WANGANUI AGRICULTURAL SHOW

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13529, 10 November 1911, Page 6

WANGANUI AGRICULTURAL SHOW

The committee of the Wanganui Agricultural Association should feel very gratified'/ atydlie,, s,viGpesa ..which.: has;. ..attended, ttlieir t the-total entries ili;, jive stock; being far in'excess of any'predfe- ; d|aia : '"6he ; of' the' leading, feati|ps,of the all the ring' events being well filled, whilst'the cbmpe-' titions have a record list of. competitors, including all the best jumping horses on the coast. In each of the big jumping events;-In addition/to valuable money prizes; there is a solid silver cup given to .the winner. In the hunter’s competion, M Messrs Thain and Co. are.the donors, and in ,the leading competition bn the second days !Messrs- Williams and Co. are the ; donors. In each case the winner has the satisfaction of knowing that he has won it straight out. In the leaping events for lady riders, in addition to the prize, money Mr. Hugh Gillies-gives a gold bangle to the; besh lady-; Tided in reform -dress. Among the other trophies is a handsome - gbld mfedals given-by Mr James Doombes for the champion-hack.- ■ t ; ■ Amongst the trophies offered in the cattle classes in the Wanganui Dairymen’s ■solid - silver. Challenge/-cupfor..the most points in purebred dairy classes, to be won twieo/dn-succession or three times; at intervals./ ’ Messrs' Slack' Bros, won -this; trophy last’ year,- and .it, is .needless -to say these popular- breeders are 'making a big /effort to-wiii'it light out this-year. ' Mr Charles DimCaii was'last year’s winner of the‘ other Challenge cup given for the most pointin' crossbre ddairy. heifers. : TBik ; Valdahle i! trophy ? will also be keenly competed for. ■ The most valuable trophy offered in the sheep classes; is the Quibell solid silver ; Challenge Cup, valued at 25 guineas, ■given through Messrs- Quibell’s local agents, Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd,, for the most points in purebred classes to be i won ’four,; times at intervals or-three times in succession. ' Mr W. H. Wybourne won this cup last year, and hopes to-get another: leg in this year. Amongst the other trophies is a gold-medal given by G.V. Pearce; • for the champion Border Leicester ram. , ~ \

The Dbg arid’' home . industries part of the show we will refer to later on.