WANGANUI SHOW PRIZES.

Patea Mail, 30 October 1880, Page 3

WANGANUI SHOW PRIZES.

Tlic annual show of the Wanganui Agricut oral and Pastoral Association was held on Wednesday, at the Racecourse. Tire da}' being line, the attendance was very large. The principal awards were as follow : HORSES —THOROUHGBREDS. Two-year-old Colt —Ist prize, Messrs Owen and Lethbridge’s Fathom. Entire horse, four years old or upwards —Champion prize, Messrs Hearn and Kennedy’s Patriarch; 2nd prize, Mr Richards’s Mufti ; highly commended, Mr Daniels’s Dilkc. Mare, four years old or upwards—--Ist prize, Messrs Owen and Lethbridge’s Foam. Mare, any age, in foal or foal at foot—--Ist prize, Mr Walker’s Verbena. Entiic Horse, four years old or upwards —Commended, Mr Crawley’s Early Bird. Two-year-old Filly-Highly commended, Mr Hutchison’s Esmeralda. Mare, any ago, in foal or foal at foot— Highly commended, Mr Scott’s Cornelia. Yearling Colt—lst prize, Mrs J. Watt’s Marquis ; 2nd prize, Mr Stone’s Young Wallace. DRAUGHT HORSES. Throe-year-old Colt Mcßae’s Cashier; 2nd prize, Mr Craig’s Sir Robert Bruce. Entire Horse, four years and upwards —Champion and first prize, Mr Taylor’s Young Lofty ; 2nd, Mr Chalmers’s Conqueror ; highly commended, Mr Toschack’s Bothwell Yearling Filly—-Ist prize, Mr Craig’s Sir William Wallace ; 2nd, Mrs J. Watt’s Miss Wallace. Two-year-old Filly—lst prize, Messrs Owen and Lethbridge’s grey filly. Three-year-old Filly—lst prize, Mr Blair’s dark bay filly ; 2nd, Mr Fisher’s Gipsy. Mare, four years old or upwards—lst prize, Messrs Owen and Lethbridge’s Star; 2nd, Mr Craig’s Blossom ; highly commended, Mr Bamber’s Jess. Marc, any age, in foal or foal at foot —Champion prize, Messrs Owen and Lethbridge’s Patch ; 2nd, Mr Craig’s Maggie ; highly commended, Mr Craig’s Beauty. Draught Gelding—lst prize, Mrs J. Watt’s (Jlydo. Best Pair of Draught Horses for Fanning Purposes—lst prize, Mrs J. Watt’s Blossom. HACKS. Weight-carrying Hack—lst prize, Mr Abbott’s Zulu ; 2nd, Mr Noakc’s Constable ; highly commended, Mr Groig’s Dinah. Light-carrying Hack—lst prize, Mr Nixon’s Zulu ; 2nd, Williams and Sons’ Hiroki. CATTLE. Bulls over 3 Years —Ist prize, Mr Me Leu nan’s Double Brunswick ; 2nd prize, Messrs Owen and Lethbridge’s Duke of Edinburgh. Bulls calved since Juno 30, IS77—lst prize, Mr Larkworthy’s Prince Regent ; 2nd prize, Mr MeLennan’s Earl of Alvio Bulls calved since June 30,1878 —Ist prize, Mr McLetmaii’s Duke of Bainesse ; 2nd prize, Mr Larkwortliy’s Fitzwilliam Bulls calved since June 30tlt, 1879—1st prize, Mr Craig’s bull ; 2nd, Mr Lethbridge’s Duplex Cows of any age—lst prize, Owen and Lethbridge’s Formosa SHEEP. Lincoln Ram —Ist prize, Mrs J. Watt; 2nd, Messrs Owen and Lethbridge. Lincoln Ewes —Ist prize, Mr Wilson ; 2nd. Mrs Hair’s Executors Leicester Ram—lst prize, Mr Craig Leicester Ewe—lst and 2nd, Mr Craig Cross-bred Ewe—lst and 2nd, Mr Morgan Romney Marsh Ram —Ist prize, Mr W. J. Wi lis Romney Marsh Ewe —Ist prize, Mr W. J. Willis ; 2nd, Mr W. J. Willis Romney Marsh Ewe Hogget—lst prize, Mr W. J. Willis Longwool Ram Champion and Ist prize, Messrs Owen and Lethbridge ; 2nd, Mr Craig; highly commended, Mr Wilson; Longwool Ewe Champion and Ist prize, Messrs Owen and Lethbridge ; 2nd, Mr Wilson ; 3rd, Messrs Owen and Lethbridge Longwool Ram Hogget— Ist prize, Messrs Owen and Letlibridge ; 2nd, Mr Peat; highly commended, Mr Peat Longwool Ewe Hogget Messrs Owen and Lethbridge ; 2nd, Mr Peat ; highly commended, Mr Peat Pen of five Wethers, shorn—lst prize, Moore and Currie ; 2nd, Moore and Currie PIGS. Large Berkshire Sow and Boar—lst, Mr Baker. Small Berkshire Boar—lst, Mr Robertson’s Sir Hugh DOGS. Gordon Setter—lst prize and Mr Drew’s special prize, Mr Fulton’s Glen ; highly commended, Mr Russell’s Grouse Irish Setter—lst prize, Mr McDonald’s Shot English Setter —Ist prize, Mr Lowe’s Rap ; 2nd, Mr Handley’s Bounce ; highly commended, Mr Lowe’s Floss Retriever—lst prize, Mr Hogg’s Rose ; 2nd, Mr Marshall’s Blucher ; highly commended, Mr Rotheram’s Carlo Sheep—lst prize Mr Taylor ; 2nd, Mr Lomax’s Flo Fox Terrier—lst prize, Dr Earle’s Tip. BUGGIES. Double buggy, Ist prize Messrs Williams Brothers, Patca Coach Factory. LEAPING MATCH. In this match there were four entries. Mr Chadwick’s War Eagle and Mr Lumsden’s Gipsey tied at 4ft, llin., and the prize was therefore divided between them.

Babies, —coupons to the bonds of matrimony . A bore, —a man who keeps talking to you of himself when you arc extremely anxious to talk to him of yourself. A thousand copies of Grant and Fosters report on New Zealand were circulated by the Agent General in Britain. “ Penny wise, pound foolish,” soliloquised a man in church, and lie put the penny in the box and the pound in his pocket. The bill of fare at a hotel being handed to a country chap, he said he did not care about reading now : would wait till after dinner. A burglar was recently frightened out of his scheme of robbery by a spinster into whose room he had stolen. Said she “Go away ? Ain’t you ashamed of yourself ?” The burglar concluded lie •was. Bliffers has a French servant girl of whom he is very proud. He says he never Metz such a girl as Nancy, and says that things would go to Rouen if he didn’t Havre in the house. He has just given her a Nice Marseilles dress, a pair of Lisle gloves and sevetal Rheims of note-paper. It fills his Brest with pain to think of parting with her, as she has been in his family Toulon Toulouse.