SECOND DAY.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 20, 26 November 1874, Page 6

SECOND DAY.

I The Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Association's second day's show wa9 by far j more attractive that the first. The attendI ance could not have been much .less than j 2500. The weather was splendid, and the ! newly- organised Caledonian Band (18 performers), under the conductofsbip of Mr Graham, played excellently, and may fairly be ranked aa honorable rivals with your Volunteer and Provincial Bands. The number of horse exhibits was numerous being in excess of any previous year. The draught stock was conspicuous both for numbers and quality; The entries of any age, mostly imported, eight in number, were all of merit— the Duke of Buccleueb however, again taking the first prize. The young stock were much admired, and yesterday there was a first-rate display. The draught mares and geldings for number and quality, were, without exception, almost unsurpassable, and visitors from Canterbury and other districts admitted in draught stock nothing equal had been exhibited in New Zealand. .In fact all present were of this opinion. /The blood stcck fell somewhat short of expectation, but some fine animals put in an appearance —especial'y Mr Patereon's entire Elswick, and the Hon. Mr Campbell's two-year-old. The exhibits of hacks, carriage horses, and ponies were numerous, and in some few instances much admired. A marked feature in this class was the appearance of six female equestrians, who in dashing style cantered, out their steeds to the admiration of the assembled multitude. The show, aa a whole,: has been unquestionably a succ'eaa —the visitors from Dunedin, Southland, Canterbury, and other places, being unanimous in their eulogiums upon the youn-r stock exhibited. They predict that in horse stock this district will become the most renowned in New Zealand.' The silver cup for draught horses, was, after a close contest, awarded ,fo Mr Menlove ef Windsor Park, with. 20 points; Fiemme andHedley scoring 18. - &