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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 19 October 1907, Page 4

T° AND BURm rounwno districts. THE CLYDESDALE BTAIWON ' EMPIRE. EMPIRE was bred w 'T _ iWoodond, »»a pu«We?to we' stsasar"""/"®' C.5.8., by YoSa'quSr br Old by lxifty, by Fancy, by. Old Clyde—out Of Damsel' (Imported by the late RMeO^^/S'SLff fioutUakdK bVpb/j,' ifc J&' &q.,.Auotfendeaii J Wml&irtoiiahire; by Crowii Prince (207 C.S.K). out ; il'tZ Salisbury's ''.Saia Darliig, by flalInfth's Tfotoclc. Lora Salisbury and: DMaStf records.' DAltj i RnpiWs -'tea!, 1 ttr' enact of Windsor, Eeyal Prjafo h, m jfcu of Aton,; by tm*g Sailer 'l N.Z.518.), out of Jew' JWcesA««d, ,by Ato» Chief td, HI., N2.5.8.), out of Itesiy. W'KcFir. lane's Prince of «rit of a Duke of Buci le hj« naare. ifaid of Avon, when shottii At Oamaru- took ■■ Second Priee as a yearling to Mr. •M. Holmes' Nonpareil III.; as a two-year-old!'second to satae; as a three-year-old,' alsp scfcond to sanio filly. Jean Aitysiihead 'took Se'iond Prize a« a' thrce-yeafold at Oainaru : to to 'Aluffay/' Roberts and Co/yAron Chief <(bred by Wil ; liam BoigJllsq.), by' Prince of Kilbride''(iihk, 10862),'0ut of Grade Darting' (36), •by ' Prince Charlie (imp.,' 4828), out of Bess (36), by SL* Colin'Campbell. '\ EMPIRE tookTirst Priie at Amberley, add Second Trsi« at. ISanriora as a yearling; as 4 two-yeair'6rd, Second Prize at Jjeoaton and Second 1 Prize at Rangiora, His sire, Royal Prince, to(jk First Prize at Waim'ate' SWw ag 'a two-year-old in 1893; Second Prize as a three-year-old at Timaru in 1894; and' Second Prize in the 'AU-Agetf ; 'ola£s itr 1896. Hijj stock took First : Prizes in all classes df two-year-olds at Rafigiora in 1900; 'First and Champion at ; Amberley in yearlings in 1001'; First in three-year-olds; 1 Seoond and Third in yearlings; and also Championship at the Rangiora Show Grounds; Second at Leeston, and Third at Christchurch the same year. Terms, £4 4a, payable at the end Of season. j. MrroHEu., Waitara,

AEkADALE SI'UD, OKAS^TAKAHAKX,&Z. ' TO STAND THIS SEASON The Champion Clydesdale Stallion, JLOiiD EBSKINE. jTOED ERSKINE is a. very superior well-bred bay horsq .of tjie very best quality, ancl ijtsb tjipe'iof tfts Clydesdale breed, standing 3%ii'iciiwf high. He is a very maa?ive t»ffse,.witiL clean flat bones, strong, well-formed, joints, beautiful long silky, hair, :and grandlyformed round feet of,good quality, with line broad horf heads. He hasa beautiful head, and eyos, characteristic 01 courage andeadurance; aigood neck and crest, well-jpruifg ribs, remarkably good loins and strong short-coupled back. Bis action, both at the walk And trot, is all that can be desire<tf!> Altogether he is a most compactiy-built^r%ellLput-toge-ther specimen of % draught horse. Lord Erskine was "bred by J. S. Holmes- ofAwamorf, Oamaru, and is by the/ importedsW ''Sandy' Erskine," who is the sire of the weU-knofrn'oSimpion mare,'"Lady Erskiue"-—owned by A. AlexaHder. 'Esq., Normafiby, TAranaki—the dam of the c Hampton two-year-old colt, ; Marcellus, i recently - purchased by VV.- Taylor, Esq., Te- Awamutu, at the record prioe of 760 guineas. Lord Erskine'e Dam, Pearl 11, Is by the famous sire, Crown P/inoe, grand dam Sapphire, dam ef Accountant, winner of numerous Bret prizes; this mare has ' only been beaten by her stable companion's great grand dam, Pearl, a owe socially selected by the late J. B. Blair, and imported on account of the late Hon. Matthew Holmes. From, the.'foregoing it will be seen that , Lord Erskine is descended from the very best blood of good breeding strains, and he is certain to prove a getter of : the best. type of Clydesdales. His show ring successes prove him to be a horse of individual high-class merit. In 1908 he gained the following awards: At Aahburton, first and champion; at the International' Show, Christchurch, second prize and reserve champion, also first prize for best stallion in the walking competition (beating the champion stallion Pride of Newton), and first prize for Lord Rothschild's silver bowl for the best Colonial-bred stallion (Shire or Clydesdale) by an imported sire, thus gaining the highest number of awards at the Show. Lord Erskine was purchased in April, 1907, at a cost of 800 guineas by F. A. Bremer, of Okaiawa, Taranakl, from Mr Robt. Clarke, Rosemeath Stud, Ashburton. The Champion Clydesdale Stallion wK Berye a strictly limited number—so—cf approved mares for outside owners for ;he 'ensuing season. TERMS 8 GUINEAS. Payable on or before Ist Januaiy, 1903. Good paddocks provided , free of charge for mares,, but so responsibility. Apply, F. 1 BREMER. STAND THIS SEASON AT OWNER'S STABLES,.. And travel Stratford Surrounding Districts, the Standard-bred Trotting Stallion CRAIGARUSKEY. CRAIGARUSKEY is a black horss standing 1G.2 in height, with plenty of bone and splendid temper. He is rising 8 years, and was bred by Mr. G. Geddes, of Chrlstchurch. CRAIGARUSKEY is. by! Wildwoocl (imported) from the Blackwood Abdnllah mare. Mona, bred by Frtidlandur Bros.; Ashbiirton. ! ,<i; * , CRAIfiARUSKEY i* half-brother to Ribbonwood, the fastest pacer in Auatr»lui#—record, 2.7 for i, mile. He is Black Obild, the champion trotting stallion in New Zealand—recorl,n4,37. for B miles. . FEE; £4, onpr.'Uefore January-Ist, 1008 J. ®.:'AndH. JONES,: l . Owners, vOro*nßtables.

ITIO Stand the Season .at New Plymouth, and will visit Waitara and Urcnui on Mondays, returning Sv Tikolangi, Huirangi, and Sentry Bill on Tuesday; Inglewbod 011 Wednesday, i£ sufficient inducement iffcr, THE HACKNEY STALLION LORD KIXO&ENER By Albury. Dam laisii Albury by Master Agnes by Ca&sivelaunuß (imported), dam Bijou Isisis, bred by the late Mr. John Grigg, Longbeach,. LORD KITCHENER, a. dark chestnut, is now eleven years of age. He is a powerful compact horse standing 15.2 to 3. He is possessed of grand temper, has free action and good bone. He is the type of horse calculated to breed cavalry remounts, light harness horses, milk-cart horses, and hunters if mated with suitable mares. His record in the show ring is as follows:—First as yearling, Timaru, 1807; first 2-year-old, 1898; first 3-year-oU, 1899; first 3-year-old, Tomuka, 180!): first 3-year-old, Christchurch, 1800; first Chrlstohureh, 1900; first, Timaru, 1002; first, Taranalri, 1003; first, Taranaki, 1904; two firsts, Tarahakl, 1005; two firsts, Taranaki, 1006; with several specials, constituting an unbroken ivcord* «. Terms; Service, £3 sb, payable Ist January, 1808. Two or more mares ji» per agreement. Groomage, 2s Od, payable at first ger--3B0». "• "• " , ' JMMPSP&L J