AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17935, 31 October 1918, Page 7

AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

TIMARU. [FE(W Ouß COHRESPONDENT.] TIMARU, October ?- n .

The hftjy-third show under the - pices of th« Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association was opened to-day under favourable weather conditions. There was only a moderate attendance, and, except the sheep classes, little judging was done. The entries totalled 787, against 904 last year and 850 in 1916. Horscs showed a fairly heavy falling off. In the she op classes competition was not as strong as at many previous shows at Timaru, and the absence from the catalogue- of the names of several of South Canterbury’s prominent breeders was noted with keen regret. Notwithstanding relatively weaker entries. however, the quality of the exhibits shows aio deterioration, the high standard of pjast years being maintained in every particular. In the English Leicester classes there was no competition, ull the entries being in the name of Mr E. Kellamd. As usual, his sheep are of a noticeably fine typo. For many years ths New Zealand and Australian Land Company, _ Moeraki, has specialised in Lincolns with oonspicuous success, and at all ihe Dominion’s leading shows the representatives of the famous stud acquit thems&lves well. The company claimed all the entries in this section! to-day, the high, uniform standard i'f past years being maintained iw every particular. Mr Rupert Parry’s entries .of Shropshire® at today’s show tha only ones penned, afford ample proof that his eye for the perfect sheep i 3 as keen and accurate as m past years. Although weak in numbers, the South-downs were excellent in quality, and all the entries were in the name of Mr L. Mathias. In th© Ryeland classes, Mr F. Hayhurst, the sole exhibitor, showed some very attractive sheep. The New Zealand and Australian Land Company, as in Lincolns, claimed the whole iof the exhibits in, the Corriedala classes, the representation of this popular breed being a very fine one. The merino classes failed to attract any entries, although there was a time when this breed formed strong classes at Timaru. The fat Bheep and lamb classes elicited fairly strong come° n following is the prize-list, the number of entries in. each class being given in parentheses:— SHEEP. English Leicester®. —Earn, over thirty months (2) —E. Kelland 1. 2, ch and reserve ch. Ram, over sixteen months and under thirty months (2) —E. Kelland 1. Ram, over sixteen months, shorn (2) —E. Holland 1 and 2. Ram, under sixteen months (2)—E. Kelland 1 and 2. Ram. under sixteen months, shorn (3) —B. Kelland, 1 and 2. Two rams, under sixteen months (2) —E. Kelland 1 and 2. Ewe, over thirty months, with lamb (2)—E. Kelland 1,2 and reserve ch. Ewo, over sixteen months and under thirty months, with lamb (2) —-E. Kelland i, 2 and ch. Ewe, under sixteen, months (2) — E. Kelland 1 end 2. Ewe, under sixteen months, shorn (3) —E Kelland 1, 9 .and 3. Two ewes, under sixteen months (2) —E. Kelland 1 and 2. ■Lincoln. —Ram, over thirty months (1) — N.Z. and A. Land Co 1 end ch. Ram, over sixteen months and under thirty months (2i — K'.Z. and A. Land Co. 1,2 and reserve ch. Ram, over fifteen months, shorn (2) —1\.2. and A. Land Co. 1 and 2. Ram, under sixteen months (2) —N.Z. and A. Land Co. 1 and 2. Two rams, under fifteen months (ills’.Z. and A. Land Co. 1 and 2. Ram, under sixteen months, shorn (2) —N.Z. and A. Land Co. 1 and 2. Ewe, over thirty months, with lamb (2)—N.Z. and A. Land Co. 1,2 and reserve ch. Ewe, under.sixteen months t2) — N.Z. and A. Land Co. 1 and 2. Two owes, under sixteen months (2) —N.Z. and A. Land Co. 1 and-2.

Romneys.—Ram, over sixteen months and under thirty months (D—R. Parry 1 and ch. Ram, over sixteen months, shorn (lj— It. Rarr.y l. Ram, under sixteen months [ii — It. Parry 1 and 2. Ram, under sixteen months, shorn (I)—R. Parry 1. Ewe, over ■thirty months, with lamb (2) —R. Parry 1,2 and ch. Ewe, over sixteen months and under thirty months, 'with'lamb (21—R. Parry 1 and 2. F.we, under sixteen months (2) —R. Perry 1 and 2. '.Two ewes, under sixteen months (2V--R. Parry 1 and 2. Sonthdowns.—Ram, any age, shorn (1) — L. Ma.hias 1. Ram, under sixteen months, shorn (I)—L. Mathias 1. Ewe, over sixteen months, with lamb (0) —L. Mathias 1,2 and rh. Ewe, under sixteen months (1) —L. Mathias 1.

Ryelands—Ram, over sixteen months {2) — S. Cain 1, F.-Hayhurst 2. Ram, under six, teen months (2)— F. Hayhurst 1 and 2. Ram, under sixteen months, shorn (I)—F. Hayhurst 1. Ewe, over sixteen months, .shorn (2)—F. Hayhurst 1,2, ch and reserve ch. Ewe, under sixteen months (2) —F. Hayhurst 1 and 2.

Corriedales.—Ram, over thirty months (2) —X.Z. and A. Land Co. 3,2 and ch. Ram, over sixteen months and under thirty months (2)—X.Z. and A, Land Co. 1 and 2. Ram, over sixteen months, shorn (2) —N.Z. and A. Lard Co. 1 and 2. Ram, under sixteen months (3) —N.Z. and A. Land Co. 1,2, 3 snd reserved ch. Two rams, under sixteen months (21 —N.Z. and A. Land Co. 1 2. Ram. under sixteen months, shorn C2) —N.Z. and A. Land Co. 1 and 2. Ewe. over sixteen months, „ with lamb (2) —X.Z. and A, Land Co. 1,2, ch and reserve ch. Ewe, under sixteen months (21—X.Z. and A. Land Co. 1 and 2. Ewe, under sixteen months, shorn (2)—X.Z. and A. Land Co. 1 and 2. Two ewes, under sixteen months (2) —X.Z. and A. Land Co. 1 and 2. a

Cross-brrds and Ilalf-breds. —Five crossbred ewo hoggets (31—S. Cain 1 aud 2, F. IV. Reid 3. Five Merino ewes with first cross lambs (1)—I. Brosnahan 1. Five half-bred ewes bv anv ram, with lambs (2) —I. Broenahar. I,’F. AT. Reid 2. Five cross-bred ewes bv~Longwool ram. with lambs (21—S. Cain 1' J Brosnahan 2. Five three-quarter owe hovgets' (3) —S. Cain 1/M. O’Connor 2 Fat Sheep.—Three wethers, any breed or eve ('41 —■G. Murray 1. .T. H. Brian 2, ,T. J. Brosnahan 3. Three half-bred end Corriedale wethers, two-shear or under (11—RBalfour 2- Threo three-quarter-bred and upward wethers, two-shear or under (4)—J, Brosnahan 1. .T. H. Brin 2 and 3. Three owes (61—-T. Brosnahan 1 and 2. S. Cain 3. Three freezing wethers (41—H. Brin A and 2. Three wethers, open to farmers holding 200 sere* or under (21—T. M. Brosr.sn \. M. O’Connor 2. Thr’e cross-lmeds. suCah’e for freez(9l—R. Parry 1 and 3. J. Bromahan 2. Three hal f -brcd W7in«r wetter*, live weight not exceeding 156,’h (51-F. M. Bro-nrhan 1, j Brosnahan 2. Three fhree-ouarter-bred or

cros3-bred wethers, live weight not exceeding 160!b (7) —R. Parry 1 and 2, J. Brosnahan 3. Three wethers, no restriction of wei"lit (7)— G. Murray 1, T. M. Brosnan 2, R. Parry 3. Three hoggets (7) —R. Parry 1 and 3, J. Brosnahan 2. Three freezers, minimum average weight not less than 541 b (14) —J. Brosnahan 1, T. M. Brosnan 2, R. Parry 3. Fat Lambs—Best lamb in show—J. Brosnahan 1. Three lambs by longwool ram (3)—> J. Brosnahan 1 and 2, T. M. Brosnan 3. Three lambs by Down or Ryeland ram (1) — I. Brosnahan 1. Butcher’s lamb (lp—l. Broenahan 1. Three freezers, live weight not exceeding 80'b (4) —T M. Brosnan 1, -L Broenahan 2 and 3. Three lambs (4) —J. Brosnahan 1 and 2. Throe lambs, bred by exhibitor (2) —I. Brosnahan 1. Three lambs, open to farmers holding 2CO acres or under (2) —T. M. Brosnan 1. HORSES. Harness horse, three-year-old (2)—P. L. Donald 1, IV. L. Bourn 2. Two-year-old (2) — A. Esin- 1, W. D. Campbell 2. _ Yearling (2) —J. Love 1. Mare in foal or with foal (S) — J. Robert son 1, J. Shaw 2, A. C. Williams 3. Buggy horse. 15.2 hands or under (2)— Mrs H. M. MacFarlano 1, J. W. Wright 2. Dog-cart horse, over 15.2 hands (6) —Miss M. Giles 1, P. L. Donald 2, W. J. Parry. 3.. Single harness horse, 15.2 hands or under (5) —c. Parry 1 and ch, Mrs H. M. MacFarlano 2 and reserve ch, A. P, Bark’ie 3. turn-out (B)—Miss M Giles 1 and ch, C. Parry 2, Mrs 11. MacFarlano 3. _ harness "horse, non-previous prize-winner (7) A. J. A anew 1, P. L. Donald 2. Mrs H. MacF&rlane 3. Tandem team (1) —R. A. Dixon Ponies.—Buggy pon". 14.2 hands or under (4)—Miss Betty and Master .T. Elworthv 1, R. A Dixon 2, Frank Hayhurst 3. Pony tandem team, 14.2 hands or order U)— Miss Batty and Master J. Elworthy 1, R. ADixon 2, Frank Hayhurst. 3. Single harness nonv, 13.2 hands or under 16)—Mass Be ty Elworthv 1, P. L. Dona’d 2, Miss J. ISowden 8. Single harness pony, over 13.2 harms and not over 14.2 hands 111) —F- L. Donald 1, R. A. Dixon 2, C. E. Raprey 3. Hunters. —Heavy-weight hunter jfo)—! B<mtti Canterbury Hunt 1, C. L. Orbell % Inshtweight hunter 19)—L. Hamilton 1, J- Robmeon 2, J. R. Cochrane 3.