Gore At & P. Association's Show.

Southland Times, Issue 4495, 6 December 1882, Page 2

Gore At & P. Association's Show.

[By Telegraph.] (prom ouk own correspondent.) , Gore j Dec. 5. The show held to*day has been a most: unqualified success, both in point of number of exhibits and in attendance of spectators.! There must have been quite 1000 people on the grounds during 'the day, latid : there were representatives- 'from Tiiversdale, Otama, ChattonsnPukerau, and also Mataura .and- W.y ndhatn , present in large numbers, and .evidently took rory great interest in the show. -..-,.; ■.■..-...".. ".'.... Tliß exhibits were very numerous in the horse classes,. especially in the draughts, and some really splendid specimens were exhibited ; indeed the judges had a y,ery arduous task in awarding the prizes. ;T In cattle the. exhibits, were, not so numerous, although the quality. was good. The committee , are to ; be congratulated on the very great success of the ; show. ;•, , inr deed, it is noticed that- two have parted company with the Mataura andWyndham portions of the district. . - 3 ,P,RIZE;,LIST. '.', ■ ; V ; .... DRAUGHT HORDES. ■ „ Best entire, Ist.', pjri'ze, ; £3— Squtbefn Stud. . Co.'s Just the Time o' Day ; 2nd, £2, A An-" derson's Pride of Palmerstonj 3rd),d61 r Henry Docherty's Young Champion." Best entire"colt, 2 years anill under^-First " prize, £1, Adam Fleming's Farmer} cbm«' r mended, K Crombie's Sir Garnet. ■ Best brood mare in foal or -with fdal' r St ; foot— Pirsfc prise, M, W Waddeli ; Qndj £i, Adam Fleming; 3rd, hon. ceicificate, W WaHdell. '■•■" •■ ■•'• ' ■■•'■■ -■ ■-• !•: '■••'.•- ■:. Best dry marejahy age— First prize, £1, R Allison; 2nd, 10s, A Hannah; 3rd, hon. certifi* rate, James Oullen. Best two-year-old filly—First prize. £1, R Allison ; 2nd, hon. certificate, A Hannah. Best.one-year-old filly— First prize, £1, W Waddell ; 2nd, hon. certificate, W Waddell. Best gelding, any age— First prize, £1, R M Robertson ; 2nd, 103, H W Potter,; 3rd, hon. certificate, James : Speed. ! - Best pair of mare's or geldings, or mare and " gelding— First prize, £1, A Hannah ; 2nd, 10s, W Waddell ; 3.rd, hon. certificate, R Hamilton. ; THOROUGHBREDS. Best entire, any age— lst prize, £2, T Mortimer's Mameluke ; 2nd, £1, G M Evans' CJamden ; 3rd hon. certificate, W Hay's Topthorne. Best mare, any age, in foal or with foal at foot — Ist prize, £2, George Couldston. Best roadster— lst prize, £2, P H Duncan'B Winfield; 2nd, £1, D Mime; 3rd 10s, A Gordon. Best lady's hack— lst prize, £2, Miss Aitken ; 2nd, £1, Miss Stewart ; 3rd, 10s, Miss Dun. Best light harness horse, 15 hands and upwards— Ist prize, £1, R M Robertson ; 2nd, hon certificate, D Milne. Best leaping horse — Ist prize, £1, P H Duncan ; 2nd, 10s, Aitken and Milne ; 3rd hon. certificate, A Gordon; CATTLE, SHORT-HORNS. Best bull, any age— lst prize. £2, A Gait. Best cow, any age— lst prize, £2, A Mnir ; Smith's highly commended. Best heifer, two years or under— lst prize, £1, F S Canning. AYRSHIRES. Best bull, any age— lst prize, £2, W Waddell, 2nd, £1, A Mair. Best bull, two years or under— lst prize, £1, A Muir. r Mr M.»»ir's other exhibits in. ttie eamc claß3 were highly commended. Best cow, any aq;e— lst prize, £2, W Waddell ; 2nd, £1, A Muir ; 3rd hon. certificate, W Waddell. Best heifer, two years old or under— lst prize £1, W Waddell; hon. certificate, W Waddell. POLLED ANGUS. Best bull, any age— lst prize, £2, R M Robertson. Best bull, two years or under— lst prize, £1, R M Robertson. V Best cow, any age— lat prize, £2, R M Bobertson. Best heifer, two years or under— let prize, £1, R M Robertson. CROSSBBEDS. Rest crossbred cow, adapted for dairy purposes—lst prize £2, A Muir; 2nd, £1, R Allison ; 4rd, hon. certificate, R Allison,

SHEEP. MERINO. Best ram, 4-tooth and upwards— lst prize i £1, A. Johnston and Sons, Best ram, 2-tooth-lst piize, £1, A Johnston and Sons. Best of three ewes, 2-tooth and upwards Ist prize, £1, A Johnston and Son. Best pen of three ewes, 4-tooth and upwards—lst prize, £1, A Johnston and Sons. LINCOLN. Best pen of three ewes, 2-tooth— lst prize. £1, W Souness. Best pen of three, ewes, 4-tooth and upwards—lst prize, £1, W Bouness. LRICESTJEB, Best ram, 4-tooth and over— lat prize, £1, W Nichol ; 2nd, 10s W Nichol. Best pen of three ewes, 2- tooth— lat prize, £1, D Murray; 2nd, 10s, D Murray: 3rd. Hon. certificate, W Sonness, Best pen of three ewes, 4-tooth and upwards— ]st prize, £1, J Chisholm ; 2nd, 10s, D Murray, CROSSBRED. Best pen of six ewes— lst prize, £1, W Nicholl ; 2nd, 103, B M Robertson. Best ppn of fat wethers— lst prize, '£1, R M Robertson. ■

SWINE. m ß °w ar ' large breed ' an y age^lst prise, 10s, W Young. Best boar, small breed, anr &ge—Ut pitee. 10s, Aitken aD<J Milne. ..*.-■ Best sow, any breed, with litter at foot— Ist prize, £I;JC Robinson.

POULTRY. Best Spanish cock and two hens— lst prize, 10b, Mrs J Todd, jun. . Best bantam-cock and.two hens— lst prize, 10?, -W Soaness; 2nd, hon. 'certificate. W Keown, ' '

AO^IOykTUBAL PRODUCE. > The , principal prtae-takers iv butter were Mr ;J McKenzie, Mrs S White, Mrs Bruce. Mrs , Cruickshanks, Mrs Allison, and Mrs J Harvey, . - Best cheese, old and new— Mrs M Dickie. Best cured ham— J 0 Robinson. Best flitch of bacon— J C Bobinson. Best rqHed. bftcon— John Stevenson, > - Best Wh.eat-i_p jfisfcen. • , ......:. „. ( ; Best Bye-^rassi : Timothy,'and oockafooW A - ■. : J A large number oi ppaQjaJ pris«§ W«W

also given. A silver cap, valued at £10 10s, presented by the New Zealand Agricultural Company, for the best draught mare, was taken by Mr R. Allison. A cup, valued -at ! £5 ss, presented by R. M. Robertson, Esq., for the best draught entire, was awarded to, the Southland Stud Com pany. £^ 3s presented by Messre Green and Sotraess, wr" the best pair of draught mares arid geldings, or mare and gelding worked J tbgethei:, jwreje awarded to, A. Hannah. £3.3,sipresented oy Mr, James Roche, for the roost tractable horse under.com> mand of-the voice, fell to James Scott. - It may be "mentioned that, for the best gelding en the ground, there were no less than 16 entries, and a better or more even lot we never' saw' on a show ground. Tn fact they would be hard to beat in any show ring in New Zealand. The first prize fel to Mr Robertson, of Waimea, and the second toMr W. Hi Potter,' of Invercargill. '! A considerable amount of difficulty existed apparently in judging between these two , grand animals, and. opinion was in a great measure divided.'