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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XIX, Issue 3206, 31 October 1876, Page 4

TO STAND THIS SEASON 1876, AT Woodstock Paddocks, Wanganui, the Imported English Thorough-bred Horse, GLADIATOR. c GLADIATOR is a golden chesnut, rising 6 years oM, standing 16 hands, by G-ladiateur, out of Nuncia, by Nuncio. Vide New Zealand Stud Book, volume 5. Further comment is unnecessary. Gladiator is half brother to Nemesis winner of the Great Metropolitan Stakes at Sydney Spring Meeting. Terms ... ... £7 10 0 G-roomage Fee ... 0 5 0 Fees payable on removal of mares, if demanded. Paddocks free. All care taken, but no responsibility. JOHN SHEILD, . Woodstock. Sept 1 nHH® well known Clydesdale Entire JL SURPRISE 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 Stjbprise need not here be enlarged upon, as his breed, pedigree, and prize list are sufficieut guarantee that he is all that he is represented, an honest, sound, healthy, vigorous animal. Teems : One Mare, £4 ; two or more Mares, 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 no responsibility incurred. JOHN SHEILD, Woodstock, sept 23 THE PURE CLYDESDALE HORSE "PRESIDEN T," WILL travel the Paimerston, Bull Town, Marton, Turakina, and Lower Rangitikei districts this season, going his round every nine days. Mares will also be taken in and paddocked on the Oroua Downs Station free of expense, for one month, after that two shillings a week will be charged for each mare. TERMS: Single Mare, £5 5s ; Groom's Fee, 5s ; paddo eking (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. Nimtr', Taeiri, Otago ; by Marquis, 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. 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. Old President is out of Nancy, imported from Scotland, bred by A. Finlay, Esq, Sandy Hills, near Glasgow, by the celebrated Cavalry horse, Herdman, by Scotchman, the property of Mr Kirkwood, Kilmars. President is out of Kate, which is admitted to be the best mare in New Zealaud. Kate is by Napoleon, imported from Scotland. Napoleon was bred by Macadam Kepculloek; his sire George Buchanan, waw bred by Mr Buchanan of Coldrach. Napoleon is out of a celebrated mare, the property of Lord Campbell, Esq, of Roseneath. Kate is out of tR \%te Mr J Nimmo's old black mare /.■•a, imported from Scotland, bred b\ Mr A. G-albraith, Oraycunningham, Kilearn. Jean is by Justice, grandsire Prince Albert, aud out of the famous Jess, who gained six prizes out of seven competitions. President took first prize against 11 comers at the Wanganui Show in 1875. DOUGLAS ,fc 00, Oroua Downs.