Ashburton Guardian MAGNA EST VERITAS ET PRÆVALEBIT. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1893. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

—_ ™—- qp The police of Paris number about 8000. In another column is advertised the date which Mr Pumellwill address the Ashburton electors at Pendarves- The steamer Maori which left Wellington on sth inst for Calcutta with a cargo of | horses passed Singapore on Tuesday. We remind our readers that the Myra Kemble Company conclud their season in | Ashburton to-night with the sparkling and I amusing comedy of v Jane." The output of young trout from the Wellington Acclimatisation Society's pond at Masterton this season up to the present has been half a million fish, and there are about 1 300,000 still left in the boxesjfor distribution. JudtjeMcKinley.of Duluth, says the "Pilot' is in a singular position. He is Judge in the Circut court iv which his wife, recently admitted to the bar, will practice, He is probably the only man in the world who can prevent his wife from having the last word. "Great wits jump"' i? a comreon proverb, and in illustration of the fact it m\y be noted that the suggestion of an Upper House com posed wholly of the fair sexes was put forth simultaneously by Sir George Grey, at Parnell, and Mr W. W. White, at Ashbur ton. In the Wellington Magistrates' Court on Friday atternoon a young man named Edward Wade, who was arrested at Palmer stoa North, was committed for trial on a charge of presenting a revolver at the daughter of the licensee ol the Army and Navy Hotel, Wellington, and demanding drink for himself and two friends. The Sah'ation Army banquet was at tended Gn Friday by a Urge number of peop'e, who did ample justice to the good things pro- Tided. A crowded meeting was afterwards led by Colonel Biiley, assisted by Major Veal, and the gathering was considered very successful. The hearing of the charge against Colonel Biiley and Major Bobiuson is set down for hearing to-day in the Milton R.M. Court. On reference to advertisement of Messrs Miles and Company, Limited, we observe that, their first wool sale of the season will be held in Ashburton on Friday, December 8, when all the foreign and colonial buyer 3 will be present. Several clips are already to hand, and Miles an I Company announce that they have special storage facilities for the most satisfactory display of all wool Wtrusted to them for disposal. Approp.es to a cablegram in another eoloumn of this issue wo may mention that the " Hawke's P,*y Herald" of the 23rd inst. sa ys : << We hear on unquestionable author ity that the re-construction scheme of the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company will be ready for the approvall of the C^urt in a i few days. A cable message says that all the main details have been satisfactorily arranged only some ni'nor points, in no sense vital, having now to be settled No doubt matters would have been brought to a head e&lier had jt not been for the long vacation, which ends to-day, the Michaelmas law term com mencing to-morrow," On these plains of ours, whars many of the acifctlers are wholly dependent ,on the races for water supply, a good filter is as necessary as a water bucket. It will be rei#embere 1 that at a previous Ashburton Show Mr B. G. Wright, M.H.R., offered a five guinea pris-.e for the best filter suitable for purifying in £*rge quantities and speedily the race water. Mr Bute wag the successful competitor with his Acme filter. Siuce £hen, however, he has greatly improved upon his in.v&nti^n, and at this year's Show he had a long line of filers on exhibition and in full work Water holding <slay ir. suspension very densely purified thoroughly and fn & remarkable short space of time, Of lat,e 3sr Rule has had some filter shells specially made for him at the pottery, and the pretfcy dcaigj) of these, with the fine glazing, makes quite an article of furniture of this very iiffefifcive filtsr*

ASHBURTON A. and P. ASSOCIATION.

—♦> SIXTEENTH ANNUAL IXHIBITION

THE SHOW.

To most of the old farmers of this county the annual show of the Ashburton A., and P. Association is a sorb of mile stone on tho road through life. A large number a very large number —of the grand old men who, in their prime six teen years ago, were workinglike Trojans, wresting from the wilderness the sweet spots tint are now their homes, and which are also .the pride as well as the hope and trust of the town-dwellers, for 11 The farmer feeds them all," as the well-known old poem has ifc, are still hale and hearty, although like " John Anderson, my jo," their pows are now frosty, their step leas elastic, and their eye perhaps less clear. They saw the first show the Association held, as they also saw the Association formed ; but they saw and felt as well what it was to make the district ready and fib to hold a show. They had experienced the toils and inconveniences, not to say hardships, that had to be endured before the intract able waste had been subdued, oufc of which grew the snag homes and farm lands of which they are j uatly proud, and in which pride every settler in the county from the highest to the lowest heartily participates. They came through all the vicissitudes of the early times of drought and dry land, of fierce nor-west gales blasting with their hot breath the young corn in the ear and withering the tender herbage on which the life of stock depended. They knew the period of the colony's history when roads were not and the nearest practical way to any given point was a bee line. They saw the country networked with roads when that waa done they fancied an era of civilisation had dawned upon them. They saw the great master-stroke of the County Council initiated and in time brought to that point of perfection which has now been reached, when through every farm flows a living stream of water. They saw seedling trees planted in many places on the bare plain, and saw it too with hopelessness in their hearts as to ever seeing the matured trees. And now they note the difference. Less than twenty years have gena by, and all the drawbacks pictured above have disappeared, and the county how looks j like a slice cut from an agricultural county in Britain The coifs and trials of the early days taught the early settlers many salutary lessons ; the experience then gained opened their ayes to many things they did not know in the Old Land, gave theai more liberal viewd of life, and •hook out of them many of fche old con servative notions in regard to work and modes of doing wotk that they held, and so ths farmers of Ashburton became a body forming in themselves a ready market for everything likely to prove a genuine labor saver, or that would enable ■a man to go about his work the very shortesb way known, and do it. Ready then to accept whatever they saw meri torious in this direction, tlie old fashioned tools and system? soon became effete, and were replaced on almost every farm by the best; efforts of the master work shops of the world. England vied with America for the patronage of the men of the little isl <nds of the far Pacific, and to prosecute the trade ia machinery and implements which they appeared to value so highly, both count riec sent to oui shores keen eyed and quick wit ted experts whose genuine surprise at the fertility of our sol and the genial character of our cliimte, as well as the beiuty of our go -fiery was an advertisement in itself far our colony that has done more to make her known to the world than all the handbooks ever published. It is trom this standpoint that the o}.l farmer looks back over the past, notei the marks of (he progress made, and foresees still greater in the future. And the Show every year helps him to make this mental reckoning and retrospect, recalls the past and indicates the future, reminds him of errors made but rectified, and in this life of ours teeming with lessons as it is, shows him, time tutorei and toil-taughb as he may be, that though there may be " noth ing new under the sun," the advent of the grey hairs and the totterina; step puts no period to theopportunities for learning. And the Show to the agriculturist— whether ho be grey with the sun and storm of many y> ars and bent with many days' pJ.oddjmg jajb the tail of a plough, or fresh and elastic with ajl tho energy of his youn? blood ftill in him—is a practical college in which the exhibits are tie object lessons and (he daily life upon the farm is the teacher. The Association is the Board of Educa tion which runs this practical school, and ithough the school has but one day's session in the year it imparts lessona in every department of farm life t^at will supply Hie diligent student with fijod for thought and study all the year round. And surely this is a great mission—the mission of a teacher of the arts and principles that prevail in the life's battle which the tiller of. the 501! has to fight, and upon the successful issue of yhic^. year after year depends the future of this j colony, i The sisieonth show of the Association was, as we prophesied last ye^r ifc wo^ld bo, the best entered c f ftny that has yet been held in Asliburfcoii, Jn a previous issue we gave a tabulated statement showing the entries for the last four years, and these given in column showed i at a glajjsa where the increases and decreases have ta.ken piaos. As a matter J of fact the decreases are of little import ance, but the increases are to bo found in the classes vtyioh jj-t is one ol the first objects of tho Assoeiafcion to ci^Uivats and encourage. In a country such as ours, fertile in grass, and abundantly pro ductive of wool and the great staple of the Canterbury frozni meat trade, the first j men in agricultural and pastoral pursuits in tho culotiy, and i)n lea^evs of pha A. and ]?. Associations, would be sadly wanting in fchej r duty to themselves and in thalTgtw **uit Qi pt^ot^ffi & hich is the secret of a country's HuT* 6** stability, if they were short-sighted enough to neglect the classes of the Show included under tho heading "Sheep," Thesomonarenot6h.Grtrsigh.fced, as the frozen meat trade itself abundantly grpyps, but if further proof were wanted the pens of sheep a}; this Show supply it without stint. For draught horses the show has been famous for several years, holding its own with the two great shows immediately south of us, and for saddle

and harness horses the county has a name to live. Pigs, too, hive not been ne glt cted, bub an improvement in the cattle entries would be noted with great pleasurp, seeing that the dairy industry is bcund to be one of the great facts of the future. Of course the clerk of the weather had a great deal to say as to the success of the annual Show from the point of view of the public generalJy,and was largely responsible for the amount of gate money, That mythical functionary as a general rule be haves well, but yesterday there were ominous indications of an unpleasant ex ception. In point of fact there was a heavy downpour of rain during the wee sma' hours, but at daybreak this had been reduced to a drizzle and by nine o'clock there was a clear-up, 'which after a few dull hours resulted in a real summer's day, and a perfect one for the Show, inas much as the usual dusty grounds were in the best possible order for the public. The Association is fortunate indeed in having the county stock market for a show yard, and here again the old pioneers are reminded by Its park-like appearance of the time whan the yellow-haired tussock was the dominant vegetation upon the site, and when nob a tree was to be seen near for miles. Now, the plantations have grown so luxuriantly that some of the tall pines afford grateful shade and shelter much relished and enjoyed by lady visitors to the show, belts of these trees encircling the grounds. For many years the yard was more than suffi cient- for all the wants of the show, but last year and this year, although the jumping contests have been moved to the track of the Ashburton Trotting Club [in the paddock beyond, there is still a scarcity of room. This scarcity, is not helped by a steady increase in the number of exhibits, and when the 1000 has been reached, as it assuredly will be soon, the question of increasing the show room will have to be considered in earnest, is ifc is, the implement yard is swallowed up by exhibitors, and Mr George Lamb, who was marshal in charge of this department had to use no small amount of tacb as well as skill In utilising the space for a fair display of the grand turn out of implements and machinsry. Apropos of the increased entries there may here be introduced the table we have printed annually since the show was first held in 1879, showing the entries in the several sections of the exhibition, and to those who know the history of the county from its settlement that table is an in teresting study: —

The luncheon roon> was in charge of Mr A. J. Kelly, of the Central Hotel, and his catering showed that he knew well how to toe the mark in this connection. He was wise, however, in giving the providoreship to Mrs Ranger—whose name as a caterer is a talisman to conjure by in Ashburton-— confining his whole attention to a department in which he fcund plenty to do, in spite of these times of direct veto. Mr Kelly also had the adjoining booth opposite the shed, and Mr John Henry, of the Commercial Hotel, hid the larga booth opposite the implement yard. Mr C. W. Davis had tho confectioner's booths, and his were perhaps as largely patronised as any booths on the ground. In addition to provision for creature comforts there were plenty of attractions in the "fair," of the varied character usually to be seen, and as the large crowd was a holiday one these were we|l patronised. A bout $OdQ people paid at the gates, and together with the usually large number who through heing exhibitor?, members of ihe Association and for other reasons are "deadheads" made a very large attendance. A word of pra;se is duo to Mr Simpson, the new secretary, and to the other officials for the excellent manner in which the ar rangements of the Show were carried out. Q\e (j'the officials who d-serves r p cial menif. m is Mr J. Mijller who a? assistant e'erk to the Sectary, peiformed pro digies of work, both in the propagation of the cValogue, the receiving and registering of entries, and in keeping of the standard rjcorda of the Show.

SHEEP.

The sheep show, wfych was a remark ably good one both for number and quality, may fye safely said to have been the iW'tfre Association has ever yet presented. ' Certainly it was the strongest in numbers, and it called oyt many of the l&ading sheep men. ia our district, as well as several from outside ouc boundaries. The chief of these Utter was Mr James Little, of Waikari, the founder of the 44 Waikari" bread of " half-bred inbreds," which have of late become so popular. Of the merinos bufc libfele may be said. The only exhibitors were Mr Lyotleton, of RokebyVand Mr Riceman, of Ashburton. S Mr Lyttleton had it? all his ovm way in ! the $ne combing classes, wfth gtand exhibits, snd 'Mr Bickman was not challenged in strong oombing. )n both department the exhibits pemrd were excellent sheep. Mr Littleton's were all his own breeding, bub in Mr Rickman's nice lob the three two-shear ram? shown were bred by the celebrated , southron teeydej: John Gortou, and ' certainly did vino discredit to his good name. sLiricolns called *ut Mr T. N. Dioby >ir" M. FHedlander, Mr C. wftiit4i JSSfJ- %in*efl;ov; m$ M^H. p. -« t iy|}Q, '^eheying in Harrisoo, Oi. *-„ • —**»* i«ubs the mtrit of two good ewes .... he had was game enough to show them, and got a conimendsd ticket. In stud rams in this bQption five required the at trition of the judges, and Mr Withell's fine, well set up ram was the winner of the red ticket, although the placing of it was not perhaps the m>st popular award of the day, notwithstanding the excellence of the sheep. Mr Friedlander's immense animal was s?con,d, while the highly oom-

mended arid commended cards were placed on a second exhibit by Mr Friedlander and i a very hrge framed animal shown by Mr , T. N. Digby. Mr Withell's young rama^ were also winners of the leading honors, Mr Friedlander getting the commended card, but th-5 judges had no easy task in making the awards, and Mr Withell's lot being so very even, if the points of ex cellenco in any one wore those favored by the judges as against those of Mr Fried lander's, there was only one course left for the judges to follow. In aged ewes Mr VVithell again was fcop sawyer will a , fine sheep, Mr Stringfellow's second re- I quiring the drawing of a very fine line on j the part of the judges to make the award, and indeed the second and following honors were high indeed in this cla^s, as all were excellent, and tke unplaced ewes | had nothing to be ashamed of. The pens of two young ewes with lambs at foot were also good all round,but evidently the style of sheep shown by Mr Withell fitted in with the judges' model, and he was again first with Mr String fellow highly commended, and Mr T. N. Digby next in order. In English Leicester's there were really fine sheep shown, the prime honors in sires going to Mr Digby, Mr Bonifant coming next. In young rams, however, Mr Little, of Waikari, was top scorer out of a field in which such names as John Grigg, T. N. Digby, J. Bonifant, Mawson Bros, and J. M. Furze appeared on the catalogue. | Mr Bonifant scooped the pool in eweH all along the line, with the one exception of a very well deserved first that went to Mr T. N. Digby in'young ewes. In Border Leicester the entries of aged rams were not considered good enogh for any award, and Mr Grigg's young rams gained first and second honors, while Mr Fried lander's ewes carried highest honors with Mr Grigg next in order. Mr Rick man's Souchdowns are well known, and he was the only exhibitor —therefore all the Srizes in this section went to him, while [r Friedlander, in similar circumstances in regard to Hampshires, got similar honors. So it was with Mr Grigg i and Shropshires. But the classes round which most interest centered were those for " Waikaiia "—half-bred inbreds. We well remember the opposi tion and fiercely adverse criticism Mr James Little,of Waikari, met with when, having fancied that the breeding of a cross from Lincoln and Merinos, and cop tinuing to breed from the progeny of such a cross, with close and careful culling, he could fix a stamp of sheep that would serve admirably for our frozen meat trade, and be also a good wool yielder, he pro ceeded to breed on these lines. But he held to his idea, and has the pleasure ot seeing his " Waxkaris " being adopted as a standard to work up to by men of note in the sheep world, and to find competi tors with him in the shows, now that, classes for Inbred halfbreda have been provided in the catalogue. In aged rams Mr Little's fine samples of the new jumbuck were not to be denied, but in the other classes, Mr Stringfellow came close up, and Messrs Lyttelton. Friedlander, and Rickman had not a little to s»y in the matter of producing fine sheep. In the more open classes for crossbreds some grand sheep were entered, Mr Rickman showing ths merino-Lincoln cross, Mr Stringfellow the Lincoln-merino, and Mr Friedlander the progeny of crossbred ewes >>y Hampshire rams. The show of fat sheep was also good, Mr Bonifant'a merino wethers being especially so, with Mr N. Fitzgerald's very well up, and Mr Fi inlander's Hampshire down sired wethers from crossbred ewes making ad mirable pens. Mr Stringfollow'M pets of Line .In sired theep ex merino were aleo good, but only gob seconl place against the Hampshire strain. Not many lambs were shown, but the only two exhibitors, Messrs Friedlander and Stringfellow, both scored.

CATTLE

Cattle wore not well represented, though some qE the classes had ft fair number of entries, and in most eases the qutlity was only moderate. This is to be wondered at in a district like AshbuHon, containing as it does a large acreage of land—especially towards the sea—well suited for cattle firming. The exception ally high prices ruling recently should ba sufficient encouragement for far.ners to give that department of stock more at tention than they do at present, In Shorthorns Mr H. Hight was first with the Duke of B >rgfeldt, for the best bull of any age, also appropriating the Farmers' Co-Operative Association's special prize for the best bull in the class The Duke of Borgteldt is a really first class »nijna}, fine, lengthy, a^id well topped back, with g(rd quarters and showing plenty of quality, a real type of a Shorthorn bull. Mr A. D, Awson's Con rad V, is also a fine animal and well deserved sesond honors. For the best yearling bull Mr John Small was unop posed and took first and second prices, with animals showing fair quality, but low condition deteriorated their appearance. In the remaining classes of Shorthorns Mr Small's were the only entries, excepting the class for the best heifer of two years old, in which Mr Doherty'a heifer, the only entry, was awarded a first prizs for a good beast. The quality of Mr Small's exhibits being good, though some showed moderate coudition, he was awarded prizes in each class. His Beauty in the class for the best cow of any age in milk is a very pretty cow, set nice and .square, a fine head, a large weli shaped vessel with good teats,and fine full eyes, all denoting % first class, breed. The Aryshire pens were mainly dependant again on Mr Robert Clarke, he taking all the awards excepting a highly commended, awarded to Mr ¥. M. Eickman's Daisy in the class for the best cow in milk and a second prize to Mr M- Miller's Spot for the best cow in calf. Mr Clarke's exhibits were of the usually good quality shown by him, his Maggie Warnock I being a very nice shaped cow, Vith ijnte milking qualities ( and all the points of an Ayrshire 1 cow. But Maggie Marnock VII was the best cow in the classes and showed really splendid quality. One entry, however, of Mr Clark's in the yearling heifer class, though considered by tho owner and , others to bo the best in the class, was, strange to say, not awarded a P nj?9- %n tho Jersey' classes Messrs Todhuijter and Dowding were the principal prize; takers, showing some very n^ce specimens of this favcrite household cow. Moses, awarded first' prige for the bept bjjll is >| particularly well built animal, with a good head and a well shaped neck, and showing all the points of the purebred Jersey. Myrtle, belonging to the same owner, I showed good quality, but owing doubtless to inferior condition had to yield first honors to a very nice cow, Daisy owned by Mi? J. Tucker, the latter gentleman gaining a second prize with Billy Birlow, an animal showing almost equal quality with the winner, Moses. But it was in rhe classes open to broeds other than those mentioned above that the host cow on the ground was exhibited. Mr T. Rollib's Polly, who secured premie* honors last year, is of the Alderney breed and was again the envy and admiration of very ir>any spectators. She has a fine head and heck, beautitul si; in and hair and is well eloped all over and evidently this opinion' was shared by the 'judges wh6 ayjirqied i?ei' iig |«ss |frsn two first ancj twq special prises. ||r j ohn Sr]|aU i * ttisisb ttfigij |op tfte hesj- pow' in secureu «>. . •• »--*fc «owui milk, calf and a second for the u^ u . - l in this class, In the fat cattle classes the « most noticeable was a really very nice quality heifer, squarely shaped and show ing a lo 1; of quality exhibited by Mr Sam. Barnard, which took the first prize tor the best cow, and the farmers 11 Qo- Qperative Association's special prize for the'bast steer or hetf'er in the ola§s t

HORSES.

BBAUGHT STOCK. The show of draught horses on the whole left nothing to be desired in the way of quality, and wag perhaps in this respect in advance of past years, aa it also was in numbers, there being 108 entries this year as against 100 last ye u\ In the class for all aged stallions, six fine animals were submitted to the judges, Mr J. Small's handsome bay Lord Cranley, rather improved by having parted with isome superfluous fat since the parade, took first honors, and the special prize for the best entire on the ground. Mr John Gilmour'wS Kelvin appearing as lively and active as ever and wonderfully sound notwithstanding the work he has done, took second prize and Mr F. M. Rickman's Protection a dark brown horse of good size and quality with sound legs, which toook second prize last year was placed third, the next in order of merit being Mr J. Small's well-Known Vanquisher, Mr U. Fitzgerald's Em peror which had fallen off in con dition to a great extent since the parade, &nd Mr O'Shea's Prince Imperial. n the three year old entire class, King's Pride did not put in an appearance and Mr James Little's Bloomfield by Van quisher, a very handsome bay colt well put together on good flat legs with plenty of feather and very active was deservedly awarded a first prizs, and it is a question if he will not prove the coming horse for his class. In the two year old entire class, MrT. Taylor carried off the red ticket with Elderslie by Lord Salisbury, a well-grown good looking colt with lots of quality, Mr James Little's Wait-Karirnona, a strong bay colt with good legs and action and strong back was placed second. Mr James Austins' black colt, Craiqmnor having good legs and action and looking likely, If taken care of, to grow into a good one, third. Mr E. Taylor's Ploughboy does not appear to have wintered well and wanted size as well as condition. For the best mare in foal or with foal at foot, seven magnificent animals entered the ring, and the com petition was so close that the judges were unable to agree upon a final award, and ultimately had to call in the assistance of an umpire, with the result that Mr John Shearer's grey mare Flora McDonald, by Lord Salisbury, was placed first; also gaining Messrs Muirhead and Jameson's special prize, Mr John Small's bay mare Miss Palmer, also by Lord Salisbury, taking second honors. Mr T. Taylor's Little Mary, by Young Banker, being highly commended, and Mr W. Jamie son's Maggie, a mare of beautiful quality being commended. For the best mare to be shown with two of her progeny, Mr John Small scored first with Miss Palmer (the Becond prizitaker in the last class) with Lord Cranley, and a nica four-year old filly, by Vanquisher. sMr John Shearer's Queen of the Bankers second, and Mr T. Taylor's Molly highly com mended. The class for the best dry mare of any age was undoubtedly the fe&ture of the show. It brought forth ei^ht of the finest animals that ever walked together into a show ring, the expressed opinion of the judges being that no show ring in the world could produce a better lot, and that the unsuccessful competitors were good enough to take prizes at almost any show. A.mon«st such a lot the judges may well be excused for the length of time taken in arriving at a decision, and it would be invidious on our part to make special note of particular aniimls which were placed hy the judges in the following orderastothefirstfour. Mr J. Small's POIIS, by Kelvin bred by exhibitor first; Mr J, Small's Lady by Vanquisher also bred by exhibitor, second, Mr VV, Jamieson's Belle third, and Mr J. Shearer's, Quean of the Bankers by Young Banker fourth The other entries were MrJ, Grigfj's Belle, by Springbank, Mr J. Grigg's Quaenie, Mr J. Shearer's Marchioness of Lome by Lord Lome, and Mr Jarms Allan's Maid of .Rillstroll. In the class for three year-old fillies Mr John She&rer cook first and special pr'z* with a beautiful grey, by Lord Salisbury, of great size and astonishingly furnished for her age, and p the p"'nk of c ulition. Mr Jarrf* Bishop took the second prizs with a very rice bay filly, that will continue to grow anl furnish after her fellow competitor has ceased to improve. There were only these (wo in the class. Of the six two year-old fillies in the next class, Mr J. Small took the red ticket with Empress by Vanquisher, a well-grown bay with nice flat legs and plenty of quality, and second honors with a stout well-grown brown one by Lord Cranley, The other entries wereJ. small's Queen by Van quisher, J. Gilraour's filly by Kelvin and two of Mr O'Shea's by Piince'lmperial, one oi whipb, Violet was highly pom mended. For the best yeailing filly, prize five put in an appearance, A good lot of which Mr John Shearer's filly took first prize, Mr Stark's special, Mr Gudsell'a special, and Mr Rickman's special for the best yearling by Protection. Mr R. Clark was second with a good one by Crown Prince, and Mr McQuilkin third, with one of Lork Cranley's. Mr Shearer also exhibited one eaoh by Lord Cranley and Craig ievar. For the best gelding of any age the Alford Estate Com pany took first honors with an upstanding bright bay In first rate condition, and showing a lot of quality with good action. Mr J. Small's Prince, by Early Morning had not had the same polish put on him, but ia a real stout farm horae, and ran the winner close. The other exhibit was Mr C lark's Duke, apparently carrying more years than the others. For the best three year qld gelding prize, ouls of four in tbe ring, Mr J. Small took first and special with a fine bay colt by Vaaquisher, Mr J. Grigg taking second with a well grown grey in grand condition. The third priza fell to a very handsome and smart chestnut owned by Mrs Thomas Paterson whioh will make a spring dray horse fit for town work such as could scarcely be beaten. Mr Small also showed another by Van quisher. The next class for two-year-old geldings comprised three entries which by the excelleriees of their' points and Con dition again got the judges into difficulty, they having, as had their colleagues in another place, to call in the assistance of an umpire, who gave his verdict in favor of Mr G. W. Body's brown gelding by Vanquisher, placing Me J. Small's bay by j the sanie horse' second, and highly cam inendin'gr a" very nice though rather smaller one of Mr Shearer's, alsoby Vanquisher. For the Ibsst yearling colt or gelding a capital lot of five competed, Mr Ji?mos Orq?sen securing first place and Mr Patching's priaa with a very nice bay colt Iby Lord Cranley, the second prize going to a black one of Mr J. Small's by the sarae horse, and one of Mr James Shearer's by Craigievar being highly commended, j Mr O'Sihea showed one by Prince Imperial and Mr James Allan one by Kelvin. There was only one entry for the best yearling filly by Prince Imperial, the priie for wliicli fell tri tl^e Jotof Mr O'She'a. For the liest t\7o-year-GJd and gelding to be shown together, the progeny of any draught entire, Mr J. Small secured first, and Messrs Taylor and Keller's special prizs, with a bay filly and brown colt by Lord Cranley; Mr J. Shearer taking second place with a fine black colt and a bay filly by the imported horse Craigievnr. Mr Q'Sliea showed a chectnut filly and bay [ colt by Prince- Imperial,- and 'mi J. Gil mchiv two by Kelvin, Of "carriers''horses au e'xeejltat lot gf fgnr faced the jMgts in Ijarnesg, Mr Ben tf&niptqn's tfocsk, a strong, handsome, agtive bay gelding tith 1 «»4 rate action, taking first prlae, Mr A. W. Randall 1* wfill known BlackGeordie second, and a nice grey of Mr John Grigg's highly commanded. Mr W. Ghisuall'^ Jenny Barr is a nice chestnut inarej but ' somewhat lighter tfran tlie * others. Qf pair hor*e teatais two oxm entered the ring;. Mr J, :iGrig|'e twl

known greys (mare and gelding) agairi carried off the fiisfc prfza and special, Mr John Shearer gaining second with a fine pair of mares, dark, chestnut and brown, both poweiful and of the best quality and couditfon. Mr J. Small's team was with drawn as the animals were entered ir. the next cliss also, and under the rules could not compete in both. For the three horse team Mr Small took first; prize with three very fine and evenly matched mares, Mr J. Shearer taking second with a brown and two bay mares which were not in as good show order as the winners. BLOOD STOCK. The light horses on the whole were nob so good as we usually see at the Ash burton bhow. In many of the classes the competition was confined to one or two animate of no particular merit, and the jumping competitions were of a much less interesting character than we usually see in the Ashburton county, tne home of so many celebrated hunters in the past. The three thoroughbred stallions each had their admirers, and although the judges placed Mr Brown's Oorton first, Young Cheviot and Thackeray both showed so much quality and style that there was not much to choose between them. Mr Chisnell showed a very useful colt by Perkin Warlbeck JI. in the three* year-old class, and Mr Max Friedlander's (Jhainshot colt, the «nly representative in the two-year-old class, was one of the nicest* thoroughbred colts we have ever seen, and will no doubt some day win a good race. Dr Tweed h*l a walk over with Molly in the brood mares, and the two-year-old fillies were not a particularly strong There were more entries in the carriage bred classes, and the quality was on the whole good. Old Blackwood again beat his younger opponents, al though Mr McLean's Mambrino Mac, a handsome son of old Berlin, showed more style, and Boomerang more substance. Mr Buckley's San Francisco, a very hand some speedy three-year-old colt, was much admired, and would have been difficult to beat in any company. Mr David Thomas, with a handsome and smart son of Emer son, out of a spot mare, beat a good field in the two-year-old class. The broad mares shown by Messrs Giigg and Fried lander were both useful sorts to breed from. The young trottera in class 98 were a very long way out of the common, the colt of Mr Stringfellow by Camel being a real beauty, and the young Black wood of Mr Friedlander being a wonder fully trim made lively looking youngster. Mr Shearer's two-year-old filly In clafg 99 showed so much quality that the judges placed her before Mr Standish's filly, who is about the besb topped one that we have seen in the county. In class 100 we preferred Mr Millar's Blackwood filly to the one placed first or second by the jgdges, and fancy that she will make the best mare. Buggy homes under 15.2 were the best class in the Show—a lob of ; speedy stylish animals exactly suited to their work. After a long and careful examination the judges placed Or Leahy's mare first, Dr Tweed's second and Mr Croy's third. We agree with the two first but should have placed several others before Bess. The judges had a difficult task in judging; class 103, dog cart horses. Tlr Tweed's Isaac was far and away the best horse in it, bub the judges fancied they detected an unsoundness in his hocks and placed him second to Mr Grigg's horse. This we take it was a mistake. If the horse was unsound he should have been put aside altogether; if not he should certainly have been placed first. There was only one team entered in the tandem class. We" are sorry to see this showy exhibition neglected, and hope next year some oi our drivers will bring teams to the Show, as a nicely matched well driven tandem team is a very pretty sight. General Tracey had no opposition ia the class for entire horse shown in harness, but gave a fine exhibition of his great speed on the newly formed track, and was greatly admired. The hackneys wert> not a particularly good lot. Therf was a want; cf style about many of them, and even those selected for first honprs did not look like nealJy pleasant mounts. The ladies' hacks were handled in a thoroughly artistic manner by their fair \ riders, but with the exception of the two placed horses were nob sound or tractable enough for their duties. The show of hunters was the poorest ever seen at Ashburton, only two horses competing in the heavy weights and one in the light weight class. Mr Robert's little mare Dagmar could certainly claim to be a cafe and pleasant conveyance across country, but the two heavy weights took too much riding to suit most people's nerves. The ponies were a smart lot. Mr Buckley's Banjo has proved himself one of the. smartest, ablest, little horses in the colony, and no one can find fault with, his make, and both Fairy and Prince placed second and third are both! useful and handsome, In the 13 hand division the whole five entered were remarkably neat little horses. Me Robert's Dagmar won the jumping match easily, clearing the bar at 4ft 9in, and Mr Orr's Prince won a sinoi'ar contest for ponies jumping in grand style, clearing the bar at 4ft 6in

PIGS.

There was a very good show of pigs and though the entries, twenty in number, were confined to two exhibitors Messrs Bo we and Wills, the quality was all that could be desired, and in the Berkshires the judges had a very difficult task in deciding the superior merits of the entries. Of Mr Bowe's entries it is scarcely need ful to particularise. The time, %tcentiqn, 3>nd perseverance that he has devoted to the breeding of pigs for sale and for show purposes, for very many years has met with such success that at the present time the good quality of his pigs is well known all over New Zealand and even in Australia. One however perhaps deserves special mention. Nugget, who was awarded first prize for the under twelve months class was perhaps the best boar on 'he ground. Nugget is a fine squarely built'animal with plenty of fine hair, well marked, a godd head and weighty ha'n*^ with meat almost touching the groand,' and if some pigs we have seen *' help to pay the rent" surely pigs of Nugget's stamp should pay it all, The other ex hibitor Mr Wills, a county breeder is tq be congratulated on."shewing some really first class Berkshires from a Gladstone strain, beating tifcv Bowe in t jia class for the best boar unijeir six months,'for the besfc sow under twelye months, and under si^ month*. Mr Wills also secured a second prise for a sow and litter o moderate quality, and also a first prize for threo ve/y nice porkers—his being the only entry in each class. In the Yorkshire classes, Mr Bowe had no competition and was awarded the full prizes in each class with pigs well worthy the awards.

DOGS.

Tha doss were again a y.&vj mi*ed l^t. Mr t). McKay again toot first prize for the best; smooth coated collie, with Maggie, Mr F. Biggs Of>awa Don, who took first prize for the bast rough coated collie is a beautiful looking animal, a thorough show dog;, with a fine head and an abundance of fine hair, the color of which however was objected to by some. Th,e second prigo dog (Jlen m also a fine; looking dog, and ona whose" appeavance douoiod perhaps more ability for active eeiYice fhaii' 'Opawa Don. Hr John Gilrcjou.r'3 Roy, a oa.ttjo dosr, fi a goo 3 rough dog, arid should be a thorough stock driver's dog for long distances and rough country,

PRODUCE.

Iln the butter cUsses there was a large entry of really good butter, a credit to the good ladies of the ooiantv, •■ Mrs

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*~ ~* "Wanted M' JT^lßASTWffnfivanglMf, will preach in the Orange Hali to n ,orrow P (Sunday) evening, at eirijt o'clock. ______ B^APTIST uhuretT^^v^llbert Ager, ' will preach tr-morrow morning and evening. Allareinvi'ed. U) iw Morrow. Preacher-Bbv P. H. Lyon. Service of Son? 2 30, ttilham Clowe* the Apostle of Primitive Method em. ______ SIEYAN Church, To-Morrow 11. MRt B APiE Y ;6SOBEV.S.LATO (The Great need of the Church): Heiphen to question?. __ T'"~^"^e" fc ~Furnisn7cl Bedroom, centre of town. Apply^&UAßWA^Offioe. F^ CR Rale oTtTL^tTa gncd four roomed Cottage vi h Bcullery Apply B. Stephens, Tancred street. m J»/ XUJI OrangasT and ripe Bananas for JP sale by Mrs J_.mb», East Street. 10 101 ____—. DON'T Foreet to Rend your Bicycles along to thft Old Kindergarten to 'm repaired, at moderate ratef. ANANAS. Orang >s. Lemons, Tomato Sauce, Marmalade, Cabbage and Tomato Plants at Whittington s, Bur nett street. WANTED Known—That A. J. Walker repairs Bkyclep, Sewing -fachines, Lawn Mowers, Medical Coils, •nd all descriptions of light machinery. IF yot. want fiisfc class fruit po to Adams' for Fiji, Tahiti, Auckland and Sydney Oranges, Citrons, Lemons, etc. : Tl /I EDTOAL Coilf made and repaired JVI on the shortest notice at easy prices »t A. J. Walker's, Old Kinder garten. RAILWAY Bork Stall.~A very large and choice lot of hooka to select pm. __.._.. 7 lOd WiNTKD Known—The V a«* X Corset now landed, in all sizes.— Mitchell and Turner. BTRNTAIi Coffee is the blend .of the ChoiceEt Ceylon and Mocha. T^yit I____1____ FIREVVOOD, stoH lengths and dry frr s ale. Orders left with Mr jAMfS. Fruit Fhop, East street, or at M-iyo'sGarden, Hampstcad^_ WjO W~ ANTED Known-W. H- Collijsr's noted four clasp Kid Gloves, 2s i Bd, have just arrived io all si*es. HERBAJfi Beer, Ginger Bet-r, Basp. berryade, home made Jams and Marmalade, and all fresh fruit in season T. Hoult, East Street, Ashburton. 10 IS 800K 1* in good order and complete ; bought or taken in exchange. Hew ock arriving every week. Circulating Library. —I. Maksdesc, Newsagent. f 1* HE B-st Nickel Watch in the Market J for 15s. Usually sold by Jewellers atfro»2o»to2sjeaoh. Specially made In England to oar order -John Orr and Co. __ lA 92 CRICKET and Lawa Teo«»» Material jmfc unpacked at reduced pr^es. New Books, flames and Fancy Goods All goods reduced in price for cash this month —L. F. Akdrewes and Co, Station prs' Hall. BOOKS in great variety to suit all classes of reader.?, at the Railway BookStali. < ANG 1 Bang ! Bang 1 Guns 1 Guns I Guns ! by the l;o»fc p.-ak^rs and Stted with all the Ktost jjiiprovfcaents Powder, Shot, Caps, Cartridges, Wads, and Casea at J. VV. Habolky's, East Street. Guns repaired.



PRESENTS? —Beautiful Presents now being given away to all purchasers of Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing etc.—H. 0. Seobrs, Melford House. MITCHELL and Turner's prepara tions for the Season are i acknowledged to be very complete. \\l ANTED Known.—Choicest JNovel- V V ties in Dress goods, Mantles and Millinery are to be seen. —Mitchell and Turner. rrrANTED Known—" The Corner " is TT showing a magnificent New Stock of Drapery and Clothing. — W. H. Collier. "T7IOR Bread, Scones, Pastry, etc., you E w ill iind Jumbo Baking Powder unsurpassed. T\f]cklL Watches at 12s 611, usually -^ sold by ironmongers at 15s, The 22s 6d and 25* lines still maintain their supremacy over all others at the priefs. Obtainable only from S. Salek, Jeweller. WANTED Known-For good value in first class Drapery, Millinery, Boots, Clothing, etc., go to Melfobd iJouse. Beautiful presents now giving away to all purchasers. WANTED Known—Some wonderful job lines n Drapery, etc., now oeing sold; also presents to all purchasers. H. C. Segebs, Melford House. SUITS to measure, during the sale, 495, 555, 60a, 70s, and 755. Fit and workmanship guaranteed. —R» Ilcoejj, Saundera 1 Buildings. WHO is your Plumber ? Why W . Habdlby, who is * Manufacturer of Spouting, Ridging, Steel Gutters, Baths, Sinks, Tanks, etc., and who has on hand the largest stock of Pumps and Pipe in. town* TTT ANTED Known.—To make room VV for Spring Boots I will give ten per cent for cash. Repairs done at once ' cheaper than ever to stay bad times over atJ. Moison, Premier Bootmaker. 8 18 WHERE do you gee your Ironmon gery ? At Hakoilb?- sof course, where we g' 5t the beat value in Sh.eet ■Lead, Nails, Locks, Hinges, Plough Chains, Rope, Wire Knotting, Grorse Knives, Spadea and Forks, Lamps, Fender and Fire Irons, and anything on require JUST ARRIVID. PIANOS. PIANOS. PAINOS. ORGANS. ORGANS. ORGANS. TfiROM £1 PEtl MONTH. DRESDEN PIASO COMFANif, Hcliotl of Music, Sajjnder3' Buildings. HOKACE A. GATES, 10+125 Agent s.od Manager. The Holidays. IN Order to keep pace with theru&fe of Tailoring Orders already received, we §i*v«> engaged a number of extra hands (first-class tailors). Customers requiring New S»its, eU.., for the Holidays, should leave fcheir ouiejes &n cjf rly as po-sib!e. JUST OPENED Olfif ■J?#.v6Bt Materials for Suits, Coatings, TrousejTdtfgp, Fancy Summer I Veetings, Or^fceb, T^nuiu \ and Cycling C?qg» tume?, ox s.&i. Ocarama. Throe of .Novelties in Tios, Hat-, Shirts, cc. fur the present so;»si.>n. GENTS' BOOTS AND SHOES. CBAIGHEAD & BERRYMAN, THE LJi \DING TAILORS AND OUT FITTERS, ASUBU # T 0 N,



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