MANAWATU A. & P. SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 770, 19 March 1910, Page 8

MANAWATU A. & P. SHOW.

LONDON . LAMB,. AWAKDS.

. -This' , week's mail ; Mm London has brought the ; Smithfield' reports . on the fat nimbs in the wool ■. shown at the Manawatu A: and P. Association s .shoyr last November. The-lambs'were judged in the' pens," : slaughtered at Wellington,and shipped to London to be judged tor lurther prizes. The shipment._was inado through the Gear Company. The report is as follows:— .•■■■;.• __ ■ ■ ,' ■ Class 259.—Five lambst - H. -.P.. Arkwright "(Pen 504),'' show award, second prize; London, nil. These were too plain. Class 260.—Kv0 lambs, Southdown cross: & Elliott (Pen 509), show award, y.h.c/; London award,' first prize.' These were very;fine quality, short, legs, and well covered." ' : '"' \ , . ..' .'■■■; Class 260.—1'ive lambs, Leicester cross: G. Elliott (Pen 510), show award,-_first prize;- London award, second prize. These were of fine quality," 'short legs, and mostly well covered. . One lamb was very, choice (best-.carcass, in -.'.the shipment). ■ ; Class 2Go.rrFive'lambs: J. A.. Mitchell (Pea 506),' Show, award,'.. n,'.l;; London award, third prize/ These-.were. of very fine quality", and , ; for the'.'si'ze well cov r ered. Wanted to bejust a little thicker. Class : 260—Five lambs: G. Swainson (Pen ; 503), show : award third; London award, fourth. These were of. very, good duality, meaty and fairly well covered. Class 260—Five• lambs:. N: '.Swainson (Pen 507), show , award second; :London award, fifth. These were of fair quality. Three well, finished,'.'two'.rather -plain., Class 2e0.-Fjvelamb3:. r C:Jollins (Pen 511). -Show-award,-nil;-.London award, sixth.. Nice quality, , two well finished, three'rather-plain-in the legs;-- . .". . '■': Clasi;26o;—J?ive;"la'mbs:,;.;lf. ;'F: ArkWTight:(Pen 505), show award;'nil; London award, seventh. "Fair quality, but not finished. .: ' ' . '•■■.■'.■ Class 2GO;— Fiyo lambs: C. Gollis (Pen 512), show award, h.c.; London award, eighth'. ■ These , were- too thin' and too ■ The various pens.-were-sbld'.at the following rates in'.the ;Smituh'cld market, from which -must-de deducted- the total charges! ■'■ These' average . 1.223 d. per lb. If should be : notecl ,tbe Smithfield stone is '81b., and the Gear-Meat Company gene'roiisly undertook the without charging their ■ usual commission to the association.'—- ." . V '■' ■ ...-..--. : ;

Pens. Lambs, .st. lb., .s. d..'.. £s. d. " 504 '.. 5 " : 18' 6 " ;.3 2 .'. 219 i - 505- ■■''■ 5 -19 3 ,- 3 6-. -.3 7 9 ' 506 ■■'■■••.::'s.'- -3 8,.:,3 10 1 507 3 : ..12..,7.:.. .; 3.8 :.'„::'. 2 7 ,2 5 0 7,..,..,. 2 ..-... .8-3 -3 6 -•■■ 1 9 3 508 s'-:-.-5;.3..\: 3 6,:.;; 3 17 10 -509- —5 • •■■"-19 6-' '"3-8 ■ ■;■■- 3 12 5 . ~ sio-^", , ',;: - 5.''V,';2L',iM«.™3',8..;,;«,317 5 ■511 •■•-■■■■'s-- •20''3',".v-3.6,.;;;'.3 11 3 512 -V 5 • '19 1-' 32-3 0 .6

THE WAVERLEY SHOW.' The second annual show of the Waverley A. and P. Association was' held on the local recreation, ground on Thursday in fine weather.. The main feature of the'show is , tho horse ..classes, the only■• other live-stock- exhibits being a few pens of fat. sheep. and : lariihs, and tho dogs. There was good exhibition of home industries, and a quantity of vegetables and fruit was shown. .The horse classes and events were judged by Mr. Hu"h Gillies, of Palmerston North, who remarked that he had never seen at any show in the Bominion such a fine stamp of horse in all classes as those shown at "VVaverley. Mr. Fred. Johnson's Nugget carried off first prize as genertil-pur-pose horse,, and also as a spring-cart horse. The open leaping competition was won by Mr. Norman Moore's Lattefos, which was splendidly ridden by Mr. Campion. The points prize for the best hack on the ground was won by Mr. Gordon Aiken's "entry. The; result of the wood-chopping competition was: 0. Mather, 1; G. W. .Eichardson, 2; Bill. Kvans, 3. ■'■' ■

The Romneys were about the best section in purebred eheepattheKaikoura show on "Wednesday, and those shown by Mr. S. Andrew woujd, in tho "Press" reporter's •opinion, do credit to any .show. The cattle section was surprisingly good, some excellent Shorthorns being shown. The fat stock exhibited proved the fattening capabilities of the district, • some wollfiuished and weighty animals being varded, while some good types of much cattle showed that dairying breeds are not being neglected. . ■