THE EXHIBITION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15558, 16 March 1914, Page 9

THE EXHIBITION.

SUCCESSFUL BABY SHOW. CROWDS IN THE GROUNDS ATTENDANCE TO DATE, 725,252. TrtK I .1 • sh>>w attracted a large attend a.' ■ t. to-- Am kland Exhibition on Satnr ih;. t.'m li ir.tei'cct bring taken by the I'-i'i- : '< ,!l " gathering of infant., and }.< .: ''!■.■:' A total of 455 entries, in '~■' ■ I .is; is, .vas received, and the com I lit.'is [iri.od to lie unusually keen. i;.. viuipi.ii baby of the show was j.o-.-..l to I" Marjorie Ethel Lovell, an in i.i'.l "ho si.'i ps in the open air day and ; ;•. and is hard of fle-h and brown of !■ •• a for the show were »'■■ " .'L.-l. and judging was completed in ;- "'i M'!" Ihe committee of medical men v'. ii■!■_• d the infant classes expressed l'"' :■ in- :i that the development of the i.'.'i '•."''• an absolute revelation to I '•'''•• "' '''•> were surprised at the careful '-'■'■' ■'■■'■' «■• 'he nutriment and general wl'i!. ' the children. Dr. Roberton sj't" ■• > mentioned that it was obvious lh.it ii" iin-rs recognised the value of sunI..:;-.: ard fresh air. The doctors were ui. .i mo-is ii saying that of the whole lot of .'hi.-; there was not 5 per cent, which sh ". i nt be entered for any baby pom- ('" ' '• ,: rri ni a physician's point of '• a ; '"\ v were agreeably surprised at the aim 'M t'tal absence 'f soothers; and ai; :''■• striking pom! was that the '' '.;•''■'> 'f the ihildrin were naturally r •■!-• i I hey were emphatic that the i".t-a''.s own that day would compare i' ■ ■ thin favourably with those of any i-th-r nail of the world Taking the show as i whole, tin l doctors were impressed with 1 :,■ v aloe of the competitions. 11l ■ judi;«'« for the infant classes were TV; \\ ' \V. McDowell. C. E. Maguire, V |> Aubn.. E. Roberton. A. Challinor I''!- a-, .mo E. Williams; and for the ,ii ilren , 1 i,-srs Mesdanics l'arr, Mc1' well. I.int.say. and Dcvore. "I he , lasso- judged by the ladies were both laige They got through their work < ir l ''"in i,Mif-lv and then awards were re- , rived v. it'i approval. Results of Judging. '! lie results are as follow :— i hampion Class —For male or female lal'ies. 12 months or under. Prize £10 end L'old medal.—Marjorie Ethel Lovell (1? months). Wellesley Street, Auckland. This class, for which there were 127 entries, was narrowed down to eight— Merrier A. C. Allen (9 months). Jack Gaelic, Arthur E. Taylor (12 months), Marjorie E. Lovell (12 mouths), Wm. D. Ii eland (12 months). Joyce Martin (b months), Jack Sorenson (6 months), and Raymond Hinton |9 months). Male Babies, under 9 months. Prizes, £5, £~, £I.—Threlfall E. Irvine (6 months), Ilangeatea Road, Epsom, I; Kenneth E. McLennan (7 months), Grempark Road, Penrose, 2; Walter Desmond Heaven (8 months), Papatoetoe, 3. There were 93 entries in this class. female Babies, under 9 months. Prizes, £5, £3. £I.Joyce Martin (6£ months), 13, South Street, Newton, 1; Phyllis Madge Howard ib months), Wanganui Avenue, l'onsonby, 2; Veneta May Boyd mouths), Rentlell Place, Eden Terrace, 3 There were 8° entries in this class. Prettiest Boy, over 4vrs and under 7yrs. Prize*, £5, £3, £I.—Harold Halstead (4 yrsl, Haslett Street, Eden Terrace, Auckland, 1 , John William Burns (4yrs), Ponsonbv- Road, Auckland, 2; Roland W. White (4yrs), Rose Road, Grey Lynn, 3. There were 69 entries. Prettiest Girl over 4yts and under 7yrs. Prizes, £5, £3, £1: Lulu Bailantyne (Syrs Vmths), Otahuhu, 1; Mario O'Kane (syrs), Jervois Road, Auckland, 2; Eileen £. Hole (s|yrs), King Edward Street, Auckland, 3. There werq|Bs entries. At the conclusion of the judging the prizes were presented at the Mennie bandstand by Mr. George Elliot, president of the Executive Committee. An open air concert was given from the Mennie bandstand in the evening, the attendance being large. In Wonderland a party of 500 boy scouts gave exhibitions in the afternoon and evening, the work including bridge-building, signalling, fire extinguishing, and first aid drill. Attendance Well Maintained. The attendance on Saturday was large, the total nt'mber admitted being 12,257. Of these 2782 were season ticket holders, and 6884 adults and 2591 children paid for admission. In addition to this total about 1200 paid for admission at the Domain gates and 500 boy scouts were admitted free to the grounds, thus making up a grand total of visitors for the flay of 13,957. The Exhibition has now been open for 15 weeks, the total attendance to date being 725.252 Of this number, 518,526 have paid for admission, the remaining 206.626 being season ticket holders. The total attendance for the week just passed wis 24.931 persons, of whom 18,262 paid foi admission. The attractions for the coming week include, the comic song and vocal competitions, and for these large entries have been received. Twenty one entries have been received for the comic song class, and this competition will be commenced this evening. The entries for the men's vocal competition total 35, and for the ladies 17. St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated tomorrow at the Exhibition, with sports in the Domain cricket grounds a national concert from the Mennie band stand in the evening, and also a display i i fireworks.