OTAGO A. AND P. SHOW.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 413, 28 November 1884, Page 2

OTAGO A. AND P. SHOW.

The eighth iinnun.l show of the Olago A. and p. Association has so far been very successful. The heavy r ii v of Tuesday evening hart threatened lo spoil "the peoples day" lout Wednesday was ftnc, and tho ground beii.g amongst Ihe sandhills there wns no mud. Tho association has spent L2SUO on the ground, ivnich i^ now considered the finest in the colony. In Ayrshire cattle, MoFarlane Hros, took ihe cup as the largest prize-taker.*, also the champion prizes for be-t bull and row In shorthorn*. l\lr iUenlove and Mr J. Itcid, both of Om;mi, van viivy closely foi" tlio cup, Mr Menlove winning by two points. I The Now Zealand and Australian Land Co. took champion prize for bi.\sfc bull, and Mr Menlove for b'-st cow. There vv;is a unusually good di-.play of iho black polled Angus cattle, a clas-s t hat is now attracting a good deal oE attention in pastoral circles. The competition, as was the case at the Omaru show, wns confined to the New Zealand and Australian Lund Com parry and the New Zealand Agricultural Company.' The former again score I t lies' latest number of points, but the A»ric:ultnr;il Company took three-out of ihe four tfr.-t prizes awarded. The numbers of: points scored were 13 and 11 respectively. In shep, for merinos, there was- in effect no competition, there being only two exhibitors. Uv Watson Shennan .took fir.-a prize with a splendid ram. In I.eicesters there was a good show and capita] compaction, the Hon. M. Holmes beirjg princi pal prize-taker. In Lincolns, also, Mr ! Holmes tookjthe best prizes, So far the New Zealand and Australian Land Co., Mr J. Reid, and Hon. M. Holmes tie for the cup for highest prize taker, but the Southdowns remain to be judged. There was a very firm show of implements ; Reid and Gray coming first, and. P. and D. Duncan, of Chnstchurch, second. The horses. &.c, were to be judged yesterday.