SECOND DAY.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12644, 3 November 1905, Page 2

SECOND DAY.

(Special to "Chronicle.")

PALMERSTON N., November 2. After a beautifully fine day, tht> weather broke on Wednesday night, heavy and persistent rain set in, and tho bright promise of Wednesday morning was dispelled. The glass held out no hope, and the morning broke vret and sulky. The weather cleared, and though a trifle dull, no rain fell. The attendance waa a record for the second day. The Hon. the Premier was among the visitors. Horticulture, which was dealt with by the judge on the first day, is not a strong feature of the Show. A number of the classes attracted no entries at .all, while other classes induced but ipoor- competition. This was no doubt due to a considerable extent to the unfavourable weather with which gardeners have had to cope of late. Still, the display, as it stands, was very interesting and attractive, and included quite a, number of really excellent exhibits. First prizes were won by Mesdrraes Coombs, C. E. M. Mellsop 2, Franklin, Misses M. Dalrymple 4, R. Skinner, L. Hesketh, M. Hughes, S. Bett 2, D. Tripe, M. Peterson, and Messrs. Thos. London, and L. A. Abraham 4. The roomy lecture hall of the new offices made an admirable repository for the exhibits of the "home industries" section. The display is a very creditable one. The first prizes in the needlework section we're taken by Mesdames W. H. Dawson, J. Peat, J. Currie, M. Guy, W. Sharp, W. M. Robinson, H. Crichton 3, F. L. Leary 2, M. Redmayne 2, T. S. Mence, S. Struthers, and Misses E.. Christensen, A Crawshaw, Bennett 2, R. Jensson, Winnie Broadbent. In the section provided for home preserves, pastry, confectionery, first prizes were awarded to the following:—Mesdames E. Humphrey, Wallis, H. Anstioe, M. O'Reilly, A. M. Newdick, C. W. Alse, J. Dave, R. H. Eyre, R. Jones 2, G. G. Wilson, W. Stubbs, A. Burges, S. Macaulay, Misses Healey, M. E. Harper, C. Merton, M. Berg, J. Davidson. M. Rule, and Mr. E. H. Holland (best dozen hen eggs). Reverting* to the art and technical section, to which reference was made in our yesterday's report, it should be added that the awards in the public school section were :—Freehand drawing: E. Hall 1. Map drawing: L. Harvey 2. Over 15 years, J. A. Dudley. Scale drawing: F. Carson. Miss E. Erskine and R. Kellsall were first and second in plain pinafore sewing, Misses R. Bryant and V. Tremewan first and second in children's garments, and Misses N. McKenna and E. Law (both Campbell street school girls) in specimen work. The most successful competitors in technical drawing subjects were R. H. Biliens and Raymond Hgrn. Miss J. Bull won a second in Samting from nature. Miss Combs and [iss F. C- Johnson were sole prizetakers in wood carving; R. Pufflet, jun. (Napier), in architectural drawing: D. Lpwrie (Wanganui) and W. Kiely (Wanganui) in mechanical drawing. A very interesting collection of pure Irish wools is made in the Agricultural Hall by Mr. J. M. Johnston, who procured the specimens for the Association at his own cost when recently visiting Ireland. The specimens are drawn from all the principal counties oi Ireland.

Messrs. J. Davis (Kereru) and J. M. Johnston exhibit in the sfoeep^ pavilion the pure Roscommon breed of sheep. The wool of this sheep is of .particularly fine quality, and exceptionally long in the staple. The value of the sheep as wool producers appealed to Messrs. Johnston and Davis, and they decided to experiment in a shipment. They procured fourteen animals at a cost of £400. Present indications are that the experiment is likely to prove a lucrative one, for the sneep are doing well on Mr. Davis' farm at Kereru, and si ow no deterioration whatever.

HORSES The show of-horses was on the whole ■a fine one. There was.a very good exhibition in the thoroughbred stallion class> Conqueror, by Medallion, being awarded the championship. This horse will. take,.a. Jot, of ..beating, in any Show ring in the colony. The St. Leger horse,L : H&ndsom'e. Jack, was placed second/ an&ftthottgh he-is jiowigetting up in years, he is,, like the winning horse, of good colour and, conformation, though, rather too low to ,the ground, '/and not of .such, fine appearance, he.-is yet of good substance, with plenty' of quality: Patroaus, by Patron, is a recent importation from Australia, where he was racing last season, filling fourth position in the Melbourne Cup. He will furnish out into a horse of taking proportions in time, and should be a decided acquisition to the district. Nonette, wno has been in training more recently, is a gentlemanly type of thoroughbred. In some of the other thoroughbred classes, the exhibits were hardly up to stud book requirements, and in some others were not properlyentered. The two-year-olds (fillies) included two or three likely ones, who should distinguish themselves on the turf. The winner had more substance than the others. In the hackney stallion class, horses are usually found of more blood-like quality, though the first and second horses showed good action and style, and should improve the quality of the light horses of the district. Some fine horses were shown in the heavy weight-carrying hacks. Mr. Sanderland's Juggler, a well known horse in this district and on the other

side of the range, stood out well from the rest of the class. He would hold , hia own in any show ring in the world. ' Mr. Biddiford, who formerly owned this horse, showed a grey with very good paco and action. He was placed second, being closely run by a Wanganuiowned horse, Reo, owned by Mr. Crawley. In point of conformation, the-latter was very good, but he did not move as freely as those placed before him. The three other placed horses, would hav9 been better placed in the class in which the weights Avere not so high. In the 13 stone class an olri favourite—Miss Reynolds' King Jimmy —was probably awarded first place more on account of his excellent car-

riage, though due allowance was no doubt made for his age. The list, hacks were a very even lot, a big class cost ing into the ring. The black horse" Mahomet stood out prominently, and was awarded first honours. Fourteen horses came forward in the ladies' hack class. Miss Reynolds' King Jimmy and Miss Sunderland's Mahomet were placed first and second. They are two very promising horses. The judge had no less than eight "vn the ring for his final selection in this class. The judge (Mr. J. Chad wick) expressed his opinion that, taken as a whole, a very highclass of horses was shown in this section, the heavy weight carriers especially being very fine. The mares 'and colts were the feature of the draught sections. The judge, Mr. James Baxter, of Ohaupo, said that outside these two sections there was nothing very special. The teams competition, in which there were seven entries, pleased him very much. The draught stallion class was won by Mr. H. McDonald's Lord Ellerslie (Hard Times—Lizzie), bred by Mr. J. Reid, Oamaru. Mr. H. N. Watson's Blair Gowne (Earl O'Gowrie—Blinkbonnie) was placed second. Hall and Son's Hendre Wonder (imp.) was third. The exhibitors of the first prizes in the other draught sections were T. F. Ellis, H. Campbell (Longburn), A. Alescon-

der (Hawera), H. McEwen and Sons (Longburn), R. Tanner (Karere), W. Gadsby (Manutahi), F. A. Bremer (Normanby),' Gannon and Co., and the Tirata Sawmill Company. The tradesman's single horse section was won by J. A. Smith.

DOGS. The show of degs under the auspices or the Manawatu Kennel Club was pronounced by the judge, Mr. S. Johnson, to bo a very good one indeed, the benching being quite up^to the Home standard, and the dogs 67 good standard. The best classes were setters, spaniels, smooth fox terriers, greyhounds, and there were several good Irish terriers, the St. Bernards being only fair specimens of their class, with the exception of the winning bitch, which was a very good dog. Only one deerhound—a very nice animal—was shown, by Mrs. W. Hooper. In greyhounds, two very promising puppies were shown by the Rev Lacrolx. In the novice greyhounds, T. and S. Watson scored with a grand hound, but *j little light in the hock, the Rev. Lacroix's entry taking second place. Mr. H. F. Woods showed the best novice bitch in the open class. Mrs. Gleeson's Black King won the judge's verdict as one of the best dogs in the colony, while H. Gibb's Black Queen was first in the class for o^en bitches, and was also well spoken of. Mr. J. F. Adams' Semaphore proved the best dog among the pointers, • and was described by the judge as a good shower, and was full ,of style. The English setters were ' grand. The list was topped by Soler Bros. (Wanganui) entry, Wanganui Ranger, a dog which the judge declared would go well in England. The champion was rnn up by J. A. Lisjsington's Togo. Another fine quality dog in the | bitcbes' open championship fell to C. Reeves' Belton Lady, being run close, by the same owner's Brownie, which the judge said would have won had she not ''shown bad in front." The Irish setters were not a class to call for special mention, except for the fact that T. H. James (Wanganui) exhibited the best of the lot—a really nice bitch. Gordon setters were a weak class numerically, but fairly strong in quality. Cocker spaniels was perhaps the best lot in the Show. The "open dog" class was a very strong one, and some good dogs were shown. The winner turned up in T. H. Hughes' Papanui Jim, Miss T. Empson's Kirn securing second honours. Open bitches—another good class—was headed by Miss Doughty's Raven, a grand animal full of quality, and A. Chowe's Gainsboro' Countess as runner up. The field spaniels were just a moderate lot. The only first and second prize winners were genuine (Fields'), the others in the opinion of the judge, being overgrown. . Cocker collies were what the judge described as "a, miserable lot, with not a good one among them." Except in the bearded classes, fox terriers were a very good company, Mr. A. B. Manson coming out on top with a very promising puppy named Melbourne Jack, with which he ran in a winner. In the open class, Miss Hindmarsh's Kino was very close, as wire-haired fox terrier. Mr. E. Webster's Chingford puppie was said by the judge to be one of the best of his kind in the colony. There v/ere only a couple of really good dogs among the Scotch terriers—Mrs. A. B. Stewart's Heather Birkie, and Miss Jessie Hunter's Rob Roy. In the Irish Terriers, the first in puppies, first in open bitches, and first in open dogs were described as "three grand terriers, and tho right type to stick to." A. H. Frost (puppy) and R. H. Sheppard (dog and- bitch) were exhibitors. Miss K. A. Ke^ing's Dbndo, an Airdale, was regarded by the judge as one of the best dogs in the Show. The bulldogs (both dogs and bitches) were well spoken of by tho judge, F. E. Watson's Donor being described as "full of quality, and or the best possible breeding." Some exhibits also showed a grand pair of bitches.