MANAWATU SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 338, 27 October 1908, Page 5

MANAWATU SHOW.

Writing' of .the MajMVatu Show/ r to take place nest' weok,. our dprrespondent gays that in ' the ring competjuoil'the entrii&f' 1 for tho first, day total 88, 46 beltfng to the maiden hunters' cqjnpetsion. FoMhe'second day there are ,90 entries', the. fighters' • competition getting Uiem. • 5 tiin'is for lady, ridefs sure to be watched with total '90 entries, 30 belong to the. leaping competition. On the third day, the "entries aro higher still, and reach a4ot^ n $ which 40 are for the hunters' coippgtitipn.j.Th'is makes a total of 273 entries for ( fpompetjtjons alone. The total entries in'jfte (I division amount .to--333, including 44 potiiqs, 46 harness The entries for cattle total 227, and include:—. Shorthorns, 39 Ayrshire, 36; Jerseys, 54. Other breeds 'represented, and there are 20 entries m„tho"bu.ttflr fat competition. In connectionmto'th thiS'fcompetition, it is interesting'to note that V/Granny's Girl," the famous Tdraneki ic6w;i will compote. • The entries in the-! slieojM division are naturally more numerous,, and total 527. Of these, the Komnoy ''Mritalr'J'ffiSißunt for 193, English Leicesters 69, and Lfffcolns and Shropshire Downs 48: In_thc_pig division there are 65 entries, and in- poultry 93. Other entries aro: — public schools, 625; photographs, 35; needlework, 155;" home industries,' 170 300. The dog entries include 30 fox-terriers, smooth, and 31 wirehaired.; '21:ijTfishsitffCricrs; 34 bulldogs; 51 rough-coated colljfs" and 30 cocker spaniels.