THE ROYAL SHOW

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 111, 6 November 1937, Page 14

THE ROYAL SHOW

OUTSTANDING STOCK

GATE RECEIPTS INCREASED

WEATHER HOLDS FINE

(From "The Post's" Special Reporters.) PALMERSTON N., This Day.

Cattle and sheep of a quality rarely seen at one show have been paraded at the fourteenth royal Show, held in conjunction with the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association's metropolitan show and industrial exhibition. The weather on the first day was fine and sunny, and yesterday, People's Day, was warm but cloudy. The show ends tonight. The Governor-General (Lord Galway), who opened the show on Thursday, was the guest of honour that evening at the annual mess dinner of the Palmerston North Officers' Club, and inspected the show again yesterday. The total gate receipts on the opening day were £482, an increase .of £310 over the first day of the spring show last year and £173 10s more than the takings on the first day of the last Royal Show held in the city. The gate takings for the second day amounted to £828, as compared with I £592 for the second day last year. For the two days the takings were £552 in excess of the first two days last year. ■. . Members of the Young Farmers' Club took part in a judging competition, yes-. terday, and from their number will be selected a team to take: part in a similar competition in Australia next Easter. \ ■ •■. ■ . '.'■.' The congregation of breeders and others has enabled several meetings of associations to be held. A resolution giving continued support to. the lifting of the embargo on the importation of stock from countries; infected with foot-and-mouth .disease has beenpassed by the. annual meeting of' the Ryeland Sheep Society. Another meeting has been held with the object of forming a New. Zealand, association of breeders of Dorset Horn sheep, a comparatively new breed to the Dominion. PRIME FAT CATTLE. The fat cattle'classes generally were of a high standard. Some of the entries in. the chilled section were uneven and some heavy, but the winning pen was ideal for the trade. The pen placed second was a little on the heavy side and showed an excess of fat, but the shape jof the animals was excellent ■ ' The first prize winner in the Aberdeen. Angus class for bulls over four years old-was also the champion of the male section. The animals shown were all -good representatives of the breedi Entries were much stronger in the female section. ', '

Cattle in the Aberdeen Angus sec-l tion;; which attracted much : attention were the excellent \ group" imported from America ; by Mr. J.;R., Self, of ■Papatpetpe, exhibited , for ..the- -first time ia New Zealand. They include Barmar Quality, a six-year-old bull that won -the junior championship at the International Livestock Show in Chicago in 1932; Elbaress Quality, a two-year-old heifer, junior grand female champion at > the ; Aksarben Show, Omaha; and Elgamere, halfsister to the 1931 Chicago grand champion. Revolution 100 th, and a ; half-sister to the international grand champion female Aberdeen Angus which set a world's record by taking the championship at Chicago in 1934, 1935, and 1936. An importation from Scotland; this year among the Ayrshires was , the valuable bull Netherton Mahmoud, owned by Mr. J. G. Donald, of Featherston. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes has exhibited for the first time in Manawatu, entering both sheep' and cattle. His two-year-old imported ' bull Ivanhoe Ladas was unbeaten at Launcestou and Hobart. His Royal champion English Leicester ;ram was one of: his eight sheep entered. ' The Milking Shorthorns were very strong, and the entries were representative. Many prominent breeders were represented in the Jersey classes, a notable entrant being Sybil's Star Gamboge, owned by : Dr. G. Walker (Whangarei). It was an, eight-year-old bull bred on Jersey Island, winner of the premier championships in America before being brought to New Zealand. At its first showing in - the Domitlion^-at the Waikato ;Show last week—it won the championship. ■ The .Herefords, among • the beef breeds, were fine beasts, uniform, and typical. Both the polled and horned breeds were, represented, and competition was probably, keener than at anyprevious show. The Red Poll cattle have sh'owri'an improvement in the district and increased interest is being taken in the breed. •'" !1 • ■ FINE LAMBS PENNED.

The fat lambs were undoubtedly a great credit to the district, the prizewinning pens all being of the ideal type favoured by the English trade. Some, however, were overlooked because of excessive fat or unevenness. In demand for the market is an animal of 321b or 341b.' ' - Considering that the Manawatu has a high reputation for its fat sheep the display generally in that section was not up to Royal Show standard. The entries in. the open classes of the Romney exhibits readied a good standard, but there' were some minor defects apparent; The champion ram in the aged section was in a :class by: himself. The champion aged ewe was also exceptional, typical of the breed and carrying very good quality fleece. The reserve champion had good wool and a good head, but hardly stood as well on its feet as the: champion. Throughout the ewes were .rather better than the - rams. The'Lincolns were not too competitive, but the animals shown were splendid examples of the breed. : Both the champion and the reserve champion rams; North and South Island exhibits respectively, were fine specimens of a breed that has fallen back in the North Island. HOME INDUSTRIES. Competition was very keen in practically every class in the home indusr tries section, and the judge had difficulty in separating the entrants. The display was probably the best that has been seen in similar1 shows for some years, the quality of sponges, rainbow and light fruit cakes bein^ particularly noteworthy. Some excellent work was'shown'in the arts and crafts section, and needlework and knitting were uniformly satisfactory. Unprecedented interest was taken by the public in the Manawatu Kennel Club's show, the judge of which was Mr. G. Steadman Thomas, of the United Slates. Entries came from all over the Dominion, and both in quality and variety of breeds the exhibition was excellent. .

The grand parade yesterday afternoon drew a, huge cro\yd,'and at night there appeared to be a record attendance. : ' •■" " '' : '.'■'-. I