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JUDGES IMPRESSED

WITH QUALITY OF STOCK Champions Fit for Any Show Encouraging to all who assisted to make the Morrinsville Show so successful on Wednesday were the opinions expressed by the judges, all of whom came from outside * districts. The judges’ remarks are summarised in the following paragraphs. SOME WONDERFUL JUMPING After a long day as judge of the light horse events, Mr. P. H. Smith,

of East T&maki, said the jumping; ill

the hunting events had been wonderful. He had found it difficult to sort out the winners, and for that reason some of the best horses had been called on to do a further round. With so many seasoned horses competing in the ring events the Morrinsville Show was indeed equal to any in the Province for good jumping. The hacks judged earlier in the day had been good sorts, and altogether it had been a pleasure to come to Morrinsville. Mr. Smith thought the Mor-

rinsville showring was ideally suited for mounted events.

THE CHILDREN’S PONIES

Another well-satisfied judge was Mr. F. A. Green, of Auckland, who had a particularly busy morning in the pony ring. He was delighted to see so many ponies and juvenile riders in all the classes. It was a little unfortunate for some of the children that they had to parade at a show where there were such outstanding ponies as Grey Peter and Blue Peter, and such experienced little horsewomen as the Mulcahy children. Mr. Green made the suggestion that some of the classes should be subdivided so as to provide opportunities for children who only' attended their local show, also to put the l2ryear-old riders in a different class from the 16-year-olds. GREAT DRAUGHT HORSE SHOW “ The draught horse section is a cridit to the district,” said Mr. S. B» Grant, of Te Kauwhata, who had several hours of work in making awards*. 11 There were some really fine animals. The margin between the champion mare and the reserve champion was very close.” Mr. Grant thought it was a pity there was not more competition for the Clydesdale Horse Society’s silver medal, which was donated annually to encourage breeders. Judging by the number of foals and young animals paraded, there was keen interest in the. district-jin horse-breeding. Mr. Grant added that Morrinsville was fortunate in having such a staunch supporter of the draught horse section as Mr. Peter McNaughton, whose example would encourage the younger breeders. THE POLO PONIES So popular were the polo pony events decided in the main ring, and so numerous were the entries, that this section of the show programme is now firmly established. Among the ponies paraded for judging were some equal to any in New Zealand. When the new polo ground is in playing order it may be possible to stage more polo events. These would certainly be appreciated by' patrons of the show who seldom get an opportunity of seeing polo and like to witness plenty of action and good horsemanship. MILKING SHORTHORNS Mr. N. Duxfield, of Horotiu, judge of the Milking Shorthorns, said that though this breed was not as well

represented as he w<«l<f have liked,

the animals in the ring were true to breed and type. The champion cow would hold her own in any show. It had' been difficult to decide between the champion and the reserve champion, A classic animal ” was; the way the judge described the champion' bull. The reserve champion was also well up to standard. Taking the section all through he considered the animals were turned out for exhibition in good condition and had impressed him most favourably.

NOT MANY FRIESIANS Several factors combined to make the exhibits of pedigree Friesian cattle smaller than usual. One breeder brought a representative lot of his cattle, but he found no competition. The judge, Mr. G. Whewell, of Tamahere, remarked that the, aged bull and aged cow were worthy champions, and would be a credit to any show. The young cattle were also of good type. Mr. Whewell expressed the hope that the society, would have large entries next year, but thought the proximity of other shows had an adverse effect. SOME GOOD AYRSHIRES In contrast to last year there was a good entry of Ayrshires, with three breeders contesting most of the classes. After judging, Mr. C. Bailey, of Huntly, said the champion cow was of good type, as also was the reserve champion, although a little weak in one quarter. The champion bull was really outstanding. Among the young stock were some of good type that should win again. The display of Ayrshires compared well with that seen at other shows this season. EVEN JERSEY CLASSES “ The classes were very even—they were all strong classes with no tailing off,” said Mr. R. A. Lewis, of Pukekohe, after a very full morning in the pedigree Jersey ring. Competition had been particularly keen in the mature cow and bull classes, and the champions were outstanding types and a credit to the district. Among the young stock Mr. Lewis remarked on the winning heifer calf as another animal of outstanding quality, of which more should be heard later. The quality of the Jerseys throughout was good, and the winners would be hard to beat at any show. Mr. Lewis said he was pleased to see that the show prize money had been augmented to the extent of £25 10s by donations from the Jersey Club and its parent organisation. It was encouraging to find that this had produced good results in the form of large entries in the Jersey section.

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Matamata Record, Volume XX, Issue 1917, 14 March 1938, Page 7

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JUDGES IMPRESSED Matamata Record, Volume XX, Issue 1917, 14 March 1938, Page 7

JUDGES IMPRESSED Matamata Record, Volume XX, Issue 1917, 14 March 1938, Page 7