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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43382, 13 October 1908, Page 4

Stud Notices TO stand this seasou at my 'arm “ Tanglewood,” Te Aroha, and travel surrounding districts THE HEAVY - DRAUGHT STALLION Royal Gem, Sire-Royal Conqueror ; dam—Gem. ROYAL GEM stands about 16A hands high, is a bay with black points ; a very massive, evenly built horse with beautiful style of carriage ai.d action at walk or trot that cannot be beat. His feet and legs 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. His sire is the great champion stallion, Royal Conqueror, No. 304 N.Z.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 bro ght 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 dam Darling, by Argyle ; g.g. dam by Prince Arthur (imp), Gem was bred by the New Zealand Stud Co. She is by thfe 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-c'ass, going into the Prince Arthur (imp.) strain, so much favoured with I Waika'o horse fanners.

Mie Ims ;i 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 •>f 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 mo.e mares the property of one owner £3 each, £2 to be paid at end of season, balance if mare proves in foal. Also, To stand at the farm, “Tanglewood,” Te Aroha, the well-known DRAUGHT STALLION 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 surrounding districts BEN McDHU ; No. 562, N.Z.S.B. Sire Ben McCormick. No 434, dam Royal Maid, No. 1036. BEN McCORMICK 434, was a most successful stallion, a sire of really good stock and a most hand' some sound show ring horse. He won many prizes, including cham pions won at Auckland and Wai‘ka:o Shows. His breeding is I undeniable, being got by Benmore, No. 302, dam—Christina F. McCormick 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-class horses. Christina F. McCormick was oi.o of Ihe 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—Gourie Maid, No, 666. Royal Conqueror No. 304 was one of the most popular and successful sires of his time in the Waikato both as a shww ring hor.se and a sire.

Gourie Main, No. 666, is one of the best brood mares in the Waikato at the present, both as to consistency in breeding ami quality in hpr offspring. She 1 never defeat in class for in.n end progeny. Env.il Maid has won prizes as a filly in pool company end has been one of two h use teams and also of three horse toons with great success. She has been a consistent and successful breeder. lien McDlui, who is a nico dark bay in colour, with particularly good markingo, gave areat promise of following the show ting feats of his ancestors, but owing to an accident met with in his youth he has never been shown. He shows immense power combined with good quality and soundness from any heredi'ar; in ections, and his bn eding sin n’d insure his success as a sire, ns t very s'laitf en fither side of his lineage i< of the bes f , and to °numer.s'e the prizes won by them would fill a volume. llis pedigree could be ex'onded to au indefinate length, as General Fleming, 305 •, C own Prince, 430; Young "Ranker, l ; Lord Salisbury (imp.), H 4 ; and many mote names of well-known eh..mpions appear in tracing his breeding; so it will be passing strange if Ben McDhu does not prove a profit'd o acquisition to draught horse bleeders who may use him. .Also, The well-known draught stalli tn, CHIEF COMMANDER By Field Marshall— Lady Sovereign

TERMS-.Single Mure, £3 1 Os; two or more £3 each. £2 to he 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. E, B. HINES, Owner, Te Aroha West. 139