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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 819, 27 November 1878, Page 2

Iho Committee of the North Gtago Tnrf Club are certainly to be congratulated upon the fact of having received so large a number of acceptances for the Oamaru Grand Handicap and Tradesmen's Handicap, as well as upon the very respectable nuiubcr of entries received for other events. Though several of the best horses entered for tho Oamaru Grand Handicap are not amongst the acceptors—notably. Fishhook, Ariel, Longlands, and Natator—there are still a good number of first-class horses in it to make a good race, and we may fa-'rly expect to sec seven or eight of them go to the post. Wg would draw attention to the fact that the privileges iu connection with the North Otago Turf Club's nzecs will be sold by auction on Saturday next, at noon, by Mr. George Greenfield. At the meeting of the North Otago Turf Club hold last night the entry of Mr. W. IT. Keith's br in Maid of Honor, ." years, for the Maiden Plate, was inadvertently omitted. We are pleased to learn that the lad Baker, who was seriously injured on S'.turday afternoon, is progressing favorably, and that | hopes are now entertained of his rccovory.

A meeting of the North Otago Turf Club was held last evening at the Empire Hotel. There were present :—Messrs. O'Meaghcr (in the chair), Lintott, Sherwin, Lumsden, Steward, Shalders. (Greenfield, and Grant (Hon. Secretary). After the acceptances and entries had been opened, Mr. Greenfield gave notice that at next meeting " That the place of meeting of the Club be taken into consideration." Several new members were elected, and after some matters of detail had been arranged, the meeting terminated. A good deal has been said about the superevcellence of the Show at present being held in Dunedin, apparently with the object of giving an idea of the inferiority of. all otherShows. We fail to perceive the superexcellence, not being provided with Dunedin spectacles, of the Show as a whole ; but we freely admit that some of the exhibits from the Oamaru district are most excellent, and quite sufficient of themselves to give a tone to any agricultural and pastoral show. For instance, there are the Hon. Et Campbell's exhibits in merino sheep. They are not to be surpassed by anything in this Colony, so far as we are aware—certainly not by anything in the Middle Island, for lias not Mr. Campbell swept all before him from Ghristchurch to Dunedin. It may be possible to find a stray animal to beat any single animal possessed by Mr. Campbell, as has occurred in the case of Mr. Roberts' ram, which was lately imported from Victoria at a cost of 300 guineas ; but in merino sheep Mr. Campbell stands pre-eminently, and the decision of the judges at the Dunedin Show, who have borne out the decisions of the judges at all othsr Shows held this year from Christchurch to Dunedin is to this effect. The following is a list of the prizes taken :—ln class 1, Ist and 2nd ; class 2, Ist and 2nd; class 3, 2nd and 3rd ; class 4, Ist and 2nd ; class ;">, Ist, 2nd, and 3rd ; class G, Ist and 2nd ; class 7, Ist ; class S, Ist ; also the prize for champion ewe.