WAIRARAPA AND EAST COAST P. AND A SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 623, 28 September 1909, Page 8

WAIRARAPA AND EAST COAST P. AND A SOCIETY.

;,The'attention'/pf..breeders;of purebred stock, 'KorJo-ovrnerSi'i'ete.,:isi'dra'wh to v the 'advertise-, /mont f of •tho thir^sccorid:;annual .show of v'tHo Waira'rapa' arid: East.; Coast 'P. ;arid •' A."'Society-. 'appearing.' in>'this f'i issue. - The Vwell vknown' registerett herds and-flocks ;in'the* Wairarapa, -district:' : andvtho';exqclle"ribe .generally.'-of -'the exhibits': at'the 'society's' show.- (arid'particularlyat - thati of '.last ; yoar)' -, naturally.. influenco"; the" .'Bodety,'. to is9ua>' schedule,; .which :'is*'a'strong inducemerit'iri itself,. to from all.parte-' to .recognise, the, work of .tho executive arid, •patronise ; tho '60ci6ty.' : , 'Tho Competitions, as iusual, , ;p'r6mise.''a; jvarioty,;of; entertainments, and -the prize money ''allotted .(particularly, in the 'jumping-contests, ■ which - amounts''■'toi'"XlOO in cash arid-trophies) is 'worthy, of attention of ■"hor'sc : owners. ; Tho society offers a challenge'arid two largo rose"bowls of tho aggregate valuo of |80 guineas, to' horsos.,. Tho'cattle ;section willprobably.'receive its duo measure of,.support (perhaps moro,prominently in''tho dairying; section), tho Waira'rapa, being. a strong.■'centre of' this industry j and,..the chariipioir. butter-fat competition, prizesXfor which'have been materially added by, tho. factories, "is'.expected-t0...b0 a miich--1 discussed,event this.yoar'as it was last, more particularly,:as 'expected from .further 'afield.'-' The:'Wairarapa 'dairy.' 1 'factoryfa. i suppliers' will.,probably/havo'V very, strong contingent, to; defend;-their .'laurels. Prizes in cash- and cup', amount" to j>s2. Entries for this 'competition close on October 0. -~. /Tho 1 sheep'section isr'well'.catered for. Be'sides the cash' prizes, .tho..Quibell cup Is again

to: bo' competed for, the condition'of .winning' being : .the most points scored in any ,0110 .of tho' principal classes : of •■ stud - 6hccp..'■ There 1 is'also-the;Douglas, cup, to bo won by the exhibitor .'scoring, most points in. Southdownsl and,'this year, tticre-is'' T a'; silver shield .'''pre-', sented by : the; ■ No* .-Zealand 1 Sheep .• Breeders", Association, (North.lsland) for tho; best'.'Southj down ram on the ground. '..'• " ''';"•'. I Championships' in ..tho dog,, section are - allotted by .'•the' New Zealand. Kennel • Club, for. .Airedales, and Irish' and -Gordon-' setters. '■• ' ■ • The pig. pens bave'had tho attention, of. the■ ground '■.committee;', 'and should,..be'V.in ,'gQbdorder;', to ■ receive the various. . breeders' . exhibits;,,,;, .. .''!•.•'..' ■~'. '~...;•■: v'.', .'.'■..,.';,.-.'./ :'. : The .committee, has also, instituted.sSOiWVery, attractive; classes in '■ the, produce arid industrial'section, ,suitable for... the,; most part-;to-lady; exhibito'rs>,nnd:''cxpe'c'ts to; s'e'o' th6';'Agf'i-' ciilturar,, Hall'-j-wellj. filled.' with ' nil.•attractive' display. •' '.. .'■" ■'• ;". .''■,*" ■■'•.-'•'.•;.''" ■• ■."■■'■'A >■'.*" ; Different; districts have 'becu "well served with 'sciiediilcs; : aiid ; copiesiCiin/always'Tbo' ob-' taincd'from various 'A.;and'P. ; ,Associations>or from the secretary, of .the society, Mr..H. S. Moss, box > 25/:CartertOn.■ \ "'■ '■■'.