HAWKE'S BAY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S ANNUAL SHOW.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 11, Issue 834, 12 March 1867, Page 3

HAWKE'S BAY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S ANNUAL SHOW.

The annual show of the Hawke's Bay Agricultural Society was held at Meanee on Friday last, Bth inst. ; and, notwithstanding the excitement of the three preceding days, the public was very fairly represented on the occasion. It was the first exhibition held at Meanee, and agriculturalists and stockowners from all the neighboring districts made it a point to attend. Among the visitors we noticed also His Honor the Superintendent and several of our large stockowhers from the south. A goodly number of the fair sex also graoed the exhibition by their presence. The sho^ was a good one on the whole; in many departments it was excellent. The draught, horses and long-woolled sheep exhibited 1 were both numerous and good. The oattle were very much above the average, and* if the 1 class of merino sheep was not well filled in point of numbers, the few shewn /were unexceptionable. The fine weather befriended the meeting ; while the very .superior accommodation provided enabled thestewards to classify the stockin j such, a manner as to afford visitors the! greatest facility! of seeing it to advantage. | The sb.ow of working horses proves that, . during tile past year, we have progressed mucH itt f this class of stock. Our old friend " Colonist " -was again distinguished by the prize of honour. He is a useful animal, and his stock; if done justice to in their youth, will prbbably prove even superior to himself. . It was, however, among the draught mares that the chief attraction of the show was to be found. The prize animal was a mare with a ♦'Major" foal at foot, lately imported from Auckland by Mr. John Baty of Meanee. The Judges must have had some difficulty in making their award between this mare and one of Mr, WUliams's, which was a very symmetrical animal, and deserved the: commendation it received from them. Another^ Auckland mare, with a foal at foot, also by 1 "Major," belonging to Mr. J. Heslop of Puketapu, would at any former exhibition have commanded the first attention of the 1 Judgi«s, and held her own even in the good company in which she was found on Friday. Among the light and medium draught horsey many excellent animals were shewn,, but on the whole we were most struck by a bright bay mare belonging to Mr. J. N.. Williams, which could hardly be beaten' in its class, and for which a prize was awarded. ; Among the cattle exhibited were the stock of the Te Aute and Pourerere bulls. On the, one hand, the Te Aute pure bred 10 months' calf exhibited by Colonel Whitmore, was decidedly the best animal shewn, and obtained the prize as the best bull of any age at the meeting. On the other, the two bull calves by " Knight Templar," exhibited by Mr. J. Heslop, and born in September last, were both noticed by the Judges, and were decidedly superior to the bull calf by "Sir James," in the same pen. Among the young cattle, Colonel Whitmote's pure bred white heifer calf, though not- in show condition, handled well and did credit: to Her blood; The pure bred imported cow won the first prize as a short-horn cow, and attracted much attention ; "while a very handsome red cow exhibited by Mr. J; Franqon, obtained and deserved second honours. There were no exhibits of Saxon merino sheep, but the pens of the French merinoes were filled by Mr. Tiffen with a few valuable and excellent , animals. Although there was no competition in this class, the ewes and hoggets from Greenmeadows excited the greatest admiration. The prize for* a Leicester ram was given to Mr. J. Heslbp for a very large animal bred by Mr. Buckland of Auckland. That for ewes and ewe lambs was awarded to some pretty little sheep 1 belonging to Colonel Whitmore. Mr. Bhodes won the prize for long-woooled ewes not qualified to snow as Leicesters, with a very fair pen j and Mr. Heslop gained the' prize for his pens of ewe hoggets and ewe lamba in this class. All the prizes for Lincoln sheep were won by Mr. Mathew Hill, whose flock was well represented. We hea^ expressed very general admiration of his Provincial bred stock. The propirie exhibits were not numerous but they; were good. Mr. Maney's enor- j mous boar very deservedly won a prize, and a well bred sow of Mr. Marshall's was also distinguished. The best sow of the small breed .was the property of Messrs. Miller and Lindsay, and appeared a creditable and profitable animal. Some excellent agricultural implements were exhibited by Messrs. Tuxford, and an extra prize was awarded for one of their two-horse ploughs. A novel clod crusher, shewn by Mr. Scaly, attracted much notice. Its construction was exceedingly simple, and its probable cost scarcely over £2. The same gentleman also exhibited some fine maize in a green state, from 8 to 9 feet high. Superior drumhead cabbages were also shewn by Mr. Jeffares ; but, on the whole, the class of cereals can scarcely be said to ha veieen represented. „ We; subjoin the list of the prizes awarded by the respective Judges : — CLASS I-HORSES. (Judges— Messrs, Banks, Shaw, and Walters.) '■' : ,. ' Section 1. Yearling colt by "The Bishop"— J. Pow-r-;*4reiir"" • ' Section 2. Heavy draught stallion " Colonist" — 0. L. W. Bousfield. Heavy draught mare "Empress" — John Baty. Heavy draught mare "Blossom," highly commended — J. Tit. Williams. Two jear old filly— F. E. Hamlin. Yearling colt by " Matchless "—C. Brown, ; : Section 8. Working mare " Gipsy," best suited to agri\y cultural, purposes— J. N. Williams. - CLASS II — CATTLE. (Judges-r-Messrs. W. Walters and J. Banks.) ,-. = ;•.... Section 1. Bgot ehorfc-horn bull, pure bred — Lieut. Colonel Whitmore. Best short-horn bull calf— J. Heslop. Best short-horn cow, ( first—Lieut. Colonel ■ , Best short-horn cow, second — J. Francon. Best ;| shdrfchorn ■■; 2 . year old heifer — John . Heslop. , Bj||yftajrHngjLei|e.r'--Lieut. Colonel Whitr . _ : - "" '• \ ■%;Xy^-^\"J^fition2. .. ■ ' filjt Sow of ;any breed not shbrt-horn-^-J, V vHeßlop.

CLASS 111-SHEEP. (Judges— Messrs. Condie, GHlmer, Shaw, Or* mond, and MoHardy.) Section 2, Trench Merino, 8 ewes— H. S. Tiffen. French Merino, 3 ewe hoggets —H. S. Tiffen. French Merino, 3 ram hoggets — H. S. Tiffen. Section 3. Merinoes, pen of 8 ewes — H. S. Tiffen. Section 4, Leicester ram— John B&slop. Pen of 3 improved Leicester ewes— Lieut. Colonel Whitmore. Sections. Pen of 3 long- woolled ewes — Joseph Bhodes. Pen of 8 long-woolled ewe hoggets — John Heslop. Pen of 3 long-woolled rams — John Heslop. , Section 6, Lincoln ram— Mathew Hill. Pen of 3 Lincoln ewes— Mathew Hill. Pen of 3 Lincoln ewe hoggets— Mathew Hill Section,!. Pen of 8 French merino ram lambs — H. S. ; Tiffen* Pen of 3 French merino ewe lambs — H. S. Tiffen. . Pen of 8 Lincoln lambs— Mathew Hill. Pen of 8 Leicester lambs— Lieut. Colonel Whitmore* CLASS IV-PORCINE. (Judges— Messrs. Fannin and Bousfield.) .Section I.' Best boar, large breed— B. D. Maney. Best sow, large breed — J. Marshall. Section 2, Best sow, small breed — Miller and Lindsay. | ! Class V (poultry) was not represented, and in class VI (cereals) there was no competition. An extra prize, as mentioned in our introductory remarks, was awarded to the Messrs. Tuxford for a 2-horse plough exhibited by them.