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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3003, 14 September 1888, Page 4

General Notices, FITZ HERCULES. FITZ HERCULES is a dark brown horse, standing 16 hands high, with immcnso . bono anil muscle, possessed of a good temper, and quiet to rido, Ho was trod by thai celebrated breeder, W. Walters, Esq,, of Auckland, who bred and raced tome of the fastest and best horses tha*. over trod the Now Zealand turf. Among the number was Fitz Hercules, By winning the Auckland Derby, second totho Dauphin for the Canterbury Derby, and third to Grip in the Canterbury Cup, all weight (or age, he proved that he waa capable ol holding hit own with tho best of them under oig weights. Having mot with an accident, it prevented him from racing again. Fitc Hercules is by that world-renowned Yattendon, Biro of Grand Flaneur, winner of the Melboumo .Cnp, Champion Dace, VKG Derby, 8t Leger, and Australian Derby; Lady Emma, winner ' of the Vulcan, Merino, all Maribyrnong Plato winners; Dogworth and Heflperian, Metropolitan winners; and Javelin, AJ 0 Derby winner. Chester's stock-eight horscsbavo won among them during this season 25 races of tho not value of £11,940, and it it also worthy to note that since those threo clinkers, Abercorn, Carlyon, and Cianbrook, commonccd their career, tho/ have been responaiblo for 20 races of the value of £12,915185. Abercorn claims tho lion's share, viz, £7,290 18s, Carlyon has £3090 before his namo, andCranbiook follows with £2595, Fitz Hercules dam, Peeress, was by the Popr, dam Miss Kowe, by Sir Heicliles, Miss Miller by Young Wanderer, Tho Peer by Melbourne, Cinizelli by ToichBtono, Brocade by Pantaloon, dam Bombazine, by Thunderbolt, Yattendon by Sir Hercules and Cassandra, by Troas, dam AlicoGray.by Bass, Emigrant, dam Gillnoro, Sir Hercules by Cap-a-pie, dam Paraguay, by Sir Hercules, dam ginFor pedigreo and performances Fitz Hercules' dam etauds unequalled in the Southern Hemisphere, Peeress won two Canterbury Cups and Canterbury Jockey Club |Handicap, besides numerous other nceii and was considered tho best mare of her day. Peeress' dam, Miss Howe, was tho best mare in Australia, and with Bob Ray fh the saddle was never known to be beaten. ' 'Augur' tlio sporting writer ol the Australasian, says ho has kuown them tj win every race at a meeting in Mr Redwood's colours. Afterwards Mr Redwood sold his stud to Mr J. Tote, who won six Melbourne Cups and two Champions with the samo strain of blood-all Sir Hercules. Miss Eowe is the dam of Una, the best more that ever stepped in Canterbury, Una, the dam of Ariel. Ariel winner ol the Canterbury Cap, Dunedin J,C Handicap and Forbury Handicap, three Auckland Cups. Peeress will never bo forgotten-norwill her hall brother Manuka-on the Melbourne Course having won the Canterbury Plates beating Glcucoe and all the best horses in Australia at weight for sge, two miles, In the year of tho Duke of Edinburgh visit to Auckland Peeress won at the Thames all the races started in the stakes amounting to £BOO. The week following at Auckland and KUerslie Peeress also won all sho starlod for and stakes again amounting to over £SOO. Peeress' sire, The Peer, the sire of Darebin, Darebin sire of Australian Poor, who won all tho principal races last season. Yattendon is credited with getting more winners than any other horse in the Aus- .. ,! ~.!.. —J kin n«li»nv_h,tll horses and mares-arc following in lis footsteps. First Chester, bv Chester, Quibble and Shah, by St. George, My Idea, dam of Nelson, are all tho progeny of Yattendon horses and mares. Yattcrina, by Yattendon, Is the dam of Libellor, Fusilier, Matchlock and Kingfish, The above will show" that Fitz Hercules is one of tho stoutest and best bred horses that has over been in this district, and with the cross of The Peer and Sir Hercules blood should get the right sort of horses, both for retracing, cross country, aud the Indian market.

TERMS: Thoroughbred mates 10 guineas; all others 5 guinea!, Two or more as per agreement, pnyableby P.N Ist January, 1889. ftfe ' JOHN BUGKBSIDO& TO STAND THIS SEASON'. mHE Fashionably bred Stallion PRINCE ALBERT. Who will tod through tho Vairarapa this Season. Princo Albort ia a dapple bay horse, fivo years old, stands 17 hands high, with immense bono and hair, good feet and splendid action. HissiroFnncoof Waleß, imported from Victoria, is by that unprecedented horse, Cox. Princo of Wales, acknowledged to bo the grandest homo over brought to the colonics, has never been beaten on any show ground in tho world. Prince Albert's dam, Diamond, was got by t.iat famous horn Lincolnshire Hero, imported by the hte Mr G, B. Kermide. b\,„ 'Po.,.,»nm mi was shown at all Esq., Tasmania, aim was o»««",»»-" the principal shows in Tasmania, but was novor beaten Diamonds dam, Blossom, by Matchless, imported to Tasmania by J. L Fisher Esq., is by Hoses Lincoln. Blossom commenced her career as a yearling, taking tin, prize at the Grand Northom Show, and first at Westbury samo year, and as a two year old took first prise against twelvo othors in her own class, andt lie same day took first prize;against eight three year olds. Was shewn for ten years at all the principal shows m lasmania and never suffered do eat, and was then sold for two hundred guineas to go to Queensland, The above is tho origin of Princo Albert, and his pedigree will show that thote in no better blood in the colony He has the Shire Blood brought mby Lincolnshire Hero, which there is so muehrun on in the Homo Coun ry at tho present time. The four horsoj drawn first at the Glasgow Show in had all, moro or less, Shite blood in thorn, this showing that such sires were proving thomsolves, in getting stock of the right sort, suitable for the home market, and tho demand for exportation. Terms—£4 i Grooroago foe, 5«. ■ Ho guarantee will bo acknowledged except in writing, ~„„,-„.„ 20M JOHN BUOKEItIDGE. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. TOTRAVEL IN THE WAIRARAPA, IHEPURE CLYDESDALE STAL"'AVON. . oom ' Proprietor. TO STAND THIS SEASON. orß ° Lord MandevUle. ■ . •tinted, when due notice will ■bn bivbd, after which 1» por week will be char«ed. ~,.....i«...i.„„,,j/vfnt.m«. mid tabulated pedigiise can be obtained on ap- ■;:,« fropriolor,.