MANAWATU'S GREAT SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 31, 31 October 1907, Page 4

MANAWATU'S GREAT SHOW.

SPLENDID WEATHER FOR OPENING DAY. [l 7 1 KTiJIKL'-"-:».V ; , •. :• 1-i. -rStu' -T' « i ! I ." -,i. :• r.v. {m, l V-- I'-'ni 1 " 1 ' • .-V. : ' •• ■* A MULTITUDE OF ATTRACTIONS. ALL- PREVIOUS- THREATENED, ' ; :-^ r ; ■•' v: '"' ft; J" :y, K.r. • rf The first day's judging. :: ; -x'l-.j;,;/tfy-, 'ipiVK. ''•'." '' '' •' '• •■■■ .''-tW-d -Mj'-vY 'r ■: vf . i .pKi" .Hptl:f • •IP'VlWnfl- •? a! ! •"W w • »' r i .V J... ► (! - INTERVIEWS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS.

;lMo r Afi^.,Oi^tober, 30;. 1 ,, ( bdett-bathing vt-he: ahowground and ' all thatis in it. from 'daylight till sundown, and"prb-'." .spects are high;..koy. : ' Npbpdy who bas'-ever; 'Manawatu Shbw;; W®, eniran,co lior pqckeji,, toNsweli'- ctor" • „ mnst-.-isurely.j P®,' ,-tfe • -'^r^SA^VthSre'f^ny'''■•unfortunates-- within; nptVati^d?M^pl&<&irwe speak.;, ■ - T^e'/.wiif..,endea'vouj'jfy>/ r jpictmre..: om' tbifi- '• . Wnniuaf/v----'v: dyefls''fqnf"4'.y.^7-^cr.Q..soctiiin.fa , few 'HitfBounds^of ? mvibici i: ihe 'twajng-'of"^artiaphonMji ■ crowd—and trust to'hick. ■" The Fascination of ;the ; Ring. . , v-. .. . ,; "'i-Qie? , t»ntr?l'^t^ti'isv\the;'\ndine.\Ting ) /on >: from.', •' cad;.fali'. back,'upon:,-garden seats .placed, ;on, ' the- clean''-prean '' i sward.' : To-day''these • seat^ '.v b^t;^^^r;:f6f J tli^^n| ; n^te;servp\tll^ crowds'thai to-mbrrdiv's trains'willi,bring jni. ' .You never sec, a show with ring events in ~:whicli 'these ring-, events ;aro/ nob-the; centre ■ . ; o|- attraction; .It is. not that one learns any- - tHing by' ; iil|thiß', gazing:' •: You' seovordinary•i" f(^^'^eiw.js^oleyfir' !^din|j. spfliotimes;':ancl'■ ' clever;'jumping, 1 . M but : it-':'is of hpl'ds'-you.; ;in'gv ; m a^'yoiityboT'S-^re.'moknig"great atn - tempts to seo: Tvhat -is felting place, and even ; manship .you melt .into mild excitement. •: ¥ou,V ::' : lailyj-. andi'eveiy'is^n^-'of' the- ,pr. • • eveiry Bap*oi■.the!-jiidy's'-'skirts, >' : iaiyj wiitfese 4thiingsii ; ,tliere : 'has-,, been; ;j - : sopiting'to jjSff^,'iiholuiMng^jß' !^iiyi - ' riding .and Barebacked' , - grounds arejas GleaniJas .a -tennis lawn, :r ,for :there ihavo'. been;f-ni> cloven ' hoots •;y .ira^sWtmV^KeOT'^ampjoMliip'f^^pJ/.ahd' £ and: oli'ainpioit' ', ,boy i'. and; ■ girji \ \ -.'|jb«fgiieatj 'riditjgVtonfete'^lwtwfileh" ' : , thiisiasm pf ; -:thatstrangef.iorigii-line ?of *ion-. ; lo.dkers i;wiUj- 'as'SiwM, (throb,.at fevbrTOtcii;.thrilling,' but' " 'compare with the joys-ofronlooking.

' at ■'S'dyen %r' ? high down v, an 4 Awangav tallest land .Apparently most prolific p'the/ordinary 1 tall swamp flax,' f'Pp-tf W : fine fibre, i) 3' v v miller^; Tutao-. clumpy sort foiihd in jlto/'erfffflife Ngutimuii't'ob red in the Tholast'thrppl^?' equal height,tliough differing in stoutness' of loaf. One has a remark ible brown leaf, and looks prolific. Parikoritawa is' 7 ..OTth .yellow. Tho leaves are very nafroWVf&iia it is-dwarf and not worth consideriii£' : ''Groat things are oxjetted by flax men .to result from this classification; this, rescuing y,of:'.named . varieties: from .the^-mixture/,'9f [ mongrel brods which our millers] havb hitherto-handled. It may kiable .the flax ;■ to > weather ■ tho storm of falling pHces which now threatens ifc. vv'/' t;

, . Side Show. Attractions. . . • •.- . :.TJiorei are side snows into; wjhich Wnll; b6 ! 'co'ristaii'tly';lilred; : if yp'u'j'are..^ tou can, got seasick on ■ •< sixpence;'.: or be- whirled Sroundj ' electricity j. or tioklod withifunnyii ; pictirQsirat.'. bargain^'jjrices^, , human' • ' ] find i femipipor-foliy.! ,!lt isja. show, where you-may- ■ fW'a'jjeilnyTs^^th'o' wife oc; future. husband;; ot :rcp?ivej ay.sw.eet ' 1 letter,•itrom>sofneono> whoi]oves. , you; 6ri»nvik lusivo outHnoof .your future,' ' your character from tho. colour eyes, v - It you are ; Mt "amorous, or'sentimental you mif.!jSP.' "MW ior iboiable, over-a 1 -pemy .of'loveiat in : Aoi-'delight. or into 11 a- nlaelhrio - which »,t ' ' Other Features, i

HOME INDUSTRIES. : ,tThere ; : : wis' '(worthy of any ' special inehtidii' in th'e' ; H6me"lndustries, Class; The 'entries were a decided improvement upon last year. The farmers' , gutter class elicited strong and keen cdrupotitibh, Mr. E. Barrett being awarded"-firs^'honours, and also a second - placq -. in ( non-scparatOr t class., ; The; 'quality of fruits'and pickles was pronounced, by i the' Judge , : as, ...being up -to: show form, fiqd giving indications of. careful manufac.ture'. ; .were'; well; contested, likewise cakQS,' whicli were /the,'predomina-j: ting feature.'.'. ,: . vivi'--. '; . iv.Tne ,awards, were as follow!— i : . .r ... : Farmers' .first separator, 'abutter —B. .Barrett: 1, Mrs. .M. E.j'.Ggolt 2, ; Miss;'L. Pimber-ton-3. " '.; /Non-separator—Mrs. R., J; Hooper, 1, Edwin Barrett, 2/ ... ,' • I -Dozen oggs—Mrs. F. AV. Mottcher 1, Mrs. M:.; Good 2.. Duck eggs—Mrs. Wright, 1", Mrs. Balsillie:2i,Mrs;.'Uhapman 31 ; Bottle At'Clark lVi'vSix pots: ;.D. F. i Reid <1, s Mrs. H. Austice 2. 'Marmalade—Mrs. A.\ W. Newdick 1, Mrs. W. ;A. Rennel] 2. • "Wines —Mrs. W. Hayward lj.MrSy H. C.; Collinson 2/Sandwiched—Mrs. Ml Guy I.' ; Bread, home-madS—Miss Lovelock 1, Mrs. A. W.; iiJ^e^ick>.2/aiMTs/nA.i:-' : H, CoxviS.I 1 'Hoinerinade bread, 2 loaves ;brown —Mrs. H. Stannard 1, 'Mrs?; • -P. iOutter ; -2i: .iScones,' pvien—Mrs. H. Anstice vl/Miss Vora Browiv'2, 1 Miss L.'H. Cox 3, 'Mißa toVqlOck v.li.c/'! Scones .'girdle—Mrs.. .H. Anstice lj fMiss J.; Tait: n 2.! . Bramlpy. .1. ; Madoira: cake—Miss V. Kuhtze .1, Miss' Oi A. -Harper 2, MrS'-Hii iAniticgi:h'.eJ i 'Sponge, cakeMrs. H. Bromley 1, Mrs. W. Sharp 2. Sponge sandwich —Mrs. A. H. : Cox I,' Miss B.alsillio 2i .jMiss: H:. ; B.rpinley'' 3, : Mrsivßeere' V.ll'.C. .... - '■

■ -Seed cake —Miss Lovelock 1, Miss'E:! BoltcHer 2. Christmas cako—Mrs. H. Anstice l, i ;;Mre. R. Currie 2.. Fancy M. T Lit' 'I;];, Ginger bread*fMrs'. ! H; 1 G.;;Bagnkll IV 'F;.' Gilchrist il,.}-Mre;' M. Guy 2, .Miss Balsillie 3. Oat cake—Miss A. Currie lv.•'■iSaiisSgo!iroll-rrMiss.''May Hodder'l. Mrs. A. L.-Stubbs-2..-Potted meatMrs. D. F. Ileid'l. ' T^'. ■ '.Jam tarts —:Mrs.;.'Cl|''H/ v Eayn?,-l,' MiM' G. J . A" Harper 2. biscuitsr-Mrs.' D.' F*" Bold 1. Cream puffs—Mrs. : L. 'E.' M'Leavey 1. Brawn —Mrs. H, Anstice 1. ; Children under fifteen years, oven econesMiss Lucy Lovelock •!; Miss Nellie Morris. 2.

, W-'anpthOT's^^f\is''Siß^i6>!C(l ? farm maohmory, from -* a - crcam - separator . to a tracti and glittering; sfmiig machines, and .What chanco for,.wives, anddaugHtqrs into:-:thor:pockotS'.:of hus-. blinds:tind fathiirs'during a'rare fit ofrgener-:' .•%%§' miining 1 of'ja prize I.';' Showsp aro - pipcos witn. - great, possi: i bi'iities! 'iTlic poultry.: and 'the: dogs ;are jointi • tenants'-of :a'!hallJ''.This ife a'groSS' injustice to' *tfe'^purtryj' ! for • m.Qst,aitentibn';-.,iYpti aro;iperhap?,,a lov.eriof;- , dog's": and i debiro"'itti-* soo -:thoiii.; - you : cross' relati|e -silk6e' % 'bup -i"', chor^s^p^ y.our' tj mpamima,! and -.you-: have. to,; tbmporise; toflacctlstbih'' yoilrself-.'to. Itlie! din!YoU.Svalk. 1 .dogs .'oiij 'each Sde'flf ,'irou.j Spcaifri" -one,'.lio ceases h.jsy;so.ng; ; and -smiles/. al/v i ycifit',V , ii l Skinig : .eloquently ■for , l^y^ittlo■;stroki , . * ;•* 1 HS^ij attendant lpading ,ddpivn J i hy. .. the. ojiain isjtincreased""'threefold,''-and-;? every barlt is* directed at.j^.p li <jm cjjiajn' 'I, I s^it'j'th|at. tijpy. ■ eirait,'at' ,ljis; captivi t^j. or:-,onvy'his.eifiinence,or.-merely 1 , bark ,from; pifro welcome? 5 ' These ai'6. ! problems'l-ybu ; miglit;, dearly' - liko \ to: sblVe,' ; outslM. X splitting-headaclip ;is ; grow jiig 1 on ; you.''' iEven • tho ;'long-dra>vn.-mow of the! .big; St; ! Brt-natd' fail's to 1 sof tenr the . blow, of -the . hiu&ai^r-!t : #a3e<4,Va»at/>r< .vpll^f«a.'; ypn,. and you ..finally. bolt ,frantic<illy for the outsido i-air,.i and.?ithus .the poultry .'-are'. un- ( fairly, ignored. • ''

Amongst the Flax. ■The'flax exliibits from the Weraroa testing grounds offer a field for better and, perhaps, more usefulystu'dy.' 'Nine of the ten varieties nanieil in' yostera?'y, as' ; out. of. the testing; grotmds .'at'-'Wereroa' are' stjagdd,plantain 1 ' hirreis, aii3'!bf,?i.£i'tTiral and-typical size. Here order of size, .which" starts;

At the Hawke's Bay Show Mr; 'W. Perry had to tako'second place' to Mr. Orirtond. There was some difference of opinion as : to the correctness of the Judge's decision, and as Mr. Perry's team has open considerably strengthened for this' Show, tho rivalry will be of tho most pronounced ctiaractor. Messrs. Tanner and • Wybourne are also eminent broedors with long lists of honours" as exhibitors, and they may be expected to give 'other champions a very hot time.

THE BUTTEi?-FAf COMPETITION. ; DAIRY INSTRUCTOR'S VIEV'S. !, Mr. Thompson,' dairj' instructor, interviewed by our reporter in conneotion with the Champion Butter-Fat Competition, said, that tho object of the Association in catering' for the dairymen in ithis rospect was a laudable one, and deserved . far better- Bupport. Ton--, entries were->rec6ivod, ! but only -nine - cows came forward. The cows this y&ir, with .two exceptions, . were a poor lot, which is only to .bo expected seeing that the season has been so bad. Mr. : Thompson contends that,if: the;object is worthy of farm«rs sending thoir, cows along, they should talra precautions to see'that they: wore prop-arly fed. The cows .to be' exhibited tomorrow are a sorry lot: of specimens, and, with itho except-; ion of two Jprseys, they have .practically'no, appearance to be brought into a show rmg. The cows bear indications off having come off poor, .feed, and during thoi past ten days nave been-, at Mr. Batchelor's -farm, '< Fitzherbert,' in better quality feed. Although it may be mentioned mat: feed is not so good as theprevious year. The highest'test is about that of last-year,- but the amount of milk produced by the winner,s-laist year—which cow proves second i this year—is exactly, ono gal-'lon-per day behind, which is, accounted for by : poor : condition.', • i , " \ 1 Mr. Thompson does not: approve of . their system . of testing as generally adopted,- viz., the use dipper, to ,take>the sample of milk. "He'contends that in order to procure an acurate test a correct proportion must be taken. This system,he has adopted during the competition By ! the'line of ' the latest tube appliance, and finds the reoult highly satisfactory. He concluded by: Saying that for a farmer, to make; money, >and to weed the mfonor; cows out ,as fast as pos-. piblo, an r .-accurate -system of ••.testing must bo adopted. 1 -

JERSEYS ON TOP. !A RIGID TEST. I The Association last 'year - inaugurated a championship.' butter"" "fat"' 1 ' 'competition - ' in which' the' milking qualities of eaiu ouw entered is subjected to a rigid and oxacting test. The test this year ,was carried .out- at 'Mr. J. 0. Batcholor's (arm, .Fitzherbert, where tho cows were dolivered on October 19. v From the time of their penning, they came lender 'the 1 control ,of the judge, Mr. T; Thompson,': dairy. instructor. ' i For the first',three years of the -competition : cows 1 of'any'breed or grade can take part,: but' thereafter' exhibits .will bo limited to 1 cOws : 'sired by pur6bred ;bj.ills. For t-lie first three ; placed animals ftprizeif of £10, £6, 'and £41 arbi given, and a championship prize of £25' to bo won in three yearly' competitions (not i necessarily .: in succession'.ancl 'not : necessarily.-;by tho 6ame cow) is "also-'offered.One point is- given for every lOlbs.' of milk in the ; four' days during which ; the test is miido, and/25, points for every-,.pound of butter fat produced.". 'Fol-, lowing are the details: 1. A. Buchanan (Fitzherbert),' Jersey breed; average :pounds of milk' per day, 36/50; test' : 's;2total' -pounds •of butter-fat 7.592; total pounds .of milk 145; total points of niilk '14.5';' total points of .fat 189.8'; grand t0ta1.'204.3.' ' ~ 1 " i 2. W. f. Hare' (Rata),' Grade Shorthorn 1 breed; average pounds of milk per day <18.62; test 3.7; totiil pounds butter-fat 7.196; total pounds of milk 194/50 total points; of- 1 mi1k:.19.40; ''itotal points of- fat. 179.9; grand t0ta1 : 199.35. ; ' ■ "y;i .3:!' J. ;iKyle : ! (Fitzherbert),'-"Grade Shdrt-' 'pounds of milk''per - day, 45v18; ftfest'f 3.8*1 pounds 1 ofv 6.859; ■ total pounds of milk '180.50 ; ■ total/ points./of/ miUi>lß.os; total' points -of fat,' 171.77:' grand total 189.52.- v .-, : i ' W/,.P. ..Hare, Grado Shorthorn,- was fourth - with. 188 points. JD. j Buchanan,': Grade 'Jersey, i with 1172.9-pointej-,.was.'fifth.,-;.- .i ->:h ii'kvr. , S. R. Lancaster, Grade! Shorthorn,': 165.52, was sixth. ... ' A. A. Buchanan, Jersey, ; ' : lso;Bs 'poihts; seventh,,.- .-v.- !.i' -. -, ■. -' ;s 1 ■. ■ i 'S.!"R.,Lancaster,,Grade.Shorthorn,. 153.72,' eighth! . j" i D., Buchanan, Grade Shorthorn, 135.02, ninth. , • .jjf'i

; Reporting on tho competition,\"MlV;' Thorn-, son,,i dairy; instructor, said tho- cows this ;dr- two exceptions, were'Jiot so forward''in condition as thosbj.which came forward last. year,. All ;the competing' cows improved . greatly "after arrival "farm where the :; test'was hbld, some strikingly so. This suggesto'd- that' feed, was not too; plentiful on the In .order to demonstrate still further the ,: capabilities of tho cows as efficient^:'milkers ,hp ; suggested that the time.tprior'to trial belehgthonedto, say, a fortnight. Milking commenced at i 5 a.m. and 4.3Q7p;m., and'each' cow was milked in the same order.'each'.'day., ; "I cannot'conclude," : say's Mr. Thomson, "without'.remarking ;on; the' scanty support given by the. farmers, v'ilf this; competition has not a I know nothing about it. It % a'great pity more entries aro not'forthcoming." f V

i PUBLIC SCHOOL; SEWING. ? i- " i i ■ThW' judgo 'thit a;gre;at improve- i mcnt'ha's'lb'feeh .h'bticcd.nnHhe' class''.of work i this'-, y'6'd? '■'aa,' l aEairi'st l, '!thd't'.. exhibited.' i.t' the j previous'ishdw. / :: : t 1■" • . . - " n - : , : i Standard 'I.—llomniing a pieco of nainsdok. ' —Terrace lv Ethel Mudgway, j K4ihdra'2vorth 2;;-Eileen.Pugh,'3,.,, ! 1 'Standard U'- ! Tlrfm." Holland : Apron.—J. Huntj'Rongohokako, ih ' MabM Matthews; ; Pohangma, 2. - -;■ - : lll:—Specimon Hemming Run-', iiing Stitching. <^.' il Steyetfs,' : ' Kaihora North - rV'Mios' and Eatio .Tromowan, 2 • 11 ;: i Standartl IVl") Child's Chemiso.—Enid Erskino, 1; Jossio"SwdnJ 2. ' ■ I Standard--V. '- : Chil3!s Chemise. —VoravTr®:. hurst, 2 -• i Standard- Vr.-r-Plain:. Drawing. . .Alary. M'llae- Kaihora North,. 1; "Winnie Burgess, 2; A. W.-.M,.,Gudgeon,-,'3j.; 1 . SHEEP. i, ; : BMTLES AMONGST THE ROMNEYS AND LINCOLN'S i IHtefest,'' 1 amongst''.farmers/'generally ".to 1 ;! morrow','^will.'.l)'e.^entr^jiup'dn. ; the : tw6 slieep battles;.which amongst brooders in' R-omiieys '/and 1 _Lincoins.. ' Th,cre wilJ; bo gathering^'arpjind 'sheep.'pens,' an'd 'tlVeire' lyill '^/•mu , dE'.li?.lk; 'on ,the respective > animals 'which" jrUl-bp..under, ; ;tho\Judges;'.'.':Tho ! grealest', interest;'is;.shown, ■ 'in':';t|ie 'R6mneys. J '',Th9Manawatu ",is .'a'; I 'RpmMy distript|\and with the help 6f, ; .outside : o_xliibftors a .re-j 5 'cord for ariyj'Sß.ow i'n i . | t^';North' ; 'lsland. | ''.Thq.,'Manaw'atli ,team is Headed by Mr. : E.. } Sliprt'jliWhb is;showing someiof his best .sheep,. ' inpljiding - tHree ewes, 4 which; haye 'just arrived i from England. His great ambition will be - ino; doubt-r wjest-ithe.- .ram .championship '■ 'frbm Qj.i'KWheei^r's;,,'.magnificent,';sire,: ' 'Royalist} ! (B; VAilen,;.. Wairarapa,-"R.' > iTahnOr, "Lbngburni VJames i Collins) :Hawke's :B&y,' :'Boaley'"''Bros.,'iChristchurch', Wv H. ,: ■' Biiick and. W/ Rayfier,' Wairarapa, • :W. F.' •' 'Jacobs ! (itid 'Hewitt) ;Manawaitu, and .P. Mun-' I 'gairn, Poriruapare amongst- the other exhibitors. ' . . . ■ : There/iS'gfceat competition' m all tho classes, l; ;and' the:'Judge, ; will' tackle- a big -proposition' in .making his ideoision.'.'.-The Judge on this '• -particular, occasion',is,Mr. R; Matthews,: of : ;! Foatliorston,"'.son -of tho well-known AVaironf gomai breeder, i'Mr. : A; : Matthews. -:Mr. A.' '■ -Matthews' was Judge.-'pt Romneys -iat the' 3 jHiiWke's'Bay^Show, : but'it was found that he r could not aot at' Manawatu owing to the fact' ••• ithattf by i a'-'rule-"if the 'Association, three ' months;must elapse ;between -the periods-'pf' " judging by' Mr: R. Matthews '»' iwaav therefore selected as'. Judge, ; with ' liis '• father- ai'-an -' assi'staiit. The young 'fellow '' has.'previously;,acted ■ as?assistant to: Mr:" A'.' < Matflieivs, sb ith4t, ; botwoen the opinions of - two'V'Such" experienced-''experts, 1 breeders C should ; be well satisfied i.with' their decisions!

; The'Lincolri' bSttle'is not so momentous' as that of- .the Romnteys, -but is 'being eagerly looked'for."- It is %"• sorfr'-of triangular'duel between : the-Hon.' J.iD.V.Ormon'd; represents ling 'Hawke's ;Bay, •••Mr.: -W. Perry, < of- the ■Wairarapa;- and MK'T.'Tanner,' of Malna'watu; ' with- 'Mi 1 :' 1 Vf: : Hj ' jof .'Whenuakura, well "in tho • '

PONIES. The Judge, Mr, J. O'Brien, Oamaruj'said that tho winning- pony, in tho fourteen hands' class was the-making of a decent pony. "The ■ other, 1 ponies-were fair, but hard to -place, owing-'to the.unoven size.. • Tho entries as a a' good class.' In tho polo section' the';:.wirnibr was a. good-mannered animal, rb'ut the secphd prize-winner was lacking in J but was the right stamp of horse. ;; Tho third horse had a bad splint on. the -bono. Tho prize-winners were:— Entire pony, any age. 14 hands and under —S. Wiggius's Pearl-King, .1; W. A. O'Donnell's, 2; T. Edlin's Silver King, 3. Over 14 hands —H. C. Ell's Emperor, 1. Pony mares,'l4.2l'and 'under,, with ,foal at' foot—T. Edlin's >Trixy, 1. Pony mare on gelding, • 13 1 and- not exceeding 14 hands —H. C. Gilford -Morris's Juliet, 1 1; C. -R'Doggctt's Grey Bob,'' 2; Miss H. Maher's Oringi,-3. ■ Over 12 and not exceeding 13 hands—A. i"'. Fitzherbert's Bess, 1 ;'D. 0. Shute's Molly 11, 2; Mitchell's Stumpy, 3„- ' r . A. later'message states that D. 01 Shute's Molly; II was: disqualified for second; placo, and. the prize awarded! to'J.'.A. Mitchell's Stumpy. Mrs. E: D. - Browne s Lone Hand was given third place; 1 ;.Pony,mare:or gelding, 12' hands and undor —H,; :M. -'Simmonds's ! King' -Dick, 1; J. M'Haray's Nelly, 2; A.'jßell's Tauhei, 3. iPolohponies, 14.2 (hands'; and under—H. Gifford: Morris's Ronieo, 1; 11. G. Moore's Samson. 2',!R;-M'Murray'si'orty Winks, 3.

■; HARNESS:HORSES. .■ ;,'/ Mr.;'Newman, of Nelson, who noted as Judgej said that in tho. l<£,hands' class one of the winning pair was fft;for:;any show-ring. The-' others were iair, iKbul; .:,'deficient in manners. - The to Mr. J. ■ E. Walker's - Bronco ' rand 1 - Duke in the harness horses 15 :harids'arid ; ovor. Mr. J. H. P. Strang's Corono and,^Coronet'carried off tho honours iri* the .pair ;.14>hands,, and under 15. Mr. H: ••HiVtitepKcn!B' , ?!itty."ind Dolly wero the only competitors in tlio l3;and under 14 hands', class, 'aild were .awarded a first. Mr. J: Bull's Molly and Belladona were''the. only entries "ill . tnei ta'ndem team, and were'also given avtirstvprize.., '■ : "NOTES AND COMMENTS. Referring to the pigs judged by. Mr. D. C. Gebbie, ; of;HawcroV'oiir .reporter learned that the competition wasi far.■ from' being so keen this year in-the' Berkshire class, The champion boar stood out on his own.

The other entries in the class, twelve months and under, were good, the winning sow in particular finding favour from the judge. The champion boar in the aged class was shown by Mr. H. Lancaster, who made tlio importation about two lind a half years ago from the well-known stud of 'Mr. Cooper, of sheep dip .fame. The pig showed pleiuy of length and squareness from end to end, but was slightly deficiont in condition, just having'cotno in from tho paddock. ; 'ino second prize pig in tho same class was an inferior animal, and too short in'.body. . . Yorkshires, as a whole, wero good. Mr. Gray's imported sow was a very fine animal. In fact, tho quality of- all classes except -Tamworths was first-class. The latter havo apparently been crossed with something else, having lost their colour, and their propor character has not been maintained. ' '1 '' ; , As a whole the pigs were better than, when Mr. Gebbie judged, them five- years, ago, being more uniform in standard, ine Association, in tho judge's opinion,'- making a mistake in classing the small and middle weights together. ' , ~ ', r , , • There is, on exhibition m; the Yorkshire middle pig class a twenty-months, boar,, ■which- was- imported by -Mr.,. B. Gray, ot Taikorea, and was .liberat-ed out.of quarnn-. tine : on Tuesday. The -animal, was'greatly admired 'by a.ll breeders, being a typical Yorkshire,'in fact it .was •pronounced.-by several experts t-o bo the finest of its breed that had ever been penned in Manawatu. ~ilr. Gray purchased this pig from Mr. SauudersSnencer. of Hollybrook,-England, ; at a cost of; £75 13s. not inclusive of quarantine fees, it having secured a : third- prizo at,the Royal ' Show. It was also awarded a first m a pen of two -young pigs at Bath It' is possessed: of ■ good loins, hams, and .head, having only' the one defect,-of , being, slightly in-kneed. ' ■'.v.

; " THE PRIZE LIST., . ; ■/: Berkshire 'boar, tWve'months and/over : 1 H." Lancaster 1 and champion; E.- White, 2: J. Kylo, 3. Twelve' months and under: H: Lancaster; 2';' Slack - JBros.' v . Under six : months: E. White, a r Shck.Breeding sow, in pig:-Slack Bros., and C. E. 'White, 2. Sow> and .litter of six Pigs;. E.. White, 1;. J. E!ylo, '2. ' Twelve "inonths and uiider V:E. Whitej' l and 2; Slack' Bros., 3 and: h.c.;' J. Kyle,'c.'- 'Dnderrsix-monthsi E. White, 1 and 2; ,H.' Lancaster, h.c; . Tamworthi boar/ twelve irionths ana-over: E. White,' 1 and : chanipion; Breeding ;■ sow in pig: E: White, 1 an'd 2. iSow and.litter: E Whitb; :1. Sow under twelve-months . B; White, 1 ;and 2.; Under six months : prize held over on account of-age. ! j n Middle and small Yorkshires ; boar twelve months and over: B. Gray, 1 and champion. Twelve months and under : 8,. Gray, . !. Under six months: B. Gray, 1 and 2. Breeding • sow: B. /Graly, I'-and champion; E White,' 2; TV Mason, h.c. Sow : and litter: trustees,"J. M.' SlackV 1. Sow under twelve, months ; ,Ei .White, I'j'Bi.Gray, 2; h .Sow, under 'six months: ~8. Gray, 1, E. White, 2. Largo' black or Devon ,sow r twelve months and ovjsr : Mrs. E. Weeks 1 and champion: '.Swr.tax' months twolvo: Mrs. 8.. H. Slaek,, 1. TJndor six months: E; White, 1. .V .

Abbott was: first, ■ Miss Briggs was second, while Mr. J. Connor was third.''■' There was absolutely no comparison between the stylo of the masculine riders .and the. ladies.. in<s ( men' wero generally all " legs and wings ; tho ladies rode like young centaurs, brcat interest was, manifested ;n .this .event, because it was a battle betweeii the two chanipioii horsewomen of the " Dominion. held records. Both werp. imbeiiten. Maggie Briggs "is; a" girl wlio"has be-en" winning' prizes in the Show ring. sinco 1901.- She has won ,as .many,> as twenty-threA ;• prizes 011 Czarina, the champion ~.Wesfc ..Coaster, ..which., horse has almost (Hid .hundred jumping, prizes to its credit,' and which is ,'noW on the.'brink of a well-earned retirement at the' ago' of eighteen' years; > To-day : Miss : Briggs was riding her champion pony.: jumper, Rawliiti, and tho people from Tarafiaki pimied..their; faith to tier. Her rival, Miss Abbott, formerly of Auckland, but now. of-viStratfordr has also a . career ~as /an ~ all-round , horso'woman,.'arid' she hid many' admire illy when it w'as known that she was'riding Messrs: O'Neill Bros.' -' uribeaten ' fchampion .high-jumper Ruby. .The,styles of thevriders. ■ were, 'both .most, graceful, ~and. .yet won-, dorfully, dissimilar;- Miss Briggs Vporiy docilb/andwent' over the hurdles ,in'a lovely' .rocking-horse 5 'styled'' Miss ' ,'mount' was in a rover : of n excitement; ! pulling aiid" wronchiilg'(at the> bit;" and fairly flewritho hurdles. ;. Thpj rider- sat il.ike a. yourig.'.O'.Nei},, and . pbowed. ,wonderful ,-over, , f tl)p; brute'. 'Miss Abbott is said ,tb._be,tho New''Zealand' can successfully ' 'ride this chestnut ch'aiiipion,' and |'-6'er. victory ■ applauded.' ' As !i rider,' Miss Abbottf stands' -oufc -.by ! herself.' 'J She 1 has'ridden buck^jumpersiiand lias also ridden a horse over a hurdle 6ft. 3iri. high" 'i r'vt

POULTRY , Judge—Mr. S. Johnston, Palmorston , North.''';. .In' speaking to our; Judge remarked that for this, season or the..year, form-a utility' point of view, .the exhibits wofe, highly satisfactory; : Tho, leading passes were Brahmas, .'Plymouth Rocks, Buff_, Qrpu)Ktonsi ancl Partrige Wyandotte#. The Bra|r mas'eshibited by'Mn ,R. E;.Bannistor,^re imported ' from Mr. ,1 Webster, of,, England, 12 months ago, • and wero an; .exeeptionally fine class: The pullet.bred by Mr. Bannister called* for special, mention; as-hq, considered, it had outclassed the imported hen.. Iho winning Buff Orpington cock was a..good type and sound and coloured, arid.'the,secondwas very: near ,his equal; with the exception of' having 'some feathers on the legs.,pullets were deficient': in were.lact-.' ipg' in /condition;,! The ■WPWiig' cock was exceptionally; good. -, ,The Partridge hons.exhibited by, Mr., Jams; were, oxcqllent birds.;*'- Aylesbury ■ drakqs y werp-, ( fair. considering the. season;.; WK Yl 3 ; worthy jofspc'cial ..mention, likewise (v quality;:of Indian^Runher-drakos; v '; There- was nothing jSpecial,in pigeons..;, ; j .The prize ; .list,is,-,9-s follows:— •>; i Brahmas. —Light cock or cockerel.;R. E. Bannister, 1 and 2. Light hen or pullet: R. E. Bannister, 1, 2 ana ,• ' cock Penbuthyji' V,J, , iV-' .W , Plymouth;,Ro'cksi-rrßared cock;.or cockerql :• W -W.' Oook, ■ I'.'', <Barod. Ken _, 6r pullet ' W J.'.Devonshire, \l. . l! >. .'J,' : Orpingtons'—Buff,, cock ,or, .MokerelT «;•; E. Bannisterj ,1, arid.2; Mrs. 'J; W.,Lqvqlock, 3. Buff, hen, or. pullet : Rr E-' Banmster,;;! and : ,2;.; Mrs. i J* -W-! Lovelock,"'3. ''Black; cock, or-, cockerel:. J s ; Calland,' I' a F7 j S ' 2- J'.' Devonshire, '3; ..Blacky hen oTjimUot:. J Jarvis, 1 aiid 2;, J. Devorishii'6,'3'. ' Wyandotte.—White, hen or .puUet :C. f ,J. Hansard, 1;.G.,.E. Randies, 2,.and 3. Golden, cook"Tor .cockerel:' JL.' Cqllinspn, Tj' J., Devonshire, 2.Golden; hen or pullet : M-;-Collinson„..l"an.d ,2. t Silyer "laced; or cockerel.:'-J. Cunningham, 2. ..Silver laced,' hen .'or. pallet-: .'J;' Jar,vis, l'and.2;"; Partridee.—Hen'or. cockerel: ■&.: Mi Ahra-, ham" 1, J. Jams, 2':ahd'3; J!: Jams,'',!; Abraham, '3.' , ' / ~' „ 'X:2- \r.7 : 'i' Minorca.—Black, hen orpullet-::.F%;Lore-lock, 1.,-and. 2. 'j'.'-.v, l '.'" • Leghorn.—'WtyteJ 'heii (| or •-'•ppUet: ;;Mw

! Bestgentleman Vrider; over 3ft.-, 6inl .hurdles': J. M. : ,B.artlett,' 1' A,'.'Mitchell!' 2. ;.y ; Barerbaclc rider: Miss E. Abbott, 1; 'Miss Maggie "Briggs,''2_; JJ.' O'Connor, 3. , i Driving competition, single horse or pony: Miss Grace Robertson, lj'Mrs.-L.vJ.; Yerty's, Princess, ~2.., ~ ~,r.■/-. ..p.- i <■ ' : .tidy, - !, trap,, and horse: , Isaac, driver',Miss ~Elder, .Edgar,.,driver. Miss' Scott, 2.' ' ... ; Maiden .hunters' competition: M. J. Bartlott!s; Scput, 1; P. Wolton's -Goiiteaway, 2; Henry Westland's one : horses competed; most'interesting: two hours for;', who topkV : a.. ; keen interest ;'in • The jumping .-of-seyoral i of tho highest.:order,..while -others showe'd' bad form in, taking .'off at the hurdles. 1 V SHOW TIMETABLE. j ! '■ '! H ' -■' ■■/. r TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. I ' ' I .9''^a.in,^ii^ng i battle, and. sheep. t --V- i'.-.J - i 1 p.m.—Jij'dgiiig of. laqies'.hacks,, ! andjjirl -riders.' \"2 p.m.—Victoria".&oss t| competitiori,. .... | 3 p.m.—Lady riders' competition. | 3.30 p.m.—Leaping p.o^petition, ri .steeplef;, chase style: ■ . . j'.„.., • . TO-MORROW'S .PROGRAMME. ; I lb.3o'' ! a.m-.—Pony' jumpiiil!' / :' .."'../V. i i2 vf^(»nT^La'ffles< ;l ®Tibg ,? Sfad;' best irivei-. 1 ; V' !! | 1.30,. p^m'.—Grand paradb'' horses, and fiattle;'' V,,/',' 1 C, I .'*"';,•'f- = j 2''p'.m.—Hiinteft' I c6mpetitibn' f ; ; n ' ! 3 p.m.—Military competition'.'

I TALKS WITH FARMERS. HOT SUBJECTS WRESTLED WITH •■, . ; ' ! '■ <>••' i"»<"•. ' 'i ' r • •y'; V* what the experts say. : . iiM? r: turnips'for cows.'

Cook. 1 and 2. /.Jirown,. cock or cwweiei:A. F. Robbie, 2. • 11 ' V Houdan.—-Hon or pullet: A; E. Friberg, I.' ■ Game Indian .-^ocic ; or cockerelJ. DevonSh of(i; English.—Cock;"or -"cockerpl :''A.' E. ( ,Q:- — : "Goldon-pericilledj ! -epek i! or; cockerel:: E. Reridle,' 1.. Golden-pencilled,' hen or. pulletY;'G. : E.-' Reridle: 11 K Silver-) spangled, hen or pullet : Mrs!'' M.' Ryan, l ! - Bantam.—Any variety';' : ften : o? 5 pullet'?'E;Siddels; : 1 aigl 2; also I!iii cockerel.: ki h. r. 'Fancy fowls.—Hen' or*pulletiisMrs; L.-i E. ! M'Leavey/ 1:.;' 1 . '■'; :r ' DUCKS. A j-lesbury. —Drake: Mrs. -. Lovelock, 1; ;A., F. : 'Friberg, 2.- Duck: Mrs.\Lovelock) 1.-j., . , Rouen. —Drake:- Mrs.i;|W,. Cook, 1 and; 2.. Duck: W-. :Cook,"ll and;|2. Pekin —Drake: A.-F-. Friberg,. .1. ::Indian Runn3r.^-Drake,:.-, : H. .G; Bagnall.j 1- A'.! Allen, 2 and 3«! i Duck : H.,C.. Bagnall,., 1 j. A. Allen, -2. isoiLi ; r-,,-PIGEONS. , Tnmblers.-rlgngJaced,/.'-icockA./ -,H,: Faulkner, ; Faulkner, i1'.:,.,, I Fantail. —Cock: E. Cobbe, 1 and>2.|\,Hen:' E. Cobbe, 1 and 2. ' Homors.— Working cock: A. F. Robbie,* 1;, J.:',Edwards,:.2. .(Red Chequer, > hen:,-J. Edwards; 1. .cock : C.-.:Chuds 1,/^.. F . Robbie,.,l2. : Blue'or. : blagk .-chequer,, 2, Blue or -Black; chequer,- 'hen:, A., F. 'Robbie,. 1 „ Blue, hon: Av,,F. Robbio,.l. .- Any colour, cock:-.J.--Edwards,:,lw. Hen: J. Edwards, 1 and' 2.; Blue/or /black,-ohequer, cock ..under 12 - A.vF- Robbie,; 1. ,< ■' 1 -

CHAMPION EQUESTRIENNES. Z. ' ■ - ' ■ DEPOSED. ?; . Z '.Z ,m<! 'i.' , -i : MISS! ABBOTT AND' MISS BRIGGS • If. one-is to '.judge; b,y>.tW result .of the bareback', riding" competition; at the Show to-, day, :m'an'S ) dominion, has been agam successfully i invaded :• by tb'o.. eternal; fenimmo,. 'and that at; nri! oxoroiso about which ho has always prided 'bijrisclfi In this-competition the pick - of the • masculine riders' from ;thb from . Wairarapi, from'Mimawatuy had to accept defeat at • tho _ hands' of kiss E.' Abbofctj of AVhangamomona, Stratford, and.Miss Magiio Briggs.'of Msnaia ; . There were in 1 all .sixteen competitors-(fourteen men "and- two young ladies)/ -The odas were' hiavyy' but 'Won' oaDiiv. ilisa

! - HO\ViTO;'AVOID THE'TAINT.- ' • ; '• • ;) l!i, I There-arc some lipoid districts where.''the heavy-croppingrjimngel is'.-iiofra Jsuccess ( rbut: whero the turnip thrives satisfactorily. In those oases it is useful to know.ho]v-to avoid imparting tho well-known . turnip-taint-' to the. railktv.' Allan;. Gillies; .-whor'feeds' bis champion Ayrshire-herd at. Hampden largely on „• turnips',,i:sa'ys.}fchat:.thisi -can .'bo • done/ by hot: feeding; till (immediately after s milking: His .systeni is: in vhousing ■his Jcows forr-.thei night,to/milk ;them, then'feed the turnips in-;the jstallsyi later, to give i-supply .ofii hay;:. .In .the' morning, the. process, -,is;,-jepeated- in the; same 'order. .The most -likely way to!:get milk tainted by turnips, is >< to .rturni the cowfiqut: i; to graze'on thenii.iin tho'(paddocks. We"make own , buttor,: and -.never';taste the turnips.-;;-Both tumifsiand mangels were excellent-jiig. foodsr

A GOOD BEGINNING., , 1 ST4RT WITH DAIRYING. " "I. think. - said.-Mr,. :A!!?n ,Gillies,-the Ayrshire. judge, . that. dairying-has., ai long rim : of prosperity ahead J . believe sit i is'-tho'n'bone* of "the -farm-industry,.: f0r,... the small It, is the -bpstthingifor .beginning.;-.., A man wjth-small, capital and (if, po»t; siblo) a large family, can got a.,quicker rey turn for his money, from dairying than from anything else." ' ! " Hard .work?.,:,No, ,the But"it's'a'''tie,'' arid that''.is :'the, gteat; objec?. tion "to' it / ; ;You 'no s f and jhp Sat;_ urdiiysi' "But' it breaks .'no, ; bVne.s.ithat I'.know" of:''lt ' paysj rethink, ( bet'ter '.than .any''farm ( (irtip,' when'-!properly; conducted, 1 'for,.,it which' 1 aro' yqry'. profitable^'J'/ * ( '~ s.!

i THE BEST DAIRY' COJV.. | • A 'WORD FOR THE "AYRSHIRE. '. 'fl am':Worfyi'' | isaid : 'Mrv -AJlan Gillies, of Hampden, judge 1 of ' the Ayrshires; '" : that there is a'tendency for the Ayrshire to go. out of existence. Crossed with a Jersey or Shorthom«iit . makes -the -best -.dairy - cow vin oxistence." ...... •-.■ - -nj'. • Why.iis;it:declining?i ',:i . I' think it is because, we have • bred a away ■ from the old, characteristics ; of the'.breqd; and !have developed' fineness at :the' expense of i substance.!'; i (Mr.:. Gillies-, drew from-ihia pocket a;handful ofi.,photographs,-of .Ayrshire champions as. an illustration ofi'substanoe;),' i - "I have bred the Ayrshire for. forty-years past/'nhe said,x"-and. stilly possess jthe ,original :-strain;untainted.'.! '.v.-.--,-;. <i;i It seems,to;be the champion.strain:of,tho, Dominion? i "Well, I didn't exhibit till three years ago, but I have'a;three-y<jarrold\cqw :that has', been two. years-chattpipn at .Oamaru, Dunedin, 1 ' andTaltairstori;'!, 1 -,"':,, ' ; ; THE CATTLE DECREASE. MAJOR DUNK'S OPINION Year by year, said v Major Dunk,'tho cattle oxhibits at our'shows seem'to 1 grow less.' Tho big breeders seem to go, and there are none coming forward to take"'their place's.- ''"What is-tho reason-,?-.-(Well, it;is.-not far,to : seek. The-growth of- settlement, and. th<\ eliminaT. tion of the wealthy,..breeder, is, responsible,' and, yet although it, is, to be deplored from an, agricultural and.pastoral show point of view, there is no . doubt that tho country is not suffering in,.tho long run by..the;presenco of the-small'farmer.Still, there is nobody taking: tho places',, of the M'-Hardvs,- the Luxfords,, and the M'Masters, andjj.T*'e; s must regret ,the fact. . The time when there will be a further decrease in.cattle show exhibits/and in.the purebred generally, but the gain..will be with-ithose whovwiH ; continue ; to breed .t-lio. best cattle. These people niust' bavd, a; ; mpst prosperous future, a future "which is,'.lieiiig. greatlyVenhaiiced. lri. value by the slaughter of. the young .calves, .by., the. dairy farmers.-,,. THE DAIRY INDUSTRY. POSSIBLE RECORD SEASON. '-' ; -Som'o tiiho ago ' the i! certain quarters 1 that - dairy ' 'ooiajapniss

gerier.ally-'Mii the"'Dominion would' find that it was; wiser'to .sell 1 on consignment rather than 'sell right' out.' Many cheese' companies madev av"pointi of ■'following : ' this plan with ' profit --'to'! themselves/ Few butter companies nave-come into line.- Instead rtliey have sold to middlemeri-at /what; no "doubt": is a: fair price; bub'it appears no'w that-bo far as the present season'is: concerned, they havo placed all their'cgßS'-ih -ono basket, ihnd have lost. Point is given to this statement by the opin- : ion expressed at the show by one of the most , prominent..produce, merchants)m New Zealand, >' who'- states that ' the dairy' produce market'ju London is'iliardenjng rapidly and 'thajii tljere,;is> every, possibility - that record prices will.,be .obtained,; The,reason,for the hardening- tendency is the extremely ~.wet. season.,on. the. Continent .witii small supplies, coupled,. !with , the fact ,of an anticipated , dr,ought; : iti;, Australia!.,. It is. hardly . possible will have ~any.; c ompotitu>ii ii,n',th& dairy .-produce.line' from Australia,,.and, this.,-jvill>;be a great,chapce,foi; tlie. farmers, of .the .Dominion,. .especially the-farmers dealing in butter. It is stated that a.wellrknown. buttor' company, which .thad so,ld pt abo.ut, . 10& d. • per'.lb. of ,b,utter-fat, yes-. ' torday.;tJjat. had it,held .until to-day, there, , would,' have> becn.'.'a increase, on, this • price.' 'From, the yforegbing 'it will', be iseen that-there'is, every ' prospect 6r the dairy boom-continuing in the Dominion.

; . iiRANDINQ OF -~i n« ROMNEYS. ' ■' : ' A NECESSARY MEASURE.''" ' In,connection .with -itir; E. SlipritV.mo^iph, ot ,-t-he.-':New- Zealand-fltomney,.-Marsh,. Sheep-,, breeders' Association meeting to-day, t.iat all Romnoy,Marsh sheep .in„tho Dominion-should be, branded] it has been, pointed ont. by, prominent breeders that th>s-system- l is,,,in. : yogii.e, iir : Kent. thesgreat English ;Roniney.breeding-motitoppiis.ii-r; AfK! -'fl -r ' jMrt; Shbrt'sideafis npt a », suggested some time ago by Mr.,(J..Wheeler,; but. was,-' not- sustained,..owing to the fact that great difficulty, would t experienced in 'putting' it .iht'6'*'bpeiratioii i 'in I the Dominion. Lately, -however, • there' has been a practice amongst some-,New; Zealand.sheep;.agents ,pi exporting a quality of stocki,which has; beep, found .to be decidedly i inferior; ~The reputation of Romnoy breeders in Now Zealand has suffered : in,-consequence, and.,it is rccognrsed that- something will .have, to,,be,donG: to, mtict. the,trouble.-,.-It,'was; : ,explained, thoi-meeting:;to-day, jthat, therej.-vyas^ia yast. difference between New;, Zealand ,and,Ji.ent.,as J Romney Marsh sheep countryj the fact (being, that there are ten times more Romneys in the Dominion .than ,in .Kent.,,, brand used by the Kentish Romney: Marsh Association's bf-'four letters, 1 Mr. Short suggests for.the.Dommio.Pi AssoZ.R.M. 'Another' difficulty ,to,'ttic. proposal:is that,' in,order', ( that,it.should, be, put intio effect in a successful _ mannorj experts .would. have,,to v be;.appointed at..the varidUS'seaports id see : that-no dtnnials T?ere' exported - which wore: jiotj .carrying the brand. It. has-been' suggested , that thp apjpVoaclied; . until'tHen/it*^is''hardly. Tvill'be done. Some years ago it would'have beenVa > wasted : of 1 tiifiS. tot*. Hpmn6y';breeder} toy; tjSink '"their'-,ideas'' f oh ! 1 this 1 subject would carry; 1 any -weight,, 'but, thcr Association' ,has grown inVjiiimbers'and, in ' wealth, since that, timef'v 'It 5 is 'apparent; fcuitj is. iii -,'tho • ascendancyand 1 is' lively to reniain soJ.Vand ,their ( o is no) doubt that the Association, hpW' : has,j!a 'lot'of^pawer/ ; n '

grain, arid other conditions, ho-had'.every reason'to'believe that a good price would be obtained for bacon for twelve months; ta come. .. ... .., ,'"

FLAXMILLERS CONFERENCE., •' PROPOSED EXHIBITION. J... ; ; Abo.it twelve representatives of" the'flax" industry from various parts of the. North land attended a Conference at Palnierstpn Norths to-day . 'Mr. Av SeiferV (Palmeriton),. , presided. .Messrs; Ross (Foxtori),; and "A"' Al-', ■Brown .(Wdikanae) - were appointed .'to Vao-:• ancies-on • the oxeciitive. 1 (^e ; dealt with the proposed exhibition lli l con- , ncction with-the (lax'industry at Wellington. •. The intention is to malie'a comilrehensive dis - play in the Empire Gity- of'all - green'-and' prepared' fibre, -and 'or all; ','niachinery' articles 1 t)ja't',can' Bo ' manufactured: f ' Letter's were from' j : the' of the; i and 'promising co-bperation.' ; ,'The'desire of"' the 'Assbciatioii'is'.that'tlielGovcrninent Shalj •' take' the''initiativtf. .'lt,Ms l 'probably the ;ex-' ■ hibitioiv : will lie'held r i.h,'six : nibiiths ■report. was' receiveil froni' Mr, J. .ff. ft kins, i'vho'represented the Association at th 9 Turakina' fire. 1 'inquiry, ■ and the members expressed satisfaction'.that :.tlie verdict' bxoner- ■ ated th'e liemr) ontirely'from' haying'been 'the cause' of the ,fire.,. 1 111 regard to the payment, ofovertime/."'members'"pointed; out";that ■ a , difference,' obcisted, as' to whether; the .time-.; and-a-half'should be calculated on a weekly,, or. 'a : daily *■ basis.'*. it'was, 'decided. to, apply;, Ho'the' Court. for';. a.n,.intcrFretation. of the , t .■.wards.'' '-'On 1 ' Various 'occasions..,-li-r ; ? s . devastated large,areas of .flas lands and occasioned serious loss, and after this matter had been 'dismissed! at Jengthj the: Association set up-a. sub-committee„to,go, into .the tiesc i means,'of prevention' in the future. home .strong' feeling; over the inclusion i of flaxmillS' .in , the. Agricultural Mapourors'' Accommodation. 8.i11.-iolt'iwas /stated, 4 . that in "some: of the large, Cax'areas, wJiore AXmen' werd'euttingiifive: or mill.iif tents could'not;be used jand, perijuitein erit-buildings! had r.toii'be, erected,, .the;£o§tj>y would seriously indust^r.iMpUy'P 1 -' these'dwellings would h'avcito bo 1 1bo'mply : 'with/.the Stems,,of- ...r 'decided to make. representations ,to.tho.Mmi, ; ,f steV on-the-'matter. : . • ;•'> >l«'i

! ROMNEY, MARSH, BREEDERS. i i/ 1 COUNCIL. . 1 ' A : inooting ofithe Council .of: tl'.o -Ngu" Zealand 1 Romney,"'Marsha Breedersli-Associatipn, was' I ,held- at. thcis Show-, Grounds;, yesterday .i;r i 'Mr. -Mungavan reported having inspectgu • tho' : flocks of 'Mr. -A: H. Russell,>'of Hastings,, and Mr.' Chittey, ::of-HamiltomiT After, hoax-'. irig- the report,'''itWas decided; tptadmit- these flocks into: the "Associations jMessrs-.isG.-.andi A. . Hunt, Nelson; R. Logan; M-Kokonga: (Otago); D. Dickson, Greenvale (Gore), and J. B.i'Logan,; Kclbo -(Otago))?.made .application to join the New Zealand Association, and wero accepted. In addition .--j tho above, seven members were-olectcd. ' ! Mr. E. Short, asked the Association to accept : a' -tattooing instrument with; the,letters RvN..Z.R.M., with which.exported sheep could be washed before leaving tho ;: b3minion: • r : Asiib'cbmmittee, 'corisistinr-'of- -Messrs,. Whcclerf'Jacob, -vßuchanan was'set'. , fip I t'(li''c6hsidOT , 'tho Nl proposar! and: r©-' po^,;t6^tjhe. :^^'mMUngi ß '■ VIEWS OF AN AUTHORITY., j Mr - E.-. H. Eggleston, -manageF-''of''thev North Island Bacon-Company's works at Woodville, is.. ..one, of. thos. egentlemen whb believe fihnlv 1 in'the'-futuro-of the'pig mdustry 'in; New Zealand. There was a great demand, for.bacon within the Doininion. ih-s demand -was 'ovVr i ' , ihcr(iasing.- l l The-- trouble was to obtain a. for .manufacture, and this- could only' be, accomplished, b^, firms in a'big difficulty had' beeh'eXperlenced 1 byWhy' small-'factories''owiiig -to too fact r that' thoy "could-obtain' only'a'limited 1 supply; with tho'' result: tji at* the 7 ' cost '"of 3 production was top: grp'at. for .them, and. theyl'had^gone' ti) 1! 'tho"-walli ; ' r S6"''far ;as',tho"-North Island BaCoii "Company ■ was Concerned;'-it-''had ' iuiiipeid into'the 1 business' as a branchdt the Christchiircli, Meat''' ( C6mpany|because .it 1 alre&dv ''had'; a/ big Inamo'-fpr ,its- bacon,- the famous' /Moroporli 1 '.brand, v: aiid->-W ! the -sable time there was every'reason to'behove that fartaers. in ' the. jvholp of .ihelWelhngtpiv Province'would; be benefited 'by^tho-tAct: that thore was a big works established right m the heart'of the .district.. ~Ther,e was every lndica- - tioii that' prices "would' be' sustained, lhere was an', important' ifaetor ;for' farmers -to coftsiderphbwoYer'i' and 1 that' wps the-feedingTof their pigfe/ The; business wouldrhave .to*-be. viewed'-'ln a broad light;. It- >was*- useless to expeCtf-to-'-bring-■ up--a.'good-"ela'ss - of-i 'animal-: on: cheap ■: food. In .'thismatters thero .was reasdh'to.-believe'that,' in ; many cases, formed the principal article, of diet. i-Air ul--fed pig 'would contract disease quicker than an animal brought up on healthy food. Speaking' with reference; Jo,, the; prospects of the coming season,_ Mr. Eggleston 'stated that 1 it' would' be-late;'-' His firm had already started killing,:but thereawould be,no;extensive. buying, he'-thought,! before tho New Mr*'' EgglestPn' : .was ; iormerly at the Com-pany's-works at Islington^.Ohnstehurch, ana lie was f 'asked his'opinion'as.ro how thetqua}i-' tiek-'of North' and-South'-Island pigs.rcom- ■ pared. He'stated'that-nedid not feel justi- : fied at presfent in expressing an opinion.-ii'So 1 far, ho was simply,feeling So far as buying in the South Island was con- ' cerned, -this was -.done.- cheaper-, there- than, in the NoHh",'because tho districts'were 'no't so much soattered.

; s IntenseJnteresti.Jias bf,en- felt.. iflaxmilKng'.-circles'-.in.'ithe te|tß which have,been proceeding, for past at.-tho,Werarqa'ExpenmeA Earn. An ~ area, bf. .the ago 'with' varieties of flax obtained Wanganui and Hawkes Bay .districts, by Mr. M'Gregor, a recognised, authority on Has nomenclature, and die crop was recently ' milled, - Ton i varieties . froiiu the plantation',ffnd'j-Samples green leaf now staged. for exhibit;ori at the Manawatu Show. It that samples of :the'finished -fibre also^wiU, arrivojfor exhibition on[TThursday/, Mr.;&?JSf or 'j; ow has himself, brought the flax the show ground, has supplied us . with the the ten varieties'. follow. Awinga,„Ngat,uniii, ; A>utaiore, Huhiroa, K.atiraukawa, Parikoritawa, Tamatea, haranki, Tutaomanu, and Olio.V'' 1 , 1 ' 1 " ; P --'IM 1 '- ' i )•- -U W-..-I ■ : THE VANISHING SIPE-SADDLE.,' STRIDE >i SADDLE POPULAR. j ...'yflE , I ';LAI)IES ; ,i.',' I A 'DOCTOIVS AI)\aCE. • i The' side ' saddle is ib-jcomingl.-quite'r ol? >' fashioned arid' Elizabethan.'' . one "sees at the' big l shows • and. in the lane's 1 sit astride'," and• the : day when- men.», thought it' : nocfessary; thenf'is" pa'sti i: "v Otf-thevother. .. on ! 'a'.sid6 si'ddle iff.th'e Country districts day is'^something,„to ■. lad^■ ,']ust:';ordinary. v^: :-To'-see.-a matiired : lSdy'''riaing ;, astride the\main • thpr6ughfai : es'iof 'Wellingtbn;. city.;is comiiibnr'&perienpe. • ttaj-a perched r 'Superficially\on.'a'side saddle—Unless-1 she' is a ! clever 1 horsewomanMooks awkward,- • aud '■ ins'ecure; .: takes ■& • fence you, hold; your- breatlv with a fear lest - she^shbuldbo' 1 iiuseated;vShe •» pendent on her horse s gear, and at a time - of mishap is in deadly'peril.But on the contrary, see, Jici- sister -.astride^;,. She sits down closely, "squarely, upright. She is at perfect' ease; she,has, 119 twist, in her. \er- ; tebral column, and if ' stiirup, . saddle, and all deserted,'. her,iisherLWould .still to q»rt« composed,on : .the„ ; safe, .broad., back of v her barebacked^'-and can. :< sefc.-her «t,« : furious galiop. along"thq.country. ■ ( , a" ilymeVlea'p"' over; fcnce n and .ditch, wituoaL.. , being distraught, witli:'learflil:;spepulatipns M ~ to" resiijts.'; This" view; .sl®' ' is ..by; ■■ w know,' and. as. .lohg'.as .nodical -m6n con-.. What'VhE ! Among the 1 ladies -who rode-astride,at recent, ilawkes.rßay- Show >'' Michael,-of ,Greenmeadow6y.and ; ;6he readily : ; - talked on 'saddles.: { -.v -tji'v : -''I like a-man's saddle,; isho-said, f jfrankly,,;i to. ride oniit,;When L-,was a r ,very!,.-! ' little .girl,- and-1, don't think. l cpuld- : rid9r,T on! aide ; saddle.,' ,];t is ( safer, ,1 tbujk, and ~, i eivos voii a'more cdmfortable .seat,-mi ■ "Oh" yes. You can't, buy side saddles J. at tlii saddlers',..now.-. They , make them, except-to'order. .Sooii I think very few (women ■'ft'ill--use !'-them.; The man s - saddle.is ,so: much.:better,. ln.-iovery It is easibr, on-lis?and very^niucli.easier,,oni-tho.-.j , , horse. So we: are r?ady >tp; sacrifice ,appear- ~ • ; ancos-a',little on that-account.,- -..Don t : .vou-., •' think .we are,-rightPMi i"; I . Miss-Russell,:.of rHastings,, adheres;-! how-it ever to .the old; method., if i "1,- V certainly>pre.--side" saddle.^:.she;.said, V ;know ; <, i j that,,many.,,people vhaye,,- an,, idea - that; t r man's .sa.ddle ,is.safer,'\,but,;l, don t ; thiuk ;sOo ■- ri i Wbi'Kavoi our;istirrups,,made-.inow-. sontnat i. 1 'thev ; : will jconjie; off; in, time; of^accident.'Cand!, 1 ; thore is, =110^.-danger;.of; getting r .liung;--t^P ,:; ' •• Everybody, however, ; now -learns, to, l astride, simply. I suppose,,, because, ~thsy; f •believe it is safer; and, laving learned that 1 W many of thein still aphere to it. I l have tested':it'-myself jsalthoiigli I;have never ■/ • hunted that way, and I am quite satisfied: ■ that-'it 1 is-'no-- moro-xoinfortable, no more '!, safe, :and iin to.-, the ■ sidesaddle.- ,Still-1 v adniit; it' is; becoming;^ ■ the Jashion;'' :s

' " ' the'best'cross; ■ : : • Mr:' - E-'"WJiit^'"'noted pig. breeder frbni '•"'-'-PaMerstbh^^ I "'considers -' that' '■ ■'> tho pics'' "shown"' !: at- Maria'Watil''"'to-day '"are equal '"in"- 1 quality^"to: -those-of" -former years'. 1 '" ■ U A' ,! -shortage"'''6f entries/"'.had' takeii' place 1 on' iiceouilt of' the omission of t.]i e ' : pork .cjasfees,. but he ; bel.ieved that: these t were ''being held'- in ; reserve for the wintershow, 1 , when'it is I ' intended 1; to 'make a'huge' display 1 ' He would have preferred to see this class at; the 'especially as;- the' farmers''were blessed wit h plenty of' milk at', this 1 season of the : year to prepare- their pigs; for' tlie show? ' His'contention was thatjpure-' bred'-classes' were;-useless unless"the : farmers wero induced: by them' to purchase;. So -they should 'have ; 'as''much prominence' 'as' it- was possible, to "give in order to bring-: Out the results' I ''of. : pure 1 breeding. ! Asked as to'his opinion"-or'the' best breed;-he-'stated that-'lie I 'favoured' Dovoii "sows; crossed with the Berkshire/boar,''"for"; the 1 reasoiv'that tile- -Devons'wero• ! ;wedgy i '<artd small in hind; qiiorters','; an'd 'the 'Berkshire' was-just the reverse.- Tho'coiour Or stock'by' this cross-was also good. ThC'Tdnuvorth-nyas also a good'6ross.' Vi Mr.'White went on ttfildd that the -Devon cross-would whfm' any other breed * would : onty ,; bG : pork. '"Tho pigs were • healthy J and - tttroyo • well;'*. The' season had been best &s tl\6y had'been getting sd'. p<Sr ! 1 b.:aftd 1 thc' scalo .stilf stood, at 4(1. With«the'' high'. tonco 1 of

A; Doctor's View. , . - ; .'A-Hawkes'Bny doctor; welll-n'owii among; the'ridirig fraternity 'fepre^edJumself what not 1 " he said -';"lay ; ; down a hard aiid, fast . rule 'on' this subject. •" It ;'depentls on 'the (; woman—fln the conformation, of her .body, and pivrticillal'ly >f .'her-lower; limbs. ; r The foriVale ' pelvis'lis shaped; differently 'frtmt' a , man's' and' tends' to curve-awards " .and;, ( bririg''Ulie J ''KnecV'?t6feetHor.' Bi|t different ;; ladiS vary considerably,* and they ■' should" choose their saddle'in accordance with their conformation. if "Ifv they .avo stout-,, or inclined to be) close-kneed,' they should adhere to, the side saddle. >, '-Butyif : the ' kneo.v/a're i( ,set;'wider ~ apart'a'man's saddle is preferable.''A eirl of this'lattoi' class can sit'so Well oil's hnrse that' you'would scarcely know slie wa«'; rdine astride''at.,all. '-But' when;'the'other;; class ride astride the ' conformation ' causes the 1 knees to be thrown 'outwards;' awkwardly: and unnaturally." Crooked. Spines. ' "As' to ■''tho-'effect' oti ; a lady's spine, It should say > that, where there is ' a tendency to :of tho ligatures: it is bettor.'to-' rido-astride. nnd mvright than to'assume-tha twist inseparable from, the": side saddles! fin?regard.ito tlioi danger- : of .mteriiali'inw'l juries < or.-, displacements; there-;is nothingUn' A fiivouriiofi '' The' position l af the* limbs' does; not'influence the matter. 'Ini -. juries result solely from jolting, and Ifhirilt>. that' a ' lady-' astrido; -w-itti r thovsaddle- 1 well grippedtibetweeni'her*, knees;-- 'isi'better-'able <> to lesson the jolting than if 'otherwise "moun-";" ted.-";i A:*lhdyr'oni a side saddle ••jolts-:-yettJ'J much- more I 'Minn 'a igood« rider. astridc;!iso'>l-'! would .-prefer ithc> latter .' style'■ when tha' '. curve of 'the; limbs is't=ofcherwiso'i suitable; >1 Riding" astride • furt-henltends; to' strenatheD'-

the. of, ,tkß, thigh. * . It ; is. certainly pr.ofcrablo for ; young girls'.,, The whole question, . however,, is open', to.idifFeronca. of 'opinion.'-" ' '' James .Coombb, ot Waitotiira, • one of the horse judges at Ilaivkes Bay Show, strongly favoured.-a, man's saddle... -For safety,'especially 'at fences, it was, lie said, much : to be preferred. l In tho remoter country. districts .. tho' side , saddle was scarcely ' . ever seen. The old idea that riding astndo was,.;not,proper, had,quito vanished. Not 1 Stocked.' - , "Side--.saddlesl r exclaimed :Mr. D-'-Pringlo, Chairman : of the.llonso St-esvards, at: the Manawatu . Shov.-,\ and . a saddler' by profession/v.'.'W.o/'don't, stock them, I: would not stqcki.thenii-ii,They're scarcely; over asked for. I'd•: make ;one to order,-but Lwoiild not, stockthorn, v l sbll twelvo men's saddlos ifor. ladies' use against one side-saddle. • Cost?. No, that- is. not /the, consideration. The difference iri..;price is..only; about; 25. per cent.-, j But j tho girls arof all learning .ion,, a ..saddlej.-iiow-', .-[and,■! there will ■ soon \.be noiiq>.ria'ing.„ptherwisc. VStill,;.! rather', fancy a.<lady„qn. a.'side-saddle./ Looks,' the nicest.; l)on't :i Riding ; astride ,is,,.however, easier ,;oii; tho. : horse, ( because, tfi'9 -'.weight .is appliod.; ,It is tho more natural position,! fqr -tho .rider, VtooV As/f or-saf eSy, I can't.-,;agree.j' thiitr,. l :strij3.d ; ,r)c]ing_- ; is',.- t'lip safest,, stylo/ .?.,On aside-saddle;; a .'lady -, gets. n;'gpp'd;:firm/hbld, : bj;', are. - fdst,.Jpsi : their -/objections' -' to. their, girls fland'.'^th'e// genorarpublic,- ; s. .qnijte'•ac(^stom^' > .tQ''.'3.e6irig' it/;. A.ppearn;>cps. are/jjnfldchcetl 'yeryj"..muoK..';by,','siiitabilitr';qf ■the;,dress., 'An , ( elpprt' '.hqrsowbniaij iri'-lobso • corduroy' ■trpuser3.'..and' i ' bluchor ' boots' would. look /every/ bit'as incongruous as a ,lady astride, in street.dress!--''/I;'!.'^/: A ! TIMARU A. AND P. SHOW. i 'ASSCCIATION.] [ ■ --Mi . ; i,.s, :> -;rimaru, October 30.'.'..';.'. TOo fortv'-scicond ,show.'of f tho Tiiparu A; \ and Opened; to-dayjin'beautiful ■weather irrith '• a'- showi of sheop and > harness ■ hPrsosi'''' 1 ' English' l and-; Border-Lcictsters • totpthbr' totalled '116 out'of 271' entries, ': and, fof.nM' 5 tho-principal:-:sheep 'sections. >They; yefo'-'declared'.tb'-be •as'-fine a'lot-'as were over got' together ■■iiv 'Ncw'/'Zcaland. - All-belonged , . to'Sp.uth championships in '.Eng-, lish; W. Grant tho ram championship', and G. Qjftin. Borders, both with,imported : ''sVp'op.•'^'virt^nbVod^lialf brods'Jr String- ' .jijnptcq^yoar. flock- beat C. H. Or; gqW'.cpmpetition - jp-fat'/slieepi';' 1 In hordes 'the' the. - -'.W-i- Fv : \ -'Hamilton',;! of,, "!AshHvick*/i' iStation, .-'■' Was]; .thq! • largestvpmc-takcr.- . .