AGRICULTURAL SHOWS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 8271, 23 November 1895, Page 9

AGRICULTURAL SHOWS.

OAMAUU.

(DV OCR SPECIAL UKIOUTEK.)

OAMARU, November 22.

Tiie wefcther for the oecond day of tho (Umani show was uufortunately worse than thai, which prevailed on the first day, au int :eM»iii downpour of rain convening the •.round iulo deep pools of water and sea 3of jlmu, aud making things wretchedly unitlrasiiit for all concerned. The judging vina cousetjusutly carried oa under great difficulties, and noithe- horses nor cattle could be seen to advantage. Tha attendmice of the general public w.« naturally very limited, and lite extremely wot weather, though beneficial from the farmers' point of view, will result in a serious financial loa< to the Nor tn Ot<ij;o Agricultural and Pastoral Association, the total takings at thu gates for the two days being under £50. XJjB work for the day commenced with the judging of the balauca of tho cattle. The New Zealand and Australian Land Company were the ouly exhibitors of polled angiHj but some °* the beat of their 'j'oura herd wore sent forward, and, under more favourable conditions, these would hive cominamlod a let of favourable attention trom tho general public, as well as from cattle breeders. Tottie and Bride were placed iirst aud second respectively in tlie class cow in milk or in calf, and Caprice was llr.it in tho two-year-old heifer clan. Monioilh, a well-grown quality looking animal, was first aud champion in the cl&ss for bulls, three-year-old and upwards ; Juggler boinv; placed lirat in the two-year-old class, and v promising yearling, Forrester, was firs'; in the yearling cUas. Fur many years past one has been accmtomed to Beo a grand display of Clydesdale hones brought into the Oamaru show ring, tad the fact of au animul gaining a priza there waa sufliciont warranty for the horse lieiDg ouo ot a right good useful and deiirable stamp. The judges, toa, have uiually had a long arduous ta9k, frequently not getting through their laboum till late in the evening. On the present occasion their work was much lighter, not on account of uny falling otf in quality, but owing to there being leas in number and fewer exhibitors in each class. Nor did the fact of their having to waile ankle deep in mud, and Btand out in a pelting rain cause the judges to dwell unnecessarily long over their work. Fcurgood ones were entered in the class for aged stallions, and ufter a lot of careful suiiitiny the judges awarded the first honour to Mr Thos. Mce'a Lord Lyon, Mr T. Liken'a Heart of Oak being placed second, and the Uon. SI. Holmes' Prince Consort third. Lord Lyon was subsequently awarded the champion honour. Tue three-year-olds wero a nice lot,, and of iheso Mwsrs Hall and Gardner's Cedric tlie fe'axou, a well - grown, powerfully made horise, by Crown Prince, out of that splendid mare liowena, was placed fint; the Hon. M. Holmes' Prince of tho CUni, und the same breeder's Prince Alfred third. Mr Holmee also took a iirst with a very promising colt by Crown Prince out of the Duchess of Timaru. Some good yearling colts and yearly fillies were shown, Mi* Holmee taking the bulk of the prizes in these classes. He was also first in the brood mare and dry mare classes, Mr G. Livingstone being second. The three-year-old fillies was another good clns3. Mr K. B. Ferguaon's Early Rose, by Karly Morning, dam Moss Rose, was placed first; Mr K. Clark, tho Ashburton breeder, comitig necond with Jean of Bo3eoealh, a nice, roomy, quality-looking mare, by Oronn Prince, dam Flora. Evrly Kose wag »lso awarded the champion prize. A few good gildings wore shown, the luccessful exhibitors being Messti J. R Mitchell, E. Harris, aud T. Liken. The cup for the mnsb points was again won by the Hon. M. Holmes. Amongst the miscellaneous exhibits in the produce shed w:is a display of seeds shown byMc33rs Murray, Robeite, and Co., Mr Brondleo, and Mr iSeth Smith. Messri Fletcher, Humphreys, and Co. gained a very highly commended award for their exhibit of Golden Apple cider, the quality sf which was acknowledged to be ot a very hich order.

r riu>re was the usual display , of binder twine, sheep dips, &c. Awards of nurit were given to Messrs George Garrard and Edwin Collie for their exhibits of fruit wince. There waa an extensive aud highly creditable display of implements, machiaery, locally maufl carriages, and other vehicles, &c. The Walter A. Wood Company had a good display of harvesting machinery, as did also Messrs Morrow, Itoesett and Co. (through their agents, Mejsrs Fleming nbd He-iley), the McCormick reapers and binders, Bide deliveries, mowers, &c, being aflbwu. D. Duncan vat, us usual, weil and highly creditably represented. Messrs Reid and Gray had a large exhibit of plough?, harrows, drills and other farm machinery. Meagre Booth and McDonald had an attractive exhibit of their well knowu implements, and the Buckeye harvesters and MaeseyHarris reapers and binders were also •down. No prizes were given, but first-class certificates were given to the Buokcye Harvester Compauy for a patent cool safe, a handy portable apparatus admirably adapted for keeping fresh and iweet during the hotte.it of weather milk, butter, fish, meat, iVc. First-class certificates were also awarded to the Walter A. "Wood Company for a hay tedder, and for the Farmers' Favourite combined seed, grain, and manure drill; to Messrs Morrow, Easeett and Co. for patent adjustable steel harrows ; to Aleaars Massey, Harris and Co. for a three-furrow plough ; to Messrs Reid and Gray for thoir doublefurrow plough, with depth and width adjustable attaohment, and for a doublefurrow plough fitted with Oray's patent Kureka manure sower and canister combination top; to D. Duncan for two row drill ipringUne cultivator and combined cultivator and manure drill; to Messrs Booth, aUcdonald and Co. for their digger plough. Smith's pateDt pulverising detachment, ■patent drain plough nnd patent plough, ■bown by Messrs'.). Cuuninghatn, Smith *nd Miller, and Dash and Co, were also awarded first-class certificate?.