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Dunstan Times, Issue 600, 17 October 1873, Page 3

THIS CLYui&.UAWfi .... ENURE HOUSE. C L -Y D E. WILL serve Mares this Season at Mr W. Least’s Farm, Black's flat. Teims, £3 10?., payable on or before the Ist Febniary; 1874. accouiits not paid as above will bo charged £1 extra. WILLIAM LEASE, Blacks. - N» THEC LTDF.SDALE I MILE HOUSE, STJUP R I S E WILL travel this Season in the Glide, Alexandra and Black’s districts. SURPRISE,- bred by John Hamilton, Esq., is by tliat well-known Clydesdale sire Thane of Clyde, imported to Southland by Hugh M'Lean, Esq. Ham bred by A. Clerke, Esq., Longford, Tasmania, ami imported into this Province by the Missrs. Clerke, Brothers, for breeding purposes on their farm. Surprise is a dark dappled hay T , stands seventeen hands high, and is now rising seven years. He is a remarkably compact and powerful horse, with immense bone, tine flat leg, unequalled action, ami docile temper. He has proved himself a sure foal-getter, and his s‘ock are not surpassed by the progeny of any boise which has ever served in the Southland district, where he has travelled three yeats 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 marcs coming from a distance will bo provided at Wai Keri Keri, free of charge, without responsibility. The greatest caro taken. Terms, £3., payable on the Ist' c£ February, 1874 ; groomage, ss. J. M’ARTHUR, Wai Ker Keti. TO STAND THIS SEASON IN' THE CLYDE, CROMWELL, AND BLACK’S DISTRICT. THE CELEBRATED ENTIRE HORSE DAN O’CONNELL DAN O'CONNELL is a Jot Black, standing sixteen and a half hands j high, imported from Victoria by William j Scqles. 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 M. Mackintosh. Dan’s dam was the famous anil renowned Black Diamond (imported), winner of the Port Phillip Farmers’ Society's “Challen.cCup” for seven years in succession, and never suffered defeat. She was the property of J. Kearuon, Esq. Momco Ponds. Thus showing Dan to be the best blood the world can produce. ■ Dan was first shown at Heidelberg when two years old, where ho gained the first prize of £G, beating a field of twelve others. When three years old he gaino 1 second prize (£S) at the Port Phillip Farmers’ Socuiy'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 ten guineas, hi ating a field of twenty-two against allcomers. AV hen four years old ho gained the first prize at Melton, value £a, beating a bold of ten, imported and colonial. The same year, at Bacillus Marsh, ho gained first prize, value to, among imported ; also first prize, value C 4, as the host colonial ; also iC. as the host horse shown among a field of fourteen. In the same year, as Ballarat, he gained first piize, value £B, healing 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, beating a field of twelve others. The sumo year, at Mel on, first prize, value fo, amo ig imported, and £4 for host colonial horse, heating a field of six others. Sah.o year, at the Grand National Show, held in Melbourne, he gained first prize, value £.V', beating a field of thirty-live others. He has also taken numerous other prizes, amounting in all to £2OO, before leaving Victoria. Dan O’Connell was imported from- Vietoria in 1870, by William Scoles. In IS7I ho gained first prize, value £5, at the Wakatip Agricultural Show. In 1872 he gained first prize at the Wakatip Agricnl- | tnral show. In 1373 he gained first prize ; gold medal at Invercargill, beating a field o: five. Same year be gained first piize at the Wakatip Agricultural Show. He is also the sire of many prize-takers. Terms, £o ; grooma ;e, ss. WILLIAM SCHOLLS, Arrow,