The Wellington Show.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3365, 20 November 1889, Page 2

The Wellington Show.

The lirst show of the Wellington Agricultural and Pastoral' opened yesterday at the ,Hutt Racecourse, Tlio number of entries totalled 800, The attendance (ifvisitors was not large, the day beiti" devoted to judging. whie!( l m | be cpmploteif till this aftemopn, attendance to-idayisvery'fcrgo, bping. a Wlf hol% Ifcropslioui dis.-

trict, In sheep there are 178 entries, the principal Wairarapit prize-takers being, in Lincolns, John Rayner 1 and % and champion ram over 18 months, Ewes under 18 months, John Strang 1, 2, and champion. Komney Marsh ram over 18 mouths, A Mitthews 1,2, and champion, and first in pairs; under 18 months, A Matthews 1; pairs, W B Allen 1, (J Phatazyn 2; ewes, W B Allen 2; ewe over 18 months, W B Allen 1, Bidwill 2; ewe under 18 months, A Matthews 1 and special, Bidwill Bros 2; pair ewes under 18 months, A Matthews 1, W B Allen 2. —Fat sheep.-Five Merino wethers any age, E J Eiddiford, 1. Five Down cross wethers, above 18 months, W 0 Buchanan, 1; James Stuckey, 2. Five ditto, under 18 months, James Stuckoy, 1. Five long-woolled wethers, above 30 months, Bidwill Bros, 1 and 2. Fivo long-woolled wethers, abovo 18 months, A Matthews (oue above 80 months); 1, long-woolled wethers, imdei! 18 months, A Matthews, 1. Five crossbred wethers of any age, W C Buchanan, 1 and S Kolin's cup, and 2. Five wethers, ofany crossbreed,suitable for freezing, J Stuckoy, 1; Gear Meat Company,2. Five long-wooled lambs, unshorn, Jamos Stuckey, bred by Walter Perry, 1. Special pen five wethers, any age, most suitable for freezing and calculated to produce the most valuable fleece, E J Riddii'ord, 1. Five fat ewes, A Matthews, 1 ; Gear Meat Company, 2. Cattle,lol entries—Purebred short horn bull, any age, Buchanan's Summerton Duke, 2. Bull calved since Ist July, 1887, J Martin j unr, 2. Uerefords. In this class all the prizes fell to Jamos Stuckey. In Ayrshire Bull any age Josephs Phillips, 2, Dutch Freisian, Williams and Beethara, 1, Joseph & Phililps, 2. In fat cattle Messrs Bidwell Bros took four firsts,two seconds, and champion prizes.

Horses, 178 entries—Draught stallions over four years, W Hercock's Laird o' Largo, 1 and champion, Hero 3. Two year old do,, G Watson's Nil Oosporangium, 1. Gelding or mare, WBBuick.s Grace, 1 aud champion. Pairs,-WC Buchanan's Maud and Lilly, 1, WBBuick's Grace and Clyde, 2, Thoroughbreds, H Gillies' Puriri, 1, S M Baker's Somnus, 2, J Mcßao's Administrator 3. Puriri also gained Governor's medal and £8 prize for entire best calculated to improve breed of saddle horses, Pair buggy horses T C Williams' Punch and Judy, 1. Single buggy horse W Buckeridge's CloiuU W H Levin's Skettles, 2, W Lowes' Tim, 3,

Pigs, 20 entries.—The principal prizes went to James Howe, Christoliurch, the Gear Meat Company coming next. Vehicles, 2(1 eutrics.—E, Dixon, Masterton, wagonette, 1.

Wool, 21 entries.—ll. 'lancred 1 and special.