FEILDING A. AND P. SHOW

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8346, 5 February 1913, Page 2

FEILDING A. AND P. SHOW

RECORD ENTRIES. JUDGING OP EXHIBITS PRACTICABLY COMPLETED. Special to the "Times." FEILDING, February 4. The Feilding Agricultural, Pastoral, and Industrial Society had a large attendance at the opening of the ninth annual show to-day. During its comparatively short existence the scope of the association has been gradually extending, and the event is now looked upon as one of the leading shows of the Dominion. In fat sheep and lambs Feilding has been noted for both quality and numbers for many years, and this year's show pens fully maintain tho reputation gained in former years. Without mentioning details it may suffice to say that the aggregate entry on the ground to-day is considerably in advance of last year's total, which was a record. Not only are the entries large, but representatives of most of the leading studs of Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa, and Taranaki, have .been brought to try conclusions with the stock that has made Manawatu famous. To meet growing requirements the association has shown its usual progressive spirit by providing extensive additions to the buildings and pens. With the exception of sheep and a few sections of caitlo all the purebred stock is now housed in permanent buildings, so that owners of high-class expensive stock have no fears for the safety and comfort of their charges. Practically the whole of the judging was completed to-day, and the fact that the various judges were able to complete their neavv day's work in good time is mainly attributable to the excellent system of management that always characterises a Feilding show. Following is a summary of the prise winners in the stoclt division. HORSES. Only part of the heavy entries in tho hacks and harness horse division were judged to-day. The only thoroughbred stallion shown was Polymorphous, owned by J. Goring Johnston. B. N. Sandilands showed the best mare suitable for breeding remounts; best weight-carrying cob, A. Cliff's Zanzibar ; best pair harness horses, T. Hoult and Son ; mare most suitable for breeding carriage horses, W. R. McWilliams's Bonnie Bell; single harness horse, J. 31. McCarthy's Gaiety. Zanzibar was also first as a single harness horse under 14.2. In ponies D. D. Williams's Bonnie

Glen was the best stallion. Gordon Bennett showed the best If bands mare. Hoult’s Gay Lass was the best pony mare under 13 hands. In a strong class of twenty .J. H. Morphy’s Cockle beat N. Short's Darkie. The best pony under 12 hands was C. b. Purton’s General Mack. DRAUGHT HORSES. The best collection of draughts that has ever been seen at Feilding was submitted to Messrs W. Newell (Waikato) and W. Gardiner, junr. (Papakaio). From Hawke’s Bay Mrs J. D. Ormond and H. Campbell sent their best, ami with J. D. Mitchell (Taranaki) and J. D. Gaisford (Itangitikei) made strong opposition to the local entries of E. Short, J. Knight, and P. Ward. Tho Alraadalo stud captured the majority of the principal prizes, including both champion tickets, the imported horse Morocco being chosen as the best male and Lassie Logan tho champion mare. Mrs Ormond’s Lady Glen claimed a victory over E. Short’s Lady Graceful and Silloth Lady. H. Campbell’s stallion Christmas Morning was th© host two-year-old, beating Mrs Ormond’s Glenovcr. P. Ward and J. 1). Mitchell each gained a second to E. Short’s winners, Morocco and Lord Almadale. J. J>. Mitchell won with a three-year-old filly, as did J. P. Connor with a mare with foal at foot. CATTLE. In the beef breeds only Herefords were represented in the purebred section. Competition was made between representatives from the studs of Messrs E. Short, G. A. J. Levett, and A. L. Wheeler. With one exception, the first prize tickets fell to the AJmadalo owner, among whoso exhibits was Crusader, the champion bull that has been sold to the Uruguayan Government. A first prize and reserve champion went to Levett’s (Ratanui) Coronation, a two-year-old bull of his own breeding. The champion cow was E. Short’s Happy Rosa (imp.). FAT CATTLE. In this division there was a very fair entry of prime quality stock. The female prizes went to heifers owned by C. A. J. Lovett and T. W. McKenzie. With bullocks E. Short secured three firsts and T. Duncan two first prize tickets. DAIRY BREEDS. Ayshires. The little Scotch cattle were represented by a fair on fry, drawn from the herds of Messrs T. H. Colpman, C. E. C. Webb, W. P. Harre, and J. McFarland. The last-named exhibitor had one entry only, Lord Glenham 111., with which be secured the bull championship. Honours in the other classes were divided with Colpman, who secured the cow championshix) with Madge of Gowen’s Bank, and firsts with a two-year-old heifer and any age bull. W. P. Harre’s tickets went for a two-year-old bull and for an aged cow. Holsteins. The only representatives of the black and whites were shown by Joseph Liggins, whose string included some of his recent American purchases. In every class first tickets were awarded, and the championship was given to an animal bred in New Zealand. Jerseys. In the purebred section Jerseys were well represented. Tho female championship was won by H. Stratford’s Pride of Eltham. S. R. Lancaster won with Foxe’s Star, Bright Star 11., and Little Champ. O. Dermer and T. McKenzie gained the minor awards in the female Tho winners in the male section were C. Dormer’s Bilhery Gaddington and the same owner’s Frisk’s Eminent. T. McKenzie’s Meteor was the best aged hull and champion of the day. GRADE DAIRY CATTLE. In this section tho Lancaster family met with a large measure of success. S. N. Lancaster’s wins were for best dairy cow judged on points, best heifer, best heifer under eighteen months, best pair of heifers. A. Lancaster won with two heifers under twenty-four months, and secured several second awards. H. J. Lancaster showed the best single dairy heifer. Joseph Liggins gained a first with two heifers, and a second award. D. Kitchen’s Blossom was the best heifer in milk. SHEEP. Romneys. The strength of the purebred was undoubtedly in the Romney section, which brought forward an exceptionally strong entry from what may well bo regarded as tho leading flocks in the Dominion. Twenty entries in a single class, representing almost as many owners, were not uncommon. W, Gibson, with a first and third,_ with D. H. Kilgour filling second position, won the class open to two rams under twentyone months. Tho next class, aged rams, produced the day’s champion, owned by A. L. Wheeler, J. E. Hewitt’s sheep filling the next position. A and J. Gray won the next ram class, with W. 5 Baker’s entry second. J. E. Hewitt, D. H. Kilgour, and W. Gibson secured the winning awards for rams under twenty-one months. This section was judged by Mr D. Murray, of Balclutha. In the female section the awards were made by Mr W. Bell, of Blenheim. For two twenty-one months owes W. Gibson, D. H. Kilgour, and G. E. Allen wore the prize takers; for ewe over twenty-one months G. E. Allen, W. Gibson, 'and J. E. Hewitt found places. Hewitt followed up his wins by securing two other firsts, including a purple ticket and tho reserve championship. J. Corpe was successful with a ewe 'nrab, beating M. Voas and Kilgour for places. The award tor a ram lamb went to W. Gibson, with J. Corpe’s entry second. Southdowns. The blackface sheep have always been popular at Feilding, where fat lamb raising enters so largely into farmers’ calculations. It was not surprising, therefore, to find strong competition in tho purebred Southdown classes. A total entry of one hundred and forty-three exhibits, drawn from tho well-known studs of Messrs Nelson Bros., G. P. Donnelly (Hawke’s Bay), Stone Wigg (Wairarapa), J. Knight, Ellis Bros., S. R. Lancaster, H. Burrell, W. E. Baker, Baily Bros., and W. R. Goodrick, in the Manawatu and Bangitikei were thoroughly representative of the best of their kind in the island. They were judged by Mr W. B. Andrews, junr., of Southbridge, Canterbury, who favoured the type of Nelson’s sheep, and made his awards accordingly. The Hawke’s Bay sheep were unbeaten in every class in which they were shown, and captured six winning tickets, including the female championship. The champion ram was shown by J. Knight, who won with an imported stud sheep bred by Sir Jeremiah Coleman. S. R. Lancaster gained first and second prizes in tho classes open to ram and ewo lambs. Border Leicestors. Mr W. Gadsby, of To Kuiti, had to adjudicate upon a very good entry,

representative of the studs of Mrs J. D. Ormond, J. Dowthwaite, G. V. Pearce, and J. A. Welsh. Both championships and all the first awards went to Dowthwaite’s entries, Mrs Ormond being tbo winner of the majority of the minor tickets. Lincolns. The entry here was not strong noi the quality of the exhibits quite up to the standard required by Mr Gadsby, for he only made second awards in a few instances. The only championship award went to a ram shown by Mrs J. D. Ormond. G. V. Pearce won with ram under twenty-one months, while W. T. London was successful with ram and ewe lambs. English Leioesters. . Competition in this division was, confined to the exhibits of S. R. Lancaster and C. A. Leicester. The former won in every class, including both championships. Pet Lamb.—Eric ShortaU’s 1, Maureen Walsh’s 2, Flock Sheep.—ln the classes provided for competition among flock sheep there was good competition. W. E. Baker headed the winning list with two first prizes, W. Gibson one first and a second, Ben Sandilands gaining most of the minor tickets. Fats and Freezers. With a total of upwards of 700 sheep to handle, the work of the judges in the fat sheep and lamb classes (Messrs C. Deighton and S. Cundy) were faced a heavy day’s work, and it was not until well on in the afternoon that they made tho final adjustment. Taken as a whole the exhibit is of a very high standard, though perhaps in a few of the classes the entries arc not topped off quite so well as those of last year, when the season w>s excfp tionally favourable. On the ctfcer hand, some of tho grown sheep were over fat when regarded as animals suitable for freezing. Additional interest was centred in the sheep competition by the presence of entries from Messrs A. and J. Symes, the well-known Waverley breeders, who maintained their reputation by annexing the five first prizes out of nine classes competed in. H. J. Booth, W. Reid and Son, F. S. Mcßae, and J. Knight were the most successful of the remaining exhibitors in the fat lamb classes. The Jambs submitted will be judged again in London after being frozen and kept in cold storage. F. S. Mcßae was tho most successful showman' on to-day’s judging, securing three firsts, while the Highden estate and B. Thompson were prominent with two first prizes to their credit. PIGS. A total of twenty-six entries only represented this division. In Berkshires C. Neiison gained two firsts and Mrs J. G. Cobbo on first prize. With Yorkshire P. J. Small secured both championships and all tho remaining first awards. In the baooners’ ciasses John Simpson and W. H. Morris each had two winning pens. The industrial and producers’ sections of the show are splendidly supported, and tho growing importance of these divisions claims more space for the accommodation of exhibits every year. COMPETITIONS. Driving (single horse). —Miss Jessie Campbell 1, Mrs H. M. Row 2. Best Boy Rider.—Cyril Clarkin 1, P. Regan 2. Best Girl Rider.—Cicely Fitzherbert 1, Dorothy Elliot 2. Maiden Hunters.—J. Bryce’s Shamrock 1, E. Burrell’s Gayboy 2. Pony Jumping.—H. E. Booth’s Tim 1, J. D. Mitchell’s Princess 2. High Jump.—E. Burrell’s Gayboy (5 ft Bin) 1, N. Patterson’s Haere and V. Shannon’s Flirt (equal) 2. Leaping Steeplechase Style.—C. E. Levett’s Reckless 1, H. Uassall’s Mickey Free 2, V. Shannon’s Baron 3.