NEW SHOW RING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21640, 4 November 1933, Page 12

NEW SHOW RING

GROUNDS AT EPSOM COST OF ABOUT £IOOO LARGE IMPROVEMENT PLAN As part of a comprehensive scheme to improve the Epsom Show Grounds, construction of a new show ring at the extreme eastern side of the grounds, at a cost of £'looo. will be commenced early next year, immediately after the Royal Show, which is to be held in Auckland on, February ?. 9 and 30. It would not be possible to hare it made before the Royal Show. The new ring, which will be oval in shape, extending practically north and | south, will be eight chains by four chains, about half as large again as the present ring. There will be a trotting track 30ft. wide and the whole will be surrounded by a gently sloping grass bank 60ft. wide, which will be slightly wider on the eastern side, where there will be shady trees. The bank will enable thousands of people to obtain an unrestricted view of ths show ring, which will be large enough for a football ground. At present the area is sloping country, 35ft. below the level of Green Lane Road. The ring when completed will be 33ft. below the road level, so that, only oft. filling will be necessary at the lowest portion. At yesterday's meeting of the council of the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association it was decided to call tenders for the work, the ring to be grassed by April 20. It was stated the entire scheme, which has been well designed by the secretary, Mr. Tl. F. O'Donnell, was estimated to cost £.'7000. The rest- of the plan will be completed as circumstances allow. It was decided, however, to proceed rsith improvements necessary for the Royal show. Various recommendations by the finance committee were adopted, subject to the approval of the specialist committees concerned. The improvements are alterations to the cattle sheds, at an estimated cost of £'2oo. providing for additional pens; temporary accommodation for dairy and beef cattle at the north end of tne cattle pavilions if and repairs to the fat' cattle pens, if required, which probably will cost about £'2-50: converting half the sheep paviiioxi for pigs at an estimated cost of £SO. and the erection of a new sheep pavilion at an estimated cost of £'475. These works, estimated to cost altogether £'C'7-3. will be put in hand as soon as possible, and other necessary improvements for the Royal scow will be considered shortly. In the comprehensive improvement ; plan a grandstand will be provided later j on the western side of the new ring, j The space comprising the present ring j will be occupied by industrial exhibits j and therg will be a building for indoor ; exhibits on the extreme western side of the grounds. Horse pens will be • erected on the southern side near Green Lane Road, which will allow easy hand- j ling of animals proceeding to the show |