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Dunstan Times, Issue 649, 25 September 1874, Page 3

THE CLYDESDALE ENTIRE HORSE YOUNG PRINCE CHARLIE WILL travel this Season in the , i Clyde Cromwell Alexandra and Blacks’ districts. Full particulars in future issue. THOS. CRAWFORD, Wai Keri Keri. ROY \L DUKE, the property of Thomas Mee, Black’s, WILL serve Mares at Forest Farm near White Horse Hotel,, Blackstone Hill district. ROYAL DUKE is a pure bred Clydesdale rising eight years old, stands IG4 hands high, possesses great strength of bone, firm action, beautiful symmetry, and is of a bright bay color ; he also has proved himself a sure foal getter. Royal Duke won the first prize when a three year old colt in Dunedin, and the second prize against all comers at the Clutha. At the Agricultural Show, Dunedin, he also gained the first prize as a three year old colt. One of his foals shown in Tokomairiro the year before last gained the first prize against numerous competitors. Royal Duke was got by Champion, (well known to he the best horse imported to this Colony), out of the celebrated mare Jessy, imported in 1803, by Messrs Emmery and Straghan, from Tasmania. The same year'she gained the Taieri Agricultural Society’s first prize for the best colonial bred mare, and the second prize for the best draft mare at the Show, j beating Mr Nimmo"s black mare imported direct from Scotland, and the following ! year took prizes both in Dunedin and the | Taieri. Terms, £4. Groom,age, 55.; payable at first service. Guarantees by arrangement; and all demands payable to the Groom at the end of the Season. An enclosed paddock of 200 acres for mares, free of charge ; strictest care taken, but no responsibility. THE CLYDESDALE ENTIRE HORSE SURPRISE, WILL travel this Reason in the Clyde, Cromwell, Alexandra, and Blacks’ 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 Clcrkc, Brothers, for breeding purposes on their farm. SURPRISEis a dark dappled bay, stands seventeen hands high, and is now rising right years. fie is a remarkably compact and powerful horse, with immense bone, fine fiat leg, unequalled action, and docile temper. Ho 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 comers. A paddock for the accommodation of marcs coining from a distance will be provided at Wai Keri Keri, free of charge, without responsibility. The greatest care taken. Terms, £3, payable on the Ist of February, 1 STS ; Groomage, os. J. M‘ARTHUR, Wai Keri Keri. .£SO REWARD. THE above Reward will be paid to any person who will give such information as will lead to the conviction of the person or persons, who, wrongfully, wilfully, and maliciously informed the Police that the undersigned either branded, drove, claimed, or sold any horses, cattle or stock of any description, other than his own bona fide property, or who used his name as having done so. STEWART M'COMB. FOR SALE. A 16 ft. WATER WHEEL, 30 inches breast, with wrought iron centres and axle, 9 feet drum and frame, also, a io feet California pump Hx2J, with double set of bottom rollers, and new belt. Apply to MICHAEL KETT, Golden Gully, Half-mile B. nch, Or G. FACHE, CLYDE, or J. C. CHAPPLE, Alexandra.