HOROWHENUA SHOW

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 95, 16 January 1920, Page 10

HOROWHENUA SHOW

PEOPLE'S DAY FURTHER JUDGES' AWARDS The HoroM'hcnua A. and P. Association wis aitaiu unfortunate yesterday in the weather for the second day of its show In the morning a cold wind blew, and about noon a heavy hail shower .swept across the' ground, driving the people lo shelter, and during the afternoon heavy showers alternated with sunshine. In suite of these unfavourable circumstances, there was ti j;«ad attendance. Just before noon the Right Hon. W. V, Mn'ssov visited the show, accompanied bv Mr. W. H. Field, JI.1 1 ., and after being conducted round the exhibits, he was entertained at luncheon by the coinmil tee. Mr. »S. A. Broadbelt, the president, occupying the chair. Afterwards thfl I'riran Minister delivered a short address, and officially opened the show. During the morning the judging of light horses was concluded, after which a number of interesting competitions were snt off. The class for troop horses brought out eight suitable animals, the majority showing siilwtance and fair action. Half a dozen entered ior animal most suitable for artillery horse, aud the three placed animals were all low-set and compact, and eminently suited for the. purpose. Tim single-harness horses in the 15 hands or over dnss were a rather poor lot. being lacking in both quality and stvle. but the between M anil 15 hands class was a much better lot a couple of rcallv rood, useful cobs being placed first and second The harness ponies were a mixed lot. but tho winner, llr. ■T. Nicholson's Cock o' the North, is an I ideal animal, though a little round in the bone. In tho saddle classes tho weight carriers were a serviceable lot, with, plenty nf bone, and substance, and tho placed horses were all good movers. Both the medium and light-weight classes were well filled, many of tho animals showing a. fair amount of breeding, while the ladies' hacks were as good a. lot as are Keen at most shows. The cobs were a, good, useful lot, and took a good deal of iudging. Some very good driving was shown in the ladies' competition, Mrs. Thomas Cameron, the- winner, getting through without touching an obstacle. . Tho maiden hunters' competition brought out a dozen, the majority of which took the fences in fair style, A. H. N. Taylor's kit, an accomplished fencer, winning right out, and two others going over the course again for first and second places. Jumping in steeplechase style attracted an entry of seventeen, and some really good jumping was shown, but porno of the horsemanship was not, of a high order. 11. Mnnson's Aratiatia won, taking the jumps in good steeplechase stvle. Two pony races wore got off and "attracted considerable interest. They were both won by Hoy Scott's Hma'rt' little Lady Kay, which shows considerable breeding. In the first race, sho won easily, in the second she won by a length from Rita, but tho race had to be run again owing l to a false start. In the run-off she just beat Eiia on tho post nftcr a desperate struggle. Two motor-cycle races were got off, in which four contestants took part. In the four miles' race, Percy Coleman (scr.) and I. Mangham (usee.) easily disposed of K. C. Gaisford (Msec.) and Sweeney (30sec). The two fought out the Apish, Coleman eventually winning. Tho eight-mile handicap was won by ilangham (lOsec), with Coleman (scr.) second. Tho other starters wero Gaisford and Sweeney (lOOscc. each). 11m latter pulled out early owing to engine trouble. The back mark men caught Gaisford in tho sixth round, and Maugham went to the front and maintained the lead lo the finish, winning by about 25 yards. Tliero was a very fair representation of ponies, but as is usual the classes were very mixed. The majority of *hom were well educated and nicely handled by tho boy and girl riders. The draughts wore not a strong class numerically, but tho quality all round was good. It is surprising in a district like Horowhenua that there wero no stallions entered, but it is satisfactory to note that a really good class of brood mare came forward. The three prizes were awarded to animals from the Wercroa Central Development \ Farm, the first prize-winner being a nice low-set roomy marc, the second prize- j taker being a little more leggy, but with a splendid forehand, and the third was I a fine upstanding mare. Half a dozen j really useful teams came forward in the . plough-horse class, and tho first and | second prize-winners were both active ; teams and extremely well matched.. j Tho dairy cattle, as might have ben I expected in a centra where dairying is j the principal industry, was a most in- • teresting exhibition, and there was very , keen competition-in most of tho classes, j In cow in milk, Mr. (}. Seivers's (Levin) , Lady, which appropriated the prize in tho butter-fat competition, had a welldeserved win, Mr. It. L. Horn's (Manakau) Foddie, showing nil the points of a milker, being runner-up. Tho two or | three-year-old heifers were very good j classes, and the crossbred heifers wero > well represented. Eight entered for the , championship ribbon in tho purebred ! clnss, and the winner turned up in Mr. | T. H. Colpmnn's Gladys IT, a beautiful j Ayrshire, showing all the milking points of tho breed, and which has an almost unbeaten record. Undoubtedly the finest section in ihc show was the Jerseys. Not only was this popular breed well represented as to numbers, but; the. ounlity all round was above reproach. The aged bulls were an excellent class, and the judge had some difficulty in arriving .at, a final doc'aion. Eventually, Messrs. Anderson Briv;', K.C-.'li., an animal full of quality, secured first prize and tin: championship, with Mr. J. Horn's Patche's Renown, a much larger animal, took second place, and the reserve champion*hip. There I were only two entries in the two-year-old class", but the yearlings were well represented, both as to quantity and finality, and brought out keen compelit:on. 'Ten raws, all renl good sorls. were on exhibition, and after the wecding-out process. Mi. It. L. Horn secured both champion and reserve ehnimiion with luiku's Nellie and Ruku's Si'-\ The heifer classes wero all well filled with animals of fashionable strains, all of which give promise of furnishing out into prolific, milkers.. Ayrshires were another strong, section, the bulk of the entries beitiff provided by the IVtrirua Mental Asylum, and Mr. T. 11. Colpman. in which the former came out the 'best. The iir-titiition w:i r . awarded the reserve chnmp'onship with the two-yenr-old 1)1111 Fair Lad of Porirua, which beat bis older competitor from the samo herd ,• and the reserve champion in females fell to tho three-year-old heifer Lorn 11th, from the same institution. The younger sections were well filled, and contained animal?' which worthily uphold the bents which they reprosenled. On the whole, though not a lnrge one. the Fricsinns wero a select class, the competition lying principally between the I Wercroa Central Development Farm nnd 1 tho Bloomfiold Farm Company. The

latter scored in aged bulls, with Brentwood Domino Dutthlnnd, while the former turned the tables in two-year-old bulls, Dominion AV'oodcrcst l'iobe Mercedes beat.ng Brentwood Domino Laddie. 11l yearlings tlio IVereroa Farm had lo succumb to Mr. \V. Bevan's (Manakiui) Best of Tikorangi, an animal giving great • promise. The same breeder carried oil' first prize end championship in cows with Nazle of Munaknu, which b>at the . Wercroa Farm's imported IVoodcrest Da.'sy, while the reserve . fell to the Wercroa Farm's Dominion Johanna Nagie. The junior classes were well filled with youngsters which should worthily uphold the bleed. The registered milking shorthorns wero well represented as to quality, but a larger entry might have been expected in this useful clas«. In aged bulls, Mr. D. K. Buchanan's (Waikanne) well-known : Kaiwarehou Charm added to bis , long list of successes, in spite cf his being our of cond'tion, and carried off first and champion honours, being followed by Mr. 11. M. Essex's Dominion Sultan, another very good animal. The reserve championship foil to Mr. T. do la Hayes's (Woodville) Willowbank's Ashby. There was very keen competition in the other male classes. Tho cows and three-year-old heifers were a particularly choice lot, and Mr. K. V. Brown secured the reserve championship with Riverside Lassie. Beef Shorthorns were conspicuous by their absence, and Messrs. Higginson Bros, wict no opposition in Aberdeen Angus. No fat cattle came forward. 1 Competition in the liomney Marsh ! class was confined to Messrs. Higginson Bros., G. .1. Stratton, W. H. and V. 1 Weggcry, M, J. Mitchell, and P. Mun- : gavin, and the prizes were fnir'y evenly ' divided. Messrs. Higginson Bros.' first ' prize-taker in aged rams is a fine bold 1 animal and of fine symmetry. The ■ younger rains were all good, and the • same remark applies to ewes and lambs. Mr. A. M'l.eavy met no opposition in 1 the Lincoln class, but showed sheep true • to type with good quality wool, but ' rather light in the frame. There was only a small entry in tho Down classes, and the quality was not j first clnss. So far as quality is concerned no fault 'could be found with tho exhibits ' in the pig section, but competition was i confined <r> the Porirua stud and the ; Wercroa Development Farm, with two or three private exhibitors. The paucity . of exhibitors is no doubt due to the ■ high price butter-fat is being forced up ! to by the increase of the by-products of j the lacteal fluid which makes it unprnfilI able to fend skim milk to pigs. This , has caused many farmers to abandon pig raising, with the result that high prices i are ruling for hams and bacon. Until • dairy farmers evolve some other food | products for pigs the scarcity is likely ; to continue. Tlio Berkshires and York- , shires, shown were, fit to go into any show ring in the. Dominion, and with ; such good quality it is to bo regret led that they did not meet bettor competition. Tho absence of that useful animal for crossing purposes—the 'I'aniworth—was very noticeable. Tho competitions for girl and boy riders evoked considerable interest, aud it is pleasing to nolo that the youngsters aro being taught to iiso their bands, but several of tho boys adopted short stirrups and Ihe crouch seat, which should be discouraged, as it: is neither graceful nor safe. The meu'j' dnriny competition was not a polished exhibition of the art. The trotting Tacc was rather a hollow affair, the winner never being troubled. The sheep dog trial was watched with interest during the whole .day, and some very good work was done, but 'it had not concluded last night. Points Prizes, Tho Davis Memorial Cup for most points in fat sheep and lambs was won by Mr. "Walter Ryder, of Levin. Mr. Ryder also won the fame trophy ,'n 1918 and 1919. The Levin Dairy Company's Cup for tin; buttcr-l'at competition went to G. .Sewers. \ Tho cup lor most points in Jerseys was won by R. J,. Horn. Milking Shorthorn Cup, I'.. V. Brown. IV. 11. ClarkU cup for most points in pure-bred division, T. 11. Coleman. PRIZE LIST. Horses, Judge: AY. H. Unisford, Oringi. Weight-earrving hack— F. 11, E. Gorringe, 1; A. V. Winge, 2; J. T. Hills, 3. Light-weight back (lOst. to liist.)-J. T. Hill, 1; W. Masters, i; John Stratton, 3. Light-weight hack (list, to list.)—J. K. M'Donald. l;. Guy Tally, 2; F. H. Best, 3. Cob—Central Development Fnnil, 1; A. Anderson, 2; T. Uanstietd, ;t. I Single harness horse (15 hands or over)— ! Jack Nicholson, 1; J. Bishop, 2; T. H. Powles,' 3. Single harness horse (H hands and under 15)—]!, V. Brown, 1; A. Anderson, 2; T. IT. Powles, ,'i. Harness pony—J. Nicholson, 1; L. A. M'Donald. t!j Mrs. G. Tully, 3. Horses for military work: Troop horse -F. H. B. Gorringe, 1; D. Lynch, 2; J. T. Hill, 3. Gun horse—W. Bevan, 1; R. V. Brown, 2; H. Hossaclr, X Ladv's hack-.T..R. M'Donald, 1; F. 11. Bevt, 2; W. Masters, 3. Lady's and gent's backs -J. K, M'Donald,.l; 11. O'Donell, 2; G. Tully, 3. In the champion hack class the onlv award made was a second, this going to .1. R. M'Donald.