HAWKE'S BAY AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SHOW.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9234, 11 October 1895, Page 6

HAWKE'S BAY AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SHOW.

w (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELKGR".*-.) NAPIER, October 10. The Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show opened to-day. There was only one exhibitor in merinos. In LincoLns Mr Tanuer took both champions, minor honours being divided between him, the Hon. J. D. Ormond, aud Mr J. N. Williams. Locally bred sheep generally beat imported stock, but stock bred by the Hon. M. Holmes and Mr F. Sutton secured prizes. Border Leicesters were in force, Mr W. Nelson securing both championships, one with an animal bred by Mr J. Reid, the Hon. M. Holmes' stock being also successful. The Euglish Leicester championships both fell to Mr Tanner with imported sheep, the ram being champion in the Royal Agricultural Show at Chester in 1893. Mr H. Overton's stock were very successful. Romneys were very numerous, the chief honours being divided between Messrs R. Harding and F. Hutchison with locally bred sheep. Shropshires were very poorly represented. A great feature of the show was the large number of pens of tweuty aheep competing for the prizes for the most profitable cross, both carcase and wool being valued. The decision will be given to-morrow. The champion prize for thoroughbred entire fell to the Hon. J. D. Ormond's Dreadnought, and the champion prize for draught to Mr Archd. Williams, Kimberley. The exhibits of machinery are numerous, all well-known colonial manufacturers beiug well represented.