SOMNUS, <TE ZAHUEANGI) FINDING there is a strong teeline <o retain the services of SOM?\US in this District, and wishing to u-e him .•tir--e!ves to a great* r.i'xlent than before, the Proprietors have arranged to send the sou of "The Painter" to Hnwkes Bay, 'n-liere- be nill serve at a fee of Seven Guineas for Thorouahbieds, and Five Guineas foo Cross breds. Tup Celebrated Thorough bred Champiou Prize jrifinef, SOAiNUS (sire of Dudu, Poxfon, Cyclone, Minnie, Waiter, and a host of other v ttio.>t „ promising Joungsters., some of wliich will, no doubt in the, coming rntsinjj seuson. afford additional pjoof o\ Die vaiue of tins first, class sue) will therefore stand at the Proprietors' stud "stables, Feilding, this season, commencing Monday^ the 2nd September. We have stuck" to SOMNtJS, because on his size, breeding, performances and beautiful sjmmetry, we believed he was destined to becom,? a Great Horse; and vie have 'no' doußt whatever now, that like his illustrious sire '" Traducor," and the great "Musket," Soninus inherits that great power possessed by so f-ew sires, of transmit ting'lns. excellent qualities lo his progeny, that we mean ' to slick t'. ( him still, notwithstanding the tenjoting overtures that have been made for him, not In New Zealand (because he *vas bred heie), but from Ameriea.Nvhere his old ' stable' companion aud near relation, " Sir-MoJred/' has att-iint>d such a high reputation-' a< a Sire, and from other parts of, the world where the fame . t of vjomnus has, reached. , We did miend tj charge a fee of Ten. Guineas all round this season. but from representations -made by some of our friends that I hey wpie Unable to pay 5 0 much for Hack. -mar**'!,'' we have de« cided lo reduce the fee on the following scale viz : — T Ist Cla«s Thoroughbred*?, Ten Guineas. Class C , Seven Giiin'e.is A limited number of good Hack mare^ Five Pounds ten shilli»gs k Paddocking (if required) 2s j.er wi.ek. Ch'ice mares can be fed as per agreement Guarantees as per agreement. Allowance made for two or more mares the prop rty of one pwner.^ A» ares left at the Proprietors' Home stead, Foxton, will be forwarded to Feildlng free of cost. '" ' < "To insure service, -early application should be made. The .paddocking accommodation is specially provider! for bregding-puq^^es the wet and dry mares being kept s«»p»>-r ate in well watered and' .sheltered pad docks. Own<-rs sending mares in foal can rely upon 'the greatest possible care bping taken at foaling time and proper time of service. Also,— THE THOROUGHBRED SIEE DONCASTER, (Winner o f the ivlarlborough Cup and Derby, the Nelson Cup and other races, and sire of Stella and other good hoises I'onvaster is by Towton (Brother of The Peer) out of Titania, by Bay Middleton — Fairy by Giaucus — Sumy b Drn'zetti, &o. It will thus lie seen that h<' c me< of a good racing family Towton being by Melbourne 'sire of West Australian, Blink Bonny, &« Titania (is also dam of Sir George) Bay- Middleton (brother to Zoe and Waimea) is by Sir Hercules, out of Floria Vlclvor, Fairy by Giaucus out of that gre-it marSpray (dam of Wetspil, Scud, Belle,of the I«.le, Southern Chief &c. Fee— THKKR GUINEAS. With the usual allowances. . G-rooimige fee ss. Paddocking as ■"above ''' For further particulars apply to JO[fN CASEY, Stud groom in charge, Fvildi nz Or to R. HA R WOOD, Manager lor Baker & Co., Foxton, _ . , TO BTAND'^HIS'SEA ON is'vob MANA-WATU DISTRICT, 'The Thoboughjjred Sihe, • OBERON. OBERON is 6 years old, is a dark bjj with black point*-, good bone, plenty of povrfT and good temper. He is by . Puriri, dam Fairy, by Giaucus— Spray, j Snrny by Donizetti — L;idy Anr.. by l 'Whi-ker Giaucus by Bookworm — •Princes* by Gratis. Punn by Towten He alao claims relationship to that well known site Southern Cnipf, Spray, South crn Chief's dam, being, his granddam Puriri is the sire of t lie following horses ? Foies'er, Escapade, Jiufus. Ginri, Vein t J Corsair, arid others too numerous U mention, Tkums— By P.N. due 4th January | 1890 — Single mare, £3 ; two or mon -' as per' agreement ; 5s groomage fee, t( D be paid at fir.sl service. For further particulars apply to WILLIAM MOOJRE, O«ijpr. Commercial Hotel Stables, Pulmorstoi PALMERSTON NORTH STEA& y ' 'COOPERAGE '& PATENT t * BAB GEL CJHUBN MANUFACTORY c. l Fitzherbert Street,- Pdlmerstou N ijOKARLES E. GAUSTcVD »'l . "PKOPKIErOK, o "HEGS to inform the Puhlic that hi '•'' l! 3 h ftS added'to his Establiahmeu k Steam Power and the best Machiuon >, procuiable for the Trade, and ii )* thereby enabled to 'supply all kiuds o Cooperage, Work at the lowest rales, Tallow Casks, ail sizes) Butter Keg pf,Split Tawa, and Machine tmide o , Tavra, Totara or Pine, B^ef Tieices D and Ke«s, Cheese- Vats, Tubs, au( every thing iv connection with tin tradi-" either on baud or Drumptl; made to ovdpr. • ■ f PwiiQUt &<nitA Gh\xr,in a /-pe*;' '.-^
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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 59, 5 November 1889, Page 1
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