“SMELLY EXHIBITION”

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 291, 29 February 1928, Page 9

“SMELLY EXHIBITION”

STOCK AT WINTER SHOW THIS YEAR’S DATE FIXED If it can be arranged without incurring additional expense, the Auckland A. and P. Association will have a live stock section at the Winter Exhibition, which is to be heid in the Central Wharf sheds from July 11 to July 21 of this year. Much discussion took place among joint committee members this morning as to whether live stock would create a congenial inside atmosphere for visitors to a winter show. “JT would be a smelly exhibition more or J. H Hutchinson. “You could hardly have the cows and other animals in the sheds at the Central Wharf.” Mr. H. Grierson said surely there was no objection to a cow—providing there was someone to look after and attend to it. Mr. E. W. J. Bowden recalled that stock had been successfully housed in sheds during a winter exhibition in Dunedin. Mr. W. F. O'Donnell, secretary, said the idea of the live stork section was to be more in the nature of an exhibition than a competitive class. He understood the promoters of the suggestion to advocate the inclusion of three or four—but not more -than five —animals representative of the highest procurable in their classes, remarkable for type and production. This would entail a minimum of space. He suggested also that the secondary industries closely allied with the stock —such as milking machines and farming implements—should be exhibited close to the stock itself In fact, the cows could be milked on the place with a specially installed machine. Mr. Grierson thought breeders would be running a grave risk by taking their prize beasts to a winter exhibition like the one proposed. NO MORE REVENUE Mr. J. C. Alluin could not foresee the association gaining one extra person attending the show, nor the reception of one more penny in revenae from the establishment of the live stock section. The show was meant to amuse and instruct, but people would not find anything very amusing about an exhibition of cows and pigs. It was upon.the town people that the association relied for the attendance support, aud their tastes had to be catered for. Mr. B. Buttle said the stock would prove an additional attraction, hut he acknowledged that there would not necessarily be more revenue in it. Mr. Allum: Not at the present time. When we have a permanent home — which is our aim—we will make permanent arrangements; but we cannot do too much with live stock just now. On the motion <ff Mr. Allum the -committee decided that providing the association would be involved in no extra expense, the live stock proposal be agreed to. The question of arranging the space was left in the hands of the space committee, who will also inquire into the question of whether the breed societies will cooperate and stand the extra expense of establishing the live stock section.