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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 6 November 1907, Page 4

ARMADALE STUD, QIC AT A WA, TARANAKI. N.Z. TO ftTAND THIS SEASON, The Champion Clydesdale Stallion, LORD ERSKINE T ORD ERSKINE is a very superior well-bred bay horse of the very best quality, and true type of the Clydesdah breed, standing 1G hands 3'/» inches high. He is a very massive horse, with clean flat bones, strong, well-formed joints, beautiful long silky hair, and grandlyformed round feet of good quality, with fine broad hoof heads, lie has a beautiful head, and eyes characteristic ot 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., Norinanby, 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, 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. 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 1906 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 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, Taranaki, from Mr Robt. Clarke, Rosemeath Stud, Ashburt°n - The Champion Clydesdale Stallion wiii serve a strictly limited number—so—ol approved mares for outside owners for ;he ensuing season. TERMS 8 GUINEAS. Payable on or before Ist January, 1908. Good Paddocks provided free of eharge for mares, but no responsibility. Apply, F. A. BREMER, TRAVEL WAITARA AND SUR ROUNDING DISTRICTS. THE CLYDESDALE STALLION EMPIRE. EMPIRE was bred by J. Morris, Esq., Woodcnd, and purchased by his present owner from Richard Wright, Esq., Ha warden.SIRE: Royal Prince—by Crown Prince, by Wd Salisbury (imp.) 1207 C.5.8., by Young Conqueror, by Old Conqueror, by Renfrewshire Jock, by Lofty, by Fancy, by Old Clyde—out of Damsel (imported by the late R. McCalluin, 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 I'rmce 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 Buccleuch'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; a> 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 Kil bride (imp., 10062), 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 Prue 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 Waimatc Show as a two-year-old in 1893; Second Prize as a thrce-year-oid at Timaru in 1894; and Second Prize in the All-Aged Class in 1896. nis stock took First Prizes in all classes pf two-vear-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 same year. Terms, £4 4s, payable at the end of season. J. MITCHELL, Waitara. Stand the Season at New Plymouth, and will visit Waitara and Uremii on Mondays, returning Dv Tikorangi, Huirangi, and Sentry Hill on Tuesday; Inglewood on Wednesday, if sufficient inducement oiler, THE HACKNEY STALLION LORD KITCHENER By 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. lie 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, 1897; first 2-year-old, 1898; first 3-year-old, 1899; first 3-year-old, Temuka, 1899; first 3-year-old, Christchurch, 1899; first Christchurch, 1901); first, Timaru, 1902; first, Taranaki, 1903; first, Taranaki, 1904; two firsts, Taranaki, 1905; two firsts, Taranaki, 1906; with several constituting an unbroken record. Terms: Service, £3 ss, payable Ist Jacuary, 1908. Two or more mares us per agreement. Groomage, 2a Od, payable at first servico. • JOE WEST. T° STAND THIS SEASON, ON THE FARM, CARUINQTONROAD, One Mile from New Plymouth, TIIE IMPROVED TROTTING HORSE BARON POWER, Who is a well-grown, beautiful da"k chestnut Willi splendid aetion, guod looks, great courage, anu docile temper, and is by Jersey frvin sire Ikmbriiio, and on the trotting side claims relationship to Cliildc Ilaruldc and Maiubrino. On the blood side lie is closely related to Traducer and The Ilarb, twice winner of the Melbourne Cup. Terms: £3 10s per mare, January Ist. l'addocking Is week; no responsibility, Criterion Saturdays. Apply L. V. LAURENT, Owner, Carrington-road.