DOGS. Best Sheep Dog. Best Cattle Dog. ' POULTRY. Geese, Turkeys, Ducks, Fowls : Dorking, Spanish, Brahma, Game, or any other breed. Pigeons, any breed. Certificates will be Awarded For— The Best Home-made Bread, The Best Samples Butter — salt and fresh. The Best Samples Cheese. PRODUCE. Members and Exhibitors are invited to show Root, Grain, and other Produce. IMPLEMENTS. A Silver Medal will be awarded to the Best Collection of Agricultural Implements on the Show Ground. SHEARING. For shearing two sheep in the most workmanlike manner, the time to be limited to half an hour. No second prize unless four competitors enter, no third prize unless six competitors enter. Shearing to commence at 2. 30 p. m. First prize, £1 10s ; second prize, £1 ; third prize, 10s. A LEAPING MATCH Will be held at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. A Prize of £5 is offered for the horse that clears the highest bar, not less than 4 feet from the ground. Three trials allowed for each rise of the bar. Also, — , A Prize of £5 is offered for the horse that is best over three jumps, hedge, water jump, and hurdle. Entrance fee, 103. There will be rio match unless there are four or more entries, which may be made with the Secretary on the ground. SPECIAL PRIZE. £5 5s ia offered by Mr G. L. Sunderland, to be given to the winner of most prizes in Horses, Cattle, and Sheep. To score by points, 2 points allowed for first prize, and 1 point for second prize. GENERAL REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE FORTHCOMING SHOW. All Entries for the forthcoming Show to be sent in, properly described and classed, to the Secretary, addressed Masonic Hotel, not later than eight o'clock on SATURDAY EVENING, October 25. All the exhibits ahall be delivered at the appointed place at or before 9 a.m. on the day of the Show. All hacks entered in any of the classes shall be ridden before the Judges if required. , ■ All owners of Bulls and Entire Horses shall take charge of them personally, or by deputy throughout the proceedings. The Show will be open to the public at 12 o'clock noon. Admission — 2s ; children under 12, half-price. P. H. BOURKE, Hon. Sec. N.B. — No Entries, except for Shearing and Jumping Matches, will ■ on any consideration whatever be received after the time and date above mentioned, viz., SATURDAY, Oct. 25. TENDERS. rpENDERS will be received for the -L PURCHASE OF THE GATES of the FORTHCOMING SHOW. To be sent in to the Honorary Secretary not later than October 20. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. P. H. BOURKE, Hon. Sec. GISBORNE HOUSE. Just to Hand ! Just to Hand ! ! M CASES GOODS, direct from the Home Market, containing — IRON BEDSTEADS NEW PATTERNS in DOUBLE & SINGLE HALF-TESTER CHILDREN'S FRENCH COTS. LOOKING GLASSES and GILT PIER GLASSES. NEW DESIGNS in BRUSSELS, TAPESTRY, K I D DE R, FELT, & JUTE CARPETS. LINOLEUMS, OIL CLOTHS, & DOOR MATS. In Lining, Drawing, Sitting, and Bedroom Furniture and Furnishings. Our stock is the BEST ASSORTED we ever had. Call and inspect our Stock, and compare the Goods. Sole Agents for the Wertheim Sewing Machines, • The Best Machines in the World. Hand Machines, price £410s, with 30s. wortfc of Extras. 1,000,000 already sold. IMPROVED "HOME TREASURE" LOCK-STITCH SEWING MACHINES,. Price, W)s. each. > The Cheapest seen in the world. *Can be seen working at Larob <&; Towniey's. LARGE & TOWNLEY, CABINET MAKERS. ' MISSES SCHULTZ, DR ESS MAKERS, ... BRIGHT ' STREET.
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Poverty Bay Herald, 18 October 1879, Page 3
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