CANTERBURY A. & P. SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 662, 12 November 1909, Page 10

CANTERBURY A. & P. SHOW.

, ATTLNDANCC, STOCK, AND AWARDS (By TolecVapli—Press Association. ' i Christchurchi November 11 r,or the second day of the Canterbury A and P Metropolitan Show fine weather was experienced and tho attendance was larger than on the corresponding day last ye%r, the tnltings'at tho gates totalling X 241, as against JC2OI " So far as the stock othibits are conj ceTned, tho cattlo raado a much moro impos ing displaj than was the caso list year, the improvement in this respect being charac , tdnstic of tho -wholo of tho classes, The , effects of 'a eplondid season were thus matiI frated by uniformly excellent condition of tno beasts, both collectively and individually r ' , Cattle. Entries in tho premier class—Shorthornsilovor been seen to better advantage Mr A ' Chaniberlam and tho Canterbury' jignculturil College figure prommentlj in the honours list, There was a strung class of three-year-old Tieifors, and a capital array of two j ear olds Ihe Lincoln Collego, exhibit was chosen far prido Of plate from a field of ten yearling heifers Tho Jersey. classes wero ill welhsupptrted, prominent exhibitors being Mr 11 ' L B Watson (who gained championships for ball and cow) and Mcssr H B Perjman and D Swanston, and Mrs A M'Lachlan Ayi shires ' also made a good show ins, tho trustees of tho estate of Ulr i John Parlano gaining tho medals for bull and foi cow in milk Mrs A M'Lachlan was also an extensive exhibitoi Tnt cattle were of a much better class than usual Messrs W B Clarkson and Son gained the pnzo for th,e lirgcst bnllock pther prize takers 'Viore Messrs Job Ferguson, V Cham and tho Eiccarlon Ls tatcs n \ > v Sheep Classes ' In sheep the fat classes wero surprising!) poor" (as to numbers) considering the magm * licence of tho s»asoit, and wero small when 1 coraparod with last jear The merino* section 1 was very gopd, and the numbers were sonsibl} ( mcreasid by the capital entries of Mr E D I Til' Lean, of" Hnwke's Bay •• r Engli b, Leicestors i lero very good ns usual,' and there was an ' exceedingly fine dis>pla> o£ Border Loicesters Most of the leading Sonth Island exhibits in ' Tincolns were good, despite ,, the* of Messrs Bealej Bros, the /leading Homney Marsh breeders This section showed consider able improvement' owing to the advent of outside breeders, including Mr Ernest Short, of Feilding Sonthdowns, and Cdmedalc!. were all well represented by good • etocL, and unquestionably this year's Canter bury shove of sheep conld not be equalled any- , where in the Dominion for numbers and \a Tiety and all round quility V- The Horses < », t.'J. r Only fr.e draHgUl-hoiso clashes wero judged to day 'Unfortiiistelv there were more than tho usual Humbert of to* one of tho loading South "Cantorbury feeder's liaving~inflnenws m lus stables Only a few ot tho young annuals wero of outstanding merit, among these exceptions being the fine two-year old colts of Mr 3 T) Wylhe, of bepton, and, the mares and fillies of Messrs Liken (Oamaru), and Shearer and Taylor (Ash burton) Theib/wero some, splendid geldings, i tlfcjfitst and takers, ■' which wore exhibited Kce, of Pleasant Point Dry mares 1 arid* working team*; 1 were a t-peoiallyj noteworthy collection of horse flesh > i, ' f Some pf the Chamoions

For merinos,'flne combing, Mr R.DD M'Lean ' was awarded fho champion for ewe under 16 ' months and obo>o 28 mobthi In strong combimg merinos, 3lr.' James 'Stevonsen secured the £or> ram above 16 month , ; and under 28 months Mr. Eilwin Kelland was ' awarded champions in Engbsb Lcicesters, rams rind ewes In r Border Leiccsters, Mt Wm Grant was Warded the champion for Tam, and Mr Thos S tittle foi owe. In Lincolns the New Zealand arid Australian Land Company necufed champion* in ram and ewe Mr E Short was awarded the champion in ram and eire in Eomnoy jltorsh The Canterbtirv.AgncuUural tho champion lnTSetith-' down ram, <and Mr G E Rhodes earned off the Southdown cap and champion ewe Mr Leonard White tool; the champions in, Shrop shire Tam and ewe. Cornedales, Mr J Stringfrllow champions ram and-awe, jn halfbreds, Sir Qeo. Clifford champion ram and ewe In cattle the champions were pwarded m Short, hoin (bull and cow) to Mr Arthur Chamberlam, Jerseys, bull and cow, Mr ''H S B Wataon, Ayrshires, bull and cow, Mr. John Parlane , Horses Draught entire horse, Mr J D. VTyllie, second and Lord Rothschild's cup, Mr 6ldney Smith, dry mare, Mr. Eobert Eainoj.

NOTES ON THE SIOCK (87 Telecraob —Special Gnrreitoondent ) ( / ' Christchurch, November 11 Fine combing Mermjis appear to be losing their ground in favour ot tho Dunedm or etronger-woolled tjpes Mr C H Ensor was tho only local breeder represented in this class, but ho had to meet strong competition from tho x llaraekakaho flock, Mr M'Lcan winning the championship in rams, and tho championship and reserve in ewes, besides another first and Bccond in ewes There was good competition in strong combing Merinos, Mr Jas, Stevenson winiuijg the champjonihip in rams, and Mr ■Walter MacFaiilanc in owes Other prize winners wero the Tekoa Estate aind Messrs A W Kutherioid and L B Millton Mr R D D llTjcan was also an exhibitor, but his elioep wsto not in good show condition There was a splendid show of English Lei centers—Canterbury's most popular lcngwoolled breed—and Mr Ldwin Velland, ot Timaru, had a field day, winning bojh championships and reserves m rams and; ewes, besides a largo number of first and second pri7es Having twicd previously non thd English < Leicester Breeders' Society of England's ten guinea cup for two tooth ram by an .imported ram, he has now hnally secured n> Messrs T Bonuaut, J Sowden, C M Threlkold. E Buddock, I An dien, Canterbury Agricultural College, and 11 D D M'Lean ■ftoro also among the winners The last named scored in tho cla«s for three

ewes under 16 months There was one of the finest shows of Border Leiccoters ever seen on a Now Zealand show V, ground, and a woll-known breeder who has just returned from a visit to the Old Gountiv states that it wis far before what ho saw at the' Highland Show in Scotland Mr William ' Giout, of Timaru, won the championship in Tarns, and Hγ , Ja* Ross, of Otago, gamed tho "reserve With an imported ' sheep, bred b) Messrs' J and WE C Smith Tne cham pionship and reserve in ewes went to Mr J Thoo jjittle, of Ngapara Other successful ex K hibitors weie Messrs John Little, 3 L'buthuaite, "N M, OrbelV and Canterbury \gncultural College. » N ' Though there aro noV a few Lincoln bn eders in the Canterbury 'North, ptago also wa.i well xepiesented, and helped to make up a veiy good representation Tho Ne» Zealand and Australian Land Company (Mooraki Estate) ehojwd the ichampioh ram and ewe, and Mr B Smith (Oaniaru) the rcsOivc champion am and ewo Mr J B Ecid, of Onmftru, ex aibited the reserve champion ewo Mr > R D D M'Lean was also a competitor in this bre< d, ind gained two first? in ewes Owing to tho absence of Mi B N.. Bealej m tho Haldon flock 0/ M-irsh 1 heep—the principal flock of.the breed in Can terbury—was unrepresented, but Messrs 1 , E ' Short (Eeilding), W Telford, and J B Held, of Otago, assisted in making >up ar. section Short practically earned all be foro him, winning the chimpionships and re penes, and onlj in one class did he fail to win first honours Whore he had two entries ho took both prizes There was a fine show of Sonthdowns, and the sheep were generally larger and moro robnst than those 6een at the Pilpierston Noith Show Cantorburj Vgnciiltural College won the cham pionship and reservp in rams, v and Mi G E Rhodes tho championship n owes, and re wrve in owes Tho latter, whoso fine flock 19 in oharje of nn English shopherd, who was formerly with the late Mr Phil L Mills, tho noted Shropshire breeder, wae the largest pni«taker, first prizes and several minor awards Shropsircs made a grand show", and it' u doubtful if a shwp bhown at Pabnersfbn would have gained a plado anion" ouch company Mr Leonard White, nhc*o flock was bred up from the best English blood, was tho prinoipnl prize taker, gaining ill the eharripion cards except tho reserve for eivos, which went to Sir George Chffoid, who, with Mr 'Rupert Parry, got into the pftze-list several binos ' Thero wore a fow good Ryelands shown bj Messrs T \ Sfophens and John Witheil Thie \ is a breed little known yet in tho North Island, but it "owe htadwaj in Canterbury 1 for fat lamb production 5 Cornedalos as the mored half-bieds (Lons" wool mennoj-'are now known, mado a<strong ehowqng," and 1 Eonle spl«ndtdh w colled sheep were to be seen Mr J Stringfellow won all the champion honours, and the bulk of tho prizes, Mr Leonard White being the next most nuecftfrrJ exhibitor N

There iv ere also some splendid halfbreds, I first cross from tho mcnaos shown Sir | George Clifford took the ohampion awards, tho receive for ewes gom? to Mr K D D M'Lein, who was fiist in the clashes for two-tooth ewes Mr Leonard White wis aj=« i large and suocoisful exhibitor, and" gained tho re i>ene championship in rams The rho; of fnt sheep and lambs wis muth 'imallpr than last ycai, and ivas disappointing tonsiuofiri! tho good season 'ihcre is an excellent show of Shorthorn cattle, which are more ol the dairj tj'po than there shown at tho Noith Island shows Mr Arthnr Chamberlain, who is president of the association this year, was as usual the largest exhibitor ,and won botH , championships, that for tho bull going for tho bctond time in succession to his imported Charming Count, and that ior cow to one of his own breeding 'I ho Kiccarton Estato gained the two resort o championships Mr. B; Upaton llhodos, H.P., sent in some of hi-) h-indsomo Hod PoMs, and they were awarded* full honours. There was n. grand show of Jer«cys, -which wore much moro even in quality and'type than those shown at North. The champion bull and cow, shown by Mi S C B Watson, w oiild ihavo beaten tho best shown at the northern show. The bull ..was imported from Mr G T Chirnside's breed (Victoria) Mr Watson was tho principal exhibitor and prize winner, and took both champion and reserve Tht> Ayr'hire- were al o a fine lot Mr John Parlano, who e herd is prmcipdlh bred up from tie old Sunnyslde stock, in as tho largest exhibitor and prize-taker His champion bull was bred bj Mr Cowan, of Oamaru, and his champion cow b> Mr W Rankin A bra ill but good show of\fat cattle was on view. The two big Shorthorn bullocks shown at Polmerston North Ojv Mr B Allen, of tho Waikato, were beaten by one of Messrs Hardy In frlgi,' Messrs -Jns Eowo Chas Bfico were tho principal inhibitors and prize win ners.