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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 22 October 1907, Page 4

'£o TRAVEL WAITARA AND SURROUNDING DISTKIOTS. THE CLYDESDALE STALUON " EMPIRE. EMPIRE was bral by J. Morris, Esq., Woodend, and purchased by his present owner from Richard Wright, Esq., liawarden. SIRE: Royal Prince—by Crown Prince, by Lord Salisbury (imp.) 1207 0.5.1!., )>y Young Conqueror, by Old Conqueror, by Renfrewshire Jock, by Lofty, by Fancy, by Old Clyde—out of Damsel (imported by the late U. McCallum, Esq., Te Amiers. Southland), bred by J. M. Martini Esq., Auehendcan, Dumbartonshire, by Crown Prince (207 C.5.8.), out of Darling (241 C.5.8.), out of Lord Salisbury's dam Darling, by Galbraith's Tiutoek. Lord Salisbury and Damsel have unbroken records. DAM: Empire's dam, by I'nnce of Windsor, Royal Prince's dam Maid of Avon; by Young Banker (1 N.Z.5.8.), out of Jean Aikenhead, by Avon Chief (150, Vol. 111., N.Z.5.8.), out of Fanny, by McFarlane r s Prince of Wales, out of a Duke of Buceleuch's mare. Maid of Avon, when shown at Oamaru, took Second Prize as a yearling to Mr. M. Holmes' Nonpareil 111.; as a two-year-old, second to same; as a three-year-old, also second to same filly. Jean Aikenhead took Second i Prize as a three-year-old at Oamaru in 1885—sold to Murray, Roberts and Co. Avon Chief (bred by William Boag, Esq.), by Prince of Kilbride (imp., 10002), out of Grace Darling (30), by Prince Charlie (imp., 4020), 'out of Bess (35), by Sir Colin Campbell. EMPIRE took First Prize at Amberley and Second Prle at Rangiora as a yearling; as a two-year-old, Second Prize at Leeston and Second Prize at Rangiora. His sire ; Royal Prince, took First Prize at Waimate Sl'ow as a two-year-old in at Timarn in 18D-1; and Second Pr the All-Aged Class in IS9G. 1 took First Prizes in all classes of ti year-olds at Rangiora in 1900; First and Champion at Amberley in yearlings in 1001; First in three-year-olds; Second 1 Third in yearlings; and also Cham;hip at the Rangiora Show Grounds; 1 at Leeston, and Third at Christtrie same year. ~, £4 4s, payable at the end of

J. MITCHELL, Waitara, AKMADALE STUD, OKAIAWA. TAKANAIU, N.Z. TO STAND THIS SEASON, The Champion Clydesdale Stallion, LORD ERSKINE. ■ horse of llio vc type of +l '" n '' .e broad lioji heads. He lias a beauti--1 head, and eyes characteristic ol arage and endurance, a good neck and ...est, well-sprung ribs, remarkably good loins and strong snort-coupled back. Ilia action, both at the walk and trot, is all that can be desired. Altogether he is a moat compactly-built, well-put-togc-ther specimen of a draught horse. Lord Erskine was bred by J, S. Oamaru, and is by the imi>orted sire "Sandy Erskine," who is the sire of the well-known champion marc, "Lady Erskine"—owned by A. Alexander, Esq., Normanby, Taranaki—the dam of the champion two-year-old colt, Marcellus, recently purchased by W. Taylor, Esq., Te Awamutu, at the record price of 750 guineas. Lord Erskine's Dam, Pearl 11., is by the famous sire, Crown Prince, grand dam Sapphire, dam of Accountant, are has only been beaten by her stable .companion's great grand dam, Pearl, a mare specially 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 IUOG he gained the following awards: At Ashburton, first and champion; at the International Show, Christchurch, second prize and reserve cham- ' >n, also first prize for best stallion the walking competition (beating the champion stallion Pride of Newton), and : for Lord Rothschild's bowl for the best Colonial-bred stall (Shire or Clvd'

I'obt. Clarke, Roscmcatli Stud, Ashburton. The Champion Clydesdale Slallion wii. serve a strictly limited number—so —of approved marcs for outside owners for Jig ensuing season. TERMS 8 GUINEAS. Payable on or before Ist January, 1908. Good Paddocks provided free of charge for mares, but no responsibility. Apply, rpO Stand the Season at New Plymouth, and will visit Waitara and Urenui on Mondays, returning by Tikorangi, Huiraugi, and Sentry Jiill on Tuesday; liiglewood on Wednesday, if sufficient inducement oiler, THE HACKNEY STALLION LORD KITCHENER liy Albury. Dam Isisis. Albury by Master Agnes by Cassivelaunus (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 suit-

uka , 1809; oiinaiciiurwi, vjw; lirst, 'riniaru, first, Taramiki, 1903; first, Tara 1004; two firsts, Tarahaki, 1005; firsts, Taranuki, 1906; with ae ~ constitutiug an unbrokei re as per agreement. J. W. J OX JOS, Inglewooil, New Flymoutli,