SHIPPING.

PORT OP LYTTELTON. ti ' —. Arrived, j Yesterday. Restless, brig, from Newcastle. __ Tui, 8.8., from Wellington via Kai koura. Onward, schooner, from Kaipara. Comet, ketch, from Havelock. To-day. Wanaka, s.s., from Wellington. Arawata, s.s., from Port Chalmers. Sailed. Yesterday. Tui, 8.8., for Wellington via Kaikoura. To-day. Wanaka, s. s,, for Port Chalmers. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived Wanaka, from Nelson and !\Picton ; Hawea, from the South; Wallace, 'from Nelson; Go-Ahead, from the Eabt ~ Coast. , Sailed—Coleen, barque, for London, with a cargo valued at 1.42,000 ; WakatU, for the Kaikoura and Lyttelton; Wallace, for the West Coast. Dunedin, Yesterday. Arrived—Don Diego, barque, from the Malden Islands; Ringarooma, from the North. ■

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES ■ •, Saturday, November 25. "Mr Alfred Harrison, at the yards-r Horaea, Pigs, Produce, &o.; 12 noon. Mr Alfred Harrison, at his rooms—Unre deemed Pledges ; 2 p.m. . Matson, Cox, and Co., at Tattersall’a, ~ v Burnett street Produce, &c. ; v 11 o’clock. _ ‘ Mr W. F. Allen, at his rooms, Burnett Btreet —Horses, Pigs, Poulti General Produce, Ac.; 11.30 a.m. «HV T. Bullock, at the Bazaar —Horses ; L3O p.m. Tuesday, November 28. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Ashburton . Yards—Stock. ‘B. Wilkin and Co., at the Canterbury Wool Stores—Wool Sale; 11 a.m. Saturday, December 2. Mr. T. Bullock, at the Bazaar, Burnett Btreet—Landed Property ; 1 o’clock. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, <fco To-Night, Thursday, November 23. Dramatic Entertainment —Town Hall, 8 p.m. To-morrow, Feiday, November 24 Ashburton Racing Club Spring Meeting. , • Second Day. First lace at 1 p.m. Somerset Lodge, Monthly Meeting, n the, Masonic Hall, Tancred street, 7.30. Monday, November 27. . Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Wednesday, November 29. County Council, at the County Council Chambers, at 11 o’clock. Entertainment |and Ball—Elgin District School, 8 p.m. Saturday, December 2. Wakanui Road Board—M onthly Meeting, Road Board Office, Moore street Tuesday, December 5. wdiburton Permanent Building and In vestment Society, Monthly Meeting, from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Monday, January 1. Winslow Races and Sports.

TRAVELLERS’ GUIDE.

»V*rwH Leave Ashburton fob Ohbist- OHUBOBand intermediate stations at 7.10 a.m., 10.65 a,m., and (Express) 5.39 p.ftL Trains Leave Ashburton fob Timaku and South, at 6.60 a.m., 10.25 a.m. - (Express), and A4sp. m. —-the latter pro ceeding no farther than Timara. Trains Arrive at Ashburton from Christchurch at 10 20 a.m. (Express), 4.35p.m., and 7.20 p.m. Trains Arrive at Ashburton from Tdcaru and South at 10.45 a.m., 5.28 . p.m. (Express), and 8 p.m.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1882.

The Lakes. —I he Railway Department announce cheap fares for Kingston, thus affording an excellent opportunity for visiting the Lakes in the South. The Transit of Yenus. —The Yen. Archdeacon Harper will deliver a lecture in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening next, taking for his subject tho forth coming transit of Venus. Burglary. —On Tuesday night the station-master’s office at Edendale (South land) was found open, and the safe on board a truck on tho floor ready to be re moved. The supposed burglars were scared by the approach of the train. There was a considerable sum in the safe. There is no clue to the offenders. Servant-Galism. The Wairarapa Star says : —The following telegram, re ceived by the landlady of a Masterton hotel, from a housemaid in Welling ton that she wished to engage, exhibits an advanced stage of “ servant-galism. ” For the sake of the young lady we suppress names :—“ Will come in a fortnight, must have 12 month’s engagement, double bed, use of piano and private parlor, three evenings, breakfast in bed, and every Sunday out, 30 bob a week, and you know.”

A Phenomenon. Says a Wellington telegram of yesterday’s date : —“A sud den and singular change in the weather took place at one o’clock this afternoon. Daring the morning the sky had been nearly cloudless, with almost a dead calm. During the forenoon a vast rounded mass of white cumulus clouds banked up over the Hutt Valley, and seemed to advance from the N. E. suddenly. At the time men tioned a hard southerly gale came on, with dense masses of low, swiftly driving mist,, which lay almost on the surface of the bay and completely hid the surrounding hills, though the sky above this mist could be seen to be as clear and blue as ever,”

Railway League. —At a meeting of committee of this body, at Christchurch, last evening, the following resolution was carried, after discussion :—“ That this committee, having had an interview with the Railway Commission, is disappointed to find that the Commission regards it as beyond its powers to report on any ex tension of the Middle Island trank line by way of the West Coast, and that in view of the comparatively great import ance of connecting the East and West Coasts by railway, the Government be re spectfully requested to issue a new Com mission, or extend the powers of the pre sent Commission, so as to admit of a report being obtained on the advisability or otherwise of making the said extension of the trunk line by way of the West Coast.” It was also resolved to canvas for sub scriptions towards the objects of the League. A. R. C. Spring Meeting. The first day’s racing concluded yesterday with a hack race, which was won hy Lady Helen, out of a field of eight. The mare led all the way and won easily. She was the favorite. After all was -over the general opinion appeared to be that a very capital day’s sport had been experienced, and if to-morrow furnishes as good a day the visitors will have no reason to complain. Everything passed off well. There were no accidents of any kind, and but one arrest on the ground— that of a drunken and disorderly character. In addition to the already published programme for to morrow, another event is announced in the shape of a Selling Hack Race, part - culars of which will be found elsewhere, .■should the weather be as propitious to morrow as it has been for the last week the Ashburton Club’s Spring Meeting of 1882 may be looked upon as the moat successful ever held by that energetic and spirited body. The Mackenzie Clause Interpreted. —ln a letter to the Otago Daily Times Mr Yincent Pyke, M.H.E., writes—“ From a common sense point of view it is quite too absurd to suppose that the law con templates shutting out the present holder of a pastoral license from the possibility of becoming the purchaser of a now li cence or lease for even a portion of his run when it is next offered to public com petition in divided areas. Such a law would indeed out-Gracchus the agrarian law of Rome. It would be equivalent to a law of pastoral prescription as against the present licensees, such as was never designed, nor would over be assented £o even by an infinitesimal minority in the New Zealand Parliament.” He then re marks that the Act of 1882 deals exclu sively with the future, and concludes : “It is admitted that the clause is very loosely drafted, and that the words ‘ under this Act ’ should have teen inserted after the words ‘ no original holder, transferee, or other person occupying any pastoral lands.” But both the intention of the clause and its legal interpretation admit of no doubt. The sole object aimed at is to prevent any person from becoming the holder of more than one of the future leases, and not that the present holders should be exceptionally debarred from purchasing one such lease, nor are the provisions of the c’ause capable of bearing such an outrageously strained construc tion.” Otago A. and P. Show. —For the Otago Agricultural Society’s Show yester day there was capital weather and a good attendance for the first day. Cattle, sheep, and implements were judged. Mr Menlove, from Oamaru, scored the moat points in shorthorns, the New Zealand and Agricultural Company being second. The latter company’s bull, Earl of Bruns wick, was second. Ho was, however, ad judicated champion, and his stock took a number of prizes. Of Ayrshires there was a magnificent show and great compe tition. Messrs A. and J. McParlane beat MrGemmell, of Oamaru, in the number of points by two, out of some tec or eleven exhibitors. Great interest was taken in the exhibition of merinos, which were all of the Australian type. The Hon. R. Campbell took first prizes both in rams and ewes, his imported ram Golden Tom taking first prize in that class, and one of his own breeding the second prize. Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co., who took honors in previous years, were a good second on this occasion. In Leicesters the blew Zealand and Agricultural Com pany had things pretty well their own way in Borders and English classes. Mr Mar croft’s ’exhibits from Canterbury w re passed over by the judges. In ploughs, Messrs Reid and Grey beat Messrs P. and D. Duncan, of Christchurch, and Mir Dun can took a well deserved first prize for a broadcast sower, and Messrs Haxton and Beattie were first in harrows.

The Wellington Cor.—King Quail and Welcome Jack have beet scratched for this event. Death of a Celebrated Si: ging Master. The death is announced at Paris of the renowned teacher of singing, Pierre Francois Wartel. Ho was born at Versailles on April 3, 1806. Wartel’s name is chiefly famous as the teacher of Christine Nilsson, Marie Roze, and Trobelli.

Stage Americans. —Miss Fanny Daven port has been favoring the New York Mirror with her English impressions. Amongst other things, the clever little ac tress is bitterly aggrieved at the notions the English still seem to have of Ameri cans, judging by the stage American they present. He is supposed to c mtinually re mark, “ That’s so !” in a loud, coarse voice; when he receives a favor to say, “ I’m obligated to you”; to say in the presence of ladies, “ That’s a d d lie ”; and to be always cheating at cards. “ At another theatre,’* writes Miss Daven port, “ There is an American heiress, and her expressions are “ Bet my bottom dol lar," “You bet,” and the never-dying “ That's so.” Police Court. — At this Court this morning, before Mr T. Bullock, J.P., John McClure (who had before inter viewed the Bench) was fined 10s, or twenty-four hours’ imprisonment with hard labor for drunkenness. Samuel Hill, who had also indulged in the cheer ing cup too freely, was let off on contri buting 5s to the revenue. George Barker was fined 5s for drunkenness, and was then charged with stealing a swag, value L 5, the property of J. Cummings, on which charge he was, at the request of the police, remanded till to-morrow. Fred erick Bisden pleaded guilty to being drunk and using obscene language to the police at the racecourse yesterday, and was fined 6s on the first charge and 10s on the second, and ordered to pay 5s cab hire. Struck Oil. —Last evening Mr F. M. Willmott’s clever company played “Struck Oil,” by request, to a crowded house. As “ Struck Oil ” was played here so recently it would be superfluous to give a detailed description of it over again. The perform ance was highly successful. Mr Wilkin son’s humor, and Mr John Heaford as tho hypocritical deacon, created roars of laughter. Mias Amy Johns made a capi tal Lizzie Stofel, her singing and dancing being repeatedly encored. The rest of the company did ample justice to the minor parts. To-night the company will per form the dramatised version of Mrs Henry Wood’s novel “ East Lynne,” after which a ball will be given, which, no doubt, will be a great success. We should advise all who have not yet obtained tickets to inter view Mr S. Moss, the secretary, at the Somerset Hotel.

Doctor’s Devices. —“ Atlas,” remarks that a peep into a medical journal is not a bad way of spending an idle quarter of an hour.. It takes you behind the s enos and into the secrets of the business. I find that not only are sledges used during the winter in some parts of the Highlands by medical men in pursuit of their vocation, but carrier-pigeons are being successfully employed to carry prescriptions to the surgery, and to bring later tidings of the .case. Upon the announcement of the carriage tax, country doctors took active measures for its evasion by adopting tricycles, with a view to dispensing with the gig. One practitioner says he has traversed 6,000 miles on his tricycle in a hilly country with the greatest of ease, only it takes ‘‘ a hard month’s practice. ” All are agreed that for night work the tricycle has advantages, for it is always ready, and they can be miles on their journey by the lime a horse and trap can be prepared in the sleepy hours of night. During the day time, however, it is apt to fall a prey to the curiosity of village boys while standing outside the patient’s door. It is clear that the calm and spotless M.D. is “ going out,” and a dusty, soiled, and knickerbockered doctor is rapidly coming in to feel our pulse with one hand, while wiping his dewy forehead with the other. A Useful Portrait. —Says the Mel bourne correspondent of the Timoru Herald: —“Man in his time plays many parts.” We have the authority of Shake speare for the assertion. And no doubt the dictum of England’s bard is equally applicable to woman. But we’ve pro gressed since the days of the “ divine Williams," as our Gallic friends style him, and not only do man and woman play many parts, but their counterfeit present ments are made at times to follow suit. In the windows of all the music shops in Melbourne there is at the present moment a large lithographic portrait of a lady pur porting to be a likeness of the actress Miss Annie Adere. Her name, at all events, is displayed on each side of the picture. There are, however, some pertinent fel lows about, blessed, or cursed, with in convenient memories, who remember the lithograph when it was the subject of some law proceedings in Adelaide, in which the “ poor printer” and a certain theatrical manager were involved. Then the portrait was one of Miss Ada Ward, another theatric d star, and her name duly appeared on the picture. At the present moment it has disappeared—cut off from the bottom of the lithograph. But the initials of the aforesaid manager still figure prominently on a spot where it would be inconvenient to remove them, and serve to enable those who “ know you know,” to recognise what, in this instance, is truly a “ counterfeit pre sentment. ”

Holloway’s Pills. —The changes of tem perature and weather frequently upset person who are most careful of their health, and mos particular in their diets. These corrective purifying, and gentle aperient Pills are the best remedy for all defective actions of the digestive organs; they augment the appetite, strengthen the stomach, correct biliousness, andcarry off all that is noxious from the system. Holloway’s Pills are composed of rare balsams, uumixed with baser matter, and on that account are pe culiarly well adapted for the young, delicate, ami aged. As this peerless medicine has gained fame in the past, so will it preserve it in the future by itsrenovatingandinvigoratingqualities, and its incapacity of doing harm.—[Advt.]

MOUNT HUTT ROAD BOARD.

The above Board met on Thursday last. Present—Messrs Alington, Cameron, and the Chairman (Mr Julian Jackson). The Overseer’s report was read and con sidered. It was resolved to send a copy of that portion of the report relating to the storm-water having been diverted from its natural course, with the name of the person who had interfered bj blocking the course, to the County Council, and ask them to deal with the matter.—lt was also resolved to put a notice in each paper circulating in the district informing owners of property where gorsc is spread ing from their fences that unless they grub out the gorse immediately they will be liable to be proceeded against under section 98 of the Public Works Act, 1876. —A letter was read from Mr John Grigg, refusing to form the streets in the town ship laid out by him in Methvon, and stating his reason, namely, that he had sold all the sections. The Clerk was in structed to send a copy of Mr Grigg's letter to the School Committee, as they had applied to the Board to have the streets formed. From Mr James Johnston, of Somerton, and several other residents in that locality, requesting the Board to form the re mainder of the Chertsey road. The Board decided to form four miles of the road, from Mitcham to Barrhill road; also to form the remainder of the Boundary road. Tenders to be called for the next meeting.—The Chairman stated that he sent a telegram to Mr J. M. Ritchie, of Dunedin, also a copy of the telegram to {

Mr George King, of Christchurch, with drawing from sale the land in road that had been closed through the late Mr Henderson’s property, which had been, » under offer for several months and not* 1 accepted. A telegram was read from ! Mr i Ritchie, stating that he thought time was of no moment, and that he intended ac-i -; copting the land. A letter from Mr King was read asking the Board to still adhere to their offer. Chairman’s action ap proved of. The Clerk was instructed to write to Mr Ritchie and Mr King inform ing them of the Board’s decision.—Mr T. Dowling wrote regretting that he was un able'to open up the roads proposed to bo opened up by him, as the Chief. Surveyor had refused to certify a plan unless a sur vey had been made of the roads proposed to be opened. Mr Dowling stated that he had made arrangements for the survey to be made, and would communicate with the Board as soon as the survey was completed. It was resolved that Mr Dowling be requested to give im mediate attention to the Board’s request, and to either place gates on the line of roads or else remove within seven days all obstructions from public roads through the Highbank estate, failing which he should bo considered liable to an action at law for obstructing public roads.—From the County Council, informing the Board that the Council’s Engineer would inspect the line of drainage from Methven to Highbank, apd report upon it. Resolved that Mr McMillan and the Chairman of the Board meet Mr Baxter, and confer with him upon tho proposed scheme of storm water drainage. From the same, requesting the Board to see that tho dif ferent crossings over the races were kept in order, and the posts on which were the notices to be. kepi either whitewashed or sized. It was resolved to write and ask the Council who was to boar the ccst of the work ; also, to ask tho Council who was liable in case of accidents through the contractors for the water-races opening up a narrow ditch across the roads, and leav ing them in this dangerous state.— From the County Council re the destruction of small birds. It was resolved to co-operate with the Council as re quested. The Board considered that lOd per hundred for either eggs or heads of birds too little, and decided to supplement it by 2d per 100, and to allow the Clerk to certify to the quantity and make the payments for either the birds’ heads or eggs, to be delivered from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday evenings, at the office. —From Mr Vincent Pyke, informing the Board that he was preparing a handbook of local government law, and offering to supply the Board with a copy. The Chairman stated that he had ordered one, and his action was approved of.—From the secretary of the Rakaia and Ashbur ton Forks Railway Company, informing the Board that they were not in a position at present to hand over the land beside the line for the purpose of opening up the road. It was resolved to write to the traffic manager and request him to pro vide access through the railway yard at Methven.—Messrs Alington, Henderson, and Friedlander Bros, wrote signifying their willingness to put a the race inside their fences, as suggested by the Board, but as the majority of the property owners having land beside this race had not replied to the Board’s suggestion, it was resolved to write to the County Coun cil, and request them to take steps to re move the race from tho road. After pas sing accounts to the amount of LllO 13s the Board adjourned till December 14th.

THE JUDGE’S WIG.

[‘ ‘ Chambers’s journal. ”] Occasionally very awkward conse quences have been known to follow from acting on the spur of the moment. It is related of Lord Ellen borough that, when on one occasion he was about to set out on Circuit, his wife expressed a wish to accompany him, a proposition to which his Lord ship assented, provided there were no bandbox tucked under the seat of his carriage, as he had too often found there had been when honored with her Ladyship’s company before. Accord ingly they both set out together, but had not proceeded very far before the judge, stretching out his legs under the seat in front of him, kicked against one of the flimsy receptacles which he had specially prohibited. Down went the window with a bang, and out went the bandbox into the ditch. The startled coachman immediately commenced to pull up, but was ordered to drive on and let the thing lie were it was. They reached the Assize town in due course, and his Lordship proceeded to robe for the Court. “ And now, where’s my wig ? where’s my wig ?” he demanded, when everything else had been donned. “Your.wig, my Lord,” replied the servant tremulously, “ was in that bandbox your Lordship threw out of the window as we came along.”

A. & P. ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL SHOW.

President —Mr E.S. Coster. Vice-president— Mr C. Percy Cox. Committee—Messrs T. Bullock, J. Clark, J. Carter, R. Friedlander, C. J. Harper, A. Letham, J. Lambie, F. T. Mayo, R. Millar, D. Oliver, S. Saunders, J. E. Trevor, T. Taylor, H. T. Winter, D. Williamson. A. Harrison, hon. treasuerer. Geo. Jameson, secretary. The fifth annual Show in connection with the Ashburton Agricultural and Pas toral Association, was hold at the County Saleyards to-day. The early morning was cloudy and overcast, but by 7 o’clock the sun shone out, the blue sky showed, and the weather was superb. Three great events coming together in Ashburton are almost as uncommon, so far as we are concerned, as the occurrence of three Sundays in a week. This year the Show day has been sandwiched between two raco days, and consequently both Show and Races have attracted a larger number of visitors than usual. Since noon yester day, offices, shops, and warehouses in town have been closed, and Ashburton has abandoned itself to sight-seeing, and the holidays will not close until after to morrow is over, when another day’s racing will terminate the fun until Christmas time comes round. The “ Carnival ” week brought a number of visitors to Ashbur ton yesterday, and many more arrived by the the North and South trains to-day. All the exhibits were on the ground by 9 o’clock, and an hour later the public— that is to say the half-crown public—were admitted. Up to noon the attendance, as is always the case, was limit'd, but with twelve o’clock and shilling prices the pub lic commenced'to “rollup,” and the at tendance largely increased as the day wore on. The road to the ground pre sented an animated appearance from a very early hour, the number and variety of vehicles, the visitors on horseback and the visitors on foot, all combined to make things pretty lively along the route. And now we will describe a ramble round the grounds. The horses extended in a lorfg line straightaway from the gate on the Great South road right across the ground. To the left were the implements, occupying the same place as last year, and filling the uninitiated with astonishment, and the knowing ones with admiration. In a line with the implements were the carts, farm drays, buggies, etc., a very nice collection, and beyond these again were the New ' Zealand manufactures and produce in a >

Ugtfftd commodioiw building of corru gatei iron,|a 'gteat improvement on the mtMim all sorts of jthifigd were ehown, ranging ®rt»Tpoap attd candles jtpjhoots and cloth ini£ihe being exhibited *»y Mr SnlUison, and the Utter by jt?\e tvhiapoi Wopllen Factory. Hfere (interesting exhibits on a hot day) was abundance of beer shown by Messrs Moore and Sons and the Outaid e tho shedHTSs fool p co jected so as to form a shelter for the dogs, and they no doubt appreciated tho grateful shade. At too many showeibo oaimio ex hibits are left tied to a fence all day in the

blazing sun, treatment calculated to make the best-tempered dog “ snappish ” at the approach of visitors. Passing the poultry, a very creditable collection, the sheep pens are reached, and beyond these are the cattle, while close at hand are the pigs squealing an indignant protest at the whole proceedings. Mr Hill, of the Somerset, had an attractive booth for tha sale of liquors, and Mrs Butler had an other close by. Both must have driven -a good trade, as the weather was hot and the visitors thirsty. Mr Davison had .a very nice booth for the sale of fruit and confectionery, etc., and Mr T. Poole, of Christchurch, had a booth for the sale of light refreshments also. Mr Quill was the caterer for the luncheon supplied to th|e committee. Amongst the amusements provided were a “ merry-go-round,” and a shooting gallery, both of which appeared to be well patronised. The Volunteer brass band was in attendance and played enliven ing selections during the day. Altogether the Show must be pronounced a and is as far in advance of that of 1881 as that year’s was of its predecessor. Mr George Jameson, the hard-working secre tary, deserves a word of praise tor his exertions in connection with the and which went far, doubtless, to make it the success that it was. The secret iryi committee, judges, and all worked hard and worked well. The annual dinner takes place this evening, at Quill’s i Hotel.

SHEEP. Eighty-nine sheep of all claases were shown this year as against eighty-seven last year. The merinos were not nearly so numerous, but their quality was fairiy maintained. For the best ram above eighteen months old there were only four entries. Mr J. Browne secured first honors for a nice animal bred by the exhibitor, and a highly commended for another ex hibit in the same class. Messrs Gould and Cameron took a.second'prize >fdt an' exhibit in the same class, and Mr C. G.; Hawdon showed a fine animal, but the wool was rather coarse, and probably on: that account it was passed over by the, judges. In the class for best ram under; eighteen months old Mr W. Lyttelton: took the two first, and Mr 0. J. Harper and Mr C. G. Hawdon a secpnd each. For the best eWe above eighteen' months Mr Lyttelton secured a first and Mr..Hawdon a second prize. For best etfe * iftlder eighteen months Mr Lyttelton took first and Mr Hawdon a second prize.' For Mr Oliver’s prize of L2 2s for the. best five merino ' eweis under eighteetr months 'old, that have never been housed, clothed, or hand fed, Mr W. Lyttelton was the only scorer, taking a first. For Mr 0. ,G. Haw don’s prize of L 3 3s, for best !j fivA merino rams under eighteen months, that have never been housed, clothed, or hand fed, Mr 0. J. Harper secured a first, the judges being of opinion that, Mr Lyttel ton’s exhibits were rather short in the staple, although they admitted them to be fine animals. For the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company’s prize of a piece of plate, value L 3 3s, for best pen of five merino rams qndep eighteen months old, Mr Harper' was the only scorer, the judges passing the other ex hibits with little comment. There were eleven, entries in the ..Lincoln class. For best’ ’ ram above eighteen months .old, Messrs Dudley, and; Northey took a first and second, they being the only exhibitors besides Messrs Gould and Cameron. For best ram under eighteen months, Messrs Dudley and Northey took a first and second, being the only exhibi tors in the class ; and for the best ewe above eighteen months the same firm scored a first and second, and Tor best ewe under eighteen months took: a ■ second. There were twenty-seven entries in Lei cesters; Mr Bonifant taking & first, for best ram under eighteen months, Mr Marcroft a second, and Mr T. Taylor a commended ticket. For best Leicester ram under eighteen months Mr Marcrof;, was the only scorer, taking a commended ticket. For best Leicester ewe above eighteen months, Mr Bonifant took a first second, and copimendpd; ,being: the only scorer in the class. f'or best ewe under eighteen months old, Messrs Wilkin and Carter took a first against all comers. The Romney Marsh sheep, dozen in num ber, were, taking them altogether, a very creditable lot. For beat ewe above eighteen months, Me srs Wilkin and Car ter took a first and second, and-for best ewe under 18 months, the same firm took a first arid second. The fat sheep were few in number and fairly good in quality. Mr W. Saunders took a first'frit pen of best five cross-bred wethers (of any age) for butchers’purposes, Messrs’ Wilkin 1 arid Carter a second, and Mr J. Bonifant a commended. For best ten 1 fat'lambs (any b eed), Messrs Wilkin and Carter took a first, and Mr James Tinker a second; : For Dr Trevor’s prize of L2 2s for best pen of fine merino ewes, with cross-bred lambs at foot (ewes and lambs to be taken into consideration), Mr W. Hartnell took first, and Mr J. W. Smith-second honors. There were only three entries for the prize. For Messrs Matson, Cox andjCo.’s prize of L2,12s 6d for best or wethers under eighteen months old, the progeny of merino ewes of {ongw.ool fPaijns of any breed (to be specified),' there ‘was only onemandidate, Mr T. Clephane, who showed a nice pen, the progeny'of Lei cester and Lincoln rams, and secured a first award. For Messrs Matson,’ Cox and Co.’s prize of L2 12s 6d , for the. best five' ewes or wtthers above eighteen months, the progeny of merino, e.wea and long wool rams of any nure breed, there was no entry. Mr James Jamieson’s prize of LI Is for the beat cross-bred sheep (first cross), ewe or wether, four tooth, bred from merino ewe. only brought out three entries. Mr Jamieson was awarded his own prize by the judges fora beautiful cross-bred wether, Mr O. Digby taking a second. v „ ~,

CATTLE. ' ' SHORTHORNS. In Class 1., for the best bull,.- Mr R. Anierson exhibited a fine animal, Lord Napier, by Knightless Honor, bred by Mr Grigg, and secured first prize. A small animal by Marlborough, bred by Mr Mar iroft, took second honors. There were only two entries in this class. In the class for cows of any age Mr O. Digby had two very nice exhibits, and secured a second prize for a well-made cow. Messrs Dudley and Northey showed a splendid cow, Daphne, by Monitor, and took first honors. She really is a beautiful animal. For a clean-looking animal, of nice cotor and quality,Mr Marcroft’s entry was highly commended. The same breeder was commended for a useful cow and good milker. OTHER BREEDS. Mr O. Digby obtained a highly com mended for a nice little Ayrshire bull, by Prince Imperial. A very pretty and evenly-made animal, of the same bre?d. shown by Mr James Reid, took first prize. This animal possesses all the characteris tics of the Ayrshire breed, and was very much admired. For the best cow of any age Mr W. Marcroft secured a first prize with a well-made and pretty oolored cow. For the best cow of any age or breed Mr J. W.

Silcock was commended for a nice looking animal. Mr James Tasker secured second prize for a red cow in prime milking condition. Messrs Dudley and Northey were highly commended for a very pretty cow by Eoyal Gwynne, which showed the breeding of her sire to a good extent. For a very pretty little cow of the Alderney kind, Messrs Wilkin and darter were awarded a first. She was in the “ fullest ” of profit, and was un doubtedly a splendid milker. For the best dairy cow there were only three en tries to compete for the Ashburton Cheese and Butter Factory’s prize. Mr K. Anderson secured first honor, with a splendid milch cow, with a bag apparently large enough to supply a small factory with milk. For the best two-year-old heifer, Mr J. 0. Bell took a first with an only entry. For the beat fat cow and heifer, Messrs Wilkin and Carter took a first prize for a fine large framed heifer, Mr 0. Digby taking second honors with a very good exhibit. There were two fat steers, calved since July, 1879, exhibited by Mr Digby, but no prizes were awarded. In the extra classes, Mr J. Tucker ex hibited a nice little Ayrshire heifer, ten months old, by Prince Imperial, and was commended. Mr James Reid also ex* hibited a splendid heifer, two-years-old, and took a first prize. The same exhibi tor secured a highly commended foraliltle rod heifer of the same breed. MrO. Digby took second honors with a well-made Ayreshire heifer, two years, by Prince Imperial. Messrs Wilkin and Carter ex hibited two nice Brittany heiffera, and a bull of the same breed. They were of good quality, but seemed rather wild. No awards were made by the judges for this class of breed. On the whole, the show of cattle were not a large one, but many of the exhibits was first class, and superior to those of last year. We noticed, however, that Mr John Qrigg did not exhibit at all this year, which is owing, no doubt, to the sale that has lately taken place at Longbeaoh.

HORSES. DRAUGHT. In the class for the best entires of any age there were only four entries on the catalogue, but, owing to Messrs Gould and Cameron’s Charlie being entered in the wrong class by error, he was allowed to go before the judges, Mr J. Gilmour'e Kelvin, by Prince Royal, showed very welL He is a most useful and compact animal, and would no doubt have secured the first prize had he not been lame. Mr Thomas’s Commander, by Sir Colin Campbell, looked the pink of perfection, and was perfectly entitled to first place, which was duly accord d him. Mr Walker’s Strathmore, by Glenroy, looked extremely well, and is no doubt a useful horse for farm stock. He secured second prize. Messrs Gould and Cameron’s Charlie, by RoyaU is a' nice-looking animal, and was highly commended. Messrs Davies Co. exhibited a strong useful-looking horse, only throe years old, Duke of. Edinburgh by Banker. We regret that so few of this class of horses competed, but those that were shown were of good quality and made up, perhaps, somewhat fot the paucity of numbers. , Ip the class for the best mare in foal or with foal at foot, there were eight entries. Mr J. Gilmour’s grey mare-Jean, by Lord Glasgow, was a nice well-bred mare with foal at foot bj Kelvin. She -has all the qualities of a draught brood mare, with good action, and was well deserving of first place, which the judges accorded her. Messrs Gould and Cameron’s mare Nelly is a grand animal, and shows plenty of breeding ; her action is good, apd h|a plenty of quality. The judges gave hpr second prize. Messrs Wilkin and Carter had a very good mare with a nice foal. Mr Stoddart’s Grace, by Prince, is a well bred mare, and secured a highly coni mend. In the class for dry mares, Mr J. Gilmour took first hnnors with a grand mare Polly by Sir Colin Campbell. Mr W. r Stoddart’s Pride is also a well bred mare fit for any kind of farm work ; her action is good, and has plenty of strength ; she secured a second prize. Mr T. McDowell's Maggie was deservedly highly commended. For the best draught mare shown with two of her progeny, Mr Stoddart cook first honors with a very fine mare called , Gyp. For the beat mare or gelding suit able for a carrier’s cart up to 30cwt, there, were no less than seven entries. The horses wore all very good. The entry of the Borough Council was undoubtedly the best in the class, and took first prize with a nice gelding. For the filly class, foaled since July Ist, 1879, there werq; four nice looking animals entered. Mr, W. Stoddart again secured a first prizes with a splendid filly by Sir Colin Camp bell. Mr Harris’s exhibit took place, and a nice well-bred filly by Prinop, Royal, bred by Mr T. Taylor, was com,-; mended. In class 5, for the best filly.; foaled since July Ist, 1880, there was only one entry, that of Mr G. Hamilton, which was ac -orded a first prize. For the j yearling filly class, there were three en»“ tries, but only two faced the judges. Mr Gilmour showed a nice animal by Prince.. Royal, which took first prize, Mr R. thews •securing the second prize with ay nice brown filly by Young Banter. For* the best gelding of any r age or class, there were seven entriss of first-class horses; ; Mr R. Millar took first honors with a fine, gelding, Mr John Gilmour again securing a second place with a splendid animal by,. Glenroy, Mr W. Jameson taking a highly-/ commended for another gelding by the,, same horse. Mr Hugh Smith was com? , mended for a well -made gelding by Pre-.., tender. For the best colt foaled since July Ist, Mr W. Stoddart exhibited a-, well made colt by Prince Royal. Mr , Gilmour’a exhibit was a fine well'; made bay colt, and took second; prize. A highly-commended was awarded. .’ to Mr J. Shearer for a bay colt by Victor. ; , Altogether the exhibits in this class were 1 very good. Mr D. Williamson’s Jock, by:,. Heather Jock, looked well, and no doubt was deserving of a prize. For the best,,., yearling draught colt Mr R. Matthews took first prize with a well-made bay colt by Young Banker. There were only four entries in this class. Mr J. W. Maidens- ~ took first honors for the best cart foal by Muir Lad. Messrs Wilkin and Carter also had a very good exhibit. Mr F. Benuison exhibited a splendid, well-

matched pair of draught horses, working together, and shown in harness, and secured a first prize. In Class X., for the best team of three, on the same conditions as the previous class, there were only two entries, but only one of them faced the judges, viz., :■ that of Mr Hugh Johnston. A first prize was awarded, as the horses were well • ■’ matched. For the best two-year-old colt or filly by Heather Jock, Mr G. Hamil ton secured a first with a nice bay filly,:- and for the best two-year-old colt or filly by Victor, Mr Shearer took first honors, and Mr R. Millar a highly commended •' for two very good exhibits. A. mistake . : was evidently made with regard to Messrs Davies and Co.’s Duke of Edinburgh, 1 which was entered in the wrong class. Had he been entered in class VII, for colts foaled since July Ist, 1879, we believe a first would have been awarded. With regard to the judging, we believe it to have given every satisfaction, but there was great delay on the part of exhibitors in bringing forward their ex hibits into the ring. We have to thank Mr F. T. Mayo for his kindness in furnish ing our representative with information in the draught horse classes. BLOOD STOCK. | We are unable to give the results of the judging in this class, owing to the results not coming in in time to the secretary, and the difficulty in finding out the ' various exhibits. PIGS. / For the best Berkshire boar, Mr O. > '

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1882.



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