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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 135, 6 December 1895, Page 4

To travel the Paimerston, Feilding, and Manawatu Districts this season, The Coaching Stallion, MAZEPPA, FOB Terms &nd Pedigree se» Cards. Headquarters : IV. Eeid's Farm, Makino, Feilding. W. HEECOCK & CO Wannock and Ad kin s EXPLANATION TO THE PUBLIC, I TN answer to the many enquiries as K. to the cause of our giving up business in Feilding considering the very large trade we have been doing, we beg to state tbat we have decided to have One Large Shop to supply the whole of the Manawatu. We have extended our Paimerston Branch Warehouse to sucli a size as will enable us to hold an immense Stock where customers can have a Choice of Goods equal to most Wellington Houses. In about Ten Days we will show our Nuw Spring Goods which have now arrived in Wellington, and we guarantee all goods will be marked at Wellington Gash Prices. All accounts owing to our Feilding Branch can be paid to either Wellington or Palmerbtox direct. WABNOCKandADKIN. To stand this season in the FEILDING and KIWITEA Districts, the Thorough' bred Stallion, HANDSOME JACK (foaled 1890). Bred at Sylvia Park. m i^^.^ft TTANDSOME JACK M^S^BR^ XX nut with an acciwhich has prevented him being racod.^ He was verj highly" thought oi «a<3 tried to be a horse of great promise. This hand' some colt is well worth inspection of breeders, and such a (remarkable chance is seldom offered to them. It i» worth bringing the attention of breeders to his tabulated pedigree, and would point out that the imported Mghtlight w the g. grandam of St. Hippo, that Nightlight risked Fireworks, and begat Lamons, who in turn visited Bob* inson Crusoe and begat Hippona, dam of St. Hippo, so that Handsome Jack olaims to be bred on the same line,' and with the only addition of Maribyrnong hi» blood aud breeding are identical. Also, that Sunshine visited Bobinaon Crusoe, and the result was Sextant, the fastest horse in alt the colonies, and the present record for half a mile (47|-seo) was established 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, 3<rra, 7.U. Sextant was then sold to G. G. Stead, Esq., at a very high price, and in his colours won the follow* ing classic races during 1888 : , Great Northern Derby (Auckland), Hawke's Bay 8t Leger and Auckland St Leger. Badiant ncrer raced. She is fall sister to Utopia, Cruiser, and Quadrant, and half sister to Palliser. Her first! foal, Lustre, has won several races, and is full brother to Bandsosne Jack. Sunshine, the grandam tof Badiant, won the V.B.C. Oak«i and is sister to Dagmar (winner Maribyrnong Plate), half lister to Lantern (winner V-B.C Derby and Melbourne Onp), also to Bude Light I and Mj- Dream (winner V.B.C Oaks). St Leger, lire of Handsome Jaok, is now standing at a fee of 30 guineas, and is at the head of winning stallions for season 1893. his stock winning L&250. St Loger's sire, Doncaster, was sold in England for L 14.000, Bobmuon Crusoe and Onyx are fall brother and sister, and Onyx is dam of Nordenfeldt Btoek got by Handsome Jack in Auckland sb,6w a great deal Of quality. Handsome Jack stands 16 hands 2f inches, find come* from a great family, and his ifee (6 guineas) is rery moderate for thoroughbred mares. , Half»bfed mares hod ponies taken at. a reasonable, reduction^ Limited to 25 mares. Inspection solicited, Orasing free for one month, after tbat Is 6d per week. All oa& taken, featfno responsibility '- * For further particulars applj to i W.P.McBBTH.KiiriU* (