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■WILL TRAVEL THIS SEASON IN THE WANGANUI DISTRICT. .i-V" Th fl Thoroughbred WkJJW» /O* >W SJTTORKMAN C j="«^!fjK3ea»» Ba y horse, XBBB. THE WORKMAN^-Bay horse, 1888. The Maid. Robinson Crnsoe. T~g f~V ef I & I I I I !• I ■& So So o " It i a "t i § pfelpp 1 ll & I CD* I CD The breeding of Workman should gain him a high place in breeders' favour, and whether the quality of his performances were trans- mitted to him may be guaged by the perform- ances standing to his credit. SOME OF fflS PERFORMANCES. Won the Auckland Stakes 8.6, Bun 2nd Foal Stakes, 2nd Champaign Stakes carrying 9.3, won by Tiraillerie, 2nd Brunswick Stakes, 1J miles (Remington, Australia), won Flemiog- ton (Australia) Handicap, 1 mile, carrying 81, in 1-41J, Harbour Light 7.3 2nd. For- tunalua 7.10 3rd ; won Newmarket Handicap carrying 9.0, won Victoria Handicap 9.5, Challenge Stokes(New Zealand) L2OOO- -Loy- alty 7.4 let, Workman 9.0 2nd. Skirmisher 7.0 3rd, won by a head, 6 furlongs, in 1.14; won Canterbury J.C. Handicap, 1 mile, in 1.41J, carrying 8.8 (top weight), beating Hip- poinenes, Aldershot,Thaine, Au Bevoir, Rose- 1 feldt, Liberator, Melinite, etc.; same day ' won Blectrio Plate carrying 9.4, t furlongs, ' in 49J: won Auckland meeting, dead heat with Dancer R.B, Workman 98 ; next day 1 won Newmarket Handicap, 6 furlongs, in 1.16, carrying 9.8, beating St.Clemens,Dancer ! etc. : Tho Workman will travel south to Tura- 1 Jdniv (Mr A. McDonald's) every Monday, and ' north to Nukumaru (Mr W. Hundley's) every 1 Friday. All othor days he will stand at Wan- v ganui. Well giassed paddocks at either place. ' at Is 6d weekly. Every care taken but no fc responsibility. 