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Dunstan Times, Issue 597, 26 September 1873, Page 3

THE CLYDESDALE EE TIKE HOUSE. CLYDE. w Flat. ILL serve Mares this Season at Mr W. Leask’s Farm, Black’s Terms, £3 I Os,, payable on or before the Ist February, 1874. txi'Oiimage, ss. All accounts not paid as above will be charged £1 extra. WILLIAM LEARK, Blacks, THEC LYDESDALE ENTIRE HORSE, SURPRISE WILL travel this Season in the Clyde, Alexandra and Black’s districts. SURPRISE, bred by John Hamilton, Esq., is by that well-known Clydesdale sire Thane of Clyde, imported to Southland by Hugh M‘Lean, Esq. Dam bred by A. Clerke, Esq., Longford, Tasmania, and imported into this Province by the Messrs. Clerke, Brothers, for breeding purposes on their farm. Surprise is a dark dappled bay, stands seventeen hands high, and is now rising seven years. He is a remarkably compact and powerful horse, with immense bone, fine fiat leg, unequalled action, and docile temper. He has proved himself a sura foal-getter, and his stock are not surpassed by the progeny of any horse which has ever served in the Southland district, where ho has travelled three years in succession. Surprise took second prize at two, three, and four years old at the Invercargill Annual Show, against all comers. A paddock for the accommodation of mares coming from a distance will be provided at Wai Keri Keri, free of charge, without responsibility. The greatest caro taken. Terms, £.l 1 Os., payable on the Ist c£ February, 1874 ; groomage, ss. J. M’ARTIIUR, Wai Ker Keri. TO STAND THIS SEASON IN THE CLYDE, CROMWELL, AND BLACK’S DISTRICT. ! THE CELEBRATED ENTIRE HORSE DAN O’CONNELL DAN O'CONNELL is a Jet Black, standing sixteen and a half hands high, imported from Victoria by William Scoles. His sire is the renowned Champion Horse Prince Charlie, who has never been beaten in Scotland or the Australian Colonies. He was imported to Victoria by Messrs. J. and hi. Mackintosh. Dan’s dam was the famous and renowned Black Diamond (imported), winner of the Port Phillip Farmers’ Society’s “Challenge Cup” for seven years in succession, aud never suffered defeat. She was the properly of J. Kearnon, Esq. Mooneo Ponds. Thus showing Dan to he the best blood the world can produce. Dan was first shown at Heidelberg when two years old, where ho gained the first prize of £6, boating a field of twelve others. When three years old he gained second prize (£8) at the Port Phillip Farmers’ Society’s yards, Melbourne, heating eighteen others. The same year, at Bacchus Marsh, he gained first prize (£4), defeating eighteen others ; also at Ballarat, the same year, he gained the Board’s prize, value ten guineas, heating a field of twenty-two against all comers. When four years old he gained the first prize at Melton, value £5, beating a field of ten, imported and colonial. The same year, at Bacchus Marsh, he gained first prize, value £5, among imported ; also first prize, value £4, as the best colonial ; also iC. as the best horse shown among a field of fourteen. In the same year, at Ballarat, he gained first prize, value £B, beating a field of fourteen others. When five years old, at Bacchus Marsh, he gained first prize, value £5, among imported ; also first prize, value £4, for best colonial, heating a field of twelve others. The same year, at Melon, first prize, value £5, among imported, and £4 for best colonial horse, heating a field of six others. Same year, at the Grand National Show, held in Melbourne, ho gained first prize, value £SO, beating a field of thirty-five others. Ha has also taken numerous other prizes, amounting in all to £260, before leaving Victoria. Das O’Connf.i.l was imported from Victoria in 1870, by William Scoles. lu 1871 he gained first prize, value £5, at tho I Wakatip Agricultural Show, lu 1872 ha I gained first prize at tho Wakatip Agricultural show. In 1873 he gained first prize gold medal at Invercargill, boating a field of five. Same year he gained first prize at tho Wakatip Agricultural Show. He it 1 also tho sire of many prize-takers, | Teems, £5 ; groomage, s*. I. WILLIAM SCROLLS, Acrow.