelock. TO COYER AT FRIMLEY, NEAR HASTINGS, A limited number of marcs, * nnHE importod f. X thorough-bred C B *'!? YyiW SIR BENJAMIN. self-colored dapple brown without white, standing sixteen hands three and half inches high, and having enormous bone and muscle. Terms —£G Gs each marc. Ho is sire of some of tho finest weightcarrying hacks and stylish carriage horses ever seen in New South Wales, as is proved by his stock realising such high prices. Three were sold to Mr W. Cooper, of Sydney, J for 100 guineas each. . Ho was bred by Mr Lediard, and followed the Berkshire Hounds for several seasons. Sir Benjamin, late the property of E. S. Rouse, Gontuwung, N.S.W., which gentleman purchased.him for 710 guineas on his arrival from England. He was formerly tho property of G. B. Battams, Esq., Kilworthy, Tavistock, England, purchased by that gentleman expressly for a country station, forgetting weight-carrying hunters .and stylish carriage horses, at which ho proved very successful. , Big, Ben wou,.iia a two-year-old, the Newmarket Two.-year-old Plate, Tho Mostyn at Chester, The Biennial of Western Stakes at Bath, beating Fairw'atcr in, the last.- At three years old he won two races, only starting twice. • Sir. Benjamin is winner of the first prize at Torrington Agricultural Show, held 4th May-, .1571, beating a very largo. field. He also took second prize at ,tho Sydney International Show last year. As will be seen- by the following table he 1 possesses as fine » pedigree as is to be found , m the. English Stud Book. 1 _ I Sir Hercules a i Folgli-a-Bollagh ,• Si Guiccioli 3 A '■ £j j ■ . . Liverpool 3 « iEspolr- " : X w i -. Esperanco ,t» . i ■ ;W : ■'■ PT- ■ | - Oftttel' - £< •.,:••::[..»-. Touchstone ,m ... ■ .8 ■ - . • Bantor . 'a ,*... . £ . J ..' . "— — — <» " " Sheet Anchor O ' • ' Netherton Maid (r Fontinoyi ; . . ' § . "' Camel M » " Touchstone ! M .. § •-. Banter ;C | I- : '" Whitker g.2.. f' Emma g g o Qit-sldo Favy |~g ; Q . , . g • ... Akasion .'** -a .:_ St. Patrick rg X- .|" ;,- - : Biu,rn B'■ " .'S . ' ',;-..' Wn*y ; P Pawn Junior . . Pawn : Mares not proving in foal will bo served free of charge next season.. . For further particulars, apply to J. H. WILLIAMS, .. , Hastings. i*____l'_-rd3_& THE PURE--BKED Will stand at Rose'mount, near Puketapu. CLANSMAN is a bright .bay (9) nine years old, stands 16-J- hands high, out of Jean, by Emperor. Jean was bred by Robert Stevenson, Esq:, Taieri, Otago. Jean's dam, Duchess, bred by the late D. Wilmore," Laugford, Tasmania, out of the best bred importod mare and an imported horse from Scotland. She gained the first prize at Longford. Duchess was bought by Robert Stevenson, Esq., Otugo, for the sum of £150, being one of the best mares mTasmania. Duchess won seconu prize at East Taieri in 1869, against all comers her daughter Bella was the wmnerof 21 -first prizes in Otago. Bella was sold to Mr W. Holly of Christchurch, where she gained the first prize three years in succession against imported mares from Victoria and Scotland. Jean's dam, Duchess, also produced the celebrated horses Blair Athol, Lord Glasgow, and Surprise. - The two latter were successful prize takers', and out of the same stock are the celebrated mares Mattie - and Effie Deans. Sold at Mr Stevenson's sale in 1876 to Mr Kitchen, of Moa Flat Station, Otago, for the sums of £175 and „135; also two'one-yoar-old fillies ii'oi' £115. Jean's sire, Sir Colin Campbell," ■mported from Scotland to Tasmania by. James Ross. Sir Colin won four first prizes ; before leaving Scotland in 1859 ho gained the first -prizo at tho Longford Northern Show, 'beating Seventeen horses, nine of which were imported, and many other prizes too- numerous 1 to enumerate. Sir Colin Campbell was bred by Mr Tait, veterinary-surgeon, near Banff', = out of the Earl of : Seafield, mare Betsy (winner; of many first prizes, and, in 186-1 was styled "Invincible"),-she : Glenelg, also the property of Mr Tait, '- by:the.unrivalled horse Balmoral, grandsire Old Stitchem,-the property of Sir James Graham, of Netherby, whose stock is celebrated all over Scotland. Clansman's sire, : the- far-famed.-horse Emperor, out of Nancy, by the imported horse Napoleon. r Nancy, bred by Alexander -Firidlay, -Esq.,' Glasgow—Nancy -was got by the celebrated horae Gavaiy, and her dam'by Scotsman, tho property of James Kirkwood,' Kilmanrs. • ■ Nancy -: was - first shown as a three-year-old, and got'first = prize at' Hamilton, first prize-at Ballinston, second at Glasgow, and second at Kilbride she was next-shown as; a 'brood maro at Glasgow and Kilbride, ' where she . also gained first .prizes! Emperor is ,the most. successful sire'"over in New Zealand, -and wherever shown gained: first lionors. 'His stock commands the highest price of any sire in Otago ; -as a proof, he travelled the: Taieri 1 district for;-13 years in succession, and! one year'had over 100 mares. -.- ' ; Clansman, as will bo seen is descended; from the purest Clydesdale blood ever imported out of Scotland ; he has proved himself a'St.re foal getter, and his slock are now coming to tho front, A two-year-old colt by him being first prize Laker at lliollawke s Bay! Show of 1881. .-,■>* I 'First-class paddocks provided for marcs from a distance. All care taken, but no responsibility. Terms-£3 10s for single mares i £3 for two or more the property of same owner. _ For further particulars apply to S. GRAHAM, Puketapu; or, , ' -, - Gvoom iirCharge,