AGRICULTURAL SHOWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 232, 19 February 1913, Page 5

AGRICULTURAL SHOWS.

THE MASTERTON Fl-NOTION. By Telegraph—Press Association. Masterton, Last Night. The Masterton Show opened to-day in glorious weather. There was a large attendance and the stock exhibits were equal to the best in the Dominion, Fat cattle formed a feature, and the judge; expressed the opinion that they were tire best south of the Line. There was also a very fine exhibition of .sheep. Championship results:—Lincolns—ram. W. Perry; ewe, A. C. Anderson. English Leicester*— —ram, S. R. Lancaster; "ewe, S. R. Lancaster. Border Leieesters—ram and ewe, J. Douthaite. Romney-Marsh —ram, Gray Bros.; ewes, W. Perry. Southdowns—ram, A. J. Stonewigg; ewe.Nelson Bros. Shropsh ires—ram. W. 1 Rayner; ewe, W. Rayner. In the farm- i ers' classes honors were divided between > Shaw and Son and McKenzie Bros. Tn ': the freezing classes McKenzie Bros., J. .' Strang, W. H. Beetham, W. Perry, W. ] Howard, Booth, H. McKenzie, and Sir W. C. Buchanan,divided honors. Other awards were as'follow:—Cattle—pure- ' bred Shorthorn Championship bull. Sir W. C. Buchanan; cow, W. T. Williams, i Grade Shorthorn Bull—J. McLeod; cow. J. Ruska. Herefords Shorthorn bull— Estate of the late H. James. Ayrshire* ' —bull, Milton Bros.; cow, R. C. Fowler. Polled Angus bull and cow, F. Armstrong. Jerseys—bull, T .Eagle, junr.; reserve champion. W. H., and H. e! Booth; cows. S .G. Lancaster. Holstein-Freisian bull , and cow, W. I. Lovelock. Competitions —Maiden Jumping, G. Short's Dini<nihi. ]; G. Short's Scout B, 2; T. Westmoreland's Minola, 3. Maiden Jumping—P. " Drummond's Kowhai, 1; C. H. Blundell's Pat. 2; G. Short's Bonnie, 3.

The weather prospects for People's Day are exceedingly bright, and there-is every promise of a record crowd. Tn , the dairy produce the Bunnythorpe Dairy Company took prizes for butter and the Parkdale Dairy Company for cheese.