CARTERTON SHOW. PEOPLE'S DAY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 125, 22 November 1907, Page 3

CARTERTON SHOW. PEOPLE'S DAY.

A SUCCESSFUL INHIBITION*. jßy Our Special Repoitor.) Excellent entries, first-class quality of stock, and superb weather conditions, united to make the 1907 show of the Cartcrton Pastoral and Agricultural So-" cicty a notable gathering. Having 10gnrd to all these features, it is perhaps 1 justifiable to say that it was pre-eminent in the society's lecords. People's Day was favoured with the perfect weather conditions that marked the opening day, and the muster of sightseers probably exceeded all previous totals. Many visitors from Wellington wero present, and the districts to tho noith-west and cast of Carterlon wore- all laigely icpresenled. For the casual sightseer, the jumping events, tho riding tests, and the bucking horses provided exactly tho class of stirring entertainment, to give- pleasure, and for the inure observant pastoral isr and agriculturist and dairy farm specialist, -there was ample interest piovided by the Gno exhibits of horses, sheep, and cattle. Numerically, the Carierton slww occupies a very minor place by comparison with Palmerston North, but in regard to horses and Shorthorn cattle the Wairarapa town was decidedly superior. Sheep, too, were of high quality. It was really an interest and instructive sight to watch when tho parade oi' stock took place in tho ring" at 2.30 p.m., the pure-bred cattle showing the way to the utilitarian sorts, all well groomed for the occasion, and walking with a staidness not invariably characteristic of these ocq<ision c . The hack and draught hotse-.s, preceded by the thoroughbreds, all made pleasing displays, and ihe lorries •and light vehicles finished oft" a most pleasing spectacle. The president, and committee and members of tho show havo good reason to fed proud of the. success that has this year crowned their work. 1 IN THE RING. ' There were half-a-dozen events set down for decision in the ring on the second day of the 'show. The riding competition for girls was yon by Miss Marjorie Palmer, Miss Bieknell being placed second. In the competition for lady riders there were only two .entrants. They were Miss C. Tilson, of the Wairarapa, and Miss Campbell, of AVanganui. Both showed excellent seats, and "the judge expressed himself as puzzled to decide which was the better horsewoman, but, after a second test, ho gave judgment in 'favour of Miss Tilson, whose carriage was a trifle morn upright. The prizo i'ov ihe best turnout "(to bo driven by a lady) was won by Mrs. G. H. Perry's Tom Thumb. Mrs. W. Buick drove the second prizewinner. There were twenty entrants for the Challenge Cup, with which went £25 cash — a mirclle-jumping contest — and tho competition provided the onlookers with entertaining fare. W. Howard Booth'.s Hikurangi. who won a; similar event at Wanganui A. and P. Show; W. D. Watson's Yeast, a wellknown performer ; J. Orr's Tilson, Miss Beetham's Pennant, D. Noake's Mignou, aikl J. Douglas's Bobin all gave pleasing displays. The final was between Hikurangi and Mignon, Mignon being placed first. The buck-jumping contest was won by Paul, of Masterton, who gave a good display of horsemanship. The event was provocative of great laughter. ' HORSE AWARDS. J C. M'Cullough's? eh Ponrua won the pri;:c for thoroughbred stallions, ti.irueen being placed ■ second. Tho judge (Mr. M'Donald) renrtrked that ihe .younger horsn beat Saracen principally iipoa tho better back he now possesses. Bons was enteied, but arrived too lateto compote. C. M'Cullough's Wicklow was adjudged the best stallion for producing horse-s for the road or field, and <A Sowman's Young King Cole got tho first priz? for pony stallions. J. Bui) showed the best pair of buggy horsey, and the Wairarapa Farmers' Co-opera-tivp Association the prize for l buggy ponies. .1. Bull's Belladonna got fust prize for horses .shown' in dogcarts or traps, and Mr. J. L. BlundelPs Jock the first prize for horses shown in buggies. The Rev. E. T. Wynne-Bond's Dad was judged to be tho best horse- under fifteen hands shown, in a gig, and Mr. Lambert Smith's Tomtit tho best pony under thirteen hands shown in a daisy cait. Mrs. J. H. M'Niven's b g Juggler, by Wizard, got the first award for hacks suitable for carrying 15 stono, W- A. Pike's Rangati'ra being second, and J. M'Rae.'s Artenuts third. In tho competition for 13 stone hacks Rangatira was fiist with W. M'Kenzie's Artful second, and W. C. Buchanan's llzjah third. F. C. Bunny's Kopeki got first place in the 11 stone- tlass; Wiggins. Brothers' Tim second, and J. Bull's cntrv third. Tho best 15 hands cob was*\Y. A. Pike's blk g Bob, and tho best 12 hands or under pony was D. J. Grant's Rex Other pony winners weic J. A. Blair's Wee Macgregoi- (under 13), K. Strang's Roancy (under 14), Miss Pike's Poppet (iintlor 13, girls' pony), and J. Shaw's Winkio 800 (under 14, gals' pony). I DRAUGHT HORSES. The champion di aught stallion was J. ■W. Harding's bay Baron Ci.iceful, by Baron's Pride — Graceful, bred by A*. and W. Montgomery. iMr. Harding also got tlie champion auaicl for draught mare — with a bay mare called Queen Ajjg, by Shepherd Lad — Topsy. First pii^cs fpr colts ucie won by Q. Donald (2) : for a filly by J. Bourke ; for a pair of<' hoi m* in harness by R. Smith, also a team of three horses in harness, who was also first for .1 tfin of four houses in harness, a pair of dray hoises, and a pair of lorry horses. ' THE CHALLENGE CUP. i A challenge cup, valued at £20, for I the best hack iv the show, was contested by fivo first prize* winners from specified (lasses. They were J. H. M'Xivon's Juggler, F. C. Bunny's Kopeki, W A. Pike's Rangatir.i. and W- M'Kenzie's Mahomet. -Juggler, who had twice pieviously won the cup (for a different ownr-i) was once again successful. The M'Mastcr Trustees challenge rup and tko Stewart. Dawson cup weir, won by W. M'Kcnuif's Mahomet, ridden by Miss lorns. N. M. Douglas's Starangi was second (£2 2s prize), and Mirs Beetham's Pennant third (£1 Is). Mahomet also g.iiiu'd a special piize gi\en for the best pacur. FAJSM AND DAIRY. A few of the awards made in the farm and dairy prod me . classes were published in The Post yestciday. Others are summarised below. \V. L». Allen won a first for three fleeces of fiiiL 1 crossbred wool, and another first, pnzu lor coarse ( rotsbred wool (uhskiited). Y. J. Dillon gained a s^mhkl iv the i'oinier division. W. 11. and A. E. Booth won first prize for shore nals and also a setond, while .1. W. Snell gained a si.-uiml for black T.iitaii.in oak.. Wiggins Brothers got a fh"=t fur grey oats, W. 11. and A. \i. liooth .being plaiud M-.-otid, but these parlii'jl's b.ul i;re,iti'i- stictes:; in-lbe Al1 griian o.i'.s i lass, wherein they got both iirst nnd second. ! In the powdered butter cla^s. Choltcn- | bam Dairy 'jot firt.L phuo, I\oi!>""o r »l I Daily sa'-nnd. and Mis. S. J/id'l;:if,'i')n L tliirri in tlin firr.t scutiou, in the

section, I>. B. Saver gained first, second, and third, prizes, boating tho Norsewoml Dairy. Mrs. W. 11. Shute and Mis. Luldington. In the fresh butter <ki?F. Mr.->. Lirltlinaton was first, tho Cheltenham Dairy Company second, and Mrs. Dillon third. Mrs. Dillon got Ih'.st and fpcoih! fur fancy butter. Miss M. Hay being third. Tnratahi Dairy got first prize for faflory cheese (coloured), 11. R. Bunny (Ahiarubc) being second. In ,the class tor white cheese the Featlipr.ston Dairy was firsthand the Dalefield Dairy second. Both prizes for knitting socks fell to Mrs. Dillon. Mrs. W. Abbott gained the prize for preserved fruits. ■ Tha floral decorations of the luncheon room, carried out by Mr. Deller, -were an unusual and very' pleasing feature of the show. THE SHOKTHORXS. Wairarapa and Ilawkes Bay vie in regard to quality of cattle, and it has often been alleged that in regard to purebred shorthorns tho Hawkes Bay province is pro-eminent ; but the qualityof the purebred shorthorns nt the Carterton Show is of such high degree that the question uf pie-emincnco must be a knotty one to decide. The champion {.horthorn of the show is only two years old. He was bred in Victoria by W. M'Culloch, and was imported to the Wairarapa by Mr. W. C. Buchanan, •who showed him to-day. Just turned two years of age, he tilts tho beam at a ton, and amongst the competitors vanquished by him w-as an imported English bull, very recently released from quarantine at Wellington. The animal above referred to is ihe four-year-old animal Ambush, bre,d by T. A.- Jackson, of Yorkshire, England. Though lie failed to gain the champion-s-hip, he was awarded first prize iv his class," wherein he beat Mr. Buchanan's i roan bull New York. Ambush is an animal of pleasing aspect, but his general appearance was marred by a falling out of his hair, as a result of bis lone; detention in quarantine quarters 011 Soinos Island. Xo doubt he will gain further honours in the future. It is reputsd of him that when shown in Eng- ! land he had tlie itamfi of- being the most majestic walker of bis year. His present owner is Mr. H. Chamberlain, ofCanterbury. . : Another .animal of pleasing aspect was Mr. Buchanan's roan criw Beaulieu Durhess CXXXVI., bred by M 'Hardy Brothers'. She had.n calf at foot almost as, good looking as herself, and shq received the a'wai-d of champion tow.