CIHRISTCHURCH CATTLE SHOW To be held in the Market Place, Ckristchurch, on Thursday, October 6,1553, Under the direction of the Christchurch Agricultural and Horticultural Society. rpHE following Prizes will be offered, -■- subject to the following conditions. 1. That there shall be three Competitors for each prize, or no prize will be awarded. 2. The entrance fees for Horses, Cattle and Sheep, shall be £1 Is. Od. for each description of Stock exhibited, and for Pigs 10s. 6d. The following will be the Prizes offered, there being two Prizes, Ist and 2nd for each description of Stock -.— PRIZES. First Second Prize. Prise. hoeses. £. s. d. £. s. d. 1. —Fojt the best Draught Stallion in the Colony 5 5 0 3 3 0 2. —For the best Draught Mare in foal, or with foal by her side 5 5 0 3 3 0 3.—The best Stallion for general purposes 5 5 0 3 3 0 4.—The best Brood Mare for general purposes, in foal, or with foal by her side 5 5 0 3 3 0 s.—For the best Colt, and best Filly, foaled between the Ist of August and the 31st December, 1852 5 5 0 3 3 o CATTLE. I.—For the best imported Bull 5 5 0 3 3 0 2.—For the best imported Cow 550 330 3.—For the best Colonial bred Bull 5 5 0 3 3 0 4.—For the best Colonial bred Coy? 5 5 0 3 3 0 s.—For the best yearling Bull, bred in the Middle Island, New Zealand...^, 5 5 0 3 3 0 6.—For the best Cow, bred in the Middle Island, New Zealand 5 50 3 30 7.—For the best three Heifers, under three years old 5 50 3 30 8. —For the best single Heifer 5 5 0 3 3 0 SHEEP. I.—For the best imported Ram 55 0 33 0 2.—For the best imported Ewe 5 50 33 0 3.—For the best pen of (5) Rains, bred in the Middle Island., 550 330 4.-—For the best ditto of Ewes, ditto • • • 55 0 33 0 s.—For the best pen of (5) Colonial bred Rams 5 5 0 3 3 0 6.—For the best ditto Colonial bred Ewes „ 550 3 3 0 7.—For the best pen of (10) Hoggets M . 55 0 33 0 PIGS. .-^For the best Boar in the Colony,being over 12 months o oIJ -"••• 3 3 0 22 0 2.~F0r the best Sow in the Colony, being over 12 months old .... 330 2 2 0 3.-—For the best pen of (5) Pigs, under twelve months o]d 3 3 0 2 2 0 Parties intending to exhibit are requested to give to the Hon..Secretaries fotjbteek days notice previous to the day of the show, of the Stock which they propose to exhibit. The Committee being desirous of ensuring as large a show as possible, invite the exhibition of any extra Stock, for which they will provide accommodation. N.B.—The present funds of the Society being quite inadequate to meet the expenses of the proposed Show, Donations for this purnose mteiested in the object in view. Donations and yearly subscriptions to the Society?S per annum) will be received by the TreasuVer W J- C. PoEXEE, C. Davie. list of Donations already advertised, £12114 5 .
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Lyttelton Times, Volume III, Issue 141, 17 September 1853, Page 4
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