PATEA SHOW.

Patea Mail, 6 November 1880, Page 2

PATEA SHOW.

Thursday was a groat day in Patea. The seventh annuaal show of the Patea District Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held at the new permanent show-ground, a large level paddock near the town. The wet and stormy weather of the previous few days had caused serious expectation that the show might be a dismal failure in respect of attendance, and it is certain that more stock would have been sent and more visitors prepared 'to come, if the weather had been less inclement. A pleasing surprise broke on everybody when the morning of the show proved sunny and warm. The weather was really pleasant and tempting on show-day, in comparison with the boisterous week up to Thursday ; and a much larger number of visitors attended than in any of the previous six years. The attendance at Waverley last year was about 400, and the takings at the gate were £l6 as compared with £3O this year. Nearly seven hundred people visited the show-ground—quite a big gathering for a thinly settled district. Two or three hundred more might have been expected from the farther parts of the district if the weather had been settled and pleasant previous to the show-day. The large number that did roll up was a healthy sign of a community of interest among settlers on the northern half of this West Coast. Patea township seemed gay and lively with the bustle of this agricultural gala-day. So large a muster of the female population was never before seen in Patea ; and all the juveniles in the district seemed to have come for a holiday with their mothers and their brothers and their aunts. Business places were closed in the afternoon, the banks and public offices being closed all day.

Thursday continued beautifully fine till after sun-down, a surprising thing at (his broken period; and the weather would have been perfect but for the strongish breeze, though wo are all accustomed to that. Rain fell towards 10 o’clock, catching belated settlers returning from the Association dinner.

The entries of exhibits numbered nearly 260. The Association offered £B3 os in prizes, and there were also special prizes given by tradesmen and others amounting in value to about £25. Mr Pearce, Kakaramca, took the highest amount in prizes, £l2 ; Mr Mcßae took in prizes £6 10s> f Morton and Lupton £6 and a set o swinglotrces, A. Chalmers £5 and two bottles of champagne, C, V. Barker £8 in value, J. Hair £4 10s, W. Wilson £4 10 and silver cup given by New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co., A. Hunter £4 11, D. Fleming £5, F. M. Chapman about £5 15s in value, J. Chadwick £4 16s, and other exhibitors less amounts. We purpose publishing next Tuesday a consecutive list of winners arranged according to amount taken by each.

It will be seen that Mr Wilson took the highest honors for sheep, and that Mr Barker came next with stock, Mr McKittrick had a refreshment booth on the ground. There were also three licensed tables for games. These u privileges” had been sold for a total of £l2 10s. Following is a detailed report of the exhibits, with list of prizes. The length of our report makes it impossible to do full justice in describing every deserving exhibit on the ground, and exhibitors will be good enough to make reasonable allowance in that respect.

(ly our special reporter). HORSES. There were seventy-six horses entered and seventy-three shown, as against ninety-eight exhibited last season. This shows a falling off of twenty-three, being a lower average than has been seen for three years in this particular department. In blood stock Mr Mcßae’s fine horse Puriri met with no rivals, and this is his second walk-over as a prize taker in his class. Patriarch, the champion prize taker at the Wanganui show, was entered, but the bad weather of the day before pre-

vented the groom bringing him from Wanganui. Mr Williamson’s mare Camelia being in training at Waitotnra did not show up, or she would have taken the prize offered in her class, as there were no others entered against her. The thoroughbred mares Medora and Kate, which gained first and second prizes in their class, did not show a great amount of quality, aud the judges added a memorandum to that effect, as they did also in the. case of Mr Chapman’s Menelik, which gained first prize for three-year-old entires. There were no entries for two and three-year-olds in classes V. and VI., and in class VII. Mr Chapman’s filly Phoebe, by Monarch, dam Queen of Sheba, and one of the best we have seen by that sire, met with no opposition. Three yearlings were shown, and Mr Powdrell’s filly by Hailstorm deservedly gained the prize from a Painter colt, from Mr Peacock’s Kate and a Gladiator filly from Mr Douglas’s Norah, The winner was a cream colour, but the best shaped of the three. On the whole the show of thoroughbreds does not leave much room for congratulation. There was a decided improvement in draughts, although in the entire classes not so many exhibits were made as in 1879. We had so recently to notice three of the stallions in class B, that we need not now refer to them, further than to say that they each looked remarkably well, Sir William Wallace appearing in much better order than he did at the horse parade. Conqueror received first honors and Sir William Wallace second, Mr Chalmers’s horse Knockdon, which gained first and champion prizes last year, having to lower his colors. He is nevertheless a grand horse. The draught mares were not so largely represented as last year, and we notice that there is a difference of opinion between the judges who officiated then and on Thursday. Messrs Morton and Lupton secured first prize with Kate, and second with Madam. Last year the reverse was the case. Mr Honeyfield’s Blossom and W. Buckrells Kate also competed, but there were no less than ten entries last year against four this. In class five both marcs exhibited were very good, Mr Hunter’s Olive and MrPishcr’s Gipscy in order ' taking prizes. If we remember right Olive took first prize as a two-year-old at the last show, Messrs Morton and Lupton were successful with the colt by Lord Derby which they bought last year in Auckland, Mr Bremer being second with a son of Conningsby. Mr Hughes’Surprise filly beat Mr Honcyfield’s President. Mr Hunter, the owner of the Conquerer colt, carried off the palm. The draught geldings we did not notice, but Messrs Morton and Lupton’s pair of plough mares, Madam and Kate, would have taken a lot of beathig ; and the hacks in class C, up to 16st., were very good, but hardly up to the weight. Corsair was certainly the best of those entered for weight-carrying, although his paces were not so perfect. Lady Grey, we think, had no right to the distinction she received ; but Topaz, a chestnut four-year-old by Gladiator, was a splendid looking beast. Jack would have been hard to beat in the 12st. class, but he was entered in mistake as a 16st. horse The horses in this class did not come up to those entered last year, but exactly the same number were shown. Eleven fine hacks up to 12st. competed, as against thirteen last year, an improvement being noticeable, and we think the judges were quite justified in awarding Mr Hair’s horse first prize, but we fancy they overlooked Mr C, Syme’s Raven, who was not brought into the ring when the final selections were made. Mrs Newland’s Poundkeeper was awarded second prize, and Major Noakc’s Constable, which gained second prize in Wanganui as a list, hack, was highly commended. Mr Williams’s Hiroki was also commended, but he is not a 12st. hack ; he would shine in a lower class. The ladies contributed much to tho success of tho show, and their hacks were all high class. Wo think justice was done in awarding Zillah first prize, a position she occupied last year. She looked the best, and her paces wore good. Swindler is line-actioned, although not so taking to the eye. Tommy is a fine gay little fellow, and took the fancy of many good judges, but he would not walk. The light harness horses were well represented in their separate classes, but the ponies were not of the proper description ; and although a second prize was awarded, Mr Peacock’s pair were the only ones under the height specified. The other ponies were all fair specimens of tho liliputian class. Mr Dickie’s stock horse had no opponent; and indeed in several classes there were no entries at all. Knowing that there arc many fine St. Alban yearlings about, we were surprised no entries

were made, as Mr McKittrick’s special prize was worth winning. CATTLE, &c. A description of the entries in cattle, sheep, pigs, dogs, poultry, produce, implements, &c., will appear in the Mail on Tuesday. Justice cannot be done to exhibits in all these classes within a limited space, in the present issue. AWARDS. HORSES. Class A. Blood Stock. Judges—J. Heslop, J. Walker, and C. V. Barker ; class stewards—R. E. Mcßae and R. Horner Section I, Entires, 2 entries, R E Mcßae, Puriri, chestnut, 7 years, Ist prize 52 111, Mare and foal, 2 entries, R E Mcßae Meclora, Ist 12 ; II S Peacock, Kate, 2nd 10s IV, 3-yrs-old colt, 1 entry, F M Chapman, Menelik, Ist 12 VII, 2-yrs-old filly, 1 entry, F M Chapman, Phoebe, foaled October 25th, 1878, Ist 12 VIII, Yearlings, 3 entries, J D Powdrell, filly by Hailstorm, Ist 12 Class B. Draught Stock. Judges—E A Campbell; class stewards —N Hearn, J D Powdrell Section I, Entires, 4 entries, A Chalmers, Conqueror, rising 7 years, Ist prize 52; Wilson Brothers, Sir William Wa’lace, 8 years, 2nd 12 11, Marcs, 4 entries, Morton and Lupton, Kate, 6 years, Ist 22 ; Morton and Lupton, Madam, 4 years, 2nd 12 111, Mare and foal, 1 entry, A Hunter, Laurel, 4 years, Ist 12 V, 3-yrs-old filly, 2 entries, A Hunter, Olive, Ist 12; W B Fisher, Gipsy, 2nd 10s VI, 2-yrs-old colt, 2 entries, Morton and Lupton, Lord Derby, Ist 12 VII, 2-years-old filly, 2 entries, D Hughes, filly by Surprise, Ist 12 VIII, Yearlings, 5 entries, R B Pearce, colt by Scotchman, Ist 12; E M Honeyfield, filly by President, 2nd 10s; J. Patterson, Young President, colt, special prize 12 Is IX, Geldings, 2 entries, James Dickie, gelding by Coningsby, 4 years, Ist 12 ; Morton and Lupton, Prince, 4 years, 2nd 10s X, Pair of Plough Horses, to be shown in harness, Morton and Lupton, Kate and Madam, Ist 1210s Class O. Hacks, Judges and class stewards for Classes C, D, and E, same as for Class A, Blood Stock Section I, up to 16 stone, 5 entries, L G Bremer, Corsair, 6 years, Ist prize 12 ; J Beamish, Lady Grey, 5 years, 2nd 10s 11, up to 12 stone, 12 entries, R Hair, Ariel, gelding, Ist 12; G S Newland, Poundkeeper, gelding, 7 years, 2nd 10s ; M Noake, Constable, gelding, 6 years, highly commended ; W Williams, lliroki, gelding, 5 years, commended 111, Ladies’ Hacks, to bo ridden by ladies, G entries, L G Bremer, Zillah, 5 years, Ist prize 12; G S Newland, Swindler, mare, 7 years, 2nd 10s Class D. Light Harness Horses. Shoivn in Harness, Section I, Pair of buggy horses, 4 entries, A Dickie, Ctesar and Blythe, Ist prize 12 ; R and O Hawes, Rodney ami Rustic, 2nd 103 11, Single buggy horse, G entries, A Hunter, Ring, gelding, Ist 12; Otto Haase, Snip, gelding, 2nd 10s 111, Spring cart horse up to half a ton, 2 entries, D Fleming, Prince Charlie, gelding, Ist 12 IV, Pair of Ponies, 13 hands and under, 3 entries, H S Peacock, Ist 12 ; W Williams, 2nd 10s Class E. Ponies. Section I, 13 hands and under, 4 entries, 11 S Peacock, pon3 r by Black Dwarf, Ist prize; W Colson, Robin Hood, entire, 2nd Extra Bxhiiuts. Stock Horses, 2 entries, James Dickie, Stockman, gelding, Ist, special prize 12 Is CATTLE. Class A, Shorthorn. Judges—J. W. Baker, James Ratten - bury, J. Craig ; class stewards—J. Hair 0. Symc Section I, Bull, 3 years and over, 3 entries, Ginger Brothers, Te Whiti, calved August 15, 187G, Ist prize 22; C Syme, Adamite, calved September 20,1877, 2nd 12 11, Bull, under 3 years, 2 entries, C V Barker, Norval, calved August, 1878, Ist 12 10s; 0 V Barker, British Flag, calved April 26, 1878, 2nd 12 111, Bull under 2 years 2 entries, C V Barker, Sprcydon Duke, calved March 20, 1879,15t 12; C V Barker. Spenceley, calved 1878, 2nd 10s IV, Bull under 1 year, 4 entries, J Hair, Lord Lome, Ist 12; D Fleming, calved September, 1879, 2nd 10s V, Cows, 3 years and over, 10 entries, R B Pearce, Duchess, 3 years 3 months, Ist 1210s; D H Wil'iatnson, Rose, 2nd 15s VI, Heifers, 2 years and under 3, 8 entries, R and O Hawes, Pink 3rd, calved September 15, 1877, Ist 12; R Horner, Lady Carlyle, 2nd 10s; H S Peacock, Zara, highly commended VII, Heifers, 1 year and under 2, 1 entry, D Fleming, Mayflower 2nd, calved August 1878, Ist 12 VIII, Heifers under 1 year, 3 entries, D H Williamson, heifer by Duke of Edinburgh, calved February, 1880, Ist 12; II S Peacock, heifer by Master Carlos, 2nd 10s

IX, Cows with calves, 4 entries, J Gibson, Astrolabe, 5 years, Ist 17; D. Fleming, Rosebud, 2nd 10s Class B. Any other Distinct Breed. Section I, Bull, any age, 1 entry, R B Pearce, Ist 12, Herefords : 11, Cow, any age, I entry, R B Pearce, highly commended Class C. Extra Stock. Section I, Best cow in milk, with or without calf, 4 entries, J Hair, Rose, Ist prize 1 1 10s; D H Williamson, Dinah, 2nd 10s If, Fat ox, 5 entries, W Gower Ist 12; R B Pearce, 2nd 10s 111, Fat cow or heifer, 4 entries, J Hair, Ist 1/, disqualified as to sex SHEEP, Class A. Long Wool. Judges—J Handley, George Tate, and Thomas Scott ; class stewards—E M Honeylicld and 0 Hawes Section I, Ram, 6 entries, W Wilson, Ist prize 12; H S Peacock, 2nd 10s; W Wilson, highly commended n, Ewe, 6 entries, H S Peacock, Ist 1/; W. Wilson, 2nd 10s 111, Pen of 3 ewes with lambs, 4 entries, W Wilson, Ist 1/, and 2nd 10s IV, Ram Hoggett, 6 entries, II B Pearce, Ist 12; J Riddell, 2nd 10s V, Pen of 3 ewe hoggets, 6 entries, W Wilson Ist 12; E B Hamilton, 2nd 10s, J Riddell Special Prizes. I, Silver cup, given by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. for the best pen of not loss than 5 shesp most adapted to this district, without respect to breed, 6 entries, W Wilson, Ist prize 11, Pen of three fat sheep, shorn, 3 entries, R B Pearce, Ist 12; W Gower, 2nd 10s; W Wilson, 3rd Extra Stock, 2 entries, R B Pearce, fat weather, commended PIGS. Judges and class stewards same as for sheep Section I, Boar over G months, 1 entry, R B Pearce, Sambo, Essex breed Ist prize 12 11, Boar under 6 months, 3 entries, R B Pearce, Darkic, Essex breed, Ist 12 111, Sow over 6 months, 3 entries, R B Pearce, Susie, Essex, Ist 12; R E Mcßae, Berkshire, 2nd 10s ; J and H Williamson, Berkshire, commended IV, bow under G months, 1 entry, R B Pearce, Bell, Essex, Ist 12 POULTRY. Judge— W Lowos ; class steward, R B Pearce There were 9 entries. A 2nd prize was awarded to 11 E Mcßae for White Bramahs, and Ist prizes to each exhibitor as follows: II S Peacock, Spanish ; James Lett, dark Bramahs; R and O Hawes, colored Dorkings ; H Riseley, silver-spangled Hamburgs ; W Colson, Game; H Riaeley, Aylesbury Ducks ; and J Riseley, Aylesbury Ducks DOGS, Judges and class stewards same as for poultry There were 18 entries. Mrs Salmon, for Maltese dog and slut, took Ist and 2nd prizes ; J Adamson, pointer slut, 2nd prize; R C Tenuent, spaniel dog, Ist; G Hurley, English mastiff slut, Ist; W Colson, two Ist prizes for Greyhound dogs, and Ist for pointer slut; A C Croft, retriever shit, Ist; and W. Hirst, retriever dog PRODUCE. Judges—D. Coutts and R. W. Foreman; class stewards—W Wilson and J Riseley Cheese, made in the District, A Dickie, Ist 10s Fresh Butter, fit for the table, Mr F. Chapman Ist prize ,10s; Mrs J. Shcenan 2nd 5s ; Mrs Wray, highly commended ; Miss Chapman, under 15 years old, special prize, a churn. Mrs Gowland, J Debanks, Mrs Fairwoathor, Mrs Jenkins, J. Beamish, Keith, Hughes, Campbell, A Dickie, J Dickie, R. Prouse, and J. Gane also competed. Bread (homo made), A Dickie Ist, 10s ; W Dickie 2nd, ss. Mesdames Chapman, Wilson, Mcßae, and Derrit also competed. Hams and Bacon (one side;, C Barker Ist and special ; F M Chapman 2nd. Fairweather and Hawes competed. Wool, three fleeces, greasy, Wilson Ist, 10s. IMPLEMENTS. F M Chapman, mowing machine, Ist; C V. Barker, patent roller, highly commended ; C V Barker, Philadelphia lawn mower, highly commended; Williams Bros, farm dray, Ist ; Clover, hand garden seed drill, commended. EXTRA EXHIBITS. Mr R. Currie’s special prize for best sample Cordials, G. W.. Saunders, ono dozen assorted. Mr North’s prize of 22 for best buggy (colonial made), Williams Bros. Mr F M Chapman’s prize for best dressed fowls, F M Chapman. Mr John Whelan’s prize for best sample colonial beer, a cheese, Gibbons and Co. OTHER EXHIBITS. G T Potto, hogskin saddle, Ist. J Gibson, sample of N.Z. hardware, '/ highly commended, S Clover, model of a turbine windpower, driving a small wheel, showing its adaptability for driving machinery, Ist Mrs Salmon, Kakaramea, varieties of cone work, including picture frames, &c., Ist.

LEAPING MATCHES. High Leap, J Chadwick’s War Eagle, 4ft Bin, Ist, 17 and half entries ; R. Fetch’s Banjo, 4ft 65u, 2nd. Water Leap, I2ft ; prize 17 and half entrance money. War Eagle cleared the leap, and the others failed. The Secretary announced at the close of the show that prizes, would be paid at once, and some £45 was handed over on the ground to the successful competitors. STOCK SALE. Mr Cowern sold immediately after the show Mr Barker’s Canterbury stock, as follow; Bull 3G7, E M. Honeyfield ; British Flag, 297, C. and G. Symes; Spreydon Duke, 247, D. Smith ; Spencely, 217, W, Wilson. Rams—l lull-mouthed sheep brought 117 10s. Messrs Risely, M. Hunter, Honey-field, and Young secured others at from 87 to 117.