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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 5, 4 December 1884, Page 1

To Stand this Season the Thoroughbred Entire Horse Diomedes. FOR Pedigree see New Zealaud Stud Book. Diomedes is a rich I -ay with black points, stands 16 hands 3 inches high. He was awarded first p>ize at the Wanganui Agricultural and Pastoral Show, as being Ihe lior«e l>esu calculated lo improve the breed of upstanding' saddle horses; and subsequently won the Wauganui and Turakina hurdle races, m large fields and good company, besides having run second for several hurdle races and steeplechases under heavy weights. He is from the same dam as Malvina, winuer of the Dunedin Cup. and many oilier important races. Diomedes will travel to Palmerston, standing at the Koyal Hotel Stables ou H"iiday- evening and Saturday uni.il noon. Terras : SiDgle marc, £& ; two or ir.o»e tho property of one owner, S,'6 10s each. For further particulars i'l>ply io Mr Festos". E." Gr. WIL.SOK, Groom m charge. Or Duncan Campion, at Mr D. Fraser's, where paddock ing wiil be piovided at 1/6 }>ec week. Every care oaken, but no responsibility. THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION Morpheus WiLl Travel the Paiaierston, Feilding, Halconibe, and Sandon Districts this Season. ! ' II /TORPITETJS is a golden chesnut, IV 8 standing 1G bauds 3 iuches thoroughly soHini m all respect s. He i« 7 years old, and by that fast and well-known horse Castaway, dam Somnauibnla by Towfcon, imported, dam Opera, by 11 Barbiere, dam Cassandi'a by Priam; Towlou, im. poroed, by Melbourne ; Castaway by Twlucer, im ported j dam Mermaid, imported. Morpheus comes from a great racing family, claiming some aristocratic and high class performers us his relatives. His si«'e won the Wellington Cup and lan second for the Christ church Derby and Great Autumn Handicap. He is full broiher to Luiline and Le.lioup. The performances of these animus iv New Zcaliind and Anx.i!iilia need no com* men'o. Lo Loup won the Ci>ut.ei > bnry J. C. Handicap jukl Cup io.ISSO. Opera, grand dam of Morpheus. \i an (.he Canterbury Derby m 1864. Tanibonrini was al*o from Opera, by Towiou. aod won amongst obber races, tbe Crtnter'oory J. 0. Handicap ami Canterbury aud Wellington Cups, besides performing successfully over hurdles. Salvage, by Cutaway, ?an second fov the Wellington Cup m 1882, giving the winner a year and a pound; Won the Greab Autumn Handicap at Christ church, and ran second to Adamant for the Dunedin Cup giviug the winner two years and tweui.y-four pounds, Wou the Auckland Cup and Free Handicap. Towton, im potted, is tbe gramJ sire of Morp/ievs, and the sire of such voted performers as Golden Cloud, A3 aster Rowe, Misfortune. Tambouviai, Lard, Puvi'i, Korati, Alain ma, Ay u^uuti, Cocksure, Maiora, LilMpce, Svira'oonr-. Songster, Lawnfoed, Bamararna, ami T witter. Morp/wm is* warty full bioiher m MooiJ io Da robin, admitted i.o be as brilliant a horse as ever trod the Ausfcraiian tm-r. Daiebin, by The Peer, im potted, full hroiuer lo Tow-1-on, iinporlod, dam Lu-liue, full sister to Castaway. l Ferms.-,4j5 ; groom.^e fue, ss. W. J. CLOUTEft & Co., Pioniie'i.or s',5 ', Palnn-i^Lon Norili. To Stond thi's Sessoa intiie Mo.aawal;i ana Woodville Districts. TB.E PUiTE-3REd" CLYDPoDALE Wateiiman. WATCHMAN, foaled Ist Novembe) 1 , 1878. and i« now vising 4 ye;vis oVI ; mv Fowler's Wallace, rfom Maggie ; is a. rich brown, h 16^ liantls bi'Ji, iirts a cic.-.n, Hincy boae and nice lv.\v; and is very ii&i.ive. His sire, ilie I'ure i/npoio'Kl Clydesdale horse, Fowler's Wallace, bi-rci by Mr Donald McKinley, Wouklliam Hall, near Glouccsier, oiit of a pu-e Clydosdalemiire, bred l.y Mr J. N. Fleming, CampoelioD, Scouland: hor s.i<c, ilte celebrated hoise. Lofty Wallace, o'rtitK-d several firsfc pri>.r»s be/ore leaving i\\u Old connt.iy. Maggie was bred by Mr Sui!ie-kui((,. 3\-io'i, Oi ago, out of a Nanoleon mare, by SSiv Wifliam Wallace (ioipoitec!). Sir William Wallace, bred by William Anderson, Esq., Kivkmicbael, Ayr-s'li'-e, out of 8.-isb, by Garibiildi. As a yearling look Hist prize at Maybole, .Ki-.-kmicliaul, aod Glasgow, aod second' at A.vr. As a two-yea« -old, seconrl at A\ r and Glasgow, and a'-o ,s;'«'<md at iho Dig!) laud Society's Si'ow held -that year afc Edinburgh ; j'Dti when oo'y vlnee days lauded iv Oi.;»go took seooud ynise against horses of all n«»cs ab vhe Taieri, although only 2| jears old. Terms : Single noa'-e, £3 ; guaranteed, 10s ; 2 or moie mates per agreement. Groomage fees, ss. For further particular!) apply to gvoom m charge J. HEALY. Or Colin McKenzie, Owner, Ashurst,