OAMARU SHOW.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIII, Issue 14353, 19 November 1910, Page 6

OAMARU SHOW.

The forty-eighth shoiv of the North Ocngo ..Agricultural and Pastoral Association was openoU„on Thursday stud concluded yesterday, iu brilliant « either. ! '

The " entries totalled nearly 'the sanio as last • year,' but there were inarised dilierences in the comparative proportions ef ionie sections. There* was u notable decline in the number: ■or ijiuiui' ana' LinSj Uie iNOrui < jr..c, u„-casiunea - in Ufui,i ui .Ui' u ill. uianc. —j.'Ji.i£ i.niieiiicu. evt.,ll led to lUc t. iinclumai ur uvt'i- -10 enures, i,Uu coiiStryu-ciuiy for- uie hrst time ior many years tin; name ot j±r u. uraut, ot couth Can-n-rmuy, luu nut appear in tlie iiso of u.\iuL)ilui's of i-ji 1/eicesters. out'lfi Cantei'uury However lurnislied bOi'Mc iiiylny iuoeessiul compet-.toiS: aix Uuun: ii.eUiiniij one ot Canterbury's most successtul exhibitors and breeders 01 Loicesters, entered the iioid, and to that branch of the shoiv a new interest, wliile maintaining the balance of entries. There was an .excellent display of Bolder Loicesters, which numbered CO entries, about the same as last year. Mr'john Ileid had on this occasion refrained from taking part in the contest. Mr 1.. S. Little, had a. strong team to' do battle for Aorth. Ofcago against tlie strong forces from over the' river, arrayed under the banners of Mr N. M. Orbell and Mr Jas. Dowthwaite. . •In Border Leicester's Mr T. S. Little took all the tickets for age ( d ram, and a(so for ewe over 18 months with lainb, and the two championships. In other classes South Canterbury mea shared the honours, as followsllam, under 18 months—T. S. Little 1 and 2, Jos. Dowthwaite 3. Ditto, shorn—T. S. Little 1 and 3, Jos. Dowthwaite 2. Two rams, under 18 mouths—N. M. Orbell 1, T. S. Little 2 and 3. Ew.e, under 18 months—T. S. Little 1, 2 and reserve champion, N. M. Orbell 3. Ditto, shorn —T. S. Little 1 and 2, ' Jos. Dowthwaite 3. Two ewes, under 18 months—T. S. Little 1 and 2, Jos. Dowthwaite 3.

In English Leieesters the prize liat reads: —Aged ram —Edwin Kelland 1, 2, champion and reserve champion, T. S. Little 3. Hani, 18 to 30 months— Edwin Kelland 1, T. S. Little 2. Ram, under 18 moiiths —Edwin Ivelland 1 and 3, T. S. Little 2. Ram, under 11 months, shorn —Edwin Kelland 1, T. S. Little 2 and 3. Ewe, over .18 months—Edwin Kelland 1, 2, 3, champion and reserve champion. Ewe, under IS months—Edwin Kelland I and 2. Ewe, under 18 months, slicrn — T. S. Little 1, Edwin Kelland 2. Best rani in the yard—E. Kelland. Best owe in the yard—E. Kelland. Reserve champifins—E. ICellahd. In a competition for hacks to jump 3ft. Gin., carrying a rider of not less tliiin list, a field of lo came forward, ii lemarkablv lot of hurdlers, all clearing the obstacles well. It was the best competition of the kind ever seen mi the Oitniaru show ground, says the Times, 'and t>ok somewhere in "the neighbourhood of an hour to dec de. The result was a win for Mr I'. El-v.-ortliy's Liberty, with Mr J. S Moir-Bvcrs' Uncle Tom second and Mr J-l! Elworthv's Tronbark third Tronbark added one more to a long list of successes by winning in the .section for back up to IS stone, Mr I'. Ehvorthv's Liliertv lieintr: second., Mr TV. S. Grant's exhibit third. The Show was concluded yesterday in line weather, though a shower of '•"ain fell in the evening just after the Itnsiness of the day was concluded. The Show was well managed, a conspicuous success, and the p"omise of rain following: the _ day's festivities sent farmers home in great good hn-

■ nionr with themselves and the world in fpneral. Tbe. combination of a rjond show and a cood Tain was a very hnppy oiip. for rain is sorely needed all over North at. the present time, that a fairly good rain fell there last week. The need for more moisture in the soil was reflected to some extent in tbe stock which came und"r review, but in no case was this sufficient to obscure the noints of quality. As usual, South Canterbury figured largely at, t.bo Show, and a good proportion of the

awards were carried off by South Canterbury exhibitors in tlie sheep and light horse classes. The attendance oil both days was larger than at ajjy previous show in Oamaru, £l6 more being taken at the gates on the lirst day of . last year, while yesterday it was £4O in excess and constituted a record for the grounds. It was estimated that 4090 were present yesterday. number including a good Dianv visitors from South Canterbury and South Otago. An early start- was iVuido with the judging, and the ♦ings were a centre of attraction all day. At. intervals pony trots (with boy riders) were got off. These took placo on the judging and while they did not interfere with the judging they provided a great attraction for the public, great excitement being frequently manifested over exciting finishes. The jumping was also a great attraction, especially the high jumping, for which there were five entrants. Honours in this competition went to a lady, Miss D. Keith, of Ashburton (formerly of Oamaru), who rode an ex-South Canterbury horse—Dr Bill—and in spite of his tricky style she handled and sat him very cleverly and rode him to victory. After beating three other horses ridden by men, Miss Keith had a little black pony (owned by her) as her most formidable opponent. The little horse with a man in the saddle cleared the bar at sft, but higher than this he refused to even try to: go, and when Miss Keith took Dr Bill over at oft l?.in, she was loudly cheered and e'ecorated with the red ticket. Prior to this she had competed against a number of other ladies for a special prize for the best lady rider. All the contestants had to go over hurdles, and Miss Keith (wiio rides astride) sat her horse very gracefully, and was selected for premier place. Miss Belcher ran her pretty close. It should be here mentioned that the Ashburton horsewoman also won the high jump on the first day, when she called upon Pr Bill to clear oft 3in. The ordinary jumping over hurdles and one brush obstacle was not characterised by any particular merit, and but for the presence of South Canterbury horses it would have been decidedly poor. In the 14st hunter class, Mr H. Elwoithy's Ironbark was first, Mr P. Ehvorthy's Liberty second, and Mr L. Hamilton's Rhuna third—all South Canterbury horses. In the list Lunt-ers, a Wainyite; horse was first—Mr B. F. Whitney's ' Ngatiri (ridden by Miss Belcher),' Miss Keith was second on Dr Bill,. and Mr Harrison's Agility was third. In the class for raaidon jumpers, a Pleasant Point horso won —Mr M. Maze's stylish son of Dugald, Donation. Miss E. H. Cole (Timaru) and Mr 8.-F. Whitney (Waimate) also had horses in this class. In the list class, Mrs F. Robertson was first, all the South Canterbury horses here being passed over. In the class for lady's hack, Mrs Robertson's horse—a very fine one—was again first, • Liberty (who easily won this prize at Christchur.ch) not being placed yesterday. ]n the class for carriage stallion, Mr J. King's Lord Vanderbilt was first, and the good old sire from Point, Father O'Flynn, second. Mr John Stronach, of Timaru, Mr J. W. Freemah of Waimate, and Mr W. F. Parkinson were the judges of light horses.

In the draught section some very fine Clydesdales, for which Oamaru is noted, were seen, and here it should be "said that Oamaru needed no assistance from South Canterbury. In sires, mares, geldings, fillies, and young stock, the quality was uniformly . good, and the judges had no easy task in making their awards. The champion stallion was again seen in the fine imported horse Baron Fyvie, while first place in three-year-old stallions went to the Waimate horse Scottish Crown, who holds ail unbeaten record this season, having got first at Christchurch, Tiuiaru, Ashburton, Waimate, and Oamaru. Some very fine brood mares were shown, and it was from these that the champion rnarc was . selected—Daisy Bell, owned by Mr W. Gardiner junr.

The varying opinions of judges was again exemplified yesterday, and in the absence of a common standard to judge by, exhibitors must expect to see ; the tickets distributed according to the whim or prejudice of different judges. In the three-year-old filly class, Mr TV. Gardiner junr. was placed first with a very symmetrically built and fine-actioned daughter of Baron Fyvie. The filly which was picked out for championship honours among all the mares at Waimate Show—Mr S. Harvey's Princess Rose —was in this class yesterday, and though four awards were made in it, she did not get a place. This may be taken as a fair sample .of • the vagaries of judging. There was u good show of milking Rattle —Ayrsliires of a in nch better type than are usually seen in this district. The fat cattle, mostly shorthorns, were particularly well finished. As to the pigs, what there was of these was good, but competition vas weak.

There was a very good display in the produce shed. In conclusion, >t should, be said that the management ot the Show was creditable to all concerned, and all who had to do with the capable secretary (Mr H F Gib son) agreed that the Association was fortunate in securing him for this position.