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Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 637, 15 December 1858, Page 8

"TO WTON." THB ■CELEBRATED HOUSE, " TOWTON," IMT'ORTED DV MR. THOMAS NEWTON, SLate the property of Capt. theHbn, S. Hawke. "TOWTON,"A good bar, black legs, 8 years old, stands 15 hands 2^ inches high, -was »ot by Melbourne, out of Cinbsella, by Touchstone; graudam Brocade, by Pantaloon,— Bombazine. MELBOURNE, The sire of Towton, was got by Humphrey Clinker, (sire of Rockingham, winner of the -'St. Leger, 1853) dam by Cervantes; is also -sire of the following horses, Sir Tatton Sykes, winner of the 2,000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket, and Doncaster St. Leger, 1846 j Cymber, winner of the Oaks, 1847; Canezou, winner of the 1,000 Guineas, and Ebor St. Leger, 1848; West Australian, winner of the 2,000 Guineas, the Derby and St. Leger, 1853 ; and Marchioness (own sister to Towton), winner of the Oaks, 1855. TOUCHSTONE, <Winner of the SC Leger, 1834), the sire of Cinizella (Towton's dam), is own brother to Launcelot, winner of the St. Leger, 1840, and sire of the following horses, Cotherstone, winner of the 2,000 Guineas, and Derby. 1843; Or lundo, winner of the Derby iv 1844, and sire of Teddington, winner of the Derby, 1851; Mendicant, winner of the 1,000 Guineas and Oaks, "1856; Flatcatcher. winner of **>i?, Deo Stakes -at Chester, and the 2,000 Guineas,, 1848; Surplioe, winner of the Derby and St. Leger the same year; Nunuykirk, winner of the 2,000 Guineas, 1849; and Newminster (own brother to Nuunykirk), winner of the St. Leger, ISSI. PANTALOON 'Is sire of Ghuznee, winner of the Oaks, 1S41; Satirist, winner of the St. Leger the same year; Hernandez, winner of the 2,oooGuineas, 1851; and of Clarissa, Caricature, Elthiron, Officious, and Hobbie Noble, which was sold for the sum of 6,000 Guineas, previous to the Derby Race, and several other winners of large stakes. "TOWTON" is entirely free from blemish or disease of any kind, and, from his superior strain of blood, combining that of Columbus. Paynator, Camel, Selim-, Sir Peter, Highflyer, &c. cannot fail to give perfect satisfaction to breeders of first-class horses, for power, speed, and lasting qualities, equal to any on the British Turf. "TOWTON" WILL STAND THIS SEASON AT MR. RULES' STABLES, CAYERSH AM HOUSE, CHRISTCHURCH, COMJtfEXCLJfG IST JSOTEMBER. TERMS, 15 GUINEAS, PAYABLE ON THE Ist JANUARY, 1859. GKOOMAGE, 10s TO STAND THIS SEASON, AT THE STABLES OF THE UNDERSIGNED, f I Celebrated Thorough-Bred horse 1. SKELETON. . PEi>ISK£E. j " Young Skeleton" is a chestnut hor=e, 1 branded C H near shoulder, was bred by Mr. j Charles Heame ami was foaled in 1843, was got ! \>y me imported horse Skeleton, out of a mare I l>y the imported horse Steeltrap, her sire the imported horse Egremont. Master Robert'the sire of Skeleton was got j by Batfa cut of Small Hopes by Scaramouch, her dam by Blank Traveller. Buffa by Pantaloon out of a Herod mare. Pantaloon by Match'em out of Curiosity by Snap, Regulus, Brutus, Childers. {vide Stud Boole,]?. 409 vol. Egremont by Whalebone out of Talestres, (bred by Mr. Glossip in 1809), by Alexander, her dam Rival by Sir Peter out of Hornet 03' Drone, Manilla by Goldfinder, Mr. Goodriche's Old England mare, (vide Stud Book, p. 310, vol. A:.) (Signed) William Rt?ssell, Keeper of the Stud Book. Tftrnis £0 and ss. Groom. N. B. Splendid Paddocks for receiving Mares. JAMES RULE, Caverdiam House. 13 September, 1858. DUKE. rpiIIS well-known entire draught horse A- will stand at Mr. Rule's stables, Christchnrch, every SATURDAY, and at Mr. Fisher'?- Farm, on the Heath cote, the remainder of the week, during the season. "Terms £2 los. Groomage included. N.B. —Accommodation for mares, but no responsibility incurred. Oct. 1858. TO STAND THIS SEASON, AT QLI> KAIAPOI FARM, nnHE well-nno\vn -Clydesdale Horse, JL «FARMER'S FAVOURITE." Terms £4. ss. Groom. Mares tidier* in in enclosed paddocks, at 2s. Gil. per week. OU ■Kiiiapci, Sept.-30,1358.*