THE HORSE PARADE.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2077, 11 August 1896, Page 2

THE HORSE PARADE.

From the rnthusiastic way in which ilia (Toposed horse parade to be hel I at |!nv>uK-h lie's on the 25th September has been taken up by tbe farmers »w\ residents of the Peninsula along with friends in other parts of the countrj, an unqualified success may; be predjjctel. Tμβ •' sinews of war," one of the|raoßl. important elements in all' such matters, come in freely, and the promises ot entries are not only numerous,; but of the right fort. Mr Wilson, of the Somerset and Mr Barker, coaflh proprietor, have both been indefatigable in collecting sußssriptiohs,: arid have in addition to the asual cash contribistiohs, been able to secure the following, important special, prizes:—..Messrs Fletcher, J Humphreys and Co, of Christcliriroh, offer a prize of £1 Is lor the best 2 yearold thoroughbred. Mr J. Sergison, Akaroa, offers a like sum for the best Washington yearling, and Mr G. G. Holmes follows with the ?atne ainouat, for the best yearling Kaiser; Messrs Straohan and Co.. Brewers, of Dunedin, propose giving £1 Is for the best ladies 1 hack shown ; Messrs Moor and Co., coach builders, Christchurch, offer a substantial prize for the best pair of buggy horses, and the popular Tai Tapu dealer. Thos. Griffiths gives £1 Is for the best stock horse. This laßt item is somewhat of a novelty in this district, and as a practical trial of the.M)rses will be made, will provide an interesting' object lesson. The gentlemen who are interesting themselves iv getting up the show are confident of procuring still further special items to the programme, and should the weather prove fine about the d te of the parade, the exhibition will be one of the most interesting spectacles ever seen on the Peninsula,