ROYAL SHOW

Grey River Argus, 12 April 1911, Page 6

ROYAL SHOW

■■»■ HORSE AWARDS. (By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. I (Reed 8.55 p.m.) SYDNEY. lApfil 11. The Royal Show commenced today in fine weather. There, was a big attendance. The official opening is to-morrow. In nearly every department " of entries there is a large increase and products are particularly fine, the re suit of an exceptionally food season and include Prevost 'Brothers' collection of a thousand and twenty distinct varieties of produce grown on a single farm in tHe Moss Vale district. CHAMPIONSHIP BLOOD STALLIONS. Awarded to Hosskisson's Sir Aymer with Crick's Collarit second, and reserved champion. ■Collarit aTso won a special prize. Trotters .Stellions-^Playfair's Rib lbonwood. Coachers Stallion — Charley's Brigadier. Roadster Hackney Stallion — Hordern's Gartonius. MARES. Scaton's Blue Flyer 1. •NEW ZEALAND WINS. New Zealand was well represented in the Clydesdale secfion. For mares four years and over, John Boag's Gipsy Queen took second prize. For three years, McCarron's Union Queen second; John. Giant's Kelso Mag third. / Fillies— Grant's Flower third. Active Farm . Mare — Boag's Greta of Westbourne second. SYDNEY, April 11. Cyydesdale Stallions, heavy three years — John Boag's Royal Conqueror took second prize with Royal Favourite third SHEEP. N.Z. SWEEPS THE BOARD. John Nixon, of Killinchy, Canterbury, swept the board for English Leicesters, taking, firsts and' champions ram and ewes, two years; first ram under two, first and second ewe under two. .Border Leicester ram, two years — J. B. Reid, of Elderslie. Oamaru, 1, Nixon 2. Ram' under two— &eid 1, Nixon 3. fiwe two years — Nixon 2 Ewe under two — Reid 1 and champion, Nixon 2 and reserve champion, Reid 3. Romney. Marsh Ram— Reid 3. Ewe under two years — Reid 3.