FEILDING A. & P SHOW.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9067, 6 February 1908, Page 5

FEILDING A. & P SHOW.

Ifesterday there was a record attendance and* keen interest was taken by visitors. Among the exhibits Which helpecUto give diversity and added interest to the Show was the very nice exhibition of bicycles by Mr W. B. . Watson, of the Revolution Cycle Co,, Feilding. Here were shown B.S.A. machines with parts fitted with Eadie coasters and all other accessories, complete - for the moderate price of £l2, a guarantee being given with the machine. A high-grade English made machine with B.S.A. parts and all necessary equipment was offered to the public at the low price of £7 10s. Messrs Barraud & Abraham made a neat display of seeds, chiefly from the great Sutton firm, England. This firm, whose immense business place' is at Reading, and are growers on a large scale themselves, with a hundred years’ experience to guide them has probably , the best standing of any in the world, for all the aid which can be gained from the latest scientific researches the firm freely and promptly make use of, so that in putting before their clients the seeds of this Company, Messrs Barraud and Abraham offer them the best procurable. The Argyle Cycle Company (Mr G. Barry & Co. ) made a good display of their well-known machines. One recently introduced is the tradesman’s bicycle, with strong basket carrier. There were eight different models exhibited, including the Argyle, fitted with a tworspeed hub gear. This machine makes a good appearance, fitted as it is with Dunlop,tyres, Brooks saddle, Reynold’s chain, and metal gear case. The well-finished Ormond cycle should find a ready sale at £lO. Mr Adam Burges exhibited the Hoover Potato Digger. The best recommendation of this machine, perhaps, was given by a recent purchaser of one, who in a letter to Mr Burges said he had used one about fan hour and four men picked up after it 48 sacks, being four tons of table potatoes, leaving a number of small ones to be picked up afterwards. The machine will pick them up if they are as small as marbles. Mr W. Clarkson exhibited a nice lot of Premier and Centaur bicycles, ' the former fitted with oil bath gear cases, helical tubing, and two speed gears. The Centaur bicycles ; were fitted with two-speed gear and coastal hubs. The firm was offering a wellmade English bicycle for £6 IDs. Mr N. Andrew exhibited a portable oil engine and the Farmers’ Motor Company made a good exhibition of motors and accessories. There were two firms showing vehicles and there were several side shows, that helped to add interest and a general holiday appearance to the ground. The gate takings were about £250 and the estimated attendance was from eight to ten thousand.

PRIZE LIST. SADDLE HORSES. Weight carrying cob, mare or gelding any age, 14.1 to 14.3 hands —L J Verry’s Webster 1 ,H M Simmonds’ His Worship 2, F O Ross’ Bango 3 Lady’s Hack ridden by lady—E J Wilde’s The Victory 1, W E Richardson’s Beulah 2, A Jefferson’s King Bolt 3 Weight carrying hack, mare or gelding any age, 14st or over—J Jefferson’s Emerald Isle 1, L McLean’s Blue Skin 2, F J McDonald’s Comrade 3 Light-weight hack, mare or gelding, any age, up to list—E J Wilde’s The Victory 1, W B Richardson’s Beulah 2, A Jefferson’s King Bolt 3 DRAUGHTS. Heavy gelding or mare shown in dray or spring cart—H M Simonds’ Gasworks 1 "Light gelding or mare shown in cart, up to one ton —H M Simonds’ Hocken 1, G Bartholomew’s Dick 3 Pair horses shown in dray, leader and shafter—H M Simonds’ Gasworks and Hocken 1 Pair horses mares or geldings shown in plough harness —H J Booth 1, J M Bennett 2 Three-horse plough team shown in harness, open to horses employed in bona fide farm work —J M Bennet 1, A Campbell 3 HARNESS HORSES. Pair harness horses over 14 hands and under 15: Hoult and Sous 1, J Perry’s Venus and Adonis 2 Pair harness ponies over 13 and under 14 hands: H H Stephens’Kitty and Dolly 1 Single harness horse 15 hands or ovdr: J Jefferson’s Emerald Isle 1, J Bull junr’s Belladonna 3, J Bull junr’s Mollie 3 Single harness horse over 14 hands and under 15 hands: L W Thompson’s Wild Bill 1, GF Ranby’s Topsy 2, F H Blundell’s Nancy 3 Single harness pony 14 hands or under: D Lowrie’s Try Again 1, H H Stephens’ Kitty 3 MISCELLANEOUS. Milk cart, horse, and harness, up to one ton, mut have been running to factory for three month previously ; J McFarlane’s Bess 1, Awburn Bros’ Grey Susie 3, HM Heyward’s Meg 3 Spring cart and horse driven in harness, up to one ton : J McFarland 1, Awburn Bros’ Susie 3, J H Maileft’s Moaua 3 Single horse up to one ton, adapted for a town express: Mrs M A Garlick’s Dandy 1, J Jacobsen’s Dolly 2, J Jacobsen’s Prince 3

COMPETITIONS. (Judge—Mr Jas. Higgle, Wanganui) Hunters’ Competition (open). (Judge—Mr Jas Higgle, Wanganui.) First prize £ls, second £lO, third £5. A challenge cup presented by Messrs W. and T. Duncan, Hunterville, was also awarded the winner of this contest. It has now been competed for four years. Mr G F Moore won it in 1905, Mr D Bennett in 1908, and Mr H. Westland in 1907. Yesterday Mr H. J. Cameron was the successful contestant. Following are the results;— H. J. Cameron’s Roan Mac .... 1 H. Westland’s’Erin-go-Bragh 2 H. J. Cameron’s Seuorita 3 Leaping and Jumping Competition. —Open to any section returned troopers or members of mounted corps (Judges—Captains J. E. Barltrop and R. B. McKenzie. Sergeant Younger’s team (Feeding M.R.), 88 points 1 Sergt-Major Rauby’s team(Feilding M.R.), 66 points 2 Corporal Hawe’s team (Feilding M.R.) 62 points - 3 Pony jumping competition, for ponies 14 bauds and under, ridden by boys not over 15 years of age : L A Hunt’s Daudy 1, Jas Campbell 2, Mrs Hastie’s Butcher Boy 3

Best lady driver: Miss Ingles I, Miss J Robertson 2, Miss P Sim 8 Ladies’ hunters’ competition: H Westland’s Fifi (Miss Biriggs)l, Miss E P Smith’s Griselda (owner) 3, W H fiuick’s v Dick Turpin (Mrs Becker)3 Stepping competition—Judges, E Goodbehere and A R Mayo: W Holman and T Shapleski tied' with 66ft, R Murray 3 with. 65ft step off Shapleski won stopping 66ft sin

DAIRY COWS. There were six entries in the dairy cow class this .year and it proved an easy win for W Stretton’s Brindle, which gave a yield of 241ba of milk 5 test, 1.3 butter fat. OGO Bates’ Dernier was sepond, yielding a similar amount of milk as the first and giving a tesfrbf 4.3, 1.008 butter fat. R Moore’s Annie was third with 301bs of milk’ 3.3 test and .990 batter tat. The winning cow was a Jersey Shorthorn cross. The second one a Jersey and the third a Shorthorn. Last year’s contest was won by a cow owned by Mrs J G Cobbe (who did not exhibit this year) with a 5.4 test, 171bs of milk and a butter fat yield of .9181bs Milk-testing Competition (Babcock method) Judge—Mr R A S Brown, Dairy instructor, Wanganui Education Board) D Desmond, Cheltenham School, 96 pts, 1; Alec L Fetch, Lytton street School, Feilding, 98 pts, 3; Ada Stretton, Cheltenham School, 92 pts, 8. IST Z Times Cup. The New Zealand Times challenge cup, to be won two years in succession or three years at intervals, for the exhibition gaining most points in dairy cattle, was won easily by urS R Lancaster, Palmerston North with 39 pts, Messrs O G Dermer,' Feilding, and A Standen, Colyton tying for second place with 9 pts each.