TIMARU A. AND P. SHOW.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2274, 31 October 1891, Page 2

TIMARU A. AND P. SHOW.

In continuing our report pf the Timara A. and P. Show we have again to refer to the sheep. Considerable interest was shown in, the classes for freezing purposes. The exhibits were remarkably good, although it is to be regretted that only the large occupiers showed. The National Mortgage and Agency Company gave a prize of £o 5s for the best pen of 20 fat sheep of any breed suitable for export. For this there were four entries, three unshorn and one shorn, ; The prize was awarded to the latter, owned by Mr J. G. Testell and bred by Mr Rickman. Two others protested, on the grounds that an essential point in sheep of this kind was the value of. the fleece, and that it was not distinctly specified that the sheep were to be shown shorn. If anything it was to be imagined from the catalogue that only sheep in the wool could be entered. The protest was disallowed. The winner’s sheep, were certainly very good, but the year’s transactions of the operators in frozen meat has tended to show that the fleece has a great deal to do with the value of the sheep, especially as it must be remembered that for only some two months in the year are sheep sold solely as it were by weight. On another occasion it would certainly be well for the association to be very distinct on this point. In our last issue no special mention was made of the HORSES. These in, every class were a credit to the district. The draught horses elicited a great deal of admiration, a certain section of the visitors remaining; to criticise them all day. That popular horse Bonny Breast Knot was the centre of an admiring crowd, the Temuka contingent being especially pleased that one of Mr R. Matthews’s breed should again come to the front. Mr Austin’s enterprize in importing such a handsome horse as Craigievar was also favorably commented upon. In our last issue it should have been mentioned that he received the special prize for the best entire with three of his progeny. Mr Austin’s mares were particularly good, the Young Banker blood again coming to the fore. Mr Deßeuzy appeared in a new character this season. On previous occasions he has taken a number of prizes with his young thoroughbreds ; now he exhibited amongst , the draught stock, and ,a very compact mare, Violet, by Early Morning, was highly commended in the class for dry mares. A feature of the show the section for ; , :

OTHER HORSES. For the best thoroughbred stallion the competition was small, but the winner, Alhury, owned by Mr Rothwell, was deservedly placed first. He is a capital stamp, powerful, and well adapted for getting good cross country horses, if mated with suitable mares. He was bred by Mr E. Richardson, jun., and is by Ravenscraig out of Lottery. A yearling, his full broiher, exhibited by Mr Richardson, was also much admired and awarded a prize. In coaching horses the exhibits were very good. Old Berlin was again awarded pride of place, and Texas second. In Texas, who is by Berlin, out of Rose of Shales, Mr J. Murphy has secured a horse likely to be very popular in this district. He is a dark dappled bay, very compactly built, but with splendid action. He was bred in North Canterbury, where his dam has a very good reputation, and he is a remarkably good tempered horse. In the class for best hackney colt or filly* foaled since July 1, 1886, Haulan’s stock were well represented, and they were all of good quality. The winner, however, was by Fusilier. For yearlings there were only four entries, the winner being a remarkably nice animal by Chantilly, one of Apremont’s breed. Mr R. Davie was second with Honduras, by Berlin. For the best'roadster or hack up to list there were seven entries, and the judges had no easy task. A grey Gelding, Joker, by ' Guy Faux, was placed first and Mr E. T. Rhodes’s Sir Roger second. Joker is a grand horse, and reference to the prize list shows that he was successful also in the class' for light weight hunters. For the best roadster or hack up to 13st that handsome horse Selim was placed first, a decision which was very popular. For the heavy weight roadsters there was also good competition, a handsome, cleverlooking mare, Zseo, being awarded first honors. For the best lady’s - hack Mischief, owned by Mr James King ( and having the advantage of Miss Button in the saddle, took first prize. A full brother to Daddy Longlegs, shown by Mr Arthur Barker, was placed second. The-latter is a very breedy-looking brown horse, ■ remarkably well furnished. The harness horses were again good, and a pair of buggy horses shown by Mr J. Rutherford, and bred by Mr Wareing, were much admired. They are by Betrayer, and of a class that makes one realise the loss the district has sustained by the loss of that handsome horse. The boys’ ponies were a very mixed lot, the i only purely local exhibit being Mr Hlay hurst’s Dobbin. He was. ridden by Master Cecil Brown, and being in remarkably high fettle gave his rider some little-trouble. Mr Hayhurst also showed a bay mare, Rosie, in the class for ponies under 14 hands, and was awarded a second prize, Master Percy Perry’s pony being placed first.' As is usual the jumping competition'” excited a great deal of interest, but it was soon seen that the competition would be narrowed three or four. * Mr E. T. Rhodes’s Zseo, with Charlie Comelious up, jumped cleverly, and a popular horse, though not so well bred," was Blackbird, ridden by Mr R. Gibson. Mr Higginbotham’s Schimmel made no mistakes, but was scarcely the quality of the others. As usual Selim jumped well, but Joker’s win was a popular one in the class for best lightweight hunters. There were several other promising horses, but the crowd too much for them. Taking the horses all round they were a remarkably as well as a handsome lot, and future shows will doubtless reveal many of them to still greater advantage.

PIGS. f*' -The show of pigs this year was perhaps the" best ever seen on the ground. Almost jail the classes were well represented, but the “ observed of all observers” was a fine old boar, which was said to weigh close on half a ton. DAIRY PRODUCE. Most of this entries in this department came from this district, but the show did not strike, us as being equal to other years. Mrs M. Stack, as usual, secured most of the prizes, and after her came Mrs P. Dalton with a fair share. Mrs A. Frew was* hot quite so successful as on former occasions, when she won not only in Timaru, but at some of the metropolitan shows.

CURED AND PRESERVED MEATS. Messrs Yallender & Watt, of Temuka, topped the score in this department, winning not only all the prizes in the ham and bacon exhibits but also the v special prizes, Mrs M. Slack was also a prize taker. THE MACHINERY was also good; Space does not admit of detailed accounts of the various exhibits, but Messrs Booth & Macdonald, and ■ Reid & Gray had exhibits which, in their respective classes, could compete at any similar show in the world. The binders as usual came in for a lot of attention, and a traction engine by Aveling & Porter, and Clayton & Shuttleworth mill exhibited by Mr John Anderson, and owned by Mr William Walker, was surrounded all day by farmers and others interested in the working of a new- self-feeder, lately patented by Mr Robb. There were some capital drills, and many other appliances that must have proved particularly interesting to the large number of agriculturists present. Each section was in charge of an owner or saleman, and to all and each they were willing to impart every information. ■ PRIZES FOR MOST POINTS. The following is a list of the winners of prizes for “ points ” at the Show : President’s prize, £lO 10s, for most points in draught horses J. Austin. N. Z. Insurance Company’s £5 ss, for most points in all classes of horses —E. T. Rhodes. . Association’s prizes for points in sheep sections: Merinos, class A, £5 5s H. Hoare. Merinos, class B, £5 ss—A. M. Clark. English Leicesters, £5 ss—P. C. ‘ ; Threlkeld. Border Leicesters, £5 6s—A. JkMurdoch. Lincolns,£sss —A. M. Clark. ' Romney-Marsh, £3 3s—Levels Company. Downs,- £3 3s —A. M. Clark. Association’s prize, £6 6s for most points in Herefords —A. M. Clark. Associations prize for most points in pigS4irJ. Rowe. Association’s prize for most points in dairy produce—Mrs M. Stack, Messrs J. and T, Young’s piece of plate for most points in fresh, powdered, and salt butter —Mrs Stack. Mr Fergusson’s prize £1 Is for most points in preserved meats —Vallender and

Associotion’s cups £lO 10s and £5 5s for most points in agriculural produce— R. Kellaud 1, M. Stack 2. IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY. The following list of exhibits was crowded out of our last issue : P. Sc. D. Duncan. —1 d.f. plough, with swivel skeiths; 1 d.f. plough with new pattern mould boards ; 1 s.f. plough with new pattern mould boards; 1 d.f. swamp plough; 1 horse hoe and ridger; 1 disc harrow 18 discs 16in; 1 grubber 7 tine; 1 broadcast sower with canisters; 1 set chain yokes with trees ; 1 set 4 harrows and trees; 1 hill-side plough; 1 wool press; 1 2-row drill for turnips and manure ; 1 No. 2 C. drill 15 coulter for grain, seed and manure; 1 No. 2 D. drill, 15 coulter, for grain with manure and seed with manure ; 1 No 3 F. drill, 15 coulter for grain, peas, and beans; 1 No, 18. drill, 8 coulter, for turnip and manure ; 1 No. 4G. drill, 17 coulter, for grain only; IK. drill. (For special prize,) Andrews & Beaven—No 4 Canterbury self bagging chaff-cutter, with riddles for. tailings and dust, patent double bagger portable; No 3 Zealandia self bagging chaffcutter with riddles for tailings and dust, automatic single bagger (portable); patent simplex horse gear for four or six horses, potable on wheels, can be set down to work in 10 minutes ; H.P. Selwyn horse gear and intermediate motion; No. 2. Zealandia chaffcutter with elevator ; No. 2. comcrusher with patent feed, kibbler extra; No. 1 grass seed and grain cleaner; new improved clover thrasher, sheller and cleaner, the operation performed in the one machine. . ,

Walter A. Wood —Reaper and binder. D. Sturroek—Patent ridging plough; roller; d.f. plough ; grubber and drill. William Bain—l set 6-leaf harrows, J. C. Howard- —American jump-se«.J-buggy (imported); digging ploughs. James Philp—l Deering all steel binder with truck and sheaf carrier; one Junior Deering binder; sample lurline hemp binder twine.

John Grandi—Carriages. Duncan Mackay Patent self-acting brake. A. Thompson—A combined drill plough, manure and seed sower.

M. Donaghy—A case of binder twines, manilla, mixed, and flax. National Mortgage & A. Co., Timaru— Buckeye frameless reaper and binder; Buckeye low down reaper and binder, with bent finger bar, and simplified Appleby knotter; Buckeye light mower, with patent folding arrangement. John Anderson —Aveling & Portor 8. h.p. new improved patent double-speed agricultural locomotive engine (traction) fitted with water lifter and hose, extra large wrought iron travelling wheels, winding drum and 60 yards steel wire rope; Clayton & Shuttleworth’s improved double blast thrashing mill; Robb’s patent adjustable self-feeders.

Arthur Clarke—P. Genn’s syringe pumps and tree sprayer’ for applying blight specific also, patent 15 gallon spring frame water barrow for greenhouses.