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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 233, 29 August 1884, Page 3

STEVENS & GORTON. NOTICE. GKASS SEEDS Of all Descriptions on Hand. Splendid Sample Canadian Oats for Seed. Feed do. A Large Variety of Garden Seeds, imported. New Zealand Barb Wires. Nos. 6, 7, and 8 Fencing Wires. OATS, CHAFF, COOPER'S SUEEP DIP, Also, Few Boxes Tea, @ 16/6. N.B.— A few tons first-rate Derwent Potatoes. Special quotations for large quantities. STEVENS fc GORTON, R. Leigh, Manager. TIMBER, TIMBER, TIMBER, Of the Highest Class, Cut and Delivered to Order at Auction Prices. TOTARA, TOTARA, 4s lOd Per 100 feet, with 6d added for cartage. The Finest Totara m the District. DOORS and SASHES, TUENEEY, Mouldings and Glass, That for Quality and Price canuot be Equalled. FUENITUEE, Furniture, Furniture, Of "every description, wholesale and retail, at lower prices than ever. A" liberal allowance to retail shops and others connected with the trade. veFn's Woodware Factory, MAIN-STREET. All orderß left at the retail branch, next Mr Wrny's shop, m the Square, will receive prompt attention. SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £2,000,000. Unlimited Liability of a large body of Shar holders. Risks of all classes taken at lowest current rates. Agents for Palmerston North, BEWTLEY BROS., MARLBOROUGH HOUSE. THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION Morpheus WILL TRAVEL THE PALMERSTON, FEILDING, HALCOMBE, AND SANDON DISTRICTS THIS SEASON. MORPHEUS is a golden chesnnt, standing 16 hands 3 inches ; thoroughly sound m all respects. He is 7 years old, and by that fast and well-known horse Castaway, dam Somnambula by Towton, imported, dam Opera, by II Barbiere, dam Cassandra by Priam; Towton, imported, by Melbourne ; Castaway by Traduce^ imported, dum Mermaid, imported. Morpheus comes from a great racing family, claiming some aristocratic and high-class performers as hw relatives. His sire won the Wellington Cup and van second for the Christchurch Derby and Great Autumn Handicap. He is full brother to Lurline and Le Loup. The performances 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 MorpJieus, won the Canterbury Derby m 1864. Tambourini was also from Opera, by Towton, and won amongst other races, the Canterbury J. C. Handicap and Canterbury and Wellington Cups, besides performing successfully over hurdles. Salvage, by. Castaway, ran second for the Wellington Cup m 1882, giving the winner a year and a pound. Won the Great Autumn Handicap at Christchurch, and ran second to Adamant for the Dunedin Cap giving the winner two years and twenty four pounds. Won the Auckland Cup and Free Handicap. Towton, imported, is the grand sire of MorpJieus, and the sire of such noted performers as Golden Cloud, Master Rowe, Misfortune. Tambourini, Lara, Puriri, Korari, Atalanta, Ayucena, Cocksure, Maiora, Lillipee, Stirabout, Songster, Lacenfeed, Ranmrama, and Twitter. Morpiieus is nearly full brother m blood to Darebin, admitted to be as brilliant a horse as ever trod the Australian turf. Darebin, by The Peer, imported, full brother to Towton, imported, dam Lurline, full sister to Castaway. Terms, £5 ; groomage fee, ss. W. J. CLOUTEEt & Co., Proprietor?, Palmerston North. MOULTS, Wanganui, for Wedding and Birthday Presents.