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Dunstan Times, Issue 598, 3 October 1873, Page 3

THE CLYDESDALE ENTIRE HOUSE. C L Y- D E. WILL serve Mares tliis Season at Mr VV. Leask’s Farm, Black's flat. Tcims, £3 10s., payable on or before the Ist February, 1874. Oroomage, ss. AH accounts not paid as above will be charged £1 extra. WILLIAM LEASE, Blacks. T HEC LYD ESDALE ENTILE HORSE, S U R PRISE 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. Clorke, Esq., Longford, Tasmania, and imported into this Province by the Messrs. Clerko, 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 flat leg, unequalled action, and docile temper. He has proved himself a sure foal-getter, and his stock are not surpassed by the progeny of any horse which has ever served in the Southland district, where he has travelled three years in succession. Surprise took second prize at two, three, and four years old at the Invercargill Annual Show, against all coiners. A paddock for the accommodation of marcs coming from a distance will he provided at Wai Kori Keri, free of charge, without responsibility. The greatest care taken. Terms, £3 10s., payable on the Ist of February, 1574 ; groomage, ss. J. M’ARTHUR, Wai Ker Tveii. 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 Lands high, imported from Victoria by William Scobs. His sire is the renowned Champion Horse Prince Charlie, who lias never been beaten in Scotland or the Australian Colonies. Ho was imported to Victoria by Messrs. J. and M. Mackintosh. Dnn’s dam was the famous and renowned Blank Diamond (imported), winner of the Port Phillip Farmers’ Society’s “ChalleugeCup” for seven years in succession, and never suffered defeat. She was the property of J. Koarnon, Esq. Mooneo Ponds. Thus showing Dan to bo the best blood the world can produce. Dan was first shown at Heidelberg when two years old, where ho gained the first piizo of £O, heating a field of twelve others. When three years old lie gained second prize (£8) at the Port Phillip Farmers’ Society’s yards, Melbourne, beating eighteen others. The same year, at Bacchus Marsh, ho gained first prize (£4), defeating eighteen others ; also at Ballarat, the same year, he gained the Board’s prize, value ton guineas, beat* ing a field of twenty-two against allcomers. When four years old ho 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 £O. as the best borso 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, ho gained first prize, value £5, among imported ; also first prize, value £4, for best colonial, beating a field of twelve others. The s.amo year, at bleb on, first prize, value £5, among imported, and £4 for best colonial horse, beating a field of six others. Same year, at the Grand National Show, held in Melbourne, he gained first prize, value £SO, beating a field of thirty-five others. Ho has also taken numerous other prizes, amounting in all to £2OO, before leaving Victoria. Dan O’Connell was imported from Victoria in 1870, by William Scoles. In 1871 ho gained first prize, value £5, at the Wakatip Agricultural Show. In 1872 ho gained first prize at the Wakatip Agricultural show. In 1873 ho gained first prize gold medal at Invercargill, beating a field of live. Same year he gained first prize at the Wakatip Agricultural Show. Ho is also the sire of many prize-takers. Teems, £5 ; groomage, ss. WILLIAM SU HOLES,