MANAWATU SHOW.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 107, 2 November 1909, Page 8

MANAWATU SHOW.

FINE WEATHER PROBABLE. MANY VISITORS ARRIVING. [BX TELEGRAPH — SPECIAL TO THE POST.] • PALMERSTON N., This Day. After two day ( s' continuous r.iin, the morning Juroke line and clear, and there 'is now every prospect of settled weather for the Manawatu Show, which commences to-morrow. An aimy of men is at work at the grounds, preparing and arranging exhibits, and the display is expected to bo well forward by the time fixed for the opening. Visitors are already coming into the town, including many from Auckland. The cheapness and 'convenience of ci-riiage over tho Main Trunk line have resulted^in a very fair representation of stock from the Waikato pastures, for the first time in the history of tho Manawatu Show. The art department is specially strong this year, the exhibits coming from as far South as Dunedin. The entries are so numerous that they have been accommodated in a section of the machinery hall. The art piize-list will probably be available this morning. . ART SECTION. . i Mr. E. W. Payten, of the Elam School of Art, Auckland, made the awards in the art section this morning. Wellington, as usual, has a vwonderiully varied and highly meritorious collection, and carried off the bulk of the prizes, but in many instances where there is competition Wellington came off second best. Palmerston Technical School takes four out of five awards in landscape. ' The awards are as follow , — Studies of plants, peifcil, or watercolour. — Miss Currie, Wanganui, 1 ; Miss Violet Nelson, Wellington, 2; Miss Buller, Wellington, 3Studies, foliage. — Miss Gyles, Wellington, 1 ; Mrs. Reich, Wellington, v.h.cHead from -cast in monochrome. — -Miss Spiatt, Dunedin, 1 ; Miss Mowatt, Dunedin, '2. Head, from life, in monochrome. — Miss S. Perrin, Palmerston, 1 ; Harold Collins, Wanganui, 2. Figure from life, monochrome. — Miss Hamilton, Wellington, 1 ; VV. Butler, Wellington, , 2. Head from life, in colours. — Miss Gylss, Wellington, 1; Miss Law, Palmerston, h.u. Landhcape. from nature. — Mrs. Powell, Palmerston, 1 ; Miss Perrin, Palmerston, 2; Miss; Bell, Palmerston, 3. Still life, in colours. — Mrs. Hay, Duuedin, 1 ; Miss E. Collier, Wanganui, 2 ; Miss Paul, Wellington, 3; Miss Butler, Wellington,- v.h.c. Studies of animals or birds, in mono-chronie.-«—Miss Ivy Gooder, Wellington, 1 ; Mis-s Violet Nelson, Wellington, 2. Colour studies of hands and feet. — Miss Violet Nelson, Wellington, ■1 ; Miss Ivy Gooder, Wellington, 2. Six geometrical problems. — E. Gibson, Wanganui. "* Model drawing. — Miss Muriel Hayes, Wellington, 1 ; Mis-s Agnes Denton, 2. Drawings in pencil, from Nature. — A. Bowley, Wellington, 1 ; Marjorie Toulj son, 2. All the other places were filled by Wellington. There were twenty-seven entri-es in the drawings in colom- class. Result : — Miss Sutherland, Wanganui, 1 ; Mibs Toulson, Wellington, 2. WAIKATO DELEGATION. j A strong delegation of Waikato settlers has been appointed to officially represent thai district at the show. They include Mr. John Fif-her (president of the Waikato Central A. and P. Association), and Messrs. R. Fisher, E. Allen, J. Allwell, Norman Banks, R. Reynolds, G. 15. Simpson, and C. Jarrett.