DOMINION SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 July 1917, Page 6

DOMINION SHOW.

DOGS AND CATS. There was again a good attendance at the Hawera Winter Sliow yesterday, tlie fourth day, and even those 'who had been present on previous occasions still found much to interest them in the various halls. The general opinion is that the show easily excels all previous shows from the point of view of merit and diversity of exhibits. The ladies in charge of the Y.M.C.A. stall reported pood business, as did those in charge of the Red Cross refreshment tent. The dogs were judged yesterday, but, owing to some dogs competing in the trials, the task was not completed early. Results:— English setters, dogs, N.Z. bred: M. J. Goodson 1. Open: M. J. Goodson 1. Bitches, N.Z. bred: M. J. Goodson 1. Open: M. J. Goodson 1. Irish setters, dogs, maiden: B. C. Gibson (Normanby) 1. Novice: F. Radford (Okaiawa) '], B. C. Gibson 2. Puppy: B. C. Gibson 1. Ndw> Zealand (bred: P. Corrigan (Kafcaramea) 1, W. Minhinniek 2, F. Radford 3, B. C. Bennett v.h.c. Limit: W". Minhinniek 1. F. Radford 2. Open: P. Corrigan. W. Minhinniek 1, F. Radford 2, B. C. Bennett 3. Bitches, N.Z. bred: B. C. Bennett 1. Open: B. C. Bennett 1 and special. Brace, any sex: B. C. Bennett 1. 'Brace, any variety: B. C. Bennett 1. Retrievers, curly coated.—Dogs, maiden, novice, and puppy: F. C. Barker 2. Open: Captain Tinney (!Patea) 1. Bitches, maiden novice, N.Z. ibred, limit: T. A. Lundberg (Ararata) 1 and 2. Open: Captain Tinney 1, T. A. Lundberg 2. Brace, any sex: Captain Tinney 1. Bull Dogs.—Maiden and puppy: J. Pelham (Inglewood) 1. N.Z. bred and open: C. K. Seabright (Inglewood) 1. Bitches, N.Z. bred, limit, and open: Ben. McKnight (New Plymouth) 1 and special. •Spaniels, Cocker, Mack.—Maiden, puppy. N.Z. >brcd, limit and open: Stewart and Landsperg (Normanby) 1. Novice: Stewart and Landsperg 1, Miss Power 2. Bitches, open: Stewart and Landsperg 1. Brace: Stewart and Landsperg 1. (Fox Terriers, smooth. —Dogs, maiden and puppy: W. F. Pcllett (Stratford) 1. N.Z. bred, open, and limit: F. Foley (Stratford) 1 and special, J. Ogilvie (Wanganui) 2. Bitches, maiden and puppy: W*. F. Pellett 1. brace: W. F. Pellett 1. Wire-haired, dogs, NZ. bred, limit, and open: D. R. Jones (Wanganui) 1 and special. Irish Terriers.—Dogs, N.Z. bred and open: J. A. Duffill 1. Airedale Terriers.—Dogs, N.Z. bred, limit and open: J. Mynott 1. Pugs, fawn.—Dogs, N.Z. bred, limit and open: G. Nightingale (Inglewood)'l. Children's class.—Any variety dog or bitch, under 241b: O. Stewart, junr. (Normanby) 1, Sybil Washer 2. CATS. Tabby, silver.—Male: Mifl3 L. Douglas I. Feniale: Miss M. Moore 1, Mrs. L. 0. Hooker 2 and 3. Brown, male: Miss L. Douglas 1. Female, Mrs. L. 0. Hooker 1. Persian.—Bine, male: C. Koch (New Plymouth) 1. Female: C. Roeh 1. Any other varietv, male: Miss MePherson 1, Mrs. L. 0. Hooker 2. Female: Miss L. Douglas 1. Common Cat, any variety.—Male: ' Willie Gould 1. Miss Arthur 2, Miss ' Xorah Adams 3. .largest and heaviest, open.—Mrs. I Harcourt (Normanbv) 1. 1 Neuter Cat.—C. Rocii 1, Mrs. P. M. I Harrison 2. Children's class.—Miss L. Douglas 1, j. oackson 2, Miss Kathleen Frank S. DOG TRIALS. There was a good attendance at the Egmont showgrounds to witness the dog trials and horse jumping competitions. There was keen competition throughout, the trials causing considerable interest, the work being particularly good. In the dog trials the principal officials were:—Judge, Mr. J. Scott; timekeeper, Mr. Hicks; dog steward, Mr. J. B. Robinson; secretary, Mr. G. H. Stringer; Mr. J. R. Corrigan provided the sheep. Mr. A. Mitchell judged the horsejumping, and Mr. J. K. Corrigan the ponies. Results: — Heading, bringing back, driving through two sets of hurdles, and yard: J. R. Corrigan'.s Marvel S3; P. H. Tooker's Chum jr., 52; J. R. Corrigan*s Tain, 51. Heading, driving and yarding, with two dogs: J. R. Corrigan's Marvel and Tam. .Ill: P. H. Tocker's Chum and Clmm jr., 502; W. Struthers' Speed and Bob, 443. •LEAPING COMPETITIONS. Maiden leaping: W. Cleavc's Oppossum 1, B. Hawke's Narbury 2, J. Priestley's 3. Pony leaping: C. IPaterson's Flora 1, J ])! .Mitchell's Princess 2, Daisie Bauchop's Shamrock 3. Open leaping: D. Crocker's Tarpot 1, J. Blair's Captain Starlight 2, C. Paterson's Cobweb 3. ' VISITORS ENTERTAINED. On 'Wednesday evening, after the show closed, Mr. R. W. Dalton (British Trade Commissioner) and the exhibitors were the guests of the show committee at a smoke concert, held in Mrs. Higgs' tea rooms. Mr. D. J. Goodwin presided over an attendance of about 200. After the usual loyal toast had been enthusiastically honored, "The Navy an* Army" was proposed by Mr. Morrin, and responded to by Colonel Pringle, of the • Second Wellington Mounted Rifles. Mr. M. J. Lynskey, president of tht Hawera Chamber of Commerce, in proposing "The British Board of Trade," expressed the opinion that the commercia\ community of New Zealand greatly appreciated tin' work done by the board in organising the display, and trusted that after the war we would trade solely with British firms. Ho paid a high tribute to Mr. Dalton, who had been very courteous ami had shown himself a great master of detail, and possessed ideal qualifications for the responsible position he occupied. Already he had considerably advanced the interests of the Board of Trade in this country, and when he returned to England would possess knowledge that would enable him to advance it rtill furtl«er. Mr. R .\V. Dalton. who was enthusiastically greeted, said that the Board of Trade comprised some 8000 individuals, with ramifications throughout the world, whoso sole object was to promulgate British trade all over the world. If they feared that Britain was going to lose trade, the enthusiasm of these SOW) men should be sufficient assurance that after the war we were going to regain the trade we were losing at present. On his arrival he had been struck with the patriotism of the New ZcaUnder u evidenced throughout the tti

patriotism wont into the business men's pockets, as it did in New Zealand, how far did it go into their hearts? So long as New Zealand and the Mother Country existed, just so long would New Zealand's heart beat with that of the -Mother Country for the good of the Em. pire. His position hero was an easy one, because wherever he went all were pleased to see him, and everyone was desirous of buying British goods if he could place before them goods that they could buy, and that was his mission at the Hawera Show. He felt sure that if goods of British manufacture were shown in New Zealand, the people need not buy one article outside the United Kingdom, e.vcept what they were able to ftiamifacture themselves". Since the beginning of the war. the Board of Trade had burst out in different directions, and one aim was to see that when the war was over the British manufacturer did not suffer for his patriotism in supplying the needs of the army and navy. instead of considering his private trade. for he could assure them that the British manufacturer was losing money by doing so, as he knew personally that they could have obtained higher prices from private trade than they had obtained, or were ever likely to obtain, from the Government. Furthermore, in supplying the Government, they wer» supplying a present-day customer, who would not be a customer when the war was over, and they took the risk of losing customers. They were doing tin's because they believed it was their duty to set aside all considerations of personal profit and assist the Government to bring the war to an end. It was, tlierefore, the duty of the Government to see that the British manufacturers did not lose, after the war was over, on account of their patriotism. Merchants could not now be blamed for buying goods elsewhere that were unobtainable in the British Empire, but when the war was over It would be the duty of the British Board of Trade to induce business men to return to the manufacturers who had stood to them for the past 50 or (iO years. All the British manufacturer would ask was a fair field and fair competition. Under these conditions the speaker knew that no manufacturers in the world would be able to compete with them. "The Exhibitors" was proposed by the president and responded to by Messrs Ashton (Newton King) and Pickering (Farmers Co-operative Organisation Society). Mr. R. W. Dalton, in proposing "The Dominion Show," considered that the show was bound to be one of the biggest, if not the biggest, in the Dominion, and was going to play a big part in making Hawera one of the most important towns in the Dominion. He paid a high tribute to the work done by Messrs Goodwin and Corrigan (directors) in connection with the show during the past eight years, and on behalf of the exhibitors in the British Trade section, he publicly thanked them for the assistance rendered. He also publicly thanked Mr. Hooker, the show manager. No one but the speaker knew what Mr. Hooker had done to make the exhibition the success it was. Mr. D. J. Goodwin, in reply, outlined the progress of the show since its inauguration in 1010 with 20,000 feet of space. It had twice been extended, and further enlargements were contemplated. Mr. J. R. Corrigan also replied. "The Judges" was proposed by Mr. K. C. Barleyman, and responded to by Mr. Daere. Mr. F. G. Kimbell proposed the secretary and manager in eulogistic terms. Mr L. O. Hooker, in reply, stated thai the show had set a high standard, which the exhibitors had more than maintained. The success of the show was due to the exhibitors and officials working in harmony. Mr. Lennon also replied. "Kindred Societies" was proposed by Mr. Lynskey and responded to by Mr. Paul, secretary of the Waikato Winter Show; and "The Hostess" by Mr. Kimhell was responded to by Sergeant-Major Hesp. "The Chairman" was proposed by Mr. R. W. Dalton in a felicitous speech. An excellent programme of diversified items was given, the following contributing: Messrs Jones, AVebster, Mnrrcll. Gormley, Whitehorn, R. Ure, P. Eddie. Jones, Jainieson, Rasey and SergeantMajor Basham. Messrs Nepham, Jones and Page played the accompaniments. The Awapuni Pipe Band also gave some fine selections.