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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1474, 7 October 1885, Page 4

To Stand this Season m the Manawatu and Wood ville Districts. ! THE PURE-BRED CLYDESDALE HORSE Watchman. WATCHMAN, foaled Ist November, 1878, and is now rising liveyeare old ; sire Fowler's Wallace, dam Maggie; is a rich brown, is 16 J hands high, has a . clean, flinty bone and nice hair, and is very active. His sire, -the pure imported Cly-. descale horse. Fowler's Wallace, bred by Mr. Dpuald McKinley, Wouldham Hall, near (Gloucester, out of a pure Clydesdale mare, bred by Mr J. N. Fleming, Campbeltpn,. Scotland ; her sire, the celebrated hbrs6 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 WUliam Wallace (imported). Sir William ■ •Wallace bred by William Anderson, ' Bs<^., -.-■ .Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, out of Brisk,' by Garibaldi. As a yearling took first prize at Maybole, Kirkmichael, and Glasgow,' [ and second at Ayr. As a two-yearr-old, second sit Ayr and Glasgow, 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. ages at the Taieri, although only ! 2i years old. ■ . ' For further particulars apply to groom m charge. Or Colin Mckenzie, Owner, Ashurst. > ~ . < To Stand this Season and travel the Ban- . gitikei and Manawatu Districts, : , THE THOROIQGHBKED :H 0 BS E Diomedes. DIOMEDES is by totara, out of Pl(* yer, by Sir Horcules. Totara is by old Djomedeß, out of Waiinea, by Sir Hercules, out of Flora Mclvor, by Emigrant. Old dioinedes by Hesperus, out of D'oliiedie! byWeatherbit. Old, Dioiuedps whs the sire of Kipapo, Malvina, Kc«m- --' piny, and . Parawlmiiua. VVAiinea, the (lain of .Manuka, Pa papa, Piiriai, and Wainiii, all ot whom Have won several important races on. the turf. Plover, by 'Sir Hercules ; Plover,' .the dam of Mali yiii'a, Herpuie^,' Daii O'Conuell, . and other' fast horses. Totara, the sire of Loiiglaiids, winner of the Grctt Autumn Handicap, April, 1878, and 1879 ; 'also Volunteer, second m the Clianipagne Stakes, and ran a dead heat-' with Majta for Queen's Plate m Dunedin, and won tlicTiinaru Maiden Plate, 1^ miles, m 2in. 45^5., and Flying Stiikes, £ mile, m lin. 17|s., at the Wellington Jockey Club Meeting, 1880 ; also Merlin, winner of the Spring Handicap at Wanganui ; : also, Totara, winner of the Rangitikei Hunt* Club Steeplechase, Wayerley' Handicap (Hurdle Rac, and Manawatu HaudicapHnrdles at Palinerstqn. '-',' Diomedfß himsel Em's the winner of the W'angaimi Welter , Weiglit-for-ige Hur| die Race, be'ating _ Reform, JNevr Year^ Dhudeen, Parnell, and Clirißtmas; won the Turakina Handicap Hurdles^, beating a large field ; and ran a good .third' 'for the" Wanganui Grand National steeplechase, currying 12st 71bs., giving the winner, Kualiine, Ist sltis., and the! second horse, Dlmdeen, 2at 51bs., thereby showing that lie is a weight carrier,: and has exceptionally good staying power. : . . . : . . - ' Diomedes was awarded first prize at the Wanganui A. and P. Association's Show as a sire best calculated to improve the breed of Raddle horses. • ;','■' ' Diomedes is a, rich hay with black, points, standing 16 J, hands nigh, with iiuniense bone, and muscle, good action, is 7 years old, and is considered to be one of the best cross-country horses m New', Zealand. '.\ • ' 7 ' ! ''■ Diomedes will travel as utider i' ■.''....[ ■■ Monday B—Ashurst,8 — Ashurst, via, Ashurst '■"'■■.' ro '" d - ' • ■'. .' .■j« .r: Tuesday a— Ashurst to Palraerstbh. ; Wediiesdayß— Palmerßton to Sail-. ."' ..' ■ dou * ' "■ -',', ■'■ : ' '' ■'.'■' • ' Tliarsdiiys-^Bulls and Lower Ran- ■ gitikei. : ' . .•; : Fridays— Halcombe. : '■. \ Saturdays— Makiuo-rbad to .Feild- \ .i -'. ■'■■ ''"'&. - : '■'.'"' ' '.'. '■''''■'■] ; 1 Termß~single Mare, £3 10s ; two or more, tlie ' bdna fide property of one: owner, JE'3 each. By' P.N. on first service, payable Ist Janaary, 1886. . ' ; . Apply to the owner, V.' '. ' ; -" r[ . •;. ■■■•;. : "'."."'.'• : Feildiug. : / . 1," .' : .- . '■•(-;■ - -'i - - •-'•'- ; ■'■■-■• Somniis. THE Thoroughbred' Horse SOMNUS will -be; at the service of Horse? breeders at the Stud Stables,^adjoining the premises of the Bank of ; Australasia. Pal- ! meretpn North, -Every WEDNESDAY and THtrRSDAY from this date, andat Foxtou the remainder of 'the weelc. .'For particulars as to Pedigree, ' Performances, &c,, : see hoi'se cards, which may be had on application. > •••' '■ ■:'■■>•;■■■ ■■;'■■ ; ' ■ R. HARWOOD, Foxtbh 1 , ' ' : - - ■■'■■■ Manager for Baker & Co. WALKLEY'S COMMEiIdIAL &OTEL LIVkRY AND. BAIT FEAKE PALMER, .*—»-. LESSEE- "■' Horses prepared for racing. ! Saddle horses* and Buggies on Hire. : •' ; ' Horses carefully broken to saddle. THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION I^oi^eus Will serve a limfted number of mares at the Stables.- Teruis-^Four pounds, payable' on or ; before l'sfc January, 188(5. ■ -- ' Ghroomage Fee Five Shillings. : ■ JAMES, BtEKE OEGS to announce that he has puri' chased the Terrace' End Cab, Fjvyqs as usual. Terms' cai\ be ar-ranged for attending Par-ties, Balls, &c.