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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 49, 22 January 1883, Page 1

Horses. \ -. — I Tbe thoroughbred Stallion MORPHEOS will travel the Palmerston, Feilding, and Sansou Districts this seasoD. ni JT ORPHEUS is a golden chestnut, J)[L standing 16 hands 3 inches ; thoroughly sound m all respects. He is 5 years old, and by that fast and wellfcnown horse Castaway, "dam Somnambnla by Towton, dam Opera by II Barbaric, dam Cassandra by Priam ; Tow- ; ton by Melbourne ; Castaway by Tra« ducer, dam Mermaid. Mobpheub comes from a great racing family, claiming some aristocratic and higb^class performers as bis relatives. His site won the Wellington Oup and ran .second for the Canterbury Derby and Great Autumn Handicap. He is full brother to Lurline and Le Loup. The performH 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 tbe 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 sue» cessfully over hurdles. Salvage by Castaway ran second for the Wellington Cup last year; giving tbe winner a year arid a pound. 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 Ranjntikei and Manawatu Districts, tbe Thoroughbred Entire Horse . DIOMEDES. T\IOMEDEB ty Totara, dam Plover, JJ by Sir Hercules— For particulars see Hew 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. ''Tbbmb —Single Mare, £4. Two or more, the bona nde 1 property of one owner, £3 10s. Apply to tbe owner • JOHN STEVENS-, Or the Groom m Charge. To Travel this Season m tbe PalmerBton and ManawattL Districts, The Purebred Clydesdale Entire Horse PRINCE OF THE VALLEY. PRINCE OF THE VALLEY; 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 Battergea'ag 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 In his year. Se 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 tbe imported horses Sir Walter Scott and British General. Prince of the Valley will be at Ashurst 9yery Monday, Woodville Tuesday, Palmerston Wednesday, Awahuri Thursday, Jackeytown Friday, Palmerston Saturday. Terms.-rSingle Mares, £3 10s ; reduction 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 tbe Groom m charge at the Royal Hotel. TO ADVERTISERS. \ DYEETISEMENTS 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.8.-^-AU advertisements appear m both town and country editions without extra charge to advertisers. fpHEJ Manawatu Standard is the X only Palroerstori paper that has any circulation m Fielding or the Manchester Block, in* wbicb it has a daily lona fide issue of over three hundred copies.