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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17177, 22 October 1923, Page 7

The great sports, gala at Ashburton to-day will absorb tne whole countryside. Ibo domain js a juagnihcent place botli for sports and picnics. The management ol rho very comprehensive activities is spread over many aple .committees, and with the weather morciiul a historic success is bt*ing predicted. The Advance 5 Ashburton eociation, which x’romoted the gain organisation, is out to get £10?)0 iroin the gala, and a few smaller efforts to finish off its present programme ol town beautifyingThe Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s Genera I* Committee, at a meeting on Friday, accepted an offer from the Canterbury Central Cooperative Dairy Company of a champion ribbon for class as follows —Best dairy cow or heifer in profit (any breedf. the appointment of judge or judges to be left to the discretion of the association. The County Scottish Society wretc submitting a, draft programme of piping and dancing events for the forthcoming show. Prize money involved would amount to £l7 K)s. r J l.c progi ammo was approved, and a number of committeemen made donations toward the pnze fund. Tt was decided"l*o engage the Ist Canterbury Mounted Kifles Hand for people’s day, The street Friday British and .Foreign Sailors’ Society produced approximately £36. This' sum is not so large as the amount raised last year, but it is considered very satisfactory in view of the fact tliat other causes are also demanding the support of the public at the present time. The cake guessing competition was won by Mr IT Galbraith. A “Paddy’s Market.” for the Advance Association, was held in the Arcade on Friday night, when bidding was brisk, and an almost total clearance was made. Approximately £2O was taken, which, with the £lB odd collected at the previous Friday night’s sale, will result in about £4O being to the credit of the fund-