Only a few merine sheep were exhibited, but they were of higher merit than is usual at this show. Most of them were exhibited at the A.S.B.A. show last week. Mr. E. ...
Article : 123 wordsThe 17th annual exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria was opened at the ground, Flemington, on Wednesday under most unfavounble auspices. ...
Article : 394 wordsThe exhibits of dairy produce are, as usual, in the hall under the grand-stand. There is a quantity of superior cheese and butter forward from factories and private ...
Article : 509 wordsThe competitors who entered the ring as brougham horses were a very middling lot. Mr. John Robertson's Seabreeze, a seven-year-old bay, enabled the judges to make ...
Article : 488 wordsAlthough the Polled Angus are not increasing in numbers the competition is keener than formerly, and twice yesterday —with the three-year-old heifer and groups ...
Article : 183 wordsThe sheep in the Lincoln classes were extremely good, and fairly numerous. Many of the exhibitors injured the appearance of their sheep by far too copious a dressing ...
Article : 225 wordsButter.—There was an active demand yesterday for factory butter, partly for local consumption and partly for export to other colonies. The intercolonial order were ...
Article : 1,266 wordsThe trotters shown were, on the whole, an excellent lot. Mr. John Robertson was again the prinicipal exhibition. He entered four stallions, and had the ...
Article : 470 wordsThe show of Ayrshires was certainly the best yet seen in Victoria, and the judges were by no means sparing in their cammendations. The cattle were generally brought ...
Article : 867 wordsEnglish Leicesters were not numerous; Mr. L. R. Carter and Sir Rupert Clarke were almost the only exhibitors. The first-named carried off five first prizes and ...
Article : 50 wordsSome very high-class Border Leicesters were shown, and in this section of the show Mr. J. C. Cochrane was very successful. He gained five firsts, three seconds, and ...
Article : 87 wordsThe Department of Agriculture is represented by two extra exhibits of great interest to producers generally from the Dookie and Longerenong agricultural ...
Article : 244 wordsNot for years have the breeders of beef cattle had a better outlook than this spring, yet in the Royal yards we find the three recognised breeds of beef cattle steadily ...
Article : 945 wordsThe display of draueht horses is an excellent one in almost every class. The prize-winners in the female classes especially include some of the best specimens of ...
Article : 1,169 wordsThe somewhat plain but very useful and hardy Romney Marsh sheep were more numerous than usual. The exhibitors were Mr. D. Syme, Mr. J. M. Lyall, and Mr. ...
Article : 79 wordsThe beautiful Southdowns were of great excellence, though they were not numerous, and the number of the exhibitors was limited. The contest throughout was ...
Article : 64 wordsDRAUGHT HORSES.—William Thompson, Myrniong; Archibald Browning, Wangaratta; David Ewart, Murchison. THOROUGHBREDS. TROTTERS ROADSTERS. ...
Article : 410 wordsThe contest in the Shropshire classes was a most interesting one. Mr. H. Beattie got first prize with his imported ram Ludlow, beating Bonny Frank (Mr. S. Wellard's), ...
Article : 135 wordsThese classes filled no better than in previous years, and so little interest appears to be taken in them that it is a question whether it is worth while including them ...
Article : 120 wordsThis year "our friend the dog" is not so well represented as on former recent years, either in quantity or quality. Owing to the extremely wet weather the judging ...
Article : 174 wordsThere was a far better show of hackneys, numerically speaking, than last year. Eight heavy-weights were shown. The Squire standing well out above the others. He ...
Article : 417 wordsThe poultry pens are well filled on this occasion with birds of more than average merit in most instances. First in importance and quality come the Mediterranean ...
Article : 157 wordsThe Jerseys were fairly numerous, but then standard of excellence was not equal to that of the Ayrshires. In most of the classes there were animals of great ...
Article : 686 wordsFat Cattle.—278 bead came to hand for to-day's sale, a large proportion than of late consisting of good and prime deseriptions, balance principally useful a few middling. There was another very ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 6,126 wordsDuring the year breeders of Berkshires have complained of the poor encouragement offered them by the society, and when we see how greatly the show is dependent on ...
Article : 279 wordsThere was only one sporting event during the day, the trial for juvenile hunters, the field for which was as follows:— JUVENILE HUNTERS' PLATE. ...
Article : 305 wordsIt is somewhat strange that although Victoria has been so long famed for its herds of pedigreed beef cattle, Sydney leaves us far behind in the show of fat cattle. ...
Article : 158 wordsCattle.—3[?]8 yarded. The bulk, of the supply consisted of from useful to good beef; no prime and beavy forward. There was also the usual proportion of light and interior quality beef, and ...
Article : 210 wordsWhen breeders are accustomed to sweep the board they often grow careless as to getting them up for show but Mr. Henry Beattie, who now stands unchallenged as ...
Article : 347 wordsAs usual the ponies attracted a good deal of interest among the few who ventured on to the ground. The class was a fuirly representative one, though some of the little ...
Article : 248 wordsThe farm produce will be found in odd corners, and scattered all around the dairying pavilion. In the grain section, Messrs. Wm. Lewis, of Shepherd's Flat; T. ...
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Advertising : 120 wordsNumerically speaking, the entry in the thoroughbred-horse class was not strong, but quality was well represented by Hova and Goldreef. It is doubtful if a more ...
Article : 359 wordsOnly two animals of this breed were shown, and both came from Mr. D. Syme's Killara herd. The bull Surprise, bred by Mr. J. C. N. Gregg, N.Z., got a first prize, ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 2 Sep 1897, Page 7
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