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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 40, 12 January 1883, Page 1

Horses. The Thoroughbred Stallion MORPHEUS will travel the Palmerston, Feilding, and Sanson Districts this season. MORPHEUS is a golden chestnut, standing 16 hands 3 inches ; thoroughly sound m all respects. He is 5 years old, and by that fast and wellknown horse Castaway, dam Somnambula by Towton, dam Opera by II Barbaric, dam Cassandra by Priam ; Tow-, ton by Melbourne | Castaway by Tra« ducer, dam Mermaid. Morpheus comes from, a great racing family, claiming some aristocratic and high»class per* formers as his relatives. His sire won the Wellington Cup and ran second for the Canterbury Derby and Great Autumn Handicap. He is full brother to Lurline and Le Loup. The perform* ances of these animals m New Zealand and Australia need no comment. Le Loup won the Canterbury J. C. Handicap and Cup m 1880. Opera, grand dam of Morpheus, won the Canterbury Derby m 1864. Tambourini was also from Opera, by Towton, and won, amongst other races, the Canterbury J. O. Handicap and Canterbury and Wellington Cups, besides performing sue* cessfully over hurdles. Salvage by Castaway ran second for the Wellington Cup last year, giving the winner a year and a pound. Won the Great Autumn Handicap at Christchurch, and is nominated for the Melbourne Cup. Terms, £5, and 5s groomage fee. For further particulars apply to FRANK PALMER. To* Travel tbi Season, m the Ran?i- , . . * tikei and Manawatu Districts, the Thoroughbred Entire Horse DIOMEDES. DIOMEDES by Totara, dam Plover, by Sir Hercules—For particulars gee »ew Zealand Stud Book. Plover is the dam of Malvina and other winners. Diomedes stands sixteen and ahalf hands, is a rich bay with black points, and well suited to improve the breei of horses such as are required for useful purposes. Terms —Single Mare, £&. Two or more, the bona fide property of one owner, £3 10s. Apply to the owner JOHN STEVENS} Or the Groom m Charge. ToTraveltbis Season m the Palmerston and Manawatu Districts, The Purebred Clydesdale Entire Horse OF THE VALLEY. '"PRINCE OF THE VALLEY, by X Royal Conqueror out of Gipsy, by Clyde Champion (imported), out of J. Andrews' well-known mare Polly, by Farmer (imported), and grand dam (imported). Royal Conqueror, a pure Clydesdale, took first prize at Battergea as a two-year-old, at the United : Exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society of England and the Royal Highland Society, and was therefore entitled to be regarded as the best colt m England and Scotlaud m his year. He was selected and imported for Mr H. Redwood by the Hon. W. Robinson. 'Gipsy has taken two first prizes at the Richmond Agricultural Show. Prince of the Valley took first prize at the Richmond Agricultural Show for three-year-olds m 1875 > first prize for provincial bred m 1876, first prize for provincial bred m 1877, and also first prize against all comers, beating, the imported horses Sir Walter Scott and British : General Prince of the Valley will be at Ashurst 3very Monday, Woodville Tuesday, Palmerston Wednesday, Awahuri Thursday,- Jackeytown Friday, Palmerston Saturday. Terms.— Single Mares, £3 10s ; reduction two or more mares ; groomage fee, 2s 6d. Fees payable on or before. Ist February Paddocking free for three weeks. Every care taken but no responsibility. For further particulars apply to the Groom m charge at the Royal Hotel. TO ADVERTISERS. A DVERTISEMENTS for the daily ■»• country ddition must be left at the office by 1 p.m-. » nd £or the town edltion not later than 3 p.m. N.B.—AU advertisements appear m both town and country editions without extra charge to advertisers. THE Manawatd Standard is the only Palroerston paper that has any circulation m Fielding or the Manchester Block, m which it has a daily bona fide issue of over three hundred copies,