PALMERSTON SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 966, 5 November 1910, Page 8

PALMERSTON SHOW.

PEOPLE'S DAY. CFtEATAND GAILY-DRESSED CROWD THE GRAND PARADE. (By Telegraph—Special Reporter.) Palmerston N,, November 4. It was a great day 1 Tho weather was great, the crowd was, great, and the show was groat! Anyone who had any suspicion that the attendance was going to be less this year than last year—and, to be'.frank, some thought hopelessly wrong in his reckoning. ; Tho streams, of humanity which flowed- from the , station and the town to the. grounds from early morning indicated, a record, dayr The' Minister for Agriculture and the following members of Parliament were, present during the afternoon, Messrs.. : D. Buickj.B. Dive, G. V. Pearce, F. W. Lang, Scott, J. P. Luke, F. Lawry, Guthrie, Forbes, Clarke; Phillipps, and M'Laren. To the ring sido and to the shelter of the stand the crowd hurried' in thousands. . There was: jostling for places, and survival of the most tenacious. It was the grand parade, and into the ring strolled.the ponderous bullocks and the nimble ponies. It was a many-sided parade. The hacks, led by Mr. Martin Baird 011 old Peter; the rear of tho harness horses brought up by the heavy division, in newly-varnished vehicles, and the silver and the brass of their clinking, jingling harness, glittering and flashing in the summer sun; prize bulls weighing nearly a ton, and dainty Jersey cows; thousands upon thousands of pounds' worth of agricultural 'stock; little ponies ridden by little boys and tiny girls with long, cylindrical ringlets. A cheer! . And along the froni> low of heavy horses and monster bulls came a greyhound drawing a miiiiature vehicle, driven by a baby boy. : In charge of the dog and the baby a boy of tender years ran alongside. . Another outburst from tie crowd! But not a cheer! The heavy_ horse division was in revolt, and .carrying on its revolution, within a few yards of the golden-locked baby, the little brother, and the dog; and the three wero innocently unconscious of it a 11.... Men rushed, into the ring, but the "big" brother in charge refused to budge. He was there on parade—and. lie didn't' understand. , And right 'at the feot of the revolting horses he coolly. stooped to adjust the greyhound's harness.- Ho dallied within a yard of danger—but he was oblivious of the fact. Nothing serious happened, but it was slightly more than the crowd could endure. • .

The Parliamentary party were entertained at lunch by the association. The president of the association (Mr. C. A. J. Levett) presided. In replying to the toast of Parliament, the Hon. Thomas Mackenzie (Minister for Agriculture) apologised for the absence of "the Prima Minister, and. said -that; to visit the, show, was a pleasant change from Parliamentary work.

It was quite a day for summer frocks at the show,. and they: were everywhere to he seen, looking delightfully cool and dainty./ Certainly the "hobble" skirt was very little in; evidence,' if at all. Country women are frequently very ■slo]?-to take up a fashion if.they do mot care fpr.it, and possibly that may have had something to do with its absence; Some of those upon,the ground were:—Mrs. C. J. Muiiro, wearing" a ' grey coat and skirt and large hat trimBled with pink rosos and heliotrope ribbon j Mrs. Alan. Strang, pale-grey coat and skirt, - burnt straw hat trimmed with black ; Mrs Pratt; black costume" and large black'plumed hat; Mrs. D. Riddiford (Rangitikei), navy blue costume, burnt straw hat with shaded : flowers,; Mrs. Haiper, blaclc" costume, black and white hat; Mrs. D. Abraham, violet costume and violet hat with pink K>ses; Miss Abraham, green costume and black bat with shaded pink roses; Mrs Parry, sage green costume, black hat trimmed with forget-me-nots; Miss G. Abraham, white linen frock, white hat lined with 1 blue and trimmed with a blue scarf; Mrs. H: Cooper, very pale blue mlk , costume, with black straw hat trimmed with shaded pink and bloc laburnam; Mrs. Kebbell, grey costunu/, black plumed hat; Mrs. St. Hill (Hawke's Bay), green coat and skirt, straw hat with wreath of pink roses; Miss Mvmro,. pink costume, blue and pink hat, and white feather boa; Mrs. Hartgill (Dannevirke), pale green linen coat and skirt and back hat; Mrs A. Matthews (Peatherston), black cosblack and white bonnet; Mrs. Abraham, smoke blue costume, burnt straw hat with shaded roses and black ospreyplumes; Mrs. J. Crawford (Paniatua), pale blue costume, hat to match;_ Miss Hartgill, pale pink frock, black picture hat; Mrs. Mowat (Hunterville), saxe blue coat and skirt, with blue and_ black hat; Mrs. J. Armstrong (Dannevirke), grey frock and hat to match; Miss A. Riddiford, cream costume and black hat; Mrs. Rose, white' embroidered frock, .saxe blue hat trimmed with flowers; Mrs. Tennant, navv blue coat and skirt,' black plumed hatMiss Tennant,, white linen costume burnt straw hat with pink roses; Mrs' IT! ( i kiti °>< B rc y costume and black hat; Mrs. Inness, navy blue braided .coat and skirt, Tagal straw hat trimmed with black velS : „ an V. Mack osprey plumes; Mrs, O. Momad, vieux roso coat and Bhrt,- Tagal straw hat trimmed with shaded roses ; Mrs. A. Hannay (Lower Valley), Baltic blue frock,'white straw flat trimmed with blue and pink roses • Miss limes Jones (Feilding), cream coat and skirt trimmed with lavender and white, and heliotrope hat; Mrs Morrah, grey braided costume, black and heliotrope ( hat; Miss D. Y,'aidegrave, blue costume and white straw hat trimmed with blue; Mrs. Normau Beetham : (Masterton), white costume, burnt straw hat trimmed with' black; -^ rs - P; S. M'Rae, blue costume trimmod with .white and blue'hat; Miss Lyons, white costumo and large black and, white hat; Miss Gemmel, pink cloth costume, hat trimmed with pink and roses; Mrs. Barthorp, navy oiuo 'costume and green .hat; Mrs. A. Gibbons, white costumo, black hat trimmed with pink roses, and whito feather boa; Mrs. H. Akers, green' coat and skirt, Tagel straw hat trimmed with shaded roses and green ribbon; Mrs. R. Tripe, grey braided costume,, grey hat with.pink roses; Miss H. Akers, navy bluo coat and skirt', burnt straw hat with pink roses; Miss Nicholls, black and white striped costume, heliotrope hat; Hiss M. Akers, navy blue coat and skirt, black plumed hat; Miss C.-Cameron (Masterton), grey striped costume, burnt straw hat i with Paisley scarf; Miss H. Nicholls, green costume and hat to match; Miss D. Gray (Masterton), grey coat and skirt, black hat; Mrs. Grant (Woodville), wb'.te costume, saxe bluo hat; Miss G. Grant, pink linen coat and . ikirt, white straw hat trimmed with cowslips arid black velvet ribbon; Mrs. ' Dermer (Feilding), navy blue costume, burnt straw bat with pink roses; Mrs. W. JSlundell (Wellington), brown coat and skirt, brown straw, hat with pale yellow roses; Miss A. Cameron (Greytown), grey costume, white feather boa, and white stiaw hat with yellow ; Wscs. ■;.

Tha Short Prize. ' Great interest was shown in tho Romney Marsh class, in which Mr. Ernest Short offered prizes totalling £100; Tho competition was among New Zealandbred sheep, two, three, or four years of age. Points were awarded as fol-low:—^Twenty-five points for wool, 25 points for type in wool, and 50 points for shape when shorn; maximum, 100 points. Mr. William Gibson, of Feeding, won with a sheep of his own breeding, and Messrs. Gray Brothers, of Masterton, were second. Tho details were as follow:— .• Typo, Wool. Shape. Total. William Gibson 25 . 15 45 85 Gray Brothers... 25 22 35 82 H. S. Hadfield... 20 ' 13 42 75 W. -Raynor 19 14 41 74 Al'Gregor Bros. IS 12 43 73 : As less than ten entries 'competed only half the amount offered will be paid out. The prizes therefore are: First, £25; second, £15; third, £7 10s.; best and neatest shearer, £2 10s.: total, £50. ■ Competitions. Great interest centred in the competitions during the afternoon. . The big event was the hunters' competition, for which there, were forty entries. Results. were as follow:— Motor-car driving, driving and tilting at ring—H. Akers, 1; G. Wilson, 2. . Musical stalls—Miss Jessie Campbell, 1; H. Thompson, 2. .. Pony, leaping—T., Cameron, 1; A. [ M'Doug'all, 2. , I Harness horse—Miss Jessie Campbell's Aristocrat, 1; F. E. Hocken's Prince, 2. ' Hack—T. Welch's Good Work, 1; I. Jefferson's Emerald Isle, 2. Lady rider, side saddle —Miss S. E. C. Paul and Miss H. M. Taylor, equal, first. Lady rider, divided skirts —Miss Grace. Robertson and Miss Jessie Angus, equal, first. Lady , rider—Mrs. F. S. M'Rae, 1; Miss-J. .Campbell, 2. Hunters' competition.;—E. D O'Rorke's Cloister, 1; J. Kendrick's Betrayer, 2: 1. Jefferson's Emerald Isle, 3. '• . . SUTTON'S EXHIBIT.; Messrs. Sutton and Sons, the great English seed house, were well represented at tho Palmerston Show by ah excellent display made on their behalf by Tothill, Ltd., Christchurch, their chief asents, and Barraud and Abraham, Ltd., of Palmerston North. The exhibit included a fnll uniform set rof Sutton's Exhibition Cabinets, containing, samples and- specimens r of. all the chief grasses, clovers, root and vegetable'seeds in cultivation, shown very tastefully, and formin.e a very handsome background. On the right and left two fine collections of . Sutton's model roots were shown, which attracted very special attention among farmers. In the foreground appeared the splendid collection of pot flowers, including calceolaria, nemesia, petunia, cineraria, bezonia, and primula, grown frOin. Sutton's Seeds, by Mr. Rule, the well-known gardener. The flower and vegetable exhibits were a source of great attraction to visitors, and the floor space 'of'ihe well-ap-pointed stand, was' taxed to. its. utmost by admiring visitors during the whole days of the show.. It .is of some interest to record" that the agricultural exhibit possessed an educational value, including as it did beautiful specimens of natural grasses, most suitable for the various New Zealand soils, and shown together with samples,,of every grass in .cultivation inalmost any part of the English-speaking world. Sutton's Seeds'are known every- ' where. Their name. for. ciualitv is supereminent on all farms where they have been used, and: they have firmly established themselves amongst all agricultural and pastoral associations conducting "field'root 'experiments." J Ih' : this 'category the reports of the Masterton A. and P. Association for the years % 130S-9 and 1909-10 show, that all the winning crops in the field competitions for swedes, mangolds, and turnips, were grown from Sutton's Seeds. _ This record is but one of many in adding confirmation to . the excellent value placed upon the seeds of farmers and gardeners. The exhibit was. in charge of Messrs. Barraud and Abraham, while a member of the firm of. Tothill, Ltd., Christchurch, was 'also in attendance.— Advt. JOHN BETT AND COMPANY, LTD.

John • Bett and- Company, the wellknown vehicle manufacturers and carriage builders, who have been exhibitors at the Palmerston Show since its inception, were again to be found at their permanent stand this year. ' The firm has been so busy during the.past months executing orders to all parts of the Dominion, that . this season the exhibit is not so extensive as usual. A glance at the vehicles, however, only served to show their excellent quality and finish, and indicated in a general way the reason 'why "Bett's make" in vehicles is regarded as the highwater mark of workmanship. An order completed recently by the. firm in the shape of a turnout for Lord Islington', was not able to be shown, owing to tho fact that bis Excellency required ; the vehio'.e for immediate nse. The same sort of work is put into all classes of orders, and it is this fact' that Bett and Company owe their success, The firm also makes a feature of motor-cars. Mr. John Bett, managing , director, was in charge of the exhibit.

it. I a Tlfllv ' " le encouragement of the hunters' competition,. Mr. E. E. Hastie, of Kaupokonui, Taranaki, lias presented the Egmont Agricultural and Pastoral Association with a very handsome massive solid silver cup, an illustration ot which is shown here. The cup is to become the property of the competitor who wins it thrice in succcssion or three times at intervals. The cup, which was supplied by Messrs. Stewart Dawson and Co., Ltd., of "Wellington, and is now on view there, stands fifteen inches high, and has engraved on one side of it a hunting scene, with the picture of Mount Egmont in the background. It bears tho following inscription t—"Egmont Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Presented by E. E. Hastic for open hunting competition. To be won twico in succession or three times at intervals."

By our travelling representative:— Messrs. Barraud and Abraham have always very largely interested themselves in the seeds raised in the Sandon district, and at the recent . Manawatu bliow they made a very special feature ot these seeds m their exhibit. I was verymuch taken with the quality, more particularly of the ryegrass and crested dogstail, and can readily understand, after seeing same, how it is that theso seeds have advanced so rapidly into favour in the North Island, especially when they havo been so loyally backed up and supported by a firm of such high standuus.". ; .