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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3070, 3 December 1888, Page 4

FITZ HEROULES. FITZ HERCULES is a dark brown liorso, standing 1G lifrada liigli, with immenjo bono an:l musclo, possessed of « gwj temper, awl quiot to ride. Ho waa bred liy that celebrated breeder, W, Walters, 1 pq, of Auckland, who bred and raced Bono of tho fastest and best horses tlia. ever trod tlio Now Zealand turf. Among tho number was Fits H ercules. By winning tho Attculnnd Derby, second to tho Dauphin for tho Canterbury Derby, and third to Grip in the Canterbury Cup, all wcipht for ago, he proved that ho was dSpablo ol holding his own witli tho best of them undor big weights. Having mot with on accident, it jmneitted him from racing again. ''U. Fitz Hercules is by that worltl-ronowneu Yattendon, sire ol Grand Flaneur, winner of tho Mclbourno Cup, Champion Haco, VHCDerby,- St Legor, and Australian Derby ; Lady Emma, winner of tho ' Dunedin Cup, J 0 Handicap, and Fotuufy Handicapj Chester, winner of tin Mcl- • bourne Cup, and VR 0 Derby) Habcna, 9 Vulcan, Mcrina, all Maribyrnong l'latc b winners jDagworth and Hesperian, Metroa politan winners j and Javelin, AJ C Derby winner. Chester's stock—eight horses—

liavo'vron among tlicm during tliis season 25 races of tho not valuo of £11,940, and it is a'so worthy to note that sinco those three clinkors, Abcrcorn, Carlyon, ana Oranbrook, commenced tholr career, they havo been rcspwsiblo for 20 races of. the vnltic of £12,915185. Abercorn claims the lion's sharo, viz, £7,290 18s, Carlyon lias £3090 before his namo, and Cranbrook follows with £2595. ■' Fitz Hercules dam, was by the I'crr, (lain Missßowe, by Sir Heicules, .Mia Miller by Young Wanderer, Tho I'ccr by Melbourne, Cinizelli by Touch stone, Brocado by Pantaloon, diun Bomba 7.(00, by Thunderbolt, Yatteiulou by Sir Uercnloj and Cassandra, by Trosi, dam Alico Gray, by Bass, Emigrant, dam Quinare, Sir Hercules by Cap-a-pie,' dam Paraguay, by Sir Hercules, dam Paratli gau. ■ \ For pedigree and performances, Hercules' dam stands unequalled Southern Hemisphere; Peeress w Canterbury Cops and Canter' Club Handioip,.Resides nui races, ami was considered tho her day. l'ceieas' dam, Miss Kowo, in.Australia, and; with iddlo was never 1 the samo Iglesi- Mian lest mare

jjanmarkeS . Iftiughbred inarea 10 guineas.. fcneaa. Two or more mm agreement, Iwblo by P,N Ist January! 1889. JOHNiLUGKERIDQE.; TO TRAVEL THIB. SEASON.' ; Botiveen Masterton and the liuali Dibtriota the well-known siro EEMF KEMP is it substantially built Dark iirowii liorae, four ; year old, and atnnds 16.8 hands high, Ho is largo boned ana being proportionately built should prove himselt to be the very liorae required to improve tlio present breed of weight-envying hacks now in the District. Kemp, as a yearling, took suoond prize at tlio Mastertoiu Hhow, in 1885, also 2nd prize tlio same yew for the best Oanidon Colt, In 1880 he took 2nd pffee as a two-year old at the Mastertou Bhoiv, and also Ist at the same show in 1887 as a threo-year old Coaching titallion. TEEMS—S.% 10s per uiaro.

For further particulars apply to. ■ JOHN DEVONSHIRE, TO TRAVEL IN THE WAIRARAPA DISTRICT, [T|HE purebred Clydcadalo Stallion— AVON. AVON is a bay horao with black points, aim stands 17 hands high, with plenty (if bono and hair. Heisoonio of a great family, His dam was sold at 800 guineas whon good marcs wero sold at a fourth of that prico. Sho is out of a bljokjcg mare-fliio pf a faujily qf four, out of the saiuo daiu, and the quartette, by ltenfrew Jock, were tho four best horses over bred in tho Oarnaru district. AVON, by Avon Chief, (150 N.Z.S.B). bred by W, Boag, Esq., Fcndnlton, near Chrjstplitpli, out of his famous prize mare Qrace Parjipg l)y I'fipco gf Killbfido impprtcf) (002). ' Grace Darling, by Prince Charlie, imported (4 und 020). Grace Darling was the best mare that ever stood in Now Zealand, has been first and Champion at Christchurch many times, beating the grcal Mnggio Craig, Champion of Scotland. Sho was first in Duncdin in hor class and champion of tho yard. In fact hor career is unprecedented. AVQW'fj ijaip pipy, by Renfrew Juok'(Wp) ipipptteff ffpin Victoria; g sire ltenfrew imported from Scotland; g dam Jess by Blackleg imported from Scotland, Konffpw Jock's dam' Ilose, by Crpwden Lad, a famous Clydesdale imported from Gotland by the late Davjd Npshjtt. Itenivciy Jock ™ 11 jnost successful show horse. Before leaving Victoria hp took lqany firsts, and he tyaa prst for tlireo yep in succession in Oaiimru, Tjmaru, ami Dpncjlin, and Champion of the yard as well, From this history breeders will recognise that they have in Avon not only a horso of good parts, but an Entire of good lineage, a matter altogether dif. ferent to a gopd-lopking horso. Tjio great point in horse-breciliiig is to have a sire connected with good fnmilipa of undoubted character. In tho one ease the stock will bo uniformly good, whilo in the other case individuals may surpass, but tllO general character- of tlie stock will bo inferior aud disappointing. Nothing ia nioro grievous to a breeder than to seo weeds spring from a good, looking siro. 'forms L 5, payable by P.N. at first service,'duo January 1, 1888. Groomago fee ss. All care taken but no ret>ility\ For full information apply G, WATSON, Propriotpr. Or to W. WESTBROOK, Groom in Charge, TO STAND THIS SEASON AT HOMEBUSH, MASTERTON. rjpHE THOROUGBRED STALLION Daniel O'ConneL IVpf's £2loa oer juarp. Also tho PUREBRED CLYDESDALE HUh LION ■ Laird O'Largo. For further particulars apply to , \ ANGUS PHASER, . 8027 . Howebuah.