THE MEW PLYMOUTH SHOW.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 49, 27 February 1913, Page 8

THE MEW PLYMOUTH SHOW.

RECORDS FOR QUANTITY AND • QUALITY. I OPENING DAY. Congratulations to the Taranaki Ag ridultural Society on the general excel lencc and decided success of their firs' Autumn Show ! Yesterday the morn iug train for the north was well filled and numbers of Stratford people look cd in at the show, spending a piesant day in the northern township and if their thoughts, as they returnee n.y the 6 o’clock train, could he giver full expression, it would probably be in the words of the song, “When you i Come to the end of a Perfect Day.” | The morning broke cool and clear, I and New Plymouth, nestling down in the warmth of an Autumn sun, welcomed all visitors, and lavished her hospitality upon them. For an open--1 Tig day, there was a big attendance | on the showgrounds, and the number j that passed through the gates was | larger than one would think, for the | reason that the grounds are far more ! spacious than they are at Hawera or Stratford. To-day there should be a record attendance. BIG ENTRIES. “They must have counted in the I ecs in the honey section,” facetiously remarked a local farmer, when the ' phenomenal entries received by the Taranaki Agricultural Society for their first Autumn Show were under dis mission. Of course it was pure malice on his part, and the remark was “a base slander and innuendo.” They f idu’t have a honey section. Beyond question the entries were there, and, what is better still, the quality ! was there also. “They’re the best lot of Holsteins I’ve ever seen toge ther,” said Mr C. T. Barriball, the genial judge of the “black and whites.” Jersey breeders were smiling their animals were in good company and competition was hot. Horses, ponies, cattle, dogs, dairy produce-—tin story is the same. All of which goer to show that the Autumn Show will be a success; “A WISE MOVE.” Discussing the policy of holding ar agricultural show so late in the year, the well known judge already referred to, ’remarked that he .thought Nov .Plymouth had made a wise move. “You see,” he said to a “Stratford Evening Post” reporter, “an owmi shows his cattle at Hawera and Strut ford, and he gets beaten. Well that owner won’t bring them up to Nov Plymouth to get beaten again. Yen it’s 1 a wise move! In fact, I think Stratford would have been wise t have started an autumn show instead (f a spring one.” Mr Bariball’s re marks' are endorsed by quite &

number of breeders. They hole that there are, if anything, too many chows, and their prize animals eer tain loose their “bloom” in the

msh of transit from one show to an ether. That the autumn fixture meet

with their approval is clearly see oy the strength of all classes. The presence of the choicest cattle in tin Dominion speaks volumes. AMONG THE EXHIBITS. Stratford was fairly well represented at the Show, and local entries w ere by no means scarce. Among the c-ttle, Mr M. Bayly was successful with his fine Jersey cow, Ruth II At Hawera and at Stratford, Ruth’s condition was against her, but yesterday she carried off. the honors ir. a class stronger than either of the Taranaki Spring Shows. Mr Bayly’t win was a- very popular one. Mi Booth, of Carterton, the Jersey judge, remarked that both the winners in the aged cow class—Ruth and Air C. Clark’s Leaflet, were worthy of being shown in any company. Too latter, by the way, was awarded the reserve championship, the premier honors, going to E. Griffith’s .Mercedes Noble Queen. The Jerseys, said Mr Booth, when interviewed, were one of the strongest lots hi had ever had the pleasure of juclg iug. So strong, indeed, that ho hat

come to the conclusion that twc judges were necessary, one for tin pedigree and one for the grade sec tions. Tiie classes were so hig, nj to twenty in many instances, that ono man could not judge with satisfaction to himself or to the spectators. The quality was good, too right through. In the aged bub class, llozell’s Sultan and Silverlockh Duke were placed first and second respectively, and with a hull owned In Mr C. Day, of Auckland, were the finest ho had ever judged. In the three-year-olds, Prince Starlight stood out on his own, as did also Obacliali in the two-year-olds. Yearling hulls produced good competition, the first four hulls being of fairly even quality. Mr Petersen’s King of Denmark being a shade ahead of the rest. Calves brought forward four well-grown and stylish animals, but Mr Booth said it was a. pity that the owners of others did not take the trouble to teach them to load, as a judge finds it impossible to do justice when judging cattle in a pen. The three-year-olds produced three first-class cows, the winner and champion, Mr G. Griffiths’ Mercedes Noble Queen being the finest heifer lie had over overlooked, being of good type, combined with an extraordinary sized and well-shaped udder. Two-year-olds were a good lot, the first prize standing a little above the rest. Yearlings and I youngsters gave more trouble than! all the rest, the quality being sustained throughout. Ju the pair see-! lion the first three showed great teat development, and were typical of the' breed.

Mr Vaughan Harkness secured the championship in the hulls, with Royal (Sultan, and Mr R. 1). Harkness’.s Silrerlocks 1 annexed the reserve. Mr V. Harkness also carried away the honors in the class, bull with three of

female progeny, Rozel’s Sultan hoinj his entry. Mr Petersen, of Midhirst had a winner iu King of Denmark for the bull since July Ist. Messrs Say well and Watkin were also show iug same fine stuff, and had hard luct in not securing a- red ticket or so. The Holstein honors were fairly evenly distributed. Mr Newton King secures one of the handsomest trophies open for competition, in the Hoktein-Friesian Association’s challenge cup for champion bull, King Fay no Scgis 11. halving no equal at the Show. Mr Street’s CT’ifsids Laddie was very favourably commented on by the judge, who considered j this bull’s win in the bull and progeny class was particularly meritori- , oas. “He showed some wonderfully good heifers,” was Mr Barriball’s comment. Bello of Woodland’s, MiStreet’s fine cow, walked away with a red ticket, and the cliampionship. ‘TV splendid cow, and fit to go anywhere ; she shows both milking qualities and constitution,” remarked the judge. Summed up, Air W. I. Lovelock secured six firsts and eight second-, Air Newton King, four firsts and five seconds. Air Street two firsts and two seconds, Tichbon Bros, a first. Pon siac Count Do Kol and Pontiac Pledge De Kol, the two youngsters which Messrs. Tichbon Bros, recentlypurchased from a northern breeder, looked exceedingly well, and the former animal secured a good win, after a- protest had removed Air Street’s Paid ice Boy, from a class in which it I was obviously ineligible. ITe Pedigree Ayrshire's wore a fine lot, and hero again competiton was keen, the judge having no easy time in picking the winners. Messrs. W. Sail (Lepperton), Brown Bros. (Xg-iere), Fred Alills (Hawera), and Olson Bros. (Egmont Village) shared the honors.- The champion riband was awarded to Air W. Hall’s Wellknown Little Jim, and the three of ids pedigree shown proved that he produces good quality, stuff. G. N. md N. A. Brown’s reserve champion hull was a three-year-old. Dainty for of Ora was also a good typed 1 animal. The young .stuff shown, too, was good indeed. In the cows the championship went to Geo. Knauff, of Alangorei, whose exhibit ffeauty IL, was of a real good type, which the judge greatly admired. The reservo champion, Fred Mill’s Gladys of Waipawa, was also true to t\pe. Among the horses.—Air N. Fulton had a win with his mare iu the class am re under 15.2 hands, other thoroughbred, visibly in foal or with foal at foot, best calculated for breeding carriage horses or weight-carrying hacks. PEOPLE’S DAY. The Now Plymouth train this morning was very crowded, hundred.; of local residents making, Jhe trip. The jumping competitions especially should provide good spof’t)’ the entries being, numerous. Yesterday the officials were putting iu solid/ work, notably the energetic and popular secretary, Air A. Cliff, to whom congratulations are duo on the success which has attended his efforts to bump up the entries.