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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1485, 20 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 'five years old; sire Fowler's Wallace, dam Maggie;, isia .ricbibrowu, is 16J hands high, has ,-:«t ; cliean, flinty bone and nice hair, and is Very active. His sire, the pure -imported Clydesdale horse. Fowler's, Wallace, bred by McDonald McKinley, Wouldhaht Hall, ? near Gloucester, out of a pure T Clydesdale niare, bred by MrJ ; . N. Fleming, Campbelton, Scotland ; her sire, the celebrated horse Lofty- Wallace, gained several; 'first prizes before leaving the Old Country. Maggie was bred by Mr Sutherland Taier£ Otago, out of a Napoleon mare, by Sir* William Wallace-(imported). Sir William Wallace bred by William Anderson, Esq., i Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, out uf Brisk, T>y I Garibaldi. As a yearling took first prize at Maybole, Kirkmichael, and .GlaSgow, arid second at .Ayr. As a two-year-old, second at Ayr and G lasgow, and alsosecond at the Highland Society's Show. held r that year at Edinburgh ; and when only /three d^yg landed m .Otago took second prize against horses of all ag<^at ; the Taieri, although only 2£ yews old. ' ; For further p .. rtculars apply to groom iii charge. Or OuLIN MCKENZIE, Owner, Ashurst. - ; "■ " ' ... ■'' ■•' ■•,•■;'■ : ••, " ; . .-.'.' To Stand this Season and travel the Ran- ! gitikei and Manawatu Districts," THE -THOROUGHBRED HORSE l)iomed^ T\iIOMEDES is by Totara, ontofPJpr \>y yer,:by Sir Hercules. Totara iB by old Diomedeß,out of Wairaea,by Sir Hercules, out of Flora Mclvor, by Emigrant. Old diomedes by Hesperus, out of Diomedie by Weatlierbit. Old Dioinedes was the sire of Kapapo, "Mai vina, Economy, and Par&whemia. Waiinea,-the dam of Manuka, Papapa, Puriai, and Waioui, aii 6t whom have won several important races on the turf. Plover, by Sir Hercules ; Plover, this dam of Malyiiia,' Hflrc'ules, Dan O'Couuell, and other fast horses: .Totara, the sire of Louglatidß, winner of -the Great Antiimn Handicap, April, 1878^ and 1879^ : also Volunteer, second m. the Chauitpague Stakes, and ran a dead heat with Mata for Queen's Plate m Dunedin, and won the Timaiu Maiden Plate, I^- miles, m 2in.y4s£s., and Flying Stakes, milo, m liii. ' 17^8., ,'at the Wellingtou "JoMy Club Meeting", 1880 ; also Merlin, winner of the. Spring Handicap at Wangan.ui,; also Totara, winner of the Raingitikei Hunt Clab Steeplechase, Waverley Han* dicap Hurdle Race, and Manawatu Haßdicap Hurdles at, Pahnerston. : Diomedes liiihselfis'tha winner of the Waoganui Welter Weightsfor-age Hurjdle Race, beating' ;Refonn, New Year, jDhudeen, Parnell, and Christinas ; wou tlie Turakiua Handicap Hurdles, boating a large field j /.and ran a good third for the Wanganui Grand National ; Steeplechase, carrying 12st 71bs., giving the winner, 1 Rtiahine, Ist slbs., and the second horse, Dlmdeen, 2st 51 bs., thereby showing that lie is a weight carrier, . and j has exceptionally good staying rpbwer:: r /■_/ : - .:'... \ "■ ■;■'■";. ; S: v ,-"/ f Dioinedes was awarded first prize at j the Wanganui A. and P. Association's . Show as a sire best calculated to improve i the breed of saddle horses.' s .Dioinedes is a rich bay with black f points, standing, 16| hands high, with ■ iunnenße bone and muscle, good action, is 7 years oldj and is considered to be one of the best cross-couotry horses io;N6w Zealand. ; .■ „ ' Diomedes will, travel as under : Mondays— Asliurst, via Ashurst v-;..--O.«iad;- : :,,. '■ ■- ■■;■•!;>•.;' •,-,■■■;. >Tuesdays — Ashurst to Palraorston.---i -.!.,: ,Wedu^edays--Palraerßton to/sSaur, don." '. ■'" ■'-■■- ■ ■. ''■^;, ';. ,„.. ThHrttdays— Bulls and Lower Rangitikei. . "■,_... '""" '"":' Fridays i^rHalcoinbe> -*- Satu,rdays — Makino-roaJ to Feild- ' "~ : ■;'''■■' v m& ■■ Xi "''-: ■■■;'■■■•;■;•■:■■ -Irlf^ Terms— Single Mar©, £3 lOs ; tvrpor more, the bona.fide property of one oilier, jfc'3 each. By P.N. on first service, payable Ist January,' 1886. ; ■ Apply to the owner, " . s . ''■" =■.': 'A. HANNETT, ,:.. i .; i , . ,-. ■" FejUJing. THE Thoroughbred .Horse. SOMNUS will be at .the service of Horsebreeders at theStud Stablesja'djoining the premises ot the Bank .of Auata^lasia, Palmerstdn North, Every WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY from-tllisdate. and at Foxton the remainder of the we6k.'':F6r particular^ as to'Pedigreej Performances, &c, sec ' norsfe 1 ca^ds, which may ; be had on application. ;: ' '• ' '; •-••'• : ..- ■-,;,•-; . ;-,\i- • ;; ; R. HAHWOOD, Foxton, i Manager for Baker i & Co. WALKLEY^ COMMERCJjAL'H^TEL ; LIVERY AND ]BAtf iLESSEE,. | . . gorges prepared for racing. \ " Saddle horses ai^d Buggies, on Hireit ' Horses carefully broken; to saddle. THE THOROUGHBRED STALLIO^ Morpheus . Will serve a limited number of mares ,'at the Stables. Terms— Four pounds, payi able on or before Ist January, 1886. < Grraomage Fee Five ShiZlings. . ' i . . , TERRACE EN3) vJOACHy JAMES BIJRKE ' r ' : '■'"■' •■■■"■-^ -•■'"■ I r>KGS to announce that he has" purchased tlie Terrace End Cab. Fares ■as usual. Terms can be arranged for attend- ■ - : -..■' ■■ i . ■ .- i ing Parties, Balls, &c. ■' .