FITZ HERCULES. FITZ HERCULES is a dark brown horse, standing IB hands high, with immcuso bono ami mnsclo, possessed ot <> good temper, and quiet to rido. Ho was ,l>rod by tint celebrated breeder, W. Walters, sfflic ot tbo fastest and best horses that ever trod tho Now Zealand turf. Among the number was Fibs Hercules. Dy winning Ihe Auckland Derby, second to the- Dauphin for tbo Canterbury Derby, and third to Grip in the Canterbury Cup, all weight for ago, ho proved that ho was capable of holding his own with tho best of them under big weights. Having mot with m accident, it prevented him from racing again. Filz Hercules is by that world-renowned Yattendon, siro of Grand Flnncnrf winner of tho Mclbourno Cup, Champion liaco, Vlt C Derby, St Lcger, ami Australian Derby j Lady Emma, winner of the ' Duncdin Cup, J C Handicap, and Forbury Handicap; Chester, winner of Ihe Mel- ' bourne Cup, and VE 0 Derby; Habena, i Vulcan, Mcrina, all Maribyruong Plato i winners; Dagworth and'Hcsporian, Metroi politan wingers j and Javelin, AJ C Derby winnor, Chester's stock—eight horses—- ; liavo won among them during this season J 25 races of tlio not value of £ll,OlO, and it is a'so worthy to note that since those ' three cliukors, Aborcorn, _ Carlyon, and Cranbrooli, commenced their career, thoy ! havo been responsible for 20 races of the ' value of £12,945 IBs. Abcrcom claims 3 tho lion's share, viz, £7,280 18s, Carlyon ! lias £llO9O beforo his namo, and Cranbrook follows with £2395. a Fit! Hercules dam. Peeress, was by the Peer, dam Miss Howe,- by Sir Hctcules, Miss Miller by Young Wanderer, Tho Peer by Melbourne, Cinizclli by Touchstone, llrocade hy Pantaloon, dam lJomba- . zinc, by Thunderbolt, Yattendon by Sir Hercules and Cassandra, by Tross, dam Alice Cray, by Ifa-s, Emigrant, dam Gul--0 nare, Sir Hercules by Cap-a-pie, dam 1 Paraguay, by Sir Hercules, dam Paradigan. For pedigree and performances Fitz Hercules' dam stands unequalled in tho Sotitlicrit tlcrnisuhoro. Peeress won two 1 Canterbury Cups and Canterbury Jockey f Club .Hiindiaip, bo-ides numerous other f races, and was considered the best maro of • her day. Poetess' dam, Miss liowe, was tho best | mare in Australia, end with Dob Ray in the saddle was never known to ho beaten. B ' Augur' tho sporting writer of the Australasian, says ho has known them to win every race at a meeting in Mr Redwood's ! colours. Afterwards Mr Redwood sold his 1 stud to Mr J. Tate, who won six Melbourne 1 Cuj'S and two Champions with tho samo 3 strain of blood-all Sir Hercules, Miss f lloivo is the dam of Una, tbo best maro that ever stepped in Canterbury. > Una, the dam of Ariel. Arid winner of j the Canterbury Cup, Duncdin J,C Handiy cap and Forbury Handicap, three Auckland Cups. ] Peeress will never lie forgotten—nor will her hali brother Manuka-on the Melbourne Course having won tho Canterbury Tlatea baiting Gleneoo and nil the best horsvs in \ Australia at weight for sge, two miles. In ' the year of the Uuku of Kdinburg's visit to o Auckland Peeress won at the Thames all t the races stated in the stakes amounting '. to£Soo. The week following at Auckland ■ and Kllerslie Peeress also von all she 3 started for and slakes again amouuting to |, over £SOO. Peeress' sire, Tho Peer, the sire ofDarcbin,Darebinßire of Australian ' Peer, who won all tho principal races last season. ' Yattendon is credited with getting more s winners than any other hofso in tho Aus- \ Italian colonies, and his progeny—both <J horses and mares- aro following in h s ■ footstsps. Fiist Chester, by Chester, o Quibblo and Shah) by St. George, My Idea, o dam of Kelson, aro all tho progeny of 0 Ynttcndon horses and marcs. Yattcriua, by yattendon. is tho dam of Libeller, Fusilie, Matchlock and Kingfish,
The above will show that Fitz Hercules is one 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 flat racing, cross country, aud tho Indian market, TEBMS: Thoroughbred marcs 10 guineas j all others 5 guineas, Two or more as per agreement, payable by P.N Ist January, 1889. 2909 JOHN BUOKERIDGE, TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON, Botwcon Mastorton and the Bush Districts tho well-known siro 3C H BE E». 17"£51P is a substantially built Dark Drown horso,four-year old, and stands 10.8 hands high. Up is large boned and .being proportionately built should provo himself to bo tho very horso required to improve tiio. present breed of weight-carying hacks now in tho District. . Kemp, us a Yearling, took second prize at tho Mastcrton Show, in 1885, also 2nd prizo the same ycat for tho best Camdon Colt. In 18SG ho took 2nd prize as a two-year old at the Mastcrton Show, and also Ist at the same show in 1887 as a throKyuar old Coaching Stallion. TERMS-£2los per marc. For further particulars apply to JOHN DEVONSHIRE, TO TRAVEL IN THE AYAIRARAPA DISTKICT. mHK purebred Clydesdalo Stallion— AVON. AVON is a bay horso with black points, and stands 17 hands high, with plenty of bono and hair. Hciscomo of a great family, His dam was sold at 800 guineas when good marcs wore sold at a fourth of that prico. She is out of a blackleg maro-ono of a family of four, out of tho same dam, and tho quartette, by Renfrew Jock, were the four best horses ever bred in the Oaniaru district, AVON, by Avon Chiof, (150-N.Z.S.B). bred by W, Boag, Esq., Fcndalton, near Gliristchurcli, out of his famous prize maro Grace Dailim; (8G) by Prince of Killbrido imported (UO2). Graco Darling, by Princo Charlie, imported (4 and 620). Graco Darling was tho best mare that ever stood in Now Zcalaud. Sho has been first and Champion at Christchurch many times, beating tho great llaggio Craig, Champion of Scotland. She was first in Duncdiu in hor class and champion of tho yard. In fact her career is unprecedented, AVOWS dam Gipsy, by Ronfrew siro Renfrew imported from Scotland; g dam Jess by Blackleg imported from Scotland. Renfrew Jock's dam Roso, by Crowdon Lad, a famous Clydesdalo imported from Scotland by the late David Ncsbitt. Renfrew Jock was a mosc successful show horso. Before leaving Victoria ho took many firsts, mid 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 they liavo in Avon not only a horso of good parts, but an Entire of good lineage, a matter altogether dif-
fcrcnfc to a ■ good-looking homo. Tlio great point in horse-breeding is to havo a siro connected with got)d families of undoubted character. In the ono caso the stock will be uniformly good,, while intlio othercaso individuals may surpass, bjit tlio general character of the stock will be inferior and disappointing. jSothingisnipro grievous ton breeder than to'seo weeds spring from a goodlooking siro, • Terms L 5, payable by .P.N. at first Eorvjcc, duo January 1, 1888. Groomago foe i) 8, All care tnkon but no responsibility, For full inforniatioii apply to -■• G.WATSON,: ■ <!O2G Proprietor. Or to W.WESTBROOK, Groom in Charge. TO STAND THJS SEASON AT HOMEBUSH.MASTERTON. mHB THOROUGBRED STALLION Daniel O'GonneL . Terms £2los per maro. PUREBRED CLYDESDALE STALLION Laird O'Largo; For further particulars apply to ■ : ' ANGUS PHASER, 1)027 ~ Homebush.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3051, 12 November 1888, Page 4
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