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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3047, 6 November 1888, Page 4

FITZ HERCULES. PITZ : HERCULES ia a dark brown horse, standing 16 hands high, with -immenßO bono mid mtisclo, possessed, of it good temper,, and quiot to rido. Ho was -brotl liy that celebrated brcedor, W. Walters,' Esq., of Auckland, who bred' and raced sirao of tho fastest mid-best horses''that everfrod tlio New Zealand turf. Among the number was Fitz Korculcs. liy winning the Auokland Derby, second to tho Dauphin for tho Canterbury Derby, and third to Grip in tho Canterbury Cup, all weight for nge, he proved that ho was capablo of holding his own with tho best of Ihcm tinder- big mights. Having mot with on accident, it prc\cntcd him from racing again. ' '■ Filz Hercules is by that woihl-renowned Yattendon, sire of Grand Flaneur, winner of tho Melbourne Cup, Champion ltacc, VR 0 Derby, St Lcger, and Australian Derby; lady Emma, winner of the Duncdin Cup, J C Handicap, mid Forbury Handicap; Chester, winner of tho Melbourne- Chin, and Vlt C Derby; Habcna, Vulcan, 'Molina, n'l Maribyrnong Plato winnors j Dngworth and Hesperian, Metropolitan winners j and Javolin, A J 0 Derby winner. Ohost'.r's stock—eight horses—havo won among them during this season 25vac.es of tho net value of £11,940, and it is a'so- worthy to noto • that sineo thoso tluco clinkers, Abcrcofn, Carlyon, and Cranbrook, commenced their career, tho/ hnvohcen rcspmisibio for 20 races' of the value--of £12,945 ISs. Abcrcorn claims tho lion's sharo, viz, .1)7,21)0 18s, Cnrlyon has £3090 before his name, and Cranbrook follows with £2595. Fitz Hercules dam, Peeress,, was by tho Perr, dam Miss Howe, by Sir Hciculcs, Miss .Miller by Young Wanderer, Tho I'ccr by Melbourne, Oinizclli- by Touchstone, Drocado by Pantaloon, dam Bombazine, by Thunderbolt, Yattendon by Sir Hercules and Cassandra, by Tross, dam Alice Cray, by Da.'s, Emigrant, .'dam Gillliare, Sir Hercules by' Cap-a-pie, dam Paraguay, by Sir Hercules, dam Pnradigau. • For pedigreo and performances Fitz Hercules' dam stands unequalled in the Southern Hemisphere. Pccre?s won two Canterbury Cups and Canterbury Jcckoy Club Handicap, bobides numerous other races, and was considered the best mare of her day. ' .... Pcciess' dam. Miss Howe, was the best niaro in Australia, and with Dob Kay in the saddle was never known to be beaten. ' Augur' the sporting writer of the Australasiau, says he has known them t> win every 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 tho samo stiain of blood—n!l Sir Hercules, Miss Howe is the dam of Una, the best nwro that ever stepped in Canterbury, Una, the dam of Ariel. Ariel winner of the Canterbury Cup, Duncdin J,C Handicap and Forbury Handicap, three Auckland Cups. Peeress will never be forgotten—uor will her hali brother Manuka-on the Melbourne Course having won tho Canterbury Plates boating Cllencoe and all the best borsss in Australia at weight for jgo, two miles. In the year of the Uukeof Edinburgh visit to Auckland Peeress won at tho Thames all the races stirlcdin the slnkes amounting to DSOO. The week following at Auckland and Kllerslic Peeress also won all she started for and slakes again amounting to over £3OO. Peeress' sire, The Peer, the sire of Dnrcbin, Darebin sire of Australian Peer, who won all tho principjl races last

Yottemlon is credited with getting more winners than any other horse in the Ausj Indian colonies, and his ■ progeny—both ' horses and mares- arc following in h s ' footsteps. First Chcstor, by Chester, > (Juiblilo and Shah, by >St. Gcovgo, My Idea, i dam of Nelson, tire all tlw progeny of i Vattendou horses and wares. Vattciina, by l'nttendou. is the dam of Libeller, Fusilier, Matchlock and Kingiish, The above will show that Filz Hercules is ono of the stoutest and best bred horses that has over been in this district, and with tho cross of The Peer aud Sir Hercules blood should get the right sort of horses, both for flat racing, cross country, aud the Indian market, TEKMB: Thoroughbred marcs 10 guineas j all others 5 guineas'. Two or more as per agreement, payable'by P.N Ist January, 188!). 21)09 ' JOHN 13UCKERIDGE, TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON. Betwcon Masterton and. tho■ Bush Districts the woll-known siro KEMP, EMP. is a substantially built Dark Brown horse, four-year old, and . stands 16,3 hands high, . He is largo boned and being proportionately built should prove liiuiselt to be the very horse required to improve tho present breed of weiglit-carying hacks niiw in the District. Kemp, ns a yearling, took second prize at the Masterton Show, in 1885, also 2nd .prize the same year for the best Camden Colt, In 1886 ho took '2nd prize as a two-year old at tho Masterton Slioiv, aud also Ist at the sumo show in 1887 as a throe-year old Coaching Stallion. TEKJIS-filOspermaro. For further particulars apply to JOHN DEVONSHIRE. TOTRAVEL IN THE WAIRARAFA DISTRICT. rnHE purebred Clydesdulo Stallion— AVON. AV ON is a bay horso with black points, awl stands 17 hands high, with plenty of bono and hair, Ho is oomo of a great family. His dam was sold at 800 guineas when good marcs were sold at a fourth of that prim, She is out of a blackleg mare—ono of a family of four, out of tho samo dam, and the quartette, by Renfrew Jock,' wore tho four best horses ever bred in tho Oaniaru district. AVON, by Avon Chiof, (100 N.Z.S.B). bred by W, Boag, Esij., Fcndalton, near Christchurch, out of'his famous prize mare Grace Dirlim; (116) by i'rince of Killbrido imported (602). Grace Dar. ling, by Princo Charlie, imported (4 and 626). Grace Darling was the best marc that over stood in Now Zealand. She has been first and Champion at Christchurch many, times, beating the great Moggie Craig, Champion of Scotland. Sho was first in Dunedin in her class and champion of the yard,. In fact her career is unprecedented. AVON'S dam Gipsy, by Renfrew Jock (185) imported from Victoria j g siro Renfrew imported from Scotland j g dam Jess by Blackleg imported from Scotland. Renfrew Jock's dam Roso, by Crowden Lad, a famous Clydesdalo imported from Scotland by;tho late David Ncsbitt. Renfrew Jock was a most successful show horse. Before leaving Victoria he took many firsts, and ho was first for three years in succession in Oaniaru, Timaru, and Dunedin, and Champion of the yard as well. • From this history breeders will recognise that th§y liayo in Avon not only a horso of good parts, but an. Entire of good lineage, a mailer ■altogether djf, fcront to a good-looking horso. The great point in horse-breeding is to bavo a siro connected with good 'families of undoubted character. In tho ono caso the stock will bo uniformly good, while in tho other caso individuals may surpass, but the general character of the stock will bo inferior and disappointing. Nothing is more griovous ton breeder Hum to alio weeds sprin» from a goodlooking sire.' Terms L 5, payable by P.N. at first Eervico, duo January 1; 1888. Groomago feoffs. All care taken hut no responsibility. For full information .apply tfl R. WATSON. . 8026 .-. .':' •.'.. '. lireiirotfli'.: '.. Or to, f W, WESTBRQOK,;, , ;i Groom in Charge, TO STAND THIS. SEASON: AT HOMEBUSH, MASTERTON. milE THdROUGMED. STALLION Daniel' o'ConneL r 'Terms £2los per mare, Also tho PUREBItED ''CLYDESDALE STAL- ■■• Uird O'Lapgo, ; For further particulars apply tp • ■ B027; - : . ; , -Howebush,' :