ANNUAL HORSE PARADE.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12797, 2 October 1905, Page 4

ANNUAL HORSE PARADE.

The annual parade or walking show of g entire horses under the auspices of theTTig maw Agricultural and Pastoral Associa-. j tion, was held on the Maori reserve on \ Saturday, and was a very successful thing i of its kind. The entries 'were a few more J than last year, and the weather conditions 1 and the attendance; *ere better. _ Last -j -year the paddock -was almost a bog, after < aheavy tain; this year it was comfortably < dry; • 'The attendance was somewhere i about 400, most of those present bong / chiefly interested in draught stock. Mems ' Irving, Maze, and Baasett acted as mar- i shals, and directed the parade. A aug- ) gestion may be usefully made to improve ; the show m future years—the same suggestion will apply akso to the October show , is that number tickets should 1 be attached in some better way, so. that "'they may to a certainty be read. It ia not much use putting a ticket on a horse ' - if it is half the time upside down or - wrong side out, as it is apt to be if hung '■ by a sinble long string. The entries. totalled 38, and an extra one eame ,to the ground, while three draughts entered failed to appear. Hie parade consisted of 18 draughts of 4 years and upwards, 7 of 3 years and under,- five thoroughbreds, and six other light horses. The total last year was 35—17 draugbtc, 6 thorongbbreds, trotters and hacks; and 2 yopm It ,i» worth noting, as an.inilicatich}.of the migrations that take piace in this kind of horse, that Not the J.? Older draugfits paraded an Saturday only 6, and" of toe 11 light horses', only 3, _we present at last year's parade. ~ *tte following ig a list of 'the hones' paraded . DRAUGHT HORSES. Mr J. T.Whittaker's Hero, aged, by Kelvin—Blossom, by Hero. vM* 1 8- Esler's Wallace, aged, by Lord Salisbury (imp.]—Bossie. ' Jlr B. C. Dnnlop's Commander, 5 years, by Marshall Keith (imp.)— Nannie. Mr J. Graham's Totara Willie, by Lncky Willie—Flower. Mr B. living's Browohill, 6 years, by Reformer—Queenie. Mr E. J. Smith's Prince Alexander, S '-years,' by Alexander's Heir—Countess TTT, JJr, D. C. Kee's Castle Bar, 4 years, by FH Royal—Mag. Mr .J. T, Ivey's Royal Roeebeny, by - -Roseberry—Darling. -Executors of late Wm. Boag, Border. Chief, 7 years, by McGregor—Old Barling. Mr Jas. Gibson's New Style, 6 years, by Prmce Alfred—Lily. Dale: , Mr' Wm. Guilford's Highland Lad; 5 \ years,' by Shepherd Lad—Lady EUesbury. , Jto B; Bulmer's Premier Seddon, 4 years, by-Dr Seddon—Nance. Mr E. Evans' Priflae of Wales, 4 years, byWelcomeWillie-^Pbsa. Mr A.. Tooiney'a King Edward, 6 years, '• byLien King—Blossom. ' - .Messrs Trotter and Mahoney's British: Tuples, by Hard. Times—Darling. S; Lindsay's Aviejnore, aged, ..by Hard Times—Jess. Mr R.- Kelland's British Libn, S years, by The MacKeniie—Darling. MrP. Davidson's Earl: Dalhoueie, aged. Mr R. Davie's Glenturet, by Guideside— Black 'Maggie.' Mr J". Caswell's Ringleader, by Champion—Garnet.

;Mr A. ■ Tweedle's Dalmnir,. by Dalmnir Prince—Violet' n.

MrJno. McGimpsey's King of the Laddie,.try Clydesdale Laddie—Jess. ' -Mr' Jas. Campbell's Young Champion, by' ; Cjiainpioß—Kat«. Mr ' Longh Foyle, by* Loch Gyle-KeD. Mr H. McMillan's Young Craigavar, ' 2 yiars/byHtttfc.J'ah.'' LIGHT HORSES. . Mr .J. D. King's Gipsy Grand, aged (imp.), bylGrandmaster—Naomi . Jir A. W. Pollard's Wolseley, aged, by Sir Garnet—Gitana.

Mr R. Mahoney's Deerstalker, 6 years, by Clanranald—Weathereye. Mr R. -Mahoney's' by Paddysland (imp)— Betty n. r "Mr Jas. Reid's Good Stamp, 6 years, by Oldenburg—Dolly. • Mr Joseph Matthews' Young Betrayer,; aged, by Betrayer—dam by Squatter. ' .Mr S. W. Scott's Quincey, 5 years, "by Vancleve (imp.)— Oracle (imp.) ' 'Mr B. Meyers'' Young Pinole Patcben, aged, by Pinole Patchen—-Castanette. -' ,Mr M. Orton's Dongald, aged, by Loth'-air—Wee-Wee. .. MrThos. Yarr's Mount Palm, 6 y«|rs, by Rotschild—Messenger Maid, lift Jno. With ell's Defender 11. (imp.},

aged, Agility—Fanny. ' The Association offered no prises, and it appeares to be unnecessary tb do to, tfie- Opportunity of inhibiting their horses to a good number of possible customers or. patrons proving to be a sufficient inducemant to owners to bring or send their, aninab to the parade. «A valuable raize was however, offend by members of the Pleasant Point branch of ~ tbe Farmers' TJtoqiii wto hadoombined to g*aiantee ab6at' 60 manßs tb JL kbrie to be selected at the parade ■ Thirteen of the exhibits "«r«re entered for this cunpetition, and tb* committee, of which Mr A. Clelland -was tfaainiUn, made a preliminary stiecno%, . pladng Mr. Guilford's Highland Lad tot,' Trotter and Mahoney's Brftish Times' se- ; ■ cobd, and exe. of W. Boag's Border Chief' third. A ballot of the giuraators was ;takm, and 28 ont of 32 vote* were given ' for Highlasd Lad ;" the other four being given for "A. Toomey's King Edward, .whom the committee had not selected. The chairman was authorised to make arrangements with the, owner of Highland Lad-, Mr ' W. Guilford, of Waimate, and this ww done during the afternoon. It will be' 'satisfactory to all concerned that the decision was so nearly unanimous. Highland Lad is a Southland bred horse, -by Stepherd Lad, two of whose progeny were prize winnem at the recent fnorse parad* at Christchurch. The guaruttws, we are informed are well satisfied with the horse 'whose services they have secured for the season. ' 'The draughts/were in nearly all cases in good condition, though mine of them : were light, and in one case decidely jbeefy. varied a good deal in ' between ' the biggest and smallest, buc the extremes have their special fitness for .some' of *tQity. The parade scarcely lasts long : to peimit of more than a cursory WammatiMi ,of. so animals, and :' midtr such icircnttatanon * gract«ally imponibl«, if ,of place in connection with inch an occiIn point of cMidition aome judges Veaid Mr R. Kelland's handscHile black, Bri. t)At lii6n' looked fittest, and he moved very . £ft^y ; R. Irving's BrowUdtl wae ;,cwn*jgcupiiß flnong the rest by being abortJrt m the legs, which with ;a substantial ; inade, him the sturdiest horse <» ' H«itwae ,ratli« too full of BeiS for a " travdler." ! Of tiie idtl ' hwrees, Mr Whittaker'e Hero fed. the parade and .carried himself well, a good stamp of horse, a bit long in the legs. A 2-year-' <>ld: colt of his, last on the; draught m>«tieea to be a bigger and better <less Bggy) none than his ore. The four menttoyeil in ' connection with the Pleasant : ; Pratt arrangement, were probably the pick .the whole. But if two or three were needed out of the five-and-twenty, for light-ness-or ungainliness, it would be no lhanl-' »Mp .if one had to take Hobsan's choice of tne rest. . .Among the. one ■ ]?W been mentioned as a bur one. I? gnat contrast with him is J. Mcmwee's Loogh Kffe, a small, active, and haodscsne looking just the tlttng' to get sprmg dray horses. Sofne of tiie colts wwe pgerep at auction in thai aifUmoon,' and R. Davie's Glenturet fopped'Che bidoii«/mtb 130 guineas. F. GMrwen's ltingleader is of busineselike build, compact and : and- J.- McGimpsey's :King of the Laddiw.is a parJicularfy good mover. . . -:P>"'3ighti horses were divid'ed into two classes, as " thoroughbreds," and. as "trotand hackney hones," though J unnecessary -' W tr M s t.iwS»t.e both classes are" used jwppses- A real live Engi Mr Defender 11., imported % wkiLir ,??s"* ™ d "OW owned by Mr Wrthell, Edmg, is, however, of a class -• • 2?^'l "P 81 * .'"an the racing .and trotting atock in whose company he was placed; _ ;It appears that the colonial taste runs rather to the long slim American than to the short and sturdy Britisher. The failure of the remount business seems to be a hint that that is a mistake. - First among the. thoroughbreds, fa? style and aunstanee, and pro*ed iodi*idnal merit. ~ esm . J * a «'* Qnmd, • good-

type specimen of the English racehorse. K. Mahoney's handsome cheatnnfc Dtttetalker, and his slimmer Grafton (shown in harness) and A. W. Pollard's Wolaeley alsoa light weight, also represented the galloper section. Of trotters the'pick was undoubtedly T. Yarr's Mount Palm, a very* -handsome animal whose breeding makes - him a true American trotter type. And veiy, like Mount Palm is J. Matthews' Young Betrayer. A handsome black, old Young Pinole Palchem still looks yonng enough. Mr J. Beid showed one of Old-, enbnrg's stock Good Stamp, which he considers a 'good stamp for breeding remounts. 'Xhe othec entries in this section were A. W. Scott's Quincey (whose straight neck as well as demeanonr suggests a quiet temper), and M. Orion's well known Dongald.