THE HORSE SALE ON THURSDAY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1964, 14 April 1885, Page 2

THE HORSE SALE ON THURSDAY.

Messhs Lowea & lorris will submit to' public auction on Thursday next, at their Masterton yards, all the horses owned by the late MrH. W. Vallance, together with a number from Mr J. 0. Vallanco's stud, As a sale tliis is "probably the most important yet held in the district, and as the forerunner of an annual draft from the Kahumingi station, the Vin a heart brand is likely to gain a still higher reputation than it now possesses. Acknowledging the importance of establishing a market lor Bufih stock, our reporter visited the station for the. purpose of looking over the animals catalogued, and this is what he say's ':— ] The first to come under notice was No 14, a. grey, by MangleLinda, nominated for the Wairarapa, District, and.. Sires. Produce,--1888;. aiiiL •weight; "distance, py hard work cannot trouble such'a compact colt. - Anyone' wanting a weight-carrier should not miss seeing Awatoto. Totopai, No. 11, also nominated for 1886, is a big fellow; one of the best grown two-year-olds in the country, and "with fair treatment must make a grand horse. His brother; No; 10, a year older, but finer built thanToto : ' pai,' carries himself well, shows good quality all over, and when thoroughly furnished he arid No. 11 will take a lot of beating anywhere. • Prattle, by Tattlers Maud, therefore" lialf-aiater to. the-two former, is a quiet,' sound, useful mare, and, to pass by the work she could do, should be valuable for her breeding alone. In Dolly Varden, No. 15, we have a "has been," but I confess to not being able to recognize her as one of the few left that used to race on the Manaia course. Of her and the Nutwith mare, No. 2, it may be said that their forelegs are the best guarantee that they had pluck enough to stand plenty of hard work. Of Linda, by Clymenus, No. 13, it is only necessary to-! mention that she is the dam of Awatoto, and a good recommendation too, now in foal to Camden, and it is not too much to expect the progeny to be valuable. Her foal, by Voltigeur met with an accident and had to be destroyed. Oarry-the-News, No. 35, by Tattler—Olivia, by Oliver Cromwell, is a brown gelding* thoroughly broken and to side saddle,without a blemish, and no question about his quality. This son of Tattler's will pay for taking care of, and if he cannot gallop fast it is a strange thing, . Maud, No. 6, foaled 1870, has a Voltigeur colt, and is again stinted to him, looks older than her years, but as the dam of Nos. 10 and 11, is worth the attention of anyone wanting to breed salable and serviceable stock. Her pedigree has two strains of Riddlesworth, and through Voltigeur the colt now at her side, gets more of the never-to-be-forgotten Emilius blood, which, for stoutness, cannot be surpassed. A grey mare, No. 1, by Sultan, shows the Arab strain unmistak ably. Every breeder knows how valuable it is, aiidthis descendant of a well-respected sire should find a good home. Now that ponies arc in demand, No, 19 is sure to " fetch" someone at a fair figure. This concluded the top paddock lot, and wo moved into the yards, where the first to pass by Was No. 2G, by TattlerMazurka, a very useful filly. Tho same remark applies to her sister, No. 25, broken in, and to Nos, 27 and 30. ,32, is a bay filly by Tattler—Plum, and she is a " plum" almost up to any weight, and a clean, bloodlike animal. 29, is another useful mare, good color, grand legs, fit to do any work with, and 31 is quite equal to her. 36 is a good sort for light harness work,' The next was a pair of buggy ponies, broken to saddlo, and can trot well. There is nothing like this pair in the district, and he appreciated they njust be seen. Ijfjrft, ifo.l,' is by Tattler— Ii) good hands we shall ljear of her in connection with a big totalisator dividend some day. She i§ undoubtedly bred wejl onoiigh, and Ififlks like travelling, ifo. 4ja a daughter of Kingfisher, from the Nutwith mare, She is rather backward in condition, but good feed could soon make her look very different, Chatter, No, 28, is a mare of high class breeding, Something evidently interfered with the growth of this filly, but what there is of her is symmetrical and good. No. 10, by Nanakia, is not muoh to look at, and without riding him it is impossible to believe he is such a grand hack ; wo could do with hundreds of his sort. No. 17, by Highlander, has appearance to recommend hor. She is equal to No, IG, in fact as good as need be. No. i2, Naiuu, by Puriri —Maud, Although this colt is only grass fed, tljere can pn}y be one opinion as to. his ■excellence, If he does not furnjsh a grand horse, there is iiq faith to be placed in promise, In suoh an Instance as this, purchasers should look on both sides, and remember the exoellonoe of MelbourneSir Hercules, Through Puriri and Frantic, Namu gets the double Sir Hercules cross, besides which he has two strains of Riddlesworth, Better staying blood it is difficult to imagine, Namu's engagements are given in the catalogue, Then came Maire, the innocent cause of most of- the horses under notice being placed in the sale ring, On his near front leg he carries a record of a lamentable accident, It is generally understood that Maire remains in the family, and his being included in the sale is merely complying with the rule in like matters, Otherwise, such a grand specimen of all that, ono wants in a hack would excite keen competition. Honeysuckle;'by Puriri, Rose ffAmqur the 9Qii]jng candidal fflr''c)MpioWjjp honors, was not at Kahumingi. 'Ki'fibrta speak highly of this filly, and after the doings of Pasha and Rumour, for Honeysuckle to be above the average cannot surprise us. Last, but not least, is Mark Twain, No. 24, and he too is bred to Btay a? Jfjiw iyi tl|e proverbial boy in a lolly shop, being full of ftjfhllewqrfh bjoqd, thfough Estelle's gram} dam on the sire's sitlfe',-and 'his (JWJ" Qu'eon Qoi], v whog6 breeding is worth giving in exte'Aso. Queen Coil (page 50, N.Z. Stud Book, Vol D), by Clymenus—Camilla, by Ravensdown—Sybil, by Figaro colt—imported mare. Bred like this,, is it any wonder that Frog could clean out all our Mw, Wither over hi]r<j|o!i qc on flat? Purchasers must remember, tup, that like Mark Twain, Frog Was no beaufy to look at, rather the roverse, blit that he was a rum 'un to go is a matter of llferynow. Ifo, If)'is a pair of nice Wapk geldings, a fjpjondid which qhould not go without bidders. Just a word in conoluskm re the sire of the majority of those about to come under tho Tattler, as nearly everyone knows, is by Ravens worth—Deception, one of the few sons of tho defunct Touchstone horse now alive, and it is on the'cards that he may yet-bo rescued from oblivion and get a'fair show with liighinares; Blessed with a grand constitution, gQO(j tpßiper und apfendicj lom, in njogt instances he lias 'stkmped hjs stock with these essentials, and it woylij h a difficqlt matter to find a mob of w)th eych particularly good legs and feet as for sale- on the 16th. The running of Rumour' is evidence of his ability tq get then) fast, and it is to be iwp!} fet he may yet liaye luck enough tq be IqcEvted where his excellent breeding shall receive a fair chance, After doing the lots catalogued, Voltigeur, Rose d Amour, and her Voltigeur' colt, Rumour, Tattlor and Camden were paraded for inspection, but any remarks about them I must leave for a future occasion,