THE HAWERA SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 672, 24 November 1909, Page 10

THE HAWERA SHOW.

LIST OF CHIEF COMPETITORS. , (By Telegraph —Special Corro.pomlcnt) ' Hawera, November 23. Thorcis' every expectation of good weather for the Hawcra Show, which opens to-morrow for' tho "signs of tho sly on that point aro favourable to-night ,The catalogue promises good competition in many of tho classes, and, '>f in addition to tho private exhibitors, thero will be an o\tensi\o ontij of Govornment sheep from Monraabaki Tho chiof contests ft ill bfi among the following exhibitors — . ' Fat cattle—Messrs Moore, Hunter's Estate, - G F Moore, and W Birdhng Shoithorns—Messrs Moore, Htntor's Estate, E B Hamilton, and G. A Turicr h Dairiing Shorthorns —Hunt* '■'s • Estate, Messrs. G A Turner, and,J C. |[flright ' Herefords—Messrs i J Forb"s,|' and G T. Moore , |i Polled Angus.—Mr J. I. Campbell (unchallenged) x li 'Polled Durham -M* J. H Sellers, of OKaim\a (unchillenged) .^ Holstoins—Messrs Newton King, W. J lovelock, and Y Johnston, of Waihi v Ayrshires —Brown Bros, Messrs T W Wil- , kio, V iUU=, and Olson Bros , Jersejs—Messrs V V Haitaless, P T Petersen, C. Goodson, O'Dounoll's Estate, H > / J Vnlontine, C Clarke, A A Ward, Dr I J(oonan, and J. I) llcnlj. * Grade Jerwys —Messrs J K Comgan, E f J Linn, IJ Hatkin, T.'Eccleshold, anuVJ^C I * Montehoro. - *>1 I Milking cows-Messrs J S T Short, J R fS ' Coingan, 1) Watkin, and numerous other | single entries, ( [ * In tho butter-fat contest (one milking) the f' competitors are Messrs J S T Short, Npw - } ton King, Lovelock, J Twigg, W Ueiibor, and f "W. D PowdTell ( * In 4he herd contest for the best l dairy herd 1 (a couteot which onlj Hawcri carrier out), the competitors» ore ' Messrs E. D Harkness ; ? i (^galre), , -A J. JTottiV (Ma'naia), B C Ly- ,' saght (Mokoia), .S (3. Tonks (Manntahi), 11 ' J 'Linn H Hodgo (Alton), W Cooper (TokUrea), and James Were (Normauby) ,'Prizes of ted, l hvo, and two guineas go with tbl« class, besides several trophies „ , Lincoln shbep—Messrs W >H. Wybourno, T W Wilkio, and G V PearCc ' English I,eicester— Pons will be empty '-, Border l Leicester.—Mr G V Pearce, almost ' without opposition ' Eomnejs— Mr I I) Willis shows tho onlj single ram, W Gibson the onlj ewes, and 1) ' J Willis and Gibson two pairs of rams each, ■which complete this very weak snction '~ Messrs J' E Corrigan and J J Campbell havo tho whole field in Shropshircs, and Mr Moore and Hunter'* estate would haVo b»en alone in Southdowns but for post entries by Mr Jomes Knight J l , Mr A S. Tonks is the chief entrant of grade Lincolns and grade Leicesters, all tho classes being for eveb [ r Fat sheep iwill come lohiefly from Hunter's I estate, and Messrs H T Lysa»ht, H Midh ' ' dleton, and J H Sellers alone will show Berkf shire pigs, except for the ono entrj by V I ,Towler, but will meet Mrs Slack in "iork [ ' Bhires Mrs Slack and W Duirs mil oppose i v each other in_Black Davon pigs I r i Things promiso to bo lively in draught l horses, for Mr E Short, who has taken his L t Eomneys up to Auckland, has left seien of L >his Clydesdalo rn4res l at Hawera to put in a r claim championship His chief opponk ~ 'ents in l this great stronghold of draughthorso [ / breeding will be Messrs James Grant, J J [ J ; Campbell, ; F. A. Bremer, W Duifs, Hunter's f estate, 'J. S Oughton, Martin Bros, W A f Duckworth,, A. Alexander, C Goodson, G V [ Moore, and -Ehodes Bros This will be tho last I , show of .Jio season for tho Short Clydesdales i ' Thore ary very strong entries in saddle and li' harness hoists and pdnies, and somo great f fields in tho, jumps, whero the entries number f ( 24, 21, and; i\ , ' f In the> dairy produce classes/tho competitors V- i are" as foHbw—ror'tho Lovdl arid Christmas r, ten-guinßa f Sßceso cup Dalefield, Ngairo, aiid 1 , Noriiowood J'he samo tno will contest tho two r 'other cheose classes In butter, the candidates i for the ftssflciatiori's Heirty-pound-cup'wjll be [ - Taratai - Lopperton, Cheltenham, I : Tflihapev > HeretaungaJ f Whonualjura, Mells, I , Normanby, 'ifinakama, Awahuri, Bell Block, * Pihaina, and IVorsenood. In the other buttoi [fa classes tho only other factory is Wavorley United „ , Tho industrial classes mil be very full, there being an average of about twelve entries 'to each class ,r :' s In tho milk-testing competition there aio , sixteen competitors entered from the schoolq of Okaiawa, Kakaramea, and Kaponga Auction sales will follow tho show. \ I -