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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3035, 23 October 1888, Page 4

FITZ HERCULES. FITZ HERCULES is a dark brown liowoj Binding 1G hand? high, with immenre bne and mußole, poisesaed of g 'Oil temper,'lind qblot to.ritlo, Ho was trod by thit celebrated breeder, W. Walters, Esq., of Auckland, who bred and raced Boino ol tho fastest and best horses tha* overtoil the Now Zealand tiirf; Amonf the nnmber was Fitz Hercules. By winning the Ancklaqdd)erby, second to the Daunhir fur the Canterbury Derby, and thirl tc Grip in the Canterbury Cup, all weight foi age/ he proved that he was capable ol holding his own with tho' besi' of then; under big weights. Having mot wither accident, it presented him from racinj again. , Fitz Hercules is by that world-renowned Yattehdtfn, sire ofOrand Flaneiu, 1 winnei of tho Melbourne Cup, Champion Race, VR C Dorby, 8t Lcger, and. Australia! f)6rby; Lady Emma, winner of thi Dunediu Cup, J 0 Handicap, and Forbuij Handicap; Chester, winner of tho Mel bourne Cupi and V R C Derby j Habena Vulcan, Merina, all Maribyrnong Piatt wioners j Dagworth and Heßperian, Metro politan winners i and Javelin, A J C llerbj winner, 1 . Ohoster's Btock-eightkreca-have Won among them during this seasor 25 races of tho net value of £11,940, one it is also worthy to note that since those three clinkers, Abercorn, Carlyon, and Cranbrookj commenced their career, tlicj hare been responsible for 20 races of llii value of ; £12,945 Ids. Abercorn; claim: tho lion's share, viz, £7,290 )Bs, G'arlyoi: has £BO9O before his name, and Cranbrooli follows with £2595, Fitz Hercules dam, Peeress, was by thi Peer, (lam Miss Howe, by Sir Heiculea Miss Miller by Young Wanderer, Tin Peer by Molbonrne, I'inizclli by Toich stone, Brocade by Pantaloou, dam Uomba zirio, by Thunderbolt, Ynttendon' by Sii Hercules and Cassmidrn, by 'iroaa, dan Alico Gray, by Bass, Emigrant, dam Gul naro. Sir Hcrtules by Cap-a-pic, dan Paraguay, by Sir Hercules, damParadi gan. For pedigree and performances Fit: Heiculea' dam stand# unequalled, in 'thi Southern Hemisphere. ■ Pcere-'s won twe Canterbury Cups and Canterbury J'.okoj Club Handicap, be-ides uumerous othei races, and was considered the best mare o: her day. . Peeress' dam, Miss Eowe, was tho 1 mare in Australia : ; and with Bob Ray ir the saddlo.was nercr known to be beaten ' Augur! tho sporting writer of the Australasian,. says he'has known them tnra every race at A meeting in Mr Redwood'l colours. Afterwards Mr Rolwood sold hit stud to Mr J. Tate, who won sis Melbourm Cii| 8 and two Champions with the sa'in strain of blood-a : l Sir Hercules. Mist Rowe is (ha diiin of Una, tbe beet inure that ever stepped in Canterbury, Una, the dain of Ariel. Ariel winner ol the Canterbury Cup, Duuedin J.C Handicap and Forbury Handicap, thrcn Auckland Cups, . .; ■ ' ■ Peeress will never bo forgotten -nor will her hall brother Manuka-on tho Melbourne Cotirso: having win the Canterbury Platet seating Glencoo and all tho best horsain Australia at weight for sgo, two miles. .In t ;, o yearof the Ilukjiof Mnburg's. visible Auckland Peeress won at the Thames all the races started in tho stakes amounting to £BOO. The week fallowing at Ancklmd and Kllerslie l'eer.iss also won all 'slu started for and stakes again amounting ti over £SOO, Peeress' sire, 'J lie I'ter, th( sire of Darebin, Darcbin sire of Australian Pew, who won nil tho principal races lasi season. Yattondon is credited with gettinn mo« winners ilian any other horse iuthc'Aus' tralian colonics, and hia progeny—botl horses and ntares- are following in hi foiitstsps. First Chester, by Chester, Quibble and Shah, by St. Georgo, My Idea, dam of Nelson, . tire all the progeny ol l'attendon horses and'mart's. Yatterina by isttendon. is tho dam of Libeller, Fusilier, Matchlock and KingfitJi, '■ Iho above will show that Filz llerculei is ono of tiiO stoutest and best bied horse; that has enr been iu this diet' ict, anil with tho cross of The Peer and.Sir Htrculet blood should get the right s >rt of horses, both for flat racing, crosß country, aud the Indian market,. ' Tli'iMS i Thoroughbred mares 10 guineas; all others 5 guineas. Two or more as per agreement; pay.iblo by P,N Ist January, 1889. M JOHN BUCKERIDGE TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON, ; Between Mutation and tho Bush Di&- . tricts the well-known siro ' ' KBnzP. KJSMP iB ft substantially built Dark .Brown horse, four-year old, nnd ! stnnds 16.8 hands high, Ho is large boucdima being proportionately built should prove himself to be the very horse required to improve tho present breed of weight-carying hacks now in the District. Kemp, as a yearling, took second prize at tho Mnsterton Show, in 1885, also 2nd prize tho same year for the best Camden Colt, In 188G he took 2nd prizoasa two-year old tho Mastcrtoii Shotv,' aud also Ist at the same show in 1887 as a three-year old Coaching Stallion.' TERMS—£2 10b per uiaro. For further .particulars apply to JOHN DEVONSHIRE. TO TRAVEL IN THE WAIRARAPA ■ DISTRICT. rjIHE purebred Clydesdale Stallion— AVON, A VON is a bay horso with black points, and stands 17 hands high, with plenty of bono nnd hair. Heisoomo of a great family. HSb dam was sold at 800 guineas when good mares were sold ut a fourth of that price, Slio is out of a blackleg mare-one of n family of four, out of tho samo darn, and the quiutotte, by lionfrow Jock, wore Hid four best horses ever bred in tho Oitiuaru district, AVON, by Avon Chief, (150 N.Z.S.B). bred by W, Boag, Esq,, Fendalton, near Christohurch, out. Of his famous prize maro Qntco Darlfni; (1)0) by I'rince of Killbrido imported (002),. Grace Dar. ling, by Prince Charlie, imported (4 and 620). Grace Darling was tho best maro that ever stood in New Zealand. 1 She has been first and Champion, at Christchurch many times,? beatiiig the great Maggio Craig, Champion' of Scotland, She was first iu.Dunediu itt hev'class and champion of: tho yard. In fact her career is unprecedented. ■ AVOWS dam Gipsy, by Renfrew Jook (185) imported from Victoria; g sire Renfrew;imported,from 'Scotland g dairi Jess byi Blackleg imported j from Scotlnud. Konfro'w Jock's dam Rose, by Growden -Lad,,a fauioiisl Clydesdale imported from Scotland by;- tho -late David Nesbitt. Renfrew Jock was a most successful show horse. . Before' leaving Victoria he look many firsts, nnd ho was first for three years in .succession in Oamaru, Tiniaru, and Dunedin', and Champion of the yard as well. From this history breeders wilkecog. 'nise that they havo in Avon not only a horse of good parts,but ou Entire of good lineage, a mattor altogether different to a good-looking home, The great point in horse-breeding is to have a sire connected with good families of undoubted character, In the oue case the stock will be uniformly good, while in tho othorcase individuals may surpass, but tho general character of the stock will bo inferior and disappointing. Nothiugisnioro grievous to a breeder than to see weeds spring from a < t looking siro, Terniß LO, payable by P.N, at first eervico, due Januaryl, 1888, . Groom ago foe ss. All care taken but no responsibility, : Forfull information apply to .G.WATSON, . Proprietor, Or to ■ . , % WESTBROOK, J . Groom in Charge. TO STAND' THIS SEASON AT HOMEBUSH, MASTERTON,' r||HE THOROUOBRED STALLION Daniel O'OonneL rcrma £2loa per Albo the PUREBRED CLYDESDALE STALLION' 0-Largo. '-For further particulars apply to ANGUS FHASEIi,", '■kh, S6m«busb. - '