TARANAKI METROPOLITAN SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 28 November 1907, Page 5

TARANAKI METROPOLITAN SHOW.

; CONTINUATION OF REPORT. DAISY AND OTHER PRODUCE. Entries of dairy produce were not so Urge as it should be possible to obtain in a district devoted almost entirely to the dairying industry, and in view of the valuable prizes and trophies offered for competition. There was only one exhibit of cheese, and that came from a private maker. This was frequently remarked upon by the public, who had looked for a good cheese competition consequent upon the decision of so many butter factories to change to cheesemaking. The Hawera ahow had only two or three cheese exhibits, and that looked ridiculously poor. Here things were worse. Surely the manager and directors can manage to give visitors a little better idea of the capabilities of Our dairymen. Butter was better represented. Private makers were on this occasion fairly numerous exhibitor*, particularly in the class for rolls, in this class there were twelve competing, the judge awarding the coveted red ticket to Miss S. Turnbull. Fancy butter

drew only two competitors, who submitted fair work, but not on the elaborate scale seen at some shows in years gone by. The passing of the barrel churn owing to the introduction of the factory system has no doubt been responsible for the falling-off in this class. In a similar manner the facilities offered by factories for curing settlers' bacon nave robbed the society of the former dose competition in home-cured bacon •nd hams. The only exhibit in the class for factory hams and bacon was that Of the Inglewood Bacon Company. The manager, Mr. J. Allen, made a showing that quickly and simply explained the reason for the growth of his company. This was the finest exhibit in the room, despite the fact that Mr. Allen must bam known that there would be no competition. In factory butter the Bell Blot* Factory (Mr. J. Rutherford, maker) won the society's trophy and the Dairy Factories' Competition, and Opunake (Mr. R. OTJea, maker) got a "leg" in the competition for Messrs. Lovell and Christmas' £SO challenge trophy. Best Box FACTORY BUTTER, not less than 561b. First prize, Messrs. lovell •nd Christmas' Challenge Trophy of the ralne of 75 guineas to go to the factory, and to be won three years in suctoesaion or five years at intervals, and l£lo 10s cash, with certificate, to go to the maker of the butter each year; Second prize, the Society's award of £5 8s; third prize, the Society's award of I*2 Be.

The Taranaki Agricultural Society's SECOND CHALLENGE TROPHY "of 1902, to the value or £25, to go to the factory, and to be won three years in •Recession or five years at intervals, and "X 3 cash (donated by Messrs. Col!ett cod Co.), -with Society's certificate, <o go to, the maker of the batter each year); second prize, £2 23; third prize, t£l I*. Bert box of FACTORY BUTTER for EXPORT.

Taranaki Dairy Factories' Competition for best BOX FACTORY BUTTER, not less than s«lb, most suitable for export. Open only to those factories .Which bare contributed £1 to this comjetitica.

Best Box Private Separator Butter, OOt less than 961b, suitable for exportIt. Turnbull 1, K. Benefickl 2, C. V arren 3. Four entries. Beet 21b Fresh Butter in rolls (fac-torv not eligible)— Misa S. Turnbull 1. Mrs. ,W. B. Grant i, J. Hooker 3. Twelve entries. Beat Design in Fancy Butter, not less than lib nor more than 31b)—Mrs. i\ R. PeppafU I, Mrs. H. T. Hall 2. CHEESE. Best Old, not less than 3ulb—T. JtfeElroy (Tariki) 1. Only entry. HAMS AND BACON.

Best display of factory hams and baton—lnglewood Bacon Go. 1 and vii.c ' Home-cured ham , and side bacon, ' beat smoked—F. Andrews 1. (Only entoy), HOME INDUSTRIES. (The home industries section showed a considerable improvement upon last rip's, but, as the judge remarked, there e till plenty of room for the enlargement and encouragement of this section. Air. Lile was well pleased with the exnibita in the home-ina'de bread classes, the principal classes in this section. The bread was good, the first prize being •gain secured by Mrs. A. Hooker, who I seems almost invincible in this parti™- I lar branch of the art. The Swiss rolls were a capital class, the exhibits being up to the best standard. Mr. Lila said that he had very often seen worse stutT in the best confectioners' shops and bakeries. Jam tarts were not a good t cl**s, but sausage rolls, though lew,! were of excellent quality. Whilst recog- i nising the improvement shown, Mr. Life confessed to a feeling of disappointment st the small evident results of the cookery classes at the various technical achools. He suggested that in future more classes should be provided for pastry and for cakes, and he felt sure that the public would respond. In conversation, Mr. H. King, the steward, said that the judge had recommended Separate classes for girdle and oven scones, the latter being commonly desi- j nated sweet and the others plain". Ihe home industries is located under the grandstand in a cool room well suited for the purpose. The home section does not compare at all favorably [with the figures given in the catalogues of the shows of fifteen and twenty years ago. Several entries in the girls'" classes are to be judged to-day, the competitors being pupils of the New Plymouth Technical School.

Home-made Loaf (white), not le*s than 21bs)—Mrs. A. Hooker 1, Mrs. K. HinU 2, Mrs. C. H. Smith v.h.o. Twenty-three entries. Home-made Loaf (brown), nut less than 21b)—Mrs. E. Mortimer 1, Mrs. A. i Hooker 2. Eight entries. Sconee, home-made, beet plate (allcomers)— Mrs. A. Hooker 1, Mrs. H. H. Chadwiek 2, Mrs. H. T. Hall h.c. Scones, home-made, best plate, for girls under ]ti-Mi--s L. M. Sheppard I, Miss Doris Hintz -2. Best exhibit Jain Roll—Mrs. J. Waters 1, Miss M. Andrews 2, Mr* J. Ellerm h.c. Best Six Jam Tarts—Mrs .J limberford 1, Mrs. C. Downes 2. Best Six Sausage KolU—Mr- J Staples 1, Mrs. J. Rutherford 2. Best Exhibit Home-made Sweet*— W. Hennessey 1. COMPETITIONS. Tlic jumping throughout was very good. There were a few spills, but no accidents were reeorded. Results:— Maiden Hunters' Competition A. Cliff's Kiri 1, llus Sole's Kongonui ■>. There were wven triors in this event. and the leaping was of a good order. Best Lady Rider— Miss Ethel Ablmtt '(Whangamomona) 1, Miss Maggie Briggs(Manaia> '-• Thero were four competitors. •Pony Leaping Competition for ponies not over 144 and ridden by lioy or gir! under 17— J. Robertson's Rawhiti 1. f!us Sale's Black -Tack 2. Eight entries. Pony Race for ponies 13 hand- and undrr-Ul. Stockman's Busli (;irl I. If. H. TunhrhlgeV Lady de Loris 2. TV. C. Kirknun's Trixy :i. ' Five starters. The winner bad an'ea-v task, and won bv •everal lengths. Bert Lady W. Binlling (W*Ur«) , Mias , Cam 8 \ *sf' Z " &IX <*> m peiitors. ( t.B"taHf fiojnDeUUoa « ffi, g, fy&

ton's Alpine 1, (Jus Sole's Black Jack 2, A. Cliff's Kiri 3. Five competitors. LIST OF CHAMPIONS. HORSES. Thoroughbreds Entire, H. L. Vine, Manaia, '-Coronet." Clydesdale mare—Mr. Bremer's Glennie. CATTLE. Polled Angus, bull and cow, J. J. Campbell, Kaupokonui. Shorthorn—Bull, Moore Hunter's Estate, Count Waterloo 111. Holstein—Bull, Newton King's Sir de Kol Inka Piotertje; reserve champion, Mrs. R. Street's Spring Heel Jack. Cow, Mr. Newton King's Ualatca Echo Parthenea: reserve champion, Mr. Newton King's Xazlis Gem. Ayrshire*—Bull, Messrs. Brown Bros.' Beauty Prince; reserve, Messrs. Olson Bros.' Woodlands. Cow, Messrs. Brown Bros.' Sprightly II.; reserve, Messrs. Brown Bros.' Beautiful. Jerseys—Bull, Mr. F. Towler's Pride of Beaconsfield. Cow, Mr. C. Clarke's ; Lady Disdain. '

SHEEP. English Leicester ewe, S. R. Lancaster. Lmeolns, J. R. Corrigan. lIOLSTEINS. Although there were onlv two exhibitors in the Ilolstein section, it was undoubtedly one of the "quality departments" of the show. A lew vears ago Mr. Newton King and the'late -Mr. Romulus Street imported some fashionably-bred stock, and have built up splendid herds of the black-and-white breed. Both were large exhibitors yesterday, more particularly Mr. King. One feature that was frequently remarked was the great difference in 'the manner of showing. Mr. Kings dtock had evidently been well treated, and was yarded in splendid fettle, smooth glossy coat's and sleek sides doing the breed every justice. Mrs. Street's entries were mostly right straight from the paddock, and somewhat down in condition, which was not fair to the cattle nor to the breed as a whole. As before remarked^

i..c section was full of quality, and more truly representative of the breed titan some of the sections which have the merit of earlier adoption in the land of the cow—tlie Ayrshires, for instance. The champion bull was the imported American sire Sir de Kol Inka Pietertje, owned by Mr. Newton King. Mr. Lovelock, the judge, pronounced him a very fine beast, of a good type, with a nice rich skm and beautiful hair—ahout as good a bull as it was possible to obtain in the Dominion. He possessed a splendid shoulder, and beat his competitor here and in skin and coat. "He's more of what I consider a champion bull should be," said the judge, comparing the two. The reserve champion, Mrs. Street's Spring Heel Jack, was also a good useful type of bull, showing some good show and stud qualities. Brooklands Hero, bred by Mr. King, will probably be seen wearing championship decorations in the near future. The judge was most enthusiastic about Mr. King's yearling bull Prince Olrac, which he considered the second best bull on the ground, though not eligible for the championship classes. Of course, he may not develop as well as he promises now, but should he continue along his present lines Mr. Lovelock sees in him a coming champion. The champion cow showed excellent dairy points, beautiful udder and teats. Mr. King showed the reserve champion also, this cow being unusually well formed in the shoulder, neck, and tail. She is easily amongst the first flight of Holsteins in the colonv, despite the fact that she has not yet fully matured.

HO.YXOK AND CLARKE'S DISPLAY. Messrs Honnor and Clarke announce that they have two nice rubber-tyred gigs on the ground. By Some,inadvcrtance they were not catalogued. The firm's display is some distance removed from the implement exhibits, and may be found by those interested near the cattle pens. JUDGES. The following judges are omitted from the list published in another part of this issue:—Ayrshire, Hotetein, and grade, etc., Mr. Standen; light horses, Mr. Ross, Brunswick. ANNUAL DINNER. The annual dinner of the Society was held last night itf the Brougham-street Hall, Mr. Newton King, president, presiding. There were over one hundred present, including Mr. 11. .J. H. Okey, M.H.R., and Mr. Gilruth, Chief Government Veterinarian, and all the prominent breeders attending the show. The function was a great success in every way. Full report is held over till tomorrow.

JOTTINGS. Strong sections of stewards arc to he told off to-day to prevent any "\vearv waits" in the competition ring." Messrs Webster Bros., the *ole agents for Thorley's food for cattle and horse*, have donated a speical prize for the 1!KI8 show for the three be»t calves fed on Thorley's food. The water-supply was not quite sufficient at yesterday's show. Arrangements have lieen made to have a limit "on the tank"' to-day to see that the stuck is nut kept too thirsty. Last night's dinner was a very enjoyable and excellently - managed affair. This re-uniou is now looked forward to by exhibitors, and, as one gentleman put it, makes a pleasant "finishing up" to the round of spring shows. Mr J. W. Thompson deserves more than passing mention for the excellence of his catering. 'I don't know exactly what qualities are required to make a judge/' said Mr Newton King last night. "But I know he needs to be competent, to have the patience of Job, and to be very thickskinned.'' He reckoned that a thickskinned judge would be something to look at after a day's pin-pricking by the exhibitors. Again, judges had to lx> able to "bluff it out." Judges occasionally, he had no doubt, made mistakes, but he had never known them to admit one! "As Mr Okey remarked, the farmers might use the Agricultural Department more than they do; but again, they might abuse it more than they Jo; so that's square."—Mr Gilruth at the reunion last night.

TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. A large number of the most interesting exhibits, including dogs, are to be judged to-day. The event par excellence, and one tliat no one should miss witnessing, is the Grand Parade, which if, timed to start at 2.3u p.m. The jiarade will undoubtedly surpass anything of the kind previously seen "in New Plymouth, both in cattle and horses. The exhibition of Jerseys, numbering close on eighty, will of themselves provide a sight never equalled in the Dominion in quality, if not in numbers. The competitions, principally leaping, will follow, and as there are large entries, including the prize-winners at the M.umvatii. Hawkcs Bav, Wanganui, an<l Hawc-ra shows, an excellent cli-play of jumping and horsemanship ! will no doubt be afforded. As mentioned elsewhere, the arrangements this year are almost perfect, (lie grounds are in capital order, and the ladies—providing the weather vies with it- behaviour of yesterday—need have no hesitation in gracing the function in all their summer finery. There is an almost endless variety of entertainments t" amuse the pleasure-seeker, and refreshment and other booths are in capable hands. The turnstiles should easily .-how a record return.

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