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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 38, 10 January 1883, Page 1

Horses. The Thoroughbred Stallion MORPHEO fc will travel the Palmerston, Feilding, and Sanson Districts this season. "11 I^RPHEUS is a golden chestnut, jyjr standing, 16 hands 3 incheß ; thoroughly sound m all respects. He is 5 years old, and by that fast and wellknown horse Castaway, dam Somnatnbula by Towton, 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 per» formers as his relatives. His sire 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. G. 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 successfully over hurdles. Salvage by Castaway ran second for the Wellington Cup last year, giving, the winner a year and a pound. Vv'on the Great Autumn Handicap at Christchurch, and is nominated for the Melbourne Cup. Terms, £5, and 5s groomage fee. For further particulars apply to FRANK PALMER. Id' Travel tbi Season, m the Rangiv * tikei and Manawatu Districts, the.Th orou gkbred Entire Horse DIOMEDES. DIOMEDEB by Totara, dam Plover, by Sir Hercules-^For particulars see New Zealand Btud Book. Plover is the dam of Malvina and other winners. Dibmedes 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 Mare, £4. .; j Two or more, the bona fide property of one owner; £3 10s. A^'ppij to the owner JOHN STEVENS; Or the Groom m Charge. To Travel this Season m the Palmerston and Manawatu Districts, The Purebred Clydesdale ' Entire Horse •WKINCE OF THE VALLEY. -QUINCE OF THE VALIEY, by X- Royal Conqueror. cut 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 Batterjsea as a two-year-old, at the United Exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society of England and the Royal flignland Society, and was therefore entitled to be regarded as the best colt m England and Scotlaud m his year. 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 three-year-olds m 1875> first prize for provincial bred m 1876, firat prize lor provincial bred m 1877, and also first prize against all comers, beating the imported horees Sir Walter Scott and British General. Prince of the Valley will be at Ashurst every Monday, Woodville Tuesday, Palmerstpn Wednesday, Awahuri Thursday, Jackeytown Friday, Palmerston Saturday. Terms.— Single Mares, £3 10s ; re" duction two or more mares ; groomage fe©Jss 6d. Fees payable on or before lgjft/ebruary raddocking free for three weeks. Every care taken but no responsibility. ■*> For furthtr 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., an d for the town edition not later than 3 p.m. If .B. AU advertisements appear m both town and country editions without extra charge to advertisers. THE Makawatu Standard is the only Palm9rston ;paper that has any circulation m Fielding or the Manchester Block, m which it has a daily bona fide issue of over three hundred copies.