TEMUKA HORSE PARADE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1016, 12 October 1882, Page 3

TEMUKA HORSE PARADE.

The annual parade of entire horses was held under the auspices of the Temuka and Geraldine Agricultural and Pastoral Association in a paddock near the Star Hotel, last Tuesday. There were sixteen horses entered and the parade would hare been a great success but that the attendance was. very j small. This no doubt was due to the fact ! of the Timaru parade having been held on the previous Saturday, and that most of the farmers had already seen the horses. If the local Association had held the parade a week before, or at any rate some days before the Timaru one, there is no doubt that the attendance would have been much larger, and that the whole affair would have been more successful ; but they did not do so, and the result was that the interest was taken out of it by the Timaru parade. We trust the local Association will bear this in mind next year. Let them remember that so long as they are contented with playing second fiddle to Timaru they will remain playing it, but if they strike out a bold line of conduct for themselves and never bother about any other place success will follow. There is no reason why this should not be the leading parade. Of all the horses shown in Timaru this year 12 of them were owned by people in this district,.and 20 of them are travelling in this district. Why then should not the Temuka parade be an important one ? There is do reason that it should not, and if the local Association only hold their parade before the Timaru one henceforth, there is no doubt that it will be more successful. But if they wait until the interest taken in the affair has ceased, failure must inevitably follow. DRAUGHT HORSES. The were five entered in this class. Governor. This horse has come from Christchurch, and belongs to Mr James Torrens. He is a rich bay' horse, rising eight years, and standing 16£ hands. He was bred in East Taieri and is by Emperor out of Polly, both well known in Otago as first

prize takers. The Governor lias taken first prize as colonial bred, and second prize against imported horses at Rangiora. He is certainly a remarkably fine horse, with magnificent legs, good action, and good points all over. He seems, besides very intelligent, docile, and extremely good tempered. He will travel this season in the Temuka, Winchester, Waitohi, Pleasant Point, Kakahu, and Lereis Plains districts. Lord Loftus. This was the first appearance of Lord Loftus thisyear, behaving been, h'sowner, Mr S. McCullough, informed us, hard at work ploughing. He certainly looks as if he had done some hard work, and is not, therefore, in show condition, but, no doubt, he will net be long in putting on a little flesh, which is all that is nccess t ary to make a good-looking horse of him. Lord Loftus is will known in the district as an excellent worker, and a good tempered and useful horse. Ho works hard eight months of the year. Other Horses. The other horses were Lord Cnstlereagh, Young Wellington, and Chance, which were dealt with in our last issue. THOROUGHBREDS. There were seven thoroughbreds entered and all of them showed up. These included Daniel O’Rourke, Tangier, Hun t nington, Yingt-et-une, Talisman, and Discretion, all of which were shown in Timaru, Parnell "Was the only new horse paraded. He belongs to Messrs Shaw.and Kelman, of Geraldine, and is a pretty chestnut, showing the breed of his sire, Cassivalaunus, all over, He ought to throw good stock, CARRIAGE HORSE. Squatter Was the only carriage horse entered, but the class was well represented by him. He belongs to Mr J. Worthington, of Pleasant Point, and will travel this season in the surrounding districts. He U a dark chestnut and, strongly made, with good action. He is sire to first cUss carriage horses which have won first prizes in Timaru, and ought to meet with good demand this season, TROTTING HORSES The Yankee trotters, of which there was a pair, were the sensation. After the parade Mr Bourn, junr., harnessed up Blackwood Abdallah, and gave (he Temuka people an idea of what he could do by driving him up and down the street a couple of times. Every one admitted that he was a grand traveller, and another feature in him is that he is as good tempered and quiet as a lamb, which was shown by the way he was handled in the stable. This is a quality which is not often met with in high spirited horses. He was imported by Mr Wilkin all the way from Kentucky, and has some of the best blood in America in his veins. He is certainly a very desirable sire. PONIES. The Duke of Edinburgh Looked as pretty as ever and was the only pony shown.