Just The Best

Thousands At The Show

Perfect weather on both days brought crowds of thousands to the 91st P.B. Agricultural and Pastoral Show. Entries were exceptionally good in all sections, providing one of the best shows in the Association's history.

Grand Parade leaders move past part of the crowded ring-side.

Peter Davies and his champion calf taking part in the parade.

Brenda Davies won quite a few ribbons with her supreme champion pony, Silver Swallow.

Mr B. Sandilands, Fielding, judging an entry in Class 173 (Romney ewe with lamb at foot)

These ewes won, for A.F.C, Bunting, Class 305 (three shorn ewes most suitable for frozen meat export trade)

Pictured with Mr A. Vella (left), an exhibitor from Porangahau, are three assistants at the stock pens. From left, they are Messrs Denis Murphy, Barry Bruce and Patrick Coombes

Judge for the pig section this year was Mr R. E. Jeffrey, Tauranga, seen here judging Class 428 (sow four months to eight)

Supreme grand champion in the Hereford cattle section was R. G. Hutchinson & Co.'s "Waihuka Wilson 16th." Pictured with Mr R. F. Hutchinson, this beast also won the Meat and Wool Cup for the second time.

Miss Merran McPhail took Class 8 (maiden jump) on Onassis.

In the judging box for horse-jumping are, from left, in front, Mesdames H. H. Morice and W. P. Spence (writers), and Messrs A. M. Fraser and P. W. Matthews (judges), and D. C. S. Haines (timekeeper).

Merran McPhail takes Onassis over a jump in Class 9. (Improvers' international jump: Table A)

In the home industries' hall, the women's cooking and handcraft sections drew wide admiration.

Winners of Class 607 (Court By Women's Institute) were the Puha C.W.I, with "The Old Spinning Wheel." The theme for this year's section was the depiction of a song.

Mrs R. Graham judging entries in the children's flower arrangement section.

Mrs R. Corson about to judge the decorated cakes. At right are the stewards, Mesdames N. Elliott and R. Peach.

Mrs Corson has a difficult time judging pikelets.

Second place-getters in the Institute court section were the Makaraka-Matawhero C.W.I. with "Little Brown Jug"

There were two big chopping attractions in the main ring, after the Grand Parade. The first was the attempt, by Jock Bentley of Featherston, to beat the New Zealand record of 19,1 seconds for the 13 inch underhand chop in lombardy poplar. One of the best axemen in the country, Bentley just failed in the attempt, his time being 19.5 seconds.

Bentley in action.

Here he warms up before taking on the block.

The other attraction was the jigger chop. A whopping handicap of 55 didn't prevent Mark Smith of Kaikoura from going like the hammers to win the event in a great finish with three other axemen.

A lot of the fun at the show is provided by the side-shows, and the stalls, and the rides. Dominating the area is the ferris wheel which always had a full load.

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 209 : November 3, 1971

Just The Best