THE TARANAKI SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 196, 28 November 1910, Page 8

THE TARANAKI SHOW.

CONCERNING THE ENTRIES. Although the nctusil numbers sire not completed, owing to the agents' lists of entries not yet coming to luuul, all classes of stock appear to have tilled exceedingly well. Keen competition will be the rule in all the stock classes. In horses the thoroughbreds, draughts, carriage and ponies entries are well distributed over a large number of owners, and the same statement applies to the harness classes. In the jumping events the pick of horses all along the roast will he taking part. Fat cattle will be exceptionally strong this year, all the classes carrying entries which make for a record for the Society. At the request of an outside exhibitor, the Society has opened a class for Red Durlmms, and there will be nearly a dozen of these cattle on exhibition; this is the first time these compact little animals will appear in the Society's pens. Holsteiiis, as usual, will provide a grand display, quite a number of very choice animals having been entered, and exhibitors from as far south as Palmerston will be competing. Ayrshires will be, without question, the strongest yet seen in the pens, and the collection will be quite a feature of the show. The Jerseys, as anticipated, will be a very fine lot; some of the finest types of'this breed all through the disrtrict, and from as far north as Auckland, will be there, and no doubt, from the point of view of quality, the cattle in the ring will be superior to any lot yet seen in the Dominion. The grade cattle classes have all filled well, and the entries comprise .the best in the district, the Jersey cross predominating as in previous years. Sheep are a fair average lot, and although not quite so strong numerically as two years ago there will be a nice even lot, representing the best the northern end of Taranaki can produce. Pigs are up to the standard, and anyone in search of quality will be able to pick up something choice. Dogs will possibly be the best seen on the ground, both in point of numbers and quality. The Society has catered well this season, and it should prove a fine advertisement for them in the future.

Dairy produce will be an attractive display. One drawback to the entries in this section is the fact that a number of factories are now manufacturing saltless butter, which, of course, debars it being entered for competition. A number of implement manufacturers have sent on schedules of machinery to be exhibited, and side-shows will be there in abundance, adding loyally to the day's entertainment. If the weather proves kind, and all hope it will, the Society will have the largest show yet seen in New Plymouth, and it only 'remains for all settlers and others who have interest in the district to patronise the show and assist in every possible manner to make the 1910 show a record one.