TAURANGA AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SHOW.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6565, 1 December 1882, Page 6

TAURANGA AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SHOW.

The first show in Tauranga of the kind, under the auspices of the Farmers' Club, was held on November 2S in the large paddock on the Cameron-road belonging to Mr. Crupp. In addition to the large number of prizes offered by the committee, Messrs. K. Porter and Co., Auckland, gave a cup for flubest yearling draught colt ; T and S Morrill and Co. gave £3 3s for the best horned beast, irrespective of age or sex ; J. Wiseman, for ' the best hack, bridle, value £1 10s. The following are the principal prizes :— Messrs. E. P"rter and Co.'s special prize was awarded Messrs. Douglas and Son for S'oung Never-Mind-Him ; Messrs. T. and S. Morrill's special prize was awarded to Messrs. Jordan and Shepherd for Defender; best entire, Mr. J. Macpherson's Leonidas ; best mare in foal or foal at foot, Mr. J. Macpherson's Bragela ; best filly foaled since August 1, ISSI, Mr. J. Macpherson's Ullerin ; best entire, Mr. J. Macpherson's Never-Mind-Him, Ist prize—Young Lincoln, highly commended ; best bull, Messrs. Jordan and Sheppard's Young Defender ; best bull, over one year and under two years, Messrs. Jordan and Sheppard's Young Defender ; best bull, under one year, Mr. D. Lundon. The horses were very good in the different classes. Although Mr. Maepherson had it pretty well all to himself in the blood stock class, yet the animals shown were worthy of a far better district than 4 Tauranga. The roadsters were a grand lot. The pair of buggy ponies shown by Mr. Whitcombe, and which deservedly took the first prize, were really excellent animals. They were got up for the occasion in a stylish and creditable manner, and were very much admired by everybody on the ground. The cattle pens were well filled, and there were good exhibits in this section. Mt's*rs. Jordan and Sheppard took first prixeiortheir very presentable bull Young Defender. The entries in the class for pigs were not numerous, butthose that were shewn were grand specimens. The show of butter was really very good and the entries numerous, but we were rather surprised that there should only bo one entry for cheese. Mr. J. Snodgrass was a very successful exhibitor of dairy produce, as he was also in the classcs for poultry and pigs.