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Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1335, 31 October 1884, Page 2

In another column wiJi be obsei^ea -atiotice[^ronxcthe:h6n tiecfjetary of the M^ ; bawatu Racing Clubiaclf drea^dtOi owners 1 of ahorbughbred horses. In reference touthis 'we may point out to bteeders who are • notalready aware of: ,t.he .fact, Jihat it "afli-not necessary ;for ; an . animal to be pure^bred to render it eligible for regifltrat/'oQ' inutile Studjßook; andi on the other hand, many ariima^of ■ trare] pedigree, np.^ j;egis;"ere4 through tlxeir owners neglecting this jmpbftaiit Matter. ;J Tfae ; benefit, to • be derived from registering;, iitf. obvious. The value- of an animal for purposed is' estimiatedi aoi cording to the ! purity of the pedigree^ which is ascertained by reference to the Stud Book. Consequently, if a pure<*bred animal is unregistered, whatiFer itainiiin«io merits may be,

the cross-bred apimalv which is re* gistered stands m a batter position m the estimation of the public. :please occurred m this^ neighborhood; not long since m which the sale of a brood mare depended on her name being found m the Stud Book. Shape, quality, everything that is necessary m the eyes of sportsmen, was there, but went for nothing if the name was not m the Stud Book. In a new district, such as this, there aWHec¥ss¥rily^but few rpure-bred i mares. Yet there are many owners lof good mares- breeding up, and m a short time good performers on the ; turf will be'lKje result of . this up* breeding , and although the ances-tors-of such animals may be ionlyrin jthe lower classes of thoroughbreds, |or perhaps, among crossnbreds, turf \ performance is always taken into ■ consideration m. classing animals., ; Thus the owner of a gcocl cross-bred imaremayin a few years, through ScareTuTr breeding, and : success on: the' jturf, -place her produce m a'respec|» iable; position m thp NeW Zealand . Sflb& Book, 'We I trust thos^whj) are |the fortunate owners of aiiimals ! possessing -the necessary; l qualifica'? !tions|for registration will take ad* ' vantage v ~o& -the > : (ip|<ortunity now afforded of having their claims exs i amined and Certified to.