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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 36, 8 January 1883, Page 1

Horses. The Thoroughbred Stallion MORPHEUS .will travel the Palmerston, Feilding, and Sanson Districts this season. "|l T?SRPHEUS is a golden chestnut, Jj(L standing 16 hands 3 inches ; thoroughly sound' iv all respects. He is 5 years old, and by that fast and wellknown horse. Castaway, dam Somnambula by Toifton, 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, claiming some aristocratic and high»class pei> formers as his relatives. His &he won the Wellington Cup and ran second for the 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 from Opera, by Towton, and won, amongst other races, the Canterbury J. C. Handicap and Canterbury and Wellington Cups, besides performing buc» cessfully over hurdles. Salvage by Castaway ran'second for the Wellington Cup 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, £5, and 5s groomage fee. v For further particulars apply to . FRANK PALMER. To r Travel tbi Season, m the Rangiv. " tikei and Manawatu Districts, the Thoroughbred Entire Horse DIOMEDES. BIOMEDES 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 weU suited to improve the breel of horsea such as are required for useful purposes. - Tbrms —Single Mare, £&. -'■■'■.■:■ Two or more, ■ the bona fide ■ -.■/ property of one owner, £3 10s. Apply to the owner • JOHi* STEVENS; ' Or tHe Groom m Charge. To Travel this Season m the Palmerii< ■ - pton and Manawatu Districts, v ....... The Pprebred Clydesdale • " Entire Eorse • OF THE VALLEY. TIRINOE OF THE VALLEY, by '■jt Royal Conqueror out of Gipsy, by Olyde 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 Battereea 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. I He was 'selected and imported for Mr H. Redwood by the Hon. W. Robinson. Gipsy has taken two first prizes at the -Richmond Agricultural Show. - Prince of the Valley took first prize at the Richmond Agricultural Show for I three-year-olds m 1875, first prize for ■ provincial bred m 1876, first prize tor provincial bred m 1877, and also firßt prize against all comers, beating the imported' horses Sir Walter Scott and British General. . „ - :. Prince of the Valley will be at Ashurst svery Monday, Woodville Tues- " day, Palmerston Wednesday, Awahuri ' Thursday, Jackeytown Friday, Palmerston Saturday. ■ Terms.— Single Mares, £S 10s ; rei duction two or more mares; groomage fee, 2s'6d. Fees payable on or before itet February Paddocking free for three weeks. ' Every 'care taken but no responsibility. Fop furthf r particulars apply to the Groom m charge at the Royal Hotel. TO ADVERTISERS. ADVERTISEMENTS, for the daily A- country edition must be left at the office by 1 p.m., and for the town edition not later than 3 p.m. U js. AU advertisements appear m both town and oountry editions without extra charge to advertiser*. THE Majstawatu Standard is the only Palmerston paper that has any circulation m Fielding or the Manchester Block, m which it has a daily : hona fide WUQ of over three hundred copiep.;