Nelson District Show

For a time it appeared as if the bad weather experienced at the Nelson A. and P. Association's shows in the last few years was going to disrupt this year's show. Heavy showers fell on the first day but these cleared overnight and the second day was beautifully fine. Big crowds took advantage of the pleasant conditions on the second day and a record gate was achieved. Features at this year's show included displays and a concert by the New Zealand Army band, an apple pie baking contest and jiggerboard chops in the show ring, and steer-riding. As usual the side-shows were well patronised by a big section of the crowd.

Roger Bailey appears to lift his wonderful pony Goose Loose over the last of the jumps in the six-bar pony jump to win the event for the second successive year. The pair jumped as high as the winning hack.

A fine pair of horns on Eric Baigent's Dorset Horn ram.

President of the Royal Agricultural Socfiety, Mr Henry Rutherford, judged the Romney class.

An unusual display was this robotlike figure made up of farm machinery parts.

Finalists in the apple-pie baking contest were, from left, Bernice Desborough (Richmond), 2nd, Winifred Peacock, of Richmond (1st) and 12-year-old Pauline Esposito, (Nelson), 3rd.

New Zealand's biggest apple pie, baked by the Stoke staff of G. B. H. Bakeries and exhibited here by Stan Collins and Fred Clinton. The pie was 7ft 8in long by 2ft wide and weighed 1741bs. Inside it was 104 lbs of apple filling.

Cyril Close and Eric Baigent place champion ribbons over the top sheep in the Perendale section, shown here for the first time.

The Army band led the grand parade.

An old Richmond resident, Mr Cyril Croucher, now living in Palmerston North, came down for the show. He is treasurer of the Royal Agriculture Society.

Having fun at the sideshows.

The martial music of the Army Band proved just too rauch for stallion "Leeston Rebel" and he just had to dance.

Warwick Wadsworth, Blenheim, whose horse "Flint" was judged champion hack, took a tumble in a jump off for hunters, and is helped by members of St. John Ambulance Brigade.

"Watch out dust, I'm 'agoin' to blte yer."

Gale Scholfield, on Pat Dobbin's Arachon, wins the hack six-bar event.

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The Nelson Photo News

No 98 : December 14, 1968

Nelson District Show