THE SHOW AT DANNEVIRKE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 740, 12 February 1910, Page 8

THE SHOW AT DANNEVIRKE.

{ l V I "A CAPITAL WEST ATTEMPT."

| t PAT SHEEP V TEITUKE | AND D illtY CATTLE Telegraph-Special-. Itepor'ter.) ; i ' Dannevirkc, Peliuarv 11. t?:,:; ;- --The . first tho'- rpcently-formed ':■ ! Darnievirko Dibtnct A and P 'Associa-to-day^ou:: the : Daunevirko-; > V -Bomain, in-perfect summer;,weatherV.and: ; went: off. very successfully from.. ■ every. F|-itjThere/w'iU.a -)a^ and,.resident' frdih . • ' - rtho districtj:, and during. the '^lith-bouhd^rains^brought:in; a : Ifiood number of visitors fronr tho north;' : .JConsidering' difficulties witlL Mvhich' . | :':':.:.jthey hatl.:to contend,: the energetic ' com-. -. jnaittiee—th© officers' of .' the association anil' f-. the joint-secretaries,; Messrs.T. C. Stubbs t. and T.' M. to be heartily con-. " |^v?^KS^tn^^w^/ptf; : &o.'arrantieinerits' mode for ihe,public and the exhibitors. The show My£E*M^;:capital^first ; : ;attempt/;:and' : i the: tef.jjt fitock exhibited was fitated by . veterans to jc . compare _veij' favourably -with xhat. was . ('I ', • being shown.at 'tho "biggest:gatherings ;-'a ; few yeirs ago. Diiring-tlie day the.opin;ion wfk. freely. expressed-that .tho Danne-' 'was' / likely one! that h^ r ; could 1 develop,:rapidly,'-and: the> officers of ; 0 ®- 1 are -alreaMy tolking, en-' ft'iCjf r -- j;:; of; w&at j. : wiir! be-jdbne^wiien r-, ,:',", next:- year comes.;round. ( . The. association i-]- . :was fornied in -Septeniber last, and may ■ to' v ■ fc.-V;- voriginal . meeting), D. M'Kenzie and D. : . .!3l'Donald.' Shortly, after ; its formation - : pi.^rVl^4»^Minonn"co".'lhat'-.tlie ; membership - stood ', subscripbons! toVthe, |\. amount of JeiGO. had in. [,-:l; The .show was . officially opened, by Mr; ! {"who ' h&artily.'.congratu- : |i r ;QJJated.the on . i prophesied.for : 'it a long,and. •' !.;.-'.;.',iis6fui. career. Dannevirke (lie continued) : I shdii.'' : K^-:. ;^^^was-'good- ;Knd,\ jit; • ":'i ■ > t. . 6heep'. laid--- i country <\ ibf the eize had.'a more numerous population-of 'I j ; ; ':- v ' .'iarmers. ; ;In :years' tp , he felt 'sure '' 'ha'dj.taken.-part-ih' the': ;::' ! :'holdmg'of; this, j first:sliO';V;'\Yould bo-ablQ: - .?;:,n-to■ 1 worK' ;■ 'Ho. .hoped • that, 'arraugeiuents: would '.be made -by - which-.the Domain Reserve . !- - v could; beused perina-iientlv as .a • ehow gronnd /.'..'After; a short speech by the Mayor of ' -'. .' .Dannevirke (Pastor'-' Eie6);'; ,:eheers,.';were ; given ; for ;'-M.r. :Hall-' and« the, officers ,'of ' the' lasociation.' •' ';y; : VC-:ii ■■ ■ ' is. in .!i?i^^«^ndi<;telei^BlfM;-a^l6^iiig- , f<)ri3iis ' >• t absence. i : ';':-' .; ' ,: The . outstanding ifeatures 'of: -.the. show.. * tg--j'i';;were':tte : ;fit .. 'fair ' Sv; ; ;O collectioh"of.'draugllts ahd harness horse.3 - much; i .1/ -Si-jJn:!;evidence;' and .cciiri|ietition:in. this line ' , of business was, unusually keen An ex'ivas ■ !•...<:i ll ': hy c Messra. c .'J\r;dorson and. Sons, '] ;.v Bansomi. Collett and.Son, Ltd., aud C. ; Hi®?) JSClarke-gall:.: of.' .Ijahnevirker-andit: Hastings;' V. '- :,: " . .r?;. » , -In tlie,calfle already stated, 1 - ' pf;:.'. -ythe «xhibit'.:6f.iJerseys\l)eing' of-very'fiiir - Mr. ■ Primr^; s which;;:VcainedA :off', fh e . : Messrs.; L.- C. Rathb'jne,.; A. ,B. Knisht. ' } Messrs \ B Knight and W F' and F Anight '|Sh<i\ved a :Yn\mber of very ;fair |ij;#^h<^hornfe j , ..-.' took a first, prize in this';sectioh"?for a' jrtiS'. pen'fvof-. shorthorh T heifera. '.- { - ■ -,v'' : 'In . .fietefords;. Mr. j-llenry B.': Stuckey : .sent. a; ; nuinber'.of. • aniiiials -from his ! ■ jKii'JaiDpUi.-'herd,V-iio..; other.' competitor - shbw-; exhibit'.was a pen < ; fe' property. jof Mrs. -R. , Stevens, and bred by Mr I{ ;j ,"l :|H- Rhodes,--of. Christchurch. -■ -. The 'Avrshires formed -a.'very'creditable t--i%?tsectioh; : ;:tho.i:,chHinpi6h''"buU- t '(Mr.-'''W s / 1 liowdeii's: - Czar)' being :a really ' fine • f»^5 nl ™ al -':'^ r ;- ,' ; John: ■ i.-', i.lnglewood,3hich■ Was-given' second place, t' : '":" v fV^ a3;i ?'. S0 excelleht: -Vrunning the' i pft'iufchampipn;:'closely, :bnt:.being-rather-too y to. get the -.iudge's verdict.- Mr. C. ' aisp:; carried off .the first prize in 16^4 1 «U-idaSsw,tik--thisJsectiwi, 3 :'.'otlWr ■ -prize-.: ? 'takers being Messrs W Bow den, It J i 'iWillan, and E. M. Clarke [■v. . '. ~.ln the,. Jerseys, Mr.: Booth's- 'amma'is i?l^4'i®.?™™lly^-' BC "o^'':h"ea : Wly, ; all' the' ' J [prizes e\cept a second for a bull of any f.-. I. V lagei 'Which. went to.Mr. H. Phillips. I . r, ' . ilie Holstems- made, a favourable show;;i::^;ang;for;;an opening ;gatheringAThe.chami f , jPionship was carried oft bj Mi Niels t;; ■ Nickolaisoh's bull, Prince'. Van Cleve, byf mL of Cliff side—Princess Van C!e\e. Tho, dairy,-: cow- contest, for cows of any ; . .-. breed or . grade in -milk,: was. made exceptionally interesting b> tho fact that bv;,,.- : -'Mr. Booth's champion' Jersey ' cow ' Pfim--1.-.rose sth,. by-Dry-Monople—Primrose 3rd, •; .j.was beaten on points by a grade cow jSs'sfilsyprigirig;; to : -George;- f Newth'.' • 'It -is; : : : : ibred on - points,. . and . the award , will l:r./ naturally ho most encouraging ,as .'showing -. .- - ■fwhat can , actually:,te done.by -the smafl ..farmer. - - ; -iv:v S r' ! ,s;:- : 'f ;.-v-S:S r .-i:-.;:' f© . 'lii the ,class for dairy, cows' (any . ago or &S;'.;yDreed,' ( the-:cow .to./.be'-milked -on-: the f.' v-ground and the milk to be, weighed and K-S tested),, .the; :result ~was ::as' follows Mr .; fa.Bernstein's;.Daisy,'.2llb.':'of imilk.v :5.5 t- v -itest,-1.1551b. of butter-fat,' I;. Mr. H. M.' fc ::: Eics"s: Beauty," 15lb. -of milk, : 5.6 test'' r:, :: ,:io.B4olb* : bvtter-fat; :i Mossrs. : ; W.' H. y*Booth, E,-M. Clarke,.and C. Woodley took- |-' : - first placcf in the classes for dairy beifers. ;v' Sheep/ ;- ; ,:: -' v. : ' .; The fat: sheep: and' lamb. classcs were - * : : gudged by ;.Mr,: : M'Kenzie,;: of■ t-SfV:s.*nd -formed..one: of'-the: strongest-features [v '. ' pf the-shoWj Gliabling tho visitor: to .' gain 'vFan, of ■ what can be done I': -y inNthe.district; in ..the..--.way of- fattening ... Stock. Some very.'good pens of fat sheep £ were - shown,-.the principal prize-winners i: . bciiig.Messrs. D. M'Donald (pen of. five fevj] wethers);' S.' Thompson Xfiyc niaideii. loDgwool ewes). KH: : ; ; ;B.;Knigbt:'(five wethers,' wool'and car-' passes),-Alfred Herbert. (three fat wethers,. Ki'.'^'h'eavy-weightilqngwool.'crosses),; T. ,H.: B; Blyth (three l'at' longwool cross ewes. : - heavy weight).: ' Sbme'.of: the' in the -J??fat.: classes ..were v'considpred-.by -the judge. to be especially well finished.: The prlnt/t.;?'; cipal prizewinners- for;fat lambs.were:-r- ---: ; Messrs., >D. M'Donald and B. Stuckey, : i' :'. .:-James. Armstrong, -L. C. : Ratlibonc, -and ,'; W.'C. _ Simmons. : In tho purebred sheep classes tho only ; ' exhibits, of Romncys . were threo pens of •■'. rams "shown: and bred by Mr. W. -H; ! ■,; / Buick. of Masterton; - all -of which were . .awarded first prizes,-' and;,one given the \ championship, allotted for this section, .y ,;'li} !Lihcolns,' the::priiicipal,'honours - were 6hared by Messrs. D. M'Donald and H. ; . Gaisford, who -6ent ; in-some animals quite }■. . capable of'holding:, their i.'own ; in 'the (shows-at 'tho.'.bigger:;-.centres.^'i'hough: v there-.was, no competition .in Bordcrr : lieicestersthe sheep' were, in ithe opinion : . • of the judge (Mr. G. Elliott,. (rf:'Hastings), ; j:;- ; a very ■ commendablo lot, , and 'the- awards r-iij/'; allotted'to their; owner; and (Mr. i-:-- H. B. Blyth) were well merited. In- tho !.- Southdown!.'classes! ■ tb.e competition -,vas i between;--Messrs. A. B. 'Knv,iit (principal I exhibitor), H. B;;-Stacker,' and P. G- L. p "■^'<Mack^i)zie;',:: Mr. .Knight 'came out; with t;'; ' - ' flying-' colours',- ; carrying VofF-i bc+li' the championships.', allotted, ;and { all the first prizes. A special section was made for. competition: .;being'lim!ted;to .owners;in' the;,Danncvirke dis> V'-.There' .was ..an' excellent,: entry, (|: : /;;;/SOiiW:yery; i ßOTd.;she?p: being' : shown, ; - and ! . .. the., first prize in "the .whole-seven classes vent '. to .Mr. E. .3rDchald, seconds .and •« '-.taken ;by Jlessrs. ;E. Averill, : K. .Gaisford, D. 'Mackenzie, and A. B. (-•r: ~

'Knight, ', .-In ..the - farmers', classes--tho principal .''-awards, went: to Messrs. P. \J. ' WJiibulcs,; James Armstrong:, B.: S. Grant, and,'., George, Charteris.

Pigs . The pie side of'the thoiv has yet to bb developed.- Four: pens only, wore shown, and none, of' the .entries called- for any special mention: i'lie exhibitors, : who ;Wer« all given awards,.: were R. Henson, -J.-VH.-PairbrushpLW.'ilV-.Wood, and Mrs. B. Jlerrin. ~.

Dairy Produce. ;..X;The'ohly.class'iii:the dairy.produce section-, in/ivhieh therevwns : competition, was - that for 'fanners' fresh 'separator butter, in which-Mrs. Ai' Peirabend' was given I flrst..prize;w' .The. ; home industries'? classes .Were .well;filled.. T,v-v.

■■■■i There';, were-H '..'dogs 1 .entered, Mr. A.' •If.; Harmer's'.'Pu;ich-,'carryings off.,'.'first prize in.: the';- rough-haired "sheep, dog. class, Miss 'Kate -M'JCynzie's I.ad in tho sinooth-haired ■.'•/ class, and • Mr. : S. • G; Crosse's'Bobbin. the class.! This .last-named.:.:aninial\ was/:declared' by the--jiidgo to - be- a .particularly- fii» dog, and almost faultless...

Horses 7 v There' was.' - c^~A6ompeHtioii'.' l -itt.'- flie. horse: classes. ;: .The entries totalled, nearly two hundred, and'the,animals, .taken. all round, were, of a good stamp,' and showed signs of' breeding.:Xii-the ..draughts' were to be : seen; a'large.number, of useful and well eat-uphorses. The .ring .events-were 'well:contested . by -large..fields.' h'un-; tsrsV/coih^titton-^the.-.biK'; event ofthe afternoon—was won: ■. bythe ; well-known Hawko's Bay juaperMessre.:-'. iHassaT and Troutbeck's hay mare Fifi, .which has now secured a."leg-in" for tho fivo guinea iihallenge ,cup' presented by;, the president' "(■Mr... Jas. ''Armstrong).-,.-: ■■-■;- ; -:;--// //The •• pick'; of. a ■ nice' collection. of: ponies :was:-Miss': Annie /Mackenzie's Rhone. In ;the'. small - pony, class Mr." L.' G: Cross's ;,white">tliddy' was' given first 'place.} ';. ■■■; Mrs.'. H. M. Campbell's .fine'black'mare' "Whaiapo ~was a much-decorated' horse be : 'fore: the afternoon had ended,- htrvin'g. car-! ried off" the -light-weight • hack," '. ladies' hack, 'and' best .walking -Horse'.'awards.': ': The' - pick-..0f: ;.the , weight-carriers',.. was ifr. J. ,S.: Nelson's Vbay geldjing Dick,' by' which ' arsov . received - second ': place, os' lady's ,haek'. : -; :ifr. .h:. Breakwell ; sh.6wed. a, nice, pair .of :i,black: f harness horses, and Mr. A. B. ::Knight's;'chesthut maro Camilla was , given-. first;;place- : a?', .thejbest ; mare..: .foil .'breeding':.' carriage' horses. ' . '; The r s;i%le harness horse' class,'-W hands, i.'ahd over,' 'brought: particularly good com-' ■petition, - there* being .no fewer than ; 15--entries;, a'.black geldihg bf .Mr." H. Baker's -getting :'fiist place, ';'Miss :GaisfordV : bay . gelding 'TW ■ Baron, .was'; given first :• place -in: ';;thBV, ;two':.:,: .-horse/ classes. I ''' V--: :; - ; - The-?draught' resolved' them-, 'selves--mainly: into"::a :: - contest between Messrs. A. B. Knight and W. P;:lCnight, :the'.:honours , being ' fairly ..'evenly .idistri•buted'..',.' None 'of . the entries','called',' for■ :any. specialicomment,-'though the :goneral was very; satisfactory: :.;'Mr..E. A; .Grigg's,' hardy: dapple-gray was given first'prize as a milk cart.horse.'V-and Mr; iG. '.Lines's senfry. got _ tho ' award in the. farmers^-generjil' utility . class.- \ ■- Competitions. .S Thq.' .;ring. ,^^i.eventswere); watched: with igroat interest the ,afternoon ;by a .crowd, /estimated v.to number,, .upwards: of. JiOflO:' persons.':. -No ..less" than ,f10<56 ''.tickets' . ai'e:stated :to sold ,at the gates. '.Thq;results were as .fpllowirr;,; D; Barry,-1; H'. iW. Giesen;; 2. : - . . .. Jlaideu hunters'; competition-i-lJrs.'Red-1 path; l;' Mr.: G. R. 'Coriiford,:2;-.Mr. J. bweeney, ,3. : . f'Mason, Miss tHartgill, 2;/Alrs.iff,. Ogilvie Veitch, 3- : 1; .. vV. /E. Oliver,: 2.vS. Robinson was ; the> best.rider. ' -,- ' . - Ladies hunters—Jlr. ■ Ch'as. Hart's Play■?»yi .!•!>''''Messrs! 'i-'Hassal : aiid:: Troiitbeck's' ,'i'ifi; -2. . - Hunters' competition.; :■ Hassal and' Troutbeck's bay maro Fifi, 1; -Mrs.i Redpath's bay gelding Bill, 2; Mr. , Charles Harfs .roan gelding Playboy, 3. .The this •jjvoht''gets>a' ; 'leg..iji'<; .president's., challenge;' cup. i : i ; : \