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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1467, 29 September 1885, Page 4

To Stard this Seasjn m fie Van watu and Wopdville Disiric s. THE PURE-BRED CLYDESDALE HORSE - Watchman, WATCHftANV; foaleii Ist . Nove über. 1878, and is npw. .riijihg ifive .yeais old ; sire FowljrV WaVUaice, dam Ma;gie ; is a rich brow.i, is U\&. hands high, has a clean, flinty bouo and"nicc«hair,andi3 very active. His sire, the pare importe I Clydesdale horse, Fowler's Wallace, bred by Mr Donald McKiuley. Wouldham Hall, 1 near Gloucester, out of a pare Cly losdale mare, bred by Mr J. N. Fleming, Canipbcl ton, Scotland ; her sire, the celebrated horse Lof ty Wallace, gained sever il first prizes before leavm-jr the Old C >untry. Maggie was bred by Mr Sutherland, Taieri, Otago, out of a Napoleon mare, by Sir William Wallace (imported): Sir Willhm Wallace bred by William Anderson, Ksq., Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, out of Brisk, by Garibiildi. Asa yearling took 4ii^b. prize at Maybole, Kirkmichael, and" GrlHs^ow, and second at Ayr. As a two-year-old, second. at Ayr and Glasgow, and also seooud at the Highland Society's Show held- that year at Edinburgh' ; and when only 'three days landed iv Otago took second prize against horses of all agos at the Taieri, although only 2 J years old. . For further particulars apply t) groom m charge. Or Colin Mckekzie, Owner, Ashurst.. _.;

To Stand this Season and travel the Rangitikei and Manawatu Districts, THE . THOROUGHBRED HORSE l)iomedes. DIOMEDES is by Totara, out of Plover, by Sir Ht>reu!eß. Totara is by old Diomedes, out of Waimea, by Sir H ercnles, out of Flora Mclvor, by Emigrant. Old diomedes by Hesperus, out of Diomedio by Woalln>rbit. Old Diomed°s was the sire of Kapapo, Malvina, Ecrni omy, and Par&vvhenua. Wftimea, the dam of Manuka, Papapa, Puriai, and Waiiini, all ot whom have won several important races on the turf. Plover,. by Sir Hercules ; Plovviy. tho dam of Malvina, H'ircMil.-s, Dan O'Counell, and other fast horses. Totara, the, sire of Lnnglands, winner of the Great Autntnn 'Handicap., April, 18!?8,,. ai^cl 1879 ; also . Volunteer, *serond ;.in th<£. Champagne Stakes, aud ran adeffd heat- with Mata for Queen's Plate m Dnntdin, i\nd won the Timaru Maiden Plate, 1£ miles, m 2m. 45i5., and Flying Stak«s, J anile, m liv. 17^s., at the Wellington Jockey Club Meeting, 1880 ; also Merlin, winner of thu Snring Handicap at Wanganui ; also Totara, winner of the Rangitikti Hunt Club Steeplechise,VVaverley Handicap Hurdle Rue--, and Manawatu Handicap Hurdles at Palmerston DiomedcH himself is the winner of the Wanganui We Uer Weight-for-age Hurdle Race, beating Reform, New Year, Dhudeen, Parndl, and Christmas; won the Turakiua Handicap Hurdles, beating a large field ; and ran a good third for the Wanganui Grand National Steeplechase, carrying 12st 71b8., giving the winner, ituahino, Ist slbs., aud the second horsr, Dhutlceu," 2sl 51bs., thereby sliowiug that he is a weight carrier, aiid has exceptitinally good staying power. Diomedeg. was awarded first priz*} at the Wauganui A. aud P. Association's Show as a flire best calculated to improve the breed of saddle horses. Diomedes is a rich bay with black pointH, standing lGf hands high, with iiMiuense bone mid muscle, good action, is 7 j ears old, and is considered. to be oue of the best cross-country . horses m New Zealand. Diomedes will travel as under : Mondays— Ashurst, , via Aahurst road. Tuesdays— Ashnrst to Palmers ton. Wednesdays— Palmerston to Saudon. Thursdays — Bulls aud Lower Hangitikei. . Fridays— Halcombe. Satunlays — Makino-rond to Feilding. Terms — Single Mare, £3 10s ; two or mort', the bona fide property of oue owner, J-3 each. By P.N. on first service, payable Ist Jauuarv, 1886. Apply to the owner, . A.HANNETT, Feilding.

Somnus. rnHE . Thorouglibred Horse SOMNTUS J_ will be at the service of Horsebreeders at the Stud Stables, adjoining the premises of the Batik of Australasia, Palmerston North, Every WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY from this date, and at Foxton the remainder of the week. For particulars as to Pedigree, PerJormances, &c, see horse cards, which may be had oil application. R. HARWOOD, Foxton, Manager for Baker & Co.

WALKLEY.'S COMMERCIAL HOTEL LIVERS ANERBAIT STABLES. FBANK PALIEE, LESSEE. , Hor3es prepared for racing. Saddle horses and Buggies on Hire. ' * \ Horses carefully broken to saddle. THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION Morpheus Will s«rve a limited number of mares at the S.tables. Terms— Four pounds, payable on or before Ist January, 1886. Groom age Fee Five Shillings.

f y y^» r .ypa°.?c^. n t r , i jj;fr i riIHE Conrt Young Manawatu of Juvenile L Foresters will meet on TUESDAY Night, Oct. (i, 18S5, at 7 o'clock, m the Foresters' Court Room, Palraerston North. All respectable youths are invited to join. Adult Foresters invited to attend.