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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1472, 5 October 1885, Page 4

To Stand this Season m the Manawatu and Woodville Districts. THE PURE-BRED CLYDESDALE HOUSE Watchman. WATCHMAN, foaled Ist November. 1878,' and is now rising five years old ; sire" Fowler's Wallace, dam Maggie ; is a rich brown, is 10 J hands high, has a clean, flinty bone and nice hair, and is very active. His sire, the pure imported Clydesdale horse, Fowler's Wallace, bred by Mr Donald McKinley, Wouldham Hall, near Gloucester, onfc of a pare Clydesdale marc, bred by Mr J. N. Fleming, Cainpbelton, Scotland ; her sire, the celebrated horse Lofty Wallace, gained, several first" prizes before leaving the Old Country. Maggie was bred by Mr Sutherland, Taieri, Otago, out of a Napoleon mare, by -Sir William Wallace (imported). Sir William Wallace bred by William Anderson, Esq., Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, out of Brisk, by Garibaldi. As a yearling took first prize at Maybole, Kirkmichael, and Glasgow, aud second at Ayr. As a two-year-old, second at Ayr and Gla3goy, and also second at the Highland Society's Show held that year at Edinburgh ; and when only three days landed m Otago took second: prize against horses of all agps at the Taieri, although only 2 J years old. / ; For further particulars apply to groom .m charge. Or Colin Mckexzie, Owner, Ashurst. . To. Stand this Season and travel the Raifgitikei and Manawatii Districts, THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE Uiomedes. DIOMEDES is by Totara, out of Plover, by Sir Hercules. Totara ishy old Dioiuedeß, out of Wainiea,l>y Sir Her; cules, out of Flora Mclvor, by Emigrant" Old diomedes by Hesperus, out of Dioniedie by Weatherbit. Old. Diomed°s was the sire of Kapapo, Malviua, licnn:Ptny,, aud, Parawhenua. Waiinea, the. dam of Manuka, Papapa, Piiriai, and Waiuiiij'all pt whom have won seyeraT. importnnt races on the turf. Plover, by" Sir Hercules ; Plovcrj th 6 dam of MaU vina, 'Herculus, Dan O'Connell, and, ''Other fast horses. Totara, the sire of" Longlands^winner of the Great Autumn Handicap, April, 1878, and 1879 ; also : Volunteer, second m the Cliampagne Stakes, and ran a dead iteat with Mata for Queeu's Plate m Dun'fcdi.n,-and won, the Timaru Maiden PUtejl^ inilps, m; j2in. 45j5., and Elying Stnkea, inile,:iii lm. 17^8., at" the Wellington Jockey : Club Meeting, 1880 ; also Merlin, winner of the Spring Handicap at Wahgnnui ' v also Totara, wiuh- r of the llangitikei; Hunt Club Steeplechase, VVaverl6y Handicap Hurdle Rnce, and Manawatu Haa- ; dicap Hurdles ait Palmerston . ;: ; ! : Diomedes himself is the winner of the Wangauui Welter AVeightrfor-age Hiirdle Race, beating Ref onu, r^ew. Year, -Dhudeen, Parn«ll, and Christmas ';'. won the Turakina Handicap Hiirdles, boating a large field ; and ran a good third for the Wangamii Grand' National Steeplechase, carrying 12st 7 lbs., giviug the winner, Ruiiliine, Ist sltm., and ■- the second horse, Dluideeu, 2st 51 bs., thereby showing that he is a weight carrier, and has exceptionally good staying power. Diomedes was awarded first prize at tho Wangnnui A. aud P. Association's Show as a sire best calculated to* iinproyo the breed of saddle horses. \ " Diomedes is a rich bay with black points, stauding 16| hands high, witli immense bone and' muscle, good action-, vis, 7 years bid, and is considered to be one of the best cross-country horses m New Zealand. .....'. ' ._- „ .- r .. ; ...i('. : : ; 1 ,■ pioiu'edes will travel as under-: . r ; Mondays — A'shurst, -.pja. Ashurst ;' ■'"'""; roiid. ■ ' '~- : ■'_'"'/■ •".'.. y-\ • ■Tueßdayß'-r i AßhHrst ; t6-Palmcrston. , Wednesdays —Paliuerstou : to San-! ■■.;■■■: dou. ; - ; Thursdays— Bulls and; Lower. Ban - gitikei. .'■•• Fridays— Halcombe. Saturdays-^Makino-road to Feildv Terms— Single Mare, £3 10s ; two or ' more,: the boha fide property 'of one !i owner, i-3 each. .By PiN. ou first^Ber-^ vice, payable Ist .Jauuary, 1886. ' • Apply to the owner, ■ s A.HANNBTT, ' ' • " "Feildiug. . Somnus. I .rfjHE- Thoroughbred /Horse ■ SO3INUS JL will be at the service of Horsebreeders at the Stiid Stabies, adjoining the premises of the Bank of 'Australasia, f*alnierstonjNorth, JEyery WEDNESDAY^ and . 'TJF^URSDAY from this. date., aud at^dxton the 1 remainder of the week. For particulars as to Pedigree,' Performances, &c; 'sec - hoi-se cards, which maybe had on application: . : i ■'... ■?■.;.■ . „. r t -.. .. ; - , : E. HAR WOOD, Foxton, y> '\ : . Manager for Baker % Co. WALKLEY'S COMMERCIAL ;HOTEL , LLVERV AND BAIT fran c: ~p"a l m c b, lessee. Horses prepared for racing.. ; . Saddle horses and Buggies, on Hire. Horses carefully broken to saddle. THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION, Morpheus , Will serve a limited number of mares at the Stables. Terms — Four pounds, payable on or before Ist January, 188(5. GrooinageFee Five Shillings'. ; TERUACE EN]) COACH. JAMES BURSjfc TT) EGS to announce that he has pur-r chased the Terrace End Cab. Fares^ as usual. Terms can be arranged for attending Parties. Balls, &c. : . . • ;