MASTERTON A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 402, 11 January 1909, Page 2

MASTERTON A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

DRAUGHT HORSE STUD BOOK.

THE JUDGING' OP SHROPSHIRES. . ;A monthly, meeting of the .general :con>. • .mittee" of the Mastenon A. an'd'P.. Asßocia-' tion .was held on Saturday . aftct-noou. The .president ■ (Mr. D. M'Gregor, junr>) . presided, .'arid tlic attendance was large.-, y .-.,..-* The following was reported to be the fir• . :. '.• .nah'cial position-.of the association bal-.; .■-■■ V. unco at last meeting,, £51(1-1 lie." 2d.';oxpendi- ' ' '" ture for month,' £b7 18s. fid.'; receipts,.£l3s .'' , lis. 2d.; cheques, outstanding, £7,0.'■'•.7s. '.itfd.-j,.'• v" dri balance at date,' i '££o26 Is. 4d. ■ Accounts ■•..-" amounting to £88 12s.- sd;.rwere'-.passo.d'ittf >:.'■.■,.",- payment. The" Finance :Ck)mmittee- recpm- .:■'.,'■; mended the '-.'writing off of outstanding, sub- ;■ -\ scnptions amounting to" 1 ' £26 ■■ jss'. This ;V■'. -± course was approved 'of. ■ ■'■/';-"•.''!. -■■:'' A letter was - received ..from the 'Canter- '.'"'V'"; bury A. and P. Association peeking' 1 arfqpih-/ '■ !' ion on a proposal io'.'vclose, the'■'Draught- .':■'"■ Horse Stud Book afterthej'fact : ':.' fully advertised throughout "Now Zealand and ample time given to those-breeders who -' might wish to register their purebred stock. " It must- be quite obvious (said the letter) ; '.- -■! ■that the hook, as at'present-constituted and published, is not a stud book,- but merely a register, and very incomplete at: that.'. No., doubt it was well known that tie- -present- ■:- Draught Horse Stud Book was • under the auspices of the Canterbury Asso- .■•■■■"' ciation, but in view of the fact that breed-" ers of draught horses, were, scattered all over- :,.-;•.; the Dominion, it might- be mofeye-qiedientV/' v to forrrTa draught horse association-of 5ew\,, ."",,, Zealand,, independent -of any- -.associstion.. v.";'J The present-idea of' the Canterbury.Associar- fV ';-': tion was, after the-stud book is- closed,: to ;y;'C; print all back■ numbers into one complete.-.^"• "'., volume,-, which: would make- a and valuable history for- anyone breeding -*iior otherwise interested in draught/ horses--. !* >■■ in : this country."—A resolution 'was passed.;,'•-;-;. deciding-to support;the suggestion.contained-Ir-',"i-'. in 'the-'letter;'■ :'.... ■■■;, .. ; ;y ■'.* '.':.;.■. Mr. AW Bayner. forwarded a'-letter ;era-"\ '■, ■'.* bodying suggestions' regarding "the. judging--.'/' •' of Shropshire sh'eepL He thought the pre--i-): sent method of judging this class of sheep .v-i-i-i was greatly, at' fault. Wool, seemed to -bs;'-,.':v-the main item -of consideration to .judges,.-;'- .•;!; but as black-faces were mutton sheep: they s v:-.' ::'* should be-judged bb such, with wool as ■■ a'-V-V'-. msecondary .consideration. What:, -was wanted ■-[ -:-' was constitution -and symmetry,; arid ho-v. ■'. would-, suggest the following instructions to "\ '■■:■. i\ judges:—Constitution: -body: deep, shoulders -■,•■' -' wide, good loins, legs set,.well.-apart, breast-"- '■ ■'.'"-'' wide and deep, neck Iwell set on. body,. 10 ---..'■-'• points;-wool and: colour,. 7. <■- ~ '--; letter Was laid on tho table," as it was" re-: ,'*v-. cognised that nothing could be done before, .-.«•*' uext show. . .:--■ ... '-'; ,'., •-' General satisfaction! was expressed at th<- "" T. elevation of Mr. Hogg, M.P., to Cabinet . : :'.' rank, and it was decided ..to forward , hin 7.'-.■.-'(/. a letter, of congratulation on his appoint krhe'nt., ~,. / -.-. , .; ■■. ..■:. :■_': ;[]'l