A. AND P. ASSOCIATIONS

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17098, 22 February 1916, Page 5

A. AND P. ASSOCIATIONS

OXFORD. The General Committee of the Oxford Agricultural and Pastoral Association met in the Coronation Hall on Saturday afternoon ; present—the president, Mr T. C. Borne (in the chair), and Messrs 11. F. Henderson, G. J. Leech. J. M'Grath, AV. G. Rud'cl, J. O'l-lalloran, T. -Jones. H. L. Ancall, J. Budge, A. Meyers, \Y. Weld, H. G. Parish, •W. Higginson and T. • J. Frame. A letter was received from the Department of internal Affairs in regard to races being held in connection with agricultural societies, for which no permit had been issued, and stating that prosecutions would be taken in cases where races were held without a permit being obtained. In the discussion which followed, it was pointed out that the pony trot on the schedule was merely a children's item, wherein tlio competitors in the boys' and girls' pony classes would trot once or twice around the judging oval. The success of the race would depend not only on the speed of the pony, but on the rider's ability to guide and manage the pony for that distance.

Finally, it was decided' to alter the class to a " riding competition," for which post entries would be received. The president reported that the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association had presented the association with a quarter of an acre of land on which to erect suitable buildings to be used ax offices, meeting and other rooms for the purposes of the association.

Mr ■] O'Hnllornn was accorded a vote of thanks for his activities in securing the gift. It was stated that a most liberal special prize list had been provided for the show. The president and secretary (Messrs Home and Watson) had presented a challenge cup to the winner of the most points in the cattle section, to be won three times before becoming the nropertv of the exhibitor, and Mrs Wf G. Ru'dd had donated a challenge cup, witn similar conditions, to the winner of the most points in the house and dairy section.

The donors were accorded the special thanks of the committee.

Ft was reported that for the entertainment, of the public at the show a large schedule of competitions would be held, including a stockwhip display, which will recall to memory the early days when the use or the stockwhip was Considered a fine art.

A large committee was appointed to deal with this part of the schedule.

Judges were appointed for the various sections. The following class stewards were appointed:—Draught horses, Messrs L. Ancall and R. F. Henderson; light horses, Messrs F. Wotherspoon, T. Cooper and D. M'Grath : cobs and ponies, Messrs A. J. Powell. T. Frame and W. Eyde; fat sheep,Messrs W. J. Reed, G. Winter, P. H. Thompson and L. Meyers: store sheep, Messrs W. Higginson and J. Wotherspoon : purebred sheep, Messrs A. Meyers and H. G. Parish; cattle and pigs, Messrs R. Davis. J. M'Grath and * E.' Skurr; dogs. Mr F. Engelbrecht; poultry, Mr Alf. Stubbs; grain and seeds, Messrs J. Cross and T.' Jones; roots, Messrs D. J. Hawke and T. Inch : house and d'airv. Messrs A. Moore, T. Plain, D. Hawke and A. H. Scott; fruit, Mr Alec Brown: flowers, Mesdames A. Henderson. T. Frame, A. Baxter, W. G. Rudd and Messrs R. H. Gainsford and P. Fisher: fancy. Mesdames H. F. Luersand T. C. Home; art, Mrs- G- J. Leech ; competitions, Messrs W. Weld. A. Meyers. T. Frame and the steward's of the several horse sections.

It was decided to procure a set of scales for the weighing of sheep, to have the main shed concreted and to have a working bee at an early date to r.ttend to work on the show grounds.