SYDNEY ROYAL SHOW

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18455, 17 January 1922, Page 2

SYDNEY ROYAL SHOW

n , , £ . x . , CENTENARY PROGRAMME. [ s The council of the Royal Agricultural s Society of Now South Wales has made many j' additions-to the sohedule for the show which ." will begin on April 10, in celebration of the ' centenary of the institution, whioh waa foun- *, ded in 1822. One of the special features . will be a procession of school children, who }~ will represent various breeds of animals- and 8 agricultural products by means of fancy coao tumes and devices of the periods 1822-1922. o The council will visit the historic ten. acres t- of land at Parramatta granted to the society o a century, - ago,. and will tour the, district, e One hundred years ago each monthly meeting of tho council was the occasion of a »-. great dinner at Porramatta, at which the d local magnates were guests. The present it council intends to repeat this custom once e nbsul February next, when, after the tour 0 of the district, a dinner will be' held under j .the conditions of. 100 years, ago. e . In fiie schedule of the' centenary show n silver and bronze medals of an old design t are offered for champion and reserve* chamj pionSj and. special trophies have been sriven fl by donors! The prizeimoney offered total> £II,OOO, and every section is richly endowed. There will again be four district exhibits (o which the subsidy and prize money have about £6OO from the society as well as freight and cartage free. The Agricultural Committee is aiming at setting up exhibits which make striking impressions on the minds of visitors. Classes lor individual products are t being cut out, in. favour of displays in com- \ petition, which will impress the people with the wonderful production from the soil. In all probability the Govemor-G-eneral will open • the Cenienary Show, and all the . i Governors of the States w<ll> be invited to 1 attend. t /