TO-DAY'S SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 642, 20 October 1909, Page 10

TO-DAY'S SHOW.

;J.he /fEiphtieif 'Advent: of Freering'. •v-Priw, tn the" early 'eighties there were no freezing works, and sheep were at times boiled down -wholesalo-'for only,their-skins. .Prom' 1876 to 1884, .678,170 sheep were potted in Hawko's Bay., The greatest number in any one year m that' term was''llo,Bßo in 1880. In 1887, however, after the freozing industry had been established, 124,177 sbeep were boiled down in tho district, but the numbers natnrallydttieased. until in .1889, they stood at 10,537. Eegardiug the freezing industry, tho number of sheep frozen for-export increased from 17,132 in 1884 to 291,321 in 1890. Wh'ole+earteii Experiments. /Among the ,expbriments which wore tried by the^sooioty' in 'too early 'eighties as shccp-dlt-pfngi" ;n-whicfi the "results'' from various riuids were set down with remarkable frankness. Ten sheep-dipping,firms entered for tho competition. Three of the solutions succeeded in killing all the parasites,/.but also stained the wool; a fourth'cose; succeeded'in killing only tho parasites except, ticks; while tho fifth enso killed ■everything; including three sheen. Those firms .which ar>. still before; the public with their •dips' 'catfle out of the trial very well. , Prom '1885-to-.1889; tho district suffered from dry seasons,..which possibly accounted for shrunken 'entries,' and an 1887 report regrets another evil •:ih' the spread of-Californian thistle. Tho society 'Still continued 'its lovo of farm expori;m>nts,'' ah'd •' an • effort on- bohalf of, sncop drenches: in 1895 wasicarried into effect. Theie were large entries, but one does not recogniso any of.tlw names now. Possibly they have all "fotfred f rora the business' since Sykes" bocamo a honschold word in the fnrmers' vocanu,ary. , "'After Merinos'/disappear. .fr.pm therahow/in; 1894;/and Eomney Marsh, ErigliSb;':'hnd Border Leiccstors como to the front—ieicestors for the first time. /The/zpa'sf! of •Improved BKodinfl. fri'"iE99 mention was mado of Southdowns, but satisfaction .was expressed at tho decrcas;ing-. gap;, between tho, values of South Island arid/'Worth*''lsland''muttbn."' The gap.'lias not yetjreen bridged," -but the society showed its extreme; interest in tho subject by deciding to Sonthdoirns „in'- the ;1900 programme. -It;:.was ; deoidcd-;t6 -hold a'.wintar show; in 1902; The ~l9ol'.;'shov,; - ; had ! 1194 entries—a";record. Sheep accounted for 360, cattle 93; horses 276, and implements and vehicles 255. Tho Hereford and Polled Angus cattle appeared for the first time. It was noted that in the previous Jeaf: 40,440.' sheep w«re exported frorii' Hawb'e's' ,'Bd?■ ttf'Phristohweb 4 ,.where.; they doubtless lost, identity- under, tho;' n'amo" of:."prime Can/ 1 't'erbnry.'.',. ,;TKo .dairy^.industry,- was,not .very ''strbrig''at' ; this time in'Hnwke's'Bay, and itwas decided to try and build up the business.} The/general progress, of the society is noticed .in.-the fact that iti 1901 its membership stood ;atysbm«thing/.oyer 700 i. •■ - / Jtyday'.'"'. ..,!';. .1",'.-, .'•:■■' ' ; f t ''The 'membership ,of the association rio'n. stands at,. 1057, an. increaso. of 72 on the pre'.vious -lycar. Tn the past two years the'asso/ciatiori;- has mado a net profit of JCBBB 2s. lOd. ; ItS'assbts. are set down at £WS> ss. Id., ; of •ivhich'ithd'sum of JG2984 ss. Id. is in cash. Its and yards—is worth £2015, library valued at .£175. ' It .can: •o»siJ^!'. ; future prospects of the' ' ' ■/,'■'■ Wi-EdltbTOnp^'rb^/thV,'entries received daring .:thfl.; , past*six;,'y«ra;: t -f|-;, '■ '•/.',':.,.,' V ■ %/?!^pto ; &Ml 1905 1906 1907' 1908 1909' ■a&ep 557- 482 479 ,409.483 373 ;cattio t; .v..ai._;...;;..;;iso ■ 132,132:157 m:,i92 .Eo'rsas .;:'.,;:..;.'.;...;. '463. 407. 412 398 491 '577-■;Pigß-',_y.;;.~ i 41 36 "32. : 37 :>s3' :'Farm'/.arid : ;',dairy'.U 1,.-.'.' .••■■-■ '.-■/'. :Sp>bdub9Sid;;;^:V: ; >B7 ■69 103 78 103 '108, 'P0u1try',:'...;.'...;.;....-'''llos 145 112''85' 153 181: iDogs- ......;.....:.^.' -:\m- SI 102 71 81 -.76 Sundries /..........-..' 349 291, 328, 331, 374 .453 iGrain ' ...i.......™...., 93 -'59 -58 36 74 78 '!% ' ' .'S.#.,.fe;J:';2o3S-1717, : i762' 1600'1980 2097 1-ist of Presidents and Secretaries. V. The.firstVjresident was-Mr. (afterwards Sir Donald) Among others who held tho office, beforo ,1877 .when the first ofßcinl /cata-' lOgno was cotnpiled in. book' form, were Messrs; Jonn Heslop, T. Tanner, Eobert Dobson, and JGiiiMuni'b.;<iEollowirigids;thelist since. 1877 - Mr. James Watt, 1877; Captain W. R. Russell, 1878; Mr. R. Farmer, .1879; Captain' W. E. .EuKseU,„1880,.;1881, .1832; Mr, J.' B. Ormorid, . 1833; iiMr.: Ji'.':N. 1864;- Mr.' ;J'. -Hi .Colm'an;' < - ; 1885;' ';Mr. 1886; 1887, (no 'record);' Mr: ■ E.'' Wellwobd;' 18S8;' Mr.-■ Doiiglas M'Lcan, 1889; Mr. J.-'Bennett,' 1890; Mr. C. A. .Fitzroy, 1891; Mr. A.- M'Hardy, 1892;' Mr. vCattivright-'Browli, 1893; Mr. A. M'Lean, 1894; Mr./H. Gaisford,lß9s; Mr. J. Anderson, 1896; Mr.JJ'jS.''Colman;v--159(,-j 1 -Mrw--T. Crosse, 1898;, Mr. J.-N. Williams, "1899,-1900,1901, 1902,' 1903; h'9o4, 1905;) Kettle, 1906, 1907, 1908, ;1909..-.-\-j',,..-.'.(,'■;:■:■:-..;.•; • ! ,The first secretary" was a'Mr.-Smith. Among -others' .were' Messrs.. Luckie,'Anderson, Beilby; Munroj 'and -Mr.' Chas:;- 7 Douglas, the.present secretary,:- who: was -appointed in 1908. In Mr. Douglas.'the executive possesses a' most enter•pKsisg 'and Courteous official, who does not -,spare- himself, in.-the .least in -advancing, the 'iuterests of "the'dtSsbciation. , ,': . N /, j PAHIATUA ANOjBUSH DISTRICT; -,'., . ' l SOME.; FINE/XCTIVITIES'. ' '''■'■ On' Monday mdrriing'the' milk supply, at.tho Kouim-.UJaiiaiicb Xo.,' ;p: Butter Factory was 2600 gallons' (writes our'Pahiatua correspondent); .'Cream '■■•.' is -delivered: from, the adjacent -T'btban'idries' 1 at;-: ,-Hamua,, /..Hukanui, -and the/ date nientipri'ed, fUty-; five. bpxefl"'df,'Bti'tfcr. werb.'nlanufa'ctured and' the' manager-; (Mr.;.;Kclly) states that the milk supply is,increasing; daily. The rich Konini -fiats "are "'probably, the - pick of the Bush district - asv.i'urfas- dairying is concerned, and viand.,.in.;,tbis; v ,Jo.cality„;.is, hard, to get, tho .owners.being well satisfied with 'their returns. The' largest supplier at;the .factory .is Mr. Thos. Quirk, who'.'is:,;delivering over, 28001bs.' of milk daily. ' recently, installed'is now i boing:Workod.:,iThe T average test, at tho factorjuis about 3.0. . Shearing 'hasVcbmmenced in this district. ■-.Docking aro now almost, completed, and some'.very hijih' percentages :,of lambs, aro rep'orttd',:Sdtii'fi boing as high aß ; ;'l4o;.per'c'ent.;; large sheep-Owner ;.that-although he ; /did not have"much-above the percentage;;,tho"'lambs :Wcre-/ : :Voryi'largo/.;and in good; forward /conditioni"and;.a'is7irQck':geri/erally .was-in excelloiit condition. ;f: '>-'V.''-- ~,■--■ ''.-•'•-.•. Dairy stock of good quality is still in good demand in this district, and at a clearing sale held by Dalgety and Co. on Monday at Hamua' : a herd of 38 cows l in ' profit averaged £S 16-5 each,; tho highest price being ;£lO. pjg s aro same place ;realised.-,'.iC2,,'55".-; : !tb' ,s£4Vfbr; ompty/ sows,' aiuV .«5 7s. 6d. for a sow in pig. l . At Saturday's r markSales;.they,r.ealised tho following prices-— Weaiifcrs, 9s. to lis.- fid.; slips, 175.; stores, 14s .6(1.-to-275. ..- ~,-'- ~.,. .-.-■" .ARROINTMENT. ■..'*■ '■'■' Mr. D. B. Carrick,:who succeeds Mr. Hordman as; head of the department of Messrs; Dolgety and'; Co, Wellingtbn, has had a: lengthy expenence: of farm and station life in flow Zealand, ,I'or samp years/ho was manager, of Marmanga Station, Akitio. Later he relinquished the position for that of New Zealand representative for Messrs. - Quibell Bros the .well-known sheep, dip manufacturers Mr' Carnck will continue' to /■: represent Messrs' Quibell till March 31, 1910. -Mr. a practical farmer with -a ■ genial- disposition, which has won-him a host of friends in all parts of Niw'Zealand. ','.'•-- ;; - Make :poor. land good, and good land'better FISON'S SPECIAL FEETILIZEES for Tur' nips and.■-, ftapo.—Advt. ;. . - : AND. DAIRY FARMERS. n* 1 " 6 by dairy-tomors in the colony through the loss of their cows, by milk fever abortion, etc., is far ..and away tho heaviest tax thsy-have to meet.. And yet there are hunttrode. of -.farmers whoso losses : in." this respect are .almost ril. Why? . Simply" beconso they drench their cows.' Thorough and systematic drenching will act as a preventive. That's tho :plan,to-wc.rk. on..- -Prevention,-■: not -curinz ; ..SyJctsV;Drench, hna, cured some of the worst - cases ofi.milk fever, but it is'not'fair to your'.sdlf or, th«, medicine to. wait until your cows got tho disease. - Prevent it and beat it by using; Syk«ffi'9/Driinoh , ;onev(>ry..'cow-at-calvinK , time, and then you won't- have to cure nor. ,"' Regarding the officienoy. of tho Drench ' F "VV. Falconar, Esq.,. Eockville Dairy Factory" CoUingwood, Nelson Distriot, writes: "A num--bor-jOf;.th9 suppliers .to. the,,Eookyille Dairy ■ mm?-Sykes's Drench/since it waa introduced here, arid I can safely sav that; it/has been the/moans of-' saving tho lives of quite a number of .valuable cows, and up to .■the, .present/.1, .db./notkno.w of a single in- : Blanco; in/which "'it/has failed to do its work!" Dronch, because it is the beat...: jPnce; jls.'-' 6d;.' packet,/, or 16s. -by the dozen. Better'biiy it by' tho .dozen; ./Write for ; ; BooHet.—A4yt../^//.-.-/-.,;.; : :/;-': ■:/;■

- IN THE BIG .SfTFJ^JPKQYIKCE. , A GLANCE INTO .THE PAR, 'FAR PAST a flood '.of."real Jlawko'a .Bay sunshine,, v;'.; >.. bo doubt, 'the Hastings A. , and p; Association 'Ttlil. intrOduco tho shoiv. season of Nc'T 'Zealand ! . to-day. _ltiis tho . association's.t forty-soyonth, ;S&V:% :?hoTC.- iTho-.first shotyiwas held in 1863, and-it Si'*M',p»d#rstptd that the 1867. show, was cancelled - • i owing to flood. If this is so, tho present gathering would bo the forty sixth, a- ;:,:. always a certain amount of ob- ./. .. ;;Bourity . about. all .traditional-, history, and to.iftKether associfttionis withiri "'tfit*e6"or fotfr'-yfearS' .••: 1 of.its jubilee, The - q\iC3lion will possibly bo proper!}- solved by; tho year 1312. Mr. John •; Heslop, vaiUli'those. other Hawko's Bay pioneers who hold the first show in Danvers's Paddock, : iNorth, in-1863, - would' scarcely 1 recog- ' in magnificent event of this week any. . ■ ■ . relationship to the modest gatbenngs-they-held ■ nearly/.half-a-ceii.hiryl ;entiroVpopiilatioit- of • ; Hawko's'B'ay was postsibly not .more than'2ooo ; ..oMkeISi.OOO which comprised tha,total, popula-' . \tidn'?:ofthji. i colony. "i-Thefe: werorio railways', - J.;ff' y ,iind .practically :tho, whole. placo- wasy a' wilder-., ..'. Hess, witß the - possibility of ■ being .inado. .'still . 'W?j < by ~ Native-troubles.:' •.'. Among tho?e who<£crrcd on the first committee' wdrc: MoS?rsi Donald M'Lcan, John'Heslop, J. i . D. Ormond, A'Deane, iGollan...(father of .Mr. Spencer Gollan), II " Ituis6lt " (Hatnma),- W ®'%^;'^Ser;^thei';iirf, Mr. JohriiConpor, of Napier), . - and Richie No doubt thero were others, -but. jSgffi.'Stheir yriauies' have-been .forgotten in the abyss 1 , i;fe;a:W.. pf first,.seorntary of-the nssocfation''' is-said tohave been a:gentleman named Smith. 1863: Th#'First Hastings ShoY». f • '$■) ; ; iprift:,cais6t joaru' terf' the ■ first : shotf,; except'.that-it. comprised mainly : ; horses, cattl_e' l -, l and. i s,li.eop. Cattle were possibly < -. confined to/shorthorns,* nnd-sotuo grade> breeds.!- • ■■•■'xi -BomneyS Sheep were>' then. unknown ■ in: New .-■,<■< Zealand,"likewise nearly fevery: other brccdex--cept Mcrlnos-.aiul Lmcolns. .-.Chore were a few 4^-M-;dT a ught - :■- judge of the cattlc,sections was*."Mr. ; Robinson/ ofv, l Otahuh"uJ"nea? :r : bo learned-as'to who took the first prize list, Sii^^bnt^it' isl\stated. that Mr.- John Heslop was ■s#:fe:':awarded fii§M&r. shorthorns in .the bull and cow" classes... lt : wjll .be seen that-early in its: h.isa champion • shorthorn: district, until vto-day '-itr l has'acquired an Australasian reputation.-- • v , .. It appears,that, in tho first years, -ofits , SV'k'i-i^ejsistence'.ltho.'jassociatioh.rploughcd' in' very g-:|r-. the efforts- - ■ v.s 'of Mr. • John sHeslop, .who became known as "the ITatlier.of the Society.'' Sir.' Heslop was . : " evidently .a fir,c typo of .pioneer.' .Ho stuckito. 1 - " thin in his days-^ind,'for oyoif thnty years, ii.",;.: lie was: a. nidrarjer of the General Committee. ilJf'rir-jisilroin'-JS^itSnsOi^whcn'hß.'diedifull-of years aad honour l)o sat at every committee 'meet;. .■ ing, and attended iciery show > « - /-v . • Tho .'6-1 .andS'Cs shows, were held-at, jreanee,- ; .' . . :near Napier; and then a change : fpnr-'milesi/rotitSHjfife} :• ' ingsj .thon b^ck^■■■to Danvers's Paddock': for ra. ::;year; then-iogain to thetli'ack of: ! ;.■ Mr. ■O-Eoflft'se hotel -aK Hastings, -TfrJiofQ■■;' the'« . .gathering'stayed 'four: years. The .society had. ; ~i: v -tt .EOmownatocheqnorod.' ioxjsteuco .- -..v,when-the!i\iijtjbcr. of -sheep .in the disimcb-had- ; iriereaSed:it6iui 182,21)6 .in ,1858 to. ; l,2oo,Mp)|hcbp;l ! tho -'caCtlpjiftroifii'" -.4ytGs.:tb; 1T.500, • of tho exports from .£311,832 to JE+27.W6 Mr MuhrOjAwfip'later earaed'a name''as:V^%.'; istv">.>cellent-.stanstician.of- H-awke's 'Bay-history.irc-' > Sjyf/r.i'j'BuscitatedftHe?organisation;:; arid itho' , 'yea£;!iß7f' : marked-a new era of proprress. . - . w.j. ; Tho 18741 show uas held on October lo !^iHSi.HiThe^total.jß'aMes ! hufflhored : 'l23i -and. comprised; '• ,'.t:-( ; '; i ':.. : ;.6h"e^'and: , hMses' only.: VThe v sheep were'divided; , ... -..' into, merinfetarid longwools,' Lincolns and'' the aris-.- > ■ .tocratie breed, > and: filled-'tho 1 -public rtiind id' -Boniewhat': the- same manner: as Romney Marsh ' ' do to-day.. jTnero were oloTon classes, and tho -. ■ - only woro Sir'-Donald'-Jl'Lean' and ■ Itr. H. :N-P. Smith. This may have been .•' ,tho'BentldinSii''.who was the first secretary. ,In ?wero' :teri classes, and among tr; the prize-winners wero Messrs. ,T. N. Williams, .Williams?and;Nelson,* Watt iand.»Earmer)l'iTohii . Hoslop, HfsMi'lican, and J; D. Ormond. The :. latter was.'Jfaid .'toihavo beon awarded the prize for the champion-owe of > tho flock . Messrs Ormond, and R Miller'carried off w.-AiV'ftthe.-.hoiiottjj.ip Jjincolrisj.■while'•MiwfcMacker-v.-v - , /fey was.awarded championship, in \Cotsivolds.' Tjiero were only two classos in draughts, the prize-winners being: -Messrs. Bicknoll; R. P. ;Williams,-' E. .Tuko, W. Couper, J..N. Williams, . and Sir Donald M'Lean. Among thoroughbreds JiSSi'vione'iotices-tho iiamb ; bf JCihgfisher, and.among: . ;^':^.Cf^■^;;thei^'it^me;;^:!luli^her,::«9 ; I old, and. wss owned,.by Mr, -Allan, -'■•. ' ..■ . Among fother',.; owners' of : ho'r?es at this show were Messrs C Nairn, M Groom,, T Chap- ■ man, W. R. M'Lean, :R. M'Loin, R. Welland, • • and H. Canipboli < . > 'importing ; judges from other . :: :: -- ' : di.stricts '-had . riot then : been ' introduced;, for • P;t^<o]W»'<^'Wa« l '>ii?¥tlieit4 wore:,then dperi.through-,.. ' out .' the colony bnljrV.:]So9milest-'6Pr?Hßlwdy<'.' • Si'f^.PaA^'O^jWi'c'iiM'iMfHai^^fffi^hfsJCwerei' '■:..■ .■ !:■ •. two. casual visitbrs'.wfio'woro'prossotftin, 'Uamelyi ■ f.s'?^4HiMe^B;'''iAEr^iWn , ~,an4 • ,?eat. . ■; .eiperts^-■ 1375: Tho March of Evants l 1 ' feri-S'- Tte^ : : : ( . .- -■ priz&*moiiey. Wet-O) menlioned. l ; oilr years.later,. a ; :two-days/ and;i9o! a? ■ was offered .tin-^prize-money; and - SO-guinei. championship trophies were thon more common'. Shorthorns'seemed to ' makingißMat'':heridway:..'inVthb' District; Lord Gwyiins, bred by Mr" \jllriA", hhd' l selected f ■.. v.: / ■ :'Horatio'.'l)ttdding,* :of. lliby- Grove, Eng-filwd.'-vjas;,'a;: •no table -en ti-jr! at:?tho'lß76 'show. . Lord (hvyiino's'sire'oiviisrsaid to be tho English; ' chaibpion.shorthoin'of' his time. Pour dairy .■produce chtries crep't into the 1876 .show catain two pound lots, '• ■. chccße; and:', home-made bread. A show. cataSjjvioj'.iligiic -was' id have' .for'\tlie .first :,:K;?v:v'itiitte : (iUi!»jehtries»{pr ciittlb/ • . and sheop swere .closed - fouty tfays . th^'lb6okleo't could be- published. There-.], ; , however, H(J' : r.,:-;:; ■-,:-rocord • of. this- publication ■ijstant, -'jirld Jit is v ' ... '.. .• very probable that l no catalogue was prititeff'' ' ti'l :1877. ..A iplcasing, t^a^ißt6,:fb'®fl r ' '~;.-,/- .v : '. was' the staterflent fliat the- association had' a :sgfSr;^-cveditr;balaxicb "153.fid.at. the back. thei'lSWJshowfitfwiis: decided' to ; import: H -'possibio, arid among TSfgi;"^"Mes were:'those of. Messrs. v Qreig, : .Waslibouriie . Sils'Sii! (Chflstchmjeji) : Slftf: v J-' May,.(AiiCkland);^. A¥AnStr<shg~- (AKitio),:' Robi" i erts (Uunedin), and H, Redwood (Blenheim) Hii) : sum:ofi 'fiVap?^3? - ' - - P?- aass - pinedinVjiidgo 1 was allowed JS2O, \>anganm-and-Christchurch from XlO to ißls>< i::®i'sw^ e '^^ j^°^l ®ttj4s2,;aiid,were inade up of:-; '■i- ' f r?!' cat.tb, : : 58 j . horses, C-3; - pigs,' fi; gpw ::rimplomentsj;2B;i buggies, 18; .dairy .produce," 10; .'.• .: dop, .0; .'sundries 15.; . ■'~ c ■fSvi.fl.ft;, / .... : ' was dccided .to inaugurate a root crop . '. .. . competilioni'during fhe next, year, and tho sum was- iii p>rize-nion©y!ln .V- : consequence,: however, of tho ■ continnous ;. '.. .; drought .of pha 'period, tbo project was tern- - porarily. abandoned.-,. It .was decided, to. bo-: operate' wiffl; the '•fK J'on. regarding an oxchange of judges for the - :■-:'. two., shows. ; r ,-A note ;in the 1 1878 show report ' . states that it was decided to'sell the "privileges of tho sale of 500 catalogue?," which -number 'appears;to. arveiy largo order for 'a VV. r'-:: fDiallipppulatioh. -Another' item: reads' that : : . . the. suin 'of;-,C30 was to bo offered ns prizo-f-v.%':::: lnonoy,,for,.ieapei , : : .and. binder: trials in a fair' ,«?!>,: thretf .entries or: no prize. - The ~ . ;o" 8 , fi bow- had entnes which "totalled '499, but L?fE&i-'.?»irt«Bentsj!#Bd -horses ! wero the' only sections . • ■ -which showed increases on tho entnes of the .. . previous year. ' y -: v 187!: A New Showground. ;/th(j--; so - •'. .well taat.it. was dccided'to now :th«; jmsont racecourse site. An , '^^?'?^?^'■■P^•.lsf!a«o's.■ ; 'was■.pMoh'asod■for'.^si)"and , :.conjuai!tion' with the: Joofcey :Clnb, the 1 as- -. ; siiciat/on made: a .further-purchaso 'of 53 acrej •• -. .for T.. VO-?A It) -18SS the ilawke's Bay' J'dckev Club'-a'cquir"»d-' ; the whole property, on the-following term»h- ---■ Purchase :m..of -80 acres : 9-12 pe:-che» for :'the sam of, P-!%W?-'.r .£131)0.: ti- bo paid in cash by .the Jockej', Club,, t.,.' .' : the romsininx JDCOSO to contributo 6 per cant. fe's : ':fSi?f e T^^ Ol^'EoTen years, vOn its part ; the so-[^%Vsy^^i;^'l^/lew-'jthe<.centre'ol.fhe''sionßd%: j.:,^'.',.::-.2o'aores:.in;extent,.at an.annual rental,«if ile- . manded, o£ Is per; annum for 90 yoaril from V, August 1,. 1885, tne' lease :to contain a' iiurchasi v . ./ ing.clausu.of-ss. It appears.from this that f. '.when the leaso expires m 1075—G6 ytars hence--itho osscciation may, purchaso. f it«,twoiity acres r.'- 1 ■; . for. two half-crowns. ■ By-that time,: possibly," the -'whole of tho show,, grounds and racecourse f■,■;.'■:- wilhhavo became ufahsed as a public park, or i.- have ,bu«i' laid out7in sticot3 and buildings. A •. grandstand - was built:in 1879 at a cost of .£Bl9.