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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 268, 9 October 1884, Page 4

TO STAND THIS SEASON" AT THE PINES STABLES, FOX- . TON. , . <; .. ; , ;. . . THE THOROUGH BRED' HORSE Somnus BY tho Promit-r StallirmTraducer, out bf the thoroughbred in*ported ; mare Ham moclc, thi? highi class mare beinpr tlie property of the Middle Park Stud Company./' Am only rt limitea number of maros will l>e received, erfi-Iy application will be nece-ssaiy . : ' " For f»JI particulars as to pedigree/ performances, ternifs, &c., see cards with photo thereon^ which can be seen at the priucipaf business places throughout rhe districtj and can also be obtained on application to th»' undersigned. ' ! BAKER & Co., Proprietors, ; ■ - •■■' _ ; "Pox ton J THE THOROUGHBRED STAIrLiON? Morplieiis," WILL TRAVEL THE PALMERSTONif FKILDING, HALCOMBELjAND/ SANDON DISTRICTS THIS' SEA- . son. /•. ;■ >,;/■ ;.;,;;; ""; MO RPHEUS isa gbldeiicji^nn^ ; staniiing. 1 6 hands" 3 inchW; ] tlmrouglrly sbwnU m all respects, tie* is 7 years old, and l'>y that' fast and : well-known horse Castaway,; dam Soninatnbula »>y Towtpn, imported, dam Opera, by II Barbiere, 9am Cassandra l>y Priam; Tow ton, iiii. . ported, by Melbbuihe; Castaway by Traducei', imported, dam'.Merinai'l, imjKirted.' Morpheus comes from a great racirig fu'hily, claiming; seme iiristocrat'c and high-class perfornier.s as his relatives. His sire won. .the Wellington Cup and ran second for the Christchurch Derby and Great Autumn Handicap. H&is full. brother \ to Lurline and Le Loup.. The performances of these animals m New : Zealand and Australia need noconW ment. Le Loup won. the Canterbury J. C. Handicap and Cup iv 1880. . Opera, grand dan» "' of Morpheus, won . the Canterbury Derby m 1864. , Tan) T bourini was also 'from Opera, by Towton, and won amongst other races, the Canterbury J. C. Handicap : and Canterbury and Wellington Ciipsj besides performing successfully over -'• hurdles. Salvage, by Castaway, ran ' second for the. Wellington Cup : m 1882, giving the winner a year and a,; pound. Won the; Great 1 : Autiin)n ;: ' Handicap at Christchurch^ an& ran 1 ; .second to Adamant for the Dunedin Cup giving the winner two yeara and twenty four pounds. Won the Aiick-' : land Cup and Free Handicap. "Towton, imported; is the grand sire of Moiplwus, and the sire of. such note/1 performers as Golden CJoud, Master Rowe, Misfortune. Tambonrini, Lara, Purin, Koraii, Atrtlaiita, AyVvcenji, Cock«urc, Maipra, Lillip^e, Stirabout, Songster, Lacenfeed, Rainarama, anil Twitter. MoipJieus is nearly full brother m blood to Darebin, admitted to be as brilliant a horse as ever tvod the Australian tui'f. Darebin, by The Peer, imported, full brother to ToWtdn, imported, dam Lurline, f til 1 sister to Castaway. : Terms, £5 ; groomage fee, ss. w*. j. clouter: & Co., ; ' „ Pi oprietor<», • Palhierston NorthV Central Seed Store, MANNERSSTREET, WELLINGTON. Nurßery Grounds— Taranaki-street and Lower Hutt, : Established. 1865. ; • . F. cBbMRy '■ ■ Wholesale ; an'd Retail •"■ SEEDSMAN . &> FLORIST. Flower, Garden; Farni, Agrfcdltnral and Pastoral Seeds; Conifera and other Tree Seeds ; GloVer and Natural ' Grass Seeds. ■ -^ . . The Choicest Seeds Only Kept. : On Sale— Every Description 6f Horticultural Requisites andßequiremehts. Wellington made ; Flovrer Pots at Pottery: .Prices., '..-■,■ ■„. .;.. :; . All Country Orders: Attended to with - . ; . .■; jbispatoh. . ! r r;^ r : GRATEFUL— COMFORTING. BREAKFAST. ■;••.' "By a thorough knowledge of the - natural laws which govern the operations of digestion : and -nutritioh, and . by a oareful application of the fine properties of well-selected cocoa, Mr Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage whioh may save vi many ' heavy doctors' bills. It is by : the judicidtis use of such articles of die!; : that a constitution may be gradually built np until strong enough-to resist every tendency to diseased Hundred* : of subtle maladies are floating around u& ready to attack wherever there i» a weak point. We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame." — See article m the Civil Service Gazette. Made simply with l)oiling%ater or • milk. '• • . . Sold m Jib packets, .by Coders;;' labelled thus:— * : ,;•::<; i JAMES ElfiS lAKtt CO., HOMCEOPATHIO- CHEMISTS, LONDON, ENGLAND.