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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3032, 18 October 1888, Page 4

fitz Serciiles; FITZ HERCULES Is adark' brown liovso, standing 16 hands high, with'' inimcnso bono hud . muscle, possessed of ut good temper, and quiet to rido. Ho was brod by tint celebrated ( brcedor, W. Walters, Esq., of Auckland, who bred and raced Bpmo.of tho fastest and bcßt horses thah ever ii'od the Now Zealand turf. - Among tho number was Fits Hercules. By winning the Auckland Derby, second to the Dauphin for the Canterbury Dorby, and third to Grip in the Canterbury Cap, all weight for ago, : ho proved that he was capable of holding his own with the best : of them under big weights. Having met with an accident, it proumed him from racing again.. ' Fitz Hercules is by that world-renowned Yattendon, sire of Grand Flaneur, winner of the Melbourne Cap, Champion Race, VK 0 Derby, St Leger, and Australian Derby;. Lady Emma, '■. winner ; ot the DunedinCup, J 0 Handicap, and Forburv Handicap; Chester, winner of the Melbourne Cup, and VR C Derby; Habena, Vulcan, Marina, ill Maribyraoog Plate mnncraj Dagworth and Heßporisn, Metropolitan winners j and Javelin, A JODerby whnor,' Chester's stock-eight horseshave won among them during, this season 25 races of tho' net value of £11,940, and it is a'so worthy to note that einco those three clinkers, Aborcorn, Carlyon,-and Cranb'rook, commenced their career, they havo been responsible for 20 races of. the value.of £12,945 13a. .Abercorn'claims thei lion's share) viz, £7,290 18s, Carlyon has £3OOO before his name, and Craubrook follows with £2595. Fitz Hercules dam. Peeress, was by the Peer, dani Missßowe, by/Sir Heioules, Miss MiUer by Young.Wanderer, The I'eer by Melbourne, Cinizclli by Tou'ohstone, Brocade by. Pantaloon, dam Bombazine, by Thunderbolt, Yattendon by Sir Herculei and, Cassandra; by Troas, dam Alice Gray, by BaJs,,Einigrant,, dam Gulnare, Sir Hefculcsf by Cap-a-pie, dam Paraguay, by Sir Hercules,' dam Faradigan. ■: ;,-.. |..i •' ,[::y'; : ',-:]■'■ ■■] For"'pedigreo, and performances .Fitz Hercules' dam stands, unequalled in the Southern' Hemisphere. Peerc;s won two i

uantoroury imps aua docsey Cluli Handicap, bo-idea' numerous other ' races, considered the best maroof her day. Pcoiosb 1 dam, Miss Howe, was the best maro in Australia, and with Bob. Ray in the saddle was never known .to.be beaten, , 1 Augur' the sporting writer of the Australian, says ho has known thorn to win oYery 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 Champions with the sanio stiain of blood—a 1 Sir Hercules. Miss llovre is the (turn of Una, the beet nwre that ever stepped in Canterbury, Una, the dam of Ariel, Ariel winner of the Canterbury Cup. Dunedin J,C Handicap and Forbury Handicap, threw Auckland Cups.* ■ Peeress will never bo forgotten-nor will her hali brother Manuka-on tho'Molbourne Course having wou.tho Canterbury Platen '•eating (ilcncoo and all the best horses iu Australia at weight for sge, two miles. In tie year of the Uuk-of Edinburgh visit to Auckland Peeress won ut the Thames all the races stiried in the Btakcs amounting to £BOO. The week following at Auckland and hllerslie Pecnss also won all she started for and slakes again amounting to over £SOO, Peeress' sire. The P*cr, the siro of Darebin, Darcbin eiro of Australiau Peer, who won all tho principal races last season. Yattendon is credited with geltim- more winners than any other horse in the Australian colonics, and his progeny—both horses add mares- are' following in h s footstapa. Firat Cheater, by Cheater, Quibble and Shah, by St. George, My Idea, dam of Nolson, are all tho progeny of. Yattendon horses and mares. Yatterina, by Yattendon. is tho dam of Libeller, Fusilier, Matchlock and Kingfisb,

rPHE purebred Clydesdalo Stallion— AVON. AVON is 11 bay horao with black points, and stands 17 hands high, with plenty of bonu and hair. Ho is come of a great family. His dam wis sold at 800 guineas when good mares, woro sold at ut fourth of that price. She is out of a blackleg mare—duo of a family of four, out of tiio same doiu, and tho quartette, by Renfrew Jock, were tho four best horses ever bred in the Oaiuaru district. AVON, by Avon Chief, (150 N.Z.S.B). bred by W, Boag, Esq,, Fondalton, near Christchurch, out of his famous prize mare Grace Mill" (80) by Prince of Killbrido imported (602), Grace Darling, by Princo Charlie, imported (4 and 626). Grace Darling was the best nmre that ever stead in New Zealand; She has been first and Champion at Christ. < church many times, beating the great i Maggie Craig, Champion of Scotland. ' Slio was first in Diinediii in her class ' and champion of the yard. In faot her 1 career is unprecedented. D AVOWS dam Gipsy, by Renfrew 0 Jock (105) imported from Victoria | g 0 sire llonfiw imported from Scotland; 1 g dam Jess by Blackleg imported from ut Scotland. Renfrew Jock's dam Rose, ' by Crowden Lad, a. famous Clydesdale ' imported from Scotland by the late !: David Nesbitt. Renfrew Jock was a " most successful show horse. Before 1 leaving Victoria ho'tdok many firsts, and > ho was firsfc for three years in succession

IffllljiffliilnWiiTiil ' Clmmpion of the yftra ns ' Fruni this hißtorybreedcrs will recog- | nisii thdt thoy htivu iu Avon not only a ' horse of good parts, but on Entire of 1 good lincngo, a matter altogether dif- *' ferent to a (tood-looking liono. The 1 great point in horse-breeding is to have k a sire connected with good fuujdios of ' undoubted character. In tlis'one caso ' the stock will bo uniformly good, while ' in tho othorcaso individuals may sur--1 pass, but the general character of the stock will be inferior and disappointing. J Nothing is moro grievous to a brfcedor ' than to see weeds sptins; from a goodlooking aire ' Terms L 5, payablo by P.N, at first ' servico, due January 1, 1888. Groom- ' age fee 6s. All care takon but norcr.. ! ponsibility. For full information %ly i ° ' G.WATSON, j 8028 Proprietor, i ■ Orto : 1 W. WESTBROOK, Groom jn Charge TO STAND THIS SEASON AT HOMEBUSH.MASTERTON. mHK THOROUGBRED STALLION ,■; . Daniel O'Connel . rorms £2 lOsper niaro, . Also the ...'.. PUREBRED CLYDESDALE STAL- '■ LION - ,^V' '.-.,. Laird•O'targo.^bf :.'Por further particulars apply to' ■. : * ANGUS FRABBRr ; .- 8027 Homebußlt.' 1