THE EXHIBITION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1970, 4 January 1907, Page 3

THE EXHIBITION.

Special to Times. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. At tho Exhibition l)og Slu this afternoon, Mr, Munro, go era! manager, made a few inar»w concerning the Exliibitio •lie sanl it was a splendid Exliibitio and it was a success. He want* tile pul,lie to appreciate the magn licence of the effort made by a votu colony with a limited population. V to Hate the abundance at the Exli TWnnn tor ,*"•? mo " ths Iwd bee i-0,000, and it was interesting t compare tlioso figures with otli. colonial exhibitions. At the Kvdtie Uxuihuion of 1879 the total attorn' ance, including exhibitors, niton emits, ami workmen, was 1 117 S;U: and that Exhibition v» as opon f<j practically seven months. The Aid bourne inhibition of 1880 had a tota attendance of 1,309,,(9.i, and tie _ Melbourne Inhibition of ISBS a tota attendance of 1,963,-106. This Exhi bition was opon for practical I v mj\ months. Dunedin and the South Seas Exhibition of 1890, which wav open five months ,registered a tot 11 attendance of 670.000? So one could ti.uly assume that the New Zealand International Exhibition would establish an attendance record so far corned. 0 " 111 e -xlnl itions were con-

The Hog Show, which will be cor. »lav e of H ,IOI | , ' OV V ' S tho la >'«<xst dis cohm\ f Tl° k,H “ VV " V m:nh ‘ tin t c a,'] - 1 , l } rr “n«7»pnts are partuul.uU good, and elicited tin wannest- praise From visitors Tii benches are arranged under the shah ? , r „ fo “ 1 ' •"■’■•ouecs, these opening ; • . 4 ' n a . hirt;e open space coo. taming tho judging rings. Tho entiles tail to cover unite the catalogue of dog fanev. But in ill tlr verv° classes'the entries arc tendance at '* S °° d at ' hoi the performances of tbm Tm,? l the Banl Band ’ th ° seating on Jllmrsday next at the Exhibitin' ■VBSSafc/Ssifil tions ever seen in the colony. " 1 lie orchestral concert this after noon was well attended, tel A very lively feature of the Exhibition is the amount of band mus ; - provided no less than three bands giving selections at once during most and" grounds?" 11 eTeni " 8 ” l build ‘"* T> br , r ' , Ma ® se y< organist of thWales rS wil| C ' ,eclra1 ’ • No "' South on the Ev 3 SeriPS <)f recitals on ° rean ' “'^icncing vru-l'-s ' Jisljia - v of Pain's fircnight. 1 he glV ° n 011 Monday

lhe coming exhibitions of firework and the. visit of the Besses of Barn Band have revived a very strong demand for season tickets. ’ A start was made this mornim' with the erection of a band rotunda in the sports ground. The r;mmchi will have some pretensions to architecture. It will be 25 feet in™",, meter, and besides being used bv the Besses of the Barn Band, will -ie available for use at the New Zealand international band contest, which takes phace from the 11th to the lGt.b ol February inclusive . a ■' d ?' v Cott > Commissioner for Soucii Australia, says there never wore so many Australians in New Zealand v cue tune ns there are just now Twenty -two from Adelahle alone earner m one boat. Most, of them, besides visiting, the Exhibition, are touring the colony.

The Committee of the Ade laide Art Gallery lias instructs iUr. K. P. Gill, to proceed to Clirist ‘, *! r< r h }° inspect (lie pictures in tin Exhibition Art Gallery, with the ider of making a selection for purchase. Over 40 teams of gentlemen': doubles are competing in the tobog gan races ah "Wonderland to-nhdit The floral fete in Wonderland next iiiursclay promises to bo a most attractive spectacle. Several hundred pounds are being spent on a single sensational novelty, which will re present a woman’s rescue under most thrilling ciicumstances from tile top of a high blazing building.

GLENORA PARK STUD. ANNUAL SALE. 1 Press Association. AUCKLAND, last night, Tho sales of thoroughbred yearling horses were held to-day at Glenora Park Stud. Eighteen lots were sold for 2366 ' ?j __ guineas, an average per head (f 1314 1 Eic guineas. The details are as follows : ] gs. - ; Bay colt by Eton Lustrous, F. 1 Worley... ... ... ... 14 B or br colt, by Poult-Marjory, Goo. Ilobiuson . ... ... 50 | Br colt, by Soult-Dido, W. Ryan 100 1 | :: Br filly, by Salvadan—Blairina, J. i Brown ... ... ... ... 22 1 Br filly, by Explosion - Pany, J. 1 Topper... 20 1 SS: Br colt, by Soult—Hotcherina, A. 1 Hughes 400 i ,B filly, by Soult—St Edith, Strcttle B colt, by Scult—Lady Hester, R. 1 Thorpe ... ... ... 150 1 . Br colt, by Soult —Caller-ou, C. j • Matthews (Waitsra) ... 25 i> Br colt, by Soult —Princess Alice, j; ’ J. Wilson-(Northern YVairoa) 25 thbi Br filly, by Soult Golden Mavis, U 0. S'rettlc (Melbourne) . ... 60 Sv* . Colt, by Monschikoff—Golden Rose, i. * • K. Heaton 400 S' j B filly, by Soult—Chiara, P. Bolton ... ... ... ... 20 - Br colt, by Soult—Vieux Rose, G. Robinson ... ... ... 410 , Br filly, by Soult —lnamorata, C. Strcttle (Melbourne) 70 Ch colt, by Sal van—Cuirasettc, W. Foss ... 50 Br colt, by Soult—Roxana, Geo, Soult 400 B colt, by Soult Fairy Talc, F. Stcnning ... 45 At Cambria Park Stud eight yearlings realised 1102 guineas, an averago of 137:J guineas each. Details : f ■ . . 8 s - B filly, by Bluejacket—Victoria, R. " Pcacocko... ••• ••• 20 B coh,' by Eaton —Peace, Wm. Handley ... ••• ••• 80 Br filly, by Hotchkiss —Crcssy, M. McLean 4a B gelding, by Flintlock —Hcsper, H. Lee ••• 7 ' !: _ Ch colt, by Seaton Delaval—Har- _ 4 pist, O. Dawson ... ••• 825 : nt “' 1 B filly, by' Eton - Tournament, J. : M0110y... " •- 32 b' Br colt,by Soult —Sprite, C. Matthews (Waitara) ••• 500 : • Br colt, by Menscbikoff— St. Mary, T. Cunningham 25

DOG SHOW. <j s LARGEST HELD IN THE COLONY. R C( CHRISTCHURCH, last night. a The inaugural Dog Show of .ho f-newly-formed Canterbury. Eermel 1 Club, an dtho first held m Christ- ~ church, for some five years, opened , at the Exhibition Grounds to-day, and li will be continued to-morrow. tee- l carding the entries, numerically the s Show is one of the largest ever hem a in the colony. The fox terrier class t is an immensely strong one, both m i point of number and quality, the on- i tries being attracted from Auckland, i « Napier, Dunedin, and other centres. : . Tlie bull dogs comprised the largest and most representative class of the breed got together in Christchurch, if not in New Zealand, no fewer than 43 entries being forwarded. . t>lack pugs were shown for the first time here, and made an excellent display. Hr. It. O. Duncan’s imported skyo terrier slut (Te ltungi Bai) was tin . hesitatingly pronounced by experts to be the finest type of the breed ever exhibited in the Southern Hemisphere. Miss Rubi Seddon’s Bahi was unopposed in the skye terrior dog class, which was a matter for regret, as he would have gained laurels in the very host of company. In all other departments of the Show the same uniform excelleno of quality was to bo discerned, and tho exhibition on tho whole is one of which the Club lias every reason to bo proud,