OTAGO AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

Evening Star, Issue 6759, 26 November 1884, Page 2

OTAGO AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

At last the Otago Agricultural and Pastora Association have a ground of their own, end thtft whrthy ianßvarjpwty trf the"nmnwnf ■»* Show Ground. Since the formation of the Society seven years ago the annual shows have been held at the Forbmy Park, which wae,howev«r, nnanitoMe inmany respcots. notably on account of the narrow strip of ground to which the exhibit* Were confined, and also of the uneven nature of the ground, Which in wet weather became a mass of mod . interspersed with miniature akes. There was r thus Uttle pleasure in Tilting a show there ' ,in anything bat very fine weather; bat “ now everything is changed, the Bandy nature of the 'soil at the new ground allow- ' < ipg rain-water, to' disappear as quiclcly as it falls. A convincing proof of this waspyen today, :for, although there, was a. trwnendously heavy fall of rain all yesterday and through the night, the show gronnd is perfpct’y. dry, and there is not aparticlepf mad to jbe seen. Tahana Park, as the Society’s estate u called, is situated among the sandhißsat the Anderson Bay-end of the Ocean. Beach, and is over twenty abrea *in -‘extent, of which ■ seventeen;urea is fenced in and used hibition purposes. The -show time of great size, being apparently quite half-a-mile long by 350 yards ■ part, and so far larger, than amrin, the Colony. It is also specially well adapted for‘ a show in that the whole With theexceptioU of amound running along two-thirds of the north-side, which - hpsbeeh left as a natural terrace,' ironi ' Shfoh vjritors by thousands can obtain** meral view pf the show, and' espedsffly of ; J the jumping competitions. There are at : pre> * sent no ; permuient buildings on thegroonds,' ,j but plans are cat for one of la^jdinrab;' j sions which wiU ultimately hpldthe e'lfribljta,; of an industrial nature generally, diiqy produce, and the like. In the meantime a temporary wooden structure has been erected to hold the duty produce, white. cther.ex-2. hibits which it is desirable to Suva under cover are looatedio marquees ever ■ the ground. There are also four or five : marquees in-various parts of thegrtund * devoted to the providing of Inncbeoa and refreshments, and these hare been taken by ; Mr R. T. Waters. vl

On entering the ground, Winch we may ' remark is'easily accessible by rail, cabs, and tram,’ we find the week 1 end " 1 - devoted to machinery and impteoMota, ; which are displayed on either side of the ' road leading to the Centre of the ground.. At the beach side is located the taOding for dairy produce, and extending from it right ’ along the fence is a covered and lined ehed containing accommodation for no less than ] 120 head of horses or cattle. There an forty boxes actually partitioned off, bat the accommodation in the remainder of tie ehed ' is equally good with the exception of the ■' partitions. This provision of the Society ' meets with much approval from exhibitors of valuablestock,-which arecompietclysheltered n ] whatever , the weather 'may be, oqlya very small proportion of tfie'eattie ''- and horses is located here, many of the former being stationed in ia room fronting bnt dj vided from the shed, whileothera are yarded down towards the oast eodo£ : the groundrip In this quarter We find the sheep ; also, all ? comfortably penned and’ duly Classified. ‘ Thethoroughbred and lighter classes of. ■ horses are to .be found in .the north-east corner, and the rings in which they are'toba > r judged are situated at .the foot ed the terrace. These rings are very commodious and * raped round, while after the judging ia com- : pie ted the ropes will be taken down sad > fixed in sach a manner as to form an alley In! which the jumping competition will, take . place. The draught stock will be found on : the north side, just to the left on entering the gate. . As we have before stated, the ground is ‘ . in perfectly clean condition, and short as ( has been the time spent in its laying' ont and - sowing down, the young grass is already springing np, and it shows that before:long : * there will be a fine sward all over the area. At present, however,- it ia a good deal ontnp ‘ by traffic; but, being nearly, all ssmd, the only discomfort is that in some plooes it is rather heavy walking. As this is judging day, we cannot say, in . this issue, much about the quality of thef exhibits, the awards being only just about being fixed as the afternoon wore on.- As , rancii of the prize list as is complete np to 5 the time of oar going to press will, however, be found appended. The only classes judged to-day, moreover, are tbs cattle, r t sheep, and implements. Hones and some other exhibits do not pat in an appearance until the second day. There will be no lack of musical attractions, the Industrial School Band being in * attendance both days, together with one of the City bands. .The nnmber of entries is the largest ever sent in to a Dunedin show, the total reaching 1,030,- or - 200 over last year!* - figures. Sheep show a large increase in aQ classes except merinocs, in which there is, singularly enough, a falling-off from fiftyj ■ four entries to so few as nine.: Mr John ■ Johnston iathe most numerous exhibitor in this class. In Leicesters we find such wellknown breeders as the Hon.M. Holmes, N.Z. and A.L. Company, the Allanr, Mr E. Menlove, Mr R. Grieve, and Messrs M ‘Kercher Brothers. Some of the same names turn np in Lincolns, with the addition of those of Mr John * Bqid and Mr J. B. Sutton; but the Romney Marsh class is confined to Mr Bod . and the Hon. M. Holmes. In Sonthdowns, : which were unrepresented last year, we find exhibits by the Christchurch breeders, Mr John Deans and Mr 8. Garforth, who an opposed by local exhibitors in Mr H. Driver and Mr 6. M. Russell. Fat sheep an remarkably numerous, and the competition in < i this class should be beinghnany exhibitors.' Cattle show an Increase in every department, and there are some inagnifiosnt 1 beastson the ground. He exhibitors of shorthorns are too numerous to mention, bntnearly all the usual names are to be found in the catalogue,,and,most of them are worthily , represented. Ayrshires are also very namerously shown, bat Alderneysare confined to Mr W. Hodgkins, Mr R. Glendining, and Mr G. G. Russell; while in the Foiled Angus class the N.Z. and A.L. Company, though showing the most profusely, are opposed by Mr Patrick, Mr J, ftemmeU, Mr W. Cowan, and others. Fat cattle are contested by Mr Garfortb, the N.Z. and A.L. Company, Mr Patrick, Messrs Domwell and Rennie, and Mr Deans; and there are some grand beasts among the lot. i Of the horses, we can of coarse, so far ' say no more than that in draughts there'ls a ,; large increase, but that in the Tighter classes thereissomewhat of a falling off. Tigs arealso entered in larger numbers than usual, some , cf the celebrated Northern breeders having sept'down specimens. Implements area capital class, showing an advance from 146 in number to 163, and the competition between Messrs Reid and Gray, T. Robinson and Go., and P. and D. Dunoon will be interesting. The other departments. Including dairy produce and extra are all far above the

average, His Excellency the Governor will for- ~ majly open the Show .ground to-morrow > morning, and during the day then will be two parades of the in the cattle classes. Among the other attractions on “ the people's day " will be the jumping, and in connection with this we note that rows of seats for the accommodation of lady [ ‘i visitors have been arranged on the terrace. ■" The following is the prize-list as oompiled - up |to the time of our going to presss— ; SHEEP. icßßoroßSSsn. Judges: MessrsT.M*Whirter.(J.Rutherford, and J. S. M'Kenxio, M.H.R.

fine oonsras. . „ . ~ Clan 1-Ram, 1-tooth or upwards.—Wateon v Shennan, 1; John Johnston,R „ . , Clam 6—Ewe, 1-tooth or upwards.—A- D. John- !( Bt Oam 7— Five owed,' 4-teoth or upwards, with lambs at foot.—J. Johnston,-1. . Class 8-Ewe, 8-tooth or nnder.-J. Johnston. I. Clam 9—Five ewes, 2-tooth or under.—A. D. John-. f Bt speciaf prize, L2, for best ta%^ Sherman.

, Special pfijfc, LST, for best ewe Cf any aRe.-J. Johnston.

STRpStI COMB^KQ.

dm 3—fewe of any age.— A D. Johnrton, I. Special jjrizo, L2, for best ewe —A. D. Johnston.

FAT BHISP. .. ■Jsndgee:,Mesßrß.W. little and W. Sheath. « Clan 1. Five merino wethers, any ago. w Patrick, 1 and 2; W. Grant, 8. . Claes 2.—Five cross-bred wethers, 4-tooth or over. N.Z4ndA.L.Company, 1,2.and8. , ,i ...u Class 3.—Ten cross-bred wethers, '°s g. frigerating purposes. S. Q. Smith, 1, W. Grant, 2, J QMB4^PIve > ?ong-woolledwethers,under eighteen moMhs.-N Z. and A.L. Company, 1 and 2, (Sitt 6—Five awo or wether lambSi Under four, months, any breed.-r-Dotnwell and Rennie. 1, amfA.L. Company, 2.

CATTLE. Judges! James Call (Edendale), S. A. BristoUTimaeti) John Ferguson (Halswell, Christchurch).

sIIORTIIOBNd. „ , . Class I.—Bull, 3 jears old or over. Now Zealand and Australian Land Company. Earl of Brunswick 2nd, l; David .Carson, Alvie’B Duke, by Doko of Bull, two years old.—E. Menlove, Oxford's Roan Doke. by Oxford’s, Wild Eyes 2nd, dam Roan Sununerton fipd, by Duke of Alvie, 1; John Reid, Dotd Glentoy 1145), bred by exhibitor, 2; John Deans, Duke of Canterbury, 8; John Deans, Summcrton’s Butterfly, commended ijba 'winner, la this class took first prize at Oamarn this ye»r in the same class, but was not exhibited at Timaru. Lord Cienroy took first prize in this class at Christchdrch last year, and gained the Timaru Association’s champion prize. . Glass 3-Bull, yearling.—E. Mcnlovss Alvie a Earl of Brunswick 2nd, by 6th Duke of Alvie, dam Flower of Brunswick, 1: John Dean, Alvic’s Duke* by Duke o! Qunterstono, dam Alvie’a Butteifty,2; E. Menlove, Alec’s Karl of Biunswick 2nd, 8; John Reid, Lord Holder, commended. _ „ „ Claw 4.—Best cow. four years o* over.-B. Menlove, Bth Countess ol Alvie, by Cherry Duke, dam Countess of .Alvie, 1; John Dcdns, Roan Suminerfoh ftd, 2; John Reid, Rose of Oxford. 8. Class 6.—Heifer, three years old. John Reid, Flower Af Elderslie, by Lord Bed Bose 2nd. 1: E. Menlove, Alvie’s Duchess of Montpelier, 2, B Monlove, Bright’s Bed Duchess, by 6th Duke of Alvie, 3. Class B—Uri/er, 2 years old. John Bud, Duchess of Ktderslie, bred by exhibitor, sire Lord Red Rose 2nd (imported), dam 82nd Duchess of Detriment,!; E. Menlpve, Easter Queen 2nd, 2; E. Menlove, Alvie s Duchess pt Detriment, 3. _ . Class 7—Heifer, yearling.—John Reid, 2ndDuCTiesß ot Elderslie, bred by exhibitor, sire Oxford s Wild Eyes 2M, dam 81st Duchess of Detriment, 1; John Reid. Winsome Duchess 2nd, 2; John Deans, Duchess of Brunswick Cth, 3; E. Menlove, Bright’s Red Duchess 2nd, commended. ‘ ' Sbeoial prize for the best bull of any age on the grtndU-N.Z. and A L. Company, Earl Of Brunswick. Special prize for best cow O '- heifer of any age on the ground.—rE. Menlove, Btb Countess of Al vie, The cup, of the value of L2O, for the largest prizetaker in shorthorn cattle, was awarded to B. Menlove.

ATBBHIRBS Jud'6B: Robert Blair (Fortrose), D. M'Grcgor -. (Oatnaru), Jamee Soott (Waikolkoi). s fig... I.—Bull, three years old or over. A. and J. M'Farlane,, Young Baron, bred by exhibitors, 1; James Qemmcll, Champion, 2; James. Gemmell, Perfection, 8. .. . . _ , Class 2—Bull, twgyears old.—Aand J. M'Marlane, Duke.i 1: A- and J. M'Farlane, 2 ; David Warnock, Tonoh-me-noiJ.; A. and J. M'Farlane, commended. Class S—Bull, yearhnjr.—A. and J. M'Farlane, 1 and 2: William Cowan, 3. ■ -iwv . . T Class 4—Cow in call, 4 years Old or over.—A and J. M'Farlane, Fancy (Imported), 1; A. and J. M'Farlane, Killoox (imported), 2; A. and J. M'Farlane, FasotUe (imported); 8. . . * . Class B—Cow in milk, 4 years old or over.— Wiliam Cowan, 1; James Qemmcll, Dandy, 2; A. and J. M*Fatlane, 3: „ ' . _ Class o.—Heifer In calf, 8 years old. A. and J. M'Farlane, 1; David Warnock, Mbs Hannah, 2; James Gemmell, 8; A. and J. M'Farlane, commended. Class 7.—Heller in milk, 8 years old. K. B, Ferguson, Lady Emma, by Glasgow Geoti'le (imEjrted), dam Butterfly, 1; William Cowan, 2 and 8 j avid Warnock, commended. Class B.—Heifer in call, two years old.—A. and J. M'Farlane, 1; William Cowan, 2; A. and J. M'Farlane, 3; David Warnock; commended. Osss.-fl —Heifordn milk, two years old.—A. and J. M'Farlane, 1; James Gemmell, Ayrshire Lass, 2 ; David Warnock, May Queen, 3. . Class 10—Heifer, yearling.—A. and J. M'Farlane, 1; James Gemmell, 2; A. and J. M'Farlane, 3; W. Cowan, 4. . (a mm U—Cow, and two of her progeny.—Janies Gemmell, Queen Mary, 1; W. Cowan, 2. The enp, of the value of L2O, to *he largest prizetaker in Ayrshire oattio was awarded to A. and J. U'FfetUme.

. »•* ‘ FAT CATTLE. Class I—Bullock, not over 4 years old.—S. Oarforth, 1 ■-W. Patrick, 2. ; Class S—Steer, 3 years.—S. Garfortb, 1; W. Pal rick, V, S. Garforth, 8. Clairs 4—Steer, 2 years.- S. Oarforth, 1| W. Patrick, 2. Clan 6—Heifer, 8 years.—S Oarforth, 1 and 2. Class 7.—Veal calf, not over sight weeks.—Dornwell and Bennie, 1 and 2. Class 8 —Bullock, of any age.—S. Garfortb, 1; HA and A.L Co, 2. ■ „ Class 9. —Cow of any age.—J. Deans, X; N.Z. and AL, Co., 2.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, Eio. Judges: John Allan (Qreytown), John Smith (Orecnfleld), and James Davidson (Dunedin). Class I—Double-farrow plough.—Reid and Gray, with swivel circular coulters, I; Held and Gray, single lever, 2; P. and D. Duncan, highly comminded. „ ~. , _ Class 2—Single furrow plough.—Reid and Gray, swing, 1; Bela and Gray, wheel, 2; P. and D. Duncan, highly commended. Class 3—Drill plough —Reid and Gray, 1. Class 4—Subsoil plough.—P. and D. Duncan, 1. Class 6-Sulky plough.—Bates, Sise, and Co., 1. Class 7—Grubber or scarifier. —P. and D. Duncan, 1 rßeid and' Gray, 7-tlned, 2. • Class B—Potato planter..—Reid and Gray, X. Class 9-Potato digger.—Reid and Gray, 1; Dunedin and Iron Woodware Company, 2. Class 10.—Set of heavy barrows.—T. Robinson and Co., 1; Reid and Gray, 4-lcaf zigzag, 2. Class 11.—Set of light barrows.—Reid and Gray, C-leaf, 1; Haxton and Bea'tie, 2. Class 12—Set of chain or tripod barrows.—Reid and Gray, 1; T. Robinson and Co., 2.