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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1122, 22 November 1879, Page 4

E D_ ,0 ;_"U I N .Will travel'this- season between MAERE WHENOA AND HAMPDENiBEDOUIN is a dark brown horse,, with black points; free' from all blemish, and has great muscular ( p'ower. When a 3-.year old, i Bedouin.beat a ; good field Of T 1 horses, including Water witch, Queen . Bee,' Kettledrum, and Lady bf (the. Lake—distance, mile. He also wort jthe Clutha, Ferry Handicap, beating Lady Eilen four others—distance, 2h miles. He, ran second to Backbiter for the Lawrence Town Plate, in 1871 ; and won the Publicans' Purse at Waiwera—distance, 2 miles. . His laiest : performance was winning the Cromwell, Spring: Handicap, (distance, 1J mile), easily, and he has also been victorious in many other events. j BEDOUIN is brother to the well-knojwn colt Saladin, the winner of many big evchts at all. distances,' from : 1 mile" to 3, in good company.. ! BEDOUIN is by the well-known horse The Colonel, a dark chestnut, 16 hands high, free from white; remarkably handsome, long and powerful.The Colonel, by Cossack, out of Edith, by Emigrant. Cossack, by Sir Hercules, out of Flora M'lvor, by Cap-RJfiie • grand-dam Cornelia, by Grasshopper, out.of Hebe, by Hector, both imported. Sir Hercules was sire of Coronation, ffaugh-a-ballagh,; Irish Birdeafccher, Warlock, Daniel O'llourke, Knight of St. George, aiid Songstress—all Derby and St. Leger winni-rs in h'ngland. Bis 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 frdm Arabia, by Mr, A. Pilans, having been selected from the purest of the racing stook in the country. Gunsara is I ."ir i.rkably 'handsome and powerful, 16 hat-1: '• 'gh, up io almost any weight, and has %v'ia many events of 3 and 4 "mile distinces. B JJNTXEtE,[. ,151; HORSE TERMS, £3 3s. Payable first of' January, 1880; Groom's Pee,-ss, payable at first service Paddocks provided 2s per week ; every car 1 ; but no responsibility. T. C. & G. M. EVANS, 939 Cloon Eavin.' The Celebrated- Norfolk Trotting Stallion GOLDFI N D E R, Will travel the Districts of Papakaio, Maerewhenua, Ngapara, Otepopo, and Hampden, this season. GOLDFINDERisa steel grey, with black points, stands 15 hands 3 inches high, is very powerfully made, and has nice symmetry of form, with splendid action. Goldfinder was bred by William Webb, Esq., of [iiccarton, near I hristchurch; is by the imported horse Quicksilver, out of Lady Margaret, by Wellington (imported); grand - dam Fanny, by Sir Hercules—Sir Hercules be:hg the progenitor of the New Zealand Turt, and long proclaimed and proved to be the best blood sire in the Australian Colonies. Quicksilver was imported from England by J. W. Ladbrook, Esq., to Canterbury in 1864. He was bred by John Coker, Esq., Lynn, Norfolk, by Prickwillow. His dam, a Phenomenon mare, the property of John Bond, Esq., Old Prickwillow, was the champion of all roadsters. GOLDFTNDER has taken several first prizes as the best Hackney Stallion at some of the principal shows as a weight-carrier aud roadster; hi 3 equal is not in the Province. He is one of the best stock getters that ever travelled. His stock, like himself, show unmistakable signs of being excellent trotters. Krom his well-known character, as well as the value of his stock, further comment is unnecessary.) Good paddocks provided for mares from a distance. One month's grass free for mares during the season ; alter that, 2s Gd per week will be charged. TERMS ... £3 10s. Payable,on or before the end of January, 1-SSO. Groom's Fee, ss, payable at first service. AH care laket?, but no responsibility. Further particulars can be obtained on application to JOHN HENDERSON, E. ORB, or to A. PATTERSON, 953 Oamaru. w ZJZSr nnO TRAVEL IN T THE OAMARU DISJL . TRICT— The Puke Clydesdale Entire N.A P O L E 0 N. NAPOLEON was foaled the first day of November, 1575, aud is out of the celebrated Brood Mare Jess, imported from Tasmania, and selected by the late John Nimmo, Esq., West Taieri. Jess is the grand dam of the famous 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 any other horse in New Zealand. Emperor out of a mare imported from Scotland by Napoleon imported. Teems : L 4 4s. Groom's Fee, ss. Payable at first service. Good paddocks provided free for six weeks, after which 2s 6d per week will be charged. All accounts payable to tho groom oa or before the Ist February, when the season ends. 946 JAMES M'KEOWN, Owner. TO STAND THiS SEASON AT ELDERSLIE, The Pure-bred Clydesdale Stallion HEATHER JOCK. HEATHER JOCK is a bright dappled bay y stauds 16£ hands high ; has immense bone, with plenty of hair; great mußcular 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 48 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 Kyneton, and at Agricultural Societies' Shows too numerous to mention. In.New Zealand his stock have been equally successful. Mr. Menlov'e's HBATHEK, BELL, the Champion Mare of Victoria"and New Zealand, is one of his daughters. Pedigree : . HEATHER JuCK was bred in Victoria by Thos. Watson, t'sq- His sire was t ;, .e celebrated imported horse Blackleg (71 ■ Scottish Clydesdale Stud Book), whj won the Highland; and' Agricultural Society's Gold Medal in 1559, and the Champion Prize at the Grand National Society's Show in Victoria. Blackleg won altogether. 54 first and 2 Second Prizes. Princess Maude, the' best mare that ever left Scotland, was half-sister to Blackleg; Heather Jock's dam was Lily Cromwell, the winner of 13 First Prizes at Melbourne, Kyneton, Melton;" Bacchus Marsh" Castlemaine, Gisborne, and Oarisbrook, She was got by Old Cromwell (imp.) His grand-dam was ft. M'DougaU's 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 Jan., .1880. Groom's Fee, 03., payable,, at firsti service. Guarantees as per agreement.. Good paddocks provided® for mares : for one' j month, ; after ! : which.' 2s (Td.per: week will be; charged. For farther particulars apply to J. F. REID. Elderslie, lßfc Oct. 1879. 956