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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1355, 16 January 1905, Page 4

HAVE STOOD A PUBLIC TEST

RUN WITH HIS MARES At iWAIOHIKAV .The [Arab-bred Hackney. Stallion,; SARACEN. SARACEN is by. Crusader (Imported), .dam Belle, : by. Arab. Child (imported),. grand dam Mary (imp.), hunting mare., Crusader was imported Irom India by A'. McLean, Esq., ; of Hawke’s Bay, and is considered one of the highest caste Arab stallions ever imported into the Ausr tralasiani colonies. .The Australasian says : “ This is certainly the most beautiful Arab horse ever imported.; -He stands over 15 hands, and has immense bone, with plenty of substance and quality, all over.. He is acknowledged to b,e the .very, best Arab that ever ran in India, proof of that being that at one meeting in Calcutta he had no less than three walk-overs, the Indian Herald remafiking ; -No .owner Baring to start against the great Crusader at weight-for-age, the Desert Plate, distance two miles, resulted in a walkover. .Crusader won the JJehra Derby, Umballa Derby, Desert j Stakes, Asian Plate, Madras Derby, and many other races. After racing in India for five years, at all distances, under big weights, Crusader retired from the turf with an .unbeaten record.”- SARACEN is a blood bay, with standing 15 hands 8 inches, .with plenty of hone and substance. He is very quiet and good-tempered, and from the stoutness of his breeding, his .progeny are ' cjertiaijni to be most valuable either for hacks, hunters, or carriage horses. Every care taken, but no responsibility. TERMS : £2 10s per mare. Covering fees must be paid before removal of mares. One month’s grazing bo charged.' •

TO STAND THIS SEASON, at RUANGAHAU, T HE THOROUGHBRED HORSE SABRETACHE By Curas Bier—Role. The former la by Musket—Frailty, and Roie is by. So. Leger—Hippona. It will therefore be seen that the pedigree is of an exceedingly high class, and the stallicn’s successes should alone recommend him to owners of suitable maresj SABRETACHE is a beautiful brown horse, ttanding 16 hands 2 iniehes in height, and is good-tem-Peredj i , : M&a&li Pie is the sire of Mr C. Ring’s mu' a Certainty, .who won the Tekapu Handicap in fast time at the last Winter Meeting of the Takapuna Racing Club, and has also furnished many other excellent Turf records..; Good paddocking, with plenty of .water, will be provided for mares. All care taken, but no responsibility. All mares not removed after notice of stinting has been given will be charged 2s 6d per week for .paddockmg. TERMS : Single mares, '£3 3s ; two or more as per agreement. Apply; to Ei THOMPSON ; Dr—<JK, THOMPSON,Brosm In Charge^