METROPOLITAN SHOW.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18231, 15 November 1924, Page 15

METROPOLITAN SHOW.

.fo 6 feather' was-on,its very best be- : yesterday,for People's, Day. at ..The .morning .broke with, a : eloiiaiesa sky, and the heat up till noon but/ .it", wa3 . tempered%oDgbout the. remainder of the'day by ? u 'easterly breeze. -Under .such ideal. ''■ V «rtdititftts. the Show Grounds could-not otherwise than-at, their best,: and I feople's- Day was just such a day as day. shculd.be. : From. g- rtjjnorning onwards the trams . and lather conveyances' took" thousands of s wptry and'town people' to' the■ grounds, SS'fliin crowds arriving' between 1 those hours wore greeted ffeiiSigßt which-could not fail to in-. .-fl4ih^a;. : caniiyal;Bp.irit. : • ?■ f jfieibig-grounds presented - a .'.gay lifo and constantly changing ■iSwif Tents "there" were" in'pf of tisiTon" vfysp' marquees' and tiny 'field 'tents, striped, awnings and brazen varied kinds- ; of: flags KpSfiiSg oiit'in the breeze over; the'top |fll|lfe / Tho'area from the main gates ring % was thronged' with I l^i^and'. beyond them were "parked §paSos.of cars. • The impression'gain'through 'tho afternoon was Ifjfflf'tho attendance' was' a 'record, '/and plnlswbns' of opinion to that effect §|re&<hfear.dxm'eycry side, ;a3 were .'the tings- between friends /:and' :upon the. weather. ring > was.' the principal P|^t» : throughout the day,.and. the .big! l^i»^TOslUterally'.pack;ed-with-humanV tho?ring„a close,; sd.c6n,d |i^^ptt^ty^was/thoiayenne;;Of;sidellfes, 1 tfn&o"' the l entertainments ..'were and" varied. as "cheap : cryingrtbe' spectators-., One. of had - an' advantageous: the: inain avenue, where '• ho' Vtall in .'the'sh.ado' of' an; - spot proved a wdlhot' and thirsty ; |^^i|eerJ3,:and^in i lingcring..thcy. laid t'lllwayes 1 open. to ' the..snaro, of/bril-; Mat ;gem"s,wonderful' 'timepieces" and , r which. were dls-" the visitor.. The merrya' : large and. cver-chang-MsssjeroYf:u< of : enthralled, and p^fer|iJUsicVadaed : to -the gay- din pro-: f&jtea' fly brass band, and pipe'"band,and showmen's rattles cymbals,-to-say nothing : pens and r ..,; ~.,.... ... '^^at^*aii-Dig ; shows, "the "'finest spec-; day-was* provided" in the - grand parado '6i Wsm rt'ofc| : took pla.ee.- • This >wa's oigan- ?■ ih*o.-'• usually "efficient .manner,' the efforts of stewards -and andthe result was sis- fine-'a - real -foundation, of- this -y b'un g-...country. Wjfma coTjl'd-wishrto'-sec.:' After circling pti^ig^helwhole.parade"was 'drawn up IfitiMat'pf.itife" stand,iwith.'cattlo to Jbe various i classes, of: horses icar ianks.' The- srize-ring diS: %w^.Vfaaiai£.i'.eye.-open L ei"j'. .„ QYP n ...: 1° the .ju^gtK£'previous day.;' for»tho quality. SWBubdjrh, and-'in the-ring buc-iad to' appreciate it -to'- the 'forth the. high-: 'from' tHeiV •admire'ra, 'and. it, v i or. a better, lot *and tradesmen's turn : outs seen'on the.-Addington I 01 ! maJl y' a "long- da y-" The ' : en " 1 s "! r ** 6^r g fl year, and. that was by lovers.of horsedared .the "effect of the'.inl^riag.. ity' of the -motor-car and v showing -pf ibutithe quality was-there .top, I Iwboliibe- plainly -seen in the .grand |ff§«Sti>le.V : The 'rivalry-'{of- the motor-. IS*, '.p'£ haulage and-con--1 StPEpw'iiirorky is yery real, but the day y ahorse is not. dope yet by Bw>S>'; year-. • The' hackney, gig, pony, W irad'esmen 'b classes • all gave. eyiEwi'of*the 'hold the hprse has-on, the; P^tt , '«jf New Zealindcrs. For nearly ljWj"&actical purposes the' m6tbi>car is the hackney and- gig borse, the breed i3;not goEiand will not .go-but; so' Jong, as iinion-has .breeders .who stand &>.the'"old love" as it has totn a pastoral" and. >gricultutal such as New the horse ssarily played a prominent- part art of-development, and though ive r being since- the aking-in was done on. ity 7 . and" seventy .'years ago," \he ciple' ha;ve ; not yet":. outgrcrwii ajciatiohs '.with the soiL . Many now.Wellnestablished-in.businsßs fessions in ■ ; the cities.' were up"bu. ; the land/.while.i;hose of nger. genera were tfate aie'linked' up. with- the 'cpmmunity.through family and ||P[Sr' associatiojis, .and until sufficient P^f<ttaUp6s7:harve-paEsed : to breed pat .with;ihe,.land .and \to-;-genuine' metrppplitan. "strain l®|9%:<sity-. populations/ the. love-, of a remain. ■ Those^breeders/and who Svere responsible for.the |||||j|toßߣB arc,' in_cpmnion _ with other PggjWfteiy.and horsewomen in the'Dqtheir- bit in "forestalling -a-Taking'saddle-bprse or horse will- mean-noth-t^e-urban population. '. ||||M. -pej- conclusion. of t the. grand show-ring .was .occupied" by

PEOPLE'S DAY. A BECOED ATTENDANCE.

the;jumpii}g :events,;and these kept the' large crowds interested .until late in the afternoon. The "weather' remained fine throughout,-no-biting easterly wind,'or threatening southerly arising 'to drive the pepple homewards, and at 4.30 p.mr, though the grandstand had almost emptied, the fair grounds appeared almost- as thronged as at .airy, part of the day, the visitors, showing. a. very real reluctance to leave the scene of what ha dbeeh, without the slightest doubt, looked upon as a "glorious day." 'The. members of .the "Canterbury •Agricultufal' and' Pastoral 'Association Comtait-tee.-have reason to congratulate themselves, not only upon.'the splendid support they 'received, from "exhibitors, but upon; the.rpractical demonstration; of < the fact that their public has not outgrown' fHeni". in '."the' sixty-one years that have elapsed since the'pro.vince had its first show. . ' ; /Tfco Gate'TaMngß.' : The gate ' takings. _ on_ Thursday amounted, to ./about. £365,. being £IOO better than-those .of the first day last "year. In the evening tho receipts amounted to 'abojt' £166, about £2O in. excess , of, tho ..takings at the evening carnival, last year." Tho. takings at' the gate* yesterday amounted to £2300,. ..compared with abdut J5.2100 last, year. sYestef day^s'' attehdahe'e' is ' csthriat'ed at .ovcr-30j000.. • ■-• ;

■- HUNTERS. ■ 'Tlio hunters'competitions, which: for many years have been one of the chief atfcr'a'ctibns r bf People's Day";at,tne Shovrj again?filled the, grandstand- and: dr.ew-. a lajrge,, crcvr.d-.of ispectators,r:four ; deep, to-the ring-side. It is obvious, how-" ever,;that the; jumping 'is not iso/popular to-day as! twenty, years, ago, when its sporting flavpur monopolised'the attention; of a'Jarge majority of the visitors ' for half the afternoon,' and oven ,tKen'- away'wishingfor nno.r'e.. Yesterday, some time before, the compe-tiiions-lwrero-concruded, vacant, seats-on the Btand-were available, and outside it was possible- to obtain standing room next' tho : rails ; ; wjtho.ut-;elbowing one's neighHpTir.out of his position. ■ This/no. doubt,' wasianptherindicatiori of .fHeall-l pervading of "the mbtor-ca'r. ' As - the 'car- has T suppMnted tlio Horse on "tlio' roadj-,so interest,of'the'people, save as a' necessary'-'adjunefc-'-to; the' quotation's -of ' This feneration- may •see mfltor-car-leaping substituted 'lor horse jumping at Addingtbn, - and the ncit aeroplane' diving for motor-car eyoliit'ionsi. ;iteiinwhdle, the.jumping competitions are reflecting,the waning. inter-, est 'in the'hbrsc..' Few: hew." competitors aro"appearing on th'e'-scene', andmany of thd old'ones are bn^the-dbvr'nward.graded The" equestrian, "art" is'. f ailing, in'to,'- disuse, I 'and'already js ; approaching, its last stage; 'so far- as".the 'amateurs-are.con-cerned, < by its'«expositi.on ,'from. the ■ the boys, and,ev;en. tojthose of tlio:girls and women. ... * . . , .' The four usual cohipetitipns were incitidcd'lh "yesterday a., generous consolation; prize for horses that' had'hot taken; a_"first in any of the. , oiher-cvents.- -The: last" item very well might be cut out, : as all classes of horses arc given, opportunities in one or-other of the'principal 'events, >and 'an.hour'and '■ is- timereno'ughto' devote- to; tfiis section - of tho afternoon's- entertain-' inent... '.-iirs Peaceful, a riic«>mannered hunter, though not looking: quite'up to. the weight, won the-first award in. the high-weight hunters' class. Ycry nicely handled-by ..her. owner, she jirmped;-- confidently 'xurd-'cl'eaiily',.- -with- .. out' anyi : superfluous effort, 'and' strode .along smartly, between,the; fences, on excellent" term's witbTher rider. Miss M.' ■•Tje'schemaker-'s. Glencoe "was pla'ced, sec-. "bnd,-: an^d;Mr." i Hafk'a'way thirds "'Glencoe"'b'egah v a little patcbjily, ;but;impr.oyed..as ;he warmed up to his wprk, and did extremely well over the' last fence or two. Harkaway piit up a very' consiste'nt performance, and .cannot have been many points behiad'' the' runnerrUp. "Warfare" 'and; .Sandal >also'made.: gpod-rrounds. In the light-weight hunters' ,clas3 Miss .'libel. Rutherford's Bock: Ahoy made a capital round, always being' well in hand; and getting, awajr from, his fences smartly withprit' ovef-jumpirjg,/himself. The same owner's-Hard.Shag was of a rather different,type, jumping-slowly and very : cleverly, but : he mov<3d well between-the ifences and- never looked-like stopping. . The pair -were placed first and second respectively, and probably owed tbpir positions to the same schooling. Mr -D. W/Westenra's Surprise, : another of the slow and clever type, took.the third award.' Glencoe, who had been placed second to-Peaceful-in. the" heavy-weight Hunters'-'clas3,- was tie judge's" selection in the ladies' hunter class,. Hiss Betty.Harper.'s Challenger and Miss McCarthy's Gaiety being the judge Wtfier selections. They .all- jumped extraordinarily well, Glencoe making amends for-his : less" attractive display -in the ■'■ heavy-'weightihtmters' class, and.-Gaiety giving' a" _ delightful' display. i a quite his best- form but f the limitations •of< advancing years. There was. keen "competition/for-the Renown Challenge Cup,' in --which' -the judge - was '"b'ouhd down by conditions which scribed in the' ' -Ten pbints were ."to be awarded for jumping,, sii :'f or manaers, four for ■ conformation",."and ;three""for t spundaess. / After the :comipetitors had made-.the accustomed; round the judge, made a" careful examination of-the lot, ami.-finally awarded-the cut) to Mr'R.*A. 'Ferguson's Warfare. • The consolation 'event was won. '"by'--Miss Isbel ;Sutheriord's Wait and /See with Mr R; A. Ferguson's' Earaia-aßd'Miss-Laurel; Doyle's Onehunga in the- other -pfcrces7~The'-juage J s was to award ;the 'Qillanders Cupj 'which ' awarded annually tp the best performpr jumping classes; type and,sourness being taken into consideration All the placed horses in-the various iumnin.r were paraded,-and after

scrutinising them closelv the judge took a tide over the fences. first on Warfare and then, on Peaceful, and finally award--ed the cup to the latter. Mr H. -Hassall judged from • horse-, back, having a smart little hack in complete control and keeping in- close toucli with each competitor. This sys-', tem'i3 new to Canterbury, and it could be employed only by a first-class horse- - man such as Hassall is; butit enor.mously facilitated the proceedings and' saved a vast, amount of'time. "The judge gave his decisions smartly' and confidently, and they -•were' received with general approval, by, the ring-side' critics. Having' to -^nd' out' many ultimate'details concerning his final ;Belec-; tipns for the Gillanders.Cup, the judge mounted Warfare and' Peaceful' and'put them over the most-formidable of the fences in' a' style which provided, incidentally/ a - delightful illustration: of how the job he had'watched less' accom'-. plished riders'attempt should be do'ne. v

CARRIERS' AND .TRADESMEN'S HORSES. ; In the carriers' . aud • tradesmen's classes there wa3 ■an r entry, of ■ 125 animals, and, it is quite- safe- to ■ say that in the heavier 'classes.np .better collection of horses-has been-seen on the Show, Ground. ' In.' the lighter cla'sses, however,..the same cannot"be' said, and this isrdoubtless a great measure to >the fact that most .of- the- retailers in the city-have now adppted the motoras a more expeditious means .of delivery. Still i there • were ■■ a<■ few- really. good- sorts between <tho shafts of a few' of;the light 'delivery vans. The New Zealand Express 'Cpmpany.were 'alone in the classrfor horse up to.a,ton suitable for, town carriers' work'with, an, exceedingly fine .animal, quite, worthy pf - the .first-.ticket awarded i him,, and, also : took :. first., placo in. the open'-; ton class, sccuring.-.first and'second; honours for-horses up.to 30cwt,:.and the- twoleading prizes for two-ton horses:- t Th'ey. wera'alsg successful in the two-ton open competition, in. spring dray horses, pairs: and town 'carriers' express animals; while 'With six. 'magnificent' blacks they took . the. prize 'for : the ' paste'ehnkdn' team from the opposing .team,' Messrs, Strange and., Company' 3 well-.kriown. chestnuts, which are now-showing- signs.: of- ago. Competition'.in -the lighter, tradesmen's : ' turnouts- was" somewhat limited. --• ...._-.'■'■'

i MILITARY HORSES.^ ; -Competition -in ; the military/classes .was; decidedly; poor. - ;Only two; out -of the. four - entries, we're / suitable/ f orrartillery -work, :■ the : o'thc'rs, Ibcing -morp/fit'. for,'transport ; work,' while •in the latter class >there -werc.a couple,'of : :Buitahle animalsi- • -Miss -E t JD. Robinson?s.liand-. sbmb pair.of_grays, Warfare and-White 'Heather, -wfero the. only; entranta. in;th'e Upuht6d /Kifles '.section,.- but :wero; ; both :aUlittle,on-,t'he" .high* .sido". fur /easy, counting,'.-.which .is:-so" essential.- fpr isuch: work.• For-th.o ..CantorbuiyrJoclcey" '. Club's special;prize'-,for/animai .best, •suited for'-mbuhtcd- rifle-' work,, five very ,suitable: sorl,s:paraded, arid: Mr-Cl-.'E./ Skevingtoh/'s' .w.as, place'd first, •with' A. Ward:-Srruth/s-Mist^. ; M'o.rn-'and: Escort t'b fill : .the.,other-places.', '.-./ '-'-.-

SADDLE COjBS AND/PONIES;

!,The entries throughout-this section were large, rand there'was some-ke'ed, competition. -. Tho quality on the-whole, was good, showing V that/.breeding', isbeing carried 'on' on right lines. .The stallion class 'contained ] half-a'-dozen animals which w.6uld" ; riot; disgrace any show-ring, .but- Mr' Kyle's;, handsbmo Fireb'oy could /not' bo" denied/-first honours, with Mr Pussy- : fobt next..' Mr Kyle/again-won in ;th e brood " marc - class with Mathias, which, however, Js beginning -to sfiow signs -■ of age. The -fifteen hand.- ,cobs. were a small but'select class, the' winner/ Mr T.'~Edridge 'i-Tob'y, ;beinga very fine animfal, wifh-excellent paces., tT.he 14.2 class were 'e.vcn better, and: evoked keen ■ competitroni/-- The pblo.'-pbn'ibs were, a ycry fine-, class'so* far as.brceding is ' cbriccrncd. - 'Several:• of/ them.showed they were /well" educated iin/'thc" matter of' turning -and-' ycry'-smaft/at getting away."/The;ii-hand,poiiies were .a" decidedly-good class,, the winner tufn-ing-up in .a new'aspirant- owned by Mr T. r Gee, one df /the. :niccst-made.. ponies on-lhe ground. : : TJib 12.2 -animals were a :much more, cyei."class- than: 'is: often the case; and.•s,everaivwor ov ?^: w ? ll bted, showing a f fajr'amount" of-pace and stv\le. The classes for Rmaller : animals: were'" extremely well fiiled;- and_- it is- evident /that: more "interest is being, taken in oreeding mounts; for the' rising generation.' It'is' a'p'ity that-the horses and -their young riders .'are not given a sounder education in manners and in 'the -art of; using -their.- Bands. Several-very nice- animals' were spoiled bv' bad .handling, -and /this.defect ./was considerably more" noticeable . amongst the bovs than the",girls. Tie__' contests for tho"/best.iiders were, Monica Temple and F; Truscott.. ;-.'/,

SADDLE HORSES. ( "Although', there; were, only, 25, animals in the saddle horso-classes vided 75 entries. in : the; eight clashes, and "competition-"in most -of .them, was exceedingly keen.' /The was done by that veteran horseman' Mr: H. Hassall, of Hastings,'- who- takes -no chimces'-in coming to liis/decisions.: ;He not- only rides the bulk-of tho/animals himself but insists on eeeing what is Underneath the. saddle, and' when-he passes an animal "the." owner: can be-sure that there is very little -wrong with •him.'. .This, gentleman.;expressed;himself as somewhat surprised at the/lack of manners of 'the* "bulk", of the horses, and this can probably.-be"put -faet that in; these-days of/motor.-ia-rs the -younger generation, iio; apt make the careful study-of "horse-handlingthat was donoiri. the-bid'days.' -This fault caused.one or two;otherwise good animals to' be passed", over. . /The. heavj'weight hacks were all quite capable "of carr.ving fifteen over a. jourheyi and -the -first- .prize-winner, /Warfare/ is a''pajticularly:fine animal. • The 13-stone hacks were another "good-class, :seye'ral of .them showing'sighs', of/breeding. Miss Isobel/Eutherf ord 's.handsqmo Bock Ahoy could not- be.denied first, 'place, with Miss E. .B. Robinson's White Heather s_econd. .The/U-sfone.-hacks were decidedly anariStocratic lot,showing a good .deal- of-breeding. Mr ;D. W. Westenra's Ardent, an animal with good inanrieVs arid paces, was placed first, and also took the prize for ladies' hack arid also, the championsnip " in 3addlo horses. . In/that importarit class

for'the best-talking' horses, :Mrs iI - Betbell'3 : bTeedy'pair,.Pe3cefni and Joyful, ' 'took first'" and fhira - places, with old Gaiety-between, them. .Bpck Ahoy wa3. declared the :best journey horse to, carry 13 stone, and Mr D.-W. Westenra?s Folly, by Gay Spark, took the C.J.C. prire for a 'junior'horse'by a thorough-; bred stallion'likely to make 3 hunter.

: LADIES' TURNOUTS. The'judgipg.of .the ladies' turn-outs' took .place ..yesterday, but only four opt. of ,th© eleven entered; came : before tß©rjudge.: On this occasion. ; the judge took into' conaderaiion. a- good many, matters, which have not hitherto come under notice. -In the.first place, , be picked but> what was'certainly the best, conveyance for a lady to-drive, being ' well sprung arid easy to set in and.out of, and then' discarded one on account ■of 'bei'ag "improperly harnessed,, whitehe .even- took rtbe suitability, of the fair driver's dress into account. He .eventaa}lVpUced r Miss-V.' Nfehol's handsome .turnout; first. ; considering that it came near-e-sfc ; to : filling "the; bill- • ■'• - . T BLOQD, HORSES/ The blood horse section was' repre- , in '..:__il „„;™ol Mr John

sented-by a single animal, flir Jonu Cirigg.'s imported stallion Thurnha-m, by John oOGaunt,. who f should be .useful in-improving the breed. | The entry of trotting and pacing horses -was --the-'largest'yet alb 'the Metropolitan Show, and gives evidence of the • growth-of the sport m Canterbury. The stallions included four: fine-'animals, the. two selected for■.places H.- Aker..s Ino Triumph,.and 0. E., -Lindsay's..Sonoma, Harvester, both of. which should ~mako useful sires. .'The brped mares. wer.G.a •very nice lot; and the younger, classes gave evidence'of growing into .animals which should heard'of in future ; on the track.. ' '"...'.' . ■ • : THE GRAND PARADE. The parade of prize stock- was ,- an impressive and striking .spectacle. 1 Con-

lmpicoaivu 0.-U.U. ditions : could 'apt'have been, .more favourable. A nice warm atmosphere, with a sun'that was, on its. b'est behaviour, a beautiful-green sward,, and no sign'of a zephyr, much less a Teal nor'-wester, which has a nasty habit of coming'up at times, provided ideal conditions,, and there ' was genuine, sympathy for those misguided .folk who. over -tho/fence, ■''' in another place,' '• employed their, afternoon in the .impossible .economic task r of making , -the' totalisafor: return'2ls for /every, .£1 invested. • ■ ' : ; Tho, daynvas, indeed;, ideal'for; the. ipurpose/of.' a parade, aid considering •the -restrictions of space,'tho result, was very.-gratifying. Too; much room is-a disability, "but: too- little' is./a-worse, and'the-latter was obvious yesterday.; Too: much- space "';permit's ; a ■ straggling kind/of affair,,but yesterday the_ stock 'had : to: be.-manoeuvred, with military. «V»f.'th'nnv into the picture;

.'precision 1 to get' tnenuinio iue piumta; She "difficult, task was'accomplished in •a : happy, manner,, and the result was •undoubtedly 'the-' most* Vimpressive parade in.-the Association's history.-; : -The-dogs, led.-.the way;.iu-'.tho..-.pre-; ilhninary pacade. .Canines of all'.breeds'and sizes :. wcro led round • by .'• enthusiasts. The "small-stuff 'of tho Pekinese - ' 'class . was, ~a _. greint source qf .delight to 'the. youngsters,- and,, indeed, to a go'od' few: of their clders.Then followed ' tho ' Shorthorn- • cattle; headed 'by "Mr' L; White's Champion bull,' and.all the first,- seeond .and'tbir.d. prize' Shorthorns, with-the Jerseys, Ked Polls, Guernseys; Ayrshires, arid.Eriesiaiis "following/ -It -was- a -brave :dta-. play, -and--made an : impressive- sight drawn- up facing the people's stand" a 3. the -horsesi''did .their' bit:" • The' Caledonian ;Pip.e ' Band'led'."the horses: and. vehicles.;. The Champion Clydesdale" stallion, .Mr. -A. Carruthcrs' imported, .Medrpx Print, headed■ a lino ; of; about-'6O of .his 1 -re-'

lations.... ',''.'. ' ." . ."' Seeing; them- 'within, small compass the conclusion '• was.'-, unavoidable , that the-Clvdesdale"'display was one of-the best "for- a .numbeVof _ at air event's,'the motor lorry came-into the/transport the country. After. . the z Clydesdale r breeding horses .-came. thoV /New-''Zealand:-Express' *Cc>'3 .",fixhorse 1 pantechnicon -team, all beautiful dark browns', with wonderfully/uniform' white stockings.- .After them came Strange and Co.'si sextette of .chestnuts. .Then •followed lorries, spring carta, dog •carls/- -tradesmen's .;turn-outs, ./gigs, trotters, thoroughbreds,, an- imposing display of, hackneys, and ponies., ;_ A3 the : pipers skirled along in" their best style .with .'.the.'glistening-coated prancing \horses ■ 'ia'"'their wake, the densely • crowded • stands simmered into cheers.'- The sight,- indeed, was sufficiently inspiring." -It did not" need: a

saturated -'' horsey'' . man to, recognise' the merits of the display or to 'experience a, .feeling of pride at the province's': fine showing -of its .resources. ■ After/a tour ■ of the full course of the ring - the parade- was'- drawn up' in ■* ' squadron. facing the people's stand, and photographed, and after the, cattle left;the .enclosure the liofses did 'another circuit./' Altogether- the parade was a fine'speetacle, and. the praiso.be-

stowed on its"' organisation and conduct by experienced visitors was warm and unstinted.. OPINIONS OF THE SHOW. THE PEESIDENT PLEASED.

: tome to be remarked-this year's president of the Canterbury A- aad P., Association, Mr E. M: D. ■ Morten, when aek'ed by- a

reporter for his views. ■ "The different events,'-' Mr Morten went on to say, "have been got off as

puuetnally as'possible, and a£ f.n- as'l can see- the judges '.awards have given satisfaction." - ' . v-A graiifj-ia? "asd entirely'"unsolicited testimonial" to: the general, all round excellence of the Show was that given-to one of the" marshals, by. a •Wellington visitor, the- marshal and

the visitor • beinc unknown to each other. In- congratulating Canterbury on. its very successful display,- the ellin'etdn" visitor-'said that he -had attended the-Palmerstcn Show for ■the past 17 years, and .had got the unoressioT' that-the Manawatu nxturevvas fir and away ahead of the Canterbury Me'tfopolitaa in stock " After seeiag this veax's,. display oi stock at Addington, and speaking without con:scious b'as, he was convinced that the Canterbury Show was ''streets.ahead ' of Palmers.ton -North in*-tho matter, of the exhibit .of, stock- .