MANAWATU SHOW

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2300, 6 November 1914, Page 8

MANAWATU SHOW

JUDGING DAY , GREAT DISPLAY OF STOCK HUNTING MISHAPS. ■ : :k -t\ (By Telegraph.—Special Reporter.) Pal'merston North, November 5. There was a very large attendance at tho Jlanawatu Show to-day, most of the . day being devoted to judging. Keen in- - - terest was taken' in the hunting competitions held in tho ring. Some very inferior fencers were seen out, hut on the other hand much of tlie jumping waa ex- - -c-ellent, the chief hunting event ,!of the ■■ -afternoon was.won byH. Hassall's Mickey Free, ridden by B. Gordon;, of Hawera. '.' Tho .rider's prize in this event was won : by Alox. Mitchell, . of Manaia, 'whose superb handling of horses-in the ; show • Tingg has 'made him, known.,throughout ■ New-. Zealand, Unfortunately two of the lady, riders who took : part in' one- of the - ■■■>"■ competitions had rather nasty 'falls. Miss; .-Nixon, of Wanganui, was elfehtly -injured in tho face/ and Miss : E. SmiUn of Marton, had some ribs , broken,V and • was removed to Nurso Roby's Private j Hospital.

■■ i . Opinions of Judges. , • Judges 'who have been interviewed speak very highly of the cattle, and " praise-the horses, but somo.express dis,appointment with the sheep. Mr.' E. D. M'Lennan, of Papakura, who judged the -Jerseys, said that: he . was', exceedingly pleased with them;, and ho added that "theyi made; the'i.best...showvof')'JerseysVie • 'liad: seen in ,New Zealand for.'some',years.' Tho ,i!SO special-for tho best 'dairy cow'? ■was won by a Jersey entered by S. R. Lancaster, this Jersey was closely fol-" flowed iby an Ayrshire. The were, in the. opinion. of, the,' judge, (Mr.; : .T.. Gommell, of Oamaru), as good a' collection of 'Ayrshires "as .it was r possible :to find; there • was scarcely a weed amongst them, 1 and almost all the enfries . were-'of'firet-prize quality. .'Mr. .George : iAitohison, of Kaitangata,- : ; who '. judged the Holsteins, described his section'as'.the best ;»he had ever, seen tanywhere. He : Baid that lie had a very severe task, with the yearling heifers. The Red Polled cattle shown by the Hon. R. Heaton : Rhodes were described as a most useful < dual-purpose breed; Tho judfre wondered that they, had not been, introduced ago.'. As" to the. Herefords, Mr. E: • Reynolds, of who .- judged them, said the . shout of these on ' the. •whole . was simnly magnificent. ' Mr. : Alex.' Douglas, 'East - Taieri, ~ judged .the. ■ fat and- said ' that. ; while there were-many good animals, the competition' ,was-rather .weak, most of these, exhibits : were • Herefords, but' a' • Shorthorn -: took the- first . prize for aged; bullocks. ! . - Judges described ■ the competition as not keen enongh in several of tho sheep Sections, 'naming.'Lincolns;' Border i Leices-'. ters, and-. English -Leicesters.; ■' A - South Island judge, however, reckoned that the : fpiality dhvthese'''diTisions'compared'well" with anything-in.i the!: South'lsland.; Mr. Geo. Hunt, .of Wakefield, the < judge of, :the Romneys, said " tbe 'exhibition:, was. '?ood,ibut not so good as those of other years; The judge.of the fat' sheep (Mr. 'A. 'Douglas, .of East Taieri), found the competition among the fats very, keen, but passed over somo entries because they wero-itoo gross. The. ;Southdowns' were doemed by Mr. W. M'Kenzie, of Master.ton, ,who judged them, txj ; be of exceptional quality.' probably, he-said, it was the best/ exhibit; of Southdowna Palmer : ston North had seen. '

The older pigs shown were: considered 1 (;ood, - but the judge was somewhat disr-: appointed ' .with , the: younEor piRS. ' . The said' that the- light 'horse?. . were very good indeed,,and that it was : very: difficult to find weaknesses in. tliem. Tho ladies', hunters were very, good, and ladies' Tiding was good. - Champions of the Show. Hack—E.' Short's Scout. >■■:?,:■■■■ Draught stallion—Mrs. J? D.'Ormond'ri i/.'Royal'..Colours;- ' ir Shorthom.cow—'W. H. Booth. Shorthorn bull—G. A. Turner; 'Hereford cow—E. Short.- •... . Hereford, bull—E.. Short, ; , : Ayrshire cow—T. H. Colpman. v . Ayrshire bull—J. Kyle. • Jersey cow—E. J. Linn. Jersey bull—J. Murray. - . \ ,' . Holstein. cow—W. I. Lovelock. ;Holstein- bull—W. I. Lovelock. , : Dairy .cow—S. E. Lancaster.: Lincoln Tam—W; Perry. - . Jjincoln ewe—Mrs. J. D. Ormond. ... . Eomney ram—G. E.vAllen. 1 ■ - - English. Leicester ;'B. i Lancaster. . Berkshire boar—E. J. Rogers. • ...; -'Berkshire sow—S. E. Lancaster. '. ' ' Tamworth lx>ar—E. J. Rogers. .: vTamworth sow—E. J. Rogers.. > ; ■. : Yorkshire boar—E., J. Rogers. /Yorkshire, sow—Porirua . Mental' Hospital. . -. . Large black boar—E. Whites. • ■Large ■ black' sow—E. Weekes. . • Some of the championships . were' not"' • wade known to.the: Press to-day. -

- Draught Horses; The display .of draught-horses' was, good; E. Short's Topgallant : won the class for. y.:;eWlions over .fourl v"l 5 .:;' C. ■ Ward ,', was -'Becond.- Otlier r firsts in.- draughts, , :.,vrero-awarded as follow - and. ;i v',twb' o£'his progeny, E; Short j colt;, three. •••:• years,-Mrs._ J.--J). Ormond: colt, two year, . ? 'M'Naughton; yeaning -, colt,'; Ellis -Vv Bros.'j : . rn'arewith foal,'. Mrs. , -.Ormond j' :. filly, tlwco years,' Mrs. Ormond; filly,-two - venrs, R. D. D. 31' Lean; yearling filly, -Mrs. 'Ormond.' . v ■ lij'Shire horses the awards were:— Stallion, Jenkins and Jones, 1; maro, El--.."lis Bros., 1; colt or.filly, Ellis Bros., 1. V: : The;- ; first prizes in draughts were awarded as- under:—Gelding, Wei- - . lingtoit City' Corporation; mare. E.; Short; j; walker, S. Bambery; plough pair, It. D. y Knight;''-heavy sort. .City; plon?h 'trio,- E. D.yKnight; spring-carter, ■ :.:S. Bamhery ;;towh carar, C. N. Clausen. Lighter Horses." First-prize winners in: the .competitions ;: v for saddle.. horses • were Weight-carrier, • . H. Hassall; 13 to 1-1 stone hack, E. Short; • : .ilight;-hack, ; E.' Short; maiden: hacK, "• J;. Blair;v cob, ,-Mrs. Campbell: .-.hunter, E. SUortj;best: paired and: mannered horee, j .H.' Hassall • ' thoroughbred mare, Claud Collins. :The firsts.-in the harness horse division were awarded as followSinglo harness, 15.hands, J. B. Gaisford;'single harness, 11 hands,'C.Stubbs;.pony;'li hands, Eob-' ;Cii Mackay; pony, 12 hands, C. P. Purton; trotting stallion, A. Tay. ' There was an. interesting display-.of .: light- horses, and some of the-exhibits' Ave.ro of excellent quality. The first ,v -award in,the class-. forcarriage stallion over three years fell to H. Russell's'Gaisford s Madcro,.. Mis. H. M./ Row's Mar- : ;nns Eclipsc was second..

Pony Section. Ths. best pony entire (13.2 hands) was shown' by B. A. Phelps,. and tlie best entire, a grade higher, was that entered bj'-E. Liddington. Other firsts in the pony classes were .won by Keith Collinpon, H. Gi fiord-Moore, Mts. C. Smith, and Miss Myrtle Watson. . 1 The Sheep Section. . Very few Lincoln sheep . were ■ penned,. The competitors'were : Mrs. J. 'D. Ormond; W. Perry, and 8.-Bremer. Perry's sheep: - the ram classes except one,.which' ■was annexed by R. Bremer. • Mrs. Ormond won the ewe championship and one . other ewe class; but in the two', other ewe competitions she was beaten by W, Perry. , .. ." . ■There was more competition ' in the Eomney classes; Tine Short Challenge Cup was won by G. E. Allen, of Waingawa. Previous holders of the trophy were:—Gray Bros., 1908; E. Short, 1909; W; l'erry, 1910; W. Perry, 1911; E. Short, 1912; and. 13. Short; 1913. Allen's 6heep ' wero A'ery successful in the ram classes: this year, securing four firsts and the champiohship. W. Perry and W. Gibson, also, secured-firsts in. rams. In the ewe classes three' firsts went to Perry, and one to Allen. ' ■It. Bremer and S. It. Lancaster had the English Leicester division almost entirely to.themselves. Lancaster won both .chain- ' I pionships' and 'all • classes.' except two of . "' the cjve; competitions, which Bremer, anHexed.- '','.■" ■. ; Mrs. J. IL. Ormoud met no oppositigft

in the Border Leicester competitions. Her 6lieep . secured , all the firsts. , In the Shropshires, G. L.. Marshall and W. Eayner shafed tho'honours: .Rayner foul firsts; • Marshall three firsts. ■ The Southdown competition was particularly interesting.' The'sheep shown :were excellent. The Southdown Gup was won by J,.,-Ivnight, of Feilding. In 1910 this cup was won by G. E. Rhodes, in 1911 by Ellis Bros., in 1912 by A. J. StoneWigg, and in 1913 by Ellis'Bros. The cup okss ivas for the best , ram, not excelling eighteen months, sired by an imported English sheep. Fernie Richmond won in 'all 1 the other classes, including tho .classes for "shorn Southdowns.

For fat sheep, first prizes were won by .T. M'Kelvie (2), F. S. M'Rae. (2), Akers Bros. (3), -4. E. and A. Symes (7),\and Collins Bros. Home. Industries. In the Home Industries section first prizes were won as follow— White bread, lira. C. Stantill; brown/ bread, Mrs. A,' Nelson; bread from M'Gill's flour, Mrs. H. Deckel; scones, Mrs, J.'Eobb; scones from M'Gill's flour, Mrs. IV. J. Brogden; currant scones, Mrs, Brogden; sultana econos, Mrs. Brogden; Swiss roll; Mrs. Louisa Webb; pikelets, .Mrs. . James Fraser; gingerbread, Mrs. J. Evans; jam roll; Miss E. Morrison; cream puffs, Mrs. E. A. Holland; fruit cake. Miss A. Boss; -family cake. Miss Hetty •Hopkinson; Madiera cake; Miss Jessie Bal sillio; •sponge sandwich, Miss J. Thomson; iced ,cake,' Mrs. C. Turner; shortbread, Mrs. J. M. Hutchinson; open jam tart. Mrs. J. H. Perrin; jam tarts, Mrs. R..H. Eyre; biscuits, Mrs. Louisa Webb; brawn,' Mrs. Ernest Browne; plum pudding. Mrs, Louisa'Webb; apple pie, Mrs. R-. B. Godwin; .sandwiches, -Miss Jessie , Hopworth; toffee, Miss Hettie Hopkinson; sweets, Mrs. M. Rathbone; bottled fruit, Mrs. C. A. Care; jams and: jellies, Mrs. A. Watson; /marmarlade, Mrs. H. C. Lb Grange; bottled tomatoes.'Mrs. J, Evans; lemon marmalade, Mrs. E. A. Holland; light tomato sauce, Mrs. C. A: Care; dark', tomato sance,. Mrs. J. Evans; other sauce, Mrs. . J. Evans;. pickles, .Mrs. J.. Evans; hen eggs;. Bert Spooner. In the liome industry classes for girls under sixteen years, the first prizes were awarded as, under:—Scones, Gladys JBrogden;. jam tarts, Ida. Eonberg; sausage rolls, Carrie Reynoldssponge sandwich, Elsie /Morrison; jam' roll, Nita Broaden; family cake,- Carrie Eeynolds; Turkish delight, Annie Reynolds'; sweets, Carrie Reynolds. The Cattle Section.

■The competition in the Holstein. division was keen; jiartioiilarly among yearling heifers. ? W.' I. lovelock, of Palmerston North,: secured both championships in the final classes. J. Donald obtained firsts, and D. Lovelock 'thTee in the bull classes. - Two firsts fell to Newton" King, one to. J. Donald, and one to R, Lovelock. J. Donald won-the special prize for a bull and two of its progeny. There were fairly good entries in the Shorthorn division. The bull championship was. won by W. Taylor, of Te Awa-. rautu, who won" it last year. W." H; Booth,_ of: Carterton,- secured the ' cow. championship, and the reserve champion was a; heifer shown by Dalziell Bros., of, .Huhterville. G. ,A. Turner, the; Eltham breeder, secured five firsts, including the 'reserve champion for bulls. '< ■: The entries in the Jersey division wereheavy, arid the judging was not finished until late in the afternoon. Taranaki breeders' were fairly successful; :in : the .female classes, two' firsts including the' cow championships were. w.on by R, J. Linn, and E. Griffiths secured two firsts. The, Palmerston North breeder, R. Lan-caster,-also annexed two first prizes. •-The best bull in the class for bulls, over three years old;:was.shown, by' J. -Murray,yjuni, who secured' the championship. . Other prizes. 'in; the bull classes fell to H. H. Hunt; F. J. Watson, and E. .Griffiths. Both the Hereford championships were won by E.' Short, who was successful in obtaining: altogether six - firsts.. Others to secure firsts'were G. E Mooro and D. Jl'Kenzie. > - ' : ;

.The judging of the Ayrshire® was a big task. ,T. H. Colpraan's Madge won the cow championship, end 4. J. Kyle's Prince Bonus the bull championship. D. Buchanan showed the reserve champion cow, and J. M'Farland the reserve' champion Fjrsttirizes' in 'this_ divisioii; were won «by D. Buchanan (six). .T. H". Colpnian, J. Kyle (three), and C. Karsten. 'A nice ! collection of Bed Polled cattle was shown by the Eon. R.; Heaton •Rhodes, 1 which attracted iriuch i attention, r S.- R.Lancaster did very well in the dairy competitions, securijicr three first prizes. Other firsts fell .to H. G'fford Moore, H. J. Lancaster, and W. Anderson. The Alfalaval Cup for dairy, points in'cattle was won by S. R. Lancaster. with D: Buchanan second. . v E. Short won all the prizes for fat cnttle. . : , - , ;.Mr. "J. A. Macfarlane was the only breeder' to, enter cattle' in the Aberdeen Angus classes. RING COMPETITIONS . Lady's and gent.'s hacks—E. .Short, 1; W. H. Gaisford. 2. ' ... i Lady riders—Miss Jessie. Campbell, 1; Miss M'Niven, 2; Miss Nixon, 3. ■ .Hunters' competition, horse to be ridden by lady—W. Howard Booths Hikurangi, ridden by Miss' Jessie Angus, 1; , J. P. J. O'Donnell's Grey Star, ridden: by Miss M'Niven, 2; F. Vesper's Doctor, ridden by Miss Gill, 3. Qualified hunters' competition—H; Ha - sall's -Mickey Free, 1; J.' J. ■ Bryce's Hinau, .2; F. Vosper's Doctor, 3. Mickey Free' was' ridden by B. Gordon. The best Tider in the competition was A. Mitchell. »:>', ■ ■ Troop horse—W. H. Gaisford, 1; Geo. Smith, 2. . Lady's hackr-E. Short, 1; H. Has-sail,-2. ■ J. BETT 4 BAYLY, LTD:'

There are' numerous attractions at the Spring Show, but Messrs. ,T. Bett and Bayly's Vehicle and motor display .is- one -of -"the j chief;.centres, of:: interest. ■ ;,<Tlia ; . product this Factory in the vehicle line has for many years been recognised as setting the standard for workmanship and finish, anil their name, on a vehicle is always accepted as the hall-mark of ' excellence ■ and durability. Although vehicles are still manufactured by this firm, the motor has largely superseded the ; dog-cart, etc.. and motor bodies built by Messrs. J. Bett and Bayly, ■Ltd., are now. held in the same high esteem as • their carriages. ! ; A,mong the Motor Car Agencies held 'bv this . fiTm, , are ■ the famous "Wolseley," "Sunbeam,". "F.N.," "Hupmobilc," and "Buick," as well ■as several miniature' cars, including , the "Stellite," "A.CI," and ."Calcott," all of which have: w;ater-<-cooled'.engines; , These small cars meet a great want, as they are low.in cost, both to buy and to, run. as it is quite a usual thing .to.do up to 50_ miles to the gallon'with them. This. Company- also caters largely for Commercial and Public Motor Services, and has,recently supplied and built several motor-lorries and buses, which areproving unqualified successes. The agencies in these lines are the "Wolseley Commercial," "Willcy's Utility Truck," and .the "Ley-land." - ' . , Honest work is always appreciated, and that is the reasdn why our Dairy Factory at St.' John's Station, Wanganui, is now fortunate enough to have one hundred and', fifty suppliers. We want to reduce the cost of manufacturing, and nope to get the support'' of another hundred farmers. Send your cream" to fit." John's'Factory; C.o. Wanganui Fresh Food and Ice Company.—Advt'. Now that the "stern blast of war" has i-raised the price of Petrol, users of the Richmond Oil Engine are on a mneh beti tei footing than others. The "Rich-. mond" is the most eoanomical engine on the: maTket.; It is also the simplest; vet it mosts no more, but even less than other makes. Call or write for particulars, A. J. Parton, Plumber. Carterton.—Advt.