NEW PLYMOUTH SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 55, 28 November 1907, Page 6

NEW PLYMOUTH SHOW.

' SUCCESSFUL OPENING DAY,

■ LIST OF • THE AWARDS (DT ■ TELEGEAFII—SI'EOI AT, ' CORRESPONDENT.) New Plymouth, November 27.. . The attendance lit • the .Now- Plymouth Sh'ow 'io-Iday has been;; unusually great. The exhibits! I in a number: of the sections aro strong; notably.;in light horses', competitions, Jersoysj and the butter'contests. The pig entries are . unexpectedly weak. There is a pig boom breaking out in Taranaki, and the prevalent high, prices ate ' making the dairy farmors - increase their pig-, herds' very rapidly.' They aro . going iii for' Berkshires mostly;, .but' also 'Trimworthi and Yorkshires. Yet. at tho show there are only three Berk,shires an<J--sovon Yorkshires.' Thus,' the prospects' of > an aburidaneo of ' pork aro by 'no inea'ris reflected in to-day's . show. In: many- of the sheep sections, .where',. of .course, ; large eirtrios aronot. expected,, a .solitary exhibitor scoops the pool. The best competition is in English .Leicester?.' There are five exhibitors of Ayrqhires, two ofHolstoins, .five of. Shorthorns, one-.in Hercfqrds, two. in .Polled Angus, 'aiid.-twenty in Jerseys. High quality, however,'; prevails, in spite of the weakness, of the competition. A Novel Class for' pot* lainbs . produced threo r competitors, . who . won . first, and third prizes, in the ■ following, order: —Miss,. Ivy Streot's • John, .ofv Bell Block, Now Plymouth ;Miss : Ella Street's Churn, : also of Bell ■Block ;■ and J. It. Corrigan's. unnamed lamb, of.''.Hawerb..r H. B. Lepper, of-.Lepperton, exhibited :a : two-year-old; ; pet ■ lamb • named Billy, not for competition. In tho moro strenuous contests of -the ring. Miss Abbott, hi divided-skirt riding, scored a'' victory over her ~Wanganui conqueror,' Miss .Maggie- Briggs,..' thus winning two \out of. three contests' of. tho season. ■ To-morrow night.Mr. Gilruth/is to give .a lecture. : The Garnson Band, is.:,tp'keep tho proceedings.'lively, , ; Tho.' is pleasant, arid tho : prospects for si record day tomorrow. aro considered good. ; j ' V - „ . THE PRIZE-LIST. ' , The: following" aro the chief winners of tho prizes so far allotted: — ' : • . V : V CBAiIPIONSHIP. /. ' ' HORSES.'' 'Thoroughbred Stallion,—H. , V L, Vin.e|s Coronet, Mariaia. -.- " ' ' Draught -'Mare.—F. ' A.. Bremer's Glennio, ■: .. •'■'." ■' CATTLE. - " Shorthorns—Bull, Moore, Hunter's Count Waterloo Third, Hawera'.' • Holsteins.—Bull, Newton' ; King's Sir. Do Kol Iriica Pietertje, New Plymouth";' reserv'o, Nowtoir King's Brooklarids Hero,; cow, Newton King, and roserve/- ' Ayrslnres.—Bull, Brown 8r05.,. Ngairo; re : servo, Olson' Bros., Egmoiit Village,; cow, Brown Bros., and'reserves. ■ '• Jerseys —Bull; F; Fowler's Prido of Beaconsfiold. Midhirst; cow, Chas. Clarke, Now Plymouth..' ' :i .' y; ' SHEEP'" * : ..'. , ,English Leicester.—Ewe,'tS. R. Lancaster,. Palmcrston. ' »<Liiicolii.—Ram, - J. ■ R- Corrigan, 'Hawera. ... general '' ; v- H. L. • Vino, Maiiaia, first champion' entiro; :Putt Bros:, Okato, . first colt and . first'! filly.' Carriage Horses,'etc. —Georgo W. Heslop, Bell Block, two firsts';"Wi Ambury,-Now Plymouth, two seconds; . Geo.;u Davy, Fitzroy, first and second. . Draughts.—F. A. .' Bremer, Okaiawa. three firsts and two seconds; J. J. Campbell, first and. second; F. Silvester, Inaha, : first and second; New -Plymouth Borough' Council/two firsts, second, and third; J. D.: Mitcholl,-;Manaia, first and second: Gus Sale,-Bell Block, two firsts and third. Hacks—F. Watson, New Plymouth, two firsts. -•'' i.fi. . . Best Lady Rider, Divided Skirts. — Miss 1 Ethel Abbott, Whanganiomona, first; Mrs. Becker, Mauaia, second.;; r Best Lady Driver.—-Mrs. W. Birdling, " aitara, first; Miss J. Campbell, Brunswick, second;',. . . •;..Beef .iCattle'.T-W. Birdling. Waitara, four firsts, three seconds. ■ Polled Angus.—J. J. Campbell, Kaupokonui, 1 three firsts,' two seconds,-?bulls; six firsts,'cows. Horefords.— Charles. Sole, Oao.nui, .two firsts and second, bulls;:two firsts, cows (only exhibitor).. Shorthorn. —Mooro Hunter Estate, Hawera, two firsts ai\d' second, bulls; W.. Birdling, two firsts, second, and third, cows. Holstein.— Newton King, - New' Plymouth, three firsts ami second, bulls; five firsts, two seconds, cows; .Mrs.. 11. .Street,' New Plymouth, two seconds,, bulls; first arid thr'eo seconds, cows. Gradp Holstein.—Cows, Newton King, first; Mrs., Street,' first arid second. AyrshireBrown Bros'., Ngaire, .two firsts, bulls; three firsts and second,,cows; Egmont Village, first,'bulls; first :and "four seconds, and four thirds,>cows. : Grade Ayrshires.— C.b\ys, F. . W; ~Oldham, Mangorei, two firsts. Jerseys.—Griffiths ,anu v Cornwall, New Plymonth, first'and,'third,'bulls l first, second, arid - third, cows P.; ! Fowler,. Alidhirst, first .and 'ehampiori, jiulls; Charles Clarke,. New Plymouth, -first, ; bulls;'..two-firsts, champion, and"tivo seconds,; cows; R. j. Linn, Mangatoki, two''seconds, 1 bulls, second and third, cows; A. Buclinrian; Palnierston ' North, s'ccorid,:cowv..'< .. Sheep.-rEnglish .Leicesters, S. R. Lancas.ter,^PaJnnjrston,North, two firsts,.rams; four, firsts,.'ewes;, J. R. Corrigan, Hawera, .first, two seconds, and third,' tarns; four seconds and three thirdsj. eives." Border A.'.Sl jTonks, Hawera, two firsts, second, and third, rain's; two firsts, .two. seconds, ewes; J.. R.> Pawei;a, „ first.. arid tljird, 1 . ram^;,,,two, firsts, tivo,seconds, and two thirds, owes. - .Lincoln.;—J. R, Corrijnn, Hawera, 'two first's,'two seconds; and-third,-ranis: four firsts; four seconds, and third,' ewes. Hampshire;—F. Siilway, New Plyilioiith, two firsts, ranis ; three firsts and- : secoiid, ewes |only exhibitor): Romneys. — Stuart J. Hislop, Sentry Hill, three firsts. l second; and third (only .'exhibitor). "Shropshire.—J. R. Corrigari Hawera, 'ithree firsts'; three seconds, rams;' four firsts, ~'foiii;;'. seconds; and third, owes (only oxhibitor). ' 'Sbiithdown.—S.' R. Lancaster, Palmerstori North; three'firsts arid two seconds* rams ; • four §rsts and second, ewes (only exhibitor). Pigs.—Berkshire, H. C.■"■ Sampson, Hillsborough, first and second. Yorkshire'.—F.' W. Oldham,' Mangorei, two firsts, two seconds, ; and 'third;; Charles' Ansford, New Plymouth, two firsts! ; :; THE BUTTER CLASSES. , Butter Stored; seventy-five guinea ; challenge trophy to" factpi?, 1 with.;ten guineas and certificate, to 'maker.—Opiiiiake Dairy Co., R. O'Dea, maker, first ;'Mangorei Cooperative Dairy Co., T. Robinsion, sdcond; Waitova,.,Taranaki, Co-opera.tivo Dairy Co., H. 'E: Limmer, third. ' ' '' -Factory Butter for Export; £25 challenge' trophy,, and £3, with certificate, to maker — Bell Block Co-operative Dairy Co., J. Rutherford,' first; Opunako Dairy"Co., R. O'Dea, second; Maketawa, G. L. Johnston; third. Subscribers' Competition in Factory Butter. Block Co-operative .Dairv Co., J. Rutherford,, first; Hillsborough Co-operative Dairy , Co., second: Crown Dairy Co.. J. Hall, third.'. - Private Soparator Butter.—Robert Turnbull, Sentry' Hill, first. Butter Rolls—Miss S. Turnbull. Fancy Butter.—Mrs. F. R.'Pepperell, Vogeltown. . , THE BANQPF/T ' ■'">'The banquot in' the ovpning was attended bV"'ni]iety guests. Mr. Newton King presided;; and Mr. Okoy, and Mr. Gilruth jfero: among those present. :' lit tho'course of tho judges' speeches, Mr. Uadsby jtf&licted that spine day Now Plymouth would have one. of the finest shows on tbe coast? It would • bo tho favourito liriishing-up sliofc. • , .'Mr., Okoy, in proposing the toast of the iVgricultural Department, praised tho work of the yarious-divisioris, ancf said that though many of :thoni believed-. Mr. M'Nab had a good deal, to learn on Certain questions, all admitted that, he was 1 wprking. very energetically, for the good of the industry. He was especially "promoting the dairying industry ■ and introducing. milking strains of Shorthorns.. Though some thought he could

bettor■leave to divisional heads some of the work- ho undertook-, all admired his .enthusiasm. Air. Gilruth' said he anticipated that much of New Zealand's so-called barren land would be made fertile largely as a ■ result of the Department's' work. Easy substitutes for cultivation in eliminating noxious weeds would, ho believed, nevor be found, although farmers had dreams of a time when they would be able to spray thoir weeds, go to bed, and wake-up to find their lands clean. . Mr. Ncw.ton King ancl Mr. Okey spoke-of tho growth of tho Society and the contemplated improvements. Sir. Okey read an old advertisement of 1858 convening the meeting which established the Society, and said of tho old promoters Mr. Hulko alone survived.