WAIPUKURAU SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1041, 2 February 1911, Page 8

WAIPUKURAU SHOW.

-.1."..- :_ INIT JAU__Ef FoßT.__.____ γ-ovee Uoooa?EOpLE ■ present. ■•■" .'By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) Hastiiigs, February 1. The, first annual show of the Waipuku•rau'iHaiid *cid on the'local racecourse to-day, d'he.weather .was fine—in fact, almost."too '.fine, for the "hot rays of the sun'beat down-rather upon-tho thousands.;*. who had come from" far and near-to witness the event of the'year.' Some shelter trees might; v with-advautoge, be planted on the grounds. For an initial eiiort the Waipukurau folk had good reason to be satisfied with the result. To commence with, the people—and, after all, the people are the show-turned out'in splendid style, and. a rough estimate of the attendance is in the vicinity ■of 4000 to 4500. Thcyi'camo'-" chiefly from the .Whipukurau. town and" district, but Hastings'"and ' Napier lent their (inota, and it is difficult to estimate the large area, which (either in the attendance or in the .entries) showed an interest in. the show. Under the circumstances, the association has been more than , justified in its venture, and a handsome surplusin the' financing of the inaugural gatherin* will render/its continuanco certain; As an exhibition, there was naturally a disparity as compared witn some-of the larger and older shows, yet the variety 'was excellent, and, in some classes, the standard was well up 'to the best in the Dominion. This was notably the ca£e. in .fat lambs, which were, shown in. large numbers, and were of magnificent quality.. There >wero not many purebred sheep. Thd pick were.some fine Border Leicesters .'shown-.by Mr. J. D. O.rmond, .jun. /.Light 'hories'-'and- ponies' Wo we'll represented, and 'the judge (Mr. M'Ara) thought that the?e were quite up to the standard seen at'Masterton. There were, howevr, animals'which were obviously out of place in' a show ring, but, on the other hand, the", bulk were exceptionally good. ' "A unique incident occurred in .the 'ladies' driving competition, which was won by a Jady who-had never driven a horse "before. ' Possibly her inexperience lent her that confidence which was lacking in older drivers, and her steed did the rest. There were not many draughts, but those shown were of fine quality, and included -the Hawke's Bay ohainpion marc, Mr. J. W. Hardiug's Queen Audrev. •

'The cattle, classes were confined to dairy"breeds;.of vhich. the.chief feature Vasthe Jerseys selected from Mr. Hun"ter's Poroaugnhau herd. Considering that the dairy industry is in its infancy at Waipukurau, the exhibits (both in numbers "and- duality) • wero very creditable. The affair was a real show, being in some resnocts more tyuical of the settlors' lot ; than the majority of such, fixtures. Thus a class' was devoted to a bullock-driving competition—a most interesting event. A team of ten-working bulloiks attached to a dray had to manoeuvre in and out of such pegs as are used in ordinary -driving competitions, and the manner in which theso somewhat unwieldly animals were controlled by the driver, simply by word of mouth and an occasional flick of his whip, was an interesting sight ..to. thpse, unaccustomed to bush. life. Another interesting item was a comoetition in which the contestants htid'to" fork'ii.-iheai'-qf M>*)\ At" a liigli bar.-''Side shows -wer-a- nsinimerous and varied ns is usiially thc r casol-'f

The Waipukurau .Town Band also plnycd a'i important part in the day's enjoyment, and tho arrangement?, generally speaking, left little to bo desired. If the officials were a little new to their duties they gavo no cvidenco of the'.fact. Mr. J. S. Carroll, ns secretary, spared no effort that would make for success, and the other officers of the association worked hard. The judges were as. follow:—Competi- : lions.-.Mr. F..M. J...Armstrong.bullockdriving competition, Mr. J. Bird; hacks and harness horses, Mr. James Macarthy, Masterton; draught horses, Mr. Geof. M'Lo/'.n; Jersey and dairy cattle, Mr. Cyril Derwin; sheep, Mr. 'Welsh, Masterton; dogs,. M.r. Paul Hunter;' fruit and .'vegetables, Mr. M. wool, Mr.' S.'Wqod; domestic "pfdduce, Mr, .J.., .L.jLaijsridßO. .Otane; bread and scones, Mrs. Geo. Kelly. PRIZE LIST. THE COMPETITIONS. Boy rider—Campbell Macnivfti, 1; J. W'. R. Russell, 2. ■Girl rider—R. Butler, 1; Dorothy Bailey, 2. 'Driving competition: for: men— J. Roe, 1;J. W. Hobson, 2. - Driving comnetition for ladies—Mrs. Twist, 1; Miss'Taylor, 2. Pony jump, 13 hands—Miss Mackersey, 1; W. N. Russell, 2,

• Pony jump, 14 bauds high—Miss Mackcrsey, 1; J. Al'Lenn, 2. Steeplechase (men)—Hassall and Troutbeck's Fiji, 1; Hassall and Troutbcck's Lady Madcap, 2; U. Hobson's Rhyl, 3. : Hunters' competition, pony, 13 hands— Sirs. Rodpath's Bill, 1; C. Hart's Playboy, 2; l< , . Ci. Price's Spec, 3. Ladies' jumping—Has.=ail nn'd Troutbeck, 1; C. Hart's Playboy, 2, Stockmen's competition— Hi Houseman's Ployboy, 1; S. Wright on Doubtful, 2. Team of working bullocks—(i. Burgess, 1. Ponies, 14 bauds—Jessie Sandbury's Jimmy, 1; J. Cook's Clinker, 2; Constance Ward's Catesby, 3. Pony, 13 hands— J. D. Toddfs King, 1; Winnie Sinclair's Sylvia, 2. Ping pon? in harness—E. W. C. Stubbs's Stake, 1; D. C. Godfrey's Sally, 2. SADDLE HOUSES. Fifteen stone hack—F. Armstrong's Aγtemns, 1; Miss St. Hill's Aggie, 2; J. T. Fleming's Llewellyn, 3. Twelve stono hack--F. S. Wells's Jack, 1; T. E. AVelch's Goodwork, 2; A. A. Parker's Banger, 3. Fourteen stone cob—W. Tobson's Too True, 1; W. C. Stubbs's Stake, 2. . Ladies' hack—T. B. Welch's Goodwork, 1; A. A. Parker's Danger, 2; Miss St. Hill's Dixie, 3. ' ' • ■ Farm, horse—W. Hobson's Dolly, 1; W. Adams's Polly, '2; R. Haldane's Bess, 3. Paced horse—F. Armstrong, 1. ■ . HARNESS HORSES. Fifteen hands.—Hiss St. Hill's Aggie, 1; T. Welch's Epsom,' 2. ■----■ Fifteen hands.—T. Koe's Uranus, 1; J. Scoon's Little Albert, 2. -, "

Tradesman's light. horse—T. H. Hoy's Jack the Ripper, 1; — Milburn's Duke, 2. Buggy pair-rMiss M. L. Todd's Bess aid Moll, 1; J. Todd's Ning and Nang, 2.... ■';'. '-.-':'. DRAUGHT HORSES. ' '-- Filly— J. W. Harding's Queen Audry, 1.- ■ . -' '.■ • Mare with foal-W. Todd's Bell, 1; K. H. Falconer's Topsy, 2; E.\ Houseman's Mam, 3. ■ Mare—G. Fleming, 1; T. E. . Welch's Peggy, 2; G. E! Merrikin's Star, 3. ■ Yearling filly—W. Todd's Duchess, 1; L. Glenny's' Fanny, 2: . Colt—T. S. Percival's Glen, 1; B. Cox's Barn Lindsay, 2; W. Hobson's Prince, 3. ' CATTLE: JERSEYS. ' , Three-year-old cow in milk—P. Hunter, 1 and 2. Year-old heifer—P. Hunter, 1. ■ Yearling heifer—P. Hunter, 1. Bull-J. W. Cook's Leo, 1. ■ GRADE'CATTLE. . Cow in milk—Mrs.'-H. ■Brooker,'l; E. Houseman, 2. . '• ■ "■-.-, : Heifer-J. W. Cooke, 1; G. P. Smith,*, 2; B. J. M'Cormick, 3. Dairy cow-T. Burt, 1; Mrs. H. Brooker, 2. ;Calf-W. Cooke, 1 and 2." . .SHEEP. , Lincoln ram hoggets—G.....T. Olliver, .1. English Leicester ram , hoggets—A. ■ Logan, ' 1; J. A.-Brooker,:2.' . Leicester ram'. hoggets— J. D. Ormon'd, jun., 1 and 2. .

Pat sheep, fr-ee.zer wether—A. W. Parsons, 1; G. E. Mcrrikin, 2. Five wethers -T. E. AVelch, 1; P. Drover, 2; A. W. Parsons, 3. Fine freezing ewes—G. E. Merriken, 1; K. H. Falconer, 2.. -Five shorn longwools—T. E. Welch, 1; P. Drowsr, 2. Five fat woolly lambs for'export—G. Elliott, 1; Sydney Johnston, 2; C. D. Canning, 3; G. E.' ■Jlerrikoii,- h.c. •' Pet lamb, open class—tf. Bulling, 1. Pet lamb, owned by child—Kathleen Lawthen, 1." ' ■ ■

■ :' . DOGS-Eough-coated collie—Jas. Butler, I;'JW. Cook, '2'. •••.'■■ Smooth-ooated' collie dog—Master D.' Pleining, 1. ; .' '■■: .: Smooth-coated collie bitch—L. Glsnny, : Beardie dog—W. A. Todd, 1 and 3j - Houseman, 2. •■->■:; '.'■; ■'•■. ■ . DAIRY' PEODUCE. ; 'Eae, AVaipukuraV.'Factoryi 1- and 2; B. Ji'.M'Cormick, Dalefield Factory, h.c. Butter, non-separator, salted—Mrs. C: E.'Twist, I. Powdered.butter—Mrs. C. E. Twist,. 1... Separator butter—F. A. Dragen, 1. ;VEGETABLES,' FRUIT, ETC. Beetr-D. M'Culloch, 1. Onions—D. M'Culloch, 1. ■ ' Marrows—D. M'Culloch, 1. Marigolds—R. HaldaiK, 1. Potatoes—A. C. , Prentice,"l. Apples—E. Haldane, 1. Tomatoes—E. Haldane, 1. Dressed grain—Hawke's Bay Farmers' Association, 1; Williams and Kettle; 2,' . . . Grass seed—Williams and Kettle, 1; Hawke's Bay Farmers' Association, 2.

MISCELLANEOUS. Wool, unskirted Seece, 36's—W.. Cullin?, 1. . Forty-fours-W: . Culling, 1. Fiftys-W. Culling, 1. Honey, in. potties—L. Glenny, 1. Honey, in comb—Miss A. Godfrey, 1. Preserved fruit—Miss J. Dillon, l"; Mrs. F. B.- Walsh, 2. Preserved fruit,' manufactured ■ and grown by exhibitor—Mrs. E. Reid, 1. ■ Pickles-Miss M. J. Dillon, -1. . White loaves—Mrs: .W. Blov.-cs, 1. Brown loaves—Mrs: T. A. Stanley, 1. Girdle scones—Miss L. Keid, 1. Oven scones—Mrs. D. J. Graham, J. Oatmeal cakes—Miss Agnes Drtwnmond, Biscuits—Mrs. D. -'J... Graham, 1. Cakes—Mrs. D. J. Graham, I.' Plain knitting—Mrs. W. H. Davey, 1 Bibbed knitting—Miss Agnes JOrummond,' 1. ■ . Darning—Miss Helen Hunter, 1.