CANTERBURY SHOW

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 8 November 1912, Page 5

CANTERBURY SHOW

A FINE SHEEP EXHIBIT.

tUxir«D Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 7. The Canterbury A. an<l P. Metropolitan Show was continued to-day. The weather was fine in the morning, but dull and-showery in the afternoon. There was a good attendance. The exhibit of sheep :s well up to the standard set at pevious exhibitions. There is a noticeable impovement. in the condition and quality of the animals shown :u different classes*. Competent, judges are unanimous that, taking the sheep all round, there has seldom been a better display on the Addinjjton • Show grounds. The total number of:entries shews a slight falling off, but this is more than compensated for by the excellence and evenness cf the animals penned. This Day. Fine weather this morning brought jjreat crowds into the city for the People's Day at the Show, and at noon the attendance promised to be a record. Experts say that the special characteristic of this year's display is the veryeven merit of "the exhfbi.ts in most of the stock classes.