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THE STr AENiM® SHOW.
ByP,W.L.
THE HORSES.
■ The" exhibition lot liie 6todk generally
was littje "bSlow the .'a wrage of, previous
years. The ejjtries aqd the attendance
were Jess; byj considering the season the
show may; be — regarded,.'as.;,.successful.
Sey^^a^ed'^raught ? entitMj^imj^rted or
class -
seen at this show for some years. The
first >D?i?e wgjnt Cbpv£n<«r,
the Lsebond-rtro Gxley ahj?S6ns' Premier
■ '"the*' Ctihd ^ to ' R. G.: Hannah 'a
T8' ^,"B9P3
type-of Glydetdale,, i Re is <a, four-year-old,
daris?thaj';ft>teS(!iin New Zealand, hy'GarUi
lana-s^lfrlde^: bi;', Garthland (imp.-), a -•full
brother to the yyorld famous Scottish sire
Hiawatha." put of Holly McGregor,' liy
Clan Mc^rthur. 'His bone is flat, hard,
and massive, and his-legs' are well covered
with long.silky hair. He stands nice and
lo\v .tpr'tbe ground, being /powerfully put
together, aha active and true when in mo
tion, , A.McKimion won in the Tliree,
yearsrpld. i;importjedN or, colonial entires, 'as
did W.: C. Brahendir in the yearling colt
or-gelding: class.. Gelding first jprizes were
taken by E.G. Bath and Ross Bros. The
former was,; as qspM.miueh in evidence'in
tHfe- draught mares with exhibits of his own
breeding, which,. for. all-round quality .and
attractiveness of type, would be hard to
beat in any show-ring. , The dry mare
Countess, *an aged, dappled brown with a
distinguished - record, which Won in' her
class and also annexed the champion sash,
is an animal. of rare merit. She is by .
Country Member, a Dominion-bred horse,
by Lord Lyon. At the late Melbourne
Show Royal Countess was the winner in
mares for farm purposes. The Swanw/ater
West breeder included in his lengthy list
of successes the three-year-old filly blue
ribbon, which, was bestowed on a well
grown bay by Exewpler. W. Wright and
J. Douglass were to the front in two-years
ojd and yearling draught fillies respec
tively. Others to finish first past the
post" were J. Petrie and Son, J. Patterson,
and H. T. Edwards.
There" were a number of hacks, buggy
horses, jumpers, and ponies present. The
trotters of n. C. Hannah, the Donald en
thusiast, Were much admired, especially
when secrt in action.
TIII3 CATTLE.
The best class was that for Ayrshires,
which-was "stiffened up" by the inclusion
of the representatives of N. Gillies, the
Hgvelock dairyman, who brought eight
head of well-bfed stock. Last year's firBt
and champion, Crissie of Rytbdalc, a four
years-old cow, by Molly's Record out.of
Cora, repeated the performance, as well as
going one better on this occasion, in win
ning the dairy cow competition. Two of
her daughters—a two-year-old, by Isabel's
Pride of Gleneira, which won here at the
last Show, .and a yearling by Duke of
Willow Vale—are both full of promise, and
secured major awards. . H. Knight took
the only Ayrshire first prize which "did not
fall to N. Gillies, which was that fot aged
-hull, the victor-being also proclaimed cham
pion.
The Shorthorn, .first prizes were distri
buted amongst A. Mackay (male champion
ship); W. McDonald. L. Mclvor (female
championship), and the estate of the late
J. A. C. Mull.
In a: limited representation of Herefords
G. Pyers and McLean Bros, each took a
blue ribbon, as well as a championship.- -
There were no Jersey bulls, and only a
very few cows, and H. Neville appropriated
a first prize for an aged cow and a tri
coloured sash.
The fat cattle were restricted in num
bers. James Grone won with a cow, and
Ross Bros, with a pair of bullocks.
THE SHEEP.
There are a number of district graziers
who show a decided partiality for a good
class of sheep. In normal seasons the sec
tions apportioned .to,the "woolly tribe" can
be depended on to morethanhold their own
with those-at most-country shows, and to
furnish close, add .'interesting competition.
This time the "top"" sheep were deserving
of the highest praise, but the balance deve
loped "a' tail.," which, although seldom
seen at St. Arnaud, could, in the circum
stances, be reasonably excused.
In the two open merino ram - classes,
housed or. otherwise, W". R. Pope defeated
Marchment Bros, twice; Coming "to the
strong-woolled grass-fed ■ division,; Thain
Bros, secured two first and a second prize
with three exhibits. The, winner in the
over 2i years old class, which wis also de
corated with'the grind and grass-fed cham
pionship; is a lengtGy two-year-old sheep;
of excellent quality and attractive outline,,
sired:by a Tasmanian ram from the stud of
J..JHeadlam, put of a Booabula ewe. 'He is
well clothed with a profitable class of ivool,
evenly naekhd - op the' ribs, : • forearm,
and belly? The -■ winner of the - bljie
ribbon in'the under.;1 J,.years old, class. Js
brgd similarly, AJtbpugh a better-backed,
sheep . than,' the. other, he foils' away" just
above the knee,.Hps, wool is'strpA^f}^ hnd
of good sire's quality. Tn the 'fine-Voolled
ramBr^aTclpment-^ross^ A. ~G,-Wemyss,
.and Thain Broi. showed winning pens." J;
Benson took the open consolation stake for
rams.
The bpen ,classes for, rfwes, Roused or
otherwise, imMbereuUwo. } fthftjthe one
for sheep years old or over March
;ing xhe dose. SheTs a three-year
'repeating xhe dose."
old, andescdjiS^^pt a big sheep, is of
nrime StiBas well covered with
bh wool,
ip djs^
prime nniWMv/»«sv '•'•■"■sis — - — — ., .
flea® of ^muni- length wool, which
yamtio#Mu|ip djsidsyed to
fulladvantageon the ramp, flank;- and
belly/A. C. .Weniyssbeat tne ,6w*nwater
breedersihthe under1J years old Class with
a sheep- which had h deal" to recommend
her. ■ In the Aopen strong-wool 'grass-fed*
class Sfarchioeht -Bros, wereagaihin evi
dence lib'the 6trer 2} years old mass: -This
they f\Vori ;'with a tw6:year^)ld Sheep of the
greatest excellenpe, carrying a dense fleece
of lengthy wool; of "good character " :■ In. the
under years old class they had-to suc
cumb to A.--G. WemysB. -For grass-fed
.fine-.woo11ed:ejVeB,-MarchmehtBfo8. won
;bojth. :*flrsf .' prizes. -Their representative,
which rtriuihj&ed in the under' ft1 years old
class,- is densebeloW, arid good on,the fore
arm,-: and dike all the sheep of their breed
ing-maintains auniformtype, not the least
important point of which is 'a well-wobllcd
and't'breedy'' ''head. McLean Bros.- took
the open coriSolatidn stake for ewes.: 1
' The liiricpln ".awards"were^ with one, ex
aeptioni Bhared. by I&8. aha W. B. Pope,
the well-known Donald-fanciers. The former
won the rati Ch'hmpionshin with a two-year
old sheep, bred by Pope Bros. He is of a
good length-and possessed a solid hack and
capital:'heaa.'. " His fleece" is strong, of
gobd character, and one class, and shows a
lustre in'every fold. G. Barratt took the
ewe'championship .with a sheep of the same
age, bred; by F. H. Garter, Dean, which
wa's second in her class at the Ballarat
sheep show.- She carries a broad lock, well
down, the staple being long, and the cover
ing dense.
In Lei.cestcrs, T. Uarratt and McLean
Bros, were the most prominent exhibitors.
The fat sheep and lambs were better than
might have been expected. The winners
were G. Barratt, H. Knight, find McLean
Bros.
. A very full and interesting collection of
fleeces was shown by Marchmcnt Bros.,
Thain Bros., T; Benson, and"Neil Clarke.
The three best-kept sheepskins of March
ment Bros, were carefully flayed- and well
preserved.
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