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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3008, 20 September 1888, Page 4

General Notices. FITZ HERCULES. FITZ HERCULES is o dark brown horso, standing 16 hands high, with immonfo bono an] muscle, possessed .of » good temper, and quiet to rido. Ho was hrod by th.it celebrated breeder, W, Walters, Esq.,of Aocklaud, who bred and raced somooftho fastest and best horses tha*i ever trod tho New Zealand turf. Among the nurnbor was Fitz Hercules, By winning the Auckland Derby, second to tho Dauphin ►•for the Canterbury Derby, and third to Grip in the Canterbury Cup, all weight for holding his own with tho best of the under big weights, Having mot with an Bcoident, it preiontcd him from racing again, Fib Hercules is by that world-renowned Yattendon, aire of Grand Flaneur, winner of the Melbourne Cap, Champion Raco, VR 0 Derby, St Leger, and Australian Derby; Lady Emma, winnor of the Media Cup, J C Handicap, and Forbury Handicap; Chestor, winner of tho Melbourne Cup, and VR 0 Derby; Habena, Vulcan, Merina, all Maribyrnong Plate winnors; Dagworth and Hesperian, Metropolitan winners; and Javelin, AJ 0 Derby winnor, Chostei'a stock—eight horacs—have won among them during this season 25 races of tho not value of £11,940, and it ia also worthy to noto that since thoso three clinkers, Abercorn, Carlyon, and Cranbrook, commenced their career, tho/ liavo been responsible for 20 races of tho value of £12,945 18s, Abercorn claims tho lion's sharo, viz, £7,290 18s, Carlyon has £3090 before his name, and Cranbrook follows with £2595. Fltz Horcules dam, Pcerots, was by the Peer, dam Miss Rows, by Sir Hcicules, Diss Miller by Young Wanderer, Tho Peer by Melbourne, Cinizelli by Touchstone, Brocado by Pantaloon, dam Bornbazino, by Thunderbolt, Yattendon by Sir Hercules and Cassandra, by Tros3, dam Alice Gray, by Bass, Emigrant, dam Gulnare, Sir Hercules by Cap-a-pie, dam Paraguay, by Sir Hercules, dam Paradigan. For pedigree and performances Fitz Herculos' dam stands unequalled in the Southern Hemisphere. Peerozs won two Canterbury Cups and Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap, besides numerous othor races, and was considered the best mare of her day, Peeress' dam, Miss Bowe, was tho best mare in Australia, and with Bob Ray in tho saddle was never known to bo beaten, 1 Augur' tho sporting writer of the Australasian, says ho has known them to win every race at a meeting in Mr Redwood's colours. Afterwards Mr Redwood sold his stud to Mr J, Ta'to, who won six Melbourne Cups and two Champions with tho same sirain of blood-all Sir Hercules. Miss Howe is tho dum of Una, the best mare that ever stepped in Canterbury, Una, the dam of Ariel, Ariel winnor of the Canterbury Ch[>, Dunedin J,C Handicap and Forbury Handicap, thren Auckland Cups. Peoress will never bo forgotten—nor will her half brother Manuka-on the Melbourne Conrso having wou the Canterbury Plates bo-itirfg Glencoc and nil the best horses in Australia at weight for age, two miles, In the year of the Uukeof Ediiiburg's visit to Auckland Peeress won at the Thames all tho races started in the stakes amounting to £BOO. The week following at Auckland and Kllerslie Peeress also won all sho Gtailed ior and stakes again amounting to over £SOO. Pcews'3ire, Tho Peer, tho aire of Darebin, Darebiusiro of Australian Peer, who won all tho principal races last Boasnn, Yattendon is credited with getting more winders '.nan any othor horso in tho Australian colonics, and his progeny—both horses and mares-arc following in hs footsteps, First Chester, by Clrs'er, 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 Libeller, Fusilier, Matchlock and Kingfish, Tho abovo will show that Fitz Hercules is one of the stoutest and best bred horses that has ever been in this district, and with tho cross of The Peer and Sir Hercules blood should get the right sort of horses, both for flat racing, cross country, aud tho Indian market. TERMS! Thoroughbred mares 10 guineas j all others 6 guineas. Two or moro as per agreement, payable by P,N Ist January, 1889, 2999 JOHN BUCKERIDGE,

TO STAND THIS SEASON. fPHE Fashionably bred Stallion PRINCE ALBERT, Who will travel through tho Wairarapa this Season. Prinoo Albort is a dapplo bay horao, nvo years old, stands 17 hands high, with immense bone and hair, good foot and splendid action, His siro Princo of Wiles, imported from Victoria, is by that unprecedented horao, Cox, Princo of Wales, acknowledged to bo the grandest horso evor brought to tho colonies, has novor been beaten on any show ground in tho world. Princo Albert's dam, Diamond, was got by that famous horso Lincolnshire Hero, imported by tho hto Mr G. E. Kornside. Esq., Tasmania, and was shown at all tho principal shows in Tasmania, but was never 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 yearling, taking first prize at the Grand JNurthorn Show, and first at Westbury samo year, and as a two year old took first prize against twelve othors in her own class, and the samo day took first prizo against eight threo year olds. Was shown for tun years at all tho principal shows in Tasmania and never suffered defeat, and was then sold for two hundred guineas to go to Queensland, The above is the origin of Princo Albert, and his pedigree will show that there is no better blood in tho colony He has the Shire Blood brought in by Lincolnshire Hero, which (hero is su nnieh run on in tho Homo Country at tho present time- The four horses drawn first at the Glasgow Show in 1884 had all, more or less, Shiro blood in thom, this showing that such sires woro proving themsolves, in getting stock of the right sort, suitable for tho home market, and the domand'for exportation, Terms—£4 j Groomago fco, 6s. £)o guarantee will bo acknowledged .exceptin writing, 2999 JOHN BUOKERIDGE. PRELIMINARY NOTICE, TO TRAVEL IN THE WAIRARAPA, lIIEPURE CLYDESDALE STAL- . LION. AVON. For full information seo future issue. G, WATSON, 2994 Proprietor. TO STAND THIS SEASON. « A T W. Keill's Princo of Wales Horse .__ Repository, Masterton, and to ' travel the district if sufficient induce- j, incnt offers, tho handsome thoroughbred j lorse ' i r , Lord Mandeville. is First claßs paddocks with plenty of ti water provided free for mares until V stinted, when duo notice will bo given, J* after wliich Is per week will bo charged. I Full particulars as to torms, aud tab- „ ulatcd pedigreo can be obtained on aw- n plication to ut •, W.NEILL, P Proprietor,