THE HAWKE'S BAY SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 945, 12 October 1910, Page 8

THE HAWKE'S BAY SHOW.

BIG ENTRIES. '..!' The entries for this year's Ilawke's'Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society's spriug show, 1 iiu'ruber :ISBO as compared with,2ll4 : last Vear (says the'- "Napi'ei'^Telegrapli'), •which, total"constituted, &■ •record in 'tho history of the 'society. The entries .in tho various- classes are:—Sheep, 336; cattle, 191; horses, 419; pigs, 32, farm and dairy produce, 95; grain'.and seeds, ,93; poultry, 183; dogs, 81; needlework, 223; sundries, 225; grand total, 1880. -Compared with-the entries of tho past ' four years;': givbri: below, it will .bo.seen .that,.. with.-' the exception. of last -year, they are well "up: tor the- average. -The totals : are:—l9o6, 1762; 1907,' 1600; ,1908,. 1980'; 1909, 2114; 1910, .1880..:- ■ , '• .-, The decrease is principally; accounted for-in the horse .classes,' which is due, according .to letters.:.received from exhibitors, to the amount.of sickness that has been experienced, bythcin; " The-number:of exhibitors in sheep is more', than that 'of last year,.' though the exhibits are slightly less. Lincolns are the-strongest seotion, exhibitors represented being-Mrs.-J. Dl Ormond; :Messrs. W. •Perry, Douglas M'Leari, A. Dillon, M.P., T. Tanner, -W; Enyher, "and .; A." J-, j.Col-. lins. -. Rdmn'eys -follow, very closely; .the', ram hogget class having 21 entries.from. ,12.. different -exhibitors; In', Leicesters. Messrs.-' Nelson "'Bros., 'Douglas i.M'Lean, Slack Bros., and.. S.' B.'l Lancaster make a! .splendid :showing., ;.;::' . .... !'' Cattle ■; are;.; veryA strongly . represented, 'being, equal iiT numbers'to the'! previous .best.:',.' Several;. of -the',. Shorthorn, classes produce keen' being .15 entries in'the class for two-year-old .heif-:'ers;-:-'seveh.: for , ; three-year-olds,,' and :' eight. for: aged : r cows,''.the exhibitors : vbeirig' Messrs. Douglas M'Lean, W. T. Williams, W;-Howard Booth, and W.' C. Buchanan, 'M^.r.^:'vv:':.^ v;< ,---,).;-.:..-:,. ,-',:,;::-.■;.-■; V All- the 'other, classes have filled: equally as,.wellvas; last year,: in.'some:cases even better; Practically ; all* the. old • exhibitors of -stock'.'are" fepr esehted, and ,a- new .contingent, are : ",in ;the\field from the Waira-. rapa.;;.; ;.. : '; ; - i : 'f,^ ;: vv>v,;/;. : v ; ; •.:>:-!'v ■;.;.:-:• ■■':