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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3061, 22 November 1888, Page 4

FITZ HEEOtJLBS. FITZ HERCULES is a dark brown'horec, standing 16 hands high, with immense bime anil, muscle, possessed of ut good temper, and quiet to ride, Ho was broil tiy that celobrated breeder, W. Walters, lisq, of Auckland, who bred and raced aomociftho fastest, and best horses tha 1 , ever (rod the New Zealand turf. Among the number was Fitz Hercules. By whining the Auokland Derby, second to tbo Dauphin for tha Canterbury Derby, and third to Grip in the Canterbury Cup, all weight for age, ho proved that he was capable of holding his own witli the best of them undor big weights. Having mot with an accident, it prevented him from racing again, Fitz Hercules is by that world-renowned Yattcndon, sire of Grand Flaneur, winner of the Melbourne Cup, Champion Itace, VUG Derby, St Leger, and Australian Derby; Lady Emma, winner of the Duncdin Cup, ,1C Handicap, and Forburv Handicap) Chester, winner of the Melbourne Cup, and VllO Doiby; Hab'ena, Vulcan, Mcrina, all Maribyruong Plato winners j Dagworth and Hesperian, Metropolitan \viniiere; anil Javelin, AJ 0 Derby winner, Chester's stock—eiglit horseshave won among them during this season 25 races of the net value of £11,940, and it is also worthy to nolo that since those tlireo clinkers, Abevcorn, Cnrlyon, and Cranbrook, commenced their career, the/ have been resjwnsiblo for 20 races of the value of £12,915 IBs, Abcrcoru claims the lion's share, viz, £7,290 18s, Cnrlyon bus £3090 before his namo, and Cranbrook follows with £2595,

Fitz Hercules dam, Pceross, was by the Peer, dim Miss Rom', by Sir Hcicules, Miss Millor by Young Wanderer, The Peer by Melbourne, Cinizelli by Touchstone, Brocade by Pantaloou, dam Bombazine, by Thunderbolt, Yatlendon by Sir Herculci and Cassandra, by Tross, dam Alice Gray, by. Ba.»s, Emigrant, dam Quinaro, Sir Hercules by Cap-a-pie, dam Paraguay,'by Sir Hercules, dam Paradigan. For pedigreo and performances Fitz Hercules' dam stands unequalled in the Southern Ucmisphore. Peeress won two Canterbury Cups aud Canterbury Jcckoy Club Handicap, besidea numerous other her day. l'ccicss' dam. Miss Itowe, was the best maro in Australia, and with Bob Ray in the saddle was never known to bo beaten, ' Augur' the sporting writer ot the Australasian, says he has known them to win every race at a meeting in Mr Redwood's colours. Afterwards Mr Redwood sold his stud to Mr J. Tato, who won six Melbourne Cups and two Champions with tbo same Btiain of blood—all Sir Hercules. Misa llowo is thodiim of Una, the best maro that over stepped in Canterbury, Una, the dam of Ariel. Ariel winner of the Canterbury Cup, Duncdin J,O Handicap aud Forbury Handicap, three Auckland Cups. Peeress will never be forgotten-nor will her hali brother Manuka-on the Melbourne Course having won tlio Canterbury Plates heating Rleucoe and all the best horses in Australia at weight for Jgo, two miles. In tlio year of the Uukeof Edinburgh visit to Auckland Peeress won at the Thames all the races sUleil in the stakes amounting to £BOO. The week following at Auckland and Kllwslie Peeress also won all alio started for and slakes again amouuting to over i'soo, Peeress' sire, The Peer, the sire of Darehin, Darcbin sire of Australian Peer, who won all the priucipal races last

Yattcnilon is credited with getting more winners than any other horso in the Australian colonies, and his progeny—both horses and marcs-are following in ha footsteps. Fiist Chester, by Chester, Quibble and Shah, by St. George, My Idea, dam of Nelson, are all tho progeny of Yattcnilon horses unil wares. Yatterina, by Yattendon, in the dam of Libeller, Fusilier, Matchlock and Kingfish, The above will show that Fitz Hercules is one of the stoutest aud best bred horses that has ever been in this district, and with the cross of Tho I'ecrand Sir Hercules blood should get the right sift of horses, both for flat racing, crois country, aud the Indian market. TEKMB: Tlwroughlm d in ires 10 guineas j all others 5 guineas. Two or more'as per agreement, payable by P.N Ist Jautiiry, 1889. ; M JOHN BUCKF.RIDOK /TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON. Betweun Masterton and the Bush Districts the well-known sire - KEMP. KEMP is a substantially built Dark Brown horse, four-year old, unil stands 16.3 hands high. He is large boned ana being proportionately built should provo liimselt to be the very horso required to improve tho prespnt breed of weight-enrying hacks nuw in the District. Kemp, ns a yearling, took second prize tit the Masterton Show, in 1885, also 2nd prize the same year for the best (Jamden Colt. In 1880 he took 2nd prize as. a two-year old at tho Masterton Show, and also Ist at the samo show in 1887 as a threo-year old Coachiiut Stallion. TERMS-£2los per marc, For further particulars apply to JOHN DEVONSHIRE. TO TRAVEL IN THE WAIRARAPA DISTRICT, fTIHE purebred Olydesdalo Stallion— AVON, AVON is a bay horse with black points, and stands 17 hands high, with plenty of bone and hair. He is come of a great family, His dim was sold at 800 guineas when good mares were sold at a fourth of that prico. She is out of a blackleg maro-ono of a family of four, out of tho samo dam, and tho quartette, by Renfrew Jock, were the four best horses over bred in the Oauiaru. district,

AVON, by Avon Chief, (160 N.Z.S.B). bred by W, Boag, Ebij., Fondalton, near Christchurch, out of his famous prize maro Graco Darling (86) by Prince of Killbrido imported (602). Uraco Darling, by Princo Charlie, imported (4 and 626). Graco Darling was the best mare that over etrod in Nov Zealand. She ha been first and Champion at Christchurch many times, beating the great Maggio Craig, Champion of Scotland. , Sim was first in Duned in in her class and champion of the yard, In fact her career is unprecedented. 1 AVON'S (lam Gipsy, by Renfrew ' Jock (185) imported from Victoria; g 1 aire Konfrew imported from Scotland; ' g dam Jobs by Blackleg'imported from 1 Scotland, Renfrew Jock's dam Hose, by Crowdon Lad, a famous Clydesdalo imported from Scotland by the lato David Noabitt. Renfrew Jook was a most successful show horse. Before leaving Victoria ho look many firsts, and he was first for three years in succession in Oamaru, Timaru, and Dunedin, und Champion of the yard as well, From this history breeders willrecogniso that thoy have in Avon not only it horso of good parts, but an Entire of good lineage, a matter altogether dif. feront to a good-looking horse. The great point in horse-breeding is to havo a siro connected with good families of undoubted character. In the one case the stook will bo uniformly good, whilo ill the othorcaso individuals may surpass, but the general character of the stock will be inferior ami disappointing, Nothing is moro grievous to a breeder than to see weeds spring from a goodlooking siro, Terms L 5, payable by P,N, at first service, duo January}, 1888. Groomago fee Ss. All earc taken but no reeponsibility. For full information apply G.WATSON, 8026 Pronnotor. Or to W.,WESTBROOK, Groom in Charge. TO STAND THIS SEASON AT HOMEBUSH.MASTERTON. mUE THOROUGBRED STALLION Daniel O'Connel. forms £2los per maro. Also tlio PUREBRED CLYDESDALE STALLION. . Laird O'Largo, . For further particulars apply to ■ ANGUS FM6EB,