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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1215, 9 March 1880, Page 4

STALLIONS THE. THOROUGILBRED ENTIRE ~ J 1 N Will travel this season between MAEEEWHENUA AND" HAMPDEN. BEDOUIN" is al' dark brown horse, with black points ;,. free. from all blemish,, and< has great muscular, power. •■•'•-■ When a 3-year old, Bedouia beat a good -field > of 7 horses, including 1 Waterwitch, Queen Bee, Kettledrum, and Lady of the Lake—distance, 1£ mile. He also won the Clutha Ferry Handicap, beating Lady Ellen four, others—distance, 1\ miles. He ran 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 Cromwell Spring Handicap (distance, \\ mile), easily, and he has also been victorious in 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 The Colonel, a dark chestnut, 16 hands high, free from white; remarkably handsome, long and powerful. The Colonel, 1 by Cossack, out of Edith, 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, Faugh-a-ballagh,, Irish Birdcatcher, Warlock, Daniel O'Rourke, Knight of St. George, and Songstress—all Derby and St. Leger _ winners in England. His grandson was sire of Stockwell, and grandsire ,of Blair Athbl, Colleen, St. ; Albansj ' The Marquis, and Whalebone—embracing the /representative'of the purest'and most •successful raoing strain of the present day. Bedouin's dam, Gunsara,;is adark.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. Gunsiara is rßJrsrkably handsome and powerful, 16 haul? VFgh, up to almost any weight, and has urea, many events of 3 and 4 mile distances, ' TERMS, £3 3s.' 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 . . CioonEavin,' The Celebrated. Norfolk Trotting Stallion G. O. ,L D....P I N D E B. t . Will travel the.Districts of ....-■, Papakaio, Maerowhehua, Ngapara, Otepopo,. ••" and Hampden, this season. GOLDFINE>ER is a steel grey, with black points, stands 15 hands 3 inches' high, is very powerfully made, Mid has nice symmetry of'■ formj, with splendid' a'otion. • Goldfinder waa bred by William: Webb, Esq., of Kiccarton, nuar Christchurch; is .by the imported horse Quicksilver, ovrt of Lady Margaret;' by : Wellington (imported)'; grand-' dam Fanny, byiSir Hercules—Sir Hercules being the progenitor.) of. the. New Zealand Turf, and long proclaimed and proved to be the best blood aire in the Australian Colonies. ■■' ' •■■•'■'■ '• (-.•:'•'•■ • / "' v 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 thechampion of all-roadsters, ■ , GOLDFINDER 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 Pro'• vince. He isone of the best stock :getterß that ever travelled. His stock, like himself, show unmistakable signs 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 3 after that, 2s .6d per week wifi'be oharged. 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.orto A, PATTERSON, ■•:,;.. 958 Oamaru. TRAVEL IN THE OAMARU DISTRICT— The Pwe Entire NAPOLEON. 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 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 prise-takers than any other horse, in New Jfealand. ; . Emperor out of a mare imported from Scotland by Napoleon, imported. ; . Terms : 14 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. AH 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 EL.IJERSLIE, : TJ\e Pure-bred Clydesdale Stallion HEATH E R J O C K. HEATHER JOCK is a bright dappled bay ; stands 16£ 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 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, Ballarat, and Kyiieton,andatAgricuitu.ralSocieties'Showß too numerous to, mention.' In New Zealand his stock have, been equally successful. Mr.! Meulove's HEATHER BELL, the Champion Mare of Victoria aaid New Zealand, is one of his daughters. ,; Pedigree: •-•■'■ HEATHER JOCK was bred in Victoria by Thos..Watson, Ksq. His aire was the 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. : Princess Maude, the best mare that ever left ScotlaudjiWas • Heather Jock's dam was Lily Cromwell, the winner-of lS.First Prizes at Melbourne, : , Kynetou, Melton, Bacchus Marsh, Castlemaine, Gisborne., and,Carisbrpok. ; She was got by Old Cromwell (imp.) His grandrdam -was R^'M'Dpugall'g mare Old Lily, by Grey Champion (imp.) Jock's great-grand-dam was a celebrated Clydesdale' mare imported front Scotland. • Terms—£s, payable on or before Ist Jan., 1880. 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. For farther particulars apply, to Elderslie, Ist Oct, 1879. ' ' 956