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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3066, 28 November 1888, Page 4

FITZ HERCULES. FITZ HERCULES is a dark brown hone,; standing 16 .hands high, with . immonpo bono mid - musclo, possessed of * good tompcri and quiot to ride. Ho to lived by that eclobrnted brccdor, AY. Walters, hq, of Auckland, who ked : nnd raced simo ot tlio fnstcst mid best horses tlm'. over Ircdtho Now Zealand turf. Among tho number was Fitz Horohli 8.. By winning (ho Aucslnnd Derby, second to tho Dauphin | for tho Canterbury Derby,' and third to Grip in tho Canterbury Cup, nil weiyht for age, ho proved that ho was copablo of holding his own with tho best of/them under big weights, Having met with an accident, it proicmed him from racing again. • Fito Hercules is by that worhl-renowncd Yattcmlon, sire oE Grand Flaneur, winner of the Mclbotirno Cup, Champion Unco, Vlt C Derby, St Ltgor, and Australian Derby; Lady Emma, winner of the Dnncilin Cup, J 0. Handicap, and Forbury Handicap; Chester, wiihicr of the- Melbourno Cup, and VIIC Derby j'Habcna, Vulcan, llerinn, n'l Maribyrnoug I'lato winners; Dagworth and Hesperian, Metropolitan winners; and Javelin, AJ C Derby winner, Ohosttr's stock—eight horses—huvo won'among them'during this season '25 rncos of tho' not vnluo of £11,940, and it is a'so worthy to note that sinco thoso three clinkers, Abercorn, Curljon, and Crankook, commenced thoir career, tho/ liavobeen respinsiblofor 20races of the value.of £l2,!Mu ISs. Abercorn clnims tho lion's share, viz, £7,200 !Bs, Cnrlyon lias £3OllO bcforoliis name, and Cranbiook follows with i'25!)5, Fitz Hcrcuhs dam. Peeress, was by the I'ctr, dam Misajlowe, by Sir Heicnles, Miss lliller by Young Wanderer, The l'ccv by Melbourne, Cinizelli by To'ichstono, Droeadc by Pantaloon, dam Bombazine, by Thunderbolt, Yatttmlon by Sir Hercules and Cassandra, by Trass, dam Ahco Cray, by Bass, Emigrant, dam Gul--1 nnro, Sir Hercules by Cap-a-pie, dam ; Paraguay, by Sir Hercules, dam l'aradi-

For pedigree and performances Fitz Hercules' dam stands unequalled in the Soutliern Hemisphere, l'oorops won two Canterbury Cups and Canterbury Jockey Club Italic ip, brides numerous other luces, and was considered tlio best mare ol her (tiy. Pectoss' dam, Miss Rowc, was the best marc in Australia, and with Dob Kay in the saddle was novcr known to be beaten, ' Augur' the sporting writer ot the Australasian, says ho has known them h win every race at a meeting in Mr Redwood's colours. Afterwards Mr Redwood sold his stud to Mr J. Tate, who won six Mclbourno Cii| s and two Champions with the same attain of blood-u'l Sir Hercules, Miss llowo is the dam of Una, tho best nwro that ever stepped in Canterbury. Una, tho dam of Ariel. Ariel winner of the Canterbury Cup, Dunedin J,C Handicap and Forbury Hrmlicap, thrcfi Auckland Cups. I'ccress will never be forgotten-nor will her hall brother Manuka-on the Melbourne Course having won tho Canterbury Plates I'oatingflleiicoo and all the best horses in Australia at weight for sge, two miles, In t':c year of the Uukoof Edinburgh visit to Auckland • Peeress won at the Tlinme3 all tho races fihrtcd in the stakes amounting to £SOO. The week following at Ancklmd and I'llerslio Peeress also won all sl'io started for and stakes again amounting to over WOO. Peeress' sire, Tho Peer, the sire of Darebin, Darobiii sire of Australian Peer, who won nil tho principal races last

Y attention is credited with gettiii!; moro winners than any other Jiorao in tho Ans-' tralinn colonies, and his progony—both horses ami marcs-are following'in lis footsteps. Mist Chester, by Chester, Quibhlo and Shah, by St, George, My Idea, dam of Nelson, are all the progeny of Ynttendon horses and mares. Yattoiina, by Yr.ttcndon. is tho dam of Libeller, Fusilier, Matchlock and Kinglish, Tho above will show that Filz Hercules is ono of the stoutest and best bred horses that lma cvit been in this distiiet, and with the cross of The Peer and Sir Hercules blood should get the right sort of hotsM, both for Hat racing, cross country, aud tho Indian market, TERMS:.-. ■ Thoroughbred nnres 10 guineas j all others 0 guineas. Two or moro as per agreement, pay jble by P.N Ist Jauuwy, 18SU. 2009 JOHN Bta'KIDGE, . TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON. Between Mastertou And tho Lush Districts the well-known siro KEMP. KEMP is a substantially built Dark Drowiiliorso, four-year, old, and slands 16.il hands high, Ho is largo boned and being proportionately built should provo hiiuselt to bo tho very horse required to improve tho present breed of weight-cai'ying backs now in tho District, Kemp, as a yearling, took second prizo at tho Mastorton Show, in 1885, also 2nd prize tho same year for the best (Janidon Colt. In 18SU iio took 2nd prizo as n two-year old at tho Mastorton Show, and also Ist at tho siimo show in 1887 as a thrco-year old Coaching Stallion. TERMS-£2los per marc, . For further particulars apply to JOHN DEVONSHIRE.

TO TRAVEL IN THE AVAIEAIIAPA DISTRICT. rnHE nurcbrcd Olydesdalo Stallion— AVON. AVON is ii bay homo with black points, mui stands 17 hands high/ with plenty of bono and hair. Hoiacorao of ut great family, His d'tm was sold at SOO guineas when good mares were'sold at a fourth of that prico. Slip is out of a blackleg marc-ouo of a family of four, out of the samp dam, and. the quni'tctto, by Renfrew Jock, we.ro the four best horses over bred in tho Oaumru district,

AVON, by Avon Chief, (150 N.Z.S.B). brpil by W, Boag, Esq., Fcndalton, near Chiiatchui'oli, out of his famous prijjo itinro Grace Darliuc; (80) by l'rinco of Killbrido imported (602). Grace Darling, byPrinco Charlie, imported ('land 62G). Grace Darling was tho beat mare that ever stood in Now Zealand. She has been lirst and Champion at Christchurch many times, beating the great llnggio Craig*, Champion of Scotland, Sho was first in Dunediu in her class and champion of tho yard. .In fact her career is unprecedented. AVON'S dam Gipsy, by Renfrew Jock (135) imported from' Victoria;g siro lienf row imported from Scotland; g dam Jess by Blackleg imported from Scotland. Renfrew Jock's dam Rose, by Crowden Lad, it famous Clydesdale imported from Scotland by tho late David Nesbitt Renfrew Jock was a most successful show horse. Before leaving lip took ujany firsts, and ho was first %' thrco y'eara jn succession in Oamaru, Tiniaru, anj} Dunedin, and Champion «f the ynitl as will. From this lfistbry broeijoi's, wjll recognise that they havo iij. Avpt) l|ot pn|y' a liorso of "gopd part.s, but a|i Entipp of good lineage, ii matter altogothor different to a good-looking liomo. The great point in horse:brocding is to havo a sire connected .with good fumilios of undoubted character. In the one caso the stock will be uniformly good, while in tho other caso individuals may surpass, but tho general character of the stock will bo inferior and disappointing. Nothing is more grievous ton breeder than to sec woeds spring from a goodlooking siro, t ' Terms L 5, payable Jjy P.N. at first sjjrvjra, duo January 1, lijte', 'Grooiifago ha fjt, i\.U care'takon but no retnoiuibiliJy. }?qrhfll i|iforaatio,p.'anpjy '' ' .p. WATSON, . 3020 ' proprietor.. Or to '" .. W. WESTI3ROOK, Groom in. Charge, |

TO STAND THIS SEASON AT HOMEBUSH.MASTERTON. mp PMOUGBBED STALLION Daniel O'Connel,. rpiiya 10s per ■■ Alsotiio. PUBEJ3BEP CLYJ)E{JDALE STALLaird O'Largo, For furtlior particulars apply to . ANGUS FKASEIV 3027 ■ ' Hoiuebush,