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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 50, 23 January 1883, Page 1

Horses. The Thoroughbred Stallion MOR- •: ■--' pHEUb will travel the Palmerston, Feilding, *nd Sanson Districts, this season. M"" " ORPHEUS is a golden chestnut, standing 16 hands 3 inches ; thoroughly sound in all respeots. He is£ years old, and by that fast and well- .. Mown -horse Castaway, dam SomnamSua by Towton, dam Opera by. II Barbarie, dam Cassandra by Priam y Towten by Melbourne ; Castaway by Tra» ducer, dam Mermaid. Mobphbus comes irom a great racing family, claimiog some aristocratic and highfclass performers as his relatives. His sire won the Weliington 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 in New Zealand and Australia need no comment. Le Loup won the Canterbury J. C. Handicap and Cup in 1880. Opera, grand * dam of Morpheus, won the Canterbury Derby in 1864. Tambourini was also from Opera, by Towton, and won^ amongst other racesj 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 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. For further particulars apply to ; FRANK* PALMER. ; ■ .' ■ • \ To Travel thi Season, in the Rangitikei and Manawatu Districts, the Thoroughbred Entire Horse " DIOMEDES, TvIOMEDES by Totara, dam Plover, I) by Sir Hercules— For particulars see Sew Zealand Stud Book. Plover is the dam of Malvina'and other win-^ 'ners 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. TBBMS —Single rMare, £i. Two or more, the bona nde property of one owner, £3 10s. Apdit to the owner *■ - ■■' JOHN STEVENS? ; : ' Or the Groom in Charge. To/Travel this Season in the Palmerston and Manawatu Districts, The Purebred Clydesdale Entire Eorse PRINCE OF THE VALLETf . 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 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 in England and Scotland in 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 in 1875; first prize for .provincial bred in 1876, first prize for provincial bred in 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 Ashuißt every Monday, Woodville Tuesday, Palmerston Wednesday, Awahuri Thursday, Jackeytown Friday, Palmeraton Saturday. Terms.— Single Mares, £3 10s ; reduction two or more mares ; groomage fee, 2s 6d. Fees payable on or before Ist February Paddocking free for three weeks. Every care taken but no responsibility. For furthtr particulars apply to the Groom in charge at the Royal Hotel. TO ADVERTISERS. ADVERTISEMENTS for the daily •»- country edition must be left at the office by Ip.m.. and for the town edition not later than 3 p. m. N.B.— ■ All advertisements appear in both town and country editions without extra charge to advertiser*. THE Manawatu Standard is the only Palmsrston paper that has any circulation in Fielding or the Manchester Block, in which it has a daily bona fide issue of over three hundred copies,