SPRING SHOW

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 285, 5 November 1925, Page 9

SPRING SHOW

PUBLIC ATTEND IN FORCE TO-DAY. HON. MR WILBER PRESENTS CUP FOR FRIESIANS. The second day of the Spring Show opened this morning ill glorious weather, and throughout the forenoon there was a goodly attendance of the public with every promise of most liberal patronage of the pageant in the afternoon. The judging of the stock classes attracted many to the rings by the pens, while cpiito early in the day the Kennel Oluh’s exhibits were attracting a deal of attention. Gate receipts yesterday totalled £l4O 18s 9d:, as compared with £BB 10s on the occasion of the opening of the Royal Show last year, and £43 6s 6d for the first day of the 1923 carnival. The increase is partly accounted for l>y the fact of the show on the, present occasion opening on a Wednesday, which is, of course, a half-holiday for the. shop assistant?. !No account is taken of tho number admitted by way of membership tickets. MR WILBER’S DUTY. During the forenoon, in the presence of a large number of stock breeders, Hon D. F. Wilber, formerly ConsulGeneral for the U.S.A. in New Zealand, and who is now re-visiting the Dominion, presented the magnificent Wilber Remembrance Trophy to this vear’s winner, the Piri Land Company (Auckland), and a gold medal to the winners of the cup in the first year of its competition at the initial Royal Show, the Central Development Farm (Weraroa). The trophy, it will be remembered, was presented by Mr Wilber for perpetual competition for tho best Friesian group, and ranks among the most valuable cups competed for in the Southern Hemisphere. Mr Wilber, who was introduced by Mr M. A. Conway, voiced his congratulations to the winner, and after a few words appropriate to the occasion, formally presented Mr Stevenson, representative of the Piri Land Company, with the trophy. He then handed to tho State Farm’s representative, who is a brother of the Mr Stevenson named, a gold medal to commemorate Weraroa’s success last year. Commenting upon the cup competition afterwards Mr Wilber said, speaking in jocular vein: “Tho Friesian breeders of the Dominion had better look out. Evidently there is a conspiracy on the part of the Stevensons to keep tho cup in the family.” Ho added that he was only too pleased at any time to do what ho could for the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association.

This evening at the luncheon hall on the showgrounds Mr Wilber will be entertained by the committee of the association.

EXHIBITED MOTORS WORTH £56,659.

An interesting return has been prepared giving the number and value of the motor vehicles exhibited at the show. It states that the exhibits comprise DO motor cars, 7 motor trucks, 2 motor chasses, one motor bus, 3 motor tractors and 5 motor cycles, a total of 108 vehicles of a total value of £56,659.

JUDGES’ COMMENTS. CATTLE. Aberdeen" angus. Commenting on the Aberdeen Angus section, the judge, Mr AY. Robertson, of Middleir.urch, said that the entries were good and that competition in most of the classes was close. There was no getting away from the fact that the animals exhibited were a very excellent lot and that the North Island breeders had come to know the signs of developing cattle for show purposes. The champion bull, a three-year-old, was an animal of excellent quality, covered evenly all over with flesh. It had walked round the ring like a gentleman, and was one of 'the finest bulls that he had ever seen exhibited. The winning bull in the aged class, although an exceptional animal, suffered from not being able to walk as gaily as the champion. The champion female was a very fine beast indeed. In fact, nothing in the class could compare with her. MILKING SHORTHORNS. Mr T. H. AYindlev, of Te Horo, the judge in the Milking Shorthorn section, said that the winning two-year-old bull was one of .the best that he had yet seen. All the heifers were a good lot and were very creditable to the breeders. The number of entries was rather disappointing. AYRSHIRES. The judge of the Ayrshire section, Mr-AV. J. Gillies, of Hampden, said that the entries were good in most of the classes, and that tho animals placed in the ring were a good lot right through. The cows in milk and tlie yearling heifers were particularly fine animals. The champion cow was a good stamp of beast and possessed a fine vessel. The aged bulls were also outstanding. HEREFORDS.

The judge ef the Hereford section, Mr H. B. Stuckey, of Danncvirke, said that the number of entries was very disappointing, and that, consequently, it was hard to comment on the animals exhibited when there weie so few. He could give no reason foi the paucity of entries. The winning yearling bull was the outstanding animal of the section. FAT CATTLE. In commenting on the fat cattle, the judge, Mr K. W. Deighton, remarked that, although numerically the class was not so strong as last year, the quality of the exhibits had been very well maintained and in the single bullock class for any age, breed or beef cross, there had been little between the placed animals and lie had experienced difficulty in determining the order of placing.

SHEEP,

ROMNEYS,

Commenting on the Bomney Marsh open classes, the judge, Mr J. Donald, (p Feathcrston, said that the sheep penned, were deficient in numbers, but were of good quality. 1 lie champion ram was a very fine sheep. The hoggets were good, especially the winning ram hogget. FAT SHEEP AND LAMBS.

Mr K. AV. Deighton, of Marton, the judge in the section for fat sheen and lambs, expressed himself as pleased with the animals exhibited, especially in regard to the fat lambs to be killed for export. One pen of ewes had contained a wether, while several other pens were overweight.