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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1565, 25 November 1885, Page 4

To Stand this Season "m the Man watn ami Wporlville Districts. T PURE-BUED CLYDESDALE | HORSE ! Watchman. WATCHMAN, fouled Ist November, IS7B, and i-: vow .risiu,* tire years old ; siro Fowler's Wallace, d:nn Millie ; is :i rich lmiwn, is 1(!.J h.inds. high, his a clean, llinty bone ami nice hair, aiul is very active. His sire, the pure imported Clydesdale horse. Fowler's Wallace,. :bred by Mr Don:ild MoKihley," ' Wouldhani Kail, near Gloucester, out of a pure Clydesdale mare, bred Jiy MrJ. N. Fleming, Catnpbeltou, Scotland ; her sire, the celebrated horse Lofty Wallace, gained several first prizes before leaving the Old Country, j Maggie wa.* bred l>y Mr Sntlicrlsiua, Taieri. Otago, out. of a Napoleon uiare, by Sir William Wallace (imported). Sir William | Wallace bred by William Anderson, Esq., Kirkniichael," Ayrshire, out of Brisk, by Garibaldi. As a yearling took iiiyt prize at Maybole, Kh'kmichael, and Glasgow, and second at Ayr. AS a two-year-old, second at Ayr and 6 lasgow, and also second at the Highland Society's Show held that year at Edinburgh ; and when only three days lauded iuOtago took second prize against horses of all agP3 at the Taieri, aL- . though- only 2£ years old. For further, .particulars apply to groom m charge. Or Colin Mckenz'ie, Owner. Ashurst ; , To Stand this Season and travel the Rangitikei and Manawatu Districts, THE THOROUGHBRED .HORSE Diomedes. DIOMEDES is by Totara, out of Plover, by Sir Hercules. Totara is by old Diomcclo-s, out of Waimea,l»ySir Hercules, out of Flora Mclvor, by Emigrant. Old diomedes dy Hesperus, but of Di<imedie by Weatherbit. Old Dioui.edes whs the sire of Kapapo, Malvina, Kcmomy, and Parawheuua. Waimea, the dam of Manuka, Papapa, Puriai, and Wainui, all ofc. whom have won several important rages on the turf, Plover, by Sir Hercules,; Plover, the dam of Mai; viva, Hercules, Dan O'Conuell, and othor fast horses. Totara, the^ire of Longlands, winner of the Great Autumn II .mdicap, April, 1878, and 1879 ; also Volunteer* second itl the Champagne Stakt-s, mid. Nin a dead heat with Mata for Queen's Plate m Duntdin, and, won the 'Timnru Maiden PUte, l£ miles, m. 2m. 45£5., and Flying Stakes, | miln, m lm. I7£s., at the Wellington Jockey Club Meeting, 1880 ; also Merlin, winner oi the Si>riug Handicap at Wanganui ; also Totara, winut r of the Rangitikei Hunt Club Steeplechase, Waverley Handicap Hurdle Rac'f, nnd Manawatu Handicap Hnrtllcs at Palm<-rston Dioiiiedes himself is tlis winner of the Watigauui Wtlter Wcight-for-age Hurdle; Race, beating Reform, Now Year, DiiU'leen, Parndl, and .Christmas ; won the Tiirakina Handicap Hurdles, boating a large field-; and ran a good third for < the Watigauui Grand National Steeplechase, carrying 12st 7lbs., giving the winner, Ruahine, Ist 51 bs., md the second hors<', Dhudeen, 2st 51bs., thereby showing that he is a weight carrier,, and has exceptionally good staying power, :.• Dioctiedes was awarded first prize at tho Wauganui A. and P. Association's Show as a sire best calculated to improve the breed of saddle horses. Diomedes is a rich bay with black points, standing- I6f hands, high, with immense bone and tniiKele, good action, is 7 \ ears old, and is considered to be one of the best cross- co it ii try .horses m New Zealand. ■"..,■■' ' : \ Diomedes will travel as under : Mondays— Asliurst, via Ashurst 'road. • Tuesdays — Ashurst to Pal more ton. Wednesdays— Pahnerston to Sandon. Thursdays — Bulls and Lower Rangitikei. Fridays— Halcotnbe. Saturdays — Alakino-road to Peilding. I ' — ~ ■ ::■ ;■ ■ j Terms— Single Mare, £3 10s ; tw ( o or more,, the iona fide property of" pue owner, £H each. By P.N. on first , service, payable. Ist January, 1886. Apply to the owner, A.HANNKTT, . Feilding. CELEBRATED AMERICAN TROTTING STALLION. The Celebrated American Trotting Stallion, Bill Elm, WILL be at the service of breeders m Bsmgitikei- and Manawatu this season as under :^Marton, calling at Bulls, every Saturday ; at Pahuersfon, every Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday forenwrn. going through Sandon and Awahuri ; the remainder <>f the week at Pnkchoe, \vhere good i)addooks will be .^ r §P for one month, after which period a charge of 2s per week- will be made. : Every carevtaken but no responsibility. • iTebms(^o suit the times) — Single mares, £3; two or three mares, £'Z 10s each ; four or more mares, as per agi^eement with the o\nier. All fees must be paid by the Ist February, 185(5.. ; : DONALD ERASER, Proprietor, Pukehoe, Lower, Itangitikei. i WALKLEY'S COMMERCIAL HOTEL LIVER V AND BAIT FR4.NK PALMER, LESSEE. Horses prepared for racing. \ Saddle horsas and Buggies on "Hire. Horses carefully broken to saddle. THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION Morp^eus Will serve a limited: number of mares at the StablesY Terms— s,»ur pounds', payl at)le ou or before Ist Jauuiiry/lgjjfj. Groomagc Fee Five Shillings. fJOJS PAPERS. A S the Runners of the Stajhjaki) only f\ x 'take with 'them sumcierit copies for denS'ery to subscribers, pewous are' Particularly ltequested Not to purchase papers from the boys when on their rounds. Single Copies of the paper can be ob* ■ tamed from the Agents m town. • J