SECOND DAY.
(•PECIAI. TO "THK mE3S.") DUNEDIN, November 27. The weather was wet for the second day of the Show, and the heavy rain which had fallen overnight made the ground wet under foot, and all the approaches muddy as the day wore on. Fortunately the soil is sancfv, and the rings stood the traffic in 'them well without cutting up. Abqut noon the weather cleared for a litttej and at about two o'clock the crowd commenced to come, but the improvement was only very temporary, and heavy rain commenced falling again. The day was devoted to the judging of working draught, and light horses, and owing to the slackness with the management, the judging of the hackney classes did not commence until after half-past ten. This delay prevented the ring being cleared for the grand parade of stock and the competitions until long after the advertised time for the commencement of the programme which interests the public. The judging of the working draughts .was in the capable hands of "Messrs P.
I Shearer (Ashburton) and A. Campbell I (Milton), whose decisions found favour with the ringside, and who were much quicker in arriving at_ them -than the draught horse judges of yesterday. The entries in this section compared more than favourably with those of last year, and particularly keen interest appeared to bo shown in the tradesmen's turnout. The first awards in the three gelding classes were all taken by C. Stevenson. The judges considered that although the entries were not numerous in the aged gelding section, the quality was good, but on the other hand the three-j'ear-qlds were rather poor. The winning pair was composed of a three-year-old and an aged horse. The trades' horses wore a good average lot, and the first award express horse up to lOcwt. was very good, belonging to J. Rattigan, other winners in these classes being C. Reekie (25 cwt.), Johnston and Robertson (20 cwt.), and Spence rand Dunkley (15 cwt.). A number of the competitors in the trades' displays failed to appear on time. This gavo R. F. Duckworth a clear field in the classes for the most attractive trades display, and the display of five turnouts. Tho display in the class for tradesmen's turnouts was a great success, 16 competitors facing the judges, who awarded D. H. Taylor full points, 50 for tho horse and 50 for the turnout. The horses were generally good, and tho winner was a particularly good type. , „ . '_ . _~ Tho Taieri and Peninsula got UU points, and E. F. Alleson SO points of the special prizes. The President (Mr J. W. Blair) offered £3 3s for first prize tradesmen's turn-out, and £2 2s for second place, these being won by l>. H. Taylor and the Taieri respectivey. Spencer and Dttnklcy took Mr C M. Strut's special prize of £2 2s for best spring cart, the horse up to 15cwt., and Johnston and Robertson won Mr A. Stewart's special prize of £2 2s for the best spring van with horse up to 20cwt. Messrs Somson and Co.'s £5 os cup for the best display of five turn-outs was not awarded, there being insufficient competition. Some of tho competitors who were late were very much annoyed at being disqualified, they arguing that the licur at whicli judging commenced (nearly 10 o'clock) was unreasonably early. It is a pity.in one respect, for the T. and P. Company had gone to particular trouble over their exhibits, as tho parado showed. '■ Mr A. G. Pilmer (Masterton) judged the harness and hackney classes. The class of carriage entires was a poor one. and the winner, R. Robcrts's Young Robin, had but little quality and no size to recommend him. Pairs of carriage and buggy horses were poorly represented, thero only being one entny in each class. Tho winners in the latter class were a nicely-matched pair of pony cobs belonging to G. T. Cochrane, of Glenavy. Six good were paraded in this class, and the winner, Gi'landers's brown golding, stood right cut by himself, and is probably one of the best-of his class seen on the ground. Only three buggy horses were paraded, and tvhe winner, Thos. Lockhead's, is a useful sort. Thero was a good ring of nine horses under 15 hands,, and the winner, A. TV.'Johnson's Angcline, by Eli —Ppgaway, is a very nice mover. At Taieri last week she was placed second to J. Patrick's, who on this occasion was not amongst the first four. Tho champion ribbon for harness horses was awarded to Gillanders's dogcart horse. This season he has already secured championship in saddle and harness sections at Khwee Show. At ! the Christ hurch Show he w s a winner in tho maiden hunters, and second in tho 15-sfcone hacks. Later in tho day he secured the champion ribbon for tho j best saddle horse on the ground. • j The hackney horses were only a fair average lot, but tho section was saved by an excellent show of hunters, the liboral prizo money in the jumping I classes attracting good entries from both Canterbury and Southland, asj well as Ota go, in the classes where™ conformation settles the awards. The 15st roadsters wore also a good lot. but tho 13st were not up to their level. Only one three^year-old wns sbmvn, a useful filly which will probably develop too much weight with years for saddlo work. The four-year-olds or over were a mixed class. The winner is a useful hack belonging to TV. Kain, of Henley. The mounted infantry horse class produced some useful troopers, and the winner, Thos. Lockhead's, is a typical troop horse. Many in this section were not as well mannered ac troop horses should be, but they were of a type that the country can do with a number of during the present time. The any weight hunters were a splendid lot, and easily tho best class of its kind ever seen on tho Tahuna ground. A. and TV. Gillanders's TVestwood by Goodwood—Perkin Warbeck mare, won, the winner being a horse of splendid quality and fine manners. Fifteen stone roadsters were a very usoful lot, and TV. Kain's The Sweep put down Gillanders's TVestwood, a doubtful decision, the judge evidently preferring the weight of the Taieri to the quality of the Christchurch horse. Mrs F. J. Conn's chestnut won in the lost class, tho opposition not being very strong. J The list hacks provided one of the best classes in this section, and Mr J. A. Jordan's gelding by Kulnine— RaA-encraig mare, won. beating a really good one shown by Mr Selby, of Christchurch. The winner had both manners and action to recommend him, which also secured for him the prizo in the nexn class (.lady's hack), in which he was exceedingly well handled by his rider. He also won the class for hunters, the property of members of the Otago Hunt Club. COBS AND PONIES. A good section of cobs and ponies were paraded before Mr A. TV. Douglas,
of Waikouaiti. In a very fair class of cobs not exceeding 15-hands, A. Aitchison, of Hampden, won with a goodlooking chestnut. Walker Bros, won in the 14J hands up to 14st class, and G. T. Cochrane,* of Glenavy, showed a clinker in the 14 hands class, winning easily from a ring. A. W. Douglas reversed Mr Pilmer's placing in tho 15 hands harness • class, awarding J. Patrick's black mare Cob first honours, and Johnson's Angeline - second. This confirmed the Taieri Show decision. The 14-hand pony class was a good one, and gave Cochrane , s pony, who had also Avon this class at Oamaru, another win. The 13-handers in harness were a mixed lot, and Walker Bros.' entry won. A good ring came in for the boys' ponies, and a very handy pony of G. Aitchison's, of Hampden, won. The class for ponies not exceeding 13-hauds went to the same owner. A very handsome pair of Shetland ponies, imported from Scotland, were shown by Roderick Mackenzie, and besides gaining prizes attracted a great deal of attention from . the young people at the ringside. BREEDING DRAUGHTS. . The following specials in breeding draught were awarded- Mr A. Ainge's challenge cup was won by J. W. Borrie (Waihao D-owns) with the yearling filly, Lady Ronald. This filly was first in her class at Oamaru, and reserve cham[pion. The cup is valued at 25gs, and is for competition for the best i Clydesdale colt or filly three years or I under, bred by the exhibitor. The cup i must be won "three times, not necessai rily in succession, and each time by a ! different animal. J. Patrick's mare Maggie Young also won the gold medal, valued at offered by the Clydesdale ! Horse Society of the United Kingdom for tho best Clydesdale mare any ago. : John Callender won the challenge cup, ! valued at 2%5, offered by Messrs Wati son, distillers, for tho best group of ' four fillies, three years or under, bred and owned by the exhibitor. This cup ha 3to be won three times, not neces- ! sarily in succession. J. Patrick won 'Mr Roderick Mackenzie's special prizo ■of ogs for the best two-year-old colt, bred by the exhibitor,, and J. A. Sutherland (Mowiona) tho same gentleman's snecial prize of for the best two-yoar-old filly bred by the exhibior. J. Patrick won Mr C. H. Street's special prize* of Sgs for tho best yearling j colt (colonial bred).
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14835, 28 November 1913, Page 10
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