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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 7 December 1907, Page 4

SM. rpO Stand this Season at lub Owner's Farm, on the Mangawhero road, Riverlea, the Imported Hackney Stallion' VICTORY. By Vanity Fair (6224, E.H.5.8.), out of Vanity (11639, E.H.53.). VICTORY is a brown horse, with a small white star and black points, foaled in 1903, standing 15.2 and showing great quality and substance. His cannon-bone measures B%in. He is a very stylish mover and possessed of a beautiful temper. His sire, Vanity Fair, represents the third generation of a brilliant line of sires, bred by Mr. Burdett Coutts, wherein the notorious high-stepping Norfolk blood of old Confidence has been hardened and improved in size, bone, and quality by successive crosses of Triflit's Fireaway, the great Yorkshire sire. His dam, Vanity, is by Vigorous (1215 E.H.5.8.) out of. Lonely ($8 E.H.5.8.). Vigorous is also the grandaire of that celebrated hackney, Hfdon Squire (14300), the property of Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart. This famous hackney, besides winning innumerable firsts, championships, gold medals, and challenge cups at the principal horse shoyrs in Europe, scored such phenomenal success at the Paris International Horse Show in 1900, where, besides winning 3 gold medals, 7500 francs in prizes,, and being first and champion of his class, he was awarded the Grand Championship for the best horse at the Show, alt classes and breeds included. , VICTORY i 3 a sure foal-getter, over 90 per cent, of last season's mares having proved in foal. Mares met at Eltlnim and grazed free for one month, All care taken, but no responsibility. A limited number of mares booked at a fee of £4 4s. Full pedigree, etc., on application to DR. HARRISOM, Eltham.

X° Stand tlio Season at New Plymouth, and will visit W&itara and 1 Urenui on Mondays, returning by Tlkorangi, Huirangi, and Sentry Hill on Tuesday; Inglewood on Wednesday, if sufficient inducement offer, THE HACKNEY STALLION LORD KITCHENER By Albury.' Darn Isisis. Albury oy Master Agnes by Cassivelaunns (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. t His record in the show ring is as follows:—First as yearling, Timaru, 1897 j first 2-year-old, 1898; first 3-year-old. v 1899; first 3-year-old, Temuka, 1898; first 3-year-old, Christchurch, 1899; first" Christchureh, 100(1; first, Timaru, 1902; first, Taranalri, 1903; first, Taranaki, 1904; two firsts, Taranaki, 1905; two. firsts, Taranaki, 1906; with several constituting an unbroken record. i'lerms: Sorvlce, £3 6s, payable Ist January, 1908. Two or more mares AS per agreement. Groomage, 2s Od, payable at first service. JOE WEST-

T° STAND this season at raHOTU and travel the Surrounding district, — The Standard-bred Trotting Stallion, TAKAPO ( Brooklyn—Nancy). TAKAPO is a fine upstanding brown horse, who has proved his qualities on the track and at the stud. He won the Birthday Trot at Masterton, beating a "eld of fourteen, including Black Pearl, >uaig-t Miit, Ploughboy, Elsie Huon •..'10), Norval (:23sec) and several othof good performers. As a 2-year-old was awarded first prize at the Ejrmont A. and P. Show. TERMS* £3, payable Ist January,1908. Halfguaranlcc, £2 on Ist Jan-' uary, and £1 l-0s when mare proves in foal. CHAS. JONES, I'-H'H "V'"' Owner;

fO TRAVEL THIS SEASON IN THE TARANAKI DISTRICT, The Thoroughbred Entire Horse, GILNOCKIE First and Champion in Wood stallion class at Taranaki Agricultural Shotr, 900. GILNOCKIE, out of Ilagar by Gipsy King; Hagar out of Escape by , Th« Painter, out of Art Unon by The Mar* quia (imp.), out of Cinizelli by Stockwell. Gipsy King, out of Gitana by lo Loup, out of Mermaid (imp.), by Traduccr (imp.) GILNOCKIE, bred by Mr Jas. Davidon, of Hawera, is a handsome dark bav, 1 with black points, standing 15 hands 3' lu'hes, with good legs and feet, of sound onstitution, excellent temper, and waranted souud. He lias proved very fast,

jvinning several races both on the flat nd over hurdles, and is a genuine stayer. Attention la directed to his pedigree, pOuch ia exceedingly good, descending from the best imported stock on both Bides. .lOE GEORGE'S STABI.ES, WAITARA, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays. E. JULIAN'S STABLES, INGLEWOOD, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays. OAKURA on Fridays, , And the remainder of the week at CRITERION STABLES, New Plymouth Fee, A) 3 10s, payablo Ist January, 11)08. Groom's fee 2s od. Further particulars can be obtained rom M. JONES, Owner, Or Groom-in-Charge TEY A GAS GRILLES