EKETAHUNA SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 757, 4 March 1910, Page 8

EKETAHUNA SHOW.

;; -,.;. f: THE; PRIZE LIST. (By', Telegraph-Special Correspondent.)' ..- .v.Eketahuna, March 3. The .annual show ;of tlie~;:Eketah.una Farmer's'-Union' was held yesterday afternoon, \utfder very .favourable circum- . stances,;, about.-a thousand persons being present.; This old-established show is in its fiftieth year, and is very strongly supported by the settlers in the district. •; It of a number of horse classes and ring events, and an exhibition of produce, etc., held.at tjie same time in the local public hall. This year the.entries have not been quite as'large, as usual,'-but'the quality. fs;said',to show a niaTkcd.,advance. ', "." . ( Th,o-.hdrses.shown. are all in th'e rough, und-are-not' got up at all.- Though none railed' for; any. special mention, they were winsidered by the judges- (Messrs! R.'-J. Dagg, : A. J. Pilnier, and Evans) to be. a good Jot of very fair average quality. The.-principal prize-taker '-,was Mr. W. J. SedcoleV. Caloola, an animal well known in.the.Eketahnha show-ring. There were large, fields in most of the classes, no fewer- tHan. eighteen putting in an appearance in the list, hack class. During the afternoon some very good jumping was seen. -, .•',...

The"produce and horticultural exhibits iuffered: somowhat in quality, owing to a . dry spell experienced in the early summer, and this accounted for an ■unusually small empty pot plants. The'strong' point,-was the vegetable section,which . was -pronounced \by. the', judge .: (Mr. "■ A. Eddie) to be as good as. at any show -~.' which he had attended for some time. The table decprationsfwere. excellent,' and the district has :becn:icoming on tremendously in its displays of cut blooms.-. Mr. Turner's cactus : dahlias would stand'mus- . ter..any where,-and.Mr. Small also'made a'very nice display. 'The apples were a fair 10t.".--' '" -■-■; . The results of the judging in' the com- ■-.' petitions and' horse events were as f01..' ..' low.: — - v.; '-- ■ ';.\, ■ ■■; - . HORSES. ■ .. : .Farm horse—E. E. Goss.-l; H. E. Mow. bray, 2; F. C; Tumor, 3. '.*--;<, (Troop horse—O. Knight, 1; G. H. Wall, ,2;J; N. Henry, 3. , . ..-" •..,.•. - .-..'. Buggy horse—W. J. Sedcolc's' Caloola, li A. J. Perry's, Jack, 2; ,G.. P. Ranby's Topsy, 3. '-"'• '•-."■ '■■'.'. -■ i'- _ Fifteen-stone hack (Abraham'and Williams's, Cup)—N.. Nelson's Csarevitch, 1; H. .E. Udy's Doodah, 2; G. Benton's' Dmm,'3, ; Eleven-stone hack (Dalgetv and Co.'s ■oup)—W. : J. Sedcole's; Caloola, 1; H. W. Bridge's Bexs, 2; J. Sweeney's Flamingo, - .Best walking . ■ J.:- H. Burner's' Rainai, 1; J.. Sweeney's.Flamingo, 2; A. J. Bray's.Paddy, 3. ; - Best trotting horse (saddle)—E. Wardle, 1; J. Nicol, 2; A~ : Bisset,=.'3.,--';"'; ■-.. .Best trotting', horse;-.(harness)—A. J. .-: Perry, 1;. J. Hawke, 2;W.-Sedcole, 3. , Driving. competition-Albert 'Smith, 1:'. ' G.F. Ranby, 2. -■', - , :,'.■ ."' --'-' ; - '. f ady's : hack '(Page Cup)-W;- -J. Sed--' cole's Caloola, 1; A. J.Perry's Jill, 2; H; ..-■■■ E. Russell's Maringo, 3. ."• /.>'.•. j .Best, lady rider—Miss Stewart, 1; Miss Mackey, 2. ....... L ?: : ~..-,-■,,,. -,-.'-. Hunting'-,.competition, (lady's' ob.alleh.ge . eup, £10 10s—JV Sweoneys'Flamingo;'l; . G;-F,"Ranby's All Gbld,'2; H. E. Udy's . ■ .Doodah, 3. , ...«'-. Pony (12-hands)-Mis3 D. Rutherfnrd, 1; Phillip Halfyard, 2; Bertha Dunn,. 3. :- Pony, (12 hauds)-L.-E. Hfll, 1; E. B. ■' - Goss, 2. Plough .' team—J. Hunter, 1; E. Drys-' ; daje, v 2.: ..-....- ,-..-■;■. iHors«, gig,- and .harness—J. Sedcolei -: ly . A. : , D.Telling,.3. , < '' ; ';"'" ' Two .mile trot—J. Hawks's. Roani«, i;

; JVj- Begbie's iWild. Hose, 2; A.^HoopV^ White; Face, 3: ' \..\ . > Horse jump—J.. Sweeney's Flamingo . (sft.), 1; C.-Perry's Bell Bird, 2;- G.'F. Ranby's All Gold, 3.- ... S-r Novelty ,rac'e-H.;-E. TJdy's Doodah,!; - J. Shaw's Winkle Boo', 2. :;'•'•' One mile trot—Wl' Begbie-'s Wild Eose, 1;A. Hooper's White Face, 2. The mile' ■trot provided an interesting finish, the scratch horse winning by a narrow margin, y .- -•■■ : - .-■' - :; .•-.'■-;••'■ ;;' : ''j ; •'.-■ ■'] ) 'POT; PLANTS, FEOTT,' VEGETABLES, ! -:-.,.• '-' ;;' ETC.

.' Ih.'ihe pot" plants section A'V'Sm'all and' F. C;' Tumor were' the principal prizewinners, and these exhibitors were also prominent and successful with their showings ' : 6f cut; bloom's.'"•• •■'>''; '■.■■:, ..''■' , In.'fruit Messrs.. E. ..Tomlihson'arid Ti Moss showed some nice: collections. The vegetable classes were well filled, and Messrs. Kebbell, Tumor, and Small again, figured prominently. Mr. L. T. Herbert carried off a fair number' of the awards for farm produce. In the cookery section there was a large «howingr among the! prize-winners being -Mesdames S.vmes,. Bassett, Pelling,. Jas-, rpers, and Snrith. . ....-:■■ The children's brought. forward eqme : -creditable work. Kongokokako School was given first prize for the best collection' of flowers, and Kaip'aroro acrried off the award for vegetables." During- the day a sum of JMO was taken at. .the.. gater .in . the showgrounds, as . against. .£33 last year. ■'• • The weight-guessing, competition brought lii'an additional J55.

THE MERITS OF BUTTER GRADING. : ;''■'■', WARMLY DEPENDED'. ". ': (By : . Telegraph.—Press Association.) ..-:., :', ~ ' Dunedin, March 2..The .-statement contained'in the cablegram'from Sydney to-day that the butter factory; delegates consider butter grading a failure: in Australia and New Zealand was laid before Mr. J. B: Scott, secretary of the.National Dairy. Association to-day. "•I am very- sorry, for- the butter industry in'New'South Wales,", said Mr. Scott, "if they arc not going to adopt a proper grading', system. As a; matter r of' fact, there has nevere been a proper grading system in operation in any part of Aus : tralia.: excepting possibly: in Queensland! and the advance in the quality of Queensland butter, is most marked. It took all' thp prizes. at the Royal Australian Show. Its quality has immensely .improved' under Government grading. The system, such .as it is, may have .been a failure in Australia, but it has been an unqualified success in New as is instanced by the■ fact: that onr butter prices;."are. alwaysfe-. above Australian, prices. •■: ~