FITMHERGfem FITZ HERCULES is,a dark brown horse, I bono' anil/. musclo,; possessed of » good tompor,' and quiet to rido. He wartwd by that breeder, W. Walters; KBq.,of iuokland, 1 who bred and raced smiunf the fastest'and bert'horses that ever trod the/New 'Zealand turf.* i Among the numborwas Fitz Hercules. Bylwinriing tho Auckland Derby, second to the Dauphin for the Canterbury Derby, and thirl'to Grip in the Canterbury Cupiall weight'for ago, he proved that hewaV capable, of holding hia own with the best of them under big weightar Having met :wi(h an accidental pmenied him 1 from racing again. "• >v.:..-. ' Fitz Hercules is by that worhl-renowned Yattcndon, sire of (irand Flaneml winner of tho Melbourne' Cup, Champion' Bace, VRO Derby, St Leger,'and Australian' Derby j Lady Emma, winner lof the Dunedin.Cup, J 0 Handicap, and Forbuty Handicap j Chester, winner of the Milbourne Cup,.and VRO Deiby; Haben'a; Vulcan, Merina, all Maribyruong Plate winners; Dagwbrth and Hesperian, Metropolitan winuora; and Javelin, AJO Derby winner, ' Cheater's stock—eight horseshave won among them during this season 25 races of the net value of £11,940. and it is also worthy to note that, nince those three clinkers,' Abercorn, Carlybn, and Cranbrook, commenced their career, thoy havobeen responsible for 20 races of the value of:. £12,945 IBs. Abercorn claims thelion'sshare, viz, £7,290:185, Carlyon has '£3090 before his name, aid Cranbtook follows with JE2595. ; Fitz'Hercults dam, Peeress, was by the ■Peer, dam Miss Kowe, by Sir Heiculus, Miss Miller by; Young Wandt-rer,' The I'eer'by Me bourne, ('iniz.lli tiy To ch-' stone, Brocade by Pantaloo i, dam.B imbazine, by Thunderbolt, Yatundon by Sir Heroulcj an 1 Cassandra, by 'lross, dam AliceCrayibyßaM,Emigrant, dwtGulharo,'Sir Hiriiules. by Cap-a-pie, dam Paraguay/ by Sir Hefculei), dam ' Parade gan. '.. ".:.' .""':'; , For pedigrfe and' performances Fitz Ueicules'dam stands unequalled in the ijoutlicm Heraisihere. Peere'S won two Canterbury Cups and Canterbury J ckey Cluti Handicap, lie ides' numerous other races, and was considered the best' mare of her d.iy. ' Peete.«B' dam, Miss Bowe, was the best mare in Australia and .with Bob Ray in the saddle was now known to be beaten. ' Augur' tho sporting writer of the Austnlifian, snys he his k own them t w.n every race at, a mfetSg in Mr Riidwiod's colours, Afterwards .Mr Ke'' wood sold his stud to Mr J. Tate, who won six Melbourne Cub and two Champion* witlt the saitta lain uf blood—al Sir" Hercules. Mis.i'oot is ihod-:m of Una, tho best'mire that i ver st'tpetl in Canterbu'-y. ' Una, th« dam of Ar el,' A'iel winner o the Canterbury Cup DunetlinJ.C Hamlicap a d Forbuty Hi nJicap, three Auo nand Cups. ■.■'■#.:.':
j Peeress will new lie forgotten nor will ; herhtlibrother Manuka -ontheMoftouriie " Course having w?.> the CanU-rburv Plate e ting Gleiicoo and ail the best hois a in [ Australia at weight for 2ge,; two miles. In 1 t e > eai ni the i uk of Edmburg's wait to Auckland I'etrces wou ttthelliamesali . 'ho raoea 6t Tied in the stakes anionut ng . to £BOO. The week f Uowingat Auckl nd • imd Kllwsiie I'ier.sj also won all she 3 staited for and 3 akts again iiiriou ting to i over£soo. Petr.ss' s;re, life Per, the siro uf Darobin,Darebiusire of Aiur>lian , I'o-i, who wou alltho (.rmcipJ races last se-ifion. .'V 1 Yattendoi is cred ; te'l with getting more winners'.i an any other horse in the Australian colonies, and his progeny—bulb ' horses and mares- are following in h s ' footstopj, Fitßt Chester,"by. Chester, 1 ' Quibble and Sbah, by St. Ueorge, My Idea, dam of Nelson, are all the progeny of , Yattendou h'oreea and mans, Yatterina, by Yattendon. IB the dam of Likller, Fusilie', Matchlock and Kirigfl-h, The above *ill show thai Ki'z Hhmilh is one of to stoutest and i>est lued h"rse> that hits ew been in this dist ict,' and . with the cross of The Peer and Sir Hi rcules ' liiood should get the right b irt of hoses, both for flat racing, era a country, aud the Indian marktt. , TE MS: Thoroughbred mares-IO guineasjallo'herß 5 guineas Two or mure as por agreement, pay bleby P.N let Jamiiry, 1889. » ' JOHN BUCKERIDGB TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON.. Between viaatertun and the Bush Districts the well-known Biro khmiv " "EMP is a Bubatantially built Dark i\_ Brown horse, four-year old, and 6timda 16,8 hands high."" Ho is large boned ana being proportionately built should prove ■ hitnselt to„be the very horse required to improve tho present breed of weight-carying bucks iiuiv in the District. Kemp, as a yearling, took second prizo tho Mastorton Show, in 1885, also 2nd prize the 'same year for the bost Camden Cult, In 1880 he took 2nd prize as a two-year old at the Masterton Show, and also Ist at the same show in 1887 as a three-year old Coaching Stallion. TERMS-£2lospermarp. For further particulars apply to JOHN DEVONSHIRE. TO TRAVEL IN THE WAIRARAPA DISTRICT. rnHEpurebrod Clydesdale StallionAVON. AVON is a bay horse with black points, and stands 17 hands high, with plenty of bone and hair. Hois come uf a great family, His d*ui was'sold at 8IK) guineas when good mares were sold at a fourth of that price. She is out of a blackleg maro-ono of a family of four, out oi. the same dam, and the quartette, by Renfrew .look, were tho four best horses over bred in tho Oamuru district. AVON, by Avon Chief, (150 N.Z.S.B), bred by W, Boag, Esq., Fondalton, near Christchuroh, out of his famous prizo mare Grace Dtilim» (80) by Prince of Killbridti imported (602). Gnice, Darling, bj Princo Charlie, imported (4 aud 626). Graoe Darling was the best mare that ever stood in New Zealand. Shu hasbeen first and Champion at Christchurch many times, beating the great Maggio Craig, Champion of Scotland. Shu waa first in Duuediu in her diss and chiimpioii of tho yard, In fact her career is unptecedented, ' AVON'S dam Gipsy, by Renfrew Jdek (185) imported from Victoria; g Biro Renfrew imported fr'im Scotland j gdaiii Jess by Blackleg imported from Scotland.;' Renfrew Jock's dani Rose, by CrowdehrLad, a'famous Clyde6dalo imported''from 'Scotland by th'e late David'Nesbitt' Renfrew Joclci waa a most: BUccesstul" show' horse, Before leaving Victoria he took many firsts, and he was. first for three years in succession iii Oaniaru,; Tiniaru, and punedin, and Champion of the yard as well, ,-: From this history.breeders will reoog. niae that they have in Avon not 'only, a horse of good parts, but an Entire of good lineage,' a matter altogether dif. ferent to ■«•■ good-looking horso. Tho great point in horse-breeding is to have a siro commoted with good families of undoubted character. In tjio one case the stock will be uniformly goodj while in tho other case individuals may surpass, but the general character 'of the stook will.be inferior and disappointing. Nothing is inoro grievous to' a breeder than to Bee weeds spriher from a goodlooking siro. ... .:: Terms L 5; payablo by P.N, at first Borvice, due January 1.1888, : Groomago fee fis, All .care taken but no responsibility. For full information apply G.VATSONi ■■'■'. 8026 ■'-... . - --Proprietor. "•:'.'.• Or to. ':"■'■ \ ■'■■■ ' ': % WESTBROOKj • '. :.. ■. Groom in Charge, | TO ■ STAND '•■' THIS- SEASON.'AT HpMEBUSH, MASTERTON. r rriHE thorou'gJred STALLION ;tDaniel 6'Connel. i rorma £2loa por iflaro. PUREBRED CLYDESDALE STAL- . ..:;.:...,.v,..u0h... / , ... ; La|rd 0-Largo.j,:, ' 'Vm hnlA harfcioulawi annftr in
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3040, 29 October 1888, Page 4
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