PAHIATUA A. & P. SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1021, 10 January 1911, Page 8

PAHIATUA A. & P. SOCIETY.

■ SECOND ANNUAL SHOW. ■. The success iliat attended the. initial effort of the Pabialiia-Akitio A. and P. Association last year, when the attendance was estimated at four-thousand—the largest gathering ever assembled together in tho I'orty-Mile Bush—has induced the committoo to launch' out on a somewhat bisser scale for their second annual show, for : not only has the prizo money.'been substantially increased, but several im-portant'classes-have b'ecii added to the prpcrammo.' Tlio. prize list,: which has just' been issued. . includes-, classes for horses, ! cattle (;210 is.'offered for the best Jersey bull, any aire), sheep, aud piss. The show will bo held on tho Pahiatua racecourse on Friday, February 10. The horticultural and industrial-sections consist of classes for flowers, fruit, vegetables, cheese, and butter (for ■ tho last tivpiiamed classes the prize money has .bear considerably, increased), fancy work; and children's exhibits, and this section will be held in the Drill Hall, Paliia'tia. on Thursday and Friday, February 9 and 10. A special feature in connection with the fathering will be tho jumping competitions.' : These comprise pony jump, maiden hunters', competition, ladies' hunting competition, and an open hunters' event of ".£2O. For these competitions five acres of laijd. facing the prandstand. have been specially set. apart, -the ground in the meanwhile h'avin/r been pWished, rolled, and sown with the best. JJnslish Trasses, with the result that it is in perf"ct. condition for .tile purposes indicated. There will also b» A flonv race over tlireeinerters of a mile.', ."net a trottine race (saddle) ones round th" course, for which flood cash prizes are offered. To further popularise the en til "r in?, the committee have decided that all machinery and implements will be granted free space on fhp .Erround.- Tlpf-ries clo=e on .Tanuorv 25. Prize'lisfs will be nn tion to flic secretary (Mr. J. A. Walsh).