CONTINUED SUCCESS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 34, 8 August 1925, Page 9

CONTINUED SUCCESS

LIVESTOCK EXHIBITION

JUDGE'S FAVOURABLE

COMMENT.

The Wellington Winter Show, despite the changeable weather, continues to enjoy a run of unbroken sucoeas. The attendances, particularly at night, have been very gratifying, and the degree of public patronage is a measure of the interest people take in the Exhibition and its exhibits. As time goes on, exhibitors have seen the advantage of varying and adding to their displays. Several new side-shows have installed themselves, and this aspect of the Winter Show has now an importance all its own. ,The Sunset Four, a company of coloured melody Bingers, will provide entertainment this afternoon and again on Monday evening. To-night the pupils of Miss Gwen Gibbs will give an exhibition of fancy dancing, while Mr. J. Boyd's pupils are to be seen in national Highland dancing. The Caledonian Society Pipe Band will be in attendance, in addition to, the orchestra. The officials have definitely decided to close the Show on the evening of 15th August, thus leaving just one week for those who have not visited this great combined effort to do so. SHEEP DOG TRIALS Something • sensational and quite unusual for Wellington will be the performance of Mr. M'Kenzie's wonderful dog, Mack, which will perform during the sheep dog trials at the Basin Reserve on Wednesday, 12th August, commencing at 1 p.m. This extraordinarily clever dog will yard a rooster into a benzine tin—a thing which the average person would say quite impossible. ' • Splendid entries for the sheep dog trials have been received, and post entries will also be taken on the grounds. A special service of trams and busses will run from all parts of the city to the Basin Reserve. It is' stated that this part of the ( Winter Show proceedings,. especially the "rooster yarding," is well worth seeing. SHEEP AND CATT*LE The live, stock show is attracting much attention from the public, to whom in Wellington this is a new and ; interesting event. The quality of the stock—sheep and cattle is exceedingly good, and has drawn much favourable comment from the judge, Mr. F. M. Rickman, of Marten. . The results are a tribute to Messrs. Strang and W. Howard Booth, of Carterton. Championships were awarded as follow:—Best bullock, any age, J. R. Strang, Carter-, ton; steel', 3 years old, W. Howard Booth, Carterton; steer, 2 years old, W. Howard Booth, Carterton; best pen of 3 sheep for freezing, W\ Hownrd Booth; Carterton;. best pen of lambs, I freezing, W. Howard Booth, Cartel 1-. I-ton; bestl pen of 3 sheep, heavy weights, B; V. Skeet; best pen of] lambs, .heavy • weights, W. Howard. Booth, Carterton.