MANAWATU A. & P. SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 647, 26 October 1909, Page 8

MANAWATU A. &P. SHOW.

■;"•}} '■''; '.total :} .;;;.;■ !■"'/ ffly Te!cgraph.rrS|)ecla] Correspondent.) .■" -b :'■s!''?.' : '' ; S;S;'■''• 'Palmerston,' October-M.-All' 1 directly 'interested, in thtf'Ma'tiawatu A; and P..'ShoKV which, is to M! held ~hero. on Fioveinb'er B,' 4,"arid 5, arei'extremely gratified by'ihe splendid entries received. ,It is .not only .that liio-. numbers.: of these.are, gratifying, but, 'what is'quite & pleasing, 'is'.the fact'that, exhibits, are promised.from all,'over.the North Island. "The; number' ih> the various divisions aro'Jnbw available,-!and"''tho'.fii)'e. total of >3415 has'been -reached, exclusive.of/machinery and some 1 , other! .exhibits, -for classes. 'Ike/, figures*in ; each division.arenas follow:— v. Competitions,- : including horse . events, 291 j horses,-'33B';" cattle, ! 244; sheep, 510;, pigs, 79; Manawatu, Kennel Club, 44U; ; 'poultry, 54; : photography andttectiiucal schools,' .516; public schoolsV'oltor.needlowork,: 193 j ; home industries, 152;. t0ta1,MM15.j ; ;,,,.;,';, ./!.v!";•!;.,.- V ,' '; .'l'his aggregate greatly exceeds-that'of the previous . year. ~/ In -.' the . champion, "hunters', competition, there are' not fewer than 53 entries,:.while- other-; classes in tjie' competitions range from 30 to 40. These .events also; will prqbably'be.morejkeeiily/contested than at previous shows; as"all.the best ahimals from.Auck-land;'.7/l'aranaki;'-:'i''Kangitikei)';.': Hawke'sSßay,' Manawatu, and !Wairara'pa are : entered. .The Cbmmittee• has arranged:that,the first rounds off the jumping will-take place 'in the morning, a.nd finals'will-be. got, off on. the .the^afternoons-.of-the second-and third days.. ■" -In . the •' live stock divisions j there are. also' large-increases'.!V'Shor'ttiorn cattle are entered from!as. far away as Aucklapd, while the fat cattle," wjlKbn fhe,,best'collection-ever got-to-gether-on'the'grounds, la sheep, the Lihcolhs •.showi.-.the'.. biggest increase, /while 'Romneys, 'whiclrare!.always a -'stro'ng.'class at .Manawatu, have" ! ~als6 gone' up, the other!'breeds being ,w(iioh! have been ..backward; tue,.<.]ast;vyear ■-.or* two, ;have nearly doubled, - -while*! the' ; entries . in, ■ the / Manawatu' Kennel j3lub/divisionv/have ristn from. 800 /entrios •t0 ; 430,--and-will-be the beet-exhibition of dogs over seen in.the North Island. ' Collies - particularly, will be a' strong class.while terriers, and, several..other Tweeds !have'increased in^numbors/materially. •"The high, technical, : and public schdols will be '■ re-' presented,'..','.".!;'/,!;?':': 'l)j%'t /■' ''-;.r"£Ssi ■''•'■ .'