SOUTHLAND SHOW

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22136, 14 December 1933, Page 6

SOUTHLAND SHOW

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE’S DAY JUDGING OF HORSES (From Oce Special Reporter.) INVERCARGILL, December 13. The perfect • weather conditions which obtained on the opening day of the Southland A. and. P. Association’s Show continued to-day, and the result was an attendance of over 16,000 people. The judging of heavy and light horses took place in the morning, and in the afternoon the large crowd was entertained with an excellent programme of competitions, while side shows, which were more numerous than for years past, did brisk business. The financial success of the sho# was assured, by to-day’s attendance, the gate receipts for the two days totalling £1225, compared with £1137 last year. The success of the show from the stock breeder’s point of view has been amply demonstrated by the displays of all classes of stock. The grand parade of prize stock was a heartening and inspiring sight, excellently staged, and illustrating one of the secrets of the rapid progress Southland has made in the past decade. CLYDESDALE HORSES.

The judging of the Clydesdale horsee attracted a lot of attention this morning, and lovers of the heavy horse found much to admire in the fine array of stock paraded before the judges. A good feature of the. display was the large proportion of high grade young stock shown and the number of new names which appeared in the list of prize winning exhibitors, Messrs Caubrough and Hamilton took the male championship with their recent importation from Scotland, the three-year-old colt Roseprint, and Mr J. A. Johnston. (Gore) made a good impression in female classes. In the aged stallion class two entries .were paraded, the red ticket going to Mr T. M'Fetrick’s (Kauana) Scotland’s Discovery, got by Kismet out of Tifly's Annie, a fresh and attractive sire bred in Aberdeenshire. ’A son of the imported sire Medroc Print took the second prize for Mr H. Luscombe (Te Tu’a). Messrs Cougbrough and _ Hamilton s (Kelso) imported colt Roseprint, by Renown out of Portencolie Vera, won the red ticket in the three-year-old colt class and'also the championship. He is a fine upstanding, clean-limbed colt who filled the eye at once despite the fact that he lias not been in the country more than a few months, and ig probably not yet completely acclimatised. He handles well and moves easily and well. He has weight and substance and an exceptionally fine pair of shoulders, Roseprint represents a type of sire in which the heavy horse-breeding industry stands particularly in need at the present time. His appearance in the ring to-day created a lot of interest. The second prize in the three-year-old section was won by Mr Arch Wilson’s (Henley) Freedom, by Bridgbank Freestep, out of Berkley Pearl, a very attractively brought out colt. A Gosenycraig colt filled third place for Mr J. Weir (Otautau). The best of the two-year-old colts was found in, Mr James Macdonald’s Cavalcade, got by Sir Leslie. He is a strongboned colt of weight and substance. The estate of Mr T. Logan took second prize with Archaies Heir, a very classy colt, but not too strong in the ribs. The reserve championship and first prize in the yearling colt class went to Messrs James Robertson and Song (Waikoikoi) with Major Craig, got by Rosencraig out of Lady H<>- Major Craig is a very welL grown colt with, a lively eye and plenty of character. He has a good grip of the ground and moves well. Mr D. Jenkins (Kelso) filled' second place with Meadow Design, by Design. A colt by Cloverdale Douglas was placed third. • The Gore breeder, Mr J. A. Johnston, gave, an excellent account of -himself in the female classes, annexing the championship ribbon with Lady Gladys, a splendid type of Clydesdale mare> deep and roomy and beautifully boned. She is out of the first prize brood mare Lady Betty, also shown by Mr Johnston. Cloverdale Phyllis; by Myroe Footprint, won, the second place in the brood mare class for Mr Robert Kennedy (Drummond). Mr P. Fiskin (Edendale) took second prize in the dry mare class as well as the reserve championship with Silver Greek Lady, got by Myroe Footprint. Mr D. J, Caldwell’s (Edendale) Inglemere Doreen took third place. She was .shown in striking "condition. Mr Johnston showed best of the three-year-old fillies. Lady Jean, a full sister to the champion mare, showing much the same character and quality. Mr Kennedy’s Cloverdale Gem’ by Cloverdale Douglas, was second, and Messrs Fleming Bros, were third with Springfield Biddy. Messrs Coubrough and Hamilton showed a choice little filly in the two-year-old class, winning red ticket. This was Lady M'Roberts, by Fyvie Guardsman, out of Lady Todd. Mr Robert Kennedy was second, and Mr Henry Kirk • (Kelso) third with a filly by Sanguine. Messrs Fleming Bros.’ Springfield Rita was first in the yearling class, with Messrs Coubrough and Hamilton second with an unnamed filly by Rosencraig, out of the imported mare Rosebud. Mr Johnston filled third place with another full sister of the champion.

The brood mare and progeny class and the pairs and trios of fillies were all won by Mr Johnston, who also won the award for the best Clydesdale on the ground, the imported colt Roseprint being second, Mr Johnston also showed the first prize brood mare bred in New Zealand. Mr Robert Kennedy was also prominent in the group classes. * A noticeable feature of Clydesdale horse displays throughout . the South Island this year has been the high standard of quality in the working draught classes, A steady improvement has taken, place in nearly all districts, and a very attractive type of active worker is to he found in the show ring and on the farm. The display to-day was one of the best ever seen here, and one of the best in the island this year. There were no unattractive types, and in making his awards the judge had a far from" easy task. As a matter of fact there was so little to pick and choose between most of the geldings that it was very much a matter of personal opinion which horses should take the best places. The Crookston breeders, Messrs Fleming Bros., were very prominent r in the working classes, and showed many very fine geldings. They had keen rivals in the New Zealand Express Company and Messrs D. M'Callum and Son® (Ryal Bush) who divided the prize money Tairly evenly between them.

All classes of workers’ heavy horses and light delivery type were exceptionally well brought out. and showed a standard of breeding and quality which was not considered necessary in working horses a few years ago. / LIGHT HORSES. Small entries of thoroughbreds, trotters, and pacers were catalogued, Mj H. Booth’s (Invercargill) Radio taking the championship for trotters and pacers, with Mr D. Tr Wilson’s (Invercargill) Miss Adonis the reserve champion. There were large fields in the cob, pony, hack and harness horse classes, and some very fine quality was forward. In respect to too many of these sections, however, the same stock is forthcoming every year. This i« specially noticeable in the pony classes, in which what young stock came forward was mostly green and uneducated. The champion saddle pony was Mr Donald Macdonald's (Edemlale) Rex, a very stylish well-schooled 13-hand pony. The reserve championship went to Miss M. Dawson’s (Kennington) 14hand entry. The champion harness horse was Miss K. Wood’s (Beaumont) Rob Roy, a familiar performer at southern shows, but looking better than ever this year. Mr J. R. Brown’s (Dunedin) Gold Krust took the reserve championship.

Mr A. Duncan (Invercargill) took both championships in the harness pony classes with a beautiful pair of animals, the champion being Nigger Boy, a beautifullyactioned little pony of great quality. Among the successful exhibitors in the cob and saddle pony classes were Messrs Green and Hedley (Mataura), Miss M, Dawson (Kennington). A. Cartwright (Waianiwa), Donald Macdonald (Edendale), L. Jones (Wendon), A. R. Johnston (Waikaka Valley), and William Kennedy (Otautau). In the harness section the most successful exhibitors were Miss K. Wood (Beaumont), J. E. M'Kay, jun. (Wyndham), W, Kennedy (Otautau), Miss M. Daweon, A. R. Johnston, Green and Hedley, and A. Duncan (Invercargill), and A* Heads (Invercargill).

Hacks and hunters made a good showing, there being double-figure entries in nearly every class of hacks. LIGHT HORSES. , There was a good selection of hacks and hunters, with a fair percentage of new stock confronting the judges. The championship was won by •Mr J. R. Brown’s (Dunedin) Golden Krust, which appeared to perfect advantage and won comfortably in spite of the excellent company in which he was paraded. The re-‘ serve champion was Mr J. E. M'Kay’s (Wyndham) Trixie, a stylish little 11stone hack, which also won the red ticket in that class. Golden Krust was adjudged the best-paced and best-mannered hack, and Trixie the best lady’s hack, with Mr J. R. Brown’s Dandy second. Golden Krust won the 15-stone hack class for Mr Brown, with Miss K. Wood’s (Beaumont) Rob Roy second and Miss D. Mowat’s (Dunedin) Nugget third. Miss Wood was first in the 13-stone hack class with Kenwood. Dandy took three seconds for Mr Brown, and other prize winners were Messrs A. Macdonald (Lumsden), L. B. M'Kenzie (Isla Bank), P. Ross (Clifton), A. Cartwright (Waianiwa), A. Oliver (Pine Bush), F. H. Bennetts (Rosedale), Miss M. Dawson (Kennington), C. Leckie (Wyndham), and J. Price (Waianiwa). COMPETITIONS.

In the competitions which followed the judging Dunedin horses did very well. Mr J. R. Brown won the 'ladies’ hunting event with Rainbow, Mr Allan Speight’s (Otautau) Skyhawk being second and Miss Mowat (Dunedin) third with Spanker. The jumping championship was won by Mr Brown’s Dandy, who ran a splendid course. Mr W. J. M’Laren’s (Otautau) Gigha was second and Mr Brown’s Rainbow third. The handy hunter competition, with its awkward and difficult course, was a great source of amusement and excitement, the winner being found in Mr J. Langford’s (South Hillend) Lady Chicken, Mr W. J. M’Laren’s Gigha being second and Allan Speight’s Skyhawk third.