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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3049, 8 November 1888, Page 4

FITZ HEROULES. ITO HERCULES is n dark brown horse, ; standing l(i hnndshigh, .with- immense bono and musclo,' possessed of» good temper, arid quiet to ride Ho was bred by that celebrated breeder, W. Walters, lisq., of Auckland) who bred mill'.raced Bimoof tlio fastest and best horses tha'. ever trod the New Zealand tnrf. Among tlio number was Fife Hercules. By winning the Auoklnnd Derby, second to tho Dauphin for the Canterbury Derby, and third to Crip in the Canterbury Cup, all weight for ago, ho proved that ho wns capable of. holding his own with tho best of; them undor big weights. Having met with an accident, it prevented him from racing again, Fitz Hercules is by that world-renowned Yatteudon, giro of Grand Flaueut, winner of tlio Mclboimio Cup, Champion ltacc, Vlt C Derby, St leger, and Aiistraliau | Derby! My Emma, winner of the Duncdin Cup, J C Handicap, and l'oruurv Handicap j Chester, winner of the MelVulcan, Mcrina, n'l Maribyrnong Plate winners j Dagworth and Hesperian, Metropolitan winners; and Javelin, AJ C Derby winucr. Chester's stock—eight horses—liavo von among them during, tliis season 25 races of tlio net value of £11,(140, and it is a'so worthy to note that since those thrco clinkors, Abercom, Curlyon, and Cranbrook, commenced their career, they have been responsible for 20 races of the value of £12,945185. Abercom claims the lion's share, viz, £7,21)0 18s, Cnrlyon has £3OOO before his namo, and Cranbrook follows with £2505. . ; „. .

Fitz Hercules dam. Peeress,, was' by the Peer, dam Miss Howe, by. Sir Heiculcs, ' Miss Miller by Youiifj Wanderer, Tho Peer by Melbourne, Cinizclli by Touchstone, Brocndo by Pantaloon, dam Bombazine, by Thunderbolt,' Yattcudon by. Sir Hercules and Cassandra, by Tros3, dam Ahco Gray, by Bass, Emigrant, dam Quinarc. Sir Hercules by Copa-pic, dam Paraguay, by Sir Hercules, danv Paradigan. For pedigree and porfonnauccs Fitz Hercules' dam stands unequalled in the Southern Hemisphere. Peeress won two Canterbury Cups and Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap, besides numerous other races, and was considered the best mare oi her day. Pccicjs' dam, Miss Howe, was tho best nwro in Australia, and with. Bob Ray in tho saddle was never known to bo beaten, ' Augur' the sporting writer of the Australasian, says he has known them to win every race at a meeting in Mr Redwood's colours, Afterwards Jlr Redwood sold his stud to Mr J. Tate, who won six Melbourne i Cups and two Champions with the' same j strain of blood-ad Sir Hercules. Miss liowe is the dam of Unn, the best mare that ever stepped in Canterbury. Una, the dam of Ariel. Ariel winner of the Canterbury Cup, Duncdin J,C Handicap nod Forbury Handicap, thrcn Auckland Cups, Peeress will never bo forgotten—nor will her half brother Manuka-on the Melbourne Course having won the Canterbury Plates beating (ileucoc and all the best horses in Australia at weight for age, two miles. In tho year of the Duko of Edinburgh visit to Auckland Peeress won at the Thames nil the races started in the. stakes amouuting to £BOO,. The week following at Auckland and KUerslio Peeress also won nil she started for and stakes again amounting to over i'soo, Peeress' sire, Tho Peer, the sire of Dnrebin, Darcbin sire of Australian Peer, who won all tho principal races last season, Yattendon is credited with (jotting more winners than any other horse in the Australian colonics, and his progeny—both horses and mares-are following in hs footstifps. First Chester, by Chester, Quibble and Shah, by (it, George, My Idea, dam of Kelson, are all the progeny of Yattendon horses and marcs, Yattcrina, by Yattendon, is tho dam of Libeller, Fusilier, Matchlock ami Kinglish, Tho above will show that Fitz Hercules is oue of the stoutest and best bred horses that has ever been in this district, mid with the cross of The Peer and Sir Hercules blood should get the right sort of horses, both for Hat racing, cross country, add the Indian, market,

TKBMB: Thoroughbred mares 10 guineas j all others 5 guineas, Two or more ,13 per agreement, payablobyP.N Ist January, 188!), ;< m JOHN BUOKKBIDOBi TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON. Between Masterton and the Buhli Districts the well-known Biro KEMP. KEMP is a substantially built Dark lirown horse, four-year old, and stands 16,8 hands high. _ Ho is largo boned and being proportionately built should- provo himsolt to be the very horse required to improve tbo present breed of weight-carying hacks now in the District, tar, as a yearling, took second prize at the Masterton Show, in 1885, also 2nd prize the same year for the best Camden Colt. In 188b' lie took 2nd prize as a two-year old at the Masterton Slioiv, and also Ist at the same show in 1887 as a threo-year old Coaching Stallion. TERMS—£2IOs per mate. For further pariicidars apply to JOHN DEVONSHIRE. TO TRAVEL IN THE VAIRARAPA DISTRICT. rpHE purebred Clydosdalo Stallion— AVON. AVON is a bay horse with black points, unci stands 17 hands high, with plenty of bone and hair. Ho is oome. of a great family, His dam Wll3 sold at 800 guineas whon good mares were sqlil at a fourth of that price. Slip is out of a blackleg mare—one of a family of four, out of the same dam, and tho quartette, by Renfrew Jock, were the four best horses ever bred in the Oauiaru district. AVON, by Avon Chief, (150 N.Z.S.B).' bred by AV, Doag, Esq., Fendalton, near Cliristchuroh, out of his famous, prize maro draco Darliiu; (ii(i) by Prince of Kiilbride imported (002), Grace Darling, by Prince Charlie, imported (4 and 620). Grace Darling was the best mare that over Btoou 1 ill Mow Zealand. Sho has been first and Champion at Christchurch many times, beating tho great Maggie Craig, Champion of; Scotland, Sho was first in Duncdjn in her class and champion of the yard, In fact her career is unprecedented. AVON'S dam Gipsy, by Renfrew Jock (1115) imported from Victoria; g Hiro lSpnfiow imported from-Scotland; gdaniJossby Blackleg imported from Scotland. Renfrew Joek's dam Roso, by Crowden had, 11 famous fMosdajo imported:from ;Sc6tlnnd by tlio Into David Nesbitt. Renfrew Jock was a most successful show horse. Before 1 leaving Victoria ho took many firsts, and ho was first for throe years in succession in Oaiuaru, Tiuiaru, and Dunedih, and Champion of (he yard as well. From this history breeders willrecogniso that they have in Avon not only a horse of good parts, but an Entire of good lineage, a .matter,altogether different' to.a good-looking homo,' Tho great point in liorse-brccding'is to have a sire connected with good families of undoubted character. In tho one case the stock will be uniformly good, while in tho other case iudivii'uals may surpass, but the general character of the stock will be inferior and disappointing. Nothing is more grievous ton breeder than;tft sop weeds spring l'rpui a goodlookingflii'i), ',•.", ./ Tenuis Wi payable by P.N. a} first scrvieo, duo Jiuiuary), \W. Uroomago foe ss. All caretakon hut |u> responsibility. For full information apply to ■ " ■'■■••

G. WATSON,,, i)()2(i '■■ ' ■ l'roptiotot. Ortj; ,'.. /:.-. W/WJSST]JUO,QK, (Ifoomiu liliargti,. TO STAND THIS SEASON ''AT HOM.EBUSH.MASTERTON.,,f PHE THOROUGIiRED, STALLION Daniel O'Conne]. ■ ~, Terms £2los per inure. ■-.;[ ■■ ■■[ I'UREBJJEP fILYDBUDALti gf ALLaird -O'LargOp For further pattidiila'ra apply to ANGUS FBABEE, : ! 027;! •■ ' >•"■'■ •HomobujH,