THE MASTERTON SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 427, 9 February 1909, Page 2

THE MASTERTON SHOW.

. .A; glance,over, the gentries-which have /bsia ■■!.'• v ".-;■, 'reOTived^ritte.amuijl-sKqw'bf-'ihe^Mast^^t^fV;-: A. and P. on 'Tuesday: ;'andWed^J,'-,-:.; nesday, February 16 and'l7; , serves. as?a'ii;-iii» ; , ttT. dication'-of the-maimerdn'which iviewed-by-: stockbreeders.;-; : The.i exhibitors* ;i -oomeifrom as:far.afield as.Hawke's.Bay;anl,v. ,; vi. New?Plymouth^ : '.-Anting:the'prominent;• es- ;•.'. • ■.- -■ liibitors::. one,';'j notices "';■ ;'-'■: ■-~if ■Messrs; Paul '"Hunter;;; Nelson; ."-. J.- Wv;-Harding,-:all :^f: Tara-><if;• I naki has--rrore3entatives' ! --in!4leßsrs: , 'Ji'D^and' ; ;'' ; !- , ' ,: v---James^iitchell^while "'Wangariui/hasVMr'.'.G 1 ./.'■;'.; : ;; F.. Moorej-'ofc^ai , /lTOiviMessr)s;>'B^ l ■oastef;:-N>?r.:?(Mlßen//E(-i-Shorlf l ;and;Max:;¥6'ss-'-shoij]d-;bo-.well'able : .tb: keeWup:-".; •;./■■:■ '•trict's,■ will:be- represerited , farinsrof ; ; ' ■: ; ; :: i)le3srs.-!-HeckUr,v J 1 : :W s : ;T ,Ross,c J;'iSv«Kiney;- -V ■ . Seth-Smith, of .North; Otago, .will: be.- the; ojbiy.. • i ■: ■" Soiifch Jiff; -J. .Bf.vj.'.--; •- Rollo-will; .;6gurer;,eimilarly; vv ;.■ !;' ■As;may ? ;be..expeoted,:,'ffairiirapa;;tthd Masfer-.-^v.'; ~ ton/breeders;,(at. present as well-known , ■•air-' ■.;.. fany;in;the;pomimp'n)';loom;lafg<e-iH'-ihe' .'v ''.' Amongst '.'them* are V- the.'; fpllowing,:-rWaira>'' -Vt' . irapa.^-MessrstG/E. a' ;■ iLiddingtpn j :;iy.i:H. • Buchanan; R.aii'd Pi'Cooper,/Gray;Bfos.,Oi'- ; W and;H;"Beethaia,;^ingley,va;;;'; ■ Donald, : ;.W. ; .Bidwill;, J.<-?■:'''.'■'■'■' arid H. W.;'and'J;}P.!PefjyV-W; : ■: B.,Jlajner,; A.H; ;St6ne\rigg, i : i : ;■ ; :Shaw J.V.Strang'frp!'i ; | , 'v':>; : ; ;'; ;Vallance, ,'H. "and S. : Morrison (■■ r J, : -M'Gfegoii'.'.:' : . : M'.Gregor^Bros.irM'Eenzießros.;>- , ft'v;M'KeQi: : - ;■ -- •zie^^;;D. : J.iCy. H:;T., Wood, is-very ?'::;: ■in' hdrticultur,e'i: : .:i;-.r.-: "■..,/>-.'\,^■ ) ' : flj^- 'r:it..^i;fJ^-v.■■; 1 '•■:, Coming;to ict:,bi H ; .'^ ; V no doubt.that,;the.exhibition.of.':sheep^willvbij 1 1-'■' '.• ■'■'■!''■'': finest..ever;wjtness l ed,on, ; any show v ; : ; ground'in";]New^Zealand.;: :;Roinneys:;TOili;W.>;-f: :yris)\ exhibited .py,the,principal; Northclslanii '~' : - : /breeder's;, amongst '-ifrKom.'.-lfeisrs; "■ E; 'Short,'•••! - - : ' '■. Gray ; Bro3.;^;B.-:andJ.':G:;Al]enare ! kiiown ;jianies7' ■ ;V Nelson'.■Brtfs.v and! other.; V: mlso be a'very strong class, while, ;Mr;i.W:;Per?y'-:is! likely;to liave : keeh.'.cb'nipe'th^-'■.:;.'';f tidn.o'larthe farmers'|classes) ,iMessrsi',' ; -i ■.V Thom'as.and.Globk'ssilveriCup, therois a AYairarapagentry'.'";■' Preezers. are";well. : repre.;v..;;; : sented.'... :In one 7 Vclassvalone.., there^aVe^oiJiaVv:'".v; (,:J;.'Fat cattle^'W'ill.be ; :exceptiorially. ; .strong.''.' ,~ ■':' ln.iact;' it .as regards.quait;i--,;--' v --; tity. and quality, the cattle gentry, will-.beithe'; ;!v. .'< ■■ j .best ever shown'in the Dominion^ ; JsVith^th{;^u'■ -.".-. '■phampion'ship.'.m-.this'''clMs;' , goes':.t^V'iManaffav : : '.-/ ,bowl, ; won'last ; year;byMr. iG.'.F.'Mciore^pf^-;/';-;' Kai Iwi.; Amongst Mr. Moore's ;riya]s.:thii'i' :f ;.W.' ■■yOTr'..are,Messrs r vWv ; and''H'i' ; BeethaiiqiiV.^i.-E' > ■ ■ ■Bidwill,.'and;^/vO.-:-:Bjpha^an;;^^^ In-the horse draughts , are'-espeo^;-,' ; .'./::; ■ted'to'"'be strong,.while-in,the;rihg; : competi»'-y■ - ,: ; tipns the.best jumpers;of tho'island ;'"■• : ,i competing. :Mignon;'j^^Pickpopket;;, Caroline,. jßawniti;;are'.'ihe.lnames only la : 'r:\ : ■■'.:• few of these, aud,:,perhapsj.no niore rie^d'.be^-'' ,, ; :'' . said.,.; Miss Taran^ki , equestrienne,\willtake,a:prominent''■.'■•: i ■.; part m, tho:fing. everits,:;'while Miss' Ethels ■.;;;.■■: Abbott,' her dashing nralj/is, also-almost'ceri' '";,'■:. .tain to'be.present:,.^ : w : ■':" y>; i;;V;v';■''V'A;' ; ]O '.■-'■* .-The iioat noticeable .thing aboiit : the;; prij- ".■ ?! ''■■'.] ■ drice: section;: is; the increase -ill- the-'riumber' t' v. ■ of butter and' cheese' exhibits:.:' ;This■ is "esiM , .:,' ;. necially so:in..the .Visiter glasses.■;■ Amongst ■: ■■ factory, butter: Cheltenhami(lasi;,;:-,, ' . yearls ;Palmer'ston.: ; winter. : show; : chainpion)^v.;" ; ; . Ballance; Ma'stertqn;'iand..Slauncerilfei: : i%lie^-;.": : ;'' : '. : '"''-' Eeatherston Co-operative ;J: - the .chief, exhibitor' in"- the {cheese :sectione.V;.:'- - -Big- prize-money..'has large"'en.''v".-/-.; ■ tries in.; the ;industrial,classes. <'^l -;■■;(,-; ■"'-