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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2217, 22 October 1907, Page 4

NOTICE. mi IE undersigned begs to intimate A to Residents of Gisborne that lie is prepared to undertake gardening work in all its branches. Grounds laid out and put in first-class or dor. Tennis and croquet lawns a speciality. None but experienced men employed. Plans prepared on skortost notice. Write at once to— E. J. WEST, Of Dunedin Nurseries. (Lottors: Abordoon Road.)

C. G. BLOORE, STOCK AND STATION AGENT, I,OWE-STREET. Offers SIIEEPFARi.MERS LOOKING FOR LAND A SNAr--2000 A°“ s gHEEP Near tlio Coast, FOR J Q/ I>ER ACRE. £lO UNTRY, Full Information will bo given to Genuine Buyers. Tlio first man gets it.

p OVERTY CAY TURF CLUB. THURSDAY and FRIDAY, OCT. 24 and 25. SPRING MEETING. MAKARAKA RACECOURSE. Dates of Nominations, Entrios, Weights and Acceptances, and Amounts to bo forwarded to the Secretary, at the Club Room, Masonic Hotel, Gisborne. WEIGHTS. SATURDAY, 19th OCTOBER.. Trial Handicap, First County, l'irst Welter, and First Flat. THURSDAY, 24th OCTOBER, at 9.30 p.m. (Night of First Day’s Races.) The whole of the Second Day’s Events ACCEPTANCES FIRST DAY. SATURDAY, 9th OCTOBER, at 9.30 p.m. First Hurdles, 20s. Spring Hand-ca-p, 30s. Flying Handicap, 20s. SECOND DAY. —Thursday, 24th < tober, at 10 p.m. Night of First Day’s Races. Second Hurdles, 20s. Makaraka Handicap, 20s. Waikanae Handicap, 20s. D. R. De COSTA, Secretary.

O STAND THE SEASON At Te Arai Station, THE PURE-BRED DRAUGHT STALLION, CANONGATE. CANONGATE, foaled November 15 1903, is a beautiful bay, with a splendid quality of bone 'and -hair, and shows good action. Canongato s sire Herdsman, dam Jean. Herdsman’s sire Shepherd Lad, dam Daisy; Shepherd Lad by Herd Laddie (imp.), dam Maggie McCormick 1., by Lord Salisbury (imp.); grand dam Miss McCormick X., by Sir William Wallace; great grand dam Miss McCormick (imp.), by Lincolnshire Herd. Daisy by Hard Times, dam Belle, by Southorne, out of the champion maro Diamond (imp.); Hard Times by Extinguisher, dam Polly; Polly by Young Prince of Wales (imp.), dam Madam Southorne, by Thane of Clvdo (imp.), out of Duchess (imp.). Canongate’s dam, Jean, by the champion horse Extinguisher. Extinguisher by Young Vanquisher (imp.), out of the celebrated breeding mare, Miss McCormick; grand dam Meg, by \Vait-a-wee; Wait-a-wee by Princo Charlie (imp.), out of Kate, by Beair’s Champion; great grand dam Old Jean, by Sir Colin Campbell (imp.). Shepherd Lad was the champion horse of Southland, and is the sire of Shepherd King, champion of Southland for three years, and sire of Nellie Gray, the champion mare of Otago and Southland for 1904 and 1905. Canongate’s breeding shows that ho is got by the best stallions and mares imported into Southland. Farmers and breeders would do well to inspect this magnificent colt before promising their mares elsewhere. TERMS: Single mare, £4; two or more as per agreement. Half guarantees as per agreement, if required. Six weeks’ free grazing. Every oare taken, but no responsibility incurred. For further particulars apply— W. BAIRD, —Or, Groom in charge.

10 STAND THIS At. TE ARAI, THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE, SABRETACHE By Cuirassier —Roie. Tlie former is by Musket —Frailty, and Roie is by 3t. Leger—Hippona. It will therefore) be seen that the pedigree is of ail exceedingly high-class, and the stallion’s successes should alone recommend him to owners of suitable mares. SABRETACHE is a beautiful brown horse, standing 16 hands 2 inches in height, and is good-temper-ed. Ho is the sire of a number of race winners, both on the flat and over jumps. Good paddocking, with plenty of water, for two months will bo 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 paddoebing. TERMS: £2 2s at time of service, and £2 2s when Mare proves in foal. All Mares sold will bo treated as being in foal. For further particulars apply— W. BAIRD, Te Arai Station, —Or, Gioom in charge.

mo TRAVEL X this SEASON IN ... PATUTAHI AND ■i~- SURROUNDING DISTRICTS, THE CLYDESDALE STALLION PRiDE OF ENGLAND, By EARL of SALISBURY—Dam T'OBAZ, by Overdraft, from Diamond. Diamond front Dugdale (imp.), from flippy (imp.). PRIDE OF ENGLAND’S sire. Earl of Salisbury, mas got by Lord Salisburv (imp.) from tbo pure-bred Clydesdale mare Pride’s Darling, imported from Victoria (611) by Mr. John Trestrail. Prides Darling’s sire mas Cox’s Pride of Scotland (imp.), dam Fanny, by Bothwell (imp.). Pride of England is a beautiful bright bay liorse, with black points, standing 16.3 hands, 7-year-old. He is a splendid typo of an active, serviceable, good-boned liorse, with the best of temper; a reliable good worker, and above all an exceptionally sure foal-getter. He was bred by J. N. Williams, Esq., Frimley, Hastings . Farmers and Breeders would do well to inspect this magnificent horse before promising their mares elsewhere. _ TERMS—£3 single mare, a reduction for two or more. In all cases £1 per mare to be oaid at first service, balance in January, 1908. w, T. SAMSON, Patutahi.