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Lyttelton Times, Volume IV, Issue 209, 1 November 1854, Page 8

£2 REWARD. STRAYED —and last seen near Race- •* course Hill, Mr. Russell's Station-^-alight-wade BROWN MARE, with black poiuu,*branded under the saddle, offside, with the bowl *nd arrow brand 9. Whoever will bring her to my house, Chriit•hurch, will receive the above Reward. H. I. Ckidlawd. To Purchasers of Stock, THE " Waterwitch," may be expected here in the course of a few day* with about 150 bead of cattle. Sidey & Lh Crew, Agents. DUKE. A WELL-BRED, good-tempered, close, active Clydesdale, of great bone and power, a dark bay with black points, 6 year* old, will cover this season, at Mr. Fisher's farm on the Heathcote. Terms £3 3s. for each mare. To Stand, this Season. At the Royal Hotel, Christchurch, HpHE thorough bred horse •• LEADING ■*■ ARTICLE," by Sir Charles out of Brunette. " Leading Article/ is a beautiful Dark Brown Horse, free from white, now rising six years old, with an excellent constitution. " Leading Article,' was foaled at Nelson, where he won the Leger in 1852, beating Mr. Timlin's Gipsey Queen, and on the following day, the Ladies' Purse, beating Mr. Newcomb's mare Vesta, and Mr. Godfrey's horse Silver Tail, Leading Article carrying 13 lbs. over weight: distance, one mile and 3G6r yards ; ruu iv 2 minutes and 21 seconds. Leading Article was trained for the Nelson races in 1853> and was the favourite for th« Victualler's Purse of 3 miles against Mr. Redwood's celebrated horse Glaucus, and Mr. Newcomb's horse Joe Miller, but broke down in tti« race through an injury he had sustained in tlit Fetlock joint, notwithstanding, running a good second with Glaucus. Terms, £5 ss. each mare, payable the 4th of January. I. Fkeeth. To stand this Season, AT the Royal Hotel stables, Christchurch. The fine young thoroughbred horse JOE MILLER, by Jersey out of Miss Miller, (own brother to Phoenix, half brother to Bay Middleton, winner of the Derby) by Buzzard out of Cobweb, (winner of the Oaks) by Phantom out of Filagree, by Soothsayer, Webby Waxy, &c, [vide Stud Book.'] Miss Miller, by Wanderer out of an Arab mare, imported into V.D.L.,by Captain Stewart of that Colony; Wanderer (bred by Lord Egremont) by Trump out of a Blacklock mare, her dam Camerton's dam by Precipitate, <See., [vide Stud Book,~] This promising young horse is now rising five years old, perfectly quiet, free from vice or blemish, stands 16 hands high, a rich dark chesnut. Terms £h a mare, ss. groomage, to be p*id the first week in January, 1855. For further particulars apply to Mr. William Packard, Norwich Quay, Lyttelton. To Stand for the Season. npWO days a week at Rangiora, and tw» -*- days at Christchurch, the entire chestnut horse "SKELE TON ." Height, 16 hands and I inch. Pedigree will be given in a future advertisement. To Stand this Season. At Ham Farm. qpHE Clydesdale Horse CANTERBURY, -1- imported by J. C. Watts Russell, Esq., stands 1(5 hands and a half, 7 yrs. old. His sire, " Young Scotsman," gained several prize* in the County Ayr. His grandsire, " Scotsman," gained the two first prizes in the Highland Agricultural Show. Terms, £4 4s. — ss. the Groom.