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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3002, 13 September 1888, Page 4

General Notices^ HTZ HERCULES, FITZ HERCULES is a dork brown horse, standing 10 hands high, with immense bone And muscle, possessed of a good temper, and quiet to ride. Ho was trod by that celebrated brcedor, W. Walters, Esq M of Auclcland, who bred and riiccd iOmo of tlio fastest nnd best horses that owrlrodtlio Now Zealand tarf. Among the numbor wna Fitz Hercules. By winning the Auckland Derby, second to the Dauphin for tho Canterbury Derby, and third to Grip in tho Canterbury Cup, all weight for age, he proved that he was capable oi holding his own with tho best of them under hig weights. /Having mot with an accident, it presented him from racing again, Fitz Hercules is by that world-renowned Yatadon, sire of Grand Flaneur, whinoi of the Melbourne Cap, Champion Race, VBC Derby, St Lcger, and Australian Derby; Lady Emma, winnor of 'the Dunodin Cup, J C Handicap, and Forbnry Handicap; Chester, winner of the Melbourne Cup, and VR 0 Derby j Habcna, Vulcan, Merino, all Maribyrnong Plato winners; Dagworth and Hesperian, Metropolitan winners; and Javelin, AJ C Dorby winnor. Chester's stock—cighthorscshavo won among them during this season 25 races of tho net value of £11,940, 'and it is also worthy to noto that sinco those thrco clinkers, Abercorn, Carljon, and Cranbrook, commenced their career, the/ hare been responsible for 20 races of tho value of £12,945 18s. Abercorn claims "the lion's sbnro, viz, £7,290 18s, Carlson has £3090 before his name, and Cranbrook follows with £2595.

Fitz Hercules dam, Peercasi was by the Peer, dam Miss Itowo, by Sir Hciculca, Miss Miller by Young Wanderer, The Peer by Molbourno, Cinizclli by T'oacliBtone, firocado by Pantaloon, dam Bombazine, by Thunderbolt, Yattendon by Sir Hercules and Cassandra, by Tross, dam Alice Gray, by Bass, Emigrant, dam Oulnarc, Sir Hercules by Cap-a-pie, dam For pedigrco and performances Filz Hercules' dam stands unequalled in tho Southern Hemisphere Peeress won two Canterbury Cups and Canterbury Jockey Club |Handicap, besides numerous other races, and was considered the best maro ot her day. Peeress' dam, Missliowe, was tho best maro in Australia, and with Bob Eay in tho saddle wa9 novcr known to be beaten. 1 Augur' the sporting writer of .the Australasian, says lio has known them t» win every raco at a meeting in Mr Redwoods colours, Afterwards Mr Redwood sold his stud to Mr J. Tate, who won sis Melbourne Cups and two Champions with tho snmo strain of blood-all Sir Hercules. Miss liowe is the dam of Una, the beat maro that ever stepped in Canterbury. Una, tho dam of Ariel. Ariel winner of tho Canterbury Cup, Duncdin J,C Handicap and Forbury Handicap, thrco Auckland Cups. Peeress will never bo forgotten—nor.will bet half brother Manuka-on tho Melbourne Course having won tho Canterbury I'lateß boating Glcncoo and all the best horses in Australia at weight for sge, two miles. In tho year of the Duke of Edinburgh visit to Auckland Peeress won at tho Thames all tho races Btartcd in the stakes amounting to £BOO, The week following at Auckland and Klleralio Peeress also won all she started for and stakes again amounting to over £SOO. Peeress' aire, The Peer, tho sire of Dorctin, Darebin siro of Australian l'ecr, who won all the principal races last

Yattendon is credited with getting more winners than any otlior horse in the Australian colonics, and his progeny—both horses and mares-aro following in lis footstips, First Chester, hy Chester, Quibble and Shah, by St. George, My Idea, dam of Kelson, are all the progeny of Yattcndon horses and marcs, Yattcrina, by Yattcndon, is the dam of Libeller, Fusilier, Matchlock and Kingfish, Tho above will show that Fitz Hercules is one of the stoutest and best bred horses that has ever been in this district, and with tin cross of The Peer and Sir Hercules blood should git tho right sort of horses, 'both for flat racing, cross country, ami the Indian market, TERMS! Thoroughbred mares 10 guineaß; all others 5 guineas. Two or more as per agreement, payabloby P.N Ist January, 1889, 2999 JOHN BUCKERIDGE. TO STAND THIS SEASON. rpHE Fashionably bred Stallion PRINCE ALBERT, Who will travel through tho AVairarapa this SeasonPrince Albert is a dapple bay horse, | fivo years old, stands 17 hands high, with immonso bono and hair, good tcet and splendid action, His siro Prince of Wales, imported from Victoria, is by that unprecedented horse, Co.x, Prince of Wales, acknowledged to bo the grandest liorso over brought to tho colonies, has nevor boon beaten on any show ground in tho world, Prince Albert's dam, Diamond, was got by that famous horse- Lincolnshire Hero, imported by tho Into Mr G. R. Kornsido. Esq., Tasmania, and was shown at all tho principal shows in Tasmania, but was nover beaten Diamond's dam, Blossom, by Matchless, imported to Tasmania by J. L Fisher Esq., is by Hoses Lincoln. Blossom commenced her career as a yoarling, taking first prize at the Grand Northorn Show, and first at Westbury same year, and as a two year old took first prize against twelve others in her own class, and tho same day took first prizo against eight thrco year olds. Was shown for ten years at all tho principal shows in Tasmania and novcr suffered defeat, mid was then sold for two hundred guineas to go to Queensland, Tho abovo is tho origin of Princo Albert; and his pedigree will show that thcro is uo better blood in the colony Ho has tho Shire Blood brought in by Lincolnshire Hero, which thoro is so mueh run on in tho Homo Country at tho prosont time. f Tho four horses drawn first at the Glasgow Show in 1884 bad all, raoro or less, Shiro blood in thorn, this showing that such sires wcro proving thonisclves, ingotliug stock of the right sort, auitablo for the home inarkot, nnd tho demand for exportation.

Terms—£4; Groomnf;o fee, ss. jNo guarantco will be acknowledged except in writing. 201)0 JOHNBUCKEKIDGE. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. TO.TRAVEL IN THE WAIRARAPA, IHEPURE CLYDESDALE STALLION. AVON, For Ml information soo future issue. G. WATSON, ~)94 Proprietor. . TO STAND THIS SEASON. * -T W. Neill'a i*rinco of Wales Horse . 'Repository, Masterton, and to travel the district if aullicient inducement offers, tho handsome thoroughbred liorso ' Lord Mandeville. First class paddocks with' plonty of water provided, froo. for marcs until stinted, when duo notico.will bo,given, after which Is por week will bo charged.; Full particulars as to terms, nud tab-; ulatcd pedigreo can bo obtained on amplication to I ' , W.NEILL, .•' proprietor, ;