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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3005, 17 September 1888, Page 4

General Notices, FITZ HERCULES. FITZ HERCULES is ft dark brown horse, standing 16 hands high, with immonFO beno ami musolo, possessed of » good temper, and quiet to ride. Ho was Mod by that celebrated brooder, W. Walters, Esii., of Auckland, who bred and raced soino of tlio fastest and best hones IW, over Ivodtho Now Zealand turf. Among the number was Fitz Hercules. By winning the Auckland Derby, second to the Dauphin for the Canterbury Derby, and third to Grip in the Canterbury Cap, all weight for ago, ho proved that ho was capable of holding his own with tho best of them under big weights. Having mot with (in accident, it prcuntcd him from racing again. Filz Horonlfs is by tint worlikcnowncd Yattcndon, Biro of Brand Flaneur, winner of the Melbourne Cup, Champion Eacc, VR 0 Derby, St Lcgcr, and Australian Derby; Lady Emma, winner of the Dunedin Cup, J 0 Handicap, and Forbury Handicap j Chester, winner of tho Melbourne Cup, and V It C Derby; Habena, Vulcan, Mcriiia, all Maribyrnong,Plato winners; Dngworth and Hesperian, Metropolitan winnors j and Javelin, A J C Derby ■winner. Chester's stock—eight horecsliavo won among them during this season 23 races of tho not value of £11,940, and it is also worthy to note that since those three clinkers, Abercorn, Carlyon, and Cranbrook, commenced their career, thoy havo been responsible for 20 races of tho valuo of £12,915185. Abercorn claims tho lion's share, viz, £7,290185, Carlyon has £3090 beforehis name, and Cranbrook follows with £2595.

Fitz Hercules dam. Peeress, was by the roer, (Urn Miss Howe, by Sir Hciculcs, Miss Miller by Yonng Wanderer, Tho Peer by Melbourne, Cinizelli by Touchstone, Brocade by Pantaloon, dam Bombazinc, by Thunderbolt, Yattendon by Sir Hercules and Cassandra, by Tross, dam Ahco Gray, by Bass, Emigrant, dam Quinare, Sir Hercules by Cap-a-pie, dam Paraguay, by Sir Hercules, dam Paradigan. For pedigreo and performances Fitz Hercules' dam stands unequalled in the Southern Hemisphere Peeress won two Canterbury Cups and Canterbury Jockey Club (Handicap, besides numerous other races, and was considered tho best maro ot her day. Peeress' dam, Miss Itowc, was tho best maro in Australia, and with Bob Kay in the saddlo was noTcr known to be beaten. ' Augur' the sporting writer ol the Australasian, says he has known them to win every race at a meeting in Mr Redwood's colours. Afterwards Mr Redwood sold his Btud to Mr J, Tate, who won six Melbourne Cuj'S aud two Champions with tho bomib strain of blood-nil Sir Hercules. Miss How is the dam of Una, tho best maro that ever stepped in Canterbury. Una, the dam ol Ariel. Ariel winner of tho Canterbury Cup, Dnncdin J.C Handicap and Forbury Hcndicap, three Auckland Cups. Peeress will never bo forgotten—nor wiil liei kli brother Manuka-on tho Melbourne Course having wou the Canterbury Plates besting (ileucoo and all the best horsjs in Australia at weight for sge, two miles. In tho year of tho Uukcof Ediiibnrg's visit to Auckland Peeress wou at the Thames all tho races started in tho stakes amounting to £BOO. The week following at Auckland and Mlerslic Peeress also won all she staited for and stakes again amounting to over £SOO. Peeress' sire, The Peer, the sire of Darcbin, Darebin sire of Australian Posr, who won all tho principal races last Beason. Yattendon is crcditod with getting more winners tlmu any other horse in the Australian colonies, aud his progeny—both horses ami mares- arc following in h s footsteps, first Chester, by Cl-iter, Quibble and Shah, by St. Georgo, My idea, dam of Nelson, are all the progeny_ of Yattendon horses and mares. Yatterina, by Yattendon. is the dam of Libeller, Fusilier, Matchlock and Kingfish. Tho above will show that Fitz Hercules is oiio of tho stoutest and best bred horses that has evpr been in this distiict, and with the cross of Tho I'ecrand Sir Hercules blood should get the right sort of horses, both for flat racing, cross country, and the Indian market. TERMS; Thoroughbred inarea 10 guineas; all others 5 guineas, Two or moro as per agreement, nayableby P.N Ist January, 18S9. m JOHN BDCKEBIDQS.

TO STAND THIS SEASON. f PHE Fashionably bred Stallion PRINCE ALBERT, Who will travel through tho Wairarapa ' this Season-' Princo Albert is a ilapplo bay horse, livo years old, stands 17 hands high, with iminonso bono and hair, good foot and splendid action. His siro Prince of Wales, imported from Victoria, is by that unprecedented horso, Cox, Prince of Wales, acknowledged to bo the grandest horso over brought to the colonics, has nover been beaten on any bliow ground in tho wild. Prince Albert's dam, Diamond, was got by that famous Iwsa Lincolnshire Hero, imported by tho late Mr G. R. Kernside, Esi|,, 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 Fislior Esq., is by Hoses Lincoln. Blossom commenced her career as a yearling, taking lint prize at tho Grand Northern Show, and first at Westbury samo year, and as a two year old' took first prizo against twelvo others in her own class, aiuHho samo day took first prizo against eight tlireo year olds.; Was shown for ton years at all tho principal bliows in Tasmania and never suflered defeat, and was thou Bold for two hundred guineas tu go to Queensland. Tho above is tho origin of Priuco Albert, and his pedigrco will show that thore is no hotter blood in tho colony Ho lias the Shire Blood brought in by Lincolnshire Hem, which there is so mueh run on in tho Homo Country at tho present timo. Tho four horses drawn first at the Glasgow Show in 1884 had all, moro or less, Shire blood in them, this showing that such sires were proving thoinsolves, in setting stock of tho right sort, suitable for tho home market, and tho demand for exportation. Tuiois-JM ; Groomago fee, ss. fioguarantco will bo acknowledged except in writing. !» JOHNBUOKEBIDGE, HtELIMINARY NOTICE. TOjTRAVEL'.IN THE WAIRARAPA, rr|HEPURE CLYDESDALE STALLION. AVON, . For full information soo future issue. G, WATSON, 8094 Proprietor. TO STAND THIS SEASON. AT W. Keill's Princo of Wales Howe Repository, Masterton, and to travel tho 'district if sufficient inducement offers, tholiaudsomo thoroughbred r LordMande*' First class paddocks with plenty 0 water provided free-for marcs until stinted, when dno notice will bo t(ivcn, after which Is per week will bo.chargcu. Full pavticulars.aß to terms, aud tabulated pedigree can be obtained on application to . '.„.,,.■ ■Proprietor,