TARANAKI AGRICULTURAL SHOW

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 12628, 26 November 1908, Page 5

TARANAKI AGRICULTURAL SHOW

(Y<*r United Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, November 26. The Taranaki Agricultural Society's Show opened yesterday in fine weather. The exhibits were above the average. The Hon. J. D. Ormond'a Lady Glen got champion for draught mare. Champion Jersey bull, Short's Pride of Beaconsfield; Griffiths' and Cornwall's imported bull Campaniles Sultan second; Clarke's Starbright, reserve champion; Watkin's Heather, champion qow, Clarke's Lady Disdain second Griffiths' and Cornwall's Magnet Peggy reserve champion. In the Aberdeen Angus classes J. J. Campbell took all the awards. Pedigree Shorthorn, Hoskin's Carnegie champion bull, Gibson's Cambridge Rose champion cow; Holsteins — Newton King's Bill champion. Ayrshires — Hawkins' and Olsen's were the chief prizetakers. ' Sheep. — English Leicester's: Hoskin and Corrigon divided awards; Border Leicesters, Corrigan; Lincolns, Gadsby defeated Corrigan; Hampshires, Newton King; Shropshires, Corrigan and Campbell.

Berkshire pigs. — Sellers' took all the prizes.

Factory butter — Bell Block won Lovell and Christmas's 75 guinea trophy, Warea second. The society's 25 guinea trophy also fell to Bell Block, with Tarata second.

At the society's annual dinner last night Mr Gilruth was presented with a gold medal and was made a life member of the society. There is perfect weather for people's day. •