CANTERBURY A. AND P. SHOW.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2424, 12 November 1892, Page 3

CANTERBURY A. AND P. SHOW.

The Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Show opened at Addington on Thursday. The weather was showery. The display, though the entries were nearly 200 less than last year, was very good. The principal falling off was in sheep, owing to the abolition of housed and clothed classes. The sheep, as a rule, were very fine. The show of English Leicesters was the largest and best everseen at Christchurch. The cattle were on the whole a good lot. The draught horses, though some excellent animals were present, were not up to standard. The pigs were of magnificent quality. The show of dairy produce and local industries was small and comparatively uninteresting. There was a grand display of machinery, implements, and vehicles. The total number of exhibits in these classes was 424, the largest ever seen on a Canterbury show ground. The following are winners of champion medals :—Messrs Mallock and Lance, best ram and ewe fine combing merinos; Mx F. M. Rickman, best ram; Mr Gideon Rutherford, best ewe strong coming merino; Hon. M. Holmes, Border Leicester ram, and Lincoln ram and ewe ; Messrs McKercher Bros., Border Leicester ewe; Mr John Reid, Romney Marsh ram and ewe; Mr S. Bonifant (Ashburton), best ram,' Messrs Mawson Bros. (South Canterbury), best ewe,English Leicesters; Mr John Deans, Southdown ram and ewe; Mr S. Gibbs (Woodend), Shropshire ram; Mr John Grigg, Shropshire ewe; Mr H. Hight, best shorthorn bull; Mr J. Deans, best shorthorn cow; Mr John Fergusson, best fat bullock. Most of the prizes for Ayrshire were taken by the Sunnyside Asylum, and Mr John Reid, of Elderslie. Mr Robert Me Aulay’s Wallace, of Oamaru, took the medal for the best draught entire. Mr John Shearer took the medal for the best draught mare. Mr James Rowe took most of the pig prizes, but Mr W. Bramley also took several. Rain fell at intervals on Thursday night, which gave a poor prospect for the success of the “People’s Day” at the Metropolitan Show, and up to 11 o’clock yesterday matters looked very gloomy, with clouds lowering and threatening. The streets were thronged with visitors, and country people poured in by trains and traps by thousands. Towards midday a change of wind cleared the clouds and a general rush was made for the Show grounds, and there was a prospect of a record attendance. The Governor and Lady Glasgow were present, and on arrival were presented with an address of welcome by Mr Overton, the President of the A. and P. Association, to which His Excellency replied. The party afterwards proceeded on a tour of inspection of the exhibits, and appeared delighted with the excellence of the Show. His Excellency was entertained at luncheon. A large number of people left by the trams for Sunmer and Brighton, and the Trotting Races at Lancaster Park attracted crowds. All business establishments were closed, and. il\o town was practically deSetted. South Canterbury was represented by a few exhibits from this district• hat these beat all before them. Mr A. M, Clark had a few sheep there, and these boat all competitors. He also had a good many cattle of the Hereford breed, amongst which were three cows—Daisy 1., Fuchsia and Dahlia 111, These three cows were in splendid condition, and won first, second, and third prizes respectively. In the same way his three bulls of the same breed—namely, Nugget, The Laird, and Paeroa —were placed first, second, and third in the order named. Paeroa is a stranger in the South Island, having been brought nown from the North Island a faw days before the Show by Mr A. M. Clark, who intends to bring him to Temuka, and send Nugget to the North Island in his stead. He is a splendid bull, but appeared not to have properly recovered from the sea voyage. Amongst the extra exhibits Mr Clark also showed three splendid two-year-old fat heifers of the Hereford breed, which for quality and size could not well be beaten. Everything Mr Clark showed won a prize. Two two-year-old heifers, named respectively Temuka and Opihi, bred by Mr Clark, were placed first and second. The former was by Nugget out of Fuchsia, and the other by Nugget out of Df.’s:," +YMr James Austin was a|so miccossin’l won second prize ' witji Cragiovqr in Competition with splendid horses, aiid fpj m the tlu-eq-year-pld'(.lass Yvllb » baautiW'youngster named Topmast, Mrs Frew ftlw WQU JiQnyi'3 with her dxllwit 'Jf baiter. On looking over the prize list we noticed the following awards affecting our own district; —

Merino Siiebi’— Fine Conihing. hqused or clqthqd. Earn i]i.cjer; eighteen month's: A. M. Clark 1 and 2. Ewe aoove eighteen months and not over thirty months : A. M. Clark h.c. Herbkoki) Cattle— Bull of any ago ; A. M. Clark, Nnggot, 1; A. M . Clark. Ttye Ijaird, 2; A. M, Clark, Paeroa, o. : Cqw qc heifer of any age, in milk qr iu

calf: A, M. Clark 1,2 ami 3. Fat Cattle —Heifer calved since 30th June, 1800 : A. M. Clark 1 and 2. Horses —Entire horse : James Austin, Craigievar, 2. Entire horse foaled since 30th°June, 1889: James Austin, Topmast, I. Gelding foaled since 30th June, 1889: J. Austin 1. Butter —Fancy Butter : Mrs A. I* row 1. Salt butter, lit for export, in jars or tins of not less than 101 b ; Mrs A. Frew, h.o.