MANAWATU SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 655, 4 November 1909, Page 10

MANAWATU SHOW.

; , the,'first DAY. 1 ' ; EOtfE FINE TECHNICAL FEATUKES. i 1 KEEN STQCK CONTESTS. w , r , (Ily Telegraph.'-Spccial Beporter), Palmerston, November 3. t The wet weather which preceded tho Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa Shows, and then broko fino for the aotual show days, has repeated itinclf at Palmerston. "The boisterous weather ol .tfonclay has disappoared and sunshino had soma) Although a■" thousand or ,two peoplo ■ irato,]icd the ring coritests to-day, it cannot bo there is yejjany'sign^of'tho full'flush ? of public interest. At this three 'days' show, however, the last two days are alwajs those at which the. show-going pub.lio bestow their full patronage Up'till this Evening the chief classes of stock with which farmers are concerned have not been penned Tho only classes exhibited and judged have ibeen those for pigs, poultry, the industrial section, and a fow riding and driving events, including tho motoT contest Tho last named contest was not by any means such a-thnlhng event as, a prion, ,?no might have supposed One could even dotpct a littlo disappointment' in the faces of the spectators when they found that, instead of a ,uosporatc race round tho course with a violent collision as a, finale— something after tho-fashion of one of Gerome's pictures showing a Soman chariot raco in tho Coliseum—it was merely a test of driving skill between posts and round hurdles. The hunters' competition produced, somo of,She\,fjnpst',jum}T- : „ j ;inR that has been witnessed in tho Dominion this season. Somo pjaranaki horses took part, and Taranaki prides/'itself on its jumpers Outside of the, pigs, tho.incit^jiearest-thing', to tho farmers' hearts on exhibition to-day was 'Xao fleeces. The entries, unfortunately, were not very numerous, hut' somo excellent wool, correctly rolled, was exhibited, and though the classes aro rather now, they will probably develop rapidly now that tho importance of good wool-classing is boing more and moro reoog- , msec! <,C -';' r ■»'■ " * '\ , New Breed of. Pigs. ;i On r tho whole," the mig exhibits were more 'numerous than usual, but there is nothing like :the vigorous completion that thp importance of. pig-raising demands. There < are.ii however, several new names' id. tho catalogno.'this' season, which of courso js'a'good augury for tho future. Great attention is bomg devoted to a !relatively new breed—the large black or Devon breed. The judge (Mr. W. D. Harkncss, of Nelson) remarked upon tho onormous sizo of tho pigs of thi3 breed entered in tho young _ which cirmimstanco (ho hold) showed that this breed not only was of great size when matured, but also matured rapidly. This, or course, was ono of the chief points to bfl '-considered. Exactly 'how bnjera regarded the flesh of these animals he could not say, but he could not avoid tho conclusion that the Dovnn pig mjis an excellent breed to cross wjth other vmioties. Mr. Harknoss does not quite see thoso alleged signs of a time when men will ceaso dairying and keep pigs instead, maintaining only enougH cows io yield the milk' which thoy require for food, but, nevertheless,' he has great faith in the Tpig mdustrj as a'pajing business. [Poultry.' l ,f----l Tho poultiy exhibition is organised by a [special committee' of tho association, under [license of tho Naith Island Poultry (Association. Somo by gftnc trouble in connection with this class culminated in tho holding of two Ilval shows-ono nuthonsed and tho other unauthorised The.iinauthor<ed one, <t is needless to snj, was that of t|ie A. and P Association It thus naturalljijfollowcd that poultry fanciers who-entered |birds at tho unauthorised show (and they included some very prominent breeders) wore promptlj disqualified from exhibiting it' an) other shows. Tho healing of the bieach was a long and delicate process, but, finally, the disqualifications welo removed, and thej'A; and I. Association arranged to hold future exhibitions under the necessary Poultry Association iTho exhibits to day/-though exceedingly good, arc not very numerous, and a much greater display is made; at tho .winter show. ■Engineering. ', t ,- v ■/•',. , ' A considerable' amount-of* notice has been taken of the engineering displaj of the Waliganui Technical School It is not very large, but samples of work displayed are lomnrkable as being tho work of boss not over seventeen years of age 'Among the models is a steam engine of five horse-power, so comjacjr that a' lady could carry it in a handbag < All the parts were cast. Bhapcd. and put ,togother by ' ono of the students It speaks well for the school when it is sbted that 'he,is only a second-year stndent. There are two dynamos, mado entirely by some of these beys, a'Polton Mvhpcl of a quarter, horse-powei,' and pther [samples of mechanism of much utihtv in these [days of motor power Somo of the boys who these oxhibits come from as far as New I Plymouth, Haweia,,nnd Elthany and nt is {hoped that pupils" will now travel up from [Palmerston North. Tho Wanganui- Techrtic-\I [School is fast establishing'a name as the North 1 J Island cenire of engineering .education, 'and [those v/ho are responsible for its advance are (determined that its pos't'on in that respect [shall be steadily I strengthened,, What surprises one, • an 1 , inspection of (these specimens, is the'fact War a jenrVtrainmg at the Technical School should not be | recognised as a year's apprenticeship This ill J 1 a & ltated for or some huio past, and, j although employers do not opnoso it, no pro f vision has e\er been raadoJor" il,in„an Aibi .tration Court aw aid. ' •"><., * < . 1 .* ./ i t An Event Worth Watchujg, >, 1 *\ <f'" '" ~l n t no . live stock competitions, which will bo the chief features of to-morrow's proceedings'/it- < - 1 ' m °ro than probable* that veiy btrong etlorts .will bo made to secure tho coveted hundred' guinea cup given m tfio Eomnoy sheep classes by Mr. h Snort. There, are rumours aHoat that" .several Komney breeders withheld their best animals from tho Hastings and Carterton Shows with an eye to results at the presont exposition, Nobody is'bold enough to make a guess as to tho probable winner, and there is .mute a lot of che "dark ihorso" element about, the ovent. It is understood that Mr. Short 'lately sold his winning Hastings ram to Mi /Bell, of Blenheim, whore ho is rehe6Von"'to ;win a championship for his? "new owner this* week, but Eccord Broaker-a sheep of which Mr. Short has a great opinion—will, no doubt ,be in evidence when the judgo is making, his ' final comparisons for the great cup ' This-sheep i was first as a four-tooth exhibit at Masterton ilaßt year, and has sired most of Mr, SJiort'a presont flock of owe hoggofs Mi he'is 1 better Hhan tho animals wnich won such a hatful of i honours at Hastings, ho must he 'capable) of [giving the other aspirants for to-morrow's (chief prize at least a gooaV'go" Mr/Short's fKomney3 in the show to-morrow will number Mr .Wheeler's largo ontry will not po so large as usual, for> fortunately onun fortunately, purchasers this season ha\o bought several of Mr Wheeler's prize-winning sheep ■ It is believed that Mr Wheeler expects, his chief successes to occur in tho Hereford cattle faction, where ho will have a strong ontry, { i X Moore « of course, will be his chief J rival There is a strong entry of shorthorns, in which it will be interesting to see how the representatives of Mr A M. Williams's famous Bay herd will fare against tho chainipions of the Waikato which Mr' W. Taylor , ha' brought down for the first time It will be a momorablo encounter Tho Ayrshire classes will bo strong, but thS Jerseys promise to be even stronger, for qmte a number of 'new breeders ire taking up this popular and handsome utihtv breed i l- There aro handsbmo entries of Lincoln sheep >bv Messrs W Porrv W 11. Wjbourne, and t Mrs Ormond in addition to entries from otheT [ sonrces, and they will form ono of tho striking • features of the sheep section Mr E .Barn i ball's Shropshire? will urwirly strengthen their section and there will be some / close ' contests in the popular Sonthdowns -vhich are attracting increased interest in the North Island just now , ' Horses. , With, the exception of ,tho light horses and j competitions, in which thoro will be enormous i fields, Hie onlj other outstanding feature is the draught horse section, wheie Mr E Short, ji W-djs exhibiting some locilly-bred magmfi- ; ceil 1 Clydesdales', will alio show tho four om- ' reals iwhicb have leceutly arrived from Bnj tain The s e will bo exhibited art a disadvan'l tage m their winter ooaits, and they aro scniejjwhat out of condition from the- stress of th« | voyage, but those vjio have seen tlem have ,i great opinions of their quality,- especially of ,' the quality of tho stallion, but there are 11 fashions in Clydesdales, and one wonders !whether Mr. W D Watson, oi Masterton, will 11 give tho rod ribbons to-morrow to the lighter r|fl.iunials, or encourago the more powerful /jweightv type, which Mr Short is endeavouring in assora. * - - -