MARLBOROUGH SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 983, 25 November 1910, Page 8

MARLBOROUGH SHOW.

OPENED. IN BAD TOEATHEE, -V. i The Marlborough A.' and P. Association was not altogether lucky in the weather [ p it struck for tho opening (lay of. the an-. ; nual show. Soaking rain fell-from six in, • the riioniing till midday, when the wea- ■ ' ther cleared. . . :. . ; . SHEEP. i. The sheep classes were not. as largelyi .. illed as usual.' The quality was good, f. It was the general opinion that better j sheep, as a class,' have not' previously ( been exhibited in Marlborough. >-. The judge (Mr.. W. B. Andrews, ■ C^nr terbury) spoke in the highest - te'rms of. ' ■ the Leicesters, stating that 1 they had imi . proved almost out of knowledge since he !■ . fast visited Blenheim,. and would., comS ! are'witt. those' in any. show in the dominion.' . ' ' _• ( As to the fat sheep, the judge, Mr. F.. I • W. Fairey, of kelson, said, that nothing ' better could bo desired than, tho winning \ pen, shown by Mr. Frank . Hammond.' j They were the finest lot he had seen forI • many a day. . / i Competition was not keen in i : Mr. D. Bishell, who swept the board, had I', only, one: opponent. * . . f-s" \ There was fair com petition in Romneys, j and tho nrizes were distributed, a good deal among the competitors. V .. • | Mr. H. D. Vavasour>had matters his [.own way.in the Shropshire division. . • •t' V Mrs. Renwick secured the .Quibell Cup ; . for her show of halfbreds. Mr. Vavasour \., . and Mr. Bishell followed closely. • " * Mr. \\ T . R. .Hunt, Kelson,, scored 1 in Soiitlidowns. / • / HORSES. . - { Andrell- Bros, did: very -well in the s - draught. class with their young stallion ; : . Silver Coin (Silver < 'He , I won in every class in which lie was en? ! iered. The judge remarked that ho was ; a splendid typo of Clydesdale.; j Sensation secured the premier hdnours \ in the thoroughbred class. Mr. S. Tapp's = ■ : ch. m. Marstone gained two first and spe-. : • cials. "Miss Ogle" represented Mr. Jas. Draper, winning the Wellington Racing ! Club's prize .for a mare in foal, and ). : gained'second for a mare with or without 'v- foal. Messrs. S. Tapp, Robert Allan,.; James Draper, andß..Coleman secured I: the other prizes. , -*.r . i In the poiiy;clasS; Mr; J.' Poppelton s K Banta Claus won. : i BUTTER-EAT, COMPETITION. '■. •i:! : The biitter-fat competition , resulted Donald JPCalluni's "Daisy,. 1'; Mrs. .S. Conolly's Ayrshire'Lass,,2;iF. Heinman8. - ■ ; . .