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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1078, 3 October 1879, Page 4

STALLIONS THE THOROUGHBRED ENTIRE £0 life BEDOUIN Will travel this season between MAEBEWHENUA AND HAMPDEN. BEDOUIN is a dark brown horse, with black points ; free from all blemish, and has great muscular power. When a 3-ytar okl, Bedouin beat a good field of 7 horses, including Waterwitch, Queen Bee, Kettledrum, anil Lady of the Lake—distance, 1J mile. He also won the Clutha Ferry Handicap, beating Lady Ellon four others—-distance, 2i miles. He ran second to Backbiter for the Lawrence Town Plate, in 1871 ; and won the Publicars' Purse at Waiwera—distance, 2 miles, liis latest performance was winning the Cromwell Spring Handicap (distance, i-h miie), easily, and he has also been victorious in manv other events. BEDOUIN is brother to the well-known colt Saladin, the winner of many big cveuts at all distances, from 1 mile to 3, in good company. BEDOUIN is by the well-known hor.se The Colonel, a dark chestnut, 10 hands high, free from white ; remarkably handsome, long and powerful. The Colonel, by Cossack, out of Edich, by Emigrant. Cossack, by Sir Hercules, out of Flora M'lvor, by Cap-a-pie ; grand-dam Cornelia, by Grasshopper, out of Hebe, by Hector, both imported. Sir Hercules was sire of Coronation, Eaugk-a-ballagh, Irish Birdcatcher, Warlock, Daniel O'iiotirke, Knight of St. George, and Songstress—all Derby and St. Leger winners in Kngland. His grandson was sire of Stockwell, and grandsire of Blair Athol, Colleen, St. Albans, The Marquis, and Whalebone— embracing the representative of the purest and most successful racing strain of the present day. Bedouin's dam, Gunsara, is a dark brown, with black points, imported direct from Arabia, by Air, A. Pilaus, having been selected from the purest of the racing stock in the country. Gunsara is i s\r p ckably handsome and powerful, lb' hanJ - gh, up to almost any weight, aud has won many events of 3 and 4 mile distances. TEEMS, £3 3s. Payable first of January, 1SS0; Groom's Fee, ss, payable at first service Paddocks provided 2s per week ; every c.tr'; but no responsibility. T. C. & G. M. EVANS, 939 Clcon E-.ivin. The Celebrated Norfolk Trotting Stallion GOLD F I N DEE, Will travel the Districts of Papakaio, Maerewhenua, Ngapara, Otepopo, and Hampden, this season. GOLDFINDERisa s!oel grey, with blackpoints, stands 15 hands 8 inches high, is very powerfully made, and has nice symmetry of form, "with splendid action Goidlinder was bred by William Webb, Esq , of Kiccarton, near ( hrisl church ; is by iho imported horse Quicksilver, ou ( ; ot Lrdy Margaret, by Wellington (imported) ; granddam Fanny, by Sir Hercules—Sir Herculos being the progenitor of the New Zealand Turf, and long proclaim.ed and proved to be the best blood sire in the Australian Colonies. Quicksilver was imported from England bv •). W. LadlrooU, Esq., to Canterbury in 1564. lie was bred by John Cokey, Esq., Lynn, Norfolk, by Friekwiliow. I!is dam, ,i Phenomenon mare, the property oi John Bond, Esq., Old Prickwillow, was the champion of all roasters. GOLDFINUER has taken several first prizes as the best Hackney Stallion at some of the principal shows as a weight-carrier and roadster; his equal is not in the Province. He is one of the best stock gutters that ever travelled. His stock, like himself, show unmistakable signs of being excellent trotters. i-iv:m his well-known char cter, as wall as the value of his steel:, further comment is vnmp.eessary. Good paddocks provided for mares from a distance, (hie month's grass free for mares daring the. season ; after that, "2d lie per week will be charged. TERMS ... £3 10s. Payable on or before -he end of -January, ISSO. Groom's Fee. ss, payable at first service. Ail care taken, bus no responsibility. Further particulars can be obtained o:i application to JOHN HENDERSON, 11. OK!!, or to A PATTERSON, TO TRAVEL IN T THE UAMARU DISTRICT— The Pure Clydesdale Entire NAPOLEON. NAPOLEON was foaled the first day of November, 1575, and is out of the celebrated Brond Mare Jess, imported from Tasmania, and selected by the late John Nimmo, E ; q., West Taieri. Jess is the grand dam of tnc famous sic Sir William Wallace. NAPOLEON'S sire is that grand old horse Emperor, the property of Mrs. Nimmo, Taieri, that has got more prize-takers than anv other horse in New Zealand. Emperor . Scotland by Napoleon imported. Terms :Li 4s, Groom'a Fee, ss. Payable at first service. Good y>addocks provided free for six weeks, after which 2s Gd per week will be charged. All accounts payable to the groom on or before the Ist February, when the season ends. 94' i JAMES M'KEOWN, Owner.

TO STAND THIS SEASON" AT ELDERSLIE, The Pure-bred Clydesdale Stallion HEATHER JOCK. HEATHER JOCK is a bright dappled bay ; stands 16i hands high ; has imnitnae bone, with plenty of hair; great muscular power, an excellent temper, and superior action. He has proved himself one of the best and surest foal-getters in the Colonies. HEATHER JOCK has won 43 First Prizes ; which is more than any other sire in the Australian Colonies has done—barring his sire Blackleg. Heather Jock's stock in Victoria have taken First Prizes at the Grand National Shows in Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat, and Ky neton, and at A gricultural Societies' Sho \vs too numerous to mention. In New .Zealand his stock have been equally successful. Air. Menlove's HEATHER BELL, the Cham pion Mare of Victoria and New Zealand, is one of his daughters. Pedigree : HEATHER JOCK was bred in Victoria by Thos. Watson, J<sq. His sire was t:e celebrated imported horse Blackleg (71 Scottish Clydesdale Stud Book), who won the Highland and Agricultural Society's Gold Medal in 1859, and the Champion Prize at the Grand National Society's Show in Victoria. Blackleg won altogether 54 First and 2 Second Prizes. Princesa Maude, the best marc that ever left Scotlaud, was half-sister to Blackleg. Heather Jock's dam was Lily Cromwell, the winner of 13 First Prizes at Melbourne' Kynetou, Melton, Bacchus Marsh, Castiemaine, Gisborue, and Carisbrook. She was got by Old Cromwell (imp.) His grand-dam was R. M'Dougali'd mare Old Lily, by Grey Champion (imp.) Jock's great-grand-dam was a celebrated Clydesdale mare imported from Scotland. Terms—£s, payable on or before Ist Ja<i., 18S0. Groom's Fee, 55., payable at lirst service. Guarantees as per agreement. Good paddocks provided for mares for one month, after which 2s 6d per week will be charged. For further particulars apply to J. F. REID. Elderslie. Ist Oct, 1879. 956