TARANAK! AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVIII, Issue LVIII, 3 December 1909, Page 4

TARANAK! AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Additional priae-ViMers at the New Plymouth Show were as under: —

Thoroughbreds — Good and Curtis's Maniapoto 1 and champion, H. L. Vine's Coronet 2.

Harness horse, over 15.1, shown and driven in harness — A. S. Tonks' Okato 2, James Bull's Mollie 3.

Harness pony, under 13 hands, shown and driven in harness — Captain Mitchell's Waihi 1, W. N. Jenkins' Plunket 2.

Lady's f hack, 15 hands and under, ridden by lady — Alex. Mitchell's Loatofas 1. Weight-carrying hack, up to llsir^ L. G. Bremer's Redan 1, A. MitcheM Loatofas 2. jj^_ Best pair harness horses, over ISuL hands, shown and driven in harness — James Bull's Mollie and Belladonna 1.

Best trotting horse — A. McCracken's Pierrot 2.

Single horse, trap, and harness, farmer's light turn-out, shown and driven in harness — W. J. Honeyfield 1.

RING COMPETITIONS.

Pony, under 14.1 hands, ridden by boy or girl under 15 — W. N. Jenkins' Plunket 1, W. G. Higginson's Star 2. Hunters' Competition. Each horse to carry not less than 12st. First prize, Mr N. King's special, £5, and the Society's £5; Mr J. Waddle's special prize value £1 15s to rider of winner — A. Mitchell's Laotofas 1, E. Foreman's Bushy Park 3. Ladies' hunters' competition (lady riders). First prize £2, 2nd £1. — N. M. Paterson 1, R. Morrissey 2. Miss Abbott won Messrs Baker and Co^s special for best lady rider. Leaping competition (steeplechase style). Each horse to carry not leas than list. First prize, £10— A. Mitchell's Laotofas 1. A splendid competition, during which Mr Halcombe, on Midnight, got a nasty spill. Pony leaping competition, for ponies not over 14.2 hands, ridden by boy or girl under 17— P. Sole's Black Jack (I. Julian) 1, J T. Briscoe's Trick (W. Coates) 2, W. G Higginson's Star (C. Theobald) 3 The rider of the third pony took the special for best rider High jump competition— N. M. Patt?r s ™ s l, acr c ( A - Mitchell) 1. Height ~cl i T - n - • The Wlnner afterwards cloa>#d ott 6in m an exhibition jump.

Cardiff Dairy Company won both first prizes in cheese section. Ngaere entered for both classes, but the cheeses were sent by mistake on to Auckland.