The annual show of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria was opened on Wednesday in the Flemington yards, under conditions which, if repeated for the rest of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 2,280 wordsSince last year a splendid building has been erected for the accommodation of pigs in a portion of the yard a considerable distance removed from the previous site. The ...
Article : 307 wordsThe three Arab stallions competing were fairly good. Zouraff, who won last year, was of the number, but be was at a disadvantage, owing to having injured one of his ...
Article : 63 wordsFour very nice heavy-weight hackneys were shown, and the judges had some difficulty in deciding between Mr. J. A. Johnston's Acme, a chestnut, and the Police ...
Article : 177 wordsCompared with the thoroughbreds, the trotters shown were relatively a much superior class. Fifteen stallions were judged[?] and all round they were a fine lot, though ...
Article : 601 wordsDairy produce—under which are classed butter, cheese, ham and bacon, and eggs— is displayed in the room under the grandstand. The exhibits appear to be less ...
Article : 282 wordsThe collection of machinery exhibited at the show this year is a representative one, and the varied display exerts such a fascination for both city and country visitors that ...
Article : 2,444 wordsThe competitions in the classes for all kinds of light harness horses were on the whole satisfactory, although it must be noted that in very few instances did ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 290 wordsIn the aged Hereford bull class the trustees of the late Mr. J. H. Angus won the first prize with the imported bull Spark 35th, bred by Mr. G. H. Green, ...
Article : 306 wordsConsiderable pains are being taken in Victoria in the breeding of milking shorthorns, which means practically the restoration of the shorthorn to the all-round usefulness ...
Article : 302 wordsThe five roadster stallions competing were varied in type. The winner, Reality (by Evolution) is a very neat, compact horse, while Bellinda (by Belfast), who was ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 135 wordsAveraging the milking strains of the show, they are a magnificent lot, in which, if anything, serviceable qualities and dairy points, are more a consideration than was the case ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,291 wordsThe show of thoroughbreds was no better nor worse than in previous years. It is never, for obvious reasons, likely to be a representative section. Five stallions were ...
Article : 337 wordsThe shorthorn classes filled better than they have done for several years past, while the quality of the exhibits has never before been equalled at a Royal Show. As ...
Article : 1,419 wordsOnly British breeds of sheep are shown this year at the Royal Agricultural Show, the fine-wool specimens, which made such a fine display at the Sheephrceders' Show ...
Article : 201 wordsThe breeding ponics shown this year were, taken altogether, a very fair lot. Of the 13 stallions between 12 and 14 hands, the judges decided in favour of Messrs. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 5 Sep 1906, Page 4
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