THE GREAT ROYAL SHOW.

Shannon News, 4 November 1924, Page 3

THE GREAT ROYAL SHOW.

AN[ HISTORIC Event*. Now. .that the inauguration or Royal Agricultural Shows in uie Dominion -is., un ucoumpiisneu lact H is becoming more, apparent that die iiidt “Royal” ivinou taivis pined at Palmerston Nortli un Novemner 4, b, and 0, wul ceiauiiuy ue a. success irom the point Qi an exhibition oi stock, which oi -course, will be the principal feature at tins iixture. 'me caUiiogues, wincii are now m u. e hands qi the printers, show that th©r fc are over iwo thousand entries in this section, including a very iair proportion irony the south Island, and tlie exhibition includes quite a number; o.i aiiimui s wnich have leit tiieir marks m die snow rings oi both islands, so that visitors, cun look forward with confidence H> a. meeting oi champions such as has never before been seen in any show ring iit tlie Dominion,* and this alone should he" sufficient inducement to bring breeders from ail parts oi New Zealand to the Show. . Visitors iro.m a distance, who intend to patronise the exhibition, vnli certainly find plenty to interest them in the surrounding districts lor,, aided by the copious rain s which have' fallen recently, the country has never looked better, while there is quite a plethora oi ieed and all classes oi stock are in the pink oi condition.

The Palmerston North Showgrounds are now replete for tlie accommodation of what will be the largest and best exhibition qf stock ever held, in the Dominion, and these will be exhibited under the most favourable conditions, and will be judged by acknowledged experts, including several who. have adjudicated at the Sydney Royal and other shows in Australia.