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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1488, 23 October 1885, Page 4

To Stand this Season m the Manawaitt; and Wood ville Districts. THE ; iPURE-BRED CLYDESDALE HORSE ; Watcliman. WATCHMAN, foaled Ist November, 1878, and is now rising five years fold x,sire Fowler's Wallace, dam-.Maargie; is a rich brown, is 16J hands high, li!^s;a clean, flinty bone and vice hair, and is very active, pis sire, the puce imported Clydesdale horse. : Fowler's Wallace, '"bred; by Mr Donald, McKinley, Wouldham Hail,near Gloucester, oat of a pure Clydesdale mare, bred by Mr J. N. Fleming, Campbelton, Scotland ! her sire, .th'e celebiftted horse Lofty Wallace, gained several first prizes before leaving the Old Country. Maggie was bred by Mr Sutherland, Taieri, Otago, but of a Napolebu mare, by Sir William Wallace (imported). Sir William Wallace bred by William Anderson, Esq:, Kirkmichaelj Ayrshire, out Brisk, by Gftribaldi. Asa'-yeai'ii.mf.took first prize at Kirkmichaelj-and Glasgow, and; second at- Ayr. As W two-year-old, aecoiicl at Ayr and Glasgow,' and also secoudat the. Highland,; Society's Stow held that year at^Edinburgh ; and when; only th,ree days.ljiiided m Otago took sefeoud prize against Borses of rill agps at the Taieri,iaU' though only 2 J cars old. For further \> w.'ticulars apply to groom ■ m charge. Or CoilN MoivEafZlE,'i.Owneiv ! Ashurst. . ■'■■'.■■. ■ v /.. . . j.. ■

To Stand this. Season .and travel ; the Kan- ■ gitikei and TVlartawat.u Districts; : • fHE THOROUGHBRED HORSE Uiomedes* DIOMEDES is by Totara, out of Plover, by Sir Hercules. Totarj-us by , 6ld Dioihedeß,'6ut'6f WaimeajliySM 1 Her-. culeß, out of Flora Mclvor, by Emigrant. ; Old diomedes by Hesperus, out of.Dio— niediu by Weatherbit. ' Old 'Dioijiedejß; was the sire of Kapnpo, Maivina,' Economy, and Parawhenua. Wniinea, jtlieT dnm qf' Manuka, Fapapa, Puriai, and Waiinii, all ot whom have. won. several important races on the turf. Plover,! by Sir Hercules ; Plover; i the dam of Mal-i---vina, Hercules, Dan O'Connell, and other fast .horses. Totara,, tho sire .of Longlaudk, winner of the Great Autninn Handicap, Afiril,; 1,878, and 1879 ; ilso ! Volunteer, second m the Champagne ' Stakes, and ran a dead lieat. with Mata for.Qneen's Plate m. Dunedin, and won ihe..Timaru Maiden, Plate,: I^- miles, : m . 2th.' £&£&.., and Flying Stakes,' £ milo, m lm. ITis.J' at the Wellington Jocftey Club Meeting, 1880 ; also Merlin, winner of the Spring Handicap at Wanganui ; also Totara, winner of the Rangitikei Hunt Club Steeplechase, Waverley Handicap Hurdle Race, and Manawatu Han-' d.ibaji"Hnrdltiß:atPalinerjßtqrt'"v • Diomedes himself is the winner of the Wauganui Welter ,Weight-for-age Hurdle Race, .beating Reform, New Ytjar, - Dhudeeti, Parnell, and Christmas;; won the Turakiua Handicap Hurdles, beating a large field!;'* and ran a good third for the Wanganui Grand National Steeplechase, carrying 19»t 71bs., giving, fhe.wiiiirer, Ruahine, Ist 51t>8,, und-, the second horse, [>iiudeeu,° 2stslb3 M thereby showing that he is a weight carrier, and/ haa - exceptionally- good staying power, . „ \ Diomedes was awarded first priae ; at the Wanganui A. and P. Association'sShow as a sire 1 best oalcnlaied to iinipro^e the breed of saddle horses. . f?' : Diomedes ia a rich bay. . with . black points, standing : IG§ hands high,., <with jiuineuse bone and muscle, good action, is <7 years old, and is considered to be one of the best cross-country horses m I^ew Zealand. ' ' •: • Diomedes will travel as under ; \ Mondays' — A-shurat, via • Ashurst? ::- : . > .iroadv ;... .1 •<■ •; .'.- V ;'.-/!. j , Tueeday«-r A*hurßt to Pahnorston. Wednesdays— Paliueraton to San- r ■ . ■ ■ „^ ou » ... . . . ,•;■•' ' "■-' Tharsdaysi— Bulls and Lower .Raa^ .?' .''■''" 'gitikei. ■; ; ■ '■'■';: : ...'.- ; !ii ' Fridays— Halcombe. '•■ ::< • : \ •■'■ Saturdays— Makino-road to- Feild- .:■;•• = ing.^ . ;. ; f :: , t l M , ; ; ;" ... j • Tennsr— Single Mare,. £.3 IO» ; two or ; more, the bona fide property ;. of pnfr; owner, j&3 each. By P.N. oh first , aer-?-; vice, 'pay able Ist January ;' 1886. ; '• ; Applf to the owner, ° '■- - ; 1 A.HANNETTj j Feilding.

Somniis* f THE Thoroughbred SOMNUS will be at th,e service of Horsebreeders at the Stud Stajbles,: adjoining the premises qf |%. liank of "Australasia. ?almerston Hoxth^vevj WEDNESDAY and: THURSDAY from this date, and'ai Foxton 7 - the remainder of the week. :Eor.- partibula'rsas to Jpedigreej Performances, &c, see horse.ca.rds, which may be had on application. ' R. HARWOOD, Foxtutt, i Manager for ${&£»-£* oc>. '

WALKLEY'S COMMBRCSI|t. HOT3EL LXVEUy AND HAW FBANK PALMER LESSEE. >■ '• Horses prepared for raciiigi , i 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, 1886. Groomage Fee Five Shillings. : '_ ' v, ■. TERRACE ENi) COACH. JAMES BURKE j T) KGS to announce that- he has pur-, chased the Terrace End Cab, V l^*^ asi usual. Terms can b^ for attend^:; iri^g, V^r^ea, Ts*s% <fco, . „