In colour he is black, and stands 17.1£ hands high. He' has. a handsome head, beautiful rein,- oblique - shoulder, very short back,. fine flat bone, and is a good quartered horse." He is really a Tiorse- that should suit the requirements of all sortk of breeders, who should look through his .pedigree. LINSTOCK wUI stay at Mr Chur- ton's Aramoho. and will travel to Turakina (via Tordell) on Mondays, Marton on Tuesday, returning Wed- nesdays (viarNo. 1 Line), and at home at Aramoho on Thursdays. ■ Single Maxes, .5 guineas; two or ruOTojm<\xes,:£'i. All fees payable 31st January, 1902.' Good Paddocking at Aramoho, Is per week. ' All care taken, but no responsibility for loss of mares by death, accident, or otherwise howsoever. For particulars .apply GEO. -CHAMBEBLAIN Lessee, Or. W. H.'CHURTON, Aramoho. THE THOROUGHBBED HOBSE T> O N A TCI I• D E (Son'-west'er — Fides), Will stand at Fordell this season. For particulars -apply E. MOBSE, Or". ~" ,F. TILLET. Fordell. PUELIMINABY NOTICE. TO TBAVEITTHfs SEASON In the Wanganui District The ~ Champion Draught Stallion Q LEN • R OY. For further particulars, apply to " A. DONALD, Putiki, Wanganui. TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON In the Wanganui District, the Carriage Stallion, pOCK OF THE TT7ALK [ COCK OF THE' WALK is an 8-year-. old oolt of a nice bay colour, with four black points,, 16.5 hands high, with ' plenty of bone, and good action. As a ■ yearling, he took,. First Prize at tLe Timaru Show and Second at Christ- ohuroh ; as a 2-year-old First Prize at Timaru ; First Prize at Ellcsmeie Show,. 1894, beating five others, including Blue Gown; Second at Chrisiohurch to his sire, 1895 ; First and Spscial, Rangiora Show, 1896 ; also Second to his sire, with eight others in the ring, in 1897. ' First and Special at Timaru, 18199. First Wanganui 1900. H!b nire was the well-known Orpheus, imported direct "from the celebrated Oldanburgh ' Stud, Suwurden, near Rcdenkirohen. Grand Dukedom of : Oldenburgh, Germany. This Stud was successfully represented od the trotting tracks at meetings held recently in Ger- many, at which American, Franco- Prussian, Austrian, and otbar countries competed.' He was hunting hist season with the, South. Canterbury Hounds, carrying l&t over big country. "TERMS— .£3; half guarantee, £i; £2 payable Ist -January, 1902, and balance when, mare proves in foal. 