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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3033, 19 October 1888, Page 4

FITZ HERCULES. FITZ HERCULES isftdark brown horse, standing 16 hands high, with iramonse bone and muscle, possessed of * good temper, and quiet to ride.. He was brod by thai celebrated breeder, W, Waiters, Esq., of Auckland, who bred and raced some of the fattest and best horses that erer trod the New Zealand turf. Among the number was Fits HeroulM. By winning the Auckland Derby, second to the Dauphin for the Canterbury Derby, and third to Grip in the Canterbury Cnp, all weieht for age, he proved that he was capable of holding his own with the beet of them under nig weights. Having met with an accident, it presented him from racing again. Fite Hercules is by that world-renowned Yattendon, aire of Grand Flaneur, winner of the Melbourne Cnp, Champion liaco, VKG Derby, 8t leger, and Australian Derby; Lady Emma, winner of the Dunedin Cup, J 0 Handicap, and Forburv Handicap; Chester, winner of the Melbourne Cup, and VR 0 Derby; Habena, Vulcan, Sienna, all Maribyrnong Plate winners; Dagworth and Hesperian, Metropolitan winneri; and Jarelin, AJ 0 Derby winner. Chester's stock—eight horseshare won among them during this season 25 rices of the net value of £11,940, and itisa!so worthy to note that since those three clinkers, Abercorn, Carlyon, and Cranbrook, commenced their they haTO been responsible for 20 races of the value of £19,945 18s. Abercom claimß the lion's share, viz, £7,290 16s, Carlyon has £3090 before his name, and Cranbrook follows with £2595,

Fitz Hercules dam, Peeress, was by the Peer, dam Miss Howe, by Sir Heiculea, Miss Miller by Young Wanderer, The I'eer by Melbourne, Cinizelli by Touchstone, Brocade by Pantaloon, dam Bombazine, by Thunderbolt, Yattendon by Sir Hercules and Cassandra, by Tross, dam Alice Gray, by Baia, Emigrant, dam Quinare. Sir Hercules by Cap-a-pic, dam Paraguay, by Sir Hercules, dam Paradigan. For pedigree and performances Fitz Hercules' dam stands unequalled in the Southern Hemisphere. Peeress von two Canterbury Cups and Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap, besides numerous other rtcci, and was considered the best maro of her day. Peetesß' dam, Miss Bowe, was the beat mire in Australia, and with Bob Bay in the saddle was never known to be beaten. 1 Augur' the sporting writer ot the Australasian, sija he has known them to win every raco at a meeting in Mr Redwood's colours, Afterwards Mr Redwood sold his stud to Mr J. Tate, who won si* Melbourne Cups and two Champions with the same (train of blood—all Sir Hercules, Miss Howe is the dam of Una, the best more that ever stepped in Canterbury, Una, tho dam of Ariel. Ariel winner of the Canterbury Cup, Dunedin J,C Handicap and Forbury Htadieap, threw Auckland Cups, Peeress will never be forgotten—nor will her hali brother Manuka-on the Melbourne Course having won the Canterbury Platen heating Glencoe and all the best horses in Australia at weight for sge, two miles. In the year of the Duke of Edinburgh visit to Auckland Peeress won at the Thames all tho races stirled in the stakes amounting to £BOO. The week following at Auckland and Kllerslio Peeress also won all she started for and stakes again amounting to over £SOO. Peeress' sire. The Peer, tho tiro of Dorebin, Darobin sire of Australian Peer, who won all the principal races last season.

Yittaidon ji credited with getting more winners than any other torso in the Australian colonics, and his progeny —both horses ind mares- tiro following in bs (ootaUps. First Cheater, by Chester, Quibble and Shahi by St, George, My Ides, dam of Nelson, are all the progeny of Yattendon horses and mares, t Yatterina, bj Yattemlon, is the dam of Libeller, Fusilier, Matchlock and Kingfish, The abovo will show that Fitz Hercules is one of the Btoutest and best bred horses that has ew been in this distiict, and with the crow of The Peer and Sir Hercules blood should get the right sort of horses, both for flakracing, crosi country, aud the Indian market, TEHMB! Thoroughbred mares 10 guineas; all others 6 guineas. Two or more as per agreement, payablo by P.N let January, 1869. 2999 JOHN BuCKERIDGE TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON, tyjttyeen Mastorton and the Bush DibJyjcis Jhc sira ' KEAIF "ITEMP is a substantially built Dark IV horso, old, and standi LW h/'gl), _ He is largo boned apa bpK proportionately Should proyfi hus'sejf ((/ fee fhp yory horse required to improve fjip pr.es,enf breed of weight-oarying Mi now in the District. Kemp, as a yearling, took second prize at the Masterton gliow, in 1885, also 2nd prize the same vejt foe jthj) best Camden CMt. In 1886 he took 2nd prl?e as £ two-year old at tho Masterton SlioV/and also Ist at $p same show in JBB7 as » three-year bid .botching StaUiim. 'TElt'^S—£? iOa per nja.ro. Fur further particulars apply to /obn'devonshire, 10 TRAVEL lij ?fJE WAIIJARAPA " pjSTRIGT. " - ' mHE purebred Clydesdale Stallion— AVON. AVON is a bay horse with black points, end stands 17 hands high, with plenty of bono and hair. He is come of » great family. His dam was sold at 800 guineas when good mares were sold eji a fourth of thftt price, She is out of amaoltjog piaro—flije of a fanjily of fbijr, out pit' Jho Bjino' daw, and tho quartette, by Renfrew Joeff, wore trie four best horses over bred in the Oamaru district.

AVON, by Avon Chief, (150 N.Z.S.B), bred by W, Boag, Esq,, Fondalton, near Ghriatchurch, out of his famouß prizo mare Grace Darling (36) by Prince of Killbride imported (602), Grace Darling, by Prince Charlie, imported (4 and 626). Grace Darling was tno beat mare ,11$ ever stood in Now Zealand, She lias been first ajid CJjapipion at' Christchurch many timos'," B&ating the great Maggio Craig, Champion of Sootla'ftd, She was first inflimediti in her class and champion of the yard. In fact her career ia unprecedented, AVoti'S dani Gipsy, by Renfrew Jock (185) imported from Victoria ;g sire Renfrew imported from Scofland | g dam Jew by Blackleg imported from Scotland, lienfrew Jock's dam Rose, by Crowden Lad, a,famous Clydesdale impo/ted from Scotland by the late David Neßbitt. Renfrew Jo?k was a moil successful show bone,' " " he tras first for three years in succession jnOamaru, Timaru, and Dunedin, and Champion i>f the yard as well. From thiß hlatppy brewers will recog nise that they have in Avoii not only a horse of good parts, but an Entire of good lineage, a matter altogether different kTa good-looking horso, The great point in horietaeijinji is to have a sire connected'witn 'gij(><r families of undoubted character. lutha one case the stock will be uniformly good,' while in the individuals may surpais, but the general' pjiafacter of tlio stock will be inferior and disappointing. Nothing ia mora grievous to'a breeder than to we v'oeds spring from a good' looking siro, Terms LS, payable by P,N, at tint service, due January 1, JBBB. Groom age fee fii, All care taken but no ree ponsjbility. For fiilj ipfojrraation apply WATSON, i iPropnotor, Or to W, WESTBROOK, Groom in Charge. TO STAND THIS SEASON AT HOMEBDOIUJASTERTON. IJIHE THOROUGBRED STALLION Daniel O'Connel Terms £2los per mare, Also the PUREBBEP CLYDESDALE STALLION.'