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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43350, 16 July 1908, Page 1

It's the Quality that has built up and maintained the sales of van Hou ten’s ' : ' ’ , ’ *» The Cocoa which is unequalled for flavour, digestibility, and economy in use. BEST & • GOES FARTHEST.

282 S. PALMER, PHOTOGRAPHER Wishes to notify that he will be in Te Aroha for about a month, and that during hb stay he will be pleased to receive orders. Mr Palmer will call upon residents. Post Cards A Speciality. RESIDENCE—BeII’s Cottage, next Masonic Hall, Rewi'Street. 185

'0 stand at Te Aroha West this 1 coming season and travel the surrounding districts BEN McDHD No. 562, N.Z.S.B. Sire Ben McCormick, No, 434, dam Boyal Maid, No. 1036. Ben McCormick 434, was a most successful stallion, a sire of really good stock and afmost handsome sound show ring horse. He won many prizes, includ - ing champions won at Auckland and Waikato Shows. His breeding is undeniable, being got by Benmore, No. 302, dam—Christina F. McCor- i mick No. 663 - Ben More 802 was a well«known champion in his time; he won nearly fifty first and champion prizes in Australia and New Zealand, I and was the sire of many first«class horses. Christina F. McCormick was one of the very best mares in every sense of the word that ever graced Waikato, and she won many championships at Oamaru, Auckland, and Waikato. Boyal Maid, No. 1036 was got by Boyal Conqueror, No, 304. dam— Gouria Maid, No’, 666. Boyal Conqueror No. 304 was one of the most popular and successful sires of his time in the Waikato both as a show ringhorse and a sire. Gourie Maid, No: 666, is one of the best brood mares in the Waikato at the present, both as to consistency in breeding and quality in her offspring. She has never Buffered defeat in class for mare and progeny. Boyal Maid has won prizes as a filly in good company and has been one of two horse teams and also of three horse teams with great success. She has been a consistent and successful breeder.

: Ben McDhu, who is a nice dark bay in colour, with particularly good markings, gave great promise of following the show ring feats of his ancestors, but owing to an accident met with in bis youth he has never been shown. He shows immense power combined with good iquality and. soundness from any hereditary infections, and his breeding should insure his success as ; a sire, as every strain on either side of his lineage is of the best, and to enumerate the prizes won by them would fill a volume. His pedigree could be extended to an indefinate length, as General Fleming, 305 •, Crown Prince,* *430; Xoung Banker, 1; Lord Salisbury (imp,), 114; and many more names of well-knuwn /champions appear in tracing hie breeding f m lit will be passing strange if .Ben.’McDhu 'does not prove a profitable acquisition to drr.ight horse breeders who may use him.

’Also, The well-knewn draught stalliju, CHIEF COMMANDER By Field Marshall—Lady Sovereign K, B, HINES, Owner, ; Te Aroha Weafc, 139

J, B. JOHNSON FOR J. B. JOHNSON