« ur Entries for the Poverty Bay A. and P. Society's Show, to be held on the 23rd and c 14th instant, closed with the Secretary, dr G. R. Wyllie, on Saturday night, and vere of a most satisfactory character, com mring very favorably, and in many cases jxeeeding the numbers of previous years, there is a particularly large entry of lorsi s, far in excess of last year, and in ihe features so attractive to tho public— tho leaping, hunters, hacks, and buggy iiorse classes — remarkably good competi tion is promised. In the draught classes af there are 30 entries, and the nominations si for the light weights and miscellaneous A horse classes aggregate no less than 268. ni Of these 33 are in for the light-weight cc hacks' competition, and thirty-five are if "leppers." There are 18 contestants it in the trotting competition, which will be si one of the most interesting event 9of the n day. The Show is to be not altogether a horse show, for there will be a good repre sentation of the sheep and cattle of the district, the entries being slightly in advance of last year so far as numbers are concerned. There are 82 entries of cattle and 50 odd of sheep. Following are the nominations in some of the most interesting of the horse events : — Class 31, Leaping Match, over such jumps as the Committee may decide ; Ist prize £5, 2nd £3, 3rd £I.— H. Lockie's gr g Louse, 6. 0. Ormond's b g Totorua, S. Paviour's b m Peggy, A. McLean's b g Baldy, VV. Brown's c g Hops, F. Sherriff s c g Jock, J R. Murphy's b g Waltletop, E. A. Hood's b m Doreen, J. VV. Fairlie's b g Derringer, R. E. Bunny's eg Tomboy, D. Macfarkne's b g Sandy, J. A. Hard ing's br g Wareti, W. L. Oatea' b g Bobs, F Hutchinson's c m Sarynga, Mrs Don ner'sblkgSailor,|Mrs)D6nner's blk gFencer, R. J. Reynolds' g g King Jimmy, C. J. Bennett's br g Serenader, E. C. Fairlie's br g Nikau, Miss R. Rees' b g Paddy, S. Swainson's br m Brown Bread, J. C. McLean's eh g Dick, A. McKenzie's b g Macaroni, R. Scott's g m Skylark, K. Campbell's b m Blackbird, 4. Dewing's r g Czar, C. Parker's b g Bay Jim, T. 