THE DRAUGHTS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19940, 26 October 1934, Page 10

THE DRAUGHTS

GOOD STANDARD MAINTAINED

With some of the best breeders in New Zealand in the district, the Timaru Show has always been well known for the high quality of its draught horse section, and although yesterday there was a drop of 11 in entries as compared with 1933, the standard did not in any way suffer, and it was pleasing to find several new names in the catalogue. Competition was keen and the general impression was that the appeal of the heavy horse in this district would never wane so long as examples of the breed of the standard shown yesterday were to be had. The judge, Mr S. Fleming, of Crookston, said that the standard generally was high, but he would have liked to see more competition. The champion was the aged stallion Bridgebank Freestep, shown and bred by Mr Archibald Wilson, of Henley, a well-known Southern breeder. The champion was regarded by the judge as a fine type of horse, especially solid and massive. The reserve champion shown by Messrs C. and J. Nicolson, of Hampden, and bred by Mr John Young, of Allanton, Otago, was considered by the judge to require time to mature. He was, however, a good type. Mr Andrew Grant, the distinguished South Canterbury breeder and exhibitor, took the championship honours in the female section with Allandale Emma, by DesireCraigie Ella, a mare regarded by the judge as worthy of special mention. She had all-round quality and stood and moved well. The reserve ribbon was awarded to a two-year-old filly by Dunmure Fabric, bred and shown by Mr H. B. Brown, of Ashburton. The filly was said by the judge to be a really good show horse in the making. Mr Grant followed up his championship success with firsts in the classes for two-year-old colt, yearling filly, pair of mares or fillies, pair of fillies and three draughts. Mr R. A. Oakley, of Rakaia, showed a promising yearlingcolt which was an easy winner in his

class, while he also secured a red ticket for a three-year-old maiden mare or filly. Mrs C. Earl, of Temuka, secured premier awards with a three-year-old gelding and a four-year-old gelding. Mr Wilson’s champion was adjudged the best walking stallion, while Mr S. P. Taylor, of Eiffelton, was another successful exhibitor by producing the winner of the best walking mare or g elding, and the best three-year-old filly. Mr Brown’s reserve championship success was followed by his winning of the Clydesdale Horse Society’s silver medal for the best two-year-old or yearling filly. The judge said that as a class the females were generally better than the males. He expressed pleasure at having three junior judges associated with him, and said that the young men possessed a good general knowledge of the heavy horse.