MASTERTON A. AND P. SHOW.
PROSPECTS OF A RECORD GATHERING. MOST COMPLETE ARRANGEMENTS. Arrangements for the twenty-third annual show under the auspices f the Masterton A. and P. Association, which is to be held next Tuesday and Wednesday, are well in hand, and there is every indication that this year's fixture will easily eclipse all previous shows held by the Association. The committee are to be congratulated on the enterprising manner in which they have dealt with the railway arrangements for the show. Long ago they recog • nised that if the present timetable were adhered to,for "People's Day," the result, would be that visitors would be seriously inconvenienced, and, further, .large numbers would be prevented from attending at all. This applied particularly to the dis tricts north of Masterton, and it is pleasing to have to record the fact that row a special tain Will leave Woodville on Pe-inle's Day at 7.50 a.m., stopping at all intermediate stations, and arriving in Masterton at 10.30 a.m., retumin for Woodville at 5 p m.. The ordinary 5.45 p.m. train for the north will also leave as usual, so that now there is nothing to be desired in the matter of train arrangements for the north. Although the train arrangements for south of Masterton are quite suitable, the Association have gone further and arranged for a special train to leave Cross' Creek at, 9.10 a.m., arriving at Masterton at 10.55 a.m., and returning at 5.30 p.m. With "regard to the question ot accommodation, arrangements of a very complete nature have been made. The association are in a position to provide for an unlimited number of visitor*, and the secretary, Mr G. R. Sykes, will be pleased to j supply visitors with particulars in j this connection.
The revised entries Ireceived yesterday are as follow:—Competitions ISO, horses 337, cattle 256, sheep 602, dogs 53, pigs 52, produce 185, horticultural 97, making a total of 1,767. This compares very favourably with those of last year, for although there is a slight falling off in the actual totals of some sections, this is more than compensated for by the quality of the exhibits, while in some of the important sections the figures show a considerable advance on those of last year.
The jumping will be a special feature of the show, and in this connection it is worthy of mention that some of the best jumping horses in the North Island will enter the ring. The jumps are being erected, and the sward is receiving special attention to ensure it being in perfect order for the events:—ln the Maiden Jump there are no less than twenty entries, while in the Hunters' Leaping competition there are twenty-five. This carries with it a special first prize of £lO, donated by Mr W. Strang, and the Buiek Memorial Challenge Cgp, valued at twenty guineas. The Hunters' Competition, for lady riders only, has attracted no less then twenty entries, and it is safe to assert that at least nine or ten of the best equestriennes in the North Island will be present. There are no fewer than fourteen entries in the Walking Competition, while in the Champion Jumping Competition, for which there is a first prize of £25 and a second of £ls* the entries total "n<> less than forty, comprising some of the best jumpers in the middle
portion of the Island. The Consolation Jumping Competition has attracted thirty-five entries, and, taking all things into consideration, it is fairly safe to make the assertion that there will be at least forty jumping horses on the ground. The entries for fat cattle will also be a special feature—in fact there will be about 150 pens on show which is considered a Dominion record. Certainly it will be one of the finest exhibitions ever seen in Masterton. *■ In the section for sheep the classes for Romneys, Lincolns, Southdowns, Shropshires and Leicesters are well filled, although in the Romney a one notices the absence of entries from Mr E. Short, the well-known Feeding breeder, who, in view of his early departure for the Argentine to attend the Buenos Ayres International Exhibition, cannot spare the necessary time to exhibit at the Masterton Show.. There is a slight falling off, too, in the fat freezing classes, but this may be ascribed to the fact that the classes that were placed on the list last year for Messrs Thomas and Cook's silver cup have been eliminated, as the cup was won outright at the last Show. It should also be taken into consideration that the season has not been a favourable one for fattening sheep. i Amongst the principal exhibitors will be the following:—Messrs W. B. Allen, Taratahi, Roraney Marsh i sheep; G. E. Allen. Taratahi, Romney Marsh sheep; E. W. Allen, Taratahi, Romney Marsn sheep; W. H. Buick, Masterton, Romney Marsh sheep; H. Hvßeetham, Masterton, fat sheep and freezers; W. H. Beethan, Masterton, fat sheep and freezers; W. and H. Beetham, Masterton, fat sheep and freezers; J. Biilington, ' dairy cattle; W. H. arid A. E. Booth, Carterton, Jersey cattle; W. Howard Booth, Carterton, horses and cattle; W. C. Buchanan, Tupuiupuru, Shorthorn and fat cattle; A. J. Cooper, Masterton, Shropshire sheep ; Dagg Brothers, Masterton. horses and cattle; Donald's Estate, Featherston, horses and sheep Groves Estate, Tenui, cattlej J. and : ti. Holmes, Matahiwi, fat cattle,- fat and freezing sheep; James Estate, Wangaebu, fat cattle.and fat*sheep; S. R. Lancaster, / Jerseys, dairy cattle, English Leicesters and Southdowns; G. F. Moore, Kai Iwi, Wanganui, horses and fat cattle; Rupert Morrison, Blairlogie, horses; W. Mace, Brararoerton, Shorthorn and fat cattle; James McGregor, Wangaehu, Southdown sheep; D. McKenzie, Woodlands, horses, cattle, fat and freezing sheep; William Perry, Penrose, Lincoln sh.ep and freezers; William Rayner, Taratahi, Romney Marsh, Southdown, and Shropshire sheep; A. J. Stone-Wigg, Rangitumau, Herefords and Shorthorns; John Strang, Gladstone, Shorthorns, fat cattle and freezing sheep; , Nelson Brothers, Tcmoana, Southdowns and English Leicesters; William Rayner, Taratahi. Romneys, Southdowns and Shropshires, 31 entries; W. Reid and Sons. Makino, Feiiding, fat and freezing sheep; J. D. Mitchell, Hawera, horses; J. T. Hawthorn, Lower Hutt, English Leicesters; William Gibson, Feiiding, Romney Marsh sheep; Ellis Brothers, Bulls, Southdowns; H. Jte. Campbell, Pukawa Hawke's Bay light horses; Slack Bros. Palmerston North, Leicesters ; G. Wheeler, Halcombe, Hereford cattle and Romney Marsh sheep; W. E. C= Tylee, Makuri, ; fat and freezing sheep; S. Standen, Feiiding, Romney, Marsh sheep; G. : Seivers, Clareville, Border Leicesters and horses; W. D. Watson, i Masterton, horses, 20 entries; C. F. Vallance, Kahumingi, horses . and Shorthorn cattle; A. H. Rollo, Otaki, Southdown sheep; Shaw and ) Son, Te Ore Ore, farmers' classes i sheep'; Mrs A. J, Rutherford, Alfredton, horses.
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