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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1587, 21 December 1885, Page 4

Excelsior Paperhanging Warehouse. U. & E. TIHGEY, t: Importers of House Painters', Decorators', 6f Artists' Materials, VICTORIA AVENUE, WANGANUI, & PALMERSTON NORTH, Have just received and are opening up a splendid assortment of Paperhangings m the latest designs, comprising Drawing-room, Bed-room, Sitting-room, Parlour, etc., etc. 50,000 Pieces from 4d to 7s Gdper piece. A large and. varied stock of Beautiful Designs m Dadoes, Borders, and Centres, Plain Tinted Papers, Designs for Eire and Room Screens. Picture Frames and Ceiling ■=&> Mouldings — Just received, a «' .'. jJ- . large shipment direct from the »_, . • 3 manufacturers, from Id per foot. S |§ 9^ Sciini and Hessian — Large ship- h4 2 -(3 Q '!^ ment just to hand ; prices very . jj| (2 "^ low ; write for samples and prices. | Q.S' N H Window Glass— A large stock of °> fa « - H all sizes kept-; any size cut and „ W K^ W. ' ;. ' .'S-; S S carefully packed. j [h .^ j *.« &< Q OrnamfeiitaUand Coloured Glass h Z »z;t ■ cS t> £? — A large stock of Ornamental and * fr] ° . S ': r* Coloured Glass kept m stock, and »_^ M N j cut to any size or shape and care- r^ c§ '•< fully packed. n "^ W *~ Mirror, Plate, or Looking Glass £j £ W — Just received, a large stock, cut "^ PQ to suit toilet and peer glasses, and - Q lJ side-boards. • O We beg to call the Attention of Builders, Storekeepers, and the g^ner^l public to the fact that, being direct importer's ' \ve can sell 'W.chbafcas &m house m Neyr Zealand. All country orders ■ -virill receive bnr best at^Mtion. ' '■■ •• :!l ; r R. &E. TESTG^T,' ' ' ''.., ■Wanganniahd Palmerston North;

To Stand this Season and travel the Rangitikei and Manawatu Districts, THE THOROUGHBRED H 0 K&E Uiomedes, DIOMEDES is by Totara, out of Plover, by Sir Hercules. Totara is by old Diomedes, out of Waimea, by Sir Hercules, out of Flora Mclvor, by Emigrant. Old diomedes by Hesperus, out of Dioniedie by Weatherbit. Old Diomedes whs the sire of Kapapo, Malvina. Economy, ami Parawhenua. Waimea, the dam of Manuka, Papapa, Puriai, and Waiuui, all ot whom have won , several important races on the turf. Plover, by Sir Hercules; Plover, the dam of Malvina, Hercules, Dan- O'Connell, and other fast horses. Totara, the sire of Longlands, winner of the Great Actunui Handicap, April, 1878, and 1879 ; also Volunteer, second m the Champagne Stakes, ahd'ran a dead heat with Muta for Queen's Plate m Duuedin, and won the Tirhiirii Maideii Plate, lj miles, m 2m. 45£5,, and Flying Stakes, f mile, m lm. 17£s., <at the Wellington Jockey Club Mefiting," 1880 ; also Merlin, winner of the, Spring Handicap at Wanganui ; also Totara, winner of the Rangitikci Hunt Ql-ub Steeplechase, VVaverley Handicap Q.urdle Race, and Mauawatu Handicap Hiirtlles at Palmerston . ■ Diomedes iiiinself is the winner of the Wauganui Wclter'Weight-for-age Hurdle Kftce, beating ». Reform, rNeWj.lTearj Dhudeen, Paiheil, and Ghnstraiis ; 'Won the Turakina Haudicap Hurdles, beating' a large field ; and ran a' good third for the Wanganui Grand National Steeplechase, carrying 12«t 7lbs., giving the winner, Ruahine, Ist slbs., siud the second horse, Dhudeeu, 2st.slbs.,. thereby showing that he is. a. weight carrier, and has .exceptionally good staying power. \;' ." ' : . . ... ;;\ .-,* Diotnedes was awarded first prize at the Wanganui 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 16f hands high, w^th immense bone and muscle, good action, is' 7 years old, and is considered to be one of tli'e' best cfross-couutry horses m New Zealand. , , Diomedes will travel as under : Mondays — Ashurst, tua Ashurst road; ' ■'■■ - Tuesdays — Ashurst j to Palmorston. \Vednegdays~Palmerstbn to Sandon.. . -,_.,,.-; .-.=■•■ Thursdays— Bulls and Lower Rangitikei. • Fridaya— Halcombe. Saturdays — Makiuo-road to Feilding. Terms — Single Mare, £3 10s ; two or i more, the. bona fide property of one owner, £& each. By P.N. on first service, payable Ist January, 1886; •■ ; : Apply to the owner, A. HANNETT, Feilding.

CELEBRATED AMERICAN TROT- : TING STALLION.; The Celebrated.. American Trotting . Stallion, , '•?; WILL he at the seryice. of breeders m * Rangitikei and Manawatu this season as under :— Martoh, calling at Bulls, every Saturday ; : at ; Palmefston, 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, af-ter 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(i'. DONALD FRASER, Proprietor, Pukehoe, Lower Rangitikei.

t, •-,■ [to travel this season throughout the oboua, manawatu, * kangitikei COUNTIES. The Splendid Pony Entire Prince Albert Prince Albert is by the celebrated sire Tom Thumb. • • - * '> "' Prince Albert will travel as follows : — Mondays; , Feilcdng ; Tuesdays, : Ashurst, ytoney Creek, and Palmerston, Wednesdays, Awaimri and Sandon ; Thursdays, Bulls and Marton ; the remainder of the wf ek at Halcombe. Terms. — Single nare, £1 10a ; guarantee £2 R NEILSEN, O^er, Halcombe