THE SHOW.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 19 November 1925, Page 5

THE SHOW.

SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION PUBLIC RESPOND WELL'. SECOND (PEOPLE’S) DAY. additional' awards. The. results of the first day exceeded all anticipations, axicL there was a much ■ betten attendance!' than is usual. ThO weather conditions were excellent* and a summer feeling was in the air. that made tilings very pleasant. The general opinion on the show stock exhibits was very favourable, and in eases wherd there was a slight falling off in numbers this was more than counterbalanced by the generally good and even quality. The favourable conditions created everywhere a feeling of very healthy optimism and, this was borne out by the results. HUGE CROWD PRESENT. The second day, aptly termed tho Peopled Day, broke fair, and as the morning progressed these: favourable conditions improved so that people from all parts of the district were tempted to make, the trip to Hawera, which was the centre of the province to which all roads led. The result was that the spacious and pretty grounds were thronged! early by an interested crowd. The Minister of Lands (Hon. A. D. McLeod) arrived early, and in the afternoon officially “blessed” the show. The competitions were all good and attracted" keen attention. The conditions generally were most favourable,and fortune has certainly smiled on the association and its energetic and enthusiastic officials. JUDGES’ OPINIONS. JERSEYS.

That the display of Jerseys, with thq exception of one or two classes, wa3 very fine indeed and one that, for quality, would do credit to any show-ring, was the opinion unhesitatingly given by the judge, Air. H. H. Phillips. He was quite enthusiastic over a number of tho animals exhibited and,_ the care necessary to discriminate in selecting the! winners was proof of his assertion. Coming to details, he said that the yearling heifers were a very tough proposition for a judge to face, and the awarding of places presented considerable difficulty and much thought. The quality generally was very good, and a line that would do credit to any-show-ring.

The winning pair was a.' remarkably even one, but the second:and tliii'd werd a trifle behind each other in The aged champions were a great trio, and any one was fit to win in good company. Elf’s Beauty again won thd championship —this makes her numbei! more than thirteen at various shows —■ and this was as expected, but the three-year-old, Air. G. H. Bell’s vow, said thd judge, ran her very close indeed.

In the bulls the three winners in the yearling class were, in the opinion of the judge,'a great trio and the sorting out left little between them.;. The winner he considered .more, stylish and full of quality and type. It had not quite the length of the second, nor was it sd fine on the hip bones. The second had the advantage in length and was a remarkably clean-cut, well finished animal. It failed somewhat in the fiead. Number three had a very fine top line and good tail setting, but was not so good or so clean in front. The yearling class was one over which the judge was very enthusiastic. He" said it was wonderfully; good and strong and even. The three aspirants for champion honours and in the aged class were all very good. The winner lacked perhaps a little in length, but was a younges bull than the second and would develop. He had strong character in his head, and was in effect a real typical Jersey. The second was a trifle slack: behind the shoulders and a trifle wanting in character, but he was an extremely well set up, cleanly cut animal. The third was somewhat heavy in bone, but witlial a great bull. And, as a fact* added the judge, all were good enough to breed from.

The two three-year-olds were. neither outstanding, but the former was fairly; easily placed first. The two-year-olds were three very nice animals, and there was little between them. The first, was a little the best and a nice dairy type, but the second had hardly so good a spring of rib. He also was not so good on .top. He was not much ahead of the third, which was quite a nice useful animal. The grade cows, in milk, impressed the . judge as being a really fine dairy quartette, exceptionally good.-' He was quite enthusiastic over them and ventured the remark that with grades so good, a man might be"pardoned for not going in for pedigrees. PIGS. There was a record entry of pigs, the figures showing an increase of twenty entries over the. previous. best.. The judge (Mr W. B. Grant, of New Plymouth) was well satisfied with the exhibits, especially in Tamwortlis and Berkshires. Tli© Tamworth section was a decided improvement on last show, especially .in the younger classes, where some very fine pigs were shown. In tli© Berkshiresj the class for sow 16 months and over stood out on its own, being, the judge said, the best, exhibit he had seen in any sho-vy ring in New Zealand. Altogether it was a fine lot of pigs that was shown, and in a number of cases the. judge had great diffi> culty in choosing the winner.

BOYS’- AND GIRLS CALF-REARING Commenting upon the boys’ and girls’ calf-rearing ‘classes, tli© judge, Mr,. F. Hoskin, of Matapu, expressed admiration 1 of the quality of the exhibits and considered the development shown reflected great credit upon the juvenile breeders. Though the quality of the exhibits was of an excellent standard, he was, however, disappointed concerning the small number of entries, and would like to have seen them considerably augmented. The show

authorities were, ho pointed; out, endeavouring to encourage the hoys and g-ivls to compote, and he thought thoiT efforts were deserving of closer cooperation on the part of parents, the competitions being worthy of every possible support, as any movement which developed interest in tho sub--joefc among the, boys and girls of today would have a highly desirable reflex in the standard of stoclc breeding in the future. HOME INDUSTRIES. This section was remarkably good this year, most of the classes being very evenly contested. The judge, Mrs O’Meara, of Wanganui, had much dif ficultv in deciding the winner in some of the classes, and, as she' said, it was largely a matter of Inch in many cases. The bigger cakes, rich fruit, madeira, etc., were remarkably good on the whole, though some of them needed a little more cooking; and she considered the sponge sandwiches were* about the best she had ever seen. The pastry this year was not quite up to standard. The jellies’ and jams were not as firm as they should have been in several cases, but the lemon cheese was the best the judge had ever seen, .the pickles and bottled fruits, etc., were j not quite up to standard; most of them had only been in bottles a short time. The hen and duck eggs were very good specimens. Some of the soap was too hard, and some, oni the other hand, ■was too soft. FANCY WORK. In the fancy work section the standard was again very high. Inone sew tion there were three special prize awarded The judge, Mrs Sutherland, of Inglewood, in her remarks suggested that in future there should be sep arate classes for silk and wool m the knitting classes, as they are very h aid to compare; also, in the underclotlim classes, the schedule should specify between linen and silk. PRIZE LIST. DOG TRIALS. POOR COMPETITION There was only a small entry for the doc trials on Wednesday, seven contestants facing the judges. ggp^of was a short head, through two sets or. hurdles and yarding. Not one ; dogs succeeded iu fhnt 'fluently the prize went to those tnashowed best form and got nearest. Tne last man and dog to work had the mortification of seeing the sheep just within cooce of the gate and getting away time after time till the limit was called. The prize-takers were: Mr. O. Dunlop’s Lad, 37 points 1 Mr. M. Scott’s Lad, 34 points - Mr. M. Scott’s Scotty, 33 points .. HORSES. CLYDESDALES W e C. Valia*, Cambridge) (OhangiuV- Hit'll TMo (also Clydesdale Society’s and British Clydesdale SoCl< Colt; 1 foaled’* since August 1, 1923 : Moore Hunter Estate’s (Hawera) Stiyver 1, D. Kemp’s (Te Wera) Fair Vally 9 Colt, foaled since August 1, 1924. Moore Hunter Estate’s Blue Peter 1. Mare and two of her progeny: Moore Hunter Estate’s Sesame 1, Moore Hunter Estate’s Lingerie 2. Entire foalecl prior to August 1, 1922. J. Kerrisk’s (Ohangai) High Tide 1, Chas. Kyngdon’s (New Plymouth) Bold Ronald 2. . , . Colt foaled since August 1, 1J22. Moore Hunter Estate’s Cruncher 1, J. S Ougliton ? s (Olcaiawa) Cairn Brae Colt, filly or gelding foalecl since August 1, 1923: Mrs. D. L. Tonks’ Pcrfecto 1, C. Goodson's (Hawera) Marble Zone 2, W. O. -Williams’ (Hawera) Bicona 3. , . . Colt, filly or gelding foaled since August 1, 1924: R. Buckley’s (Ararata) Ngawhine 1, F. Tilly’s (Tirimoana, entry 2, R. Gardiner ’s (Okaiawa) Gay Ginger 3. THOROUGHBREDS. (Judge: J. J. Bryce, Esq., Kiwiten.) Entire foaled prior to August 1, -lp2.j. T Carson’s (Hawera) Sheffield 1, A. J. Bryant’s (Hawera) Tree Lucerne 2, P. Tito’s (Pihama) Paitonu 3. Brood mare foaled prior to August 1, 1922, with foal at foot or in foal: C. Goodson’s Marble Maid 1, H. Rama’s (Hawera) Country Picnic 2, W. O. Williams’ Ancona 3. Filly or gelding foaled since August 1 3 922: 11. Rama’s Airtight 1, S. C. Tonks’ Partiga 2, R. Hicks’ (Hawera) Bisox 3. Entire, 13.2 hands and under: B. W. Harvey’s (Waverley) Silver Star 1. Entire, 12.2 hands and under: W. J. McDowell’s (Castlecliif) Rata King 1. BOYS’ & GIRLS’ CALP-REARING. (Judge: P. Hoskin, Esq., Matapu.) Heifer, calved since July 20, 1924: J. W. Johnson’s (Tokaora) entry 1, Gordon Shearer’s (Hawera) entry 2. Grade Jersey heifer, calved since July 20, 1925: Dick Blackwell’s (Hawera) entry 1. Grade Friesian heifer, calved since July 20, 1925: J. E. O’Shea’s (Ohangai) Topsy 1, J. W. Johnson’s entry 2. .

JERSEY. CHAMPION DAIRY COW. Champion: F. Hoskin’s Mermaid’s Lark. Reserve: S. J. Bennett’s Violet. FRIESIAN. Cow, any age, to be judged on dairypoints, irrespective of type: J. E O’Shea’s (Ohangai) Pauline Pictertjo Alcartra 1, H. E. Johnson’s (Tokaora) Tokaora Manor Beets 2. MILCH COWS. (Judge: Q. Donald, Es(J., Featherston.) Dairy cow, purebred or otherwise, l* actual milk: F. Hoskin’s (Matapu) Mermaid’s Lark 1, S. J. Bennett’s (Kaupokonui) Violet 2, W. P. Wallace’s (Wavcrloy) Polly 3. Dairy cow, any breed or cross, not entered in any herd book, to be judged on dairy type (Wanganui Fresh Food Co.’s silver challenge cup): W. P. Wallace’s Polly 1, W. P. Wallace’s Ruby 2, Ed. Meuli’s (Hawera) Nina 3. Pen of three heifers, calved since July ], 1924, any breed or cross, best dairy type: J. S. T. Short’s (Hawera) Grand View Dewdrop. Grand View Ziola and Grand View Bessie 1, S. J. Bennett’s (Ivaupokonui) Thornycroit Nettie, Thornycroft Pearl and Violet 2, H. .T. Berry (Ivaupokonui) 3. GRADE AND CROSSBRED CLASSES. (Judge: F. Hoskin, Esq., Matapu.) Dairy heifer calved since July 1, 1922, m actual milk or springing: W. H Reynolds’ (Hawera) Honeysuckle I. Dairy heifer calved since July 1, 1923, in actual milk or springing: Mi’s. J. Henson’s (Hawera) Lady Betty 1, Win. Ramsay’s (Hawera) Mina 2, P. M. Pratt’s (Matapu) Pixie 3. Heifer, suitable for dairv purposes: C. O. Ekdahl’s (Hawera) Bell 1, S. J. Bennett’s (Ivaupokonui) Violet 2, F. G. Hancock’s (Hawera) Bunty 3. Two heifers, suitable for dairy purposes, calved since July 1: A. J. Haseltine’s (Hawera) entry 1, S. .J. Bennett's entry 2. ■ _

CORRECTION. Owing to a show official’s error, the positions of the first and second prizewinners in the class for lady’s hack not exceeding 15 hands were transposed in the results published yesterday. The correct placing was: Mrs G. AV. Martin’s (Inglewood! Sportsman 1, Miss LysaghtV (Mokoia) Ladybird 2.