WINTER SHOW
TO BE OPENED TO-MORROW. RECORD ENTRIES IN MOST CLASSES. TOTAL OF 1567 EXHIBITS. 1 The 1936 Winter Show promoted by the Ashburton Fanciers’ Society, to be conducted in the Arcade and ad:joining premises to-morrow and on Friday, has established a record in re—gard to the number of entries which have been received. The total is 1567, compared with 1364 in 1935, and 1175 in 1934. This steady progress shows _the heightened interest that is being taken in the show in recent years, and the Sodety has every reason to be pleased with the support which has been forthcoming this year. A review of past Show entries re—veals that in 1933 there were 1139 entries, in 1932 there were 1099, and in 1931 there were 906, so that in the 13st. five years the show has doubled In Size.
The greatest percentage increase is in the dog. section, which this year is to be held on one of the two days of the SIIOW instead of on both days as hitherto, and the total is 150, compared with 90 at last year’s exhibition. In the winter ShOW section there has been a "rise from 623 in 1934 and 674 in 1935 to 832 this year.
Poultry exhibits will total 516 where there were 498 a year ago and 393 the year before that. Bantams and cage birds have declined, leaving the utility poultry classes to carry a, huge increase.
There has been a falling away? in rabbits. Last yezir there were 62, with 4.8 in 1934., but this year there are only 34.
Cats, also, have declined in numbers, the entries being 85, compared with 40 a year ago and 25 in the previous year.
Details of the entries, with figures for the last three years giVen for comparison, are as follow :
The Show will be opened to the pub—lic at 2 o’clock to—morrow afternoon, and the official opening will be performed by the Blayor (Mr W. H. \Vood-s.) at 7.30 o’clock. The show will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday. ,
1936. 1935 1934. Winter show 832 674. 623 Poultry 516 498 393 Dogs 150 90 86 Rabbits 34 62 48 Cats 35 40 25 Totals 1567 1364 1175
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 209, 17 June 1936, Page 6
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374WINTER SHOW Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 209, 17 June 1936, Page 6
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