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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 932, 24 October 1879, Page 3

POVERTY BAY AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL SOCIETY'S TpIFTH A NNUAL Q< HOW, TO BE HELD AT WAERENGA-A-HIKA, ON Wednesday, October 29, 1879. President : G. L. Sunderland, Esq. Vice-president : 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. Chambers, G. Matthewson, and P. Bond. ~p ROGRAMME,— 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. 2 a — Best Entire, 3 years old and under. 3rd— Best Mare. Prize, £1. 4th Best Mare, in foal, or foal at foot sth —Beßt two-year-old Mare or Gelding. 6th— Best Foal dropped last season. DRAUGHT. 7th — Yearling Colfc, 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 — Beßt 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 prizey£l. 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, j 2nd — Best Bull over 1 year and under 2 years. j 3rd — Best Bull over 2 years and under 3 years. 4th — Best Bull, 3 years and upwards. 5th — Beßt 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. 8th — Best Heifer over 2 years and under 3 years. 9th — Best Cow, any age. Prize, £1. MISCELLANEOUS. 10th — Dairy Co<v, showing best milking • "qualities. 11th— BeBt Two Fat Beasts. 12th— Best Team Six Working Bullocks, in yoke. Special Phize.— Mr. John Sunder* land offers a special prize of £2 for the Best Cow, any age^in the yards. SHEEP.-MERINO. Class. Ist— Best Ram Hoggett, 18 monihs or under, age to be deolared. 2nd— Best 2-tooth Ram. 3rd— Best 4-tooth Ram. 4th — Best Ram, any age. Ist prize, Silver Medal ; lhd prize, £1. 5th — Best Ewe Hoggett, 18 months or under, age to be deolared. 6th— Best 2-tooth Ewe. 7th — 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. Ist prize, Silver Medal ; 2nd prize, £1. 4th — Best Ewe Hoggett, 18 months or under, age to be declared. sth— Beat 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 olasses as above. CROSS-BREDS. Ist— Best Pen of 3 Ewe Hoggetts, 18 months or under, age to be declared. 2nd— Best Pen of 3 2-year-old Ewes, over 18 months and under 30 months. 3rd — Best Pen of 3 Ewes, any age. 4th— Best Pen of 3 Ewes with lambs at foot. sth— Best Pen of 5 Fat Wethers or Ewes (shorn). The attention of intending Exhibitors of Sheep is directed to the following resolution, oarried at the General ' Meeting of the Society, held on the 19th September, at the Masonic Hotel : — " No Sheep . may be exhibited at " forthcoming Show, unless the owner "can show a certificate from the In- " spector of Sheep that his flock is free "from Scab and Lice." PIGS. Best Boar, large breed. Best Sow, large breed Best Pig, large breed, under twelve months. , Best Boar, small breed. Best Sow, small breed. Best Pig, small breed, under twelve months.