MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19140, 25 October 1927, Page 9

MID-CANTERBURY

ASHBURTON. PICNICS POSTPONED.* Oil aoqount of the squally weather disappointment was experienced yesterday by a large number of people who had planned pichies to various resorts in the county. A picnic organised by- the Presbyterian Bible Class which was to have been held at Peel Sorest' was postponed: In no way discouraged by\the bad ■ weather, over 40 racing enthusiasts joined the special train at Ashburton for. Oamar.u. Angling. n Owing to the dirty state of the Kangitata, Rakaia, and! Ashburton rivers during the week-end, there was no fishing. All these .rivers -were still rising yesterday afternoon. A. and P. Show. Good entries have been received for the Ashburton A. and P. Association's annual show, which will be held on November 3rd. The total is 1872 as compared • with . 2001 last year. The slight decrease can,'be accounted for by the exceptionally hard aujumn experienced this year. : The number of entries received in each class is as follows,, last year's figures being given m parentheses:—,.'..;. ... Purebred Horses—3l4 (391). T>ogs—3o (21). • . Cattle—76. (119). ,- Produce—lo2l (1214). • Three teams have .also entered in the Lloyd-LindSay competition; there being one team .'from-South Canterbury! and two from Ashburton. • Tire Br*~ade Demonstration. • The annual contest of the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade was held yesterday". Six events "comprised the programme, and ' keen competition was witnessed'in all.. Results:— One-man Championship and fastest Tilley,' 55secs, 1; H. Hefford, liiiin Usees, 2; F. Looms, lmin'22secs, 3. ■" . ■ • One-man. Coupling . Handicap and fastest time —Wl Tilley,.:s7secs,i. 1; H. Hefford,. 54 4-osecs, 2; J. Williams, lmin,; 3. ..-...- " Hose and Hydrant, three men—W. Tilley, .W. Jary, and J. Reeves, 39 sees, 1; H.' Hefford, W. Denley, and J. Williams, 43.1-ssees, 2. • Hose, .Hydrant, and .Union-; three men—Lieut. L. Kidd, C Solway, ahd J. Hickey, 53secs, 1;H. Hefford^ W. Denley, and J. William's,. 57secs, 2? Hose, Hvdrant, " and Union, five men—W. Tilley, .HI.- Hefford, W- Denley, J". Williams, and W. Jary, 48secs, 1. • ' . • ■ Reel and Ladder, five men—W. Tilley, H., Hefford,' W. Denley, J. Williams, and W. Jary. 43 4-ssecs, 1. A -social • was held in the. evening, ' when Superintendent T.' Barber presided, and) presented theorizes, which; included a cup given by Mr E. H.' O'Malley for most points'.during the day. v ';