The Winter Show

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 293, 7 June 1912, Page 6

The Winter Show

Yesterday was People's Day at the Taranaki Agricultural Society's Show in King George's Hall, New Plymouth, and thousands were in attendance. Commencing in the forenoon, the crowd set in, and by the afternoon the building was one dense mass of seething humanity. At night there was even a greater number present. Selections played by the Taranaki Garrison Band put everybody in the best of spirits, and many patronised the continuous picture show, which runs throughout the afternoon and evening. Excellent programmes are being screened, and the entertainment bids fair to become very popular with! those who seek a short period of repose from the hurry and scurry of the show proper. The Department of Agriculture's exhibit, the Home Industries section, and the poultry classes are proving, ft great draw, and the same can be ■ said of the district exhibits, with their manifold attractions. The Omata exhibit, which carried off the prize in the last-named section, was dressed by Air. Esau Lee, of Fitzroy. There are so many different features in the show, each possessing its own peculiar attraction, that numerous people are visiting 1 the shown not once but several times. Everything is running smoothly, and on. all sides the show is pronounced as an unqualified success. This is mainly due to its cosmopolitan character. One of the busy officials is Mr. J. R. Hill, who is disposing of numerous packages of the lucky cake. Fully £lO has been added to the show's funds through tnis source alone. An exhibit that should not be overlooked is a magnificent collection of flowering and ornamental shrubs and ferns. It is situated immediately inside the entrance to the hall. Providing the weather is fine, it is an' ticipated that the attendances will continue to be record ones. The show will remain open until Saturday night.

j SCHOOL EXHIBITS. | The judges of the school exhibits J (Messrs Ballantyne and Whetter) speak in high praise of the mapping work sent in by the Opunake School, the winners of this section. The subject was a map of New Zealand, which has been drawn with highly creditable neatness and precision. As regards the brushwork section, the judges quite went into raptures over the exceptional merit of the exhibits contributed by the Fitzroy School. A glance at the pupils' handiwork fully bears out this eulogistic reference and should not be omitted from the programme of the visitors. Some very good work was also turned out by the competitors from the Technical College, in the geometrical drawing section. In this connection, the exhibits of L. Day and L. M. Mills came in for special commendation. Disappointing, however, the judges report, are the specimens of the work of the competitors in the sections devoted to writing. The bulk of the cahgraphy submitted is not up to the average. This competition is confined to public schools, and according to the judges they contain many much better j writers than those whose work is on view at the show. Most of the best schools did not send any work alon« to be judged. In A. Watkin, of Huiro School, Messrs Ballantyne and Whetter state that ithey have found a bright exception. A specimen of this pupil's < writing is on view, and for a third' standard child, of tender years, it is distinctly in advance of the ordinarv Judging was a difficult matter in the geneial collection of work section, owing to a number of the exhibitors failing to fulfill the conditions. The exhibits are not at all representative of the best work done iij the schools. The collection was too heterogeneous altogether, and in many cases the teachers have, it was pointed out, omitted to put what standard or class on the back of the work exhibited. In future shows, competitors would gain more success if they confined their energies to a much smaller variety of work, specialising in a few lines.

THE PRISONERS—A UNIQUE j EXHIBIT. An agricultural show would be robbed of much of its attractiveness from a purely spectacular point of view if it were confined exclusively to agriculture. For this reason the industrial exhibit from the New Plymouth gaol is at once both interesting and novel. It is, in fact, unique. The whole of the work, much of which is in the nature of carvings, has been done by prisoners in their spare time. In the "good old days" popular fancy did not extend beyond confining law-breakers in a dark, unwholesome cell for the bulk of, and very often for the whole of, their period of incarceration. Nowadays, however, a more enlightened community approves of regulations which permit many of the pri•oners to turn their hands to some useful, and sometimes profitable, occupation. New Plymouth gaol is the only institution of its kind in New Zealand, where the prisoners are given every encouiagement uud facility to go in for wood-carving, and the 'like. By far the most interesting exhibit in the collection is a beautiful carved wood casket, the work of a native, It was made from one block of wood, and is termed in the Maori language, "waka huia." At modern Maori weddings the chiefs receive wedding presents for their daughters and deposit them in the waka huia. In the uncivilised past the Maori etiiefs used the waka huia as a blood basin to hold some of the blood of their enemies taken in war. This was offered to their gods, and prayers would be offered for three days, invoking the protection of the deities against invasion of their pas. The waka huia has been valued by an expert at £SO, but it is not for sale. This rule does not, however, apply to the majority of the remaining exhibits, which will bo disposed of for any reasonable sum, the proceeds going to their captive owners, many of whom may foe anxious to make a fresh start in life. The articles displayed cover a wide range, and include fancywork, a carved cabinet, carved table-tops, and a few beautifully designed models of sailing vessels. One of the models is of the ship Lady Islington, and according to several nautical men who have inspected it at the show, it is perfect in every detail. A fine collection of vegetables is also on view, and the ground on whjch they were raised was, three or four years ago, an untidy and unproductive clay heap. Undoubtedly the prisoners' exhibit, which is in charge of Mr. Dineen (one of the warders at the prison) is one of the most novel, if not the most novel, features, of the show.

PEOPLE'S DAY A BIG ATTENDANCE

POULTRY AND PIGEONS.

The poultry and pigeon show must be classed as very successful. As regards the poultry, considering how early it is in the season, the condition and quality of the birds penned at the show are exceedingly good. 'The show is particularly strong in brown and white Leghorns and golden Wyandottes, in .which classes some birds of exceptional merit are to be found. The White Rock classes include birds that would grace any show, and the same may be said of the brown Leghorn classes. The white Leghorn classes also comprise birds of high merit. In the utility classes some very promising birds appear, and if they be taken as a fair criterion of the poultry to be found in the district the -prospects of the poultry industry must be regarded as particularly bright. Most of the prizes for Orpingtons were carv' d off by Mr. W., Scott, of New Plymoul' . In the brown Leghorns the most successful prize-getter was Mr. Boulton/of New Plymouth, and in the white Leghorns Mr. Cuddy, of Waitara. In Andalusians and Hamburgs Mr. W. Hall, of Leppcrton, scored highly, as did ,Mr. J. Walker, of Auckland, in bantams. The North Island Championships for bantams were secured by J. Walker (2) and E. James (1)., The pigeon section of the show is a very creditable one. Fancy pigeons are > not largely represented, but some of the birds shown are of exceptional quality; notably magj ies, nuns, tumblers of various breeds, and fantails, In the fancy class, Mr, J. Walker, of Auckland, and Mr. T. Moore and Mr. W. C. Bransgrove, of New Plymouth, ivere the most successful. In the working-homers many birds of exceptional quality and grand type are penned. The winner of the cup for the best homer in the show is Mr.! H. Moverley, of New Plymouth. The ) bird which won this high honor is a,2 grand type, well balanced, with grand feather qualities, and would do well in the best company anywhere. The champion, however, did not secure an easy win, being hard pressed by several other birds in the competition. It is evident that homing fanciers are keen and understand the art of keeping their birds in good condition. The birds penned include very few that are not fit to hold their own in the highest of company.

) BEES AND BEE-KEEPING. The officials excepted, the hardest ! workers at the show are undoubtedly J the small colony of bees on exhibition in the main hall. Dead to the eyes ol the idle and inquisitive thousands who throng the building, the bees ply theii toil with relentless and ceaseless energy, They are a striking object-lesson of patience, perseverance and co-operation to society in general. The lordly cocks who strut about in their cages and crow so hideously with such misguided gusto, [ might well take a lesson from this inj dustrious colony of insects. In keeping J with the atmosphere of the show, the whole caged animal kingdom seems to regard the fair, doubtless in its proper light, as a holiday; but the bees do not. Men may come, and men may go, but the bees' mission in life is never regarded, by the insects themselves, as iulfilled. Bees are perhaps the most interesting of Nature's creatures, and they are also profitable; but they are not commercially exploited to ha'lf the exI tent that they should be. Once thor- | oughly mastered, the honey industry is one of the pleasantest and most profitable of occupations. A News representative had an interesting chat at the show yesterday with Mr. F. A. Jacobson, who is in charge of the apiary section of the Department of Agriculture's magnificent exhibit. From him he learned that Taranaki, being dairying country, is particularly well adapted to bee-farm-ing. Next to Canterbury, it is the largest bee stronghold in the Dominion. The quality of its honey is unsurpassable. Yet bee-keeping is practically in its infancy in Taranaki, if not in the whole of the Dominion. The reason is that it is j only within the last few years that the Agricultural Department has taken it up with the intention of pushing i. Curiously enough, a material cause of the small number of bee-farmers is the fact that many people are, as Mr. Jacobson put it, afraid of bees. If they are understood properly, however, bees are the most harmless workers. To handle them successfully one imust' know a little about them. It was failure to realise this that spelt non-success to many budding apiarists. The industry could, he pointed out, be made a very profitable undertaking, but the farmer must proceed on scientific lines, and must be adapted, to a certain extent, to that kind of work. Further, he would advise no farmer to go in for bees on a large scale, as a side line. Bees required attention; otherwise the keeper would not get good results. About a hundred hives was the limit any man could run as a side line to the general business of farming. Even then he would require to devote a fair amount of attention to them. Oji the other hand, a man who went in for the industry seriously and devoted his whole time to it, couid by himself manage about 500 hives. The mistake many people made in setting up in business as apiarists was in commencing on too large a scale, say witli fifty hives. They should begin, he said, with a very modest number of colonies, until they had mastered the science of bee-keeping. After that it was plain sailing. That there is money in bees is demonstrated by the ,

fact that the average annual output ofi each colony is about 1001b—nearly a cwt J —and honey fetches £4O to £45 a ton.' With four or five hundred colonies the ' turnover would amount to a tidy sum. The climate of Taranaki is eminently suitable for bees, and there is no lack of clover and the much-abused thistles, from which the best of honey is obtained. The farmer is sure of a sale for i his honey, which is exported to the i London market, tlyough New Zealand merchants. In addition to the Department's display, an interesting collection of hives is shown, including the' Tainui feeder and observation hive, by Mr. F. W. Sandford, of New Plymouth. Mr. Sandford secured five prizes, including three firsts. The prize for the best display was won by Mr. Herrick, of Huirangi.

AN INTERESTING EXHIBIT. Of particular interest to Taranaki farmers and dairymen is the display exhibited at the show by Messrs. J. Young & Co., Wanganui. The "Storrie" milking machine is attracting a good deal of attention by reason of the fact that those who have used the Storrie proclaim it as a simple, strong, effective milking plant, that does no harm whatever to the cows and costs' next to no-

thing for upkeep. Then there is the Blackstone kerosene oil engine. This is an engine of English manufacture, and can be worked most economically. On one farm, a Blackstone engine has lieen driving a plant to milk 85 cows twice a day at the small cost of one tin of kerosene per week. An implement that every farmer requires in these days of forced farm cultivation is a drill. Messrs. Young and Co. hold the sole agency for the Pennsylvania grain and fertiliser drills. This implement is strong and simple in construction, and does splendid work. There are no g a r-wheels to worry the farmer, the seed gauge being operated by a slide that is adjustable to any size at a moment's notice. Other useful implements stocked by the ilrm are the Storrie turnip and mangold ridger, turnip and mangold thinner, mowers, hoes and, in' fact, almost every kind of machinery required on an up-to-date farm. Mr. .T. Young, the head of the firm, is in charge of the exhibit.

EXHIBITION ONLY. The Society's certificate of merit was awarded to the following articles, which were entered for exhibition only:—H. (Appen, rosebowl and copper bucket; E. J. Ellerm, stuffed birds; Noel Elerm, Mangorei, tree tomato; .Mi ,s K. Ji. [Ja;. table centre; Mrs. T. llood, prepr. ior paint, etc.; .Mrs, Yv. Monk, New Plymouth, African konfyt in syrup and crystallised konfyt; Miss D. Charteris, Eitzroy, paintings in oil, paste), sepia; Mrs. W. Gibson, Hawera, crocheted antimacassar; ,7. R. Main, Westovvn, model boat; Mrs. Babbler, New Plymouth; I. Matthews, New Plymouth, post-card album; 11. Stafford White, New Plymouth, knitted quilt; Mrs, 11. Loveridge, Hurford lload; Cyril H. Marlow, Waitara, pen and ink sketch; Miss Ingley, Fitzroy, crayon pictures; H. Rowe, New Plymouth; Miss Tozer, Mangorei, traycloth; Pearl Greenway, Tarurutangi; K. Mace, Omata; Mrs. S. Rundle, Bell Block; Mrs. T. A. Worthington, paintings; Miss Fabian, oil paintings; Mrs. Williams, New Plymouth; Miss F. Ham-. erton, Inglewood; Mrs. J. M. Jenkinson, oil paintings. TARURUTANGI SCHOOL. Victor Ilurlstone, drawing; Ronald Nitz, drawing; Eileen Nitz, button-holes; Milly Street, pin-cushion; Winnie Rogers, handkerchief; Miss Rosa Polaschek, Tenerifl'e lace table-cover, Mt. Melick carving cloth, and point lace tray-cloth.

CERTIFICATES OF MERIT. The following, who had displays at the show, were also awarded certificates of merit:—Harry Cole, Veale road, collection apples; Jas. Wilson, Inglewood. gig: Mrs. Goldwater. gold wirework, etc.: Duncan and Davies, nursery display; L. Hoffmann, British and Continental Piano Company; F. M. Porritt, Mehring foot-power milking machine; ' J, Walker, fancy trees and birds; Singer Sewing machine; Collier and Co., pianos; Red Post, furniture display; Von Lubbe, piano and'music display; Cook and Lister, saddlery; W. Boulton, phonographs, etc.; E. Bishop, fancy goods; Sydney P. Hart, glassware and plated goods; N. King, produce; George and Johnston, motor-cars and accessories; Morshead ] Nursery Co.; G. Cutler, nursery and fruit; Hall and Worthington, concrete post-making machine; Reid Milking Machine; Hawkins and Smith, Darton teas; M. L. Holah, motor-cars and accessories; Emery and Co., motor cycles; Pike and Waters, cordials; J. Riddles, cabinet- < making working display; E. Griffiths, produce; W. Jenkins and Co., one rubber tyred Taranaki gig,"'one Farmers' Favorite gig, one Dominion Gradley gig, one Bunyip Forest stumper; New Plymouth Gaol, exhibit prisoners' work; R. Davies, native trees; McLeod and Slade, Ltd., working printing machines; Neilson, Omata Cheese Factory; Hayden and Maunder, educations!; New Plymouth Sash and Door Factory, waterwheel; Dresden Piano Company; W, Beadle, wood-turning lathe working; G. Brash, separators; J.P. Hardware Company. cooking; Honnor and Clark, one varnished natural wood New Plymouth gig. with solid rubber tyres; E. Mason; Vacuum Washing Machine; Mrs. Cobham, Indian lace work.

POULTRY. (Judge: Mr. Tattersall, Epsom, Auckland. Committee. .Messrs W. Scott, F. C. Boulton, E. S. Allen, X. Allen, F. Jones, H. Tiplady). Game, Duclaving, hen or pullet—W. Boulton 1. Game, old English, cock —A. Lister 1,1 C. Colson (Bell Block) 2. Game, old English, hen—A. Lister 1, C. i Colson 2. i Orpington, black, single comb, cock — W. Scott 1. Orpington, black, hen—W. Scott 1 and 2, S. Teed 3. Orpington, black, coc!:nrei—W. Scott 1, 2 and 3. Orpington, black, pullet —W. Scott 1 and 2, B. T. Booker (Okato) 3. Plymouth Rock, barred, heij—S. Olliver (Sentry Hill) 1 and 2. ■Plymouth Rock, white, cock—G. 0. Bennett (Inglewood) 1. Plymouth Rock, white, hen—G. 0. Bennett 1 and 2. Plymouth Rock, white, cockerel—E. Griffiths 1 and 3, T. W. Rolson 2 and h.c., E. T. B. Worthy (rtawera) v.h.c, Plymouth Rock, white, pullet—E. urnfiths 1 and v.h.c., E. T. B. Worthy 2 and 3, T. W. Rolston h.c. Wyandotte, golden, cock—W. Hall (Lepperton) 1, W. Dunn imd Sons (Pukekohe) 2, 11. E. Cudby (W.titara) 3 and V-h.c. Wyandotte, golden, hen —W. Hall 1, H. E. Cudby 2. Wyandotte, golden, cockerel—W. Dunn and Sons 1, H. E. Cudby 2, B. Murgatroyd (Waitara) 3. 'Wyandotte, golden, pullet—H. E Cudby 1, 2 and 3. Wyandotte, silver, cock—C. R. K. Gumming (Hawera) 1, C. Malcolm (Opunake) 2. Wyandotte, silver, hen—C. Malcolm 1, W. Dunn and Sons 2. Wyandotte, silver, cockerel—L. H. Leece 1, W. Dunn and Sons 2. Wyandotte, silver, pullet—W. Dunn and Sons 1, C. Malcolm 2, C. R. K. Gumming 3 and v.h.c. Wyandotte, partridge, cock—J. lE. Dunn 1, W. Dunn and Sons 2. Wyandotte, partridge, hen—W. Dunn and Sons 1, J. 11. Dunn 2 and 3, W. Hall v.h.c. Wyandotte, partridge, cockerel—J. H. Dunn 1, W. Dunn and Sons 2. I Wyandotte, partridge, pullet—W. Dunn and Sons I, G. R. Bruce 2, W. Hall 3. j Houdan, hen or pullet—Don Stewart (Xormanby) 1. Leghorn, white, single comb, cock —H. E. Cudby 1 and 2. Leghorn, white, hen—H. E. Cudby 1, 2 and 3. Leghorn, white, cockerel—J. 11. Dunn I, IT. E. Cudby 2, 3 and v.h.c., Don Stewart h.c. Leghorn, white, pullet—Eric Allen 1, Norman Wells 2, W. Jenkinson 8. Leghorns, brown, single comb, hen—C. F. Boulton, 1, 2 and v.h.c., G. R. Bruce 3 and h.c. Leghorn, brown, cock—C. P. Boulton 1, E. Westwood (Bell Block) 2, E. S. Allen 3. Leghorn, brown, cockerel —C. F. Boulton 1, Don Stewart 2, E. Allen 3, J. H. Shepphard v.h.c. Leghorn, brown, pullet—C. F. Boulton

I and 2, G. 0. Bennett 3, Lewis Sutherland (Inglewuod) v.h.c., W. A. Jury h.e. Leghorn, black, single comb, cockerel — E. Jones (Stratford) 1. Leghorn, white, American type, cock— E. T. B. Worthy I and 2, 11. E. Cudby 3. Leghorn, white, American type, hen — W. Scott 1 and 3, E. T. B. Worthy 2. Leghorn, white, American type, cockerel —G. Pott 1, E. T. B. Worthy 2, H. E. Cudby 3, Don Stewart v.h.c., W. Scott li.c. Leghorn, white, American type, pullet —H E. Cudby 1, E. T. 38. Worthy 2, 3 and v.h.c. Leghorn, brown, American type, cock— C. F. Boulton 1. Leghorn, brown, American type, hen— - C. F. Boulton 1 and 2. Leghorn, brown, American type, cockerel —Don Stewart 1, J. H. Shepphard 2, 0. F. Boulton 3. Leghorn, brown, American type, pullet —C. F. Boulton 1, J. Eva 2 and 3. Minorca, black, cockerel —Healy Bros. (Stratford) 1, Eric Alien 2, J. W. Morrison (Waitara) 3, Mrs. J. Crozier v.h.c. ■Minorca, black, pullet—Healy Bros. 1. Andalusian, cock—W. Hall (Lepperton) 1. Andalusian, hen —W. Hall 1. Andalusian, cockerel —W. Hall 1. Andalusian, pullet—R. J. Sampson |Waitara) 1. W. Hall 2. Hamburg, black, cock—W. Hall 1. Hamburg, spangled, cock—W. Hall 1. Hamburg, spangled, hen—W. Hall 1. Hamburg, golden pencilled, cock—R. J. Sampson (Waitara) 1, W. Hall 2. Hamburg, golden pencilled, hen—l?. J. Sampson 1, W. Hall 2. Hamburg, golden pencilled, pullet—B. J. Sampson 1, 2 and 3. Best trio, heavy breed —E. T. B. Worthy 1, S. Brooks 2. Best trio, light breed—C. F. Boulton 1, E. T. B. Worthy 2, J. H. Shepphard 3, G. R. Bruce v.h.c. Utility, any breed, white, clean leg, cock or cockerel.—E. T. B. Worthy 1, lien or pullet, E. T. 'B. Worthy 1 and 2, W. Scott 3. Colored cock or cockerel, W. Scott 1. J. 11. Shepphard 2, C. F. Boulton 3; hen or pullet, C. F. Boulton. 1, D. Newsam 2, W, H. Leece 3. Layers, any pure breed (judged for egg production only), heavy breed, hen— S. Teed 1, D. Newsam 2, J. Gotlieb Roch 3; pullet, E. T. B. Worthy .1 and 2, Walter 'Scott 3. Light breed, hen, E. T. j B. Worthy 1. C. F. Boulton 2, W. Scott I 3; pullet, E. S. Allen 1, E. T. B. Worthy J 2 and v.h.c., J. Gotlieb Roch 3. ]

BANTAMS. NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. Bantams, game.—Edward James. Bantams, any other variety.—J. Walker, pile or duckwing, cock or cockerel; Sebright, cock or cockerel, J. Walker, Black, red game, cock or cockerel.— E. James, 1 and champion; lien or pullet, J. Walker, 1, 2, and 3. Pile or duckwing, cock or cockerel J. Walker 1 and champion, 2 and 3; hen or pullet, J. Walker, 1, 2, and 3. Black, rose comb, cock or cockerel.— J. Walker 1 and 2, E. James 3, B. Linn v.h.c.; hen or pullet, E. James 1, Erie Allen 2; J. Walker 3. White, rose comb, cock or cockerel.— T. Hook 1,

Sebright cock or cockerel.—J. Walker 1 and champion; hen or pullet, J. Walker 1, 2, and 3. Pekin, buff cock.—A. T. Moore 1, E. James 2 and 1 v.'h.c., J. Walker 3; hen, E. James 1 and 3, Mrs. N. Allen 2; cockerel, Mrs. N. Allen 1; pullet, Mrs. IS. S. Allen 1, E. James 2, J. Walker 3. Any other variety bantam, cock or cockerel. —J. Walker I; hen or pullet, J. Walker 1, W. Gush (Fitwoy) 2. Best trio, clean legged.—J. Walker 1, Elliot I-lanvbling 2. Best trio, feather legged.—J. Walker 1, F. A, Jamee 2, Molly Fairfax Cholmeley 3. DUCKS. Rover, duck, under 12 months.—Mrs. E. S. Allen 1. Pekin, over 12 months, drake. —Henry McGahey 1, S. Olliver (Sentry Hill) 2; duck, H. McGahey 1, S. Olliver 2. Indian Runner, over 12 months, drake. —A. Lister 1; under 12 months, G. Pott 1. A. Lister 2; dufck, G. Pott 1, H. McGahey 2. Buff Orpington, drake, any age.—A. Bruce 1. Muscovy, drake, any age.—A. N. Morev 1, T. Hook 2; duck, A. N. Morey 1, T. Hook 2. Anv other variety, drake, any age. -S. King 1; duck, S. Iving 1, Best trio, heavy breed.—C. Colson 1, T. Hook 2.

MISCELLANEOUS. Guinea fowl, any age, cock.—C. Colson I, J. H. Frethey 2; hen, C. Colson 1, J. H. Frethey 2. SELLING CLASSES (20s). Any variety heavy breed, cock or cockerel. —W. Scott 1, E. Griffiths 2; hen or pullet, E. Griffiths 1. Light breed, cock or cockerel.—C. F. Boulton 1; hen or pullet. C. F. Boulton I.

SELLING CLASSES (10s). Any variety heavy breed, cock or cockerel,—E. Griffiths 1; hen or pullet. E. Griffiths 1. Light breed, cock or cockerel. —C. F. Boulton 1; lien or pullet, C. F. Boulton 1. TRIOS. Any variety, heavy, for breeding.—E. Griffiths 1; light, E. S. Allen 1, E. Westwood (Bell Block) 2. Best trio for laying purposes, any variety, heavy.—Mrs. J. F. Roch 1; light, C. F. Boulton 1. , EGGS. (To be judged by -weight.) Best dozen fowls', white.—C. F. Boulton 1, Mrs. P. C. McCormick (Tataramaikia) 2, W. Scott 3; colored, W. Scott 1, Mrs. J. F. Roch 2. Best dozen ducks—E. S. Allen 1, Mrs. P. C. McCormick 2. DRESSED POULTRY. (Judged as table, birds.) Best pair fowls.—A. S. Frost 1; best pair ducks, G. Pott 1. PIGEONS (Judge: Mr. Mason, Auckland). Dragoon, any color, cock —J. Walker (Auckland) l;'hen, J. Walker 1. Pouter, any color, cock—W. C. Bransgrove 1. Owl, African, any color, cock—J. Walker 1; hen, J. Walker 1. Turbits, any color, cock —J. Walker 1. Magpies, black, cock—J. Walker 1 and 2, W. C. Bransgrove 3; hen, J. Walker 1 and 3, W. C. Bransgrove 2. Red, cock, W. C. Bransgrove 1; hen, W. C. Bransgrove 1. Nuns, any color, cock—S. Brooks 1, W. C. Bransgrove 2; hen, S. Brooks 1. Under 12 months, cock, S. Brooks 1; hen, I S. Brooks 1. i Jacobin, any color, cock—J. Walker 1; hen, J. Walker 1. Tumbler, short-faced, any color, clean legged, cock —J. Walker 1; hen, J. Walker 1. Long-faced, cock, W. C. Bransgrove 1, J. Walker 2; hen, J. Walker 1, W. C. Bransgrove 2. Black, featherlegged, cock, S. Brooks 1; hen, W. C. Bransgrove 1, S. Brooks 2. Any other color, feather-legged, cock, S. Brooks 1 and 3, W. C. Bransgrove 2; hen, S. Brooks 1 and 2. Any other color, fea-ther-legged, under 12 monthß, cock, S. Brooks 1 and 2; hen, S. Brooks 1. Fantail, white, cock —J. Walker 1 and

3, W. 0. Bransgrove 2; hen, J. Walker 1 and 3, Irene 'Frethey i. White, undt'V 12 months, cock, Irene Frethey 1; hen, Irene Frethey 1. Any other color, cock. J. Walker 1; lien, J. Walker 1. Teams, any variety, fancy, three birds, any sex—S. Brooks 1 and 2.

SELLING CLASSES (Fancy); Any variety, any age, cock—J. Walker 1; hen, J. Walker 1. Any other variety, any age, cock, J. Walker 1; hen, J. Walker 1. WORKING HOMERS. Blue, any age, cock—H. J. Moverley 1, W. Boulton 2, W. Kisby 3; hen, H. J. Moverley 1, W. Roch 2, W. C. Bransgrove 3. Blue, rung 1911-12, cock—H. J. Mover- [ ley 1, W. Boulton 2; hen, W. Boulton 1, I H. J. Moverley 2. Blue or black chequer, any age, cock— Wm. Shirley 1, H. J. Moverley 2 and 3, W. C. Bransgrove v.h.c.; hen, V. H. Beal 1, F. R. Davy 2, W. C. Bransgrove 3, W. Kisby and 13. J. Moverley v.h.c. Rung 1011-1012, cock, F. A. James ], F. R. Davy 2; hen, D. Murphy 1, 11. J. Moverley 2. Red or rod cheque]'; any age, cock—ll. J. Moverley 1, H. L. Esau (Wanganui) 2, S. Lovell 3, F. A. James v.h.c.; hen, 11. J. Moverley 1, D. Murphy 2, S. Lovell 3, W. Heals v.h.c. Rung 1911-12, cock, H. J. i Moverley 1, W. Roch 2. F. R. James 3; I hen, W. Boulton 1. W. Kisby 2. j Any other color, any age, cock—W. G. | Bransgrove 1, F. A. James 2, H. J. Moverley 3, F. R. Davy v.h.c.; hen, 11. J. Moverley 1, F. A. James 2. Rung 191112, cock, W. Boulton 1, D. Murphy 2; hen, V. H. Beal 1. DISTANCE CLASSES. Certified to have flown following distances:— 100 miles or over, cock—W. C. Bransgrove 1, W. Boulton 2, R. Farmer 3, H. J. Moverley v.h.c.; hen, H. J. Moverley 1, W. C. Bransgrove 2, W. Boulton 3. 150 miles or over, cock—W. Boulton 1, H. J. Moverley 2, W. C. Bransgrove $; hen, W, Boulton 1, H. J. Moverley 2. 200 miles or over, cock—ll. J. Moverley 1, W. Boulton 2; hen, H. J. ,Jloverley 1, W. Boulton 2. , 300 miles or over, cock—ll. J. Moverley 1, W. Boulton 2; hen, W. Boulton 1. 400 miles or over, cock—ll. J. Mover- j ley 1, W. Boulton 2; hen, H. J. Moverley | 1, W. Boulton 2. ) 500 miles or over, cock—ll. J. Moverley 1, W. 'Boulton 2, W. Roch 3, S. Lovell v.h.c.; hen, W. Boulton 1, H. J. Moverley 2. Teams, three birds, any age or sex—F. A. James 1, H. J. Moverley 2, W. Boulton 3.

CANARIES. Norwich, clear yellow.—S. Brooks 1. Norwich, clear buff—S. Brooks 1, M. Zemba 2. Norwich buff, ticked, marked, or variegated— S. Brooks 1. Norwich, crest head, yellow plain head. —S. Brooks 1. Norwich, crest head, variegated, plain head.—M. Zemba 1, S. Brooks 2. Yorkshire, clear yellow.—F. Goodacre Yorkshire, clear buff.—F. Goodacre 1. OTHER CAGE BIRDS. Parrot, any variety Holah (Rosalia parrot) 1, W. Jenkinson 2. A_ny other variety, British, foreign, or native bird.—Miss Fabian/ (parrot) 1. Pair doves.—Hylda Fairfax Cholmeley 1, Molly Fairfax Cholmeley 2, CHILDREN'S PETS. BIRDS. Best Bantam cock.—Grav Sutherland (Inglewood) I, Frankleigh Allen 2, Norman Parker (Smart Road) 3, Re<r Allen v,h.c. " Best Bantam hen.—Keith Allen 1, Norman Parker 2, Eva Parker 3. Best Homer pigeon.—Bad,en H. Moverley 1, Clarice R. Moverley 2, W. C. Bransgrove 3, A. W. Moverlev v.h.c. Best Fancy pigeon.—Darcy ' Broom 1 and 2, W. C. Bransgrove 3, A. W. Moverley v.h.c.

DOGS AND CATS. (Judge, Mr. A. T. Moore.) Spaniel dog.—Kathleen Hood 1. Irish terrier.—W. C. Bransgrove 1. Any other variety dog—Merr Rand 1, E. Roch 2, Miss G. Hawker 3, 11. Coulthard v.h.c. Best Tabby oat.—Ruby Allen 1. Any other variety cat.--01ga Wallaeh 1, Edna Herbert 2, Jackie Roberts 3. Miscellaneous pets—Bert Jury (white rabbits) 1, Rona Benbow 2, Ona Jury (guinea pigs) 3, Darcy Broome (white Angora rabbit) v.h.c. ADULTS. Best black or white cat.—S. Brooks 1, D. Newsam 2. Best tabby or tortoiseshell.—Moana Fairfax Cholmeley ]. Best any other variety.—lT. Stonex (Rahotu) 1, E. M. Murley 2. Most evenly . marked—A. E. Orudis (Omata) 1, A. Lister 2. ADDITIONAL AWARDS The following are the additional awards since Wednesday:— ROOT CROPS. Mangel-wurzel, two heaviest—W. Rowe (Fitzroy), 52y 2 lbs, 1; 491bs, 2; A. Standish, 30y 2 lbs, 3. Field roots, any other variety—W. J. Anendel (Patea) 1 and special, J. T. Hughes (Tariki) 2. Turnips, heaviest—A. Marsh (281bs) 1, H. Sampson (271bs) 2, G. V. Tate (261'bs) 3. PHOTOGRAPHY 'FOR AMATEURS. (Judge: Mr. Collis. Steward: Mr. R. Cornwall). Landscape, farm, station or bush life— W. Castle 1, A. Boon 2. Seascape and marine—A. Boon 1, F. Wheeler (Tnglewood) 2, T. W. Ward (Ingle wood) 3. Still life—F. Wheeler 1, T. W. Ward fl. Comic—T. W. Ward 1. Best collection of four photographs— Gordon Salt 1. CHILDREN'S CLASSES. Most useful article made exclusively by boy under 10 years—A. llellier (Lepperton) 1, Stanley Grayling 2.

TECHNICAL AND PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSES. Three models, to sliow notched halving, mortice and tenon bridle joint—L. Boswell (New Plymouth Technical School) 1.