OFFICIAL LUNCHEON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17955, 3 December 1921, Page 11

OFFICIAL LUNCHEON.

SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR. LOYALTY OF THE DOMINION. The luncheon given yesterday by the Agricultural and Pastoral Association to the Governor-General, Lord Jellicoe, and Lady Jellicoe, was largely attended. In proposing tho health of the visitors the president, Mr. E. D. McLennan, said they felt highly honoured in Their Excellencies being present. Tho people of the Dominion wero loyal subjects of the King, and delighted in having the opportunity in honouring his representative. Mr. McLennan referred to the great part played in tho war by the Royal Navy and spoke of the confidence the people had always had in " tho men on top." The problems of peaco wero now to bo faced. The fall in the value of primary products gave concern, but should not give undue pessimism. " If we faco our difficulties," he said, "in the spirit of tho brave men who won the war, if we practise industry, thrift and intelligent effort as tho pioneers of this young land were obliged to do, we shall make good, and may hopefully look forward to a period of stoady prosperity and contentment." He concluded with references to the sympathy Lord and Lady Jollicoe showed in tho interests of the peoplo. His Excellency, on rising to reply, remarked that ho had been rather taken aback because ha had heard with great relief that thsro would be no speeches (laughter) and consequently his thoughts had not been collected. Notwithstanding this, he gave ono of his characteristic speeches. Ho tLankcd tho president for his exceedingly kind welcome, for his Irindly expressions as to their stay in New Zealand, and for the loyal sentiments to which lie had given utterance. Such loyal expressions in New Zealand needed no , utterance, Tho Dominion's loyalty had been constantly in evidence in deeds, not always in words; but such words wero very pleasant to one from tho Old Country. In these days certain forces wero at work which, though minute, were endeavouring to break up the Empire. It. was therefore necessary that expressions of loyalty should be given utterance to in all parts. (Applause.) A show of this nature, His Excellency proceeded, appealed very much indeed to anyone who had spent even a. short period in New Zealand. Ho realised hcrw the prosperity of New Zealand depended upon those things which came from tho soil. As an excellent leading article in the New Zealand Herald that morning had shovjn, the prosperity of tho whole Dominion was hound up in those who produced from the land, and shows of this nature clearly demonstrated tbo point. .They- wore of value in encouraging competition, they gave instruction and brought together the people of the town and the people of the country. From his own experience in the Old Country, he knew it was not always the caso • that j the people of the town realised the! importance and value of tho work of tie people on the land. He laughingly remarked that he was not permitted to hear debates in Parliament, but one read 1 in the newspapers • reports of discussions in Parliament in which lack of apprecia-! tion of the work in the country was some-1 times in evidence. He thought it wa£ a | good thing _ that there wore not many large cities in New Zealand and he hoped that might always be the case, but that waa a dangerous thing to say in Auckland, which was growing so rapidly. " I hope, however," he added, "your towns will not grow too fast." Concluding, His Excellency said the more he and Lady Jellicoe went about the. country the better they liked it. On behalf of his comrades of the Royal Navy and, if he might say so, lis comrades of the mercantile marine, he thanked the president for his remarks about tfieir work, adding that the people of the sea wero closely allied,to the producers on the land and a pleasant sense of brotherhood existed between them. The kindly words of the president, no dbubt, had been tinged by a recollection of this brotherhood. AMONG THE EXHIBITS. THE HORSE SECTION. HIGH STANDAKD OF ENTRIES. There was a particularly fine display of light horses, entries in all classes being numerous. A feature of the classes was the large number of new horses that competed, an indication of the quality of the competitors this year being afforded by the fact that previous winners in the light horse section failed to obtain places on the prize list. The judges of light horses, Messrs. W. H. Gaisford, of Dannevirke, and J. Bull, of Hunterville, agreed that the exhibits this year were the finest lot .they had seen competing in any show ring for many years. Mr. Gaisford said the hacks were a credit to the district. He was quite surprised at the number of competitors and the quality they possessed. He had not seen a horse in any of the classes that should not be included. Of a dozen or more ladies' hacks in the ring, as the judge was speaking, he said every one was up to a high standard, and would do credit to any show. The same remark applied to the competitors in tho other hack classes. Ho added that the competitors were excellently prepared for, the show, indicating an unusually deep interest on the part of the owners. There was little likelihood of the horse section at the show falling below the very high standard it had attained, judging from the keen interest displayed by_ all classes of owners. Mr. Bull said the cavalry and mounted infantry horses wero an exceptionally fiue lot, being weU up to weight. In quality they appeared to be improving, compared with types he had seen at previous shows. The 12 stone hacks were also well above the average in quality, all the competitors being of a type that would be seen to advantage in any show ring. He agreed with Mr. Gaisford that the best collection of horses he had seen for many years was to be seen at this year's show. There was keen competition among the light harness horses. The importation of high-class trotting blood during recent • years has done much to improve t#lo type of harness horses in the Auckland district, and the influence of good breeding was unmistakably reflected in tho show competitors. Tho pony exhibits, also, wore numerically strong, and included soino very stylish and useful types. Auckland has developed the draught horse breeding industry remarkably well, and all the shows of recent years have been noted for the fine class of draught animals exhibited. A notable- featuro of the exhibits was the number that were entered by breeders in North Auckland. The entries all round were more numerous than at last year's fixture, indicating that notwithstanding the increasing use of motor vehicles and implements, the demand for heavy horses is greater than ever, and the breeding of draught animals continues to attract.widespread attention. The judge in the draught horso section, Mr. J. J. Oughton, of Okiawa, said that on the whole he considered the exhibits excellent types of heavy horse's. The winning entire in the class for four-year-olds and upwards, Mr. W. G. Park's Fabrikoff, he said, was a really good showing a combination of size and quality seldom seen nowadays in any show ring, and was well qualified for championship class. The two-year-old fill'es also wore exceptionally good types, the first prize winner showing excellent quality and exceptionally fino action. Both the first and second prize winners were fit to competo in any show ring. The brood mare classes also included some really good exhibits. The first and second prizo winners in the open class were Very good indeed, and tho first prizo winner among the dry mares was also a fine ani-

mal. Commenting on the maimers of some of § the horses in the ring, tho judge said exhibitors would do well to take more trouble to school their horses to the halter before bringing thorn to the show. The competitors would then show to much irreater advantage, and do more credit to their breeders. The championship awards in the draught sectaon were Koth won by horses exhibited by Mr. W. G. Park, of Te Awamutu. The championship award for entires was awarded to Fabrikoff, and tho award for mares to Lady Erskine. During the afternoon the horses were paraded in front of the grandstand, and wore decorated by Lndy Jellicoe with the championship ribbons. * PINE SHOW OP CATTLE. BREEDING AND QUALITY. The cattle exhibited yesterday, while slightly fewer in number than those shown a year ago, were for the most part excellent in quality. Pedigree Jerseys bad the strongest representation, the entries totalling 114, as against 80 at the 1920 show. These animals, in addition to their numerical strength, represented the finest typos of their breed. The cows, heifers, and bulls were quite aristocratic in appearance, and attracted considerable attention. Tho champion bull, Rajah of Bulls, exhibited by Mr. D. Watkins, of Takanini, was an excellent specimen of the breed, and the champion cow, Sea Queen, owned by Mr. T. Church, of Te Papapa, was a fine animal. Peaigree Shorthorns were represented by only 14 animals, this number equalling those penned last year. They showed considerable quality, Mr. Taylor's champion bull, General Barrington, with Messrs. Woodward Bros.', of Mount Albert, champion cow, Springleigh Esta, was greatly admired by good judges of this breed. There was a falling off in registered milking Shorthorns, onlv 42 coming forward, as against 66 last year. Those penned, however, woro fine specimens. Tho cows were well furnished, showing splendid condition and having roomv and nicely-shaped and well-bal-anced udders. The Friesians totalled 31, compared with 35 last year. Takon collectively, they were not. in the opinion of the judge, Mr. A. J. Gallichan, of Palmerston North, true to tvpe. Those which secured tho awards, he said, were a long way ahead of the others, which"tailed off" badly. The M pedigree Ayr shires penned were excellent animals, and El Clallo, tho champion bull, owned bv Mr. W. K. Lawton, of Pukcowhare, was a rare animal, and a similar remark applies to Mr. A. C. Gribblo's Lucy 111., the cow which won championship honours. In general, the cows all showed to much advantage, and with herds built up from tho great strains represented at the show, coming from various' parts of tho Auckland Province, the huge increase in the dairying figures recently recorded are readily understood. The condition of these animals left nothing to be desired, and their show of milk was phenomenal. It is only necessary to view tnese highlybred animals to realise the profitable return that comes to the farmer who breeds along right lines". In the Auckland Province the dairying industry has been established on a sound basis, and as it develops, tho returns from the highly--1 graded herds which are rapidly increasing .'with each succeeding year, must become j a great source of revenue for Now Zca I land. J The beef cattle were very fine. The i judge, Mr. M. Mark, of Auckland, said ! the entry was the best ho had ever seen .here, both as regards quantity and quality. j The four-year-old bullock class comprised I a number of exceptionally good cattle, and j was the most difficult of all the fat cattle I to judge. THE SHEEP CLASSES. FINE SHOW OF ROMNEY MARSH. The entry of sheep was not large, but this is not surprising, for the reason that the province in the main is not noted for its production of sheep. As in years past Romney Marsh overshadowed all tho other breeds, and exhibits came forward from many districts, including Hamilton, Papatoetoe, Onowhero,' Mangawhero, and Clevedon. Among the exhibitors were Messrs. Alex. D. Bell, Wilfred Johnstone, and F. R. Seddon, and the prizes awarded for specimens of this breed were fairly evenly distributed among them. The sheep were shown in good condition, and there was very keen competition in the different classes. Lincolns were well represented, and Mrs. E. M. Murphy, of Papatoetoe, was the most successful oxhibitor. Her opponents wtere Mr. T. R. W. Gill, of Green Lane, and Mr. C. Murphy, of Tamaki. In English Leicesters, Mr. J. E. Wilson, of Clovedon, was the only exhibitor, and he penned some good types of sheep. Mr." C. Hodgkinson, of Glenbrook, had tho field to himself in the classes for Border Leicesters, and annexed all the prize money. The sheep shown by this exhibitor were penned in good condition. All the prizes tor Corriedales were secured by Mr. T. 0. Haycock, of Greytown (Wairarapa), unopposed. All the exhibits were true to tha best types of this breed. Mr. Duncan Cameron, of Onewhero, showed some fine Southdowns, but he was without opposition. Mr. A. Miller, of Hamilton, was the most successful exhibitor of Shropshires, but the entries wore small. The entry of fat sheep totalled 49, as against 68 a year ago. The quality of the exhibits was very fine, but those shown in the freezing classes were too heavy in many instances for freezing purposes. The object of the competition is to encourage farmers to show sheep which will most readily meet existing requirements, and the demand to-day in Britain, according to the judge, is for light sheep wel] furnished. EXHIBIT OP PIGS. MANY FINE ENTRIES. The exhibits-of pigs totalled 71, as against 41 last year, and some splendid breeds were shown. At the 1920 exhibition 36 Berksiires and 5 Yorkshire pigs came forward. Yesterday the entries comprised 36 Berkshircs, 19 Yorkshires, 3 Devons, and 23 Tamworths. The general standard of the pigs representing' the different typos exceeded the highest expectations. They ranged from'the aged boar to the suckers . a week or two old. As in years past, the Auckland Mental Hospital authorities were successful exhibitors in In Yorkshires Messrs. A. C. Gribble, of Otahuhu, A. T. Rogers, and C. J. Rogers, of Ngaruawahia, gamed most of the prizes. The two latter carried off the honours in the Devon and Tamworth classes. CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS. Tho following championship awards wero made yesterday: — DRAUGHT HORSES. Entire: W. G. Park's Fabrikoff. Mare: W. G. Park's Lady Erskine. Reserve: S. B. Grant's Rose Everest. CATTLE. Pedigree Shorthorns.—Bull: Wm. Taylor's Geueral Barrington. Cow: Woodward Bros.' (Mount Albert) Springleigh Esta; reserve: Wm. Taylor's Bertha LIV. Pedigree Ayrshires.—Bull: W. K. Lawton's El Gallo; reserve: Mental Hospital's Scottie. Cow: A. C. Gribble's Lucy HI.; reserve: A. C. Gribble's Graceful. Pedigree Jerseys.—Bull: D. Watkins' Raiah of Bulls: ' reserve: E. Hoffman's (Katikati) Bucklands King Pin. Cow: T. Church's Sea t^ueen. Champion Bull in Show: Jolly Bros.' (Ake Ake) Holland Queen's Grandson; Cow: P. F. Boucher's (Kumeu) Henderveld Belle Segis. PIGS. Berkshires.—Boar: Richard Chilcofs (Frankton Junction) Beenham Bill. Sow: Auckland Mental Hospital's Auckland's Mabel. Yorkshires;— Boar: Auckland Mental Hospital's Auckland's King. Sow: A. C. Gribble's Melrose Model. Devons.-^oar: E. J. Rogers (Ngaruawahia). Sow: E. J. Rogors. Tamv-m-ths.—Boar: E. D". Rogers; Sow; E. J. Rogers.