WANganui A. & P. SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 663, 13 November 1909, Page 12

WANganui A. & P. SHOW.

; - I;;; ' ,; :.NEAKLY;3bOQ ENTRIES.; ■:;.;:;. ';. ■:' '■':')( (ByTclCEVapii'.-rßpeclal Correspondent,) , ;'■■'''..,■ ■'. ■ ..'■■'• Wanganui, November, 12. for" tho Wanganui.-A. and P.. Assooiation'e,'annual show,; which -is to b<,..held,on. iWedriesday ami, Thur«lay.next, practically closed-tins evening with aboard total. Every •cosai-in-live-.'stock, ■•«soept.;slieep, shows an Increase ■outhoififfures for last year,, and the ome eseess. DoW which total 821; -constitute a New Zeatod show.record.; ■'Sμ. 1 v«. slock entr.es ag-EMKatc-SOIS, and : hoirte; industries .;BjiG.-.-;.vl'hß; Foilo\ving ; ftrb ■ detailf. : of the entries, with those ■oi last year given for purposes of, comgoraonv

The. figures - for 1900 are placed' first' in. all cases; 'ekoe-pt ?those'lor' cattlei"which have not■ been supplied i—:.' :'■■'.' ■■" : '' A >'■:;:..;' Horses and competitions, , 631, 596 i 'slicep, 837, 343; pigs, 29, 23J d0g5,.821, 347 i home industries, 856. 771..' Totals, 2371, .2272—an increaseof 599. Poultry has been struck'olit in favour of wool-classing. ..'.:. .- ■■■■';..--. .-:' ; Tho show has attracted entrios from Auckland, Waiknto, Itawko's Bay, Manawatu.Taraftaki, J Wellington, AVairurapn, ■ Ohiistchiirch, and Westport,. and' the features will be the ((uality of the stock, tho principal exhibits in which have been seen at other shows, tins season. Their owners.are making.Wnnganui,tho final convincing ground.-.; -..;:.:. '.- ' ..'; ■.An ovent which has becn'intrcdnccd for tho benefit of be n wool-ola.ssing-.b.V-' hlbition," which is to' be- carried -out on- the t ground- by- pupili -frpm : the-Ttehnical ■• Schools.'

'TKo-jildgo' will bo Mr.' "J: :T. Cahill, of" the Wanganui Eduoation ISpard s t Technical School i'classes. . This, competition ■■ will tako: place ■on : the'.second day. of tho show., . . . '. ■',-..'.