THE GRAND PARADE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 657, 6 November 1909, Page 8

THE GRAND PARADE.

'*^|j^ft^'?^ : SPEC!TACL£\.'. •■.: parade: of was' yesterday's .ie K atu:re.-pf.. : the-show,! arid: it .was- a marked-im-;prbyeriient'; on Vthe 'parades in ; farmer', yeaTs. .-I*d Shorthorns, the whole of the oham'pions'jand",first.'' second,: arid third prize .cattle:(numbering 102) were led into thecal,' and, faced the-orowded grandstand in two long lmes.v;,Thefl, followed the draughts, thoroughbreds;, arid other, led horse prize-takers, num.'bering[6o,:''aftei' which carae. 11 horses; in ,'hioleSi'-;.Bi;.horsemen; 'headed .by,'"Patea," the cnampibn .hack; 10 horsewomen (two.only of■ whota; rbde; ; 32.- horses in ." teams, ranging-frorii' handsome carriages to dogcarts, ,17;bdyS,.:arid,10 girls,on,horses,and "poriics...Th« .finaletpythe'long'stririg-was sripplied by Mr. ■T.' Eichards's vprize : greyhpund.i driveniri Va 'Tpm'.'.ThumbM'vehioie 'by ; Hazel' .-Richards; 'a ■tnree-year : 'pld. u little' girl,- '■: ',^Vitn'"cattle;in ; fhe.' e'entre'-jof the ring;, and' and... .well-groomed .•'• horses, 1 .•'•:, and : spick-and-sjari, '.turnouts,-' - oiroling . ■ round,: '■ in double'-' lines, ..there;was presented just as/gobd' a:general'.show-effect:as one can remember in ;the..long history of Manawiitu' shows.". A. : large assemblage '.-numbering .some ■ 16;000' applauded :entbnsiastibally; There ;were'":iri., all' 2"0 ':prize'.taking.;;aniriial6:'iri'.the',iing;.at,the..one -time,'' : and- (the. parade,;. 'which : V.occupie'd .' altogether :abbnt:.fprty-fiye::ininutes, feas ■ assembled' : and ; iriarched :Off ;in "a- way; that" reflected .credit on' , : tbe,;marshalv(Lieritenant-Colonel,'.Pringle).'arid the.other,,bfnoials.' ; ~■'•;, !■'■.',>.•' v.::." : '