SUMMER SHOW

Evening Star, Issue 19722, 24 November 1927, Page 9

SUMMER SHOW

PEOPLE’S BAY SPOILT AS GALA PROGRAMME CARRIED-OUT _ All yesterday afternoon hopes ran high as to tho show at Tahnna Park to-day. It was going to be blessed with summer weather. In the evening tho wind shifted to the east; during the night pelting squalls of rain were experienced; and early this morning, though the wind overpowered the rain, causing showers instead of a continuous downpour, the conditions were about as unpleasant as they could be, tho temperature as of midwinter. In these circumstances the society delayed tho start of the judging by an hour. The one cause for thankfulness was that the grass in the rings and on the park generally was simply surface wet. not boggy. Tahuna once more proved its value in having a sandy bottom. Everybody' who had a duty to perform went about his business with heroic cheerfulness, but it took an effort. To tbe side-show men the weather was a tragedy; they must be heavy losers. Mr W. Kennedy, of Otantan, acted as judge in the three classes for light harness horses, hackney horses, cobs, and ponies. A word of acknowledgment is due to those marshals, stewards, and judges, who manfully stood to duty this morning, when lengthy showers came on and settled into steady rain, as was the case from 11.15.

One highly-pleasing feature of today’s proceedings was tho appreciation bestowed on tbe fat lambs, as indicated not in empty words, but in solid cash. Some of the lambs brought forward for tho sale at tbe auctions on the park in. the morning brought prices that were only on a par, or little more, with tho prices ruling at Burnside; hut for two pens sold by Dalgety and Co. on t account of Mr W. M. Cooper, of Kakanui, these being first prize longwool lambs, 45s Gd per head was obtained, and experts reckoned they were cheap at that figure, the quality being so very high. Another feature of the sale was the bidding for Mr T. G. (lawn’s pen of first prize Down lambs, they realising 45s each when submitted by the Otago Fanners’ Co-operative Association.

The statement is made, and issued as a challenge, that the display of I'nt iambs at this Otago unaided show is the best seen at Tahuna for many years, and even numerically it was not shabby, for the total for competition was 28, and at the Uoyal Show in Christchurch this month the total was only 38. This is only one of several facts indicating that if our Otago Show had the luck of fair weather it would buck np and return to its old position. Another comparison spoken about at Tahuna to-day was to the effect that the live stock brought forward at tho Otago Show outnumbers those of the Sydney Royal Show. That was vouched for by a Dunedin man who visited the Sydney Show, Ho wiys it is wonderful as a fair, and was attended one day by 175,000, yet bo could find but few live stocks. Results of the judging in tho forenoon were as follows :

DRAUGHT WORKIKG HORSES Judge: Mr D. M'Cluro (Christchurch). Gelding, three years old, open class. —Andrew Grant’s Nugget 1. Gelding, four years old or over.— New Zealand Express Company, Ltd., 1,2, and 3. Two geldings, four years old or over, the property of one exhibitor, and most statable for town. work.—New Zealand Express Company, Ltd., 1,2, and 3. Town carrier’s horse, open to town carriers’ horses only.—New Zealand Express Company, Ltd., 1,2, and 3. Pair of town carrier’s horses, open to town carriers’ horses only.—New Zealand Express Company, Ltd., 1 and 2. Horse, up to 2ocwt, open to coal merchants’ horses only.—James Henderson 1, John Mill and Co., Ltd., 2. Spring van horse, up to 20cwt, open to horses regularly worked in cities.— New Zealand Express Company, Ltd., 1,2, and 3. Spring cart horse, up to loewt. —Now Zealand Express Company, Ltd., 1 and 2, James Henderson 3. Express horse, up to lOcwt. —New Zealand Express Company, Ltd., 1 and 3, Love Construction Company, Ltd., 2. Tradesman’s turnout, single horsa, lacwt or under.—New Zealand Express Company, Ltd., 1 and 2. A.,J. Donaldson 3. Tradesman’s turnout, single horse, over IScwt. —New Zealand Express Company, Ltd., 1 and 3, James Henderson 2.

• Dairyman’s turnout.—G. T. Donaldson 1. , The display of working draught horses, one of the most attractive features of the show, was spoiled by heavy rain throughout the judging, and a serious lack of competition in all but one class. Fortunate!v the Now* Zealand Express Company, Ltd., still use horses for some of their work, and thov showed some really good working' geldings, which very nearly cleaned up the prize list, taking tho first prizes in all but three classes, and two of these they wore not eligible to compete in. In the other they were not represented in the ring. Thus their stable bad an unbeaten record. Andrew Grant’s Royal winner, Nugget, scored again in the three-year-old open gelding _ class. James Henderson’s entry won in the coal merchants’ class, and G. T, Donaldson in the dairyman’s turnout, GOBS m POIIIES The motor cycling craze is not capturing the farm boys. According to Mr Kennedy, who judged the cobs and ponies, there is a revival of interest in horses by the boys in the rural districts, particularly in Southland and around Dunedin and Christchurch. The entries in the cobs and ponies classes were not very' satisfactory, but they showed that the interest in the small utility horse is far from dead. On the whole, quality was good, but two horses stood out. _ They impressed the judge, who, himself, sends four wagonloads of horses annually to the Invercargill show. T. R. Rhodes (Hadlow Grange, Timaru) won both the saddle and harness championships with Venludi (Eire Boy —Trixie), one of bis own breeding. The runner-up was an outstanding black shown by Dan Snell (Mosgiel). In Mr Kennedy’s opinion, these two horses are fit to be shown anywhere in the dominion. The other competitors were of a fair quality, but Mr Kennedy, who has seen all the shows betwen Invercargill and Christchurch, considers that no animals were more impressive than the two ho had singled out. Pony (marc or gelding) not above 12.2 hands and thoroughly quiet to rido; to be ridden by a girl,—Mrs Bryant (Mornington) I, .1. and R-. Patrick (Maungatun) 2, Eileen Lawrence (Outram) 3. Pony (mare or gelding), not above 13 hands, and thoroughly quiet to ride ; to be ridden by a boy or girl.—J.’ Fitzpatrick (Macandrew’s Bay) 1, Mrs Bryant 2. Boy’s pony (mare or gelding), not above 13£ hands and thoroughly quiet to ride; to be ridden by a boy.—T. 11. Rhodes (Hadlow Grange, Timaru) 1. J. Somerville (Anderson’s Bay) 2 ,J. Fitzpatrick 3. Pony (mare or gelding), not over 13 bauds; to be shown in harness and driven.—Eileen Lawrence 1, Mrs Bryant 2, J, Fitzpatrick 3.

Tony (maro or gelding), not over .14 hands; to be shown in harness 'and driven.—T. R. Rhodes 1 and ch., Ran Buell (Mosgiel) 2, T. T. Ritchie 3. Cob (mare or gelding), not exceeding 14 hands: to bo shown in saddle and ridden.—T. R. Rhodes 1 and ch., Dan Snell 2, J. Somerville il Cob (mare or gelding), not exceeding 15 hands; to be shown in saddle and ridden.—Mrs John Gregg (Kuri Bush) 1. HARNESS HORSES The harness horses were, numerically, disappointing. Miss M. H. Nichol’s bay pony, which won the championship, was well mannered and showed good action, but when later a saddle was put on the horse did not show tip well. Mrs John Gregg (Kuri Bush) showed a good animal of nice movements, and good manners in the gig horse (under 15 hands) class, in which there was nr competition.' Dogcart horse (mare or gelding), not under 15.3 hands; to bo shown in harness and driven.—Win. Hastio (Pine Hill) I. Gig horse (maro or gelding), 15 hands and over; to be shown in harness and driven.—Miss Violet M. H. Nichols (Maheno) 1 and ch, George Roberts (Waipiata) 2. Gig horse (maro or. gelding), not over 15 hands; to be shown in gig and driven.—Mrs John Gregg (Kuri Bush) 1. HACKNEY HORSES A particularly good lot of hacks came forward, and tho classes were strong, the entries being up to standard. Miss Isbctl Rutherford (Fendalton, Christchurch), who is always a good supporter of the Dunedin Show, won tho honors, her Perfection beating her other entry, Tattler, in the championship. Perfection won only on manners, The Tattler being one of the finest made horses seen in tho show ring. Horse (maro or gelding), not over 1,5.2 hands, most suitable and adapted for mounted rifle corps; to bo shown in saddle and ridden.—Mrs John Gregg (Kuri Bush) 1, George Roberts (’Waipiata) 2, Miss Violet M. 11. Nichols (Maheno) 3. : Hunter, any weight, to qualify over hurdles 3ft Gin.—Miss Ishol Rutherford’s (Fendalton, Christchurch) Perfection 1, Miss Rutherford’s Tattler 2, Wm. Hastio (Pine Hill) 3. limiter (any weight), open to bona lido members of a hunt chib) which lias followed club rims at no fewer than six meets. —Miss R-ntherford’s Perfection 1, Miss Rutherford's Tattler 2, Mm. Hustle 3. Roadster or hack (maro or gelding), up to list; to ho shown in saddle and ridden.—S. G, Miller (Brighton) 1, Miss F. Grecnslado (Dunedin) 2, Miss Mary Statham (Dunedin) 3. Roadster or hack (mare or gelding), up to Fist, to ho shown in saddle and ridden.—Mrs T. D. Dalziel’s (Brockville) Chrysler 1, Miss Isbel Rutherford’s Tattler 2, W. Lindsay (Allanton)3. Roadster or hack (maro or gelding), up to 15st, to be shown-in saddle and ridden.—Miss Tsbel Rutherford’s Perfection 1 and ch., Wm. Hastio ■ (Pine Hill) 2. Lady’s horse (mare or gelding) which has been thoroughly broken as a lady’s back; to be shown in saddle and ridden bv a lady.—Mrs T. D. Dal/,id’s Chrysler 1, Miss Violet M. H. Nichols 2, S. G. Miller 3. AFTERHODH DOINGS Men and women began to dribble into tho park shortly after lunch in spite of the definitely wet weather, which by noon had developed into a westerly soaker. All found shelter at once. The surprise was not at the smallness of tlie assemblage, but that there was an assemblage at all. The St. Hilda Band provided the music, and played as cheerfully as if the sun was shining. Two pony trotting races were got off under tho direction of Mr T. T. Ritchie. One was won by tho pony that won yesterday, ridden by Boyd, and to-day ridden by M'Lachlan. Tho oilier race was captured by a Tomahawk girl, Margaret Small i. An exhibition of sheep dog work was given by ycstorday’swiunors. The committee decided, after deliberation, In go on with the, parade of stock. This had to he abandoned last year owing to rain. Dir Arthur Johnson was the marshal. The competitions followed, and were going on when we went to press.