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Lyttelton Times, Volume IV, Issue 202, 7 October 1854, Page 8

ON SALE, At the " Times " Office, Lyttelton, X EDGERS, various sizes, strongly bound -*-■ Day Books, do. do. Cash Books, do. do. Invoice Books, do. do. Bill Books, do. do. Memorandum Books, do. do. Journals Letter Clips Quills, and. steel pens Ink, ; Brief paper, LargeDrawingl paper, CHRISTCHUROH CATTLE SHOW, Proposed to be held in the Market-place, Christchxirch, on, Thursday, Oct. 19,1854. Under the direction of the Christchurch Agricultural and Horticultural Society. following Prizes will be offered, sub- -*- ject to the following conditions: Ist. There shall be three competitors for each prize, or no prize will be awarded; 2nd. The entrance fee for horses, cattle, and sheep, shall be £1 for each description of Stock exhibited, and for pigs 10s. [Donors of £2 and upwards to pay only half these fees.] The following will be the prizes offered, there being two prizes, Ist and 2nd, for each description of Stock. [Stock to which, prizes were awarded at the last Show, if again successful in the same class, will be entitled to two-thirds only of the prize offered, the remaining third will be given to the third best in the same class.] PRIZES. Horses. Ist 2nd x RI7P 1. For the best draught Stallion in £ s. £ s. tlie colony „;L m ,j 1, .,^.,;,.u , ,.^1 ij, .^^ 5 0 3 0 2. For the best draught Mare in foal, or -with a foal by her side 5 0 3 0 5. The best Stallion for hackney 4. Tile "best Brood Mare for hackney purposes, in. foal, or with foal by her side «~v-, «v~~ 5 0 3 0 *. For the best Colt or Filly foaled between Aug. 1 and Dec. 31, 1852 .",«««»» ~~~vw~~~~ 5 0 3 0 6. For the best Colt or Filly foaled "between Aug. 1 and Dec. 31, 1853 „ „~~vww~. *« 5 0 30 Cattle. 1. For the best Bull^^w^w,-. 5 0 3 0 2. For the best Cow „„ 5 0 3 0 *. For the best yearling Bull,~~ 5 0 3 0 4. For the best single Heifer under 3 years old ~vus~w.t~~wwt~ww~.vw**> 5 (y 3 0 §. For the best three Heifers under tliree years old ~vww~vot~~~~ 5 0 3 0 Sheep. 1. For the best imported Ram^~. 5 0 3 0 2. For the best imported Ewe ~v» 5 0 3 0 3. For the best pen of [5] Rams, "bred in New Zealand ww*s 5 0 3 0 4. For the best pen of [5] Ewes, bred in New Zealand » 5 0 3 0 5. For the best pen of [5] Colonial l>red Rains J v^ TO .^» tult^l .^ vl 5 0 3 0 6. For the best pen of [5] Colonial bred Ewes jwtn Liv^^w.^vL^wun-.Lm 5 0 3 0 7. For the best pen of [10] Hoggets 5 0 3 0 [Prizes will be offered at the autumn Show for the best Fleeces of Rams, Ewes, Hoggets, and Lambs.] Pigs. 1. For the best Boar in the colony, ' being over 12 months old . 3 0 2 0 2. For the best Sow in the colony, being over 12 months old . 3 0 2 0 3. For the best pen of [5] Pigs under 12 months old, 3 0 2 0 There will be a Ploughing Match for Horses and Bullocks, for which prizes will be offered. Prizes will also be offered for the test descriptions of Poultry exhibited. Particulars will be given in future advertisements. Parties intending- to exhibit are requested to g-ive to the Hon. Secretaries 14 days' notice previous to the day of Show of the Stock -which they propose to exhibit. The Uomrnittee being desirous of ensuring as