SPRINGFIELD RODE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 420, 3 January 1933, Page 4

SPRINGFIELD RODE

BIG CROWD WATCHES 1 STEER RIDING ] THRILLS I | Springfield motor camp had the] I est day of its existence yest] | when the proprietor, Mr W. E. ] i thought, in conjunction with] ! Rotorua Hunt Club conducteda] j and most interesting progranc] ! cutdoor novelty events. ] j Mr. Buckthought is fortuna] i the possession of an excellentu] { stadium and eax*ly in the day a ] crowd lined the rails of the ] and groups dotted themselves t'] gx*assy slopes overlooking the f] in area. ] Jumping, riding and hurdliuge] by the Huxxt Club members ok] the early part of the progran®] i'ormed an appropriate prelude ■] thrills of the steer-riding and] junxping which followed. ] There were particularly heajT] tx'ies for the steer-riding and ] riders were well to the d°rf'_] steers were a particularly YI=] lot and very nxany of the rideraj] violent contact with mothef {] very early in the proceeding5'! ] a little like the dentist's chaff] first minute was the worst— but] riders who survived that ordeal^B ly succeeded in tiring out then ] and riding them to a standstilL ] The race and other arrangf] functioned well and there wereJ] few delays between the appe3r] of the riders. JM The huck-juxxxping also Pr0 terestixxg although it was Biar_t] 'soxxxe extent hy the persisteac^] which a section of the crowd £J] into the arena. : ] A greasy pig drew a.reCY ] not composed entirely of 3UY® after the pig had successfulb its pursuers and broken oQ. areixa, the hurdlers led the the fexxce and across the where frenzied squeals annou ] final capture of tlxe quarry. ■ Excellent parking altan°j)f] were made for the large j) ,] cars admitted to the grounds drinks, ice-creams, etc., were H keen demand. iThe Auckland Watersid^^H which was in attendance, the afternoon with a most ] programxxxe of hand mus'L -fl