HAWKE'S BAY SPRING SHOW

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 2, 25 September 1937, Page 14

HAWKE'S BAY SPRING SHOW

Compelltioni and Needlework Competitions of Various sOrta suppiy much of the exeitement of the HaWke '■ Hay Spring Shows, and dtifing the two days there is plenty te interest these te whotn the stock pens and the produce hall Offef ofily a tenipef&ry attraction. But thefe is a vfiriety in the competitions Which gives a sustained appeal and intefeSt to which the ehow vieitor can fetufn at almost any time with the knowledge that some enteftainment of an exciting character Will be taking place. Thefe are many horse competitions, a Wool-classing compOtitieu, cattlO and Sheep-judging competitions fof all of Which ontfies close ott the gefiSfal entry day, Wednesday, Septembef 29. The plain and fancy needlewofk see* tion ef the Hawke 's Bay Spring Show is always a big c©ntr& of attfactiOn, especi&lly to the fair sex, and it is perhaps the most popular scctiou to a very large nxifflber of the show visitors. The exhlbits in tliis eection are of a very high staudard always, and there is seldom an indifferent specimen, in any clasS. There are six classes dpeii to girls 17 years of under, and theso invafiably bring out eOrnO vbry good work. Include.d in this section, too, are classfes fdf various kinds of decorative work, also a floral section open to women '3 organisation for which a handsome tfophy as allotted. Entnes for all classes close on Wednesday September 29, at the society 'e offtce, Church lane, Kapier, or Mr. F. C. Wilkinson's office, Queen street, Hastings,