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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12663, 29 November 1906, Page 9

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(.r_n*_ to "TitF. tpcss.") [H'M'.DIN. November 23. TV 01--: •_" .\,::-i-.idt,u-al and Pa stem' ■_i. i. . i .iir-- if*h annual . 'linnv-i----\__oci_ 1 "-" . , „-.,. .i-'em-l to-t|.-.iy itneler conm„.i,„'i . i--)iiid have at .riveted a lions u - 1 -' ' - , . . , ,-er ait"_.Lilies "' Ht<rk »»recd. .'.. ■'' **~ ~,n . ,;*■-. mi I the general puir.i, : - I (! ;, iUi , ; ,1 ,„-,:, thjT »l,il ß ,c, ur. .»; i-.-«.'..Vr "• A et.:d ton - '''''. i,rf. •-,• u.i:. b.',_ it).., and there *»n- in I" ■*■■*""" •'•' " "" !, ' h m '* :^( * ; il , w „pourof,a.n.hut..n:yafewdr„p ; ~ '~,■ the el.iv wa_ j.i.-l _ ufheien: 1., I^ l ato.'n.il'!«-'dl iiwp.fl I ' „..Tiif!ei'i_ _i_im.-__« on I'sliibiu n X .y e.'»ii-r- <-'-•' M «'«" the- pri_i,, ■ i, • , j. ; he i;i-!-„. s ei:d li; _ ;;;.:,',- ... _.;..■ .»r. t.„-.,.. i ,„._. t.i- ; .i\ w ,-- ni'.'-h hiii.-dh-r t.'.-i'i ~.. . - .-,-; ".' .<•_._ -.II a lir.st day ■j-,,..,,,:-r,.v. l'-i • I .■•■'■!■•<•'. ,^1 " -><*<\" '.' "',' ~,,.1 ~- ,■;■ nreiiiiM'.'-nt iiH'ii an Wan I" ' " i ■ .._! ~, ', ~n -n*. aii-1 it us antic,. ''TV.he- -.i.l '-■ •• '"'>' !"«'-«■ S- til - r f- ',„ _ t tJi.- ,_'ii''-' : !"!''- i:(- ---%„. total cntiii-s l"i iiv.- Mod* rearhi , IIV i*.7, _'>' -i" 111 '- 1 '- ' ! "" i'l' 1 "" 1 ' - '"_'■„''_ fie- 'many nt the Ixst ever f.-; n V T.hun_ !'*'*■ ' li "' r " " : " s < ""- IVMJ--i.rv merino ram t_-nt ml e:.e way irom \V.ikiU. ulfut --ixtK-n miles ""it from ~.,, lie '_*■-' by uo ine.-ll:. st» typic;ti ~. ii a. oik* iie-e-ii-SNUiie-il to We ". .' m,- Wait-on *-.h"!iii.in. of Conical to lih tl.o pui.-l _Kll l.'.i ,„|e.b..«l ht"'-'* blO-li. >Mll, Jl- »a, 5;,..i1-n..el wiUai;.--! U . ot tme "-,,". t ,*,', ami ',1.1.1 a rata wine..: ;ll ,ly ,1_..i.:l _oi.il. '■ l ' , .|.h. i«-r i!»- W ■"-'■ i a _■.■"> _,', JI. net- and the..l her leri.,_-»;!j-u<-'M he..;:i..T*. T1,,. bonier l.c.c -I' rs were a magiuIlt . o'ui.-., and a irimbi-r <l t-h-- ■' .''„,. n e.-.i-.hd .iinining pi .-vioiis, •_■ 7vn in »'"' I"! 1"" '111 l M ' l: - < - ' n "" <,x '" i, u , r s Hen- M«.•*!•» Sncnii.-n. \ ,| OtU-'.!, .1 .M< ('r..'-'i' , A- -Miii-itoeti. ji" ('». J,,i.ii.-!- n, "ii-l l l *- -Mi Lciinaii. •|\. mini - titi'in iv , ' l "'i' *>' , " l -i' | u 'w ; .« ~,,'.,.,111.!. i.'-cli. ami «'■'' ii '.I tn-*' ['lac ,i ■,i'iiaal3' ri-fS«--:t-rl credit, on their re.|,u;iivc hn».<l'-r:_ and wou.d b,* wor?!iy „• ;,n lioiienii-in any tdiow ]>en. Mr N. M. (Jii»,;H'_ I. <intitull>--liied ram v. as tne ...aii'ipi-em. uiid.kn n .vie'Cl-ot-lie, «.i Spai l.iiht, ti,«.k t;:0 en..i'.'- e-iiveii-d pn'in.er ii'.iii'r, wi-h an ewe, with which it .en' , !_, hard to pick a- fault. The other i,,-,;-,i--liiß>-ri> "ci"' 1 ( '- P- .le.)ii..ieiii, k. .tuihe-naaii. yu.i Walton Sheiiniin. T.V. I'.n:.''i:.n ia ice.sl."is we-re* a rong c ;.is_. l-.i-.vm l-li l.iid, of North ]>~•_ n. 'I'.,iiir'i. «<i'i x.;e e-.-Jiiiipinn hull iur in tun nivi e-ia.-,., nii'l H- Killaud et I'liirvii'w. T.in.irn, upproprlatt d tiie bine nii.Hiti pie." '•'. 'ill' 1 leiuale M-::ti<in. I.,.niiii;l ('ii'iiy 'ii Willow Hank, 'fen.ilei. wiu-i ai o a veiy t.icce.-.sfiil «■..- Inbiterj lie \i ■'■' Zealand anel 1..in,1 t'oiii; iiiy i>int ii.-rwarel ».iiiie oi tii. p'i;i. . ; hri'l and ln-.-i himiyiii out lam i-h.s i-vi-r, i--.een ill an*! ih. jii,l,;o nnh't-.t.it mglv nwnrele-d tie fnl_ Jiu'n-.iii- in each cla.-o to the iloerni.', sin ■<■;*. Wii'-..-,.m W. and T. Telfeirl .V J. .It_i;:-t.'ii and ,10,,1 l M.ller. e-a; Il «e_i;!.'iu *i a Ii ninber t>f very tvpie.il |{. lil-in-ys, mil tne c- nnjie-t i'li/m betwciu liiit4. hi.i It is w.ib p.trt.eularly h'- n. \i.ii'.ou , s eiiiuiu gainul the e-)iain;ii(iii-ulu'i) ram honour, anil one of John Mil-Jt-rs psiiiinlh was the c.iampiem e-we. .lallKS Jo.'lllS, Ol i-'.-V.,!iVale, J.'.'itil'ii , Kent, le.-rwaril a lot o! hii genel _»ou..lidu'.y iik, u..i, )i iiero gie.tti.v ueLinii<<l uit i wliifii iu-ii' uw.'ii.ie.J lii_t- ami WiComl j.riz.M re..; .-ttively in ,".ic!i e-1. ;_.. V, r ■hiliiie. Mx, a I.vo very .siaci-rftul with hi,; <Sliro--_.hi:-*-.-., hjt.li champi,.n--ti.ij.i.i and .evcral other firsts, as uei in. ve._nd J.einou:... Tho e.ther e.xh.biter m.v. Jainc.-. Cny. ol .Mi.burn, who ten,. tint., scceniil ])ri/.t.i and ono thiid. A lot ol gi.-nd *.'(..; iniiukt. were ..liown li.v John .M ringi'cil.iw. ._u ol Ja-ine*;. M.-mgi'ello-.v, of Oi.Ttiwy, Awliburtoii el-i net, Wat-on .<heiniaii, of Conical Milk and the New Zealand and Ant*Indian Lund Company. TJio Company gi'i-ie.l thei cluiiiipioii award with what ib piobably the line_ft tyjio of an inbrcej hiilfbrrel rain ever see-n iv the colony. -Infill wh'.M* fatJier for the* past fourtiH-'n years hiu. worke.l in-M-isantly to bring tint* e-lara of sheep iiji to pcrlec-io-i, gaiii(|rl the other cli.ani]iiein honour with a grand e.we. The otheT fiivt hrvii:>iir.s wore .about e-'iully eliivieled lietweiii tho we__l-kne>wn Cht-rttey brc-tler and the Laud Company. 1 hero wa.s a good gliow of fat cheep, though a number of experts were o_ the oponion that .some of tlio aniuvais Hero a bit ove-rfi'd. Arthur Chaiiiberl.iin. of IHlcßmere, «•:'..-I ly phu-el aiieither cih..ni|iioil ticket to fie credit of hi.s importiti _linv>-year-e.hl -hnrthorn luiil Ambush. Aiiibit_-ih was KiiOiMi jiißt in nice conelition, not. too l.iy and his sty li .h carriage anel gene- !;■! eeiiitonr won him tuiu-h fave-Ui.ibl« e-oiincnt, both in the jnelging ring and *.*'.«n he wu.s niiibs_-<iuently cltx-tdy »*■ iut.,iM'..t 1 in hi.s stall. _\lit<-J_tdl I.ren--., of We.ton. near Oamaru, exhibited il «h'>rthoni cow, lloee 11., whv>. in the e>pii.ii-n of the jtitige.=», would have heon hai.l to heat at tho International iSJiow h"id in t'hiistt-hurch. iS.lio was plat eel h .t in her e:latv-, and alwi awartleel tiie hi:-< lll'bt n. 'Die other sue .t-.-tel ul exhil hois were P. C. Thrcdkcld and I. C. Murray. Murray. Robert, ami Co. were tlie e'i'ov e.vhil. ite.rs of AhcrdeM-n Anguis e-iittle. but the> fiite.>ll they _»oiit into tlio ring neie an purebi.-el and wt'll-e-i.iielitior.evl a lot of aiiimali. as have i'O'ii exein at any fooutheni fJiow for many ycara past. Klliii was tlie elvainjpiou hu.ll, and l'"le>.or the champion i-ovr. Ihe «-h..ui|>ion Ayrshire hull was W. C..vwiii'_ Jamie of Inglewotxl, anel tlie F._in:e hrtH-d.r's Aelrienno iviis the* cJuunp:"ii t .iw. Tlm< other prize-take»rß iv tne Ayimhiie cliiMset- were* P"t< _* Irelanel i.cd A. "-.poor. A fe-.tr fairly g*>;dijiiidity AHcriieys were shoivtu Only a lew oi the Cly*icp«la!e horses *_•■!(> ,iu<lgi-«l, an 1 tlie* pri.e-** inncrs in t!:*> fc.nl! it.ii e-laes-f.. .icie: .lanns Pal--1- ~ l>.iv.• 1 .Murray, Jiime*. MitcheM, ■V, . 11. G-.i\. n, JiiiiK. G'.-nuiK-l. ami \\ . C-.tan. i here was a particularly good show r>' l'i(.'-•*. but it wan left. entire»ly to t"iirl««; Hrei', 'if Mcd rose farm, i:». _ r ( 'ii-i.-tehiiieM. to comin-te for t',;-> 1,. :;oiiit- ah -»' in the Rerkf-hire, Yorkshire, iii.d ''rumivortli e• 1 .Some *.-. -ml .riuiaL. were* wnt iv from the N'.ul.if Mental Hospital fttyes. but t.hey •a-i-iii fur I'X.hibitiem only. .Mr Bute .s ,im eit*-«-|-vodl.v emanie*! the lltgll<*t honours in ea-.-h .see-tiem. ■'buT.'' he* remarkeHl. W «e-*ul*l tiiuej_ ratlier hive ha.-l competition. Th«*y luive gout! pit> .-n'rtMit lhineelin ami otJie'r part, of <-■:-,igo, ami it- klioul 1 'not !.* left to rni'-erbiiry I»rt.-k-r.-. yeir _il't,-r year t" -'iii-e down a'ni. pr.ietieallv unop- ':,,--.:. take all th.* prize-... The .amo fy.ry |e lr , _.<ur."c-l at t)ali«iiril. ill v. h.eit di.-.r-ie! thy.v have al-o any mull--3.. :■ ~f we'll bred ]'.)■£>. and if the\v could t. ?-r'ni__.ilt they would run t- -ii.- of my very b.t.t exce. dingly'eks.'.' i- wat.' generally remarked, and /■ '•'.hat adversely commented upon, c tin- .-J,,,-,* Ciouikl t-.v-lay. that but ■I<-- the t'auti rbiiry bre.>lers, v large n.-iiiU-r of the .-keep ponn. quite a ji n ti .*»•- r *i iln- :-he: thorn cattle st-alis. __ i. * I ii-tvst ~| t'e," pig pent* wemid l;y.vt* l«e:i eiii|,yv. The it* i. a gcod eieal of l.'mii in th ; s remar-i.. tliough tlie New '/.< .;!;-.tl-I irnl Aii.sirnl.aii Laiul Company. \\ .it.. ,v ..1. ;.::an. A. Muit'ocjl, G. P. ./'■■■■: -t,UI. J.-i-l: .MeC-'-N'.i.'. .Iliel <::!<* or *-.-■•• • -he!- .- u11.i.-ni .viiiep brei.deis ex-Jni-ittd iiuuinds wl.it.h were a great treat to t*to. Arthur Ciiambi'ilain, of

I-rcston. took tlie leading position with lis shorthorn c attle. The only southe_"n br«vlt»tse he hud in competition against him vrcrc—S. Rutherford, of Maheno: Mit-.K-ll J);ev, . of-Weston; A. S. Orbell. at Waik-.i: ;iti; A. J. Keie-h. cii Oamaru; and J. _.. iShaw, of North-i:,.-t Harbour.