DONKEY RIDES AT PICNIC.
new to the children of the will be provided at tho Ashhurst racecourse, next Sunday, when 20 real donkeys will take part in a race for a silver cup at the trades union picnic. These donkeys have recently been brought from Ponui Island, and this is their first public appearance in New Zealand; a 9 the owner vouches that they are worthy, upholders of their reputation for stubborness. it should tax the powers of any Australian bookmaker to pick the favourite. After the race the donkeys will bo available for rides for the children._ Something much faster than donkeys is provided in tlie pig engaged for Sunday’s event; it has for some timo undergone a system of training, attention being paid to diet, massage and exercise. The pig, a far more intelligent animal than most people imagine, ie entering enthusiastically into the spirit of the event and is already proving a slippery customer without tho aid ot soft soap. Perhaps tho honour of “carry home the bacon” will bo his after all.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 69, 18 February 1939, Page 2
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