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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1576, 8 December 1885, Page 4

To Stand this Season m the Man w tv and Woodville Districts. TH PURE-BRED CLYDESDALE HORSE Watchman. CTTATCfTMAN, foaled Ist November, W IS7S, and is now rising live years old ; sire .Fowler's Wallace, dam Maggie ; is a rich brown, is ltU hands high, has a clean, flinty bone aud'uice hair, and is very active. His sire, the pare .imported Clydesdale horse, •Fowler's Wallace, bred by Mr Donald McKinley, Wouldham Hall, near Gloucester, out of a pure Clydesdale mare, bred by Mr J: N. Fleming, Campr. ' belton, Scotland ; her sire, the celebrated horse 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 William Wallace (imported). Sir William Wallace bred by William Anderson, Esq., ' 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-year-old, 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 agos at the Taieri, although only 2£ years old. For further particulars apply to groom m charge. Or Colin Mckbnzib, Owner. Ashurst To Stand this Season and travel the Bangitikei and Manawatu Districts, THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE Diomedes. DTOMEDES is by Totara, out of Plover, by Sir Hercules. Totara is by old Diomed«s,t)ut of Waimea, by Sir Hercules, out of Flora Mclvor, by Emigrant, i Old (iiotnedeß by Hesperus, out of Diomedie by Weathnrbit. Old Dioined°s -was the sire of Kapupo, Malvina. Kcrni omy, and Pitrawhemia. Waimea, the dam of Manuka, Papapa, Puriai, and Wainui, all ot whom have won several important vac*B on the turf. Plover 1 , by Sir Hercules ; Plover, the dam of Malviua, Hercules, Dau O'Conuell, and. other fast horses. Totara, the sire of Longlands, winner of the Great Autmnn Handicap, April, 1878, and 1879 ; also Volunteer, second m the Champagne Stakes, and ran a dead heat with Mata for Queen's Plate m Dunediu, and won the Timaru Maiden Plate, 1£ miles, m 2in. 45£5., and Flying Stakes, £ mile, m lm. 17^8., at the Wellington Jockey Club Meeting, 1880 ; atao Merlin, winner of the Spring Handicap at Wangnnui ; also Totara, wiuii' r of the Rangitikei Hunt Club Steeplechase, Waverley Handicap Hurdle Rac>-, and Manawatu Handicap Hurdles at Palmerston Diomedes himself is the winner of the Waugiumi Welter Weight-for-age Hurdle Race, beating Reform, New Yvar, Dhudeen, ParneM, and Christmas ; won the Turakina Handicap Htudlee, beating a large field ; and ran a good third for the Wanganui Grand National Steeplechase, carrying 12st 71bs., giving the winner, Ruahine, Ist sl!>s., ;>ud the second horse, Diiudeeu, 2st 511)8., thereby showing that he 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 bay with black points, standing 16$ hands high, with immense bone and muscle, good action, is 7 years old, and is considered to be one of the btst cross-coucitry horses m New Zealand. Diomedes will travel as under : Monday 8— Ashurst, via Ashurst road. Tuesdays — Ashurst. to Palmerston. Wednesdays— Palmeraton to Sandon. . Thursdays — Bullb and Lower Rangitikei. Fridays—Halcombe. Saturdays— -Makino-road to Feilding. Terms — Single Mare, £3 10s ; two or more, the bona fide property of one owner, j£'3 each. By P.N. on first service, payable Ist January, 1886. Apply to the owner, A. HANNETT. Feilding. CELEBRATED AMERICAN TROTTING STALLION. The Celebrated American Trotting • 'Stallion, Bill Elm, WILL be at the service of breeders m Rangitikei and Manawatu this season as under : — Marton, calling at Bulls, every Saturday ; at Palmerston, every Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday forenoon, going through Sandon and Awahuri ; the remainder of the week at Pukehoe, where good paddocks will be provided free for one month, after which period a charge of 2s per week will be made. * Every care taken but no responsibility. Terms (to suit the times) — Single mares, £3 ; two or three mares, £2 10s each ; four or more mares, as per agreement with the owner. All fees must be paid by the Ist February, 188(>. DONALD FRASER, Proprietor, Pukehoe, Lower Rangitikei. TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON THROUGHOUT THE OROUA, MANAWATU,. & BANGITIKEI COUNTIES. ; ] The Splendid Pony Entire Prince Albert. Prince Albert is by the celebrated sire Tom Thumb. Prince Albeit will travel as follows : — Mondays, Feilding ; Tuesdays, Ashurst, Stoney Creek, and Palmerston, Wednesdays, Awahuri and Sandon ; Thursdays, Bulls and Marton ; the remainder of the week at Halcombe. Tehms. — Single mare, £1 10s ; guarantee, £2. K. NEILSEN, Owner, Halcombe. Somnus. mHK Thoroughbred Horse SOMNUS _L will be at the service of Horsebreeders at the Stud Stables, adjoining the premises of the Bank of Australasia, Palmerstou North, Every WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY from this date, and at Foxton the remainder of the week, For particulars as to Pedigree, Performances, &c, see horse cards, which may be had on applica* tfo&, «. HABWOOP, Foxton, Manager for Baker fc Co,