FEILDING SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1645, 11 January 1913, Page 8

FEILDING SHOW.

',-'■ ENTRIES CLOSE FRIDAY NEXT. ''.'.■•;.•: 'Amongst the special features of: -tho '; Foilding A. and ,¥:■ Association's sliow, entries for-which close on Friday, Janu;;ary 17, is-tho very large.number.,of tro- .-.'•, phies, most of which are to bo won outright. Competitors, will have an oppor- ■:-';; tunity, of ..annexing upwards of .JC2GO in 'tho horse section, and a similar amount : : is,offered for competitions. Cattle wo ... •', well- catered for, a sum of ,£l6l being al- ''■'., lotted, while sheep have received special .';■':.• attention, the large sum of £Sl2 being ; allocated to this' important .class of stock. Pigs,, homo industries,: vegetables, 'fruit ■nhd produce absorb the balance of 'the prize-money.' The. entry fees have'-been : reduced 1 to tho lowest possiblo limit, and a concession which will no .doubt find fay"'.!'.our. with exhibitors-is that which allows .'those who reside outside a 40-mile radius "": from Feilding- to enter at members'rates. - - For. the ladies, in addition to the liberal iprizo, money,'. Mr.'.'Harry' Kirkwood do-. .- .nates an.oil painting valued at three A -guineas, \-for .the; exhibitor scoring most points in the home industries'section. '/.■■- The new bull-shed, to accommodate 40 'bulls, w:lll. be completed in time for the .-■•■' show, and will give owners an assurance :,: that '■: their . valuable stock, will. he well -■ housed. - . .The"land: recently,■ acquired, by .':"'■; the" association- will-provide ample night ■ '-.paddocking with' good: feed, adjoining :the ■' show, grounds./Amongst-'tho competitions, ,v:"special': attention "may bo -drawn to tho .;:, jumping, 'arid :stack-building...- Large en- .'■':.' .tries have .always; been received for these /popular .events, ■'. and with the ,increased ;'/. prize money : the . association expect }'. to V ' seo'tlie entries: in advance of any former :■' years. -The RoirineyMarsb Sheep''-Breed-. ~ers' Association "have allotted their'cham- -, --pion-shields for competition at thissliow, ..-'-'■ nnd.'f.With.the ram. fair on the'two days ;: following'; this' should ■ bring forth very ".'•' ;]nrg6";ciltrios. in'the' sheep section. . In-' , ■ tending exhibitors should note the date ■ .of Closing of : entries (January 17), and .;, .send to (the secretary (Mr,; E..-H. Fisher) .'■•'■■] ;//'"■: ■■■ . v -:.'