A NEW ZEALANDER IN ENGLAND

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11728, 1 December 1905, Page 5

A NEW ZEALANDER IN ENGLAND

THE LANCASHIRE SHOW.

Mr OBborne w ßenn v ie,'"a young' Ellesmere farmer, who is touring threat Brit&in, in a letter to his father; 'dated August 18, from Cork, says: — "Since I last wrote I have been to the Lancashire Show at Liverpool, and there I saw the. -best lot of draught horses one could, wish, to see, and Idoft'fe think they could be equalled in any show in the world. There was a class for thebeat*team of 20 draught horses, and there were, eight entries, making 160 horses, and to see these on parade around, the ring was something 'to remember. Several of the railway companies had teams entered. There was one' class 'in the show that took my fancy. It was a class for butter-mak-ing, and there was keen' competition, and great interest was also taken in it. It is a big thing to run one of these classes, but it is one that shows who can make butter. I havet seen quite a lot of the shows now ; the stock is always in splendid condition, and the " quality is first-class. People here get their stock up for -shows and sales. I was over in Ireland, and saw the horse show, which was & great treat. There were some great hunters' there. The jumps are very' stiff. There are two sod walls to get over, 4ft high.' and 4ft wide, and the horse has to jump on top and then on to the ground. There are several horses jumping at one time, and it is a gran-d sight to see thtSm. They got great prices for their horses, and it is no . wonder, for they are,, splendid animals. .There are some buildings in connection with the show which cost A great part of it is covered in."