THE TIMARU SHOW.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13736, 28 October 1908, Page 4

THE TIMARU SHOW.

The Timaru Agricultural .awl Pastoral Association's animal Show-'-will commence to-day i, and be continue*) to-morrow. Today lh;\ only'. section of exhibits «f-■«'(»-nomic importance 10 be on the ground for judgment. .. (hat of sheep: but then- are attractive compel'lions of a • sporting ov semi-sporting kind" added, for the double purpose of t-ttsing the pi»v\> of work on t!.-e judges on the second' .day. and of attiae- ; n;f more visitor* to th:< Show' Ground to-day. Some- or alt of the trvumfaeluring industries and commercial houses thai intend io display their productions and their wares. v.- ; U 'probably be found to haw their collectior.«? complete by the afternoon, >-o that, taken' together, any person who can do so will find a visit :<•-! ilu £how on the lirst day. intviotiii-i enough, -even though "he is not a s-heep enthusiast. Pert-ions of this invaluable c.la.-G will of'cnnii% lie'there, if they possibly can. To-moirow, - the' second ov great day of the Show, all classes of exhibits will be on the ground, and the catalogue promises that in titer totality there,wui b? quite enough in quantity and variety to surfeii the percept iy« facilities of the visitors. And the enjoyment of ih- social t-eiuse hi mingling in a. crowd will be no trifling additional - attraction.'* The weather lias of, late been unsettled, to what s?ems to be a quite unusual degree, though with ah apparent tendency, to steadiness at the tiu>v of- writing. The MUeei-s of the .Show as a holiday attraction depends i-o : mtteh upon line weather, and iuv sneevss as a iinaneial ventur?—the managing committer can Uy no • means ignore." this ' aspect of it—upon/' iN.; attraction to hol^l.^y'makers, that'on :tl! "rounds, two- fine \lays ,mtv,t be nestly hoped for; and fortunately there k! no'need of rain irt Die country to divide people's desires in>wgard to this point: