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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 47, 19 January 1883, Page 1

Horses. The Thorongbbred Stallion MORPHEUS will travel the Palmerston, Feilding, and Sansou Districts this seasoo. MOBPHEUS is a golden chestnut, standing 16 hands 3 inches ; thoroughly sound iv all respects. He' is 5 yeara old, and by that fast and wellf known horse Castaway, dam Somnambula by Towton, dam Opera by II Barbaric, dam Cassandra by Priam ; Towton by Melbourne j Castaway by Tra» dncer, dam Mermaid. Morpheus comes from a great racing family, claiming lome aristocratic and high-class performers as his relatives. His Hire won the Wellington Cup and ran second for the Canterbury Derby and Great Autumn Handicap. He is full brother i -to Lurline and Le Loup. The perform- , ances of these animals m New Zealand .and Australia need no comment. : lie JLionp won the Canterbury J. OrHandi- t cap and Cup m 1880.* Opera, grand dam pf Morpheus, won the Canterbury = sDerbyln 1864. Tainbourini was also from Opera, by Towton, and won, amongst other races, the Canterbury J. O. Handicap and Canterbury and Wellington Cups, besides performing sue . cesßfully over hurdleß. Salvage by Castaway ran second for the Wellington Cup last year, giving the winner a year and a ponnd. Won 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. To Travel tbi Season, m the Rangitikei and Manawatu Districts, the Thoroughbred Entire Horse DIOMEDES. DIOMEDES by Totara, dam Plover, by Sir Hercules— lor particulars fee 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 breel of horses such as are required for useful purposes. Teems —Single Mare, £4. ' Two or more, the bona fade property of one owner, £3 10s. Appiy to the owner PPJ JOHN STEVENS; Or the Groom m Charge. .To Travel this Season m the Palmerpton and Manawatu Districts, The Purebred Clydesdale Entire Eorse PRINCE O P THE VALLEY. PRINCE OF THE VALIEY, 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 atßattergea 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 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, first prize for provincial bred m 1877, and also first prize against all comers, beating the imported horses Sir Waiter Scott and British General Prince of the Valley will be at Ashuwt every Monday, Woodville Tuesday, Palmerston Wednesday, Awahuri Thursday, Jaokeytown Friday, Palmerafcon Saturday. / Terms.— Single Mares, £3 10s ; reduction two or more mares ; groomage fee, 2s 6d. Feeß payable on or before Ist February Paddooking tree for three weeks. Every care taken but no responsibility. For farther 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.— AU advertisements appear m both town and country editions without extra charge to advertisers. mHE Manawatu Standard is the X only Palmerston paper that has any circulation m Fielding or the Manchester Block, m which it has a daily hona fide issue of over three hundred copies,