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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 34, 5 January 1883, Page 1

Horses. " ' The ' Thoroughbred Stallion MORx PHEUS will travel the PalmerP ston, Feilding, and Sanson Districts this season. MORPHEUS is a golden chestnut, standing 16 hands 3 inches ; thoroughly sound m all respects. He is 5 years old, and by that fast and wellknown horse Castaway, dam Somnambma by Toirton, dam Opera -by II Barbaric, dam Cassandra by Priam ; Towton by Melbourne ; Castaway by Tra» ducer, dam Mermaid. Morpheus comes from a great racing family, Haiming some aristocratic and high^class per* formers as his relatives. His sire won the Wellington Cup and ran second for |h h e Canterbury Derby and Great Autumn Handicap. He is full brother to Lurline and Le Loup. The perform* ances of these animals m New Zealand and Australia need no comment. Le Loup won the Canterbury J. C: Handicap and Cup m 1880. Opera, grand dam of Morpheus, won the Canterbury Derby m 1864. Tambourini was also fronV Opera, by' Towton, and won, amongst other races, the Canterbury J. C. Handicap and Canterbury and Wellington Cups, besides performing sue* cessfully over hurdles. Salvage by Castaway ran second for the Wellington Cap last year, giving the winner a year and' a pound.. Won the Great Autumn Handicap at Christchurch, and is nominated for the Melbourne Cup. - Terms, £s^ and 5s groomage fee. for further particulars apply to FRANK PALMER. * To Travel thi Season, m the Rangi- "^ tikei and Manawatu Districts, ' tie Thoroughbred Entire Horse .-•• DIOMEDES. DIOMEDES by Totara, dam Plover, by Sir Hercules— For particulars see: Sew Zealand Stud Book. Plover is the dam of Malvina and other winners.' Diomedes. stands sixteen and ahalf hands, is a rich bay with black points, and well suited to improve the breei of horses such as are required for useful purposes. Teems —Single Hare, j£4. Two or more, the bona fide property of one owner, £8 10s. Appir to the owner .. * .' JOHN STEVENS j Or the Groom m Charge. ■ ■■•'■' . s To Travel this Beason m thePalmer- ' Eton and Manawatu Districts, The Pnrebred Clydesdale Entire Horse $PKINCE OF THE VALLEY. PRINCE -OF THE V ALLEY; by Royal Conqueror out of Gipsy, by Clyde Champion (imported), out of J. Andrews' well-known mare Polly, by Farmer (imported), and grand dam (imported). Royal Conqueror, a pure Clydesdale, took first prize at Battersea as a two-year-old, at the United Exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society' of England and the Royal Highland Society, and was therefore entitled to be regarded as the best colt m England and Scotland m his year. He was selected and imported for Mr H. Redwood byiheHon. W. Robinson. Gipsy haß taken two first prizes at the Richmond Agricultural Show. Prince of the Valley took first prize at the Richmond Agricultural Show for three-year-olds m 1875 > first prize for provincial bred m 1876, first prize for provincial bred m 1877, and also first prize against all comers, beating the imported horses Sir Walter Scott and British General. Prince of the Valley will be at Ashutbl; every Monday, Woodville Tuesday, Palmerston Wednesday, Awahuri Thursday, Jackeytown Friday, Palmerston Saturday. Terms.— Single Mares, £3 10s ; re" two or more mares j groomage fee, 2s 6d. Fees payable on or before Ist February Paddocking free for three weeks. Every Care taken but no responsibility. ■For further particulars apply to the Groom m charge at the Royal Hotel. TO ADVERTISERS. ADVERTISEMENTS for the daily •£*■ country edition must be left at the office by 1 p.m., and for the town edition not later than 3 p.m. . N.B.— -All advertisements appear m bptn town and country editions without extra charge to advertiser* . fTIHE Mahawatu Standard is the X : only Paino9rston paper that has any circulation m Fielding or the Manchester Block, m which it has a daily lona fide issue of ever three hundred copies,