"The Show"

The A. and P. Association once again demonstrated its proverbial luck with the weather for this year. In spite of weather forecasts sprinkled with phrases like "persistent rain" and "frequent showers", the show was blessed with two perfect days of sunshine and cool winds, and suffered only a few spots of rain on the first day.

Fed up with long spells of gloomy weather, the Poverty Bay public responded by turning out in thousands for the district's largest annual outing.

Crowds watch as the Pipe Band leads Grand Parade.

Miss Susan Dods leading the horse section of the parade on Master Burleigh

Absorbed crowds watch as the cream of the district's animal aristocracy is paraded in the A. & P. showring.

Cattle were there...large and small.....

....and even smaller

There were big horses......and little horses too

Fun At The Show

The Meat and Wool Cup, symbol of supremacy among the beef herds, was won this year by F. E. Humphreys and Sons' Jubilant Gem.

Mr Humphreys accepting the cup from Mr John Eaton, attache to the United Kingdom High Commissioner in Wellington.

Young Snowy tries out a new tractor

Ever - popular Merry-Go-Round was as popular as ever

Inspecting a new boat

Fun on the swings

For many of those who attended the show, the attractions of the trade exhibits and sideshow alley took all their interest, to the exclusion of the very fine displays of Jumping seen in the showring.

Jumping of an exceptionally high standard kept the ringside crowds excited and thrilled in the difficult International Jump. There was very little difference in the final between R. B. Hansen's Sundowner and C. Matthews' Syndicate. They are each pictured below clearing the final "triple" jump. Hansen won the title by a small margin.