Southland A. and P. Show.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 313, 14 December 1883, Page 2

Southland A. and P. Show.

Officers of the Association -.—President, Mr J. Fleming : Vice, Mr J. A. Mitchell ; Diivctori—Mea.irs A. Dunlop, T. Pat torson, K. (Jupples, T. Surraan, R. W r . Aiikiit, J. Turnbull, H. Carswell, J. W. Hamilton, U. F. Martin. T. L. Barnhill, J. L<\ UolHeh, A. Drysdale, A. Beaven, It. MCallum. Ja-s. Milne, John Irving, J. M'Kmihor, G. Nichol, W. A. Lvnn, J. B. tJut.tun, J. Russell. Sucretaij -As ■ U. V. (Jutliberlsou. Tiic sevoiuce'itb Annual Show under the an-ijiioesof t ho South Imd A. and P. Association w.is hold yesterday on the new grounds ,tt Jho bead of Gala Btrß«t. The weather in i li« nioniincf was all that could ba flcHircd. i in fao.', it lo'kfld too good to last and the fe.irs of (h.)so w.io pro^noslicated a wot day were amply vurifhul. iiufure the truina from { tin! (lill'en'jnt country centres had rcichod ; t,r>wii a Middy downpour bngan and this ! I Hlo.<l wil.liDut, intcriniHHton the whole day. I'lii'. fiHiilt. w ih, a« maybe imigincl, most di pi riling. Thu jud;{Oß performed their duli.iH iiinlur uiiui'ihyil diflioufticn. The exli/i/iiM^lcitvc!'! o t,h<; worn) pnfwibleadv.'irifc.fgc. 'l'lii! np(*.c.l,aloi \ w<;r *. only Huntainci by thoir inlt!p:Hl. in ihr. prorcodingH, and as for the iv,iior'<!iM well n.'t piofanity in scarcely ad- | minHil'li! i< i.li' 1 . coniKn'.iion we refrain from j rom.irk. TUt we.it.li •;• i»tho more to be dnprncal.od fr>in t.hr f.ict flint, t.hn entries were more, niim mm i lhaii on the pro vion.n year, as iv.f.jrcuw to tlio t illowing Btatement will show : —

The increase, such as it is, i« uuinly due to the number of special exhibits and extra stock shown thi* year. It was somewhat tantalising U> fi'id ih-tt. when the day 'a work was over, an* l the sloppinass of the gionnd had been endured for the whole day, the sun shone out brilliantly arid mocked, apparently, the disappointed, enjoyment seekers. The wauls of the inner man (and woman) were weil a* tended to by Mr Pilgrim' who had the publicans' booth, Mr Gregg administered successfully such fight > articles of consumption hb the season wvir- | ranted, but we fear there was too much moisture to make coufectionery a little heaven bjlow. Mr Gallaohßr was' all th«re with pastry. There was a luncheon in the room uuder the grand stand; but we can only , say that the next time we have the ; pleas-ire of •'• pricing " such enjoyable food it will not be in a shower bath. The Invercargill Garrison band pluckily -played through the afternoon, bat the performance wns frequently partially interrupted by tbe ne.jt^^ity of baling out th<3 instruments. Wesuiijuna few cursory remarks upon the various <\L isses : HOBSEW. S i xjsn ljxc,d rau "k^/a^J 4 -\ Q '^^r^-^^h the Time o' D.iy was too many for his antagoni -ts. in fact, wasfuoitepriiinepx. • "Kin? of the Glen was sccondj while Afr M/|y tosh's Vanquisher is thickening up into a jjiv.nd horse and will n» doubt soou get higher tVut the thicl place he got yesterday. -Pacing: over the other el isses, which do not call for special m rition, we come to ; h" mares. Mr J. B. Sutton bore the pa 1 ., aiv brood mares. Wuh the yeld mare he a^owel at Gone, Mv Allison, was a long way first. She is to be sold to-day, we understand, and should she be found free from blemish will no doubt fetch a high price. In the gelding clai-5 Mr Lindsay's "Farmer" was first, Mr Sutton second and Mv H. W. Potter third. The judge's decision in this class was considered qpon, to, question. No doubt had Mr' Potter's horse not he«m suf- . fering from a slight injury he would have been second. In the thoroughbred class Mr A. Warnock's Dundee was the only entry but had he been questioned he would no doubt have sustained his right to trje premier position he obtained! He was dubbed champion in his class. Three promising youngsters were brought forward in the entire colt class, although only one appeared on the catalogue. Mr Suttou's Cloth 'of Gold colt was a good first. The other classes were well filled and the competition keen. CATTLE. The shorthorns were well represented. Mr Printz with his " Oxford Wild Byes " showed that want of condition should not debar a beast from getting credit for his pqints. Mr Beaven scored first and second in the yearling class. Mr Carswell was third. Mr Oarswell, however, was victorious with his cow Rose of Wyndham, and Royse, Stead, and Aysonsecqnd and, third. In the Ayrshire class Mr "Rankin and Mr J. Hiy just about divided the honors, Mr Hay having rather the bast of it. There were no entries in Herefords and Devons, a fact to be regretted when wj remember what splendid specimens can ho found in the possession of Air Holms and Oargill and Anderson. In polled angus the N.Z. A. Company were— we had almost said, as a matter of course— monarch of all they surveyed. ' Their' only opponents were Messrs Moffett *nd Sloan, who entered six bulls. Their quality, however, was not at all an approximation to their more aristocratic foes. These cattle, four in number, do great credit to Mr Mathesqn , who has had them in charge during their somewhat extended tour. The fat cattle were as usual grand animals, and Organ and Co. maintained their reputation, as exhibitors of this class of stock. Mr M. Holmes was the best with his pen of three. SHEEP. In the merinos the Messrs Johnston had, as usual, a walk over. We have no hesitition in saying that these sheep could not be beaton in any yard in the colony. The same remark applies to Mr Sutton's Linco'ns. In Leicesters,Mr Grieve again asserted his supremacy, and gained the championship for the best* ram. The Komney Marsh class was not well filled. In crossbreds Mr J. B. Button was successful with crosses between Ljncoin and Merino and Lincoln and Leicester. Pat sheep; Messrs Ho ms and Maltby and Metzger were first and second. L,eckie and Co. also had some sheep in but through ! some mistake in the pens they were not judged. This is a matter for regret as they were a splendid example of what can be done witk a sheep. The exhibitors stated that they would top 1701bs each. PIGS. The exhibits do nqt call for special mention. POULTRY. The number of entries was not great, and there was not much competition. AGBICULTURAI, PRODUCE. Under this head were shown almost everything good for eating. The show of butter was poor, the cheese was more noticeable for quality than quantity. The show of hams and j bacon was splendid. There were two grand ! collections qi butchers' small goqds, and it required ocular demonstration to convinoe us that so much ornament could be laid upon bo very prosaic an article as meat. IMPLEMENTS. The collection of these was superb. Never a ££"■"■ time has Invercargill shown JJoh a cpllectioa qt implpmentf . r £hey were there in bewitdsrins confusion. Out • fneM Mr Gardiner V» fortunate oODg^iW; first itt d.f, plough, being tW *&«** There was a thre«-f WWW plough ishojrt by Booth and Macdonald which was placed first. Haxton and Beattie were first inflexible harrows, and Booth and Macdonald 'and Cockerel in d(sc ha#QWB. A great num-: ber of reapers and binders were stayn, t&ai of OsbqiWs make being, awarded the' prize. The judges, however, desire it to be stated that they pannot arrive at a' reliable decision in this as well as other classes without a ! practical triatf'and a guide to the prices. -Mr Mathieson deserves a great amount of credic. for his exhibitß, The dogcart he showed was ' I ' % marvel of C9jtftw<sty>n and finish sad welj

deserved the prize it was awarded. He also' 6howed single and double buggies, and a light station waggon and got first; prizes for all. NEW ZEALAND MANUFACTURES, Under this h<;ad, we don't knowwhy, was placed horse shooing. Mi 1 Duulop got first prize in both light and heavy classes. The bx-ketware of (Jowper hd<3 Wilson was awarded as prize, as also was a collection of saddlery Vy Mr W. Guthrie. FRnZKN MEAT. '"* ' The valuable cup given by the N.Z.L. and M. A. Company, was won by Oargill and Anderson. The east has thus turned the tallies on the west and the South. Mataura Valley has come out in itn true colors at last. There were a gre;it number of extra exhibits but space will not admit of a very full notice of them. Mcssrß Ruid and Gray showed a number of implements not intended for competition. These included all the improvements for which this firm is famous and we j rogrct that they did not put their work Ito the test of competition. The other exhibits worthy of notice were those of" the Kniapoi Woollen Co. and the Dunedin Woodware Co. The former showed in a large tent all descriptions of woollen goods. Plaids, .••hawlfl, blankets, suits of all kinds were displayed in rich profusion. The latter showed a number of their products. We shall conclude this necessarily brief notice with an expression of thanks to the secretary, Mr R. F. CuihbertHon, for the prompt and clear i manner in which all desired information was afforded. i HOR3ES. Judge. — Mr ftoborfc Gawn. I'ntiro horse over three years old. Six entries. J. Russell (Just the Time o' Day), 1 ; D. VVamock (King of the Glen), 2 ; J. M'lntoah (Vanquisher), 3. Entire colt, three years old. — One entry. John Hamilton's Young Native Industry, 1. Entire colt two years old. — Four entries. D. M'Callum, 1; John M'lntosH, ' 2 ; W. Adam^on, 3, Entire colt, one year oid. — ?Four entries. George Suttoa, 1 ; W. Halliday, 2 ; J. B. Sutton, 3. Brood mare, over three y6arß' > ojld,i apparently in foal, or with foal at foot. — i Six entries. J. B; Sutton. 1 ;&." Kinross, 2; J. B. Sutton, 3. Veld mare, any. age. — Nine, entries. R. Allison (Duchess II), I; James, Hay>(Toung Maud), 2 ; J. B. Sutton, 3. Three year old filly".— -Eight entrios. Jas. Hay, 1 ; R. Allison^ 2; J. B. Button^. Two year old filly. — Seven entries. J. B. Sutton, 1 ; J. Lindsay, 2 ; J. B. Sutton, 3, One year : old. \filly. ; — ' Five entries."- G. Morton, I and 2 ; Porteous, 3. Draught gelding.— Six entries. J. Lindsay, 1 ; J. B. Sutton, 2 ; H.W. Potter (Traveller), 3. • • >■■■-. Draught mare or gelding under 15 hands. —Three entries. A. Christie, 1 ; C. Milligan, 2-; G. S; Brown, 3. /,'"■; '.' <j ■'. THOROUOHBRHDS, Judge— W. H. Taggart, Dunedia Entire any age. — One entry. Andrew Warnock'a Dundee, 1. ■ ' E.itiio C'jlt, 2 year? old and under. — Throe k j^^-^i^faxi^' z; Sweeney 8r05.;.3>: >r .":o:: .'..1 hoo'j ' Stallion for breeding carriage stock and weight t'arrvlig h<tckti'e)'s. — One entry. A.; M-luto'ih'3 L n\[ oc cho-Vale, IV . '■ ■ K'^ Mare or iilly.— Eight entries. G. Stewart's j Teira, 1. ; J. B. guUuu,.2 ; .G. Stewart's Brunette. 3. ' • . < c-'.i j Filly, two years and .under.— Six . QiPkt^ies. T. Sunnau, 1 ; F. Hewitt, 2 ; G. Stewart, 3. ROADSTERS . j Roadster, (to bo saddled and mounted in rhe ring.) — Seven entries. G. Sutton, 1.;,- Gk b\ Martin, 2 ; John Bain, 3. Pony under 14 hands. — Five entries. J. Leckie and Co., 1 ; Wilson, |Taiue and Co., 2; W. Guthrie, 3. . Pony, i under. \ 2 hands. — Two entries. A. Dunlop,l ? ■ . .;■' .-.'.r-vjj^ Light h;arnesa horse (to _ be driven innar- r ness), 15 hands and upwards. — Four entries. G. Sutton, 1 ; Jas. Hay, 2. . ••..... Light harness horse (to be driven in Har- . ness), less than 15 hands, — Seven entries. H. Erridge, 1 ; J, . Leckie and Co., 2 ; R. Cleave, 3. Lady's hack, any age (to . be ridden by ladies only).— Six entries. Or. Stewart, 1 ; D. M'Leod, 2 ; Jas. Hay, 3. Jumping Horge. — Three entries, W. Pat- < tergcro, liA. R. Hare, 2. . .

1832 1883 Horxcrt 92 106 Cattle 140 83 Klniup 82 95 l'igs 9 11 Poultry 18 20 Agricultural Produce ... 51 69 Impltiineutrt ... 105 115 N.Z. Maimfactt\re9 ... 22 9 Special exhibits ... — 40 Extra Stock — 15 522 553