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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1560, 19 November 1885, Page 4

To Stand this Season m the Manawatu and Wobdviile Districts. THE PURE-BRED CLYDESDALE HOUSE Watchman. WATCHMAN, foaled Ist November, i 1875,-aud is now rising five years old ; sipe\Fowfer's Wallace, dam Maggie ; ; is" a iiqhbrown, is I(>J hands' high," lias ,& cleaji, 'flinty bone and nice hair, and is very active. His sire, the pare imported Clydesdale horse, Fowlers Wallace, bred by Mr Donald' McKinley, Wouldham Hall, near Gloucester, out of a pure Clydesdale mare, bred by! Mr J. N. Fleming, Campbclton, Scotland!; her sire, the celebrated horse Lofty Wallace, gained several first prizes before leaving the Old Countiy. Maggie was bred by Mr Sutherland; .Taieri, Otairo, out of a Napoleon mare, by Sir William Wallace (imported). Sir William Wallace bred by William Audersou, Esq., Kirkuiichael, Ayrshire, out of Brisk, by Garibaldi. As a yearling took iirsfc prize at Maybole, Kirkinichael, and Glasgow, and seconjij at Ayr. As a two-year-01d,., second at 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 2 J years old. . . For further particulars apply to groom m charge. Or ColiS Mckenzie, Owner, Ashurst. -' ■". ' • ' ■ . To Stand tins Season and travel the Ban. gitikei and Manawatn Districts, THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE l)iomedes. DIOMEDES is by Totara, out of Plover jby Si r Hercules. Totarn is by ,old DioinedtH, but of Waimea f i>ySir Hercules, out of Flora Mclvor, by Emigrant. Old diotnerieg by Hesperus, out of Qioniedie Uf W'«atherbit. Old Dioinetles was the sin- of Kapapo, Malviua, tecnnomy, and Pivrawhieiiua. ■ Vy«iiiiea, the dam of Manuka, Fapapa, 'Pnriai, aud Wainiii, all ot whom havo won several important races on the turf. Plover, by Sir Hercules ; Plover, the dam pf,Mal,,yina, Hercules, ...Dan O'Connell, and btjlier fast horaesV Totara, the sire of Lpuglaods, wi/ih« ; of the Great Autumn Handicap, April* 1878, and 1879 ;> also Volunteer, second m the Champagne Stakes, and ran a dead heat with Mata for ; Queen's Plate ,m Diiuedin, and woh L . the Tim aru Maiden Plate, 1£ miles, m | 2'in. 45^8., and Flying Stakes, J mile, m lni. -17$s., at the Wellington Jockey Club Meeting, 1880 ; also Merlin, winner of 1 tlie Spring Handicap at Wanganui.;' also Totara, winner of the Rangitikel Hunt Club Steeplechase, Waverley Handicap Hurdle Rac«>, and Manawatu Handicap Hurdles at Palmerston. ; - Diomedes himself is the winner of the Wanganui Welter Weiglit-for'-age ; H«rdle'Hace, beating Reform, New Year, Dhudeen, ParneU, and Cliristmas ; ; won, the, Turakina Handicap ' Hurdles, nbitatiug a large- field ; and rah a good third for the Wanganui Grand National Steeplechase, carrying; <12tJt?lbs., giving .the winner, Buahine, Ist 51 bs., »ud .the second horde, Dhudeen, 2at slbs., thereby showing that he ia a weight carrier, »nd' has exceptionally good staying t pdwer. : .'..''.. Dioinedes was awarded first prize : at the Wanganui A. aud P. Association's Show as a sire best calculated to improve ttfe breed of saddle horses. . > f^Diofnedea is « rich bay wjth rblack ' poiuts, standing 16|- liands high, \yith iwiuense bone and tniißcle, good action ; is 7 years old, and is considered to be one fcf the' best cross-couutry horses m N,ow Zeialand. . . : ? - ; ; Dioinedes will travel as under : '; liondavB — Ashurst, m&. Ashimt road. . ' Tuesdays^— Ashurst to Palinorsfon. '■' Wednesdays— Palmeratou to Sa'u- *■■•■■-_ ■■•■ ■ doii. •■ ■' ; -- ■ •■• ■ .'-■• 1 ;•■;!' Thursdays— Bulls aud Lower .Ran* " ■ .. gitikei. . . . ! ■■. ; Fridays— Halcombe. „ , . ..Saturdays — Makiuo-roaJ to. Peilding. :W 1 Terms— Single' Mare, £3 10« ; two or ih'ore,- the bond fide property of one owner, £3 each. By P.N. on first service, payable Ist January, .1886. , ' Apply to the ownep, ,;>,.. • A.HANNETT, ■ . s ... . Feilding. CILEBBATED AMERIdAN TROTm TINCJ STALLION. , The Celebrated American" Trotting .'' Stallion,-' - < ! Bill Elm, WILL be at the service of breeders m Rangitikei and Manawatu this season as under :— Marion, calling at Bulls, every "Saturday ; at Palmeraton, every ■ Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday, forenoon, going through Sandon and Awahim ; the ,of the week , at Pukehoe* '.where' good paddocks will be provided f ree for one month, after which period a charge ; 6f 28 per wek will be made. .. ' ; ' Jfivery care taken but no responsibility. Tehais (to suit the times) — Single mares, £3, ; twp or three mares, £2 10s each ; four : or inbre Hdatiesi as! per agreementnvitb, thej owners All fees must be paid by the Ist J?ebruary.;'.^B6. ,i .... DONALD, FRA^R, Proprietor,' K^ikehoe, LoWer Rangitikei. ■ ' ' . '■■ ■ . ! ! WALKLEY'S COMMERCIAL HOtEL LIVERY AND BAIT FRANK BALMEE, LESSEE. ; Horses prepared for racing. • : . j Saddle horses and Buggies on Hire. Horses carefully broken to saddled THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION 'Will- serve a limited number of mares' ai; the : Btable3.' Term^Four pounds, 'payable on or before Ist January, 1886. Groomage Fee Five' Shillings. BOYS SELLING PAPERS. AS the Runners of the Standard only take with them sufficient copies for delivery to subscribers, persons are Particularly Requested 2sTot to purchase papers from the boys when on their rounds.' • Single Copies of the paper can be obtained from the Agents m town.