COURTENAY SHOW.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7417, 7 December 1889, Page 6

COURTENAY SHOW.

Presideat-T. H. Anson. Vlce-PrasMeta-J. Gougb. Esq., H. W. MoClellaad. BWgJ. Dyurt, Esq. Hon. Tr<sasarar—A. McNao. Secretary—&. Bedford, The annual show under the auspices of the Courtenay Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held yesterday on the Show Grounds. Kirwee. The weather during the forenoon was most fnclemenc, heavy rain falling in a succession of showers till noon, when the clouds broke, and the remainder of the day was bright and warm. The rain, however, had reduced the grounds to a state of slosh, ankle deep in many places, so that getting about even after it was fine was very unpleasant. The attendance, though fair in the afternoon, would have been very much larger under more favorable auspices. There was an extra attraction on th 3 ground this year in the shape of the annual exhibition of the Coartenay Horticultural Society, an account of which will be found elsewhere. The Agricultural Show was a very good one in point of numbers of exhibits and quality of the. stock, especially draught horses. The show of sheep was not a large one, and in but few classes was there competition. The largest prizetakers were Messrs H. W. McClelland, G. Seaton, H. A. Knight, and J. Gough. The longwoolled sheep comprised some very good animals, and there were some excellent pens of fat sheep. There was not a large entry of cattle, bnt the animals shown spoke well for the pastures of the district. Mr Dysart's Roan, a two-year-old shorthorn bull, by Cambridge Duke, was the only one shown as of any age, and was justly awarded a first prize ticket. Messrs Gough and Seaton took most prizes for cows and heifers. Mr Calder obtained first honors for his Ayrshire bull Young Lord. Four draught stallions were paraded, all of them being well known animals. Duke of Argyle was placed first, Young Wellington second, and Rob Roy third, while Brighton Jock was h c. Some fine animals were shown among the brood mares, and from a good class Messrs Dent and Sons' Lassie was selected for first honors, and Mr Me* Clelland's Violet for second. Mr McCleiland's Lincoln Pride was placed first in the class for dry mares, which was also a good one. Some splendid farm horses were shown, and among the young stock some good representatives of well known sires were exhibited. The thoroughbred entire class was represented by two' erstwhile steeplechasers, the fashionably bred Torrent —who claims Apremont as his sire — and Louis, woo is by Louis dOr, and was bred by Mr Redwood. The judges placed them in the order in which they are mentioned. Bluegown was the only hackney stallion shown, and he was given a first award, and the same honors fell to Mr Haddrell's brood mare Minnie, with a strong foal at foot by Moana. In the younger stock some of Young Messenger's stock showed up well. They appear to be very useful sorts of animals. There was keen competition in the trap-horse, pony, and hackney classes, and the judges had a good deal .of difficulty in making their selections. The jumping competition was won by Mr C. Dixon's Fawn. Master Giliander rode his mpunt, Joe, well, but this horse would have gone better with a heavier weight on him. The old chaser Bredonhill was placed first among the hunters, with Ringwood second. There was a small but good show of pigs, Messrs McClelland, Spencer, Gough, Gudsell and Seaton being the chief prize-takers. Some good farm-house poultry was exhibited, but in most cases the pens were too low, and the birds could not show themselves to advantage. Mr Patterson took the first prize for his rough-haired dog, and Mr Cook's Rover was first in-.the smooth-haired class. Two excellent light spring traps were shown. The agents for the various reapers and binders in the market were all represented, and the farmers of the district spent some considerable time in inspecting the machines. Those on the ground were the Brantford, Howard, McCormlck, Buckeye, Wood, and Daering. There was a good show of butter, the exhibits being fairly even in quality. The hams and bacon were very fair, and there was a fine show of eggs, eomeof the dishes containing very large ones. Mr A. Saunders showed a basket of eggs of different varieties. Mr G. Marley, of Springfield, had two of his Patient open fire ranges on the ground. The various officials gave every attention to their duties, the Secretary, Mr GK Bedford, being courteous to all who had occasion to visit his office, i The Burnham Band played various selections during the day, and drew a crowd round them whenever their music was' heard. Mr Bowers, of the Kirwee Hotel, I had a general licensed booth and luncheon ■ booth on the ground. He appeared to do : a very fair business, and laid a good plain luncheon on the tables. Before dispersing; the judges were invited to the luncheon tent, where the toast of their health was proposed by the President of the Association, Mr T. H. Anson, and duly honored. Other customary toasts followed; then a movement was made homewards. The following is the prize list :— SHEE-P. i MERINO BREED, j Judges—Messrs J. T. Ford, J. Johns and P. Elder, Bam, any age. H. A. Knight 1 ; Ewes, with crossbred lambs at foot. M. \ W. McClelland land 2 BORDER LEICESTER BREED. Ram, over eighteen months. G. Seaton 1, A. McNae 2andh c Ram, under eighteen months. H.W. McClelland 1 . ; - Three ewes with lambs at foot. G. j Seaton 1 arid 2 j I Three ewe hoggets. G. Seaton 1, 2 and he i DOWNS, j Rams over eighteen months. J. Paterson 1 and h c, H. A. Knight 2 and c Three ewe hoggets. G. Seaton 1 and 2 - CROSS BREEDS. Five ewes, Ist cross from merino ewes, with lambs at foot. G. Seaton 1 Five ewe hoggets, Ist cross from merino ewes. G. Seaton.l, H. Knight 2 Five wether hoggets, from long woolled ewes and merino ram, or merino ewes and long woolled ram. G. Seaton 1, H. A. Knight 2 FAT SHEEP. Five long woolled wethers any age or breed, H. A. Knight-l and 2 Five long woolled. wethers, under eighteen months, J. Gough 1 and 2 Five Down wethers any age, G. Seaton 1, J. Gough 2 . Five merino wethers any age, H. A. Knight 1, J. Gough 2 Five Down lambs, J. Gough 1, G. Seaton 2, M. Hoganhc Five lambs any other breed, J. Gough 1, G. Seaton 2, G. Addington The, J. McJohnsonhe, A.McNae Pen of ten fat wethers, suitable for frozen meat trade, J. Paterson 1, H. A. Knight 2 The New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association save a prize of £3 83 for the best pen of ten fat wethers, crossbred sheep, any age, J. bough 1 CATTLE. SHORT HORNED. Judges—Messrs J. M. Walker, A. W~. Bennetts and J. Green. Bull any age, J. Dysart, Roan 1 _ Bull calved since July Ist, 1887, G. Seaton 1, R. Johnson 2 Cow, any age, in milk or in calf. J. Gough 1, G. Seaton 2 Heifer, calved since July Ist, 1887. G. Seaton 1, J. Patterson 2 Heifer, calved' since July Ist, 1888. G. Seaton, Buttercup, 1 Cow for dairy purposes, any age or breed. J. Gough 1, W. Sheate 2, A. McNae he AYB3HIRE3. Bull not under twelve months' old. A* Calder, Young Lord, 1 „ Heifer calved since July Ist, 1887. G. Grant 1, G. Seaton 2 Cow or heifer for butchering purposes. R. Kemp 1, G. Seaton 2 Judges—Messrs Jas. Stark (Christchnrch), l>. Scott (Brookside), and W. Gilmour (TaiTapu). Draught entire travelling the district. H. W. McClelland, Duke of Argyle. 1; G. Mangin, Rob Roy, 2; G., Mangin, Young Wellington, 3; J. Hayward, Brighton Jock, c Brood draught mare, in foal or with foal at foot. Dent and Son 1. H. W. McClelland 2, G. Seaton h c, R. Kemp c Dry mare, any age. Mr Admore gave a whip, value 1% for best dry mare. H. W. McClelland 1, J. Tre&ves 2, H. A. Knight h c, J. Gemmell c Draught gelding, any age, in regular work. Tff. A. Knight 1 Pair horses for agricultural purposes, Iα regular work, the property of one owner. Messrs Morrow, Bassett and Co. gave a prize of £2 2s for best pair of horses, JEL W. McClelland 1, G. Seaton 2 Three horses for agricultural purposes, in regular work, the property of one owner. J. Dysart 1, W. Sheate 2. K. Johnson b c

Three-year old filly, foaled since July Ist, 1886. E. Vaughan 1, W. Sheate, 2, Amon Smart h c Three-year old gelding, foaled since July Ist, 1886 (Mr J. W. Belgrave's prize of a set of whlppletrees value £1) G. Addington Two-year old filly, foaled since July Ist, 1887. R. Kemp 1, H. W. McClelland 2 Two-year old gelding, foaled since July Ist, 1887. W. Sheate 1, E. Vaughan 2 One-year old filly, foaled since July Ist, 1883. H. W. McClelland 1 and 2, E. Vaughan h c, R. Kemp c One-year old colt or gelding, foaled since July Ist, 1838. G. Addington Foal (colt or filly), foaled since July Ist, 1889. H. W. McClelland 1. R. Kemp 2 Mr J. Hayward gave £1 and the service of his horse for dam of best foal by Brighton Jock. G. Seaton 1. THOROUGHBREDS AND HACKNEYS. Judges—Messrs A. Lyons, W. Hayward, and A. Boyle. Thoroughbred entire travelling the district. T. Kearney, Torrent, 1; J. A. Holmes, Louis, 2 Entire travelling the district for hackney or carriage purposes. W. T. Oliff, Bluegown, 1 Brood mare for carriage purposes. W. H. Haddrell, Minnie, 1 Three-year-old filly or gelding for carriage purposes. J. H. Nelson 1, J. Dysart 2 Three-year-old filly or gelding, for hackney purposes. W. Sheate 1 Two-year-old filly or gelding for carriage Surposes. E. Derrett 1, A. McPhedran 2, . Seaton h c Two-year-old filly or gelding for hackney purposes. J. S. Kemp 1, J. Dysart 2 Weight-carrying hack up to list—H. A, Knight 1, JR. Kemp 2 Hack, up to list—G. H. Jndd 1, A. McNae 2, G. T. Robertson 3, H. Gillanders h c Ladies' Hack—H. A. Knight 1, H. W. McClelland 2 Cob—H. W. McClelland 1 Best jumper on the ground. C. Dixon 1 H, Gillanders 2, G. T. Robertson 3 HUNTERS. The best hunter. R. J. Mason, Bredon* hill. 1; J. Thompson, Ringwood, 2; H. A* Knight, Rambler, 3.