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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43380, 1 October 1908, Page 4

Stud Notices TO stand this seascu at, my farm “ Tanglewood,” Te Aroha, and travel surrounding districts THE HEAVY DRAUGHT STALLION Royal hem, . Sire - Royal Conqueror ; dam—Gem. ROYAL GEM st mds about 164 ha-ds high, is a bay with black points ; a very massive, evenly built horse with beautiful style of carriage and action at walk or trot that cannot be beat. His feet and lpgs are of the very best quality, with abundance of bone and hair, and should please most fanciers of weight, quality and action combined. ROYAL GEM has had a most successful show ring career, having gained seven first and three champion prizes at-the Waikato, Franklin, Auckland and Cambridge shows.’ if. - His sire is the great champion stallion, Royal Conqueror, No. 304 NZ. 5.8., whose fame as a show-ring horse and a sire of show-ring stock is well known.

Royal Conqueror, sire Crown Prince ; dam Clydesdale Fancy; Crown Prince is by the celebrated Lord Salisbury (imp), dam, Domsel (imp.) Lord Salisbury and Damsel were the most successful representatives of their class and sex ever brought to the colonies. Lord Salisbury never suffered defeat, and was shown at all the prineipal Shows in England, Scotland and New Zealand. Damsel was over twenty times shown throughout the same countries, and only once (as a year ling) was she defeated). Gem. bay mare, sire Rosebery (imp.),' Ist clam Darling, by Argyle ; g.g dam by Prince Arthur (imp), Gem was bred by the New Zealand Stud Co. She is by the really grandly bred stallion, Rosebery, whih they imported from Scotland at a very high price. He was a prize winner at the best shows in Scotland, iuclu ling the Highland Society, and was sired by the renowned Prince of Wales. Gem’s lineage on the dam’s side is also first-class, going into the Prince Arthur (imp.) strain, so much favoured with Waikato horse fanners. She has a must successful show ring list set to her credit, having won in good company, and her success as a brood mare has been phenomenal, both as to number and quality. Almost every one of her many foals have been show ring successes, and she can be certainly termed one of the very best of New Zealand’s matrons. TERMS—Single Mare, £3 10s; two or rno.e mares the property of one owner, £3 each, £2 to be paid at end of season, balance if mare proves in foal.

I Also, .To stand at the farm, “Tanglewood,” Te lAroha, the well-known DRAUGHT STALLION i Highland Willie, 'Sire, Clydesdale Willie; dam, Flash. TERMS - Single Mare, £2 10s , two or more the property of one owner £2 each. F. ROWE, 348 Te Aroha. TO stand at Te Aroha West this coming season and travel the surr 0U nding districts ’ BEN McDHU No. 562, N.Z.88Sire Ben McCormick, No 434, dam Royal Maid, No. 1036. BEN MoCORMICK 434, was a most successful stallion, a sire of really good etock and a most handsome sound show ring horse. He won many prizes,, including champions won at Auckland and Waikato Shows. His breeding is i undeniable, being got by Benmore, [ No. 302, dam—Christina F. McCor- ! ruick No. 663. Ben More 302 was a well-known champion in his time he won nearly fifty first and champion prizes in Australia and New Zealand, and was the sire of many first~clasß 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. Royal Maid. No. 1036 was got by Royal Conqueror, No. 304. dam—Gouri9 Mai 1, No. 666. Royal Conqueror No. 304 was one of the most popular and successful sires of his time in the Waikato both as a show ring horse and a siie. * Gnurie Maid, No. 666, ip one cf the 1 h. ;-t brood mares in the Waikat > at 1 the present, both as to consistency in Weeding and quality in lor offs|> injr. Pin- lias never su'.’ered defeat in el.*ss for mare and progen} 7 . Royal Maid has won prizes as n filly in good •ny and has been • one of two h >ts. learns and also of ■ »lnee horse teams with great success, j Pho ha« been a consistent and successlul breeder.

Bon McDhn, who is a nice dark hay in colour, with'pnrtieularly good markingsl, gave grent pi inise of following the show ring feats of his anchors, but owing to an accident met with in his youth he has never been shown. He shows immense power combined with go-'d quality and soundness fr m any ho'fdi'ar' in ection->, and his hi( rding rh'-u’d insuie his succes.- ns a sire, ls i vei y s lam > n < itber side - of his linpnge i- of ilm host, and to enumnVo the mix « won hy tin ni wou'd till a volmn\ His pedigro--could be extended to an indefinate leeg'h, ns Genoml Flenrn,/, 305 , Ciown Prince, 430; Ynmg Banket, l ; Lord Salisbury (imp.), 114; ant 1 many more names of w-Al-knowu oh mpi« ns appear in tracing his breeding; so it wi.l be passing stiange if Ben McDliu does not prove a profi>ab'e acquisition to draught horse breeders who may use him. Also, Th well-known draught slnlli m, CHIEF COMMANDER By Field Marshall— Lady Sovereig . TERMS Single Mare, £3 10s ; two or more £3 each. £2 to be paid at the end of the season and the balance if mare proves in foal. Owners at time of service held responsible for mares sold or exchanged. If, B. HlNES,Owner,' Te Aroha West. 139