This Week’s Winter Show Attains A New Standard

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19024, 26 May 1936, Page 7

This Week’s Winter Show Attains A New Standard

QISP.OKXK’S 101 l rt ecu 111 Winter Show, lo lx* held ou Wcdriesilny, Thursday, Friday, : 111 cl Sal uriltiy, lias achieved now records in many respects. 'l’lio .entries exceed those of tiny previous year, interest of the public is greater than ever, tho membership has at taint'd a new

lind dillictiltv in finding suliicient room. .Yn trouble is spared in making those exhibits altiaclive, and il lias been found that the public, are just as interested in them as in any of the brifii', features arranged. The national dancing section has become very popular, and has

The fruit section has recovered somewhat from last year’s decline. Conditions last year did not favour large numbers of fruit exhibits, and in addition iho Show came too late for such a section to be a lho rough success. For that reason, only 55 entries came forward, but an increase has been made

record for the association, and attractive innovations have been scheduled. One of the new features which is attracting great interest among the public and business people alike is the, dec,orated parade to bo held on Saturday afternoon. An energetic sub - committee has been busy, and is assured of liberal support from tradesmen who have promised to enter decorated vehicles, while the younger generation is interesting itself in the juvenile turnouts. The entire length of Gladstone road u]> to Roebuck road will be traversed by the procession, which will finish in front of the Winter

Show building in Palmerston road. A baby show is another of this year’s innovations. Post entries will be received for this, and already a number suiiicient to assure the success of this section has come forward. This will be on a different basis from the Blanket. Society’s exhibition just concluded, and following so close on the photographic contest additional interest is being displayed, for this week the babies will be seen in the llesh.

increased greatly in favour am mg competitors. This is shown by an increase of nearly 50 per cent, in the number of entries received, these rising from 05 last year to 00 this week. The inclusion of tap dancing this time should lie added attraction.

this year to G 4. One of the most satisfying increases is in the home industries section, in which a big step forward has been achieved, entries increasing from 3GS to 524, representing nearly a quarter of the entries in the entire show.

The Poverty Pay ping pong championship is a venture not attempted in Gisborne previously, and although post entries will be received in this section also 21 have already come in, while large numbers are expected up to the moment of closing. Of the old established sections, farm and garden produce has improved considerably in the matter of entries this lime, the garden produce section showing a partilarly heavy increase on last year. Home industries are also represented in much greater numbers than last year, while all of the larger sections have shown increases. The literary section is the only one where a decrease is shown. One of the most pleasing features is an increase of over 100 per cent, in the model aeroplane section, the entries rising from 15 last year to .'M this week, a record for The association. The trade section has been a feature of the Poverty Bay Winter Show for many years, and this week will be no exception. Business interests supporting the Show are as numerous as ever, and, in fact, if more were seeking space for stands, the association would

MANY BRIGHT FEATURES INTRODUCED

Jt lias always been a women Show. And women’s interests mm limiy lo expand. The exi elision of women 's l’eaiiires has M.mi'l ime- been at I lie expense nl‘ Ihe men, bin every possible endeavour has been made to give ihe average townsman a definite interest in tin’ Show. Gardeners and

farmers have their sections, together with dog and Idl'd fanciers, while many men are interested in art and photography. All these are entered for in classes which have gained strength during the past; few years, particularly those of art and photography, which were raised from a weak section to one that is among the most attractive in the whole Show. Difficulty has been experienced

in finding something to interest the man without a hobby that can be expressed in competitive effort. The Winter Show Association Ims tried in the past to cater for these types by novelty competitions, A

further effort in this direction is the ping-pong championship, which is a .step ahead of the cigarette rolling competition which drew large numbers of entries last year. Ping-pong can be made a spectacular feature of the show, and the interest already shown in it suggests large entries and a big public gallery to all the games played. The manner in which this week’s record in entries received compares with those of the post It! years is shown in the following table:—

The entries in detail, with the comparative figures l’or last year are as follow: —

.1924 077 1925 933 192(1 1122 1927 1157 1928 1409 1929 1033 .1930 .. 1525 1931 .. No show 1932 1522 1933 loss 1934 22S0 1935 1900 1930 2310

Class. 1935 1936 Farm produce 135 150 Garden produce .. 7.1 124 Fruit 55 64 1 Li line industries . . 36S 524 Home products 44 51 Sowing 214 287 School exhibits .. 374 398 Art & photography 202 205 Literary 21 10 .Model aeroplanes.. 15 54 Dogs 130 151 Cats 24 51 1’ing-pong .. — 21 Haliy show — ,8 Canary & Cage Hi ids 105 150 National Dancing 05 90