EGMONT JUBILEE SHOW

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 10 November 1933, Page 6

EGMONT JUBILEE SHOW

People’s Day Attendance

RECORD FOR THE FIXTURE Programme For To=day - CALF REARING CHAMPIONSHIPS. CONCLUSION WITH FIREWORKS. Estimated to be between. 9000 and' 10,000, the attendance at the Egmont A. and P. Association’s Jubilee Show yesterday (People’s Day) was a record for the fixture. The gate takings amounted to £375 16s, an increase of £7O 4s iu comparison with the second day last year. Both stands were filled to "capacity shortly after midday, while thousands lined the rails about the ring. The grand parade of prizewinners in all livestock sections was one of the principal attractions, hut there followed .some of the most spectacular events of the show, including jumping competitions, steer riding, military exhibitions and Highland dancing, and keen public interest, was held throughout the afternoon. A comparison of the gate receipts for the first and second days of the show for five years' is as follows: Ist day. 2nd day. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1929 24 18 0 372 0 0 396 18 0 1930 26 1 0 257 5 0 283 6 0 1931 28 7 0 288 10 0 316 17 Q 1932 26 16 0 305 12 0 332 8 0 1933 49 0 0 375 16 0 424 16 0

The judging of boys and girls’ calf club championships occupied this morning at the show, and drew a fair public attendance. This afternoon’s features included novelty pony competitions, parade of cadets, folk dancing by pupils of the Hawera Technical School, motor oar events, a Maori entertainment and boys’ tug-o’-war. The show will conclude this evening with a gymnastic exhibition and a grand fireworks display. The giand parade yesterday afternoon was probably tiie most outstanding in the history of the show and was an impressive array of magnificent stock. Headed by the Hawera Pipe Band, under Brum Major J. Nairn, the cattle, horses and ponies in a long-and imposing line, slowly wound their~way round the ring and gradually narrowing the circle they formed up in array iii front of the members’ stand. First came the calves and their young owners, and then in succession the Jerseys, Ayrshires, Frie sians and Milking Shorthorns, each lea by the champion, bulls and cows. Then followed the fine array of OJycksdales, hacks, hunters and ponies with theii riders. The procession ended in a line of farm horses and drays, and smart prig turn-outs. The whole parade was under the direction of the marshall, Mr T. A. Winks, assisted by several mounted stewards and their management was most creditable. For fully three hours yesterday afternoon public interest was centred in the riiio- and after the grand parade with its magnificent display of prize winning stock, resplendent in ribbons and coloured award tickets, came the steer riding! Plunging and kicking, the beasts endeavoured vainly to dislodge their riders who clung to their wild mounts like leeches. Excitement and thrills thpre were in plenty, and both riders and beasts gave sensational exhibitions. Hearty * laughtei greeted the somewhat spectacular falls of riders whose mounts proved unmanageable- and whose escape wa; made either in a sudden dive or hi a roll 'or sideslip. Tor the rider who was able to master his mount, however, there was unstinted applause from the huge crowd which packed tin stands and lined the fences of the enclosure.

Lady stewards of past years were entertained by the society at afternoon tea yesterday and a very happy time was * spent. Amongst those present were Mrs Aloore Hunter, Airs Robert Tait, Mrs J. R. Corrigan. Mrs J. S. Young, Mrs W. A. O’Callaghan, Miss Caolen and Miss Sutton.

CONCLUDING RESULTS. Concluding results were as follow: Steer riding cbaniipionship (11). — W. Sangster .(Stratford) 1, L. Me-. Guinness (Stratford) 2, E. Smith (±iavvera) 3, L. Hall (Kaponga) 4. During the contests one ibeast broke away and left a trail of minor injuries to bystanders, who were scattered in alt directions Y\-hen (Jie animal crashed against a fence. One. man had his arm injured and tvas .sent to ue X-rayed for suspected fracture, Yvhile. another man suffered crusheo fingers and a young Yvoman spraineo her ankle. The animal Yvas under con trol again in a short time.

MILITARY EVENTS. An innovation this year was the programme of military events open tc men of the Queen Alexandra Mounted Rifles and Ist Battalion Taranak. Regiment. The judges were Major A E. Conway, N.Z.S.C., and Major B W. Smart. Q.AM.R., and the steward in charge Lieut. J Henry, N.Z.S.O. The events included best turned-out trooper, tent-pegging, tent pitching b> cadets, tug-of-war on horseback ant wrestling on horseback, the results o which appeared in yesterday’s' late edition of the “Hgwera. Star.” One other event resulted as follow:

Alarm race.—Sergeant G. MoGlashai: 1, Private E. A. Collins 2.

The horse competitions which also took place in the ring, provided the spectators with delightful displays o! horsemanship.

JUMPING EVENTS. H. M. Cole (Motonuj) won the Egmont champion jumping competition with Nimblcfoot, which gave a fine lisplav of jumping. He went round verv fast, flying his jumps and with out a flaw in his leaping. Several other placed horses jumped well, but there was not the style and dash about their performances. Frisco Jack. J. J. Waller’s good Awapuni horse, which won the open hunting on the first day. crashed into a brush fence, throwing Waller heavily and spraining his ankle. Results of additional events were as follow:

E'gmont champion jumping competition do).—H. M. Cole’is (Motunuß Nimblcfoot. 1; ,T. D. Parsons’ (Waitotara) Tatler, 2; M. Cole’ts (Motunui) Gingerette, 3.

Panv leaping comnetitmn. for ponies 12H hands- and under, 'amateur rider under 14 venrs of age l .—-T). Collins’ ('Stratford') TCewpie. 1- T. J. Hurley’s CNorma.nibv'i Tony. 2: G. Swinburn’s (Haweral Quickstep. 3. Pony leaping competition; riders, bovs or gills, amateurs not over 15 vears of age.—-I). Collins’ (Stratford) Kewnie. J : D. Collins’ (Stratford) Opossum. 2; T. J. Hurley’s (Normanby) Te Rawa, 3.

. REARING OF CALVES

BOYS AND GIRLS’ CLUBS. AWARDS IN VARIOUS CLASSES. Awards in the various classes' of the boys and girls’ calf-rearing championships at the showground t-o-day we to as follow : GROUP JUDGING. Jersey-Ayrshires.

Shorthorn-Friesia n. Grp up 11. Myra Wren (Tokaora) 100 3Q 130 Lester Jurd (Normanby) 98 30 128 Nancy Hine (Tokaora) 98 29 12< Nancy Johnson (Tokaora) 9o 29 124 Keith 0-ele (Ararata) ... 95 29 124 90 30 120 dairy type. Jersey-Ayrshires. Group 11. Gwen Nicholson (Normanby) 1 Shirley Raynor (Ararata) £ lan Hancock (Turuturu) d Shoithorn-F riesian. Group 11. Alyra Wren (Tokaora) 1 Nancy Hine (Tokaora) £ Nancy Johnson (Tokaora) ° VIROUP I. Barbara. Robertson (Qhangai) ... 1 TWO-YEAR-OLD IN MILK. (Mr F. Hoskinks special trophy). Alaurice Webber (Tawli-iti) 1 Syd. Parker (Ararata) ; f Jersey-Ayrshire. G '°“ P Coil Cl.t-TI.

DAIRY TYPE. Jersey-Ayrshire-s. Group F Jovce Alattock (Alokoia) .. 1 Doug. Gulliver (Whakamara) ... 2 Ron. Elmes (Qhangai) ._ 3 Shorthprn-Friesian. Barbara Robertson (Oha-ngai) ... 1

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Group II. Qon Cht Tl. Edna Roberts (Ararata) 100 30 130 Ken Rudkin (Normanby) 100 29 129 Gwen Nicholson (Normanbv) 98 30 128 Glen Prestidge (Hawera) 97 30 127 Dorothy Findlay (Tokaora) 99 27 126 Maurice Weibber (Tawhiti) 96 30 126 Robert! Dunlop (Fraser ' Jload* 95 Trevor Gollins (Hawera) 94 30 30 125 124 Joyce Death (Fraser ' Road) 93 30 123 Verna. Radford (Turn- _ turn) 92 30 122

Joyce Mattock (Mokoia) jEv’a Gulliver (Wliakamarai Mavis Scott (WliakaICO 29 129 98) 30 128) 99 29 128 Doug. GuHivez (Whaka95 30 125 Ron Elmos (Ohangai) Audrey' Williams (PereNoel Foreman (Meremere) 94) 29) SO 30 124 120