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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3031, 17 October 1888, Page 4

PITZ HERCULES. FITZ HEKCULES is ft dark brown horse, standing 10 hinds high, with immense bone and muscle, possessed of it good temper, and quiet to ride. Ho was bred hy that celebrated breeder, W. Walters, Esq., of Auckland, who bred and raced some of tho fastest and best horses that ever trod tho Now Zealand turf, Among tho numbor was Fitz Hercules. By winning the Auokland Derby, second to tho Dauphin for tho Canterbury Derby, and. third tc Grip in the Canterbury Cup, all weight foi age, he proved that ho was capable ol holding his own with tho best of_ thera under big weights. Having mot with an accident, it pre\ontcd liiin from racing again. Fitz Hercules is by that world-renowned Yattendon, siro of Grand Flaneur, winnei of tho Melbourno Cup, Champion liaco, VRODerby, St Leger, and Australian Derby; Lady Emma, winner ot tht Dunedin Cir. J C Handicap, and Forbury Handicap j Chester, winner of tho Mel' bourne Cup, and Vlt 0 Derby; Habena, Vulcan, Molina, all Maribyrnong Piatt winners; Dagworth and Hesperian, Metro' politan winners; and Javelin, AJO Derby winnor. Chester's stock—eight horseshave 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 three clinkers, Aborcorn, Carljon, and Cranbrook, commenced their career, they havo been responsible for 20 races o! the value of £12,915 18s, Abercom claims the lion'B share, viz, £7,290 18s, Carlyor has £3090 befoiohis name, and Cranbrooli follows-nJlli Fitz Hevcn'ea dam. Peeress, was by the Peer, dam Miw Eowe, by Sir Heicules Miss Miller by Young Wanderer, Thi Peer by Melbourne, Cinizelli by Touch stone, Brocade by Pantaloon, dam Bomba zinc, by Thunderbolt, Yattendon by Sii Hercules and Cassandra, by Tross, dan Alico Gray, by Bass, Emigrant, dam Gul i nare, Sir Hercules by Cap-a-pie, dan I Paraguay, by Sir Hercules, dam Paradi gan. For pedigree and performances Fit; Hercules' dam stands unequalled in th< Southern Hemisphere. Peeress won twi | Canterbury Cups and Canterbury Jockcj : Club Handicap, besides liumeroui othei ' races, and was considered tho best mare o: • her day. , Peoress' dam, Miss Jlowe, was the bepl | mare in Australia, and with Bob Ray it tho saddle was never known to be beaten ' Augur' the sporting writer ol the Austra lasian, says he has known litem to wn 1 every raco at a meeting in Mr ' colours. Afte.wards Mr Redwood Bold hii » stud to Mr J. Tate, who won six Melbourni 1 Cups and two Champions with tho saim i strain of blood-all Sir Hercules. Misi [ Rowe is tho dam of Una, tho best mart that ever stepped in Canterbury. ) Una, the dam of Ariel. Ariel winner o t the Canterbury Cup, Dunedin J,C Handij cap and Forbury Handicap, three Aucklant CUPH. ! Peeress will never be forgotten-nor wil her hali brother Manuka-oil the Melbourni 8 Course having won tho Canterbury Platei heating Glencoe and nil tho best horses it { Australia at weight fovf.se, two miles. L ' the year of the Uukco: Edinburgh visit ti e Auckland Peeress won at the Thames al t the races started in tho stakes amountini to £BOO. The week following at Aucklani • and Kllersiie Peeress also won all ski 0 started for and stakes again amounting ti I, over £SOO. Peeress' sire, The Peer, (hi sire of Darebin, Darebin sire of Australia! • Peer, who won all the principal races las season, " Y attendon is credited with getting mon 9 winners than any other horse in the Aus ® trah'an colonies, and his progeny—botl ® horses and mares-are following in hi :• footsteps, First Chester, by Chester o Quibble and Shah, by St. Georgo, My Idea e dam of Nelson, aro all tho progeny o e Yattendon horses and mares. Yatterina by Yattendon. is tho dam of Libeller, Fusi licr, Matchlock and Kingfisb, _ The above will show that Fitz Herculei is one of tho stoutest and best bred horse that has ever been in this district, am with the cross of Tho Peer and Sir Herculei _• blood should get the right sort of horses both for flat racing, cross country, aud thi Indian market.

TEUMS s Thoroughbred mares 10 guineas; all others 5 guineas, Two or more as per agreement, payable bv P.N Ist January, 1889. 2999' JOHN BUCKERIDGE. TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON. _ Between Masterton and the Bush Districts the well-known siro KEMP

KEMP is ft substantially built Dark Brora horso, four-year old, and slnnds 10,3 hands high. He is large boned ana being proportionately built should prove hiuisolt to bo the very horse required to improve the present breed of weight-carying hacks now in the District. Kemp, as a yearling, took second prize at tho Masterton Show, in 1885, also 2nd prize tho samo year for the best Camden Colt, In 188G he took 2nd prize as a two-year old at the Masterton Show, and also Ist at tho same show in 1887 as a three-year old Coaching Stallion. TERMS-£2los per mare. For farther particulars apply to JOHN DEVONSHIRE,

TO TRAVEL IN THE WAIRARAPA ' DISTRICT. mHE purebred Clydesdale Stallion— AVON. AVON ia a bay horse with black points, and stands 17 hands high, with plenty of bone and hair. He is come of a great family. His dam was sold at 800 guineas when good mares were sold at a fourth of that price. She is out of ablaokleg mare-ono of a family oE four, out of the Bame dam, and the quartette, by Renfrow Jock, were the four beat horses ever bred in the Oamaru district. AVON, by Avon Chief, (150 N.Z.S.B), bred by W, Boag, Esq., Fondalton, near Ghristchurch, out of his famous prize mare Grace Darling (86) by Prince of Ifjllbjide imported (602). Grace Darliifg, jjy Pfjn'fp imported (4 and 626), Grace Darjina'waji t||o foest mare that ever stood in New Zealand Sfie has been first and Champion at Christchgrgji njany times, beating the great Maggie Craig, Chaji>pioii of Sootland, She was first in Dunedin in her class and champion of the yard, In fact her career is unprecedented. AVOWS dam Gipsy, by Renfrew Jocjj (lfio) ifiipflrtep pip Yj?)pr!» 11 sire Renfrew imported from Scotland; g dam Jobs by Blackleg imported from Scotland. Renfrew dam Rose, by Cwwijon lad, H famous Clydesdale imported from Scotland by tlie late David Nosbitt. Renfrew Jock was a most successful show horse, Before leaving Victoria he took many firsts, and he was first for three years in succession in Oamaru, Timaru, and Dunedin, and Champion of the yard as well. From this history breeders will recogpj that they havo in Avon not only a horse of fpiji parts, but an Entire of good lineage, ft alfpgpther different to a horse, great point in horse-breeding is to have yfiptynnecjed with good families of undoi)h(ed pharacier. In the one case the stock will be uniformly good,' while in the other case individuals may pjirposs, but the general character of the stock will be inferior and disappointing. .Npthingismoro grievous to a breedor tip tflspg weds sprint; from a goodlookipg sire. Terms L 5, payable |)y P.N. at first service, due January 1,188.8. oroomage fee ss. All care taken but no ret.psjbility, forfulj information apply Q P, WATSON, 3026 Proprietor. Or to W, WfiSTBROOK, (jfoom |n pijargo.

TO STAND THIS SEASON AT OOIJEBUSH, MASTERTON. rjlHB THOROUdfIBEP §TALLION Daniel O'Connel Terms £2los per maro, Also the PUREBRED CLYDESDALE STALLION laird O'Largo. for further particulars apply to ' AMVSFRASip,