THE SHOW.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 241, 14 November 1914, Page 12

THE SHOW.

CONCLUDING RESULTS.

After The Sun went to press yesterday, the judging of the hunters classes ■was continued with the following re-sults:—-Fpurteen stone hunters (13)—-T. W. Crossen's Jack I,.Mrs J. D. Hall's 'Vedette 2, T. Hobbs'a Kawa 3. Ladies' hunter competition (9)- —D. W. Westenra's Aw'atere 1, J. H. Selby's Clarence 2, Sir G. Clifford's Hugo 3. Consolation jumping competition (2)— J, Chapman's Fusilade 1, W. O. Berry:nan's» Glenwye and Sir G. Clifford's Hugo (equal) 2. The jumping in the hunters competitions was of,a high standard yesterday, and Mtr.'H.* A; Russell, the judge, imposed a task upon" the horses he sorted out for the second round that certainly was an excellent test, of punting style. They had to jump the first hurdle of the course and the first hurdle of the double and then jump bacjt again. This brought; the steeplechase style -horses td book. Mr Selby's veteran Clarence won the 11 stone competition on his first round, and .Mrs J. D. Hall's Sportsmanfi also ridden, by Mr Selby, secured vsecond place. Miss A. G. Rich's Clinker, a little horse who fences splendidly, ran into third place. Mr T. W. Crossen's Jack won the heavy-weight event fairly easily from Mrs J. D. Hall's Vedette and T. Hobbs's Kawa. LADIES' HUNTERS.

Excellent riding and good fencing was the order of the day in the ladies' hunters. Two horses who refused to fence at all in the men's competition when mounted by lady riders went over their obstacles in capital style. Mrs Westenra rode Awatere and Mr Selby's Clarence into first and second place, and Miss Clifford was third with Hugo. J. Chapman's entry won the Consolation competition, and the judge could not separate Sir Geo. Clifford's Hugo and Mr W. D. Berryman's Glenwye. - THE ATTENDANCE. The takings at the gate yesterday and Thursday amounted to £1619 10/9, as compared with £1703 0/6 for the 1913 show and £1773 10/- in 1912, the railway returns not being included in these figures.

(Published by arrangement.)

MESSRS W. STRANGE AND CO.

Undoubtedly one of the largest and most interesting exhibits in the Show this year is Messrs W< Strange and Co.'s fine display of furniture, all of which has been made in their own steam furniture factory. The exhibit occupies the whole of a large building on the left of the main entrance, and takes the form of six completely furnished rooms, three on each side, with a corridor down the centre. The whole display is a triumph for local manufacture, for nothing finer could be made in any part of the world, and it is of special interest, in view of the present commercial conditions which make it advisable

Jo purchase locally-made goods wherever - 4 possible. All the furniture shown is in oak, and it varies from plain suites at a low price to some of a more elaborate character, and every piece shows workmanship of the highest order. The designs are most artistic and tasteful, and will bear comparison with even the best English productions. The comfort side of furnishing has not been overlooked, and it would be difficult to imagine anything more comfortable than ■ the luxurious chesterfields and easy chairs shown in the dining-rooms. In reviewing the whole exhibit, one is struck chiefly by the good tone of the designs, and the fine finish of the workmanship. It is evident that this firm is in close touch with the newest English styles, and employs craftsmen of the highest ability, whose work is a credit to themselves and the Dominion. Messrs W. Strange and Co., Ltd., are to be congratulated on their very fine display. Our reporter was informed that the whole of this furniture was manufactured in Strange's own factory by British workmen, and this being the case, there can be no excuse for residents of this Dominion purchasing fur"aiture of foreign manufacture. HENRY J. RANGER, Agent for FORD CARS. As one enters the main gate, his eye is m'- naturally attracted by the world-renowned Sign of the Ford Universal Car, which •urmounts a large marquee, wherein is

displayed four standard models of Ford ears, one Ford model-de-luxe, and an exhibition cut out chassis, in motion, on a raised stand. Our attention was first • called to the smart little two-seater, standard finish, with all the latest improvements, which is listed at £l9O complete. Opposite to this is displayed a new five-seater touring car, standard finish, which is listed at £205 complete. The. latter car is, we suppose, better known throughout the world than any other individual make. We are informed that there are hundreds of these cars in use at the present time by the military authorities at the front. They are almost exclusively used by the Russian troops, and in large numbers by the British, Canadian, and New Zealand Governments. There is no doubt' that the adoption by the responsible Governments of the Ford Universal car for this service has been by reason of the exceedingly light weight, dependability, great ; economy on tyres and petrol, and absolute interchangability of parts, whereby fittings belonging to one Ford car can be used on any other Ford throughout the world. The Ford model-de-luxe is one of the prettiest cars to be-found at the ShoWj and created universal admiration. It is fitted with five wire wheels, which are interchangeable, Dunlop tyres, nickel finish, electric lights, aluminum running boards, and tastefully painted a pretty green; with wide brown band, picked out with black and a straw line. This car is listed at £250, and demonstrates how the general appearance and get-up of the ordinary stock machine can be considerably altered at a slight advance in price. Now we come to the cut-out chassis, which is a most interesting exhibit. It is so cut away to show the operations of the internal proportions, and demonstrates in a practical manner the extreme simplicity of the Ford car in all its mechanism. There are thousands of motorists who cannot understand the working of a car differential. Here it is plainly shown, also the wonderful Ford magneto, which is all enclosed and runs in oil, requiring no attention, is here seen, performing its simple function. The general design of the chassis, its roller bearings, the simplicity of its change-speed gears, which, by the way, are always in mesh, the three point suspension of engine and gear-box, are all visible. The scientific manner in which the whole thing is put together, the wonderful lightness, is a lasting testimony to the marvellous foresight of Henry Ford, who conceived what could be done by using nothing else but Vanadium steel for every portion of this unique chassis. movements shown evidentj^fprntejjgreat - fascination for the this stand. Mr ' H. J. agent, must be complimented- on putting up such an extensive and interesting car exhibit. He reports business in Fords particularly good.

CHRISTCHURCH MECHANICAL WORKS.

The question of artificial light concerns everyone, and the exhibit of the Christchurcli Mechanical Works shows an acetylene gas system reduced as nearly as possible to perfection. The acetylene gas generator does away with much complicated matter in generators, and it is now possible to make and store enough gas to meet the largest requirements of installations in one machine. The acetylene gas system has great advantages over all other systems, and this machine provides the requirements of simplicity, economy, and cleanliness. In many of the systems how in use there is danger of trouble from leaky valves, taps, washers, and other devices, and this has caused Mr Pugh to turn his attention to producing a machine which does away entirely with these hitherto objectionable things, and he has been now able to present a generator which is absolutely valveless. The points of the machine are as follow: —It is perfectly it is automatically worked, being started or stopped as the burners are turned oft' or on; the gas is cool while it is being generated; the gas is purified, and there is no refuse-carbide left in the machine; the machine can be charged while working without affecting the light or affecting the working of the machine; there is no trouble in cleaning out buckets and re-charging them. The machine indicates clearly when the carbide is spent, and there is no screw, device, or principle which would cause a leak. After three years' work and experiments, covering some half-dozen machines of various types, the present invention, which is being patented, is claimed to cover them all. The machine is a wonderful invention and works away with the regularity of a clock. The proprietors invite the public to inspect the machine, and a working demonstration will be given at any time.

> "PRIME CANTERBURY." CHRISTCHURCH MEAT COMPANY'S STALL. Where would Canterbury be without its mutton? It is the basis of all our prosperity, the means of giving employment to countless numbers of svorkers, and the means of providing palatable fare to the millions of Old England. In the fore-front of the frozen meat trade has been the Christshurch Meat Co., with its various factories. Par excellence has been the motto of this company, and its goods have always .been of the very best, their quality unsurpassable. Especially in regard to small goods is the Company famous. With them it has specialised with highly satisfactory results; Who has not heard of the famous C.M.C. brands of tinned meat and tongues! The farmers of Canterbury owe a lot to the Christchurch Meat Company, and so also do the city consumers. Let both examine their exhibits, for they, without a doubt, illustrate in vivid fashion the potentialities of the Pro-1 vince of Canterbury. There are to be seen the famous C.M.C. brands on tins of corned beef, corned mutton, boiled beef, boiled mutton, square and round.! There are extracts of meat in N jars of; all sizes, spiced meats, and muttons, lib and 21b tins of sheep and ox tongues, galantine ,-of sheep tongues, tins of brawn, Boz jars of extract of meat, and a varied assortment of other bovine dainties. Ox tongues are very seasonable just at present, whilst glass jars and tins of sheep tongues are in very great demand. The glass jar tongues are exceedingly well packed, it being claimed that in this respect they beat easily any others, whether imported or locally made. Without a fertiliser, the farmer cannot hope to do much with his crops, and it is here that the Christchurch Meat Company is able to be his best friend and helper. The Company's fertilisers rival its meats for their famous quality. Who has not heard of the celebrated Eclipse brand? There are turnip fertilisers, for light, good, heavy, and wet ground, mangel fertilisers, potato, rape, and grain fertilisers, bone-dust, superphosphate, and special mixture, comprising half superphosphate and half bone-dust. The present demand for the Company's fertilisers is exceedingly keen, the amount sold this year, so far, constituting a record. Another of the Company's exhibits, neatsfoot oil, is specially known for its quality. Several specimens were exhibited. An index of the quality of the Company's goods was the certificates on view gained by it at various exhibitions, and another object of interest was a very fine black bull's head. Altogether the Company's exhibit was one of the finest that has ever been seen at the Show, and what made it so interesting was the excellent object lesson it afforded of the extent and quality of our products. Much there could be learned by the student who sees in dull inanimate things signs of a powerful living force. Those potted tongues and meats meant bright yellow gold, not only to the primary producer, but indirectly to every man, woman, and child in the fair Province of Canterbury.

LITTLE'S SHEEP DIP. This exhibit, in charge of Messrs Blackburne, Smith and Co., the chief New Zealand agents, attracted considerable attention. The reputation of these dips, always high, is* increasing continually, and the record of successes by users of Little's Dips at the Dominion wool sales is remarkable. A user of Little's Fluid obtained the then record price for New Zealand in 1906. In 1909 this was beaten, but only by a user of Little's Powder. Thus,. users of either Little's Fluid or Powder Dips have held the record for New Zealand as regards prices obtained at wool sales, for tho past eight years. Users of one of Little's Dips (Fluid, Powder, or Fluid and Powder combined) have also got the top price for the Dominion at the wool sales in each of the following years:—l9os, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, and 1913 —the principal sales of 1914 being yet to come. They also took top price locally, at one or more of the season's wool sales, in the following places and years, namely, Napier—l9os, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1913, and- 1914; Wellington—l9o9, 1910, 1911, and 1912; Chvistehurch—l9os, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, and 1913; Timaru—l9os, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909,

1911, 1912, and 1913; Dunedin—l9o9, 1910, 1911, 1913, and 1914; Invercargill —1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, and 1914. Such a record of successes rules out chance or coincidence, and places Little's Sheep Dips in the very front rank, beyond dispute. Fanners, at various times, have made very interesting experiments with Little's Sheep Dips, proving the value of sheep-dipping from a pecuniary point of view. One such, made at the request of a sheep inspector, with Little's Fluid Dip, showed that the sheep which were dipped averaged over a pound of wool per fleece more than the undipped sheep. A shortage of water, which made it impossible to dip the whole flock, provided the occasion for this experiment. A subsequent experiment with Little's Fluid, Dip, made by a well-known Canterbury farmer, showed that the dipped sheep averaged 1 Jib ■ more, wool, which fetched fd per lb higher "price than the wool of the undipped sheep. Thus, it is seen that dipping with a well-proved sheep dip pays for itself many times over. Recently the owner of a public dip in Southland, who used Little's Combined Dip (Fluid and Powder together), noted that those of his customers who dipped twice in the year got per lb more for their wool than those who dipped only once. These are experiments of great importance, which are well worth following up.

CANTERBURY FROZEN MEAT CO.,

LIMITED

The frozen meat industry is one of the most important in Canterbury province, and it is one of the strongest buttresses of Canterbury's hospitality. Its development has been the work of years, and the proud position which it now occupies is a notable tribute to the splendid. work of the past. The Cantergury Frozen Meat and Dairy Produce Export Co., Ltd., is playing a worthypart, and it is largely owing 'to its operations that '' Prime Canterbury'.'■ enjoys such an excellent reputation on the London market* The company has, works at Belfast, Fairfield, and Pareora, so that its sphere of operations and influence embraces the three most important districts in the province. The company's display in its permanent building on the Metropolitan Show Ground was an exceedingly informative, as well as interesting illustration of its many and varied activities. It was an epitome of the whole industry. A small freezing chamber had been installed in a corner of the building, and there visitors could see three extra prime Canterbury lambs, practically as they would ultimately be delivered on the Home market. This was the finished article, the . prime Canterbury lamb which tops the market, and which had made the New Zealand product famous the world over. Out of the frozen meat industry has arisen many others, which play an important part in the industrial life of the community, and assist the primary producers to find profitable markets for their products. The Canterbury Frozen Meat Co. has kept pace with this development, and its enterprise has succeeded in making the C.F.M. Co.'s brand the hall mark of quality. One of the most important side lines is the manufacture of* manures, and the company's fertilisers for turnip crops on light or heavy land, mangels, potatoes, rape, grain, kale crops, garden and fruit trees, have won a high place in the estimation of the man on the ldnd. They are in great demand, not only in New Zealand, but in Australia as well. Even the layman, by a glance at the illustrating photographs, can estimate the benefit which crops receive when the land has been improved by the Canterbury Frozen Meat Co/s fertilisers. Another line in which the company has achieved unique distinction is in tinned meats of all descriptions. The C.F.M. tongues have the largest sale in the Dominion, and orders are in at present for, hundreds of cases. The display of neatsfoot oil was a very attractive one, and it was impossible not to admire the degree of purity to which this useful product has been brought by the company. Samples of scoured and sliped wool, with which the company won the "blue ribbon" of the London market, were also shown, and a number of cases contained a very interesting selection of wool, from the raw material to the yarn, showing the various progressive stages in manufacture. This little lecture in still life was aptly rounded c I by an exhibition of tweeds, blankets, and Kaiapoi rugs. Still another feature was the fine exhibit of hams and bacon, as prepared by the Belfast Bacon Curing Company. The curing of pelts is also a big branch of the company 'a field of operations, and it is skilfully and thoroughly done. A flattering tribute to the efficiency of the manures was the exhibit of wheat sheaves,, and samples of lucerne and silver beet," grown under the Agricultural Department's supervision on the experimental plots on the company's property at Belfast. The display as a whole was a very attractive one, and it well deserved the award of the highest certificate for exhibit, given by the A. and P. Association. The whole display was a most effective one. It was .not confined to a mere prosaic display of the products of the company. These were very effectively arranged and grouped, but they were nicely relieved by pot plauts and foliage. The C.F.M. Co. has done splendid work for the farmers in the past, and there is every indicatioii that it will keep on doing so for many years to come.

MADJDREN BROS. For a great number of years past Messrs Maddren Bros, have been regular exhibitors at the Metropolitan Show and have provided a very attractive display of binder twines, flax, and Manila ropes, and were again awarded ,a certificate of merit and a silver medal. But excellent as these previous displays have been, the one this year in the produce shed easily excels in point of attractiveness any of its predecessors. The chief point of interest is the original sign at the top of the stall. This sign has been neatly and artistically worked up from New Zealand flax fibres, with the name of the firm represented in largo letters. Around the name some designs have been laid out with plain and plaited strands, while several red, white, and blue fibres have been interwoven with artistic effect. The remainder of the exhibit comprises the well-known bind-er-twine halters, clothes lines, cords, flax, and yacht Manila ropes. Established in 1879, this rope manufacturing firm has built up a large industry in Canterbury. It has its own flax areas in South Canterbury, and the flax mills, where the fibre is treated, are situated at Winchester. The material is made up into the finished article at the factory in Madras, Street, where the proprietors will at any time be pleased to show visitors over their up-to-date plant and machinery. At the present time the firm does a very large export trade, and this has been built up by the high standard of efficiency which has been attained in the manufacture of these commodities, so useful to the farming community.

TOPLISS BROS. Machines, pumps, and contrivances which are absolutely essential to the profitable working of the dairy farm were the characteristics of Messrs Topliss Bros.' display. The firm is of long standing in this city, and is recognised as being a very reliable one. Among the machines on exhibition was ,a Campbell benzine oil engine of seven horsepower, and to this was attached a centrifugal pump made by the firm. This pump has a special retaining valve, which avoids continual .priming. The machine has a low lift capacity of about 6000 gallons an hour. The combustion principle has been arranged by a high-tension magneto, and a simple type of carburettor has been fitted. The engine is essentially simple, substantial, and low in up-keep. Another exhibit at the stand was a 4J horse-power engine made by Watts Bros. This engine, too, is compact , and simple. The ignition is affected by a high-tension magneto. TJie engine drives a doubleacting lift and force-pump with a capacity of 1200 gallons an hour. The 3$ horse-power Campbell benzine oil engine is of a handy size for farmers running milking machines, for wood sawing, and for all. kinds of farm work which require mechanical power. Like its bigger brother, this machine is the last word in reliability and costs very little to put down. It has a pumping capacity of about 450 gallons an hour. All the well-known types of milk and cream pumps suitable for dairy factories, which have been supplied universally throughout New Zealand, were on show. Among these was a No. 2 size Vacuum pump suitable for an eightcow plant, the outstanding feature of which was th" friction clutch. Sales have run into hundreds this year. There was also a .complete, display of engineer's