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WANGANUI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1901.
Fixtures.
SPORTING.
MASTERTON A. AND P. SHOW.
VOI« XX2EV. No. 10,270.]

Feb 27, Wed; March 1, Fri ; March 2, Sat— Dunedin J.C. Autumn. March 4— Thames J.C. March 7 and B— Wanganni J.C. Au tumn Meeting. March 16, 18— Hawke's Bay Club. April 8,9, 13— Auckland B.C. April 20, Sat; 24, Wed— Avondale J.C. Antnmn. April 25, Thurs; 27, Sat— Wellington R.C. Autumn. May 23 and 24— -Wanganni J.C. Steeple chase Meeting.
THE TAKAPUNA J.C. MEETING.
THIRD; DAY.
(Per United Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, February 20.
The annual "show of the Masterton A', and P. Association was held to-day in fine weather. The attendance was very large. The entries, which were the largest on record, were aa fol low: — Horses 286, cattle 116, sheep 433; total, 835," as against 700 last year. The .principal prize-winners were — Pigs: Berkshirea, Block Bros.; Tamworths, Chamberlain; Yorkshires, Black 8r05.,..., Sheep — Fat and freezers: W. C. Buchanan, John Strang, Cooper, Perry Bros., Harris, H. Holmes, and Daysji; Lirfeolfts, Perry Bros.; Leices ters and Romnoys;, Robert Cole;- South downs, James - Stu'ckey hnd' Williams' ■ and Beetham^ Chainpionflrips" in cattle wero won "asV.follSw": — Shorthorns.'^ j. McMaster; Hereford, J. Stuckey (bull), W. Beetham7(cow>;' ' Ayrshires', E. M. Bannister; Jersey; J W H. Billington and H. W. Clay. 'In fat cattle W. C. Bu chanan, W. Mace, Williams and Bee th'am', and H. 1 Holmes were the prin cipal prke-winners. ' G. Mclntosh's Chain Link was tho champion thor oughbred stallioit, J. and P. Wallis' Record TJcign champion draught stal- Hon, and R. Johnston's Flora champion brood mare. - rtr -

RIVER TRUST BOARD.
