THE CHRISTCHURCH SHOW.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 305, 13 November 1883, Page 5

THE CHRISTCHURCH SHOW.

rTelefoiplied by the «6tago Daily ' time's 1, « - ■? • Chßl^tchubch; November -8. 1 /' JFor the' past feY ! years eaph Biiccessiye; exliibitipn^pfVitlie Christchurch "* Agricultural and Pastoral Association has assumed more importance than its preJfeciiisefor, Ulfet the present time the annual gathering ia regarded as one- of the most successful in the colonies. The;'eihibitiott opened to-day has been inpre' Successful than any of its predeca^drs/jEbcline. entries are far more nuflterotlsi and the competition is all that «owld be desired. This is no great measure due to the 9{*leacil(t; 'p'fiaegjjflfered by the Association and prhiate individuals^ : "\^lienit is mentioned that one oj the pieces of plate offered for competition is valued -at t§^guineas, '"'that -there are a groat jn'an^ otl^er similar trophies, and s that fcfctqtal value oAprizes amounts to lil23oV^6tfthern breeders will underuiixk the 'rU'alry'.that exists arnqngst thoir^febuity brethren. The total numiWvof-entries^s .1529.- Of -tins nttmber- r 414 aYe entries m^sheftp clkssea ; fc ;lb9 "cattle. ; .205 ? , horses ; 80 pigs ai& v^B.;' 92 G>i'ry pH«°^ ,*° cufed ant . ( pre|eryed jneats ; .377 *»- pleSwti' aid^extra exhibits:; 41 car%iaweg;iandr9l N;ew Zealand manu- }&& $^gp^ day.Qf^heshow the a^dmifilsi<jn>chVri?eV ) »aM i-'^j pbnsequently the attendance of thejpublic m» not very lari^l.'ftut t<^mbrrow, when the chargfe^ Will Ije'r educed to 'p 6d in the uiomiiig, andthe papular shilling in the Afterotopn, a> large attendance is anticipated;- HdweVer, the committee heed Btb^fjg^umbl^A ; They -were , handsomjely tre^tad, in IK* matter of weather, and the attwdjuwe was bvypv

1 tba^ it has been for thri& years, some d 663 having been taken tjiflgateg. g- t mu<Ja l by way ofmtrodiictroni 1 • start with the merino sheep, 1 , ..find, on looking ovjwvtho list that R, !•: j'Gaj^pbell and Soi^^m^ted) are the ' "most successful o^^^^^s^mi are the of Miles tf&^WSMO guinea cup, with 36 poi«lf*»6l^U»ter (14 poinn»), W,* \H. Teschemaker (8), and 3'oHn Bbrtdn /J (7);M6tue nek. 'Altoig^theVßr'"Campbell mid Sons have ■ itakin/16'^rj^e^orie'-lirif;lbf which* aw r firt«^B. ' rf TK«i r' isn^ep , *p'ssN' \ f aopdition, and possessed Jin a Kis;h ! f tiegre^ r all |he. ( qualitiies of the true •Serinioi-^ienjgfth nneiiess,.. density, and iT.q.qality " o£ fte'ece and; symtnetry ..of -body;"' In ihe ftii& combing class they . nuarly all their own w'ayy 'fiitt were beaten in strong co(ii>;ingsl?y 'fc; A'ex. M'Master. ; pen of five ew^s (pnfi^of. which, was a>Jra,£ded the •ftasdal)" by 'dam|rt>'ell 4hd Sons 10 ik&isltta were splendid specimens %i fhVWeeil^ : •Indeed the' judges went so far as to character sft the whoe of the' exbibjjs-ju the Qlasjß, M 'Master's 'and Bor.to'ri's included, afrexcpptiotially ■gpdd. Coaui>g'- ; to the Tjeiee.st6rs ; there ; are; tw/9,.^lasses ?) Boeder .aud English Leic«sters. The ' ._JC.' Z." and A. L : C sompany5 ompany have beeri " (eminently suc'cesjsful in .both) though »distanctd in rfejie latjter v l)jjpi}e point by Mr P. C. ■ •Bllli'relfcei^. "•'*'^l^he company has taken ( no ! fewer 'than 16 prizes, scoring 37 \ joints. The JT >h. M. Holm-s had j»oiiie renlly'^ooiianimalsinfilift Border .oia'ss, and Mr Threlkt!ld^!coll(>cti >n cf ;; Eiig|igh;-Le|eesterß C9uld.hardj^ b?..sur'^afsedT In this plass^lo/i.e^he took riih<v prjzßS^.UipdgK ( n P^lia(i|' not' so many nVati and prizes' as ' the com pariy; % jsij&i Jolid Il^dgu "|ind J; £3. tpcre the other principalexhibitors. If $}m. Hon*; M., Holmes lost some, ground in. j .thia cIaRS :he, reii"i»*ytd his faU«n honors iii tn« Lincoln elaas, lie carried ; ofi all the principal prizes, including naedals for best ram and also best ewe iajtheyard. He took : B(iven : "first, two !second, H and one thifd prize, 1 The New 'Zealand 15 iiid 'Aastralian 'Land Company did. not : get , a single first prize, jbut no'twitkstariding this got eleven polintsi li: Mrtfohn Eeid (of Elderslie;; "W"i li»m Boag, M. Holmes, and the Ne*v Zealaud ' Australian Land Company were the Only exhibitors in Bothheys. Mr Beid did all the scoring. His record must be regarded as a rery creditable one, for taking 11 prizes, he scored|23 points, leaving h s opponents to be satisfied with a few commended and highly commendeds. The Cotswolde were rather an inferior lot arid the judges did not think exhibits in some of the classes were worth, an award. Mr W. Boag, with three second prizes, was the only exhibitor. In Southdowns the competition was more general. Messrs John Deans, W. Boag, Dudley and Njorthley, and W. J. VVashburn were vie chief prizetakers. Mr Deans had pretty much his own way in Southdowns, but Mr Boag gained six points in exhibiting under the class "any other downs;" Mr Deans secured e^ght prizeg, Mr Boag saven. Crossbi"6<lH were rather poorly represented, .an') Ho not call fui any special menniost successful -6"xh{ L'ii «="•'■.. j .-. < The foil owing, art ?- .•••jfc success- j fiil exhibitors in the «h(;ep classes:—! New^jZealafid and' Australian Land | Company, with 49 points; Campbell and Sons, 36 ; Hon. M. Holraes, 35 •; John Reid, 23; W. Boag, 21 ; J, ijeans, 17 ; P. 0., Threlkeldi 14; 3VJ['Master, U; Joseph Hajdon, 10; W. Teschemaksr, 8. . ' . The'Bhow of cittle was,as is usual, first class, and it is satisfactory to note tiat Otago breeders have been able to imore than hold their own with .the the Canterbury stockowners. Messrs Macfarlane, of Dunedin, and the wellknovrn Oamftru breeders have main-' .tamed therepu'atiou held by them in the past, and it is apparent that they are giviug eWri greater attention to j their herds than they htve done in years gone by. There were not . many tferefprds or Dcv o n<*, but the N. Z. a'ud A, Ji, Company had a fine selection from thelp pp}le4 .iingus herd. The N.Z. Agricultural Company warp idso to have been represented in this cjaßS, 1 but, unforfcunately, their cattle from, the celebrated ..Waimea herd could not be forwarded in time for Passing over the less important classes of Alder-rieyi, Bpetopues', "milking cows, we oonp to shires. Messrs Macfa>lane had their •well-known animals, in first-class condition, a»d tpok nearly all- the "prizes— four fiesta, tb^e seconds, and one third. Their principal opponents -were Messrs W. Boag, M. Holmes, and James Little ; but the most prizes awarded to any of these exhibitors numbered not more than four. . Tfte greatest competition was in shorthorns, and the result was a grand turnout, and a" .hard -;.tußPle for first honor « between Messrs Menlove and Beid, of Oamaru. In this class iln company were not in the rur ning. Mr Menlove acored 18 points, Mr Reid 15, and Mr Boag' 7; the company 6. ; The The other competing prizetakers were Messrs J. Deans, W. Watson, J. Steel,, J. Pagie,^,hd the Hon. H, B. Gresson/ The gold medal for the best bull any iag.e went to th« Company's Earl of jferucswick 2od, calved September 9, : 1878, a Victroian bred, animal, by Duke of Alvie. The gold medal for the best cowor heifer was to Mr John r Beid*s Bose of Oxford, oalvedi October 2, 1879, bred by the Hon. W. ; M'Culloch, of GHenroy, Victoria. The fellqwing.is an approximate .summai;)'. o^ail 1 points acored ivC competition for prizes offered for catfcleJ^lvi'Bolig, 36; Macfarlane, 21 ; HT,.2y. and Ar,L. Qo M 19 ;, J. Reid, 15 j M. Holinw, sj" J, peans, 3, ' Mr Bdag ; gained his 'majority by having such a good a.ll--1 round show, not excelling particularly in any one class. And now for a few woi?ds regarding the draught horses, There was the ! u§ual competition and the same allround excellence that had charaoJjdsed 'the show in former years. Wmo\g i U4 cballe^ed the Hpn. If. fipln»^

j and; Mr E. Menlove^ rind again. Norti rOtago; was triumphant. One coul ' p ifdt have wished to see A a better col ec [ tion of •animals th|nfshbsQ4ed into'thi ring by ineceleb^atedj-Pinmru breed ! ers.; In Class If, entire nqrss Mr Johi , M'KHllar'^Prince^^yrf Carried of , first hdiiohr ' .hritb 1 iMr,. Menlovtrt : Prince Yietor' second. . . For eutirt horse foaled since 30, 1880, Mi #♦ fl- ¥'$«%?$& prince Alfred was fiW, beating .Mr John Boag's Old Style and New Style, and Mr. Menlove's Victor. Mv 'Boag?8 Flora Mac- ! iJdnald, a fine specimen of the Clydesdale, bred by Mrs Niinmo, of the Taieri, was first in the mares in foal clliss ; and his Grace Darling, by the imported PritiCe^ Charlie, was second. Mr, Boag also .won the prize for dry mares with Gipsy, an imported Scotland mare by Prince of Wales 673. In Ihe younger 1 stock Mr Holmes was more successful. Altogether he won 11 prizes— five firsts, four seconds, and two thirds, scoring 25 points; Mr jJoag had 17 points to his credit ; Mr Menlove 10. So far as I hare calculated, Mr Boag has secured a total of 74 points ; the company and Mr Holmes come close up wiih 67 and 65 respectively ; and the others have been awarded as ; fo lows: — J. Keid, 38; Campbell and •>i>iH, 36 ; JB. Menlove, 30 ; A . and J. Macta»li»ne, 21 ; J. D«ans, 20. The result of the competition thus far is in favor of Mr Boag, who, if suci*es - ful, will get the President's 75 gu nea cup for the largest number of points jn breeding classes. It must; however, be remembered that thoroughbreds' are not ; counted in this - list, th6ugh I don't suppose the result of .the -judging in, that class will materially alter the result. The principal attractions outside the f exhibition of stock are machinery ah; duii-yr produce. There is a splendid collection of the former, and regard ing the show of dairy produce the judges declare it has never b^en equalled in Ohristchurch, and could not be surpassed in England. November 9. The 9th of November is always a gala day in Christchurch. Early in the morning the visitor notices a more than ordinary bustle in the streets, and pursuing his travels later on in the day he will find a continuous stream of people wenning their way in the direction of the Agricultural Society's grounds at Sydenham. Till 12 o'clock the admission charged is 2s 6d ; after that time only Is is charged ; and for fully three hours people pour in at the gates n one unbroken stream till some 12,000 or 15,000 persons have accumulated on the grounds. The scene at this time is a very stirring one. It seems as if all Christchurch had turned out to keep holiday on the few acres of ground at Sydenham. From the stand a good view of the assemblage is procured, and a motely crew th«sy are. Thousands of men, women, and children of all classes are surging about amongst the various tents on the ground, hovering round the pens of cattle aud sheep, and clustering about the engines and threshing machines in full working order, and other exhibits of an _ equally interesting nature ' . , The happiness of such a large throng, of course, depends to a large extent upon the -weather. Ifci3 satL.-iact6i'y to report that it has altogether been very favorable. This morning the "ve&tUev 'has threatening, but the rain. k«pfc off till well on in the afternoon, and the attendance was very large. At a sharp shower made mattersCsomewhat unpleasant, but as it soon cleared off little inconvenience wa3 experienced. Mr Boag, as I predioted, carried off the President's 75 guinea prize for the largest number of points in breeding classes — horses, oattle, aud sheep. He secured altogether 89 points, Mr Holmes and the. N. Z. aud A. L. Company come next, with 70 each; Mr John Reid, of Elderslie, has 63, and Mi' Menlove 44« 0 nterbury, it will thus be seen, is victorious Mr Boag was beaten in several olasses, but the number and general excellence of ,his stock pulled him through, and landed him a winner after an interesting contest. Two o her valuable pieces of plat 3 wepe pffeied for competition by the. President. One, a 4Q guinea cu P f for 1 the largest number of points \n miT plemontE, was awarded to Messra J?. and D. Duncan, of Christchurch; with 76 points; Messra Booth, M'Donald, and Company,, of Jhe sama.city, qomjngnpx^wil:^ ilpQJutg, ;.M"ssr§: Beid and Grray, qf Dunedin, wep^ not so successful as (pn former occasions, for they only come third on the Mist, with a score of '28 point?. The show of agricultural implements, taken a!l r<sun.4, w#s perhaps- the best ever seen in the colony, Ploughs, harrpws, rollers, sowing-machines, &t\, were exhibited in great variety, and there was quite un array of threshing machine*, engines and traplion engfnes in full working order. The President's gold medal for most points in New Zealand manufactures was 'awarded to Mr A. G, Uowland, Christchurch, who had a firatolass pollection, The K,SJ,L. and M.A. Company's cup for the best p<m of 20 sheep suitable for the frozen meat trade was awarded to Mr James Little, of Ngapara, Mr tXrquhart's cup for the most points in breeding cattle went to Mr Boagj and Ml' Holmes, secured Messrs Morrow, Bassetfc, and Op.'s cup for the best mare with two of her progeny. The New Zealand and Australian Land Company won Mr SandBtein's prise as the most successful competitor in sheep, The Kaiapoi Woollen Factory Company secured prizes for woollen manufactures; and 1 Miss j. Teape, Christchurch, was awarded the prize for the best six articles of apparel knitted of Canterbury wool. In blood *tonk Mr G;. Gh < Stead's Cadogan wag picked out as the best thoroughbred entire horse, , Mr L, yalker'a Trump' Card was secojid, and lir Samuel Nutt's St. ; Leonard's third, Mr Stead also > exhibited J*eos, his welkknawn ftopse, • arid Messrs Mason and Valiant's I Bundoora, who broke down shortly ; before the last Dunedin Cup, was also j'showo, His legs will never Again

h : carry him past a winning post in; d ! race of any importance, but for stu '<• ' purposes he is still, a most ■valuabl c borse. The other blood stock showi i- included racers of thf usual excellence r and quite up to a Canterbury, Stand f ard. -..-■.•.■ s ' The medal for the be^t d rough ) entire of any age was awarded to M r J. MVKellar tor Prince Roy .1 ; and M.: i Boag took the medal for the bes I draught mare with Gipsy.