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Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association. ANNUAL SHOW.

The uxtubiU too weie food, especially the iheep, though there nvght have been more of them On the neat occasion he hoped to have sheep th»re himself. I here Wl , one very n inlactory circumttrince hewuit notice, iho priise in Hog et« bad been won by a oolonbllv bred sheep the I rogeny of stock imported 15 yo»r» »ro. lhif ehowed th»t theep from imported ■tock did not de eiion«te in thu province. Uniru very satisfaototy— he wm him•elf born in the colonies. Mr McNicol in returning thanks, said he wh not up to nuking speeches " but u fao ■■ death," he conclude.!, lam much obliged to ye for the manner you re drank my heath " I Loud cheer* ) Mr Storey and Mr Reynolds also returned thanks and Cpt Runciman apolopined for Major Jackson's unavoidable abtenc*. , , , After th* health of tbe non-suooesfuJ candidate* had been proposed, Mr R W Hammond proposed tbst of the Judge* All h*s»H would •jmp I »thise with tu.m in their ouerou* antl neor««anly iu\iaioui poiition, and they hhd great reason to thank them for taking a journey to act in au im»ll anl»ff»ir a* tliat dayi «how had been. He truited tuc Ju^ge- would, however, not only be»r nuh our •mall beg»nning», but come »g»m when we had work more worthy of thtm to °Mr Joseph May, wid he felt gw»t pltaaare in responding. The proposer had pud a compliment to the Judge* for coming up, but he thought they had done no more than return a comi liment paid to them by the Waikato people in •Misting to make the Auckland show the aucceM it wa». The exhibits were cer a nly few, but they were rema. kably aoo i. The »heep were •plet.did, uo vere the cattle, and the two pedigree Hertford cows, though from the Macleao« stock, were quite •■ good a« any in the Penrow beta., nay, be thought Utter, for tbey were lew patohy. «c li ad been torry to «cc the letter of the Menus R and E Maclean in the >Waiiato TiMia, .mputiug motive* to the Auckland Committee in witholding • information from the Judge*. The error bad occurred, but it wm the Unit of the Secretary. The same thing hal occurred to-day in the owe of tbe »ge of the wool on the abe«p Mr Macle*o bad m a member himself of the Auckland Committee proponed that the age and lineage ■hould be produced, but th* reiolution bad not been p»ssed- He, Mr May, believed in animals standing on thoir own merits, not on pedigrees. (Bear, hear.) He hoped to com. up again. If he h«d not seen many cattle, be had seen a i| lendid country. He thought, whe* lately in Napier, that we had in this Province no land to equ .1 tbe plains of Napier, but a visit to V\ aikato bad mad* him «lter bis opinion. Waikato, if well stocked, could amply •upply the Auokland market with meat. Mr Bollard said he had derived great pleasure from his visit. He was dwappointed with the fewness of the exhibits, and sfter being ahout the country for a couple of days, felt that the Show had not been worthy of Waikato. Mr Constable proposed the Waikato P. and A. Asboi iation. Captam Runciman, in returning thanks, admitted that present efforts bad fal en short. Tk* shows, he thought, should be taken to the population. He did not believ* ia a geogr*phioal centre. Still, vwfc.rs had flocked there, though exhibitors had not. The toast* of th* Managing Committee, tbe Secretary, tb* visitor*, the ladies, and the Pre« wer* severally proposed and tesponded to, and the company separated by dusk, after a very eujoyable day.

The first annual show of tht ntw'7 formed genor»l association for tbe district wm held at Ohaupo, on Thursday. The weather wm all that could be desired, and the attendance was very large, many ladies also visiting the ground during the course of the day. At the least, from four hundred to five hundred persons were present, and amongst them a number of Auckland visitors, settlers frcm Piako, Raglan, and even from tbe North. It was anticipated, from tbe paucity of th" ezbi its, that the show would be a failure, but a visit to the pens and yorda soon dispelled that illusion. A failure >t wa» in one sense- as failing to represent the stock and productions of the Uistric

to tbe extent they might ami ought to have been n presented — but 'ho exhibit* in thpmnelven presented the wheat without the chaff, were rod* ed the boiling down of m&ry a more ]>retentiouß show into »n exhibition of almost purely prizanimals, the um-\ieeoßßiu\ competitors m which would have met a better fortune elce where. This was p irticulary i.otioeable in nheep mud hone stuck. In the former, Major Jackson carried »w»y fiist priz s for rum hogs, and ewe Uoggetta, but tbe several yi.za sheep of Mr McNicol in the aame class were not one whit inferior Animate, except that b.-ing simply grass fed, they had not tbc flesh or woul i hat those of his more successful rival possessed. Of the aheap exhibit -d, even of those uot adjudged a prize, ,it it not too much to nay that there Wai not a single one upon the ground it was not a gratification to behold. And the same remarks apply to the greater portion of tbe heavy horse stock. Between Messrs Goodfellow's and Mr R Seccombes br<.od mares, it was hard to award the palm, and the yearling (Mies were particularly noticeable as a whole for their excellenoe. There was one little animal of this ola'S exhibited as extra stock, and therefore, of course, not awarded a prize, which was particularly worthy of note, an elevm months old filly belungiug to M >jor Jackson, by ISledmerc, oat of Molly Bavrn, looking fully half -a dozen months older than it really was, and showing in a remarkable degree many excellent points, clean strong fl >t leg", with plenty of bone, a beautuully set on head and neck, good round barrel], and | romise of great propelling power in the quarter. The rilly was "highly commented" by the judges, ai well it might be. The cattle were excellent, the few pedigree animals shown boing quite equal, indeed, one of the Judgos at the dinner stated a shade better that the best shown at Auckland on the 9th inst, as more uniformally possessing the points of A well bred animal, and certainly the two year old bull of Mr L B Harris, which won first prize and champion bull priie was a splendid speoimen oi a shorthorn. In pigs there was but a single exhibit, at least to the public, though two prizes were awarded by the judges, for though Mr J Wood's Beiksnire boar and sow were both taken to the ground, we regret to say that tho sow died within ten minutes of the Judges having made tleu decision — the heat of the day and the shaking of the journey together, from Hamilton to Ohaupo, having, it is supposed, been fLe cause of death. We were told that the sow wus even a finer bred pig than tho boar, ( ut we did not see her for she was bin*iod in tho twamp hard by be'oretbe enclosure wa* opened to thi;pubiio. The boar was a fine sproim«m of I the Berkshire pig, weighing probably about eight cwt and little more thaa two years old. The exhibits of poultry were simply confined to so me dorkmgs pigeons, and geese, a soon what discreditable fact to the numerous poultry fanciers in the district who were too Inzy to send their birds to the Show, or we might hire seen creditable exhibitions in bpanisfi, Crevecours, firaruahs and game fowls. A noticeable feature in 'J hursdny's tShow, for au agricultural and pastoral district, was tbe u f ter üb«enct) of country far n produce other thanttotk. Neither butter, o >eese, oor To.eiable produce of any kind «as <-xbibited. llie lucal inJuitries of tho district, were represented by Messrs i arpenter and Byron with their dressed wool and skins, und by Mr Ueuimell and Wilkinson, Implement Makers. It u exceedingly satisfactory to find that the new local industry established atlsgaruawahia by the two first mentioned gentlemen has been so successfully carried out in the skilful manipulation of a material, skins and wool, forming one of the chief staples of the district. The exhibits wbicb consisted of various descrrpt ons of dressed wool, merino, long and short, halfbred wool of either sort, an I wool comb ings, and of a large longwool skin beautifully dres'ed, and a small lamb skin. Tbe wools were well get up and the skins particularly to, the skin itself me eh case being soft and flexible, and of a clean milky whiteness. Lambskins and sheepskins dressed such as these, either white or d\ed would make splendid room and carriage mats, and are useful in a score of ways in a huu»e. The specimens were not entered as exhibits, but were placed on the ground lor show, aud were highly commended, not only by the Judges of the day, but by every one who savr them, and among these, some who had had praotical experience in the fellmongermg and wool-dießtuig trades. Shortly after noon, the Judges having made their decisions, the yard* were thrown open to the public, when the following were found to be tbe awards.

HOKSE STOCK. HEAVY PUAUGUT CLASS. Judges : Aletsis W Paul and John Wallace. Entnei : Lord Derby (lit), Mmsh Goodfellow ; Malvern (2ud), Mr Parker Mr Hamilton's Fnucy was highly comm«ndod, and detervedly «o.

TUBES TEAR-OLD. Waikato, Mr Hamilton. TBARLING COLT. Mr MoNicol. There was but one entry in eaoh of the above two classes, bat tint prissea were given in both o»»o», tbo *mm»l« being tully up to a first>olaia mark.

MAEE IN JOAL OR WITH yOAJ, AT. TOOT. Measr* Goodfellow, Ist ; Mr R Seocombe, 2nd ; Mestrs Fmher, highly commended ; Mr W Taylor, Mr A Runsey.

JULY— THBKB TXAEI. Mr T Butler, lat; Messrs SoMoko, 2nd.

JILLY — TWO YEARS. Meiirs GoodielW, by Lord Derby, lit*

TBARIANG TILLIES. MeiM-i Goodfellow, lab and 2nd ; MeßTt J »nd R Fuher highly oommended.

EXTRA STOCK. Mftji-r Jackaoo, yearling filly, by Sledmere, highly commended ; Mr John Scott.

COLT— TWO-YEAR-OLD, Mr Hammouo'u colt, Stanley, though entered, was net ■hown. KOADSTER ENTIRI. Mr X P»rker'» Merryle«» wm the only eutry, but wag adjudged worthy of a firtt priza notwithitanding.

fIADDLK HOBSES. lit prize, Mr W Reynolds ; 2nd prize, Meira Goodfellow. There were in this elms nine entnei.

LIGHT HARITISS. Ufc prize, Mr E B Waller : 2nd prize, Mr Hioki.

CATTLE. Jnflfte*': Meun Bollard, Constable, and J Wallace.

FEDXORFX StfOIITHOBNKS — BT7LIA lit, Mr W Rcyuoldi ; 2ud, Mr E Parker.

WOTCil — TWO-VIAB OLD. lit priz ■, »nd only exhibit, Mr L B Harrii. Tbii bull wu alto »w»rd«d tb« prize at cL»mpion bull.

YBAftLING BULLS. lat prize, (only exhibit) Mr R P»rkcr.

THREE TSAR-OLD HXIFIR. lit pricH, Mr E B Walker (only exhibit).

OHADB SHOBTHORNIS— BULLS. Mr Boaanko, Ist yr'te •, M«»tr* Tfcylot (br«e-ye»r.uld bull, l»t price.

YEAHLIN» BULLS. MrJai Hutifliman, lit price ; Mr Fleming 2nd prize cows in HtLi. Mr Storey, lit price ; Mesira Ttylori 2nd; Mr MoNiool, Mr Burke.

THRBE TEAR OLD BIUJCRS, Ist prize, Mr Storey ; 2>id prize, Mr Burke ; two entri.i bv Mr A ilimitj wer highly commended.

YEARLING HEIFiiES. lit and 2nd prieei. Mr A Kimiar ; Mr S Clark.

GBADB UIBxrOSO DULL. lit prize, Mr J Suott. PXDIORBE HBEKFOBDf,— 3VVL9. lit pi ize, Mr W Keynoldi ; 2nd priea, Mr John Se tt.

COWS IN MILK OK IN CALF. lit prue, (obliterated on pencil m inutcript of reporter) ; 2ud prize, Mr a Clark; Mr i Scott,

DAIRY COWS IK MILK ON IN CAt*. Ist prize, Mr Storey; 2«d priia, Mr Burke. Mr Culey, 2 entries,

TAT OIKK. (0 Entries.) Ist price. Messrs Taylor; 2nd priec, Messrs Goodfellow.

FAT COWB. lit prize, Mo««r§ Gtoodftllow ; There ni ■ lecond entry by ■•me, and on* by Mr J Bcott.

SHEEP. Judges: Mean* May, Buttle, and Hawke. IjBICKSTBB JUMB. No eatrtei.

liBICBSTIK IWH. Ist prize, Mr & Parker. >

LINCOLNS — KAMA. Seven entries : lit pr ze, Mr McNicol, »lio prize *« cbunpiou ram ; 2ud prize, Mr Buttle ; entries 3 *n 6, Mr Walker, highly commended ; 5 and 6, Mr Parker.

RAM HOO. Thres entriec : Ist prize, M»jor Jack, ■on ; 2nd, Mr MoNicol ; Mr Storey, highly commended. ZWKS.

There were two entries of three in » pen, lambs at foot, by Mr NoMiool. Ons pen Ist prize, and aeoond lot highly oommended.

EWE ■OeOETS. lit, Major Jackaon ; 2ad prize, Mr McNicol ; highly commended, Mr MuNiool ; Mr Fleming. First priz«« were awarded to Mr Storey for Longwool ewe hogget* and Long wool ram hoggeti.

TAT BHIKP. Ist and 2nd prize, Air MoNiooL TIQB. lit prize, large boar and sow (Berk" ■hire), Mr John Wood.

MISCELLAVKOUS. Shafting Haroeii, Mr Hamilton, highly commended ; Drill-Grubber, Mr G«m« mill, 2nd prize ; Hone Bake, Mr Prince, lit piize; Drill Plough, Mr U WUkinuon, Ist prize ; Set of Haruou by same, highly oomuiouded.

THE HORSE JUMPING. At three o'clock, the entries were taken for the horse jumping. Thtfo were eight: entered : D^worth, >o Name, Bob, Barney No. 2, Tommy DoJd, Sportsman, Native, and Barney No L Up to the 4 feet 3 inohe* jump there was little interest. Dagworch, Bob, and Barney No. 2 were, before tien, thrown out, and No Name turniag reatire, his owner had lidden him off the courae to take it oat ol him, and did not return in time to go o-i with the match. Ti « match then lay between Barney, a clever chesout, ridden by Mr Roche ; looimy liodd, riddrn by Mr W liigginhon ; Sportaman, ridden by Mr Taylor, and Native by Mr Pilling. All four horses pasted the 4 feet 3 inches, but Barney only without touching. The fence waa then made up to 4 feet 6 inches, with light boarding, as before, and after some smashing, Native, Barney and Sportam >n cleared it. HigginaoD, riding Tommy Dodd, when it euntt to his turn, proposed that a aolid rail, instead of a thin p'ank, should be put up, aa likely to make the horses know that it was business waa meant, remarking it would then either be a leap or a fall. A stiff rail wan then got and fixed, and Higgioson oame at it, but Tommy Dodd caught bis hind legs, turned completely over in the air, falling direotly and heavily on the top of his rider. Fortunately for the lat «r, the aaddle girths broke, and the saddle shifting, saved his back from being direotly under the ammil. Higginson lay with his thigh under the saddle, and the horse on the top of all, and his head and neck under the horses withers. When picked up, it was generally believed that be was killed, but beyond » few scratched on the face, bruited legs, and the wind knooked ont/J[ him for a few minutes, be was none cne worse, and before ten minutes were over, be had got outside of a pint of beer, and was among the crowd, close up to the hurdle, watching the jumping. His younger brother pluckily took his place on Tommy Dodd, the light planking having been agnin restored, but was unable to olear it, and left tbe match to the three. At 4 feet 9 inches, Native was thown out, Barney then went at it and missed, and, baulking twice after at the leap, his rider rode to one tide knowing well that the hone knew he oould not do it. Sportsman tried twice and smashed the rail, but the third time cleared it amid loud cheer*. Sportsman therefore took first prize and Barney 2nd, Ihe jumping of Barney was much admired, Mr Boche took him coolly up to the leap, and the bone, cool as his rider looked aa if pong to baulk, but quietly gathered himself up aud went over dearly and like a cat, a pretty slyle of jump but soaroely safe across country. Sportiman Jumped handsomely on the full stride clearing ground and fence too.

THE SHEEPSHEARINGh There wen only two eatriei in tiie men'i Hast, ltt prise, R Burke of Te Awamutu ; 2nd prize, Nosgrove of Alexandra. Bov't class. Only one entered, a son of Mr T B Hill of Raglan, a lad of 13 A •heep the Srece of which weighed 19}lbi vtbi gi?on him and rt%rting the tame time «b the men, he had it sheared within a minute or two of them, but to cleanly dona that the judge* laid had he entered with the men they woald have been puzzled to decide who to give fint prir* to.

THE DINNER waa Met out in good nfyle in the large room alongside the Hotel and reflected great credit on the host and hostess, Mr and Mrs Kd wards. Mr Cox, MH R, acted ai President and Mr Ferguflion m Vice. The uiual loyal toasts wet* Inly giren and responded to. Mr Cox, then proposed the sdccmwAil competitors, remarking thsvt tbry*tal been to great trouble and expente, and he was pleated to see how great araectss Urn Show had been in the matter of attendance.

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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 694, 25 November 1876, Page 2

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Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association. ANNUAL SHOW. Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 694, 25 November 1876, Page 2

Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association. ANNUAL SHOW. Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 694, 25 November 1876, Page 2

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