THE CORE SHOW.

Clutha Leader, Volume XXXVI, Issue 52, 10 December 1909, Page 5

THE CORE SHOW.

The weather was delightful for the second day ol the Gore Show, and there was a record attendance of a : bout 7000 people. The sum of .W-IO was taken at the gates. The entries totalled 87-1. not including competitions, and was made up as follows : Horses 28-1, cattle JlB, sheep 21>li, swine t, dairy produce 12S, dogs 'll. Last year the total was 839, and the year before 801. There is a large and well-appointed ground, with grandstand. stabling and pens for stock. The judging-ritig is oval shaped, and approximates that at Tahuna Park In size. A large number of the Core lirms and others had tents and stands on the ground, and this portion of the ground was well filled. There were any amount of buggies, gigs, etc., O'Neil's local make being a feature, but hardly any implements. Side shows were numerous—O'Neil's buckjumpers and Maori Troupe, Snake Charmers, Merry-go-round, Ocean Wave, performing animal and freak tent, besides a host of other things. I'hey all appeared to be doing brisk business. The afternoon was excessively warm, . and tho refreshment booth did a soaring trade. . There weie four counters in the form of a square, and there were eight or 'ten' waiters behind serving out soft drinks as fast as they were able, while. men women and children crowded round tour, or live deep, and crushed in as the chanqe offered. No licensed booth serving out "hard tack" ever did have a busier time. Tho shelves behind were loaded with silver, and here | tnd then; were little piles of notes i with bottles on' them to keep them iit their place. The management of the show was excellent. As an exhibition of stock of all classes the show rivals ilunedin, and in Home instances exels it. There were full rings, and the show in the draught horses was a lieture. Sheep were also good; ight horses fair, but cattle were poor, in numbers. There were a few Clutha exhibitors, and they were fairly successful Mr I). Murray got two firsts, a third, and the champion (bull) in Shorthorns : Messrs Mcl'hail Bros. (Clinton) a first and a second in Ayr•shires. and second and third in fat heifer ; Mr W. Charters, of the Taieri, look first in pair of fat bullocks with magnificent animals, estimated to go ! lewt a-pieee. In sheep, Mr G. P. Johnston took everything in' Lincolns, md had a good innings in Border i.eieeslers. in crossbreds, two ewes with lambs, A. H. Moffat was first ; two ewe hoggets, strong wool—l 4 en-tries—-Geo. Moffat 1, S. W. Moffat 2, John Tough 3; two wether hoggets, strong wool, five entries—John Tough i, Geo. Moffat 2, S. W. Moltat 3, in fine wool ewe hoggets, W. Marshall was first, and first and h.e. in wethersj; live fat shorn wethers—John Tough I anil 2 ; five fat sheep, 18 months and under, in wool, six entries—Geo. Mofl'at I, John Tough 2 and h.e. In harness pony. 14-j hands, Mr John

Christie was third in a ring of nine, second in a ring of six Lii hands, and third in 14.5 hands saddle pony. There were averago rings of six or seven in the four hack classes. i Mr R. ActonAdams, of Jleriot, had the best busruy pair, a pair of handsome grey '•obs. He was also first in II stond iiacks and cobs. The best lady rider v.iis Mrs Robertson (Edievalc). Mr i'rving's [Saron Clinton was (irst in .5-year-old draught entires, and tho same owners Belli; was lirst in brood mares ; his exhibits were also lirst in mare and two of her progeny, second in group of three mares anil' li 1 lies : and the same in group of three coits, iiHies or geldings 3 years and under by one sire, lie was second in 2-year-old filly, first in pair fillies or elding* two years or under, and Baron Clinton was awarded the champion for the best entire on tho ground. hi pair waggon horses, Mr ■I. Turnbull (Waipahi) was first. There were nine entries for the pony trot. The hunters brought an entry of 11,

.•Mid (hr> horses wore sent twice round the ring, there being two hurdles anil !\vo brush jumps in each round. Tho contest was decided 011 the twice round, and any horse refusing aiijf jump three times was promptly called off. A. Miss M. Sweetman, riding, a grey horse, was first, (1. Fisher (J. Wellman) 2, E. J. Docherty, Middlemarch, I), and O'-Neil of Buckjumping lame fourth. The high jumping was fair-O'Neil 1, Fisher '2, Docherty 3. J. Wellman won the driving. In tray of cakes cut and preprepared tor afternoon tea, six varieties, Mrs K. Ludlow (Balclutha) was third. Some idea of the crowd was obtained at. the railway station. Heavy, laden trains left for the south, for Waim.ea, Switzers, Waikaka, Tapunui, and Clinton. The railway officials were kept very busy for an hour or more, but every train was sent away vory close to time. About 100 passengers joined the early train between Balclutha and Clinton, about, a score going from Balclutha. By the timei it got to Gore, however, it was a long packed train. We have already; said the management of tho show wag excellent. It only remains to say that in Mr J. Latham the Society; has a most valuable secretary. Charles Gu thringei, a Tammany politician in New York, enteral a neighbour's flat in mistake for his own, ami the occupant, thinking him a, bvwglwr*' to*®