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SINDH HORSE SHOWS.
Shikarpur Horse
Show.
397. This Show was held on 13th January 1896. The total number
exhibited amounted to 876 against 1,389 at Jacobabad last year.
This Show was disappointing, both in the number of brood mares and
young stock exhibited. The fillies were, however, of good quality.
398. The redeeming feature connected with this Show was the number of
remounts obtained. One hundred and fifty-five were purchased, 48 of which
were by Government sires. Eight head of young stock were bought for the
Ahmednagar Remount Depôt.
399. The mules exhibited were a good lot; 27 were purchased by the Com-
missariat Department, and 13 for Regimental Transport.
400. The Sindh Horse Show is held alternately at Jacobabad and Shikarpur.
There can be no doubt that Jacocabad is in every way a more suitable centre
for holding the Show, as the best breeders are in the immediate neighbourhood,
and it is hoped that some arrangement will be arrived at whereby this Show will
always be held there.
Moro Horse
Show.
401. This Show fell off in numbers. Seven hundred and eighty-two animals
were present against 1,155 last year; this the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary
Department, attributes to the fact that the date fixed for this Show clashed with
the important religious festival held at Shewan.
402. Only 18 remounts were purchased this year against 74 last year. This
falling off is attributed to the fact that few purchasing officers attended.
403. Thirteen mules were purchased for the Commissariat Department.
Talhar Horse
Show.
404. The numbers fell from 907 in 1894-95, to 791 during the year under
review. This is attributed by the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Depart-
ment, to the fact of more careful classification.
405. Mule breeding has been started by locating a donkey stallion in the
district.
406. Five remounts were purchased by the Hyderabad Police.
Bhuj
Horse
Show.
407. The numbers fell slightly at this Show. Four hundred and eighty-
eight were exhibited against 518 last year. This is attributed to the want of
forage and great scarcity that has prevailed in Cutch during the year.
408. The young stock was reported to have been good, but badly done.
Of those exhibited, the Remount Agent purchased 5.
MADRAS.
Tiruppur Pony
Show.
409. This Show was held on 7th June 1895, and must be looked upon as
having been more successful than that held in 1894.
The following is the number of exhibits in each class :—
Class I —Mares in foal or with foal at foot ... ...
II —Yearling colts ... ... ...
III —Yearling fillies ... ... ...
IV —2-year old fillies ... ... ...
V —Gelding , 2 years old and upwards ... ...
VI —Mares above 2 years old ... ...
1894.
26
9
11
3
15
14
78
1895.
30
10
9
7
20
25
101
410. The Committee, of which Colonel Chalmers, Superintendent, Reserve
Remount Depôt, Hosur, was President, reports as follows:—
"The judges consider that this Show is in all respects a great success ; not only were there a few excep-
tionally good animals, but the whole of the exhibits showed great quality and were in remarkably good condition
and had evidently been well reared and cared for. Many of the best animals at the Show were bred by a rich
land owner (the Pattagar of Palayakottai) who is renowned for his enlightened system of stock-raising, and this
shows that if other well-to-do ryots would follow his example, similar good results would be obtained throughout
the Presidency."