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Hastings Standard, Issue 500, 13 December 1897, Page 4

SPRING. SPRING. ~|y|~Y SPRING GOODS have just arrived, consisting of Terinis Shirts, Cricketing Hats, Silk Coats, Straw Hats, Ties, Collars, Studs, Light Merino Underclothing, &c. All inspection respectfully solicited before purchasing elsewhere. My stock of Ties is second to none in the district. My Clothing for price and quality defy competition. A full range of Boys' and Youths' Clothing. White Shirts all sizes, Regatta, Charlie's Aunt, and other shapes kept in stock. Suits made to order on the shortest notice. Patronage respectfully solicited. Yours, &e., SAM RIDGWAY, HATTER, HOSIER, CLOTHIER, &e. J. HAWKINS, THE PEOPLES GROCERIN thanking the puhSie for their liberal patronage for the last four years, begs to notify that he has just landed his Christmas Goods, NEW FRUITS of the Finest Quality. HAMS, BACON, CHEESE And all CONDIMENTS, comprising CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS. Full Consignment of Glassware, Brushware, &c. N.B.—Agents felt'bralwl Teas.

N GAPUKE STUD NOTICE. The Musket-bred horse WONDERLAND, Out of Fairyland, will be at the service of breeders for a limited number of mares this season Service Fee - - £4 4s. Two or more mares, property of same owner, at a reduction. Also the pony stallion Acknowledged by competent judges to be one c-i the most perfect specimens of his kind in existence, combining the tleetness and docility of the high-class Arabian with the strength and vigor of the cart horse. Service Fee - - £'S Bs. Two or mora mares, property of same owner, at a reduction. "Well-grasped and watered paddocks for mares ; charge, 2s per week. Every care taken ; no responsibility incurred. For further information apply to WM. M. BROUGHTON, Ngapuke. N.B. —Mares for either of the above sires will be brought from, and returned to Mr Beecroft's stables, Hastings, free of charge. HE CHAMPION Thoroughbred Stallion lOMTS, Traducer H UIJIOCK. This stallion is the sire of so many winners that comment is unnecessary. Two need only be mentioned here : Dudu, who won the Wanganui Cup three times, the Egmont Cup twice, the Burke Memorial Stakes. <scc.; The Artist, winner Flying Handicap and Wanganui Stakes last year, and the Metropolitan Handicap Canterbury Jockey Club November, 1895. The breeding of Somnns need not be enlarged upon, only to say that he descends (both from sire and dam) from the mighty Eclipse, viz., Hammock, bay mare, bred in England in 1871, got by Orest (son of Orestes, by Orlando}, her dam Mother Neashani, by Buccaneer, out of Little Hannah, by Lanecost, Pha-nix— Miss Clifton, by Partisan—lsis. by Sir Peter—lbes. by Woodpecker—lsabella, by Eclipse—Squirrel Nancy, by Blank—Nay - lor, by Cade—Spectator's dam, by Partner —Bonnie Lass, by Bay Bolton—Darley —Arabian—Tyerly Turk—Taffolet—Barb —Place's AYMte Turk Natural Barb mare. Traducer, brown horse, bred in England in lbol, got by The Libel, dam Arethusa (dam of Femhill) by Eiis—Languish (sister to Languish by Cain—Lvdia, g.d. of Ghuznee), by Poulton (son of Sir Peter, Variety, by Hyaeinthus, sister to Swordsman, by Weasel (sou rfdferod and Eclipse mare), Fanny's The Libel by Pantaloon (son dam of I'&squnade (sister to Touchstone). He will stand at Stortford Lodge, Hastings, this season. Fees—£o 6s each mare. "Well grassed paddocks at 2s 6d per week. Every care taken, but no responsibility. Further particulars may be obtained from A. ELLINGHAM, Stortford Lodge. Or to Groom-in-Charge. Now Published. STONES' WELLINGTON, HAWKE'S BAY, AND TARANAKI Commercial, Municipal and General D IREC TOR Y AND NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL. Seventh Year—lß97-B—of Publication Edited by John Stone. Demy Bvo. size, containing over 900 pages, together with Maps of Wellington and New Zealand corrected to date, the whole handsomely bound in cloth, and gilt-lettered. Price : 13s Oft. STONE, SON, & CO. Printers and Publishers, Crawford Street, Dlnedi.v. JOB PRINTING of every description executed with neatness and dispatch tit this office. x