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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1179, 27 January 1880, Page 4

STALLIONS * THE THOROUGHBRED ENTIRE Bed O u I N Will travel this season between ( MAEREWHENUA AND HAMPDEN. BEDOUIN' is a dark brown horse,, with ; black points ; free from all' blemish, and < has great muscular power. Whep a 3-year old,. Bedouin beat a good . field of 7 horses, including Waterwitoh, J Queen, Bee, Kettledrum, and Lady of the j Lake—distance, 14 mile. He also won the ; Clutha Ferry Handicap, beating Lady Ellen ] four others—distance, miles. He ran i second to Backbiter for the Lawrence Town < Plate, in 1871 ; and won the Publicans' < Purse at Waiwera—distance, 2 miles. His < latest performance was winning the Crom- < well Spring Handicap (distance, 1A mile), j easily, and he has also been victorious in J many other events. BEDOUIN is brother to the well-known . colt Saladin, the winner of many big events at all distances, from 1 mile to 3, in good company. BEDOUIN is by the well-known'horse i 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, I by Sir Hercules, out of Flora M'lvor, by Cap-a-pie ; grand-dam Cornelia, by Grasshopper, out of Heb?, by Hector, both imported. Sir Hercules was sire of Coronation. fc'augh-a-baliagb, Irish Birdcatcher, Warlock, Dauii:! O'Rourke, Knight of St, George, and Songstress—all Derby an l St. Leger winners in Kngland. - His grandson Was sii"3 of StoekwcJl, and grandsire of Blair Athol, Colleen, St. Albans, The Marquis, and Whalebone—embracing the representative of the purest and most- successful racing strain of' tile present day. Bedouin's dam, Gunsara, is a dark brown, with black points, imported direct from Arabia, by Mr, A. Pilans, .having been selected from the purest of the racing stock in the country. G upsara is ) est srkably handsome and powerful, 16 liar.4» li'gh, up to almost any weight, and haa won many events of 3 and 4 mile distances, TERMS, £3 3s. Payable first of January, 1S30; Groom's Fee, ss, payable at .first service Paddocks provided 2a per week ; every car? but no .responsibility. T. C. & G. M. EVANS, SS9 Cloon Eaviu. The Celebrated Norfolk Trotting Stallion GO L D F I N D E R, Will travel the Districts, of Papakaio, Masrevvhenua, Ngapara, Otepopo, and Hampden, this season. GOLBFINDER is a steel grey, with black points, stands 15 hands 3 inches high, is very powerfully made, and has nice symmetry of form, with splendid action. Goldilnder was bred by William Webb, Esq., of iiiccarton, . near. .Christchurch ; is by the. imported horse Quicksilver, out of Lady Margaret, by Wellington (imported); granddam Fanny, by Sir Hercules—Sir Hercules be ng the progenitor of the New Zealand Turr, and' long proclaimed and proved to be the best blocd sire in tli-s Australian Colonies. Quicksilver was imported from England by J. W. Lad brook, Esq., to Canterbury in 1864. He was bred by John Colter, Esq., Lynn, Norfolk, by Prick willow. His dam, a Phenomenon .mare, the property of John Bond, Esq., Old Prick willow, wa3 the champion of all roadsters. GOLDFINpEiI has taken several first prizes as the best Hackney Stallion at spme of the principal shows as a weight-carrier and roadstc-r; his eoual is not in the Province. He is or.e of the best stock getters that ever travelled. His stock, like himself, show unmistakable signs of being excellent trotters. From his well-known char .ctcr, as we'll 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 ; after that, 2a 6d per week will be charged. TERMS ... £3 10s. Payable on or before the end of January, ISSO. Groom's Fee, ss, payable at first service. All care taken, but no responsibility. Further particulars can be obtained on application to JOHN HENDERSON, I». ORR, or to A. PATTERSON, 95S Oamaru. HORSE FpO TRAVEL IN THE OAMARU DISJL TRICT— Tiie Pure Clydesdale Entire NAPO L E 0 N NAPOLEON was foaled the' first day of November, 1875, and is out of the celebrated Brood Mare Jess, imported from Tasmania, and selected by the late John Nimmo, Esq., West Taicri. Jess is the grand dam of the famous sire 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. Terms: L 4 4s. Groom's Fee, ss. Payable at first service. . Good paddocks provided free for sixweeks, after which 2s 6d per week will be charged. All accounts payable to the groom on 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 ; stauds 16£ hands high ; has immense bone, with plenty of hair; great muscular power, an excellent temper, and superior astion. He has.proved himself one of the beat and surest foal-getters in the Colonies. HEATHER JOCK has won 48 First Prizes ; which i 3 more than any other aire 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, G-eslong, Ballarat, and Ky lie ton, ami at Agricultural Societies' Shows too numerous to mention. In New Zealand his stock have been equally successful. Mr. Menloye'a. H LEATHER BELL, the Champion Mate of Victoria and New Zealand, is one of his'daughters. - Pedigree : HEATHER JuCK was bred in Victoria by Thos. Watson, Esq. His sire was the celebrated. ■ imported horse Blackleg (71 Scottish Clydesdale Stud Book), who woe 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. Princess Maude, the best mare 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, Castlemaine, Gisborne, and Carisbrook. , She was got by Old Cromwell (imp.) : Hi 3 grand-dam was R. M'Dougall's mare Old Lily, by Grey Champion (imp.) Jock's great-grand-dam was a celebrated • Clydesdale mare imported from Scotland. Terms—£sj payable on or before Ist Jan,,. ISSO. Groom's Fee, 55., payable at first service.' ■■ Guarantees as per agreement. Good paddocks provided for mares for one month; after which 2s 6d per week will be charged. Eor further particulars apply, to