ATTRACTIONS

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34106, 19 March 1976, Page 9

ATTRACTIONS

Although the Hawarden Agricultural and Pastoral Show is widely accepted as being New Zealand's second biggest show for Corr i e d a 1 e s (Christchurch being the biggest), this does not mean that other activities of interest to farmers and “townies” will be overlooked.

Besides catering for the hacks and hunters in the horse events, the Hawarden Show has traditionally encouraged pony events. This situation has arisen because of the Association’s wish to look after the pony club children, whose competitions are often run as subsidiaries to the main F.E.I. horse events.

As usual there will be four judges in the Corriedale classes and with so many strong entries this year the timetable will be stretched to the limit if all the judging in these classes is to be completed by lunch-time. As well as the display of traction engines belonging to Mr Logan Quigley, of Masons Flat, there will be a display by the Hawarden

Volunteer Fire Brigade. An item of great interest in this display is the brigade’s new fire engine and it should be standing room only when brigade members display the efficiency of their training and equipment, in a light-hearted game of “water polo.” This contest involves two teams of firemen, armed with fire hoses, attempting to manoeuvre a ball past each other.

Another display is being provided by the Amuri Sub-Centre of the St John Ambulance. Among the general ambulance and rescue equipment on display will be the “jaws of life,” donated by the Amuri Lions Club. The “jaws of life” is a pair of hydrauli-cally-operated metal-cutting shears for rescuing accident victims trapped in vehicles. There will be a stall displaying and selling products from C.O.R.S.O’s Trade Aid programme. Trade Aid is an operation

promoting handicrafts from under-developed nations.

Local craftsmen and women will also show their skill tomorrow. During the afternoon groups of local women will demons t r a t e candle-making, leather-work and patchwork. There will be a section for handymen and items entered here must be

made solely by the entrant and be of practical use. Other events of a wide interest at the show will be a home-made bread baking contest and an ecology model contest with the theme “waste not, want not," and the Waipara County Historical Society will have a display of photographs.