For the first time it was held over four days, starting on Wednesday, February 4 and continuing on until the Saturday.

It was the 20th annual show, and when it was all over, The Berry Register described it as "phenomenal" and "the daddy of them all".

Attendance on the Thursday alone was between 3000 and 4000, despite the rain that was welcomed by the farming community which was then affected by a drought.

Centre of attention was the State Governor, Sir Harry Rawson who performed the official opening ceremony.

After arriving at Berry Wharf, the Governor with Lady Rawson and their daughters were transported by drag to the showground, escorted by the Berry Lancers, headed by the mounted police.

In his opening address, he said that in all of his time in the State he had not enjoyed a visit like this one.

Much of the credit for the success of that show went to newly elected president Harrie Morton, and secretary Alex Colley, a local bank manager who had filled that position for 20 years.

Entries were up 1500 on any previous show, and the crowds were boosted by those Sydney people who had taken advantage of the special trains.

To the Governor, the display of fruit was the highlight of the pavilion, while there was a large number of classes for the cattle sections, Ayrshire, Jersey, Illawarra and Holstein.

However president Morton's principal interest was the horses, and he secured sponsorship for this part of the show - then a rarity outside of the Sydney Royal.

The jumping events drew huge crowds, so that showmen complained their attractions could not compete.

Morton himself had a team of horses that travelled the shows, and while he had various types, it was the jumpers that held a particular fascination for him.

His champion grey, Desmond took out the champion high jump, clearing 6-ft. 2-in. despite having to take off from the greasy ground.

Desmond (bred in 1886 near Benalla, Vic.) was regarded as Australia's first high jumping hero, and his photo was seen on the walls of many hotels around the countryside.

At this show Desmond revealed his versatility by coming second in the heavyweight hunters event that was won by Demos, another from Morton's stable.

Three years earlier, Demos was reported to have been sold for 150 guineas, for presentation to Major-General Baden-Powell at the height of the Boer War - but that sale must have fallen through.

While Morton may have dominated the horse results, Berry brothers Bill and Murt McGee were also noticed in the placings.

Half a century later, Bill's son Jack would be a household name for his feats with Mark Radium, the last superstar of the high jumping circuit.