LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81879, 2 November 1906, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

THE MANAWATU SHOW. (Special to Daily News.) Palnvrston N., November 1. The weauiei conci Hons for the first da> of the Paim j rs on Show were uemeiy bad, a gale blow'.ng, accompanied by ram, towards the do e of the day. I " day the weather was favourable, land thcie was a ia.rly big attendance ;or a second day, vhougn not as large | -is last year s, possibly on account of ! .ne Exmbiticn fever. Tm-rp was a nne display of draught and light horand marked lmpiovement was hown in stallions, brood maros and working geldings. Daxy and fat cattle and sheep classes wev e \ve:i represented. Machinery was much in ov.dence but other departments of the show are on the weak side. To-day the chief attraction was the jumpinir competition, the steeplechase being tbUfinest seen on the griuntl, - won by Mr Paddy Neil, oi thewsllknown Pickpocket. Mr Alex. Mits C econd.° n 1 WiISOD ' S Pilot was

Mr J. R. Corrigan (Hawera) was a heavy scorer in the sheep classes, eight firsts, Mr F. A. Bremer with his unbeaten champion mare Glennie, again defeated all comers, including several winners of Southern championsh ps securing the red ribbon. The imported draught stallion Banoor, beIwigingtoMr G. F. Moore of Kairifrfit « ■ Pnze ln a com Pany of u#ht fine animas. Mr J D Mftc ell i. S ri}W Price was' second! Mr Mitchell also got first in 'ha Jr a n class la ' Bremer's Galanune being second. In cattle for aged bulls, Mr W., Luscombes scored first. The other laranaki exhibitors j n the dairy classes were unplaced. ' „J n f ogs ' s ° me splendid animals I vn i the few Taranaki exhibitors m these classes being- unsuccess-

Champion draught gelding was Mr Cj. Gamlms Sir Joseph, and 'he iSr J " T ' Sunderland's

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A new feature introduced in the show this year is the butter-fat competition. For this a championßhia piize of £2 S is offered, to be won in three yearly competitions. Points are computed : one point f or every ten pounds of milk in fonr dayS) a^ tC ° iTdLd or Ti ry pound of butter - f « pi educed. The cows were placed under the control of Mr Thompson, of d™, ti Do P artn >ent, for ten „ ll^ re were '3 cows in tha contest, which was won by W. P Barre, of Rata, with a crossbred animal. Her total milk for the period was 231.251b, and butter-fat 8.3251b., ,„ " e ca " le championships were slotted : Shorthorn—Dalziell Bros.. bul :D. Fleming, cow. Herefords —J. Stuckey, bull; D. P. Buhanhnii.C°/ - c Slack Bros., Du.i; G. Standeu, cow. Jerseys—A.. Eddie, bull; G. A. HcCrea.' Hol-steins-Fresians—McKenzie and Lovelock bull; Mrs McDonald and Sons, 3; w s Ts<£x: a - <="*-• Sheep championships were: Lincolns—Ram, W. H. Wybourne (Wam ey u ,; n we ' T " banner. Romnev Marsh—Ram, G. Wheeler; ewe, E Short. English Leicester—Ram',. K r Br fv ewe > S R. Lancaster I Border Leicester—Ram and ewe Down R°' °, rmond ' Shropshire Down—Ram and ewe, R. J. c orri , W n E. Bate. 01 ™' L tucke y> e ws,