THE WAIRARAPA SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 48, 20 November 1907, Page 5

THE WAIRARAPA SHOW.

HISTORY OF THE . ASSOCIATION.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EXHIBITS.

(BY TEIiBGRArn—SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.)

■v - Cartertpn, ■ November 1.9... The weather .'omens are-good to-night for to-morrow's great Show, and an overwhelming" pilgrimage of East and West Coast farmers to this famous old ■ fourteen-acro ehow ground may safely be reckoned on. Carterton, of courso,- is sadly full already. 'As to;the exhibits'which are slowly arriving, it may be'said that tho sheep will provide Bpine valuable object lessons as they always do at Carterton. But some of the, cham--1 pipn. animals that we have begun to grow familiar with of late;will not be in tho crowd. This will be regretted, as wo.are sure, the ■ general show-going public would have.dearly liked to see some oftthe old battles , re-fought, but doubtless it is unavoidable. Some of; the. champions that looked so brave at the'earlier shows, have perhaps been shorn, 1 and are now cutting sorry figures, nudity behind the biggest stumps in their paddocks, while they await the growth of the first centimeter; of the fleece which we shall all admire in the show pens nest year. ' The; Sheep Classes. .-In'[tho sheep;-;classes, as a whole, there will' be' a struggle for the (Juibell ChallengeCup between Itfcssrs. William Perry (Masterton), W.C.''Buchanan (Tupurupuru), J. Collins. - (Hawke's Bay). W. B. Allen, and 6...:.B...'Allen;,(Claroville), Gray Brothers, . Howard, Booth, John Strang, arid A. H. Hollo.' , " Possibly' the chances of the firstnamed are as bright as those of any others. The breeds favoured by Mr.; Perry, are Lincolns arid [English Lpicesters, and in. these ■ classes, ho will be a largo' exhibitor; neck By neck'with him ;jn' the same two sections will be , Mr. -Buchanan,' ah,exhibitor of a smaller but'meritorious flock. Some.of Mr. Buchanan's Lincolns arc related to Mr. Wybourne's ;Wanganui champions. . The aged Romney class that would have qualified,- the famous: Romnoy ram. champions of Messrs Wheeler and Short' will be conspicuous, for. a solitary .entry from Mr. W. B.'Allen.; A younger ram bred by Mr. E. J; Riddiford, and therefore probably related Wanganui champion ram of. which such high . opinions wore formed, will be eritlered by• *Ir; ,J.'"Collins, of- Kaikoura North. His rivals will come chiefly from the flocks ,of Messrs. Allen and the Gray Brothers of Taratahi.'•'... . .

.Mr. G. Seiversjhas a ; good; prospect of' Bcbbpini* tto pool in ,. Border Loicesters;.but' in' English Leicesters there will probably bo" a,'fairer' distribution between- Messrs: W. Perry and,'W;C. Buchanan,VMr. H. R. Bunny,"of Carterton, standing , to' catch the* few; crumbs they- will , drop.'' In Sb'uthdownst the pull', will . be': between Messrs. John Strang,', of Palmerston' North, AV-H; Rollp,; of Otaki; and W. Howard Booth,-of Ckrtierton. .-'.-' '■■'.. A team of eight rams in one class of Sbropshires ought : to' secure something for Mr. C. H.Gfayfer, of Carterton. ' They are all bred by Mr. Woolfeiiden, of Manawatuv The 'other classes, however, will be characterised" by light competition between' Messrs. W. H; Booth, Colin Campbell, Peter Cooper, iWilliam Rayner™»rid'JvW."' Cdmpton. . t': ' -'MINOIi, CtASSES. J '"' ■ In Berkshire pigs, we.,like,the chances of Mr. B. White, of Palmcrston, Who swept up the' championship' , -and" mosfi' other things at Hastings , recently. His neighbours, the Meesrs.'Slack Brothers,.who won the AVariganui sowchamptonship, are not competing. Mr...White is prominent also in Tamworths and, Yorkshires, with Mossrs. C. Morgan arid'R.'B; Sayer as-his most consistent rivals. •■"■•'■.■ .The dogs will not bo a big section. The poultry and pigeon sections are fairly extensive, "but will show weak competition. •'.- ; ... . "..' ..cattle.. . There ; are. exactly. the-same number of entries in the. Shorthorn class as £here were at.'-last year's show, namely, 21.' Last year Mr;W. ! C; Buchanan and the trustees of the late ■Mγ:" D. • M'Master fought , out, a battle amongst themselves,' and the issue went against Tupurupuru, owing to the fact that the M'Master Instate had a greater number f of: entries, and possibly better quality. Since that , time, however,-the estate has sold tho majority' of its Shorthorns. Mr. Buchanan has bought a. number, and at the present show he is the biggest exhibitor in the class. The only opposition these two breeders have as" regards championship honours comes from Christchurch, in the person of Mr. Arthur .Chamberlain, who has brought up his imported aged bull,/ Ambush, which was made reserve champion l at the recent Canterbury Show. There will be against Ambush, in addition to local Shorthorn celebrities, two bulls which have just been imported by Mr. Buchanan, arid the M'Master'Estate from Victoria. Mr. Buchanan's -bull is a fine two-year-old which has cost;3oo guineas. Ho does not appear to bo.in show condition compared'with the Canterbury bull, an animal of elephantine proportions. ' The M'Master Estate irriported. bull is a yearling, "which cost 180' guineas. It is the gonoral opinion that the.Canterbury,bull will be hard to beat. - There are ,no entries in Herefords and Polled Angus, and little competition in grade Shorthorns. ' ■ :

The dairy cattle classes are the bostrfilled of'the whole section, the principal exhibitors being.Messrs. W. H , . and A. E. Booth, E. E.; Eagle, jun.,. and C. Morgan. Pahiafcua is represented by Mr. : Kddio's champion Duke of Fife; which was beaton at the Manawatu Show by Mr. E. Eagle's M.L.C. Mr. W. J. Lovelock has the fiold all to himself in Hblsteins. Local breeders make a good showing' in the milking classes, competition being especially'keen-for the championship. :'- : '/;'■ '■."' horses!. ;" : The great feature .of -the show is the horses, entries for which constitute a. record in'.' the history of' the Association. This is especially noticeable in the ring , competition wonts. Entrants in-hunters number nineteen,, and include.Hikurangi, which won the 'hampionship at Wanganui, besides Yeast in'd Mighon, old-time champions, arid Mr.. O'Neill's Ruby, which is said to be the champion jumper- of the Dominion. These horses are also competing in the. Cliallongc Cup, and the £25 prize, the biggest jumping prize offered on any. show ground in New Zealand, and extraordinary interest is being displayed over these contests. 'There are eight'local entries for the buck-jumping contests, and the country has been scoured for wild, untamed steeds,' which are said to possess the requisite agility to unseat oven the nimblo flea. '-.-■. Thoroughbreds all round make a good show, while tho district is splendidly represented in hacks. Juggler, the Hawke's Bay champion, is also a competitor. ' Thorc is indifferent competition in draughts, especially ir. stallions. In the remaining classes; Mr. G. Donald, of Fenthorston; appears'to stand tho best ohance of appropriating the greater part of the price-money. ' . - . .', DAIRY EXHIBITS. Dairy exhibits are not.what they should be for a district which runs fully twenty cooperative and private cheese factories, and scores of homo; separators. Competitors in the. cheese sections are the Daleneld, Tanv tahi, and Foatherston Co-operative factories, ahd : Mr.. H. R. Bunny's private factory. , In butter, Norsewood,- Cheltenham, and Masterton factories try conclusions with the best private butter-makers of the Wairarapa. The ladies make excellent competitors in the ; home-made bread and scones sections,

PROMISING OUTLOOK FOR TO-DAY'S OPENING.

the northern end of the district being represented by Mrs. J; B. Mackenzie, who has something more than a local reputation.