HAWKE'S BAY SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 219, 21 October 1909, Page 3

HAWKE'S BAY SHOW.

By Teiegraph.—Press Association. Hastings, Last Night. The annual spring show of theHuwke'e Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society opened to-day in tine weather, with a good attendance. The total number of entries marks an increase on any previous year, and the quality of the exhibits, especially live stock, is "of a high order. The following are principal awards:— HORSES: Champion draught entire) J. W. Harding's Baron Graceful; draught mare, J. W. Harding's Queen Agg; harness horse, Mrs. J. Bull's Belladonna. CATTLE: Shorthorn bull, W. T. Wililams' Royal Duke 19th; Shorthorn cow, Mt. Herbert Estate's Duchess of Oxford loth; Heniford bull, G. P, Moore's Confidence: Hereford cow, G. F. Moore's Lvdia nth'; Polled Angus bull, F. A. Price's Kni» it Errant; Polled Angus cow, Mr. J. A. Macfarlane's Flower; Avrshire bull, Slack Bros.' White and R'ed; Ayrshire cow, Slack Bros. Princess Louise'; Hol-stein-Friesan bull, W. J. Lovelock's Cliffside Laddie; cow, Newton King's Nazli's Gem. SHEEP:

| Lincoln ram. W. Pern-; Lincoln ewe, ,T. Tanner; Border Leicester ram, Mrs. J. D. Orinond; Border Leicester ewe, Mrs. J. D. Ormond; English Leicester ram, Douglas McLean; English Leicester ewe, Douglas McLean; Romney Marsh ram, Ernest Short; Romney March ewe, Ernest Short; Shropshire' Down ram, A. J Cooper; Shropshire Down ewe, R. ft. Pitt; Southdown ram, Nelson Bros ; Southdown ewe, Nelson Bros.

Berkshire boar, Slack Bros.; Berkshire sow, Slack Bros.; Yorkshire boar, Ambrose Wellwood; Yorkshire sow, Mrs. B. H. Slack; Black Devon boar, Mrs. B. H. Slack; Black Devon sow, Mrs. B. H. Slack. POINTS PRIZES: Cattle (other than dairy), W. T. Williams, 79; pure-bred dairy cattle, Slack Bros., 64.

Lincoln sheep, W. Perry, 00; Border Leicester cheep, Nelson Bros., 54; English Leicester sheep, Douglas McLean, 84; Romney Marsh sheep, Ernest Short, 63; Shropshire Down sheep, R. R, Pitt, 48; Southdown sheep, Nelson Bros., 92; crossbred sheep, Douglas McLean, 10; fat sheep, O. Nelson, 35; farmers' stock, sheep and lambs. CI. Elliot, 52, Ist, C Livingston, 13, 2nd. Pigs, Mrs. B. H. Slack, 60. Native industries, Mrs. Taranaki Te Ua, 122. COMPETITIONS. The competitions resulted as follow.: Machine sheep-shearing, Thompson (Hokianga) 1, Piki 2. Pony, 141/, hands, driven by a lady, Miss Dorothy MacNiven's Patch, 1; R. D. Climie's Tommy j Dodd, 2. Pony under 13% hand< driven by a lady, Miss Marjoric Wenley's Midge 1, P. DolbePs Trixrc 2. Ladiesjumping competition, Mrs. C. Hart's Playboy 1, Mrs. Sunderland's The Sinnet 2, Miss Sunderland's Skylark 3. Driving competition for ladies, Miss .Mackersey's Te Hau I, .Miss Brandon's Bid-die-biddic 2, Mrs. Tu ,Tiera Tiaki Tars The Monkey 3. Hunters' competition. H. E. Troutbeck's Fiji 1, Mrs, Sunder land's The Sinner 2, Lady Price's Strathnoon 3.