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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1202, 23 February 1880, Page 4

ST^Ljy^ i<|S DHB ENTIRE Be d o u i n Will travel this season between ~ MAEREWHE-NUA AND HAMPDEN. « BEDOUIN is a dark brawn horse, with black points ; free frorh all blemish j' and has great muscular power. ! < : When a 3-year old, Bedouin beat a, good field of 7 horses, 'including' Waterwitch, Queen Bee, Kettledrum, 1 and Lady of the Lake—distance, 1J mile. , He also won the Clufcha Ferry Handicap, beating Lady Ellen foiir others—distance, 2J miles. He ran second to Backbiter for the Lawrence ToMfin Plate, in 1871.; and the Publicans' Parse at Waiwera—distance, 2 miles. His latest performance was winning the Cromwell Spring Handicap (distance, 1£ mile), eaisily, and .he has also been victorious in many other events.' IBEDOUIN 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.. ' iBEDOTJIN" is by the well-known horse The Colonel, a dark chestnut, 16 hands high,. free .from white 5 remarkably, bandsom,e, lcfng and powerful. The Colonel, by' Cossack, out of Edith, by Emigrant. ; .Cossack, by Sir Hercules, out of Flora M'lvor, by Cap-a-pie grandrdain Cornelia, by Grasshopper, out of Hebej by Hector, both imported. Sir Hercules was sire of Coronation, .Paugh-a-.ballaghi Irish j -Birdcatcher, Waa> lock, Daniel O'Rourke, Knight of St. George, and Songstress—all Derby and St. Leger winners in England. His grandson was sire of ;Stockwell, andgrands ire of Blair Athol, Colleen, St. Albans, The Marquis, and embracing the represeritat£\w;of the purest and most sue-, cessful racing, strain of the present day. ! Bedouin's dam, Gunsara; is a dark brown, with black priintSj imported direct from. Arabiai'. by'/.'Mr,'. i !A.;:-Pilanßj haviiig been selected from the •purest of the racing stock in the country. "G unsara is • reir arkably and powerful, 16 haiid J up to almost any weight, and haa won many events of 3 and 4 mile distances, • ai TERMS; £3 33. Payable first -of January, 1880; Groom's Fee, ss, payable at" first service. Paddocks provided 2s per'week; every care but no responsibility. T. C. & G. M. EVANS, 939 Cloon Eavin. The Celebrated Norfolk Trotting Stallion OLDFI N D E R, Will travel the Districts ; of Papakaioj Maerewhenua, Ngapara, Otepopo, and Hampden, this season. GOLDFINDERis 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. Goldfinder was bred-by William Webb, Esq., of Riccarton, 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 Turf, and long proclaimed and proved to be the,best blood sire in thi Australian Coloies. ' 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. GOLDFINDER has taken several first prizes.as'the best Hackney Stallion at some of the principal shows as a weight-carrier androadster; bis equal is not in the Province. He is one of the best "stock getters that ever travelled. His stock, like himself, show unmistakable sfgns of being excellent trotters. From 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 ; after that, 2s 6d per week will be charged. TERMS ... £3los. Payable on or before the end of January, 1880. Groom's Fee, ss, payable at first service. All care taken, but no responsibility. Further particulars can be obtained on application to JOHN HENDERSON, R. ORR, or to A.PATTERSON, 953 Oamaru. TO TRAVEL IN THE OAMARU DISTRICT— : The Pixre Clydesdale Entire NAPOL E 0 N . . NAPOLEON was foaled the first day" of November, 1875, and is out of the celebrated Brood Mare Je3s, imported from Tasmania, and selected by the late John Nimmo, Esq., West Taieri. 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. 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 the groom on ; or before the Ist February, when the season ends. 946 ■ JAMES M'KEOWN, Owner. rflO STAND THIS . SEASON AT JL > • ELDERSLIE, The Pure-bred Clydesdale Stallion ; HEAT HER J 0 C K. HEATHER JOCK is a bright .dappled bay ; stands hands high ; has immense 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 48 First Prizes ; ,which is more than any. other, sire in ihe Australian Colonies has done—barring his sire Blackleg. ... -j Heather Jock's' stock in Victoria ,have taken- First Prizes .at the Grand National Shows in Melbourne,. Geelong, Ballarat, land Kyneton,and at Agricultural Societies' S.hoW6 too numerous to mention.' In New, Zealand his stock have been equally successful.. Mr. Mehlove'i HEATHER BELL, the Champion Mare of Victoria and New Zealand, is one of'his daughters.. Pedigree : HEATHER JOCK, was bred in Victoria by THos. Watson, I'sq. , His sire was : the celebrated imported horse Blackleg (71 Scottish Clydesdale Stud, Book), who won the Highland and Agricultural Society'? Gold Medal in 1859, aiid the Champion Prize at the Grand National Society's Show in Victoria. Blackleg won' altogether 54 b'irst and 2 Second Prized ' J i ■ Princess Maude, the-best mare that ever left Scotlaud, was.half-sister to Blackleg.- -. . Heather Jock's dam was Lily the' winner of .13 First Prizes at Melbourne. Kynetou, Bacchus Marsh,Castlemaine, Gisborne, and Carisbrook. She was got by Old Cromwell (imp.) His grand-dam was R. M 'Dougall's inare : Old Lily, jby 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, 55., payable at first Service. Guarantees ■as per ''•agreement. : Good 5 paddocks provided for mares for one, month, after which' 2/ 6d pe~r week will be* charged. -For further particulars agply to r ,. Elderslid,' lstOot, 1879. ; • ?