THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81916, 15 January 1907, Page 3

THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

IMrOKTAN! ATHLETIC GATEIUNIi (By Wire Special Service.) ('hristchurch, January 14. The Exhibition was well attended again to-day, paiticu'ariy in the evening Tlicr.- is sifll a Neatly si roam of visitors from the Mrvt.li. over (litJ C-veinsiouihts a>vviviiig from \\ eli'ng ton on Saturday ami Sunday. Tin* lvcelit rains lnivo fr.-siieiied the spacious lawn* and brilliant pots ot llowevs. so that the charming groumU have never looked so well. There was a large attendant-• at the . performance given by the ,bo.;e:~ o ti.v Barn on the sports ground lins afternoon. and a much larger nuutbei Still as>o:nblo:I to hear the bund in the evening Performance wif; boiv.n daily t:i; week. The orchestra concert in' the coa cert hall this evening was wel'i attended. On Wednesday luglii. Mi-s Florence Quinn. the y<amg Ne\v Z-a land soprano, who has won a high reputation in \ieloria, will liwkf hei lir,->t appearance at the Exhibition. Over one iamdred entries have been received for the axemen's carnival; on Thursday and next. For the principal evnt, the Xew Zealand International Handicap of £loo. in 18 inch standing blocks, about thirty nominations have been received. wostJy from champions and ex-cham-pions. All parts of Australia aie ilpreseilted by compcUitorsc In thievent the following present champion vill compete: 1). L'reUy, winner nt N.Z. 2ft standing logs contest, lift time being 3mm 'Msec; W. winner of the world's liiin underhand championship at KHham meeting; \N • Weston, winner of the worlds 2ft un derhand championship flt Tasmanian carnival in November; Coombes' wm ner of Tasiuanian Axemen's Handicap of £IOO. C. W. Casey, ex-world * champion in chopping and 'saving; un derhand, standing b'ock, single hand Rawing, and double-hand sawing., win also be a competitor. Between the events, the Besses Band will plaj lections. Those interested in athletic event*have two highly important fixtures to look forward to in the eiuuiipuni'.diip athletic meeting of New Zcanind to

be held ill the Kxliiliition grounds on Januarv 2-t and 2«. and th.- New Zca land Amateur Athletic Association's 18th annual championship meeting. t» be held on the sports ground on Feb ruarv 21 and 23. The former meet ill" will he under the jurisdiction and rules of the N.Z. Atiiletit Union, the programme including, besides 01 dinathletic events, pipe music, Highland reels, Irish jigs, sailors' hornpipe, ami other novel features. ■ A first-claw programme lias been prepared for the Amateur Association's meeting. Thirty-six bands have entered foi the International Band Contest, which takes place from February, 11 to Hi. and there are something like five hundred entries for solos and qumU'tto. On one night of the band contest, n grand double fireworks programme will be given by the representative o> Tain and Sons, London, which, t-ne general manager promises, shall surpass anything yet seen in the Southern Hemisphere. The erection is almost finished of a huge five-storeyed building in "\\ on Ucrland," which is to be enveloped i" flames on Thursday night, and from the top of which a young lady is to be rescued in thrilling maimer by a fireman. Tiie floral fete on the same night, combined with other novel at tractions, now in preparation, promises to make this one of the greatest nights "Wonderland" has had. The Fijians leave on a trip South next Friday. It is understood instructions have been issued by the Minister in charge of the Exhibition to make preparations for the allocation of awards for the best displays of products, etc.