OUR CLYDESDALE HORSES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2014, 23 March 1914, Page 8

OUR CLYDESDALE HORSES.

TO BE ADVERTISED AT PANAMA EXHIBITION. A meeting of the General Purposes Committee of the Clydesdalo Elorsw Society of New Zealand was held last week. Present; Mr. Jas. Vf. Blair (president, in the chair), and Messrs. W. J. J. Charters, J. A. Johnstone, and G. C. Thomson, The following were elected membors of the'society:— AVm. Patorson Rffid, Jlahcmi; Joseph Johnstone, . Oamaru; Enoch Orchard, Seddon; A. M'Jlillan, Waitahuna; H. D. Butterick Elgin, Aslibiirtou; \Yta. Nicholls, Belfast, Canterbury; John M'Kenzic, Gisborue; Edgar JCHight, Gisborno; Jas. Brimton, Gisbornc; J. 1?. Murphy, Gisbornc; John Forbes, Normanby, Taranaki: Win. J. Holt, Paerata, Auckland.

Letters were received from the following societies giving details <yf swards of affiliation and other medals:—

From the Otago A. and P. Society.— "That Mr. Jas. Patrick won tha Wright* Stephenson oOgn. Challenge Cup at the stallion parade in September last, with Baron Sandy (12S); that he won the gold medal for best male. Clydesdale, offered by tho Clydesdale, Horse Society of Great Britain, at the sa.mo show with Baron Bold (40); and that lie' wr.ji the samo society's gold modal for ;he best Clydesdale niaro at the summer show in November, with Maggie l'ouuii, imp, (25, 260; (G20)." Xaero was no alljliatioti award, tlio conditions of 'ompt'tition having been omitleti Irom the catalogue by inadvertence.

From tbo iianawatii and West Coast A. and P. Association, Puiiuorstoii North.—"That the winners of -lie gold medals offered by. the Ciydesdalo Ilcrsc Society of Great Britain ivere Mr, Qucntin, Donald, Feath-Msto-n, with Buchlyvie's favourite, imp., . P.O. J/6/13 (10, 1)55) (155); and Mr. ISmest Short, Parorangi, Fcilding with Sillftth Ladyi imp., G.V.L.C. (21, 441) (695)."

Bronzo or Silver Affiliation Medals. — i Feilding A. and P. Association: Award* | ed to Mr. Erjicst Short, Parorasigi, Feilding, for .Territorial P. C.. 16/10/13; Edendalc Horse Breeders' Association, Edendale: Awarded to Mr, 1L E. Clarke, Waitohi Fiat, Edend'ale, for Royal fioncor, out of Flower IV {141}. Kelso A. and P. Association, Kelso: Awarded to Mr. Alexander Thomson, "Camperdown," lielsa, for Bride's Blossom. Marlborough A', nnd P. As* sociation, Blenheim; Awarded to Mf; Donald M'Callum, St. Leonard's, Bkn*' lieim', for Miss Carlton, out of Miss Aggie; P. C., 28/1/13. Palmerstun and Waihemo A. and P, Association, Paimorston: Awarded'to Messrs, Kenyan Bos., Merton, for Oleusido Hose, foaled 1911, by Abbotsford f!JS) dam. Lady Bell (432). Tapaiiui Farmers' Club, Tapanui: Awarded to Jas. A- Jottkitts, Kelso, for Lady B«l*o.n. . TokoiiKiiriro' farmers' Club, Miltoft: Awarded to Mr. A. Hedlev Peattie, Aldersysiy, C'arksville, for Jean of A'ldcrsyde. AVaimato A. and I'. Association: Awarded to Mr. P. W. Bonis, Waihao Downs, for Lady llonald. No awards wore iiiaclo at. the Mlowiug society's shows, conditions of ornipctition having been omitted from tlas catalogue.—Taieri A. and P. Association, jlosgiel, and Waikouaiti A. slid P. Association,' AVaikomiti. Prefixes.—The sole right to us.o t.he word "Camperdown" as a, prefix was grouted to Mr. Alexander 'ritomsoii, "Camperdown," Kelso, afld "Avoea" te Mr. J. T. Tisdall, "Avoca Teryate," Middlomarch. , The Panama Exhibition. The secretary submitted' particulars : of a scheme for advertising JJeW Ze.v 1 land Clydesdales at the Pauiitna-Pt'Circ Exhibition at San Francisco in 1915. The schemo was heartily approved by ; members present, and the secretary was empowered to draft a sketeii of a booklet giving details of til© Work done and contemplated by the society,, and particulars as to where, in New Zealand, representatives of tiis breed might be purchased; also to oanvass among members for advertisements to be printed in the booklet. The- feo for such advertisements to. bo two guineas for two pages, one page to lis ft reproduction of a photograph, the other to be letterpress, giving de-tails of the stud.' 'The secretary also suggested that five framed enlargements, comprising two aged horses (stallion aiid nisire), two three-year-olds (colt and 6%), atifl one foal, to be forwarded to the Department of Agriculture for inclusion 5m their exhibit. This, also, was agrml to. The secretary reported that the Stud Book was now all ill print, aftd woulfi bo issued to members shortly.