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To Stand this Season the Thoroughly cci intire Horse Diomedes. FOR Pedigree see Now Zealand Stud Book. Diomedes is a rich l>*iy with hlaok points, stands 16 hands 3 inches high. He was awarded ■first, piize at the W;in<ranui Agricultural and Pastoral Show, as boinj» the horse lit'st calculated to improve tho ';>rcw»d of upstanding 1 saddle horses; Mid subsequently won the Wauganni and Tiirakina hurdle vaceo, m largo Holds and good company, besides having run second for several hurdle racos and Ktee])lcch;iS(!s under heavy weights. He is from the same dam; as Malvina', winner of the jDunedin Cup, and many other iuipbrllani l'acea. Diomedes will travel to Palmers ton, standing at the Koyal, , HoteJ, Stables on .Friday evening and .' Satuvday, •until noon ■„ ■ ■>■■■ ■_>'■ ,<i >% j Terms : Single mare, £4-; ; two'oi| more th'o property Of' one owner, Jg2l ,10s .each. •• Epr further particulars , »ipply, to Mr Fentoit. . ■'■'>'<<,■■., ! S-.-Q-. WILSON, Groom m charge. I Or Duncan Campion; at Mr Di "Feasee's, where paddockiug will -be pvovided at 1/6 per week. Everyj cave taken," but no responsibility. ;

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION Morpheus Will Travel the Palmerston, Feilding, Halcombe, and Sandon Districts this Season. ! MORPHEUS is a golden chesnuti standing 16 hands 3 inches! thoroughly sound m all respects. He is 7 years old, and by that fast and well-known horse CastaVay, dam Sojoinambula hy Towton, infported-, dam Opera, by II Barbiere, dam Cassandra by Priam; Towton, imported, by Melbourne ; Castaway by Traducer, imported, dam Mermaid, imported. Morpheus comes from a great racing family, claiming some aristocratic and high-class performers as his relatives. His sire won the Wellington Cup and van second for the Christchurch Derby and G-reat Autumn Handicap. He is full brother to Lurline and Le Loup. The performances of these animals m Ne^ Zealand and Australia need no com* merit. Le Loup won the Canterbury J. C. Handicap and Cup m 1880. Opera, grand dam of MorpJieus, won the Canterbury Derby m 1864. Tambourini was also from Opera, by Towton, and won amongst other races, the Canterbury J. C. Handicap aud Canterbury and Wellington Cups, besides performing successfully over hurdles. , Salvage, by Castaway, ran second for the Wellington Cup m 1882, giving the winner a year and & pound. Won the Great Autumn Handicap at Christchurch, and ran second to Adamant for the Pilnedin Cup giving the winner two years and twenty -four pounds. Wop the Auckland Cup and Free Handicap.: Towton, imported, is the, grain! sire of Morpheus, and th£ sire of such noted performers as Golden Cloud, Master Rowe, Misfortune. Tambourihi, Lara, Puriri, Korari, Atalania, Ayucena, Cocksure, Mai ora, Lillipee, Stirabout, Songster, Lacenfeed/ Ramarama, aud Twitter. Morpheus is. nearly, full brother m bipod to Darebin, admitted to be as .brilliant a horse as ever trod the Australian turf. Darebin, by The Peer, imported, full brother to 1 Towton, imported, dam Lurline, full sister to Castaway; Xerpw, £5 ; groomage foe; 55. : ' i ';'■ i; ,;w:;j, clouter& Co., i? l Proprietors, „ . . Palmerston North.

To Stand this* Season at the Pines '„• Stables, Foxton. . . ' TH^l THOROUGHBRED. HORSE! • ■ ' .Sonmm;^: j [ BY the Premier Stallion Traducejr, 1 out of the thoroughbred imported mare Hammock, this l highclass mare being the property of the Middle Park Stnd Company. \ As only a limited number of mares will be received, early application will be necessary. J For full particulars as to pedigree, performances, terras, &c, see cards with photo thereon, which can be seen at the principal business places throughout the district, and*can also be obtained on application to the undersigned. . BAKER & Co., Proprietors,': Foxton. To Stand this Season m the Foxton, Palmerston. Feilding, Halcombe, Sandon j and Bulls Districts 9 . THE PURE CLYDESDALE ENTIRE Sir Robert Bruce BRED by the owner at Waimofyi, , Qtngo, is out of Daisy by Sir Wp). Wallace, was foaled .December 2, 1877, and is now rising 7 years old. Is a very lich bay, 16^ hands high, on short firm legs, has immense bone of good quality, :tnd plenty of hair, is lemarkably actiye, and has a fine tenipe'r. H.e "has obtained the chains pion pri?e m Wanganui three years m sucpession, For Pedigree see cards. Terms :£4 lQs, Further particulars* on application to the ; groom m charge, JOHN MILLAR. ' Owner: W. Craig,