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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 108, 4 November 1895, Page 4

FIREWOOD. fT*HE undersigned is prepared to I _|_ a^U and deliver every Aesorip- ! tion of Firewood to any part of the Borough at reasonable rates. Rough loads delivered at 6s load. Apply to T. Evans, carter, or JAS. RUFF, Makino. To Stand this Season in the Rangitikei and Manawatu pistaicts, the Imported Trotting Stallion SIR WILLIAM QIE WILLIAM, by fB&HJjj Kentucky Maid, full '^^^^§Em brother to Oaterlay the <a^a^^^.|i Champion of Australia. Terms— £4 4s ; grocmage 6s, payable at first service. Every care taken but no responsibility. Guarantee as per arrangement. Paddocking free. Days of attendance— Monday, Hal combe ; Tuesday, Colyton; Wednesday, at home , Thursday, Palmerston ; Friday, Feilding ; Saturday, Campbelltown. For particulars apply to Laeey and Co , Wellington, agents for owner, or Groom in churpe, Awahuri. To travel this Falmerston, Feilding, and Manawa.tu Districts this season, The Entire Draught dorse LAIRD OP KILBRIDE. FOR Terms and Pedigree see Cards. Headquarters : W. Reid's Farm, Makino, Feilding. W. HERCOCK & CO. To travel the Palmerston, Feilding, and Manawatu Districts this season, The Coaching Stallion, MAZEPPA, T7IOE Terms and Pedigree see Cards. Jj Headquarters : W. Reid's Farm, Makino, Feiiding. W. HEBCOCK & CO To travel this season in the Manawatu, Kiwitea, and Pohangina districts, the thoroughbred horse KING JOHN (By itmg Cole— Wainui). FOR further particulars see Cards, or apply to E. JACKMAN, Awahuri, or P. Sbimw. Boundary Boad,Falmeret<ra North tin charge). To stand this season m the FEILDING and KIWITEA Districts, the Thoroughbred Stallion, HANDSOME JACK (foaled 1890). Bred at Sylvia Park. j_^ TTTANDSOME JACK K^Q^HRj XI met with an acciVK^^qT^ which has prevented him being raced. He was very highly thought of and tried to be a horse of great promise, Thi* handsome colt i» well worth inspection of breeders, and such a {remarkable chance is seldom offered to them. It is worth bringi ok the attention of breeders to his tabulated pedigree, and would point out that the imported JNighJtlight if the g. grandam of St. Hippo, that Nightlight visited Fireworks, and begat Lamona, who in turn visited Bob* inson Crusoe and begat Hippona, dam of St. Hippo, so that Handsome Jack claims to be bred on the same line, and with the only addition of Maribynnong his blood aud breeding are identical. Also, that Sunshine visited Robinson Crusoe, and the result w&s Sextant, the fastest horse in all the colonies, and the present record for half a mile (47 J sec) was estab. iished by him as a two-year-old in Christchurch, 1886- The same season Sextant won Christchurch Challenge Stakes, carrying 7.4, beating Maxim 7.9, Fair Nell, 3yrs, 7.11- Sextant was then sold to G. G. Stead, Esq., at a very high price, and in his colours won the following classic .races durißg 1888 : Great Northern Derbj (Auckland), Hawke's Say St Leger and Auckland St Leger. Radiant never raced. She is fuu sister to Utopia, Cruiser, and Quadrant, and half sister to Palliser. Her first foal, Lustre, has won several races, and is full brother io Handsome Jack. Sunshine, the grandam lot Badiant, won the V«B.C. Oaks, and is sister to Dagmar (winner Maribjrnong Plate), half sister to Lantern (winner V.E.C Derby and Melbeuroe Cup), also to Bude Light and Mj Dream (winner V.B.C Oaks). St Leger, sire of Handsome Jack, is now standing; at a fee of 80 guineas, and is at the head of winning stallions for season 1893; his stock winning L 5.250. St Leger's sire, Doncaster, was sold in Bngland.for L 14.000. Sobmson Crusoe and Onyx are fall brother and aster, and Onyx is dam of Nordenfeldt. * / Stock jptjjy Handsome Jack in Auck* land show a great deal of quality. Handsome Jack stands 16 hands 2f inches, and comes from a great family, and his fee to guineas) is very moderate for thdrovghbred wares. Half»bred•mares and ponies taken, at^ a reasonable redaction.* Limited^to 26 maws.-. „ Inspection sblieifed* (,Jra»4ng, free for one month, i after /that ls ; 6d l per week. All care takeo, but no responsibility , For fiirth«rpa^icuiart apply to Wi F. McBBTH, Kiwite a