THE DUNEDIN SHOW.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 4 December 1880, Page 2

THE DUNEDIN SHOW.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Ddnedin, December 3

More favorable weather for ihe fourth annual show of the .Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association could scarcely have been desired. As'usual on the first day only a portion of the exhibits were on the ground, the classes represented being sheep, cattle, and implements. Besides these there were a number of extra exhibits, and the display .was very good. The sheep and cattle shown were excellent in quality, and there was a strong competition in nearly all classes. Amongst the most noticeable exceptions to this rule was the class for Romney Marsh, in which the only exhibitors were Mr. John Reid, of Elderslie, and Mr. W. Marcroft, of South Canterbury, but there was nothing worthy of calling a competition, Mr. Reid sweeping the board with very little difficulty. Of the sheep, aa was the case at Oamaru, the Lincolns formed decidedly the strongest class. The competitors in this class were both numerous and well represented. The sheep, too, as will be seen from the list of competitors, came from all quarters. Thus we had represented Messrs. P. H. Russell, Wm. Marcroft, James Allan, J. B. Sutton, George Sutton, Fred. Sutton, E. Menlove, J. Reid, and the New Zealand and Australian Land Company. The bulk of the prizes fell to Mr. P. H. Russell and the New Zealand and Australian Land Company. The former was not only the winner of the silvjer cup, valued at 21 guineas, but of the two silver medals for the best ram and best ewe in

the yard. Mr. E. -Monlove's all-aged ram was placed third, and for three rams, 4-tooth or the [ same gentleman obtained a third prize. He was, however, ; more fortunate in."the ewe classes, securing the following prizes Second »and highly commended for four-tooth or over; third ■for ewe with lamb ; first ana second for ewe two-tooth or under : *wid commended for three ewes with lambs and five ewes two-tooth or under. Mr. Reid, who had nor a number of exhibits, also secured a f:v.v goo'd" prizes, including the first and second for ewe with lamo ?iiid the first for three ewes with lambs. Oi the other exhibitors, Mr:' J. B. Sutton and Mr. F. Sutton were the only successful exhibitors. The whole, oi the exhibits of Lincoliis were good, and none but a really first-class. animal could" get a prize. The display of merinos was good, more especially in reirard to the quality of the exhibits, but in point of numbers there is a falling off, and a very great deal of regret is expressed at the absence of the Hon. R. Campbell s sheep. The result was almost a walk over for Messrs. Murray, Roberts and Co., whose fine animals carried off nearly all the prizes. The other competitors were Messrs. A. X). Johnston, John Johnston, and W. Sherman, but . their exhibits, though good, suffered in comparison with those of Messrs. Murray, Roberts, and Co., consisting mainly of imported animals. There was a fair competition in the class for Leicesters, but the exhibition was not particularly striking. The exhibitors were Messrs. P. H. Russell, William Marcroft, D. and E. MacPherson, James Allan, and James Shand. The exhibits though not numerous were good, Mr. James Allan, of the Taieri, especially showing some good animals, and carrying off the bulk of the prizes. Messrs. D. and E. MacPherson besides taking the medal for the best ram secured a few first prizes. The exhibits of fat sheep were a very good lot. Taken as a whole, the Shorthorns were not of so high a class as in previous years, while there was a slight off in numbers. The remark as to quality does not stand good when one comes to write of individual animals. There were some magnificent beasts shown, and the competition was keen. Chief among the exhibitors were Messrs. Menlove (Windsor), Shand (Taieri', Reid (Elderslie), the N.Z. and A.L. Company and J. Shennan. In the class for all-aged bulls three only were shown, and of these Mr. John Shennan's bull St. Andrew, well known at southern shows, was-placed first. The second prize-taker was the N.Z. & A.L. Co.'s bull. In the next class, that for bnll calved since the Ist August, 1877, Mr.' John Reid carried off first honors with his beautiful son of Oxford Flower Duke and Countess of Brunswick ; Mr. Menlove's Lord Irwin was placed second. the two-year-old bulls, an exceedinMy good lot, Mr. Menlove's Christmas Knight was placed third, those before him beino- two animals from the celebrated herd" of Mr. S. Gardiner, Victoria. In yearling bulls Mr, Menlove took first with Earl of Brunswick, and Mr. John Reid Game second with Lord Red Rose. Mr. Menlove's Queen Mary was placed second to Mr. Shand's Wild Rose 2nd in the class for the best cow or heifer. Amongst a fine lot of three-year-old heifers, Mr. Menlove's Flower of BrunswickandMayQueen were awardedfirst and second prizes respectively. The same gentlemen also carried off the first and second prizes in two-year-old heifers, Flowerof Brunswick the 2nd and Lady Jane doing the trick. In the yearling heifer class Mr. Menlove's Queen Mary the 2nd, the Christchurch champion cow, obtained the first prize, and she afterwards beat a good field for the silver medal fcr the best cow or heifer in the yard. The second prize for a yearling heifer fell to Mr. John Reid's 32nd Duchess j of Derrimut, and the same gentleman s Rose of Oxford was put third. The N.Z. and A.L. Co.'s Earl of Brunswick was adjudged the best bull of any age on the ground. There was, thanks to a fine lot of exhibits from North Otago, a grand display of Ayrshires. The quality was uoocl, and the quantity larger than last voar. Mr. James Gemmell s Champion, the first prize-taker at Oamaru, was placed first in a good ring of all-aged bulls, and afterwards carried oil the silver medal for the best bull on the ground. Messrs. A. and J. Macfarlane's Sir Red-: mond 3rd was awarded seoond place amongst the alleged bulls, and the same exhibitors provided the first prizetakers in the two-year-old and yearling hull classes. Mr. James Gemmell's Queen May was declared the best of a fine lot of cows in calf, and was subsequently awarded the medal for the best cow or heifer on the ground. Messrs. A. and J. Macfarlane and Mr. Gemmell respectively provided the first and second prize-takers in the two-year-old heifer class, and in the yearling class Mr. Gemmell carried off first honors, and Messrs. Macfarlane came third. Of the others, including Mr. Cowan, of Waikouaiti. the only prominent prize-taker was Mr. Win. Waddell.

In the class Implements the exhibits were of the kind usvially seen at the chief shows of the Middle Island. Messrs. Reid and Gray's implements of utility were there, as usual, in great number and variety. Every requisite for the ordinary farmer was placed on the ground by this enterprising firm, and, as they deserved, they carried off nearly the whole of the prizes awarded for implements such as they exhibited, with which it has been made clear beyond dispute, imported articles intended for the same purposes cannot successfully compete. They were made to take second place in the class single-furrow ploughs, a Sellars' implement, exhibited by Messrs. Robin* son, carrying off tha first prige. But this is the only instance: in which they are beaten, and that probably because the imported implement has a combined wheel and coulter, which was considered by the judges as entitling it to the first place. They took a first prize for their wellknown double-furrow plough, a first for their plough with subsoiler combined, second for stngle-fnrrow plough (first bejng awarded to the Cellars' imported implement), first for their drill plough (RobinSon and Co., second), first for their subsoil plough (Robinson and Co.,' second), first for grubber and scarifier (Robinson and Co., second), first for imported potato lifter, first for a pair heavy harrows, first for pair chain harrows (Robinson and Co. second), first for pair light harrows, first for set of whipple-trees (Robinson and Co. second), first for clod-crusher (with seed box for sowing turnips or rape extra), first for broadcast sowing machine, for grain ancl grass (canisters for turnip, rape, or mangold, and chain harrow extra), first for .farm dray, first for chaff-cutter (Robinson and Co. second), In horserakes, R. Wilkin and Co. took first, with " The Lion," T. Robinson and Co. second with Bamlett's, Reid and Gray third with Howard's. Reid and Gray took first for a reaping machine, Robinson and Co, second with Bamlett's, Irwin and Co. third with Buckeye, whilst R. Wilkin and Co. were commended for the Osborne. In the class reaper and binding machine, Bates, Sise, and Co. took first prize with a Wood reaper and string binder; R. Wilkin, second, with an Osborne har- ! vester, with combined string and wire binder ; and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, with a string binder, third. Cheese press— Reid and Gray, first; Robinson and Co., second. Turnip sower, for two drills— and Gray, first j Robinson and Co., second. Threshing machine, combined with elevator and engine-r-Henderson Law and Co., first; Reid and Gray (Clayton and Shuttleworth), second.; National Mortgage and Agency Company (Robey's), third. It is singular that there was no

competition amongst the local manufacturers of agricultural machinery. December 4.

Heavy rain is falling this afternoon, and interferes with the attendance at the cattle show.