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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XIX, Issue 3204, 28 October 1876, Page 4

EMfl?£B TO STAND THIS SEASON 1876, AT Woodstock Paddocks, Wanganui, the Imported English Thorough-bred Horse, GLADIATOE. Q LADIATOE is a golden chesnut, rising 6 years o T d, standing 16 hands, by Gladiateur, out of Nuncia, by Nuncio. Vide New Zealand Stud Book, volume 5. Further comment is unnecessary. Gladiator is hal£brother to Nemesis winner of the Great Metropolitan Stakes at Sydney Spring Meeting. Terms ... ... £7 10 0 Groomage Fee ... 0 5 0 Fees payable on removal of mares, if demanded. Paddocks free. All care taken, but no responsibility. JOHN SHEILD, Woodstock. Septl nnHB well known Clydesdale Entire STJEPEISE Will Travel this Season from Woodstock to Waitotara. The following are the days appointed for calling at the several places : Mondays, Maxwelltown ; Tuesdays, Waitotara ; "Wednesday, night and the rest of the week, at Woodstock. The good qualities of Subprise need not here be enlarged upon, as his breed, pedigree, and prize list are sufficient guarantee that he is all that he is represented, an honest, sound, healthy, vigorous animal. Teems : One Mare, £4 ; two or more Mures, the property of one owner, £3 10s. Groomage, 2s 6d each Mare. Fees, if so required, payable prior to the removal of Mares, or as per arrangement, on or before 31st December, 1876. Secure Paddocks provided for Mares for the space of three weeks from date of entry free, but after that period, 2s per week will be charged. Every care taken of mares sent to ' Surprise,' but uo responsibility incurred. JOHN SHEILD, Woodstock, sept 23 THE PURE CLYDESDALE HORSE "PEESIDEN T," WILL travel the Palmerston, Bull Town, Marton, Turakina, and Lower Eangitikei districts this season, going his round every nine days. Mares will also be taken in aud paddocked on the Oroua Downs Station free of expense, for oue month, after that two shillings a week will be charged for each mare. TERMS: Single Mare, £5 ss ; Groom's Fee, ss ; paddocking (per week), 2s, after the first month. President is a dark bay horse rising five years old, and seventeen hands one inch high, a tremendous powerful, heavy boned horse, very proportionately made, and is one of the best ; heavy-actioned horses in the colony. He is naturally sound and possesses ' feet and legs of the most durable kind. He is by the prize horse, Old President, which was bred by the late Mr J. Ninnr-, Taeiri, Otago; by Mar- i guis, imported from Victoria, bred by ' J. Brown, Esq, Preston Hall, Lower < Plenty, by Prince Charlie, imported, and out of Mr Brown's celebrated mare Old Jean, the winner of eleven £ first prizes and was never beaten. 1 Marquis has gained 34 first prizes « and 4 second prizes in Victoria, and £ since he was imported to Otago he has * gained 3 first and. 5 second prizes. 1 Old President is out of Nancy, im- [ ported from Scotland, bred by A. a Finlay, Esq, Sandy Hills, near Glas- i flow, by the celebrated Cavalry horse, Herdmau, by Scotchman, the property of Mr Kirkwood, Kilmars. President is out of Kate, which is admitted to be the best mare in New ~ Zealand. Kate is by Napoleon, imported from Scotland. Napoleon was bred by Macadam Kepcullock; his sire George Buchanan, wan bred by Mr Buchanan of Coldrach. Napoleon is out of a celebrated mare, the property of Lord Campbell, Esq, of Eoseneath. Kate is out of : jhr J Nimmo's old black mare *' ?V a, imported from Scotland, bred n A Mr A. Galbraith, Craycunningham, Kilearn. Jean is by Justice, grandsire Prince sl Albert, and out of the famous Jess, t( vho gained six prizes out of seven sompetitions. President took first prize against 11 comers at the Wanganui Show c v 1875. DOUGLAS ,fc CO, Oroua Dowus.