NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 132, 2 December 1930, Page 4

NELSON NEWS

THE A. AND P. SHOTV;

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(From Our Own Correspondent.) NELSON, Ist December. The Nelson A. and P. Show held 'on Friday and Saturday at Richmond Park was opened by . the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. A. J. Murdoch. Late on Saturday the Minister, accompanied by Mr..'G. C. Black, wont ;to Motueka and spent the week-end in the Motueka and-Takaka districts. He returned to Wellington by to-night's boat. There was strong competition in 'the Jersey section at the show. The cham-pion-jersey cow was exhibited by S. 11. Wearing, the -'champion bull by, 12. H. Harkness, and the Hunt Cup, for most points iii the section, was won by 0. G. Sutton and Sons. The Stanley Berryman Memorial Cup for the1 champion hack was Yon by Miss G. Goultcr's Ginger Mick. W. Wells's draught entire Factor won the horse, champion-' ship. While participating in the hurdle events Miss Gra.ce Coulter (Blenheim) had a fall as the result of her saddle slipping, and was taken to hospital suffering from a head wound which required twelve stitches. However, she was able to return to her home to-day. A valuable addition to the Suter Art Gallery collection has been made, a picture, a Scottish landscape in water- ! colour, by'•.the late '.W.- Eyre-Walker, 'E.W.S.,. V K.B'.C. The. picture is .the gift of the .artist's son,. Mr. B. Eyre-Walker, of Wakefield, whoy:in asking the Trustees■.■>t6,v.accept it-viri" commemoration of his 'father's ability as an artist, expresses'/, the hopq;'also that it will foster t)ie art of' watercolour painting in the Nelson district. Mr. "W; EyreWalker, who died iv England last September, was for over 3u years a member of the Eoyal Society of Painters in Watercolour, and at the time of his death was that society's oldest member. ■ .;... ■■...;.■:.. FOR THEiCOASTAk TRADE. The Anchor,'.)"3hipping;;:and Foundry Company haye;-.^purchased' the coastal steamer Hiniatangi, and' the newly, launched auxiliary schooner Tairpata, for the carriage-of fruit from Motucka, Mapua, and'; Nelson ,'to\ ; , Wellington. The Taupata was launched on ' 28th October, and is 130 ft long, with a beam of 26ft 6in. She is built of speciallypicked kauri, sheathed with totara, and her keelsons are of ironbark timbers up to 85ft in length. There am two masts. Her' single large hold has two hatches" and. will accommodate about 350 tons of cargo. The officers' quarters- are under the poop deck, and are unusually capacious. The crew is housed in a raised forecastle. Electric light is fitted throughout, including the masthead and sidelights, and several electric fans are provided. She has passed, all. official tests, including the fume tost for the carriage of benzine. The Himatangi is a steam, craft of 479 . tons gross register. The.-senior ! championship' cricket matches'commenced the previous week were concluded on Saturday. W=ikai;u defeated College by 33 runs. Iv tin; first innings Wakatu scored 136, College replying with 131. Wakatu made 115 in their secoiid strike, but College could, only make S7. For College Hooper took three wickets for 19 and Boss four for 22. For Wakatu Scarell took four for 35. Old Boys A completed their innings, ■ compiling- 28-1 runs. M'Kay took four wickets for 79 runs. Old. Boys. Colts took ? tw.o and ■ a half hours to score 113 runs, and' the match was drawn. Orton took throe wickets for 17, Gray two for 1, and Wcale oue for 0.