TEMUKA HORSE PARADE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1561, 25 September 1886, Page 2

TEMUKA HORSE PARADE.

The parade of entire horses held undo? the auspices of the Temuka and Geraldioa Agricultural and Pastoral Association, in the Temuka Park, on Thursday last was not so successful as might have been expected. The attendance was not large, and the number of horses shown was small compared with previous years. Four draught horses, two carriage horse", and one thoroughbred horse were shown, a d, with one exception, they were all splendid representatives of the classes to which they belonged. Mr MundeU’s beautiful jet black colt Superior led the ring. He has greatly improved since last year, and his coat, which is of extremely fine quality, and as soft and glossy as satin, shows that hil groom has not neglected : him. We gay# his pedigree last year, so it is unnecessary to go over the sam • ground further than t# say that he will not be fohr years 1 old until the 23rd of next November; that he lias the blood of the famous mare Diamond in his veins, as wall as the blood of the Crown Ptince, the Prince ef Wales, Dan O’Connell, all Southland and Otago horses. Some of these horses were amongst the best that have been shown in New Zealand, and indeed Superior does justice to his descent. He has filled out splendidly and improved in action since last year, and now presents many of the beat points of 'he purebred Clydesda'e. He was awarded first prize at the Timaru Show last year. Mr John Alexander’s Early Morningone of Mr Matthews’ breed of horses, and first prize winner at Timaru last year —was in splendid show condition. .He is a splendid specimen of the Clydesdale class.

MrR. Matthews’horse Strathmore, one of the beat sires that has ever travelled the district, needs very few words of commendation. He is well known as sire of some of the best stock in thflr country. He is once more chaperoned by Mr Andrew Agtaew, And there can be little doubt but that he will have a good season. He is by Glenroy, out of Mr Mathews’ mare V'olet, who won more prizes than' perhaps asy mare in New Zealand. His card says that Violet and her progeny have won more prizes than any mare this side of the line. His splendid condition shows how carefully he has been handled by his groom. Mr M. A. Toomey’s Young Blnelight led the carriage horses. He is a splendid dapple grey, standing 17 hands high, and strongly and compactly built. His sire was the purebred Arab horse Old Bluelight, out of Asia, by Wanderer. Asia was bred by Sir Cracroft Wilson, aod was out of an imported Arab mare, so that he has Arabian blood from both sire and dam. He is a very handsome, well-knitted, strong horse, with splendid action, and ought to be in good demand as a sire of carriage horses, hunters, dr weight-carrying bucks. Mr Cochrane showed a three-year-old colt named Dauntless in the class of carriage horses. This horse is by Hun* ’ nington, out ot Jezebel, but he shows more of the qualities of his sire than those of his d«m. He is certainly a very handsome well-proportioned animal, and will, when full grown, become a model of symmetery. Last came Mr Mundell’s thoroughbred horse Trump Card. It is needless to say much of this well-known horse. He is a dark chestnut and looked as pretty as a picture. He is by Traduoer, who may certainly be ranked amongst the best sires ever seen in New Zealand. In April, 1877, he won the Champagne Stakes in Christchurch, and in November of the same year be won the Derby and Christchurch Plate, and ran second to Ariel for the Canbury Cup. In Welling ton, in 1878, he won the Derby, and in Dunedin the Publicans’ Handicap. He also won the Dunedin Derby and the Quean’s Plate, beating Templeton at weight for age. He is certainly end of the finest specimens of f o thoroughbred we have seen, and ought to have a grand season in this district.