OAMARU AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2288, 23 November 1889, Page 2

OAMARU AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

(j?BOM OUH OW^S CiBRBSPPNDKNT.J \ Oamartj, November 2# The. North Otago A. and. P. Aasooiation'a twenty-si.xth annual Show was held yesterday and to-day and was one of tha most oocoos'sful ever held bere. t! There was a material increase In tha"' total Lumber of entries, and tha Class of stook shown waa generally of a very superior nature.. There was a fine show of Meclno', Leicester, and Lincoln sheep. ! Me A. B. Smith took the chief honors and the cap for Merinos, and the Hon. M* Holmes took the two oupa for the long* wools. Ayrshire cattle were a^aiu a fineshoir} add there were also a few, gooA ShorthotOß. The light hone* were rather a middling lot, bat there #«s a magoifi-; oont ahovr of draughts, eaoh class filling well with stook of very superior quality— indeed, they took a long time to jadge, bat the,' judging gave general iftthf action; Cfcown Prince, by Lord Salisbury, \ % horae recently putobased by the' floi. M. Holmes beat British Lion In his olaio.. and also .took the championship. Thf>>: oap for tie largest) priza-takor m draught/. stock was won by the Hon M. Holmes, There was a good show of dairy produce, , but the p'g , »faoff w.« limited to four" exhibits, and theso wore bat poor specimens, The Implements made &>. good d aplay, and P. sod I>. Duncan. were awarded a apeoiil prizs foe a new horse hoe, and Biotn. and Ma.tsDonalcl took a similar honor for a wool press* The attendance on the sooond day waa. very Urge and the show a decided luccon^