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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3009, 21 September 1888, Page 3

GENERAL NOTICES. FITZ HEROULES. HERCULES is a dark brown horse, standing. 16 hands high, with immense bono anil- muscle, possessed of * good temper, and quiet to rido. Ho was brod by that celebrated breeder, W. Walters, Esq., of Auckland, who bred and raced tome of the fastest and-best horses that ever trod the New Zealand turf. Among the number was Pitz 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 age, ho proved that ho was capable of holding his own with tho best of them under big weights, Having mot with an accident, it presented him from raoing again.

Fitz Hercules is by that world-renowned Yattcndoi], aire of Grand Flaneur, winner of tho Melbourne Cup, : Champion llaco, YR C Derby, St Leger, • and Australian Dorby; Lady Emma, winner of the Dunedin Cup, J 0 Handicap, and Forbury Handicap; Chester, winner of the Melbourne Cup, and VIIC Derby j Habena, Vulcan, Merina, all Maribyrnong Plate winners; Dagworth ami Hesperian, Metropolitan winners; and Javelin, AJ 0 Uerby winner. Cheater's stock—eight horaeShave won among them during this season 25 races of tho not value of £11,940, and it is also worthy to noto that since thoso threo clinkers, Abercorn, Ca'rlyon, and Cranbrook, commenced their career, they havobeen responsible for 20 races of the value of £12,94519 a. Abercorn claims tho liou's share, viz, £7,290 18s, Carlyon has £3090 before his namo, and Cranbrook follows with £2595. Fitz Hercules dani, Peeress, was by tho Pe;r, dam Miss Howe, by Sir Heicules, Miss Wilier by Yonnjj Wanderer, Tho Peer by Melbourne, Cinizelli by Toiichstone, Brocado by Pantaloon, dam Bombazino, by Thunderbolt, Yattendon by Sir Hercules and Cassandra, by Tross, dam Alice Gray, by Bass, Emigrant, dam GulnaTc, Sir Hercules by Cap-a-pie, dam Paraguay, by Sir Hercules, dam Paradi-

gun. for pedigree and performances Fitz Hercules' dam stands unequalled in the Southern Hemisphere. Peeress .won two Canterbury Caps and Canterbury Jockoy Club Handicap, besides numerous other races, and was considered tho best mare oi her day. Peeress' dam, Miss Howe, was tho best mare in Australia, and with Bob Ray in the saddle was nover known to be beaten. ' Augur' tho Sporting writer of the Australasian, Buys 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, Tate, who won six Melbourne Cups and two Ohampions with tho same strain of blood-all Sir Hercules, Miss Rowe is the dam of Una, tho best ware that ever stepped in Canterbury. Una, tho dam of Ariol, Ariel winner of the Canterbury Cup, Dunedin J,C Handicap and Forbury Handicap, three Auckland Cups. Peeress will never be forgotten—nor will her half brother Mauulia—on the Molbourno Course having won tho Canterbury Plates beating Glcncoe and all tho beat horses in Australia at weight for sgc, two miles, Li the year of the Duke of.Edinburgh visit to Auckland Peeress won at tho Thames all the races started in the stakes amounting to £BOO. The week following at Auckland and KUeralie Peeress also won all she started for and stakes again amounting to over £SOO, Peeress' sire. The I'eor, tho siro of Dnrebin, Darebin siro of Australian Peer, who won all the principal races last season. Yatteudon is credited with gottinx more winners than any other horso in the Australian colouies, and his progeny—both horses and marcs-are following in lis footsteps, First Chester,, by Chester, Quibble and Shah, by St. George, My Idea, dam of Nelson, are all tho progeny of Yattendon horses and mares, Yatterina, by Yattendon, is tho dam of Libeller, Fuei- ; tier,' Matoblock and 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 Tho Peer and Sir Hercules blood should got the right sort of horses, both for flat racing, cross country, aud tho Indian market. TERMS i Thoroughbred mares 10 guineas; all others i o guineas. Two or more as per agreement, payable by P.N Ist January, 1889. 2909 ' JOHN BUCmiDGE, ; TO STAND THIS SEASON. fjpHE Fashionably bred Stallion PRINCE ALBERT. Who will travol through tho Wairarap® this Soason.

Prince Albert is a dapple bay horse, five years old, Btands 17 hands high, with immense bone and hair, good feet and splendid action, His sire Prince of Wales, iiaportod from Victoria, is by that unprecedented horse, Cox, Prince of Wales, acknowledged to bo the grandest horse over brought to the colonies, has never been beaten on any show ground in the world. Prince Albert's dam, Diamond, was got by that famous how Lincolnshire Hero, imported by tho lafco Mr G. 11, Kernsido, Esq., Tasmania, and was shown at all the principal shows in Tasmania, but was nevor beaten Diamond's dam, Blossom, by,' Matchless, imported to Tasmania by J. L Fislior Esq,, is by Rosea Lincoln, Blossom commenced lior career as a yearling, taking first prizo at tho Grand Northorn Show, and first at Westbuiy samo year, and as a two year old took first prize against twelve others in her own class, and tho samo day took first prizo against eight three year olds. Was shown for ten 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 tho origin of. Prince Albert, and his pedigree will show that there is no better blood in the colony. He has tho Shiro Blood brought in by Lincolnshire Hero, which thero is so muehruu on in tho Home Country at tho present time. The four horses drawn first at the' Glasgow Show in 1884 had all, more or less, Shiro blood in thorn, this showing that such sires too proving thomsolves, ingotting stock of the right sort, suitable for the home market, and tho demand for exportation. Tmimß-£4; Groomago fee, Bs, .No guarantoo will bo acknowledged except in writing, 2990 JOHN BUCKERIDGE,

PRELIMINARY NOTICE, E TO TMYELIN THE WAIRARAPA, TIHEPDRE CLYDESDALE STALJL LION. AVON. For full information see future issue. G. WATSON, 2994 Proprietor. TO STAND THIS SEASON. T W, Ncill's Prince of Wales Horse „ Repository, Masterton, and.to (ravel the district if suDioiont inducement offers, tho handsome thoroughbred liorse : Lord Mandeville. ; First class paddocks with plenty, of water provided free for mare suutil stinted, when dde notice will bo given, after which Is per week will be charged,Full particulars as to terms, aud tabulated pedigreo can bo obtained on ap plication to W, KEILL, ' Proprietor,