AUCKLAND SHOW
VARIETY OF ATTRACTIONS A wide variety of attractions has been arranged for the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association's annual show, which is to be held at the Epsom Showgrounds on February 24 and 25. Features of the extensive programme will be exhibitions of trick riding by Frank McFarlane, famous American cowboy stunt rider, and Fred Yeomans, Australian champion rough rider and stock whip exponent. Trotting races will bo decided on the banked oval track, while wood-chopping events and sheep dog trials will also be hold. The usual exhibitions of cattle, horses, dogs, sheep, poultry and pigs will be held in the show sheds, while sections for flowers and arts and crafts have also been arranged. A monster night gymkhana, is to be held on the final night of the show, Saturday, February 25»
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23272, 15 February 1939, Page 16
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135AUCKLAND SHOW New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23272, 15 February 1939, Page 16
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