SYDNEY ROYAL SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 779, 31 March 1910, Page 8

SYDNEY ROYAL SHOW.

, NEW ZEALAND WINfcEKS.' - ' ~ It is stated by\the Sydney papers that the Royal Sliow this year at Moore Park should- easily bo the best of the series yet held. In the horses' and fat cattle tho excellence of the season has been specially reflected, aiid, great progress has been..made_ in; these classes. ;";tThe. horse section 'compares favourably vwith previ-ous-years, both in'the number and quality;; of J tlw exhibits, and' this:despite tlie innovation by ■,which Government certificates -of soundness have to/bc produced. In* .tho ( class j for .roadster stallions, four-/year-olds 'and over, the horses put in .by Captain tV, Charley, the Belmont Park studmaster, which carried off roost of the honours in .thei rsection, had to play second .fiddle :fco. Jfr. James h, Davenport's' • (N ; Z.) grand-looking . imported horse, I'Skeefling Piß., • who;gained-. tlie blue• ribBon and champion - awards. • • •' 1 '

- Continuing its notes on' the' Worses, tho Sydney: "Jierald;':saysi-Oiie of the. best .displays of ■.'■' big"" hors.es ever witnessed : on-.the,Moore Park arena- was- thoaggregation'of Clydesdales that paraded in the , different ■ classes.- The class tor heayy, stajlion, four years old.and over, brought -OUt-,.ls,'competitors.. The- judge's decision wasior the powerfully-built U J lucky Willie».a vJisy.viiealaud-bMd. soii.of .Welcome Willie nntl. BJossom.i.and- a':;magnificent ..specimen of. his class..-. Plucky Willie, \yhowas similarly-, suc'cessiul last: year,. secured a the reserve championshin_ the/year previous, .is-the property of Mr. 0. (jreentree, ot Windsor. He has an ..nnDjatcn.; record in- the. ."show, ring, and-again he was liVafded; the. cbampion;..ship; ;SecAnd honours' in.that class and ' reserve championship deservedly- went to another-New Zealand-bred,horse, Darn-: leyC-Again;.; by.: Dariiley --trom 'Blpt-s, by. Hatfieip, a horse'possessing great substance'< and splendid conformatioa. Darnley; Again is otnied'by Mr. M.- Waters, of Richmond. Eight wcro .pivfaded in the class for stallion,- three years old and un-der-four, and the-piqkof the bunch .was Royal l''ergus,\a |gqq'd;' stamp of horse, bred-by his owner,'ihvJ. boag, of tprburj', (N.Z-.),;, who', also secured first honours in .'the.class for stallions, three .years :ol.d. hnd...over,:with .the cOlt:Boyal. Stuart;- by,•Royal Fame--(imp.) .trom'lourig' Katp.-'.'i-he- coveted/decoratioiv m - the, class :for. !stallions,'.two years'-old' and- under three,;;was;, captured by-rthe colt Federal lung',-' the property; of Messrs; Colvm Bros., ot-Xathdlia'(Vic), 'after close competition with; Nativo' Chief,-• a New, Zeaiand-bred-son of Lawrence . Chief. Mr....Andrew Chrysta],. of New Zealand,' .secured ; first and-:secondi prizes in- -the-, ;cla^s.'for inare, ; >lwo. years-bld/aiid..under. ;four. . Tho isociety-'sv reserve. ..champion, ribbon-decora't-ed ! the New Zealand-bred Lady Wall. .Competitio-n in the class forShire -stallion, .three years - old,. was- re- i stricted.- to.-; Mr.- P.-a Warton's ; Leek! Dragon.(imp.) and .-Brilliant Boy, a Ne\v;i Zealand-bVed horse, showing great tinality, the.ijroperty'of Mr. Fred. Powell^-of' .Richmond, and,f.he award.was in favour "of 'the! -latter.'::ln''this-''case, an appeal' was lodged l against'the. judge's deedsion. ~' ;The cattle■-classes■ generally showed-a good.improvement. .-In caies the entries; we're.-not. asinumero.usrbut taken-,gener-; ally .'the, quality .was of.- a: more even; grade ,a.nd ; oi' a; better .stainp. In its notes oh'.the Herefprds.-'in.-owh'ioh Mr. FrauK. Moore.^of' Bushy.^Park, , . Kai Iwi, canw second inr.h.'.his" : bull," Confidence, the "Telegraph". says:—"The" popular, 'White Faces' were, again;:strongly, represented, .which• means .that.■ the -'focal stud of Mr. Frank Reynolds''was" also "iii /evidence. Quite deservedly! he won the champion ribbon for bulls with' Manifesto, bj | Rossmore (imp:),, a , magnificent animal .showing splendid', beef, characteristics. But■ Queensland; ;ajinexed' the.. .Reserve Championship through Mr. James H. M'C'onnel; with tJie 'AdmiraU/.-although it must be-admitted that the bull was originally bred at Tocal: Mr. Sydney Reynolds was successful .with'Cotmore in the junior classes. - In regard to the females and : blue ribbons,.-it. would appear that ■the,Toca;l,6tud;(Frank-R.pynolds) was very hard.to beat.". In fat' cattle, thore \<iei4\ 32 entries, as against .13 last year. Albert Clarke . secured champion - prize ; for heaviest ;.bullock -with" a, light roan that weighed-25161b.-; and, the Peel Eiver Land and',l Mineral..-, Company, Ltd., the champion,, fqr.;heaviest cow,- with, a local-bred, ( fed'., on natural grasses,- that turned the; scales.,it.-:15(S81b:.. Mr.. F. W. Fairly,%of iNelspn , , 1 ;'came.! second in this class. ••'..' .-. ;The; ; Sydney --Royal is ;not: primarily.; a ; sheep show,-. and:.it. v was; noticeable that no merinos ;-were.--'shbvin.' '-in■;Lincbliis, Mr. Charles ; W.- Coote,..of Upper Manila, secured practically, all. , .the honours. . Mr, John-.Nixon, a-Jfe'w-. Zealander,- swept the board -with, English; Leicester* ,, securing, champion and all other honours; while in. Border: Leicesters he partially succeeded. The. champion ram ribbon,, went to this /breeder, but. .the''same, distinction for ewes in ■ this'. class was secured by . Mr. John -Rennie, another .exhibitor from the .'-Mr.-,- Albau/ Gee, Auburn,. Rporetl ■: heavily 'in Southdowns, but he had- very little, real opposition, and -the same remark will-apply 'to Mr. George L..Wilson, of Victoria, who had it all.his own way in the Hampshire Downs class. The Eoinney Marsh .was very strongly' represented, ■ und the. ribbons.were conse.quently'more! evenly- distributed." . In rams, twoi years.-and,.:.>overj'.'Mr. S. S. Hunt, of. Ba.thui-st; won, jvhile for-rams' under, two years Mr.. John Dtrnkley,,.of Bunyood, . beat "all , comers;', llr.' Hunt •took -both.'championships in .this class, but Mr. J. B. E«d, of, New Zealand,, was successful with the younger,ewes. Strange to say, there was actually only one entry in the;class for... Shropshire Downs—a breed .that was at, the top of its-popu-larity; two or three years ago. ... . ;

:;". ."■;; SYDNEY .STOCK SALES. By'■.Teleßrauh-T PressAssociation—Copyright ;-: ■ .'.-'.,. './';. Sydney, March 30...' ■ ' At the stock sales in connection with the;show, the New Zealand draught stallion. Native Chief fetched 310 guineas.-. Royal Fergus topped the list for Clydesdales—2so guineas. ■; . 'Sour of Sir.- Chrystal's draught stallions ranged from; 80 to 85 guineas. Mr'. Wylie,. of Christbhurcb, obtained 200 guineas for Shepherd Lad; Alitchell • and' O'Brien's. • Dinah brought HO guineas, and others .from.-74 t0'.112 guineas. ; , .. Mr. Cullen's Eich' and Rare.vrealised ieo . guineas, - Mr. Hodgson's Pride; l 130 guineas, draught mares 1 belonging , to , Mr. \Vylie 60 to !)?i guineas. Jlr...Chrystal's mares.;oo to .100 guineas, Mr. Grand- 474 to .80 guineas;; Hoult and Sons 2G' to 70 guineas:. . :. ■.'. . . , :.. ■ In Clydesdales, Mr. Boag's Toung Kato fetched IEO guineas, and a maro belonging; to the same owner. (Jean) • 1371 guineas'; .others rnhgsd from' 60 to G7 guineas. ''.Clydesdale mares belonging to Mr'. Bourke, of Opaki, sold from.-10 to 52 guineas.. ';'' '■'■ -"• : '■