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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 03, 1913
Page
5
Fortunatus imp stands 14 hands high with strong build and notable wins in England including the Good Word Cup and St George Stakes. Breeding details and terms available from owner Harry Taylor at The Marwaurie Stud.
The record lists numerous race wins across Gul- Bong, Yamble, Cullen bone, Troogle, Gilgandra, Walgett, Narrabri, Parkes, Goolma, Guigong Cup top weight, Mudgee track records, and other venues. It notes second places at Parramatta Mite and Rosehill, plus specific times and distances. Also mentions mares taken to paddock for seasonal committee actions ending December 1.
Travel the UDistrict introduces Prince of Limehills imp as a pure-bred Clydesdale stallion with extensive show prize lineage. Sire lineage includes Lord Plunkett and Carmyle with multiple first and champion awards across Invercarill, St Arnaud, Birehip, Tatura, Shepparton, Murchison, and the Royal Melbourne Show. Dam Shepherd's Lad adds further champion progeny, with stock prizes and Produce Stakes wins. a full brother to Model Prince recently sold for 383 gulmeens.
Terms read in old sale notice describe price £2 10s for single mare with reductions for two or more from same owner. Mentions geol secure paddocks, feed and water, all plots taken, no responsibility incurred. Season starts September 1, must be removed and paid for.
The Standard and Fashionably Bred trotting stallion George Wilkes, three years old, is presented as a superior sire with brothers and progeny noted in NSW shows. He is coal black, strong in action, and aims to produce top racehorses and buggy horses. Breeders in Forbes will have access at four guineas and inquiries should go to W. J. Barton, FitzGerald's Bridge, Forbes.
A brief item notes the season surrounding the FORBES STALLION named Standard Hred and another successful trotting horse. Details are sparse but indicate ongoing racing and breeding activity with emphasis on performance.
A detailed pedigree and career summary for Huon Chief, a premier trotting stallion, noting wins at Forbes and Grenfell shows, ribbons and prizes at Parkes and Peak Hill, and its impact as a sire with progeny such as Dolly Huon and other successful trotters. The report praises his strength in the show ring and track, comparing him to peers like Blackwood Chief.
Advertisement notes a specific period from September 1 to December 5 1912. It directs inquiries to Fitzgerald's Brides in Forbes via telephone 210 for further particulars. The copy includes a fee of four guineas and a disclaimer of liability.
Terms state price £210 with reduction for multiple marks. Owner BANCOR AGAIN holds Government Life Certificate of Soundness. For further particulars apply to the owner.
Eureka a seven year old bay horse displays substance and muscle with a docile temperament and perfect gait. Bred by W. Hose from Confidence and Consequence lines, he stems from Prickwillow and Jacob's Highflyer dams, tracing to Norfolk Hero. Consequence is praised as a show ring mare with many trotting wins at country shows.
Eureka proved one of Australia's best bold horses with wins and placings across 1909 to 1911 including Handicap Trot victories at Castle Hill Show Liverpool Show and Goolagong Show. He held a Government Life Certificate and will not race publicly again after a Parkes accident. Seacon starts in September and a lucerne and grass pad is provided with terms of £4 4s 0d for a single mare and £4 16s 0d for two or more mares.
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