THE SHOW AT HAWERA.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 674, 26 November 1909, Page 10

THE SHOW AT HAWERA.

ANIMALS THAT WIN., THE JUDGES GIVE EE\SONS. "Never give reasons I" This sweeping advice is said to have been gvven by a very sise man. many years ago, and if wo did not hve m a ne.n and more, courageous generation to-day it might'perhaps havo been difficult to get th« judges at tho Hawera show to givo Teasons for their awards, as they havo done The giving of reasons, fortunately, is becom ing moro and more to be regarded as an essential part of the fudging, and in addition ' to." tho fact that it guides the breeders in th«ir operations it has the wholesome in t<fl,ueDce of removing largely that deep-down Kfeehng that tho, judges are sometimes "not •straight" Tho reasons given by the judges •at Hawerj—wjiethcr terse or ampie, com'mendotory or critical—will bo sure to be read brith interest. < 5TJia Ldngwools < Mi , . Bamball, of Waikato, was tho briefest ,of them all Hβ said "There were some j very good lincolns from Mr Wybourne, but jho was almost the only exhibitor It is a pity jthore, neTe not moro In Enphsh Leicesters y 'thero_T\ere scarcely any exhibits at all " I r 'A very fair sample of Border Leicesters," >as the oomment of Mr. John Gibson (the Nbrth v Island breoder of Corriedales) "It section, and some of the animals '■werespecially good The chief weakness was in the wool I would like to see the sheep better covered beneath, and standing closer (to the ground Wool is an important ltoin now! therefore we want the sheep well covered " Beef, Lamb, and—Tallow. ( ' "Tho fat ; cattle would havo been, a credi* to any v show in Now Zealand," said Mr R (Stevens (who wasia professional buyer of f-'-ifc in the Hawera district as carlj as 20 rs ago) "Almost every class was well resented, and the pens that were not fit be. in tho shon were very few indeed jywerejpst a few exceptions In fat eheep moro was praotically no i competition, it wat £>n the i whole the poorest i lot of fat sheep I jShaveever seen exhibited .There a couplo |rof pens of good lambs, and that was all you eqnld say about them all through Of couise, ithts is more a dairying district. I was indgi "ing here a'year or two ago, and there cer tajnly a few good sheep hero then It Jβ £mte evident tho people in these paTts are ■not out now to fatten, sheep or lambs Ono 6 lor two of the pons of sheep were exceedingly tfat, but they were'not freezers at all—just Hallo*" i The Soothdowns were judged by Mr Gimblett, fjrho for sis years past has been looking after ilfcssrs Nelson Eros' famous prize-winning , fflock' of that breed Ho expressed satisfaction we tho quality of mnny r ofitho sheep, omoliß 'which the winners were qu.to (ypicai, anil .■went on Ho speak of tho high merits of»tho *breed generally "All the fat lambs that wero any good at all in the show," ho said, "wero Southdown crosses Ton can't do without them in tho fat lamb trade " I 'Tho Shorthorn judge, Mi M Donovan, said rof his sootion "The yearling heifers wero a v very ntfe class, in fact, two of them (Mr G !4. Turner's, of Elthini, and Mr R B HnimlJ t tons, of Manutahi),would hold their own anj- ' ,wlere The two-year-oM heifers wero a very > Q fair lot tln the heifors, the tivo Mrsfcflplaca heiforo (Mr Tnrncrs aad tho Mooro \Hunter Eetatc) woro of gotd quality ind the :<iws also wero good Only two aged bulls wcic ; . shown, DM'they wore of good merit, rspecially ' tho first-prize bull (Mooro Hunter Estate's) which showed good substance and qualitj. The , three-vcats olds, especially tho iirst-priro animal (G iAI 'turners), were exceptional Tho w&s only'one entry in tho jcarhng class \ Vj6ote Hnnttr E?tate's), a fair specimen " The Herefords also wero judged bv Mr Donovan 'fljhero were not manj of them," In jaid, "btit, the f6w that were entered iwero of tho beet I liked especially tho two year olil and yearling heifers They woro good "enough | to , win to any sliow in New Zealand " ' Joraßys'and a ofj Ayrshire '', > 'S* 1 ' i, Mr E. Eagle, juffl the and / popular Jersey brcpijer, had a big field of his f&vouHte breed to judge "Some of them," ho ' , P?' y° te > eroat A few of tho yearling bulls £' had no right to bo m a s]iow ring at all They r. Jjro very cparse Tho majority, however, were tiptop, and made up ono of the be«f sections I have over <-ha.d anything to do with Tho two gfado Jersoj cows (t>. Watkm's, of Hui Jroa, and J. D Willis's, of Hawera) were worth special ment-on They were , urcom monl) good cows, looked at from *a dairy farmer's point of yien, especially tho first pri-c cow (Mr Watkm's) She was very loiv donn with apy amount of belly room for her food, and a good udder I should expect to find hei a;very easr cow to keep—ono of tho right sort She was, I helieve, a Jersey-\yrshiro first cross, and she would get her low figure from tho Ayrshire The winning Uojear hoifrr . (Mr / C Montifioro's, How era) had about the best Udder on her for a two-year old' Hint I ever adw. She also was a Jersey-Ayrshire " i t The' Practical Aspect. n M , r 'Don"!* 1, of Wuirarapa, perhaps I\ci Zealand s biggtst dajrj farmcT, judged \tha , dairy clas-os and tho dairy' herda *Of tho herds, ho said "I am well pleased with rtnem, but I can t help thinking they will un >eorgo a change before long I mean in regard .to smtvy the breeds to the varying localities The d-iiry farmers will have to get different cattlo ( fdr different couutry Where it is ex eephonally cold they need to keep breeds that i will belt resist the cold Thero is no doubt the Jersey can't b? beaten in good dry conn Wy, bnt one will havo to go back to the Holstcm or Ayrshire or Shorthorn for cold' countrj If the cold country is also rather ► poor, probably the Ayrshire mil be better than Snorthorns But certnmly tho task of suiting tho breed to the countrj is ono that must be attended to m future I judged tho Short horn grades hero also The) wero a very do , cent lot, but not veij " Mr Donald explained thafc m judging the dairy herds h<. was not guided only by what was the most 'valuable herd or the best equipped farm, but took into consideration tho nay m which the owner was making tho best use of his country. Horseflesh, Din and Little. jMoerr, J. B Williamson, and Hamuli Wilson judged the light horses and tho riding Their comments ycro Good hacks, good hunters, exceptionally good boys' ponies, good bare l>ack ndins, with very clo«e contest between £° , 2 (A Mitchell, Manila) and No 5 (Alex Gordon, Wanganui) r It was almost impossible t(j ceparato then; Tho young bo>s lbdo \ery well, aud the riding as a whole Has etcep tipaatly good. Both tho horses and tho ridcri compare very favourably mth those of anv other shov J Draught horses formed a section second in ltnpoitanco onlj to those bccdpib relating to tlie dairy industry The judge, iMr W R Gawn, is a prominent draught horse/ bleeder, exhibitor, mJ dealer, of tho Taioii district in the Sonth Is'and "The three brood mares" (t Short's, James Grant's, and J J Camp bells) he said, "were a good lot, in tho three year olds there iioro two estra good fillies J J Campbell's and E Shoifs), as good as fou ronld sec anywhere in Now Zealand One of tho twojearold fillips (J & Oughton's, of <C*a;awa) wds fnr ahead of onvthmg else in the ring. Sho j\as lull of quality, of tromen dou '.re, good bone, and beautiful colom liioro i\as a verv* larjo ring of yearling,, and I thoj formed a good class all thiough Thoro was vbry little to choose betnocn the first Second, and thhil pn?p amtmls (& T Moore's, Jamp, Crocker , -, and J J. Campbell's) 'Iho 1 claise? of marcs (.were the best that I hive recn at any shoiv thit I have been at, taking numbers and qnnlitv together Porlnps an odd in we at Duncdiii lvould got placed tl ""i, bnt, liuiy them as a group, and cs pecially the terms an« pans I linvo npve' wen bcttei Alrtho first nriio maics ivnd fillies were of the beH They htt\a to be judged to morrov (Ihuisdav) ior tho clmmpionslups but nt tnii itnue, nltJion D 'h th( 4 o aie thice oi four rnareu that iconi to k\\p a clniui i I havo not w* , decided m inv mind whicli it villi tie. There Mas voiv little to chooso betwpon Mr- Short'- , group of throp mares and Mr Campbell's group, which took first pmc." A Fine Point in Dry Marcs "In r<?ga-d to tho class for dry mares," continual Mr Gα vn, "T felt compelled to turn down what was, perhaps, tho best'maro in the class (Mr J h Oughton's, of Okaiawa), for technical reasons I am of opinion that a class for dry mare , ) la 1 intended for mares which aro full of jonth nnd beauty and bloom But Mr Oughton'e mare did not fnlfil that delmition, bectoae she is nmo years old In a (.lal>Cfor brjod mares sho would, perhaps, hfiVe won Bst h> tho dry mare class, I had eithpr to jJMSJjfeer high np. or rnlo her out altogether £ aCwee the latter" coirrse, Only

last week I had a mare of my own ruled out at Taien for the very same reason I am not suro that all jiHges take this view, but 1 think it is tho right one" An Interesting Deal An interesting r»al occurred on Wcdncsdav in reference to Mr OughWs nine year old more (Miss Ivanhoe), just alluded to It is stated that Mr vl] Short made- overtures to Mr Oughton for tho purchase of either this mare or her daughter, Royal Queen, tho v> in nor fn the big chss of two year olds Ho offered 250 guineas for the mare, or 300 guineas for tho fillv Mr Oughton decided to part with the mare, and keep tho filly Mr Short is said to consider his purchase one of tho host marcs in New 7ealand She *ns bred by Mr Oughton at Okaiawa, bv Ivanhoo, out of I lower, a daughter of Olengvlo The filh is from the same mother ADDITIONAL AWARDS Further awards, m addition to those pub lished yestcrdaj, are hero summarised — Cakmi Tarts, etc -Miss K Carroll tno firsts, Mrs G h BucHcy, ono first, Mrs T J Hodgson, one first, ono second, one tbiH, S rs , L ,r R ?. uU, two 6lels > io *rt seconds, one third, Mrs C Walker, one first, ono second one third, Miss M , B Thompson, two firsts'. Miss E Dickson, one first, Mr Oughton, ono first, Miss M Hopkinoon, five firsts, one third, Mrs R Hieks, ono first, three seconds, four thirds, Mrs A\ Murray, one first, one third, Mrs W A O'Callaghan, two firsts, Miss Dora Murch, t-RO firsts, two seconds, Miss S Corn g-in, ono first, three seconds, Mrs H Chad wick, one fir t, ono third, Miss Shirley, one first These wore the only -nmnors of first prizes Ait and Needlework—Mrs W Hooper, one first, Mr*- C H Johnson, three firsts, one sec ond, Miss C Rcilly, ono first, Mr= W J Mahoney, ono first, one second, Mips Dora Murch, three firsU, Mrs D H Mif M Biirrf, Miss Iscllio Sutton, Miss Q Robert son, Miss M Dolan, Mi=s Hunger Mrs W A OCallaghan, Miss L Gilbert Mrs M E Eamcs Mrs T W Ebehng W N P Jenkins, Mrs L Wide, and Miss H Jams, each ono first School Work —Miss E Dixon, three firsts, ono second, Mi"> E Chadwick, two firsts, M]S3 D Bates, one first, ono Misses Ida Hunt, Mavis Stobie, and Ida Cnmmaue, and Masters Graham, Parker, and Malcolm Parker, each one first