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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 28, 28 November 1879, Page 3

rpo STAND THIS SEASON The Thoroughbred Sire BLAIR ATHOL. Was bred by Mr T. Shand, of Canterbury, N.Z., in 1872, and is by Ravensworth (imported), out of Moss Rose by Camden ; Young Rosebud "by Sir Hercules; Rosebud by II Barbierei Ravensworth (sire of Papapa, Guy Fawkes, andOpawa), by Touchstone, out of Fair Jean, by Veru'am. See N.Z. Stud Book. BLAIR ATHOL is a chestnut, stand's nearly 16 hands high, possessing those indispensable qualities— size and substance. He has a good head, nicely put on to q, muscular neck, which is well let in to splendid shoulders. A rare middle piece and powerful quarters complete the description of a horse that in his own class would be hard to beat in any country. The proprietor has purposely fixed BLAIR ATHOL'S fee so as to bring his services within ihe reach of everyone who wants to breed a foal that will grow into a useful animal. TIME TABLE. Leave Royal Hotel, Palmerston, on Monday, passing through Awahuri to Feilding ; returning on Tuesday, through bandon to Bulls ; on Wednesday, through Carnarvon to Foxton. Remain in Foxton Thursday ; return on Friday via Oroua Bridge and Karere. The remainder of the week at Royal Hotel, Palmerston. TERMS. Each Mare, £4, payable on Ist January, 1880 ; groomag6 fee, ss, to paid at first service. Two or more Mares 8S per agreement. For further particulars, apply to the proprietor, DAVID KNIGHT, Palmerston North, Or the groom in charge. MR. CROSSE, Surgeon Dentist, of Cuba-street, Wellington, witt revisit Foxton, and may be con- ■ suited at Whyte's Hotel, on Tuesday 1 and Wednesday, December 9th and 10th.