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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 30 October 1907, Page 4

ARMADALE STUD, OKATAWA, TARANAKI, N.Z. TO STAND THIS SEASON, Tie Champion Clydesdale Stallion, LORD EE SKINE. T OKD ERSKINE is a very superior well-bred bay liorse of the very best quality, and true type of the Clydesdale breed, standing 16 hands 3% inches high. He is a very massive horse, with clean Hat bones, strong, well-formed joints, beautiful long silky hair, and grandlyformed round feet of good quality, with line broad hoof heads. He has a beautiful head, and eyes characteristic of courage and endurance, a good neck and crest, well-sprung ribs, remarkably good loins and strong short-coupled back. His action, both at the walk and trot, is all that can be desired. Altogether he is a most compactly-built, well-put-toge-ther specimen of a draught horse. Lord Erskine was bred by J. S. Holmes of Awamoa, Oamaru, and is by the imported sire "Sandy Erskine," who is the sire of the well-known champion mare, "Lady Erskine"—owned by A. Alexander, Esq., Normanby, Taranaki—the dam of the champion two-year-old colt, Marcellus, recently purbhased 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, winner of numerous first prizes; this mare has only been beaten by her stable companion's great grand dam, Pearl, a mare specially selected by the late J. 15. 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 11)06 he gained the following awards: At Ashburton, 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 Eothschild'B 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, 1007, at a cost of 800 guineas by F. A. Bremer, of Okaiawa, Taranaki, from Mr Robt. Clarke, Rosemeath Stud, Ashburton. The Champion Clydesdale Stallion wiU serve a strictly limited number—6o—of approved mares for outside owners for ;he ensuing season. TERMS 8 GUINEAS. Payable on or before Ist January, 1908. Good Paddocks provided free of charge for mares, but nu responsibility. Apply, F. A. BREMER,

TRAVEL WAITARA AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. THE CLYDESDALE STALLION EMPIRE. EMPIRE was bred by J. Morris, Esq., Woodend, and purchased by Ms present owner from Richard Wright, Esq., Hawarden. SIRE: Royal Prince—by Crown Prince, by Lord Salisbury (imp.) 1207 C.5.8., by Young Conqueror, by Old Conqueror, by Renfrewshire Jock, by Lofty, by Fancy, by Old Clydeout of Damsel (imported by the late R. McCallum, Esq., Te Amiers. Southland), bred by J. M. Martin, Esq., Auchendean, 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 Tintock. Lord Salisbury and Damsel have unbroken records. DAM: Empire's dam, by Frmce 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'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 III.; as a two-year-old, second to same; as a three-year-old, also second to same filly. Jean Aikenhead took Second 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., 10662), out of Grace Darling (36), by Prince Charlie (imp., 4626), out of Bess (35), by Sir Colin Campbell. EMPIRE took First Prize at Amberley and Second Prie at Rangiora as a yearling; as a two-year-Old, Second Prize at Lceston and Second Prize at Rangiora. His sire, Royal Prince, took First Prize at Waimate Show as a two-year-old in 1893; Second Prize as a three-year-old at Timaru in 1894; and Second Prize in the All-Aged Class in 1896. His stock took First Prizes in all classes of two-year-olds at Rangiora in 1900; First and Champion at Amberley in yearlings in 1901; First in three-year-olds; Second and Third in yearlings; and also Championship at the Rangiora Show Grounds; Second at Leeston, and Third at Christchurch the Bame yearTerms, £4 4s, payable at the end of season. J. MITCHELL, Waitara.

Stand the Season at New Plymouth, and will visit Waitara and Urenui on Mondays, returning »y Tikorangi, Huiraugi, and Sentry Hill on Tuesday; Inglewood on Wednesday, if sufficient inducement offer, THE HACKNEY STALLION LORD KITCHENER By Albury. Dam Isisis. Albury by Master Agnes by Cassivclaunus (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 ae follows:—First as yearling, Timaru, 1897; first 2-year-old, 1898; first 3-year-oJd, 1899; first 3-year-old, Temuka, 1899; first 3-year-old, Christcliurcli, 1899; first Christehurch, 1900; first, Timaru, 19Q2; first, Taranaki, 1903; first, Taranaki, 1904; two firsts, Taranaki, 1905; two firsts, Taranaki, 1906; with several specials., constituting an unbroken record. Terms: Service, £3 ss, payable Ist January, 1908. Two or more mares as per agreement. Groomage, 2s Od, payable at first service. JOE WEST. STAND THIS SEASON AT RA--IIOTU and travel the Surroundin" district,— ° 'J lie Slaudard-brcd Trotting Stallion, takapo (Brooklyn—Nancy). T AKAI'O is a fine upstanding brown horse, who lias proved his qualities on tile track and at the stud. He won the Birthday I rot at Masterton, beating a field of fourteen, including Blade Pearl, 11:10), Xorval (28soc) and m-i-rnl .rfb-r good performers. As a 2-year-old he was awarded first prize at the Egmont A. and P. Show. IERMS: £3, payable Ist January, 1908. Halfguarantce, £2 on Ist January, and £1 l-0s when mare proves in foal. CHAS, JONES,