AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION AT CHRISTCHURCH.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1485, 13 November 1874, Page 3

AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION AT CHRISTCHURCH.

CHRISTCHURCH

Per Press Telegram Agency.] This day.

The Metropolitan Agricultural Exhibition to-day was a great success. The weather was glorious, and there was an immense attendance—24o exhibitors of sheep, 94 of cattle, 114 of horses, 15 of pigs, 19 of poultry, 14 of dogs, 47 of implements, 27 of dairy produce, and 51 of local mauufactures. The sheep, horses, cattle, and implements were of splendid quality, and there was close competition in every class. Sutton Bros , of Southland, took the champion medal for Lincoln rams.

Nearly £600 were taken in shillings at the gates of the Agricultural Show yesterday. Quotations free on board at Lyttelton : —wheat, 5s 3d to 5s Cd ; oats, 6"s ; Hour, £12 10a to £13 10s ; bran, £6 10s ; pollard, £6 5s ; sharps, £7 ; cheese, 8d ; potatoes, 9s to 10s. Millers stocks low. A rise in flour is expected. !-. The Metropolitan races were continued today. Glorious weather, and a large attendance.

Handicap Hurdle Race of 50 soys., added to a sweepstake of 3 soys Two miles over S flights of hurdles and hedges. Theodore, 9st libs 1

Lunn's Alice Grey, lOet 71b 2 Alice Grey lost several lengths at the start. Both horses jumped splendidly throughout. Alice gained gradually all the way round, and half up the straight was on level terms,£ hard ridden, but Theodore was then let out and won easy by two lengths.