LOOKING BACK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 41, 27 November 1937, Page 6

LOOKING BACK.

FIFTY YEARS SYNE.

(From the “Guardian,” Nov. 27, 1587.) Ashburton Spring Meeting.—Officials: President, •' Mr E. G. Wright; vice-presidents, Messrs John Grigg and W. C. Walker; judge, Mr J l ' ..thew Stitt; stewards, Messrs C. W. Purnell, W. B. Denshire, R. Friedlauder, H. Friedlander, R. McOw-en/ J. C. N. Grigg, and Dr. Leahy; treasurer, Mr David Thomas; clerk of scales, Mr T. E. Upton; clerk of course, Mr A. Henson; handieapper, Mr R. Richardson; starter, Dr. Leahy. Second Day.—The second day’s races of the Ashburton Racing Club’s spring meeting were held on Thursday. The weather was beautiful, and as a consequence there was a good attendance. Tho fields were hardly so large as those of the previous -day, . but the racing was really first-class, and the fact that good dividends were paid on all the important events, shows that the overnight complaints of indifferent handicapping were scarcely justified. During the day £1517 were passed through the totalisator, making £3250 for the meeting.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

(From the. “Guardian,” Nov. 27/ 1912.) Warm Weather.; —The very warm weather that has set in is being eagerly welcomed by agriculturists generally, t and extreme gratification is expressed on all sides. Those farmers with land in crop have been waiting, patiently or otherwise, for the conditions that are now- being experienced, and although the country is looking very well at the present time, the sun will male© the land more prolific than ever. Owing to the rains, and the moist atmospheric conditions which have prevailed until recently, the sub-soil is fulL of water, so that for some days, at least, the sun cannot but have a good effect. Shearing, too, which has been given a setback, will now go forward, it is hoped, until the season is through. Horse Breeding.—Horse breeding, more particularly of draughts, is being carried an extensively in the districts between Ashburton and the sea, judging by the large number of foals that can be seen,,pn a tour round. In some paddocks quite a number are to be seen running together, and all appear to be doing well. Temperance Sunday.—Several of tho churches observed Sunday as Temperance Sunday, and the Good Templars, to the number of about thirty, attended church parade at the Baring Square Church in the evening, when the Rev. W. J. Elliott delivered an effective address.