POVERTY BAY AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL SOCIETY'S TTIIFTH A NNUAL QHOW, XO BE HELD AT WAERENGA-A-HIKA, ON Wednesday, October 29, 1879* President : G. L. Sunderland, Esq. Vice-Pbesident : George Scott, Esq. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer : P. H. Bourke, Esq. Committee : Messrs. J. B. Poynter, Wm. King, J. W. Johnson, J. Tutchen, E. Espie, M. Hall, Wm. Smith, A. C. Arthur, C. Evans, W. Chambeas, G. Matthewson, and P. Bond. T3 R O G R A M ME.— HORSES.-Not Draught. Class. 1st — Best Entire, any age, thoroughbred. Ist prize, Silver Medal ; 2nd prize, £1. 2nd — Entire, the best calculated to improve the breed of Saddle Horses. 3rd— Best Mare. Prize, £1. 4th Best Mare, in foal, or foal at foot oth —Best two-year-old Mare or Gelding. Oth— Best Foal dropped last season. DRAUGHT. 7th— Yearling Colt, Filly, or Gelding; Bth— 2-year-old Filly or Gelding. 9th — 3-year-old Filly or Gelding. 10th — Best Entire, 3-year-old and under 11th — Entire Horse, 4-year-old and upwards. 12th — Best Entire, any age. Ist prize, Silver Medal ; 2nd prize, £1. 13th — Best Mare, any age. Prize, £1. 14th— Best Mare, any age, in foal or foal at foot. MISCELLANEOUS. 15th— Best weight-carrying Hack. Ist prize, £2 ; 2nd prize, £1. 16th — Light-weight Hack. Ist prize, £2 ; 2nd prize, £1. 17th— Pony under 14 hands. 18th — Light Harness Horse. 19th — Draught Gelding, 4-year-old and upwards. 20th — Pair Draught Mares or Geldings. CATTLE. ' Class. Ist— Best Bull Calf under 12 months. 2nd— Best Bull over 1 year and tinder 2 years. 3rd — Best Bull over 2 years and under 3 years. 4th — Best Bull, 3 years and upwards. 5th — Best Bull, any age. Ist prize, Silver Medal ; 2nd prize, £1. 6th— Best Heifer Calf under 12 months 7th — Best Heifer over 1 year and under 2 years. Bth— Best Heifer over 2 years and under 3 years. Oth — Best Cow, any age. Prize, £1. MISCELLANEOUS. 10th — Dairy Co>v, showing best milking qualities. 11th— Best Two Fat Beasts. 12th— Best Team Six Working Bullocks, in yoke. SHEEP.— MERINO. Class. 1st — Best Ram Hoggett, 18 monihs or under, ago to be declared. 2nd— Best 2-tooth Ram. 3rd — Best 4-tooth Ram. 4th — Best Ram, any age. Ist prize, Silver Medal ; lnd prize, £1. 5th — Best Ewe Hoggett, 18 months or under, age to be declared. Gth— Best 2-tooth Ewe. 7ch— Best 4-tooth Ewe. . 8th — Best Ewe with lamb at foot. 9th — Best Ewe, any age. Prize, £1. ■ 10th— Best Pen of 5 Fat Wethers or Ewes (shorn). LINCOLNS. 1st — Best Ram Hoggett, 18 months or ; under, age to be declared. 2nd — Best 2-year old Ram, over 18 ] months and under 30 months. 3rd — Best Ram, any age. lßt prize, [ Silver Medal ; 2nd prize, £1. 4th — Best Ewe Hoggott, 18 months or under, age to be declared, oth — Best 2-year-old Ewe, over 18 months and under 30 months. 6th — Best Ewe, any age. Prize, £1. ; 7th— Best Ewe with lamb at foot. COTSWOLD. | Same classes as above. » ROMNEY MARSH. Same classes as above. CROSS-BREDS. Ist— Best Pen of 3 Ewe Hoggetts, lg months or under, age to be de clared. , 2nd — Best Pen of 3 2-year-old EweSj over 18 months and under 3( months. > 3rd — Best Pen of 3 Ewes, any age. » 4th — Best Pen of 3 Ewes with lambi at foot. p sth— Best Pen of 5 Fat Wethers oi Ewes (shorn).' j PIGS. 1 Best Boar, large breed, r Best Sow, large breed I Best Pig, large breed, under twelvi " breed. li Best Boar, small breed, s Best Sow, small breed, e Best Pig, small breed, under twelv months.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 920, 13 October 1879, Page 3
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