NEW RECORDS WILL BE SET

Chronicle (Levin), 1 November 1947, Page 4

NEW RECORDS WILL BE SET

MANAWATU SHOW HAS FINE PR€>SPECTS With over 1200 horses — nearly ertough for a regiment of cavalry— over 1000 cattle, over 500 sheep— mdre than enough td put ariyoiie tcr sleep— arid 271 pigs — most of which ineluding "this little one" will go to market — ^to say nothing about everything else which will go with 4t, next" week's Manawatu Spring Show will establish neW high-level records in every direction. Last year, which, from the point of 'statistics, was a record show, there were 1163 horses, 84.5 cattle, 457 •Sheep and 215 pigs — we quote .the secretary of the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association, Mr. Bob McCay — and last year the total for the above section was 2680, as compared with 3070 next week. Last year — we've no figures indicating the number of horses entered for the jumping events — the competitions were wonderfully good. Everything indicates that ■ ,hey will be even better this year. Next week there will be the following additional ^acilities for the general public: — (1) A public dining hall under the main stand. (2) A parking area for members' cars round the oval, sideshows having been removed to the back of the industrial exhibition thereby leaving all that portion of ground between the oval and Cuba Street for cars. (3) Am additional cattle wash and loading ramps for exhibitors. (4) Grounds and buildings in ■better order than ever before. It is explained that it is not y.et possible to cater for home exhibits, fancy work, or for a dog show, or any other section the association was able to cater for prior to the fire which dragged some people out of their baths one New Year's Eve. It is also stated that as soon as a building permit is available these sections will deflriitely be catered for. In the meantime, the associa"tion asks that the people interest'ed will bear with them and that the time when the association can invite entries will not be too long delayed. It is worth mentioning that in the only halls available for home" industries and sections of a like nature the association is storing 13,000 bales of wool on behalf of the Wool Disposal Committee.