THE WINTER SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 21, 15 June 1914, Page 4

THE WINTER SHOW.

TliK. OLUST-Stt SCENES, • CROWDED BUILDINGS. The Winter hAow doled on Saturday night, ito l-.iMt night, 'being patronised by a large attendance through which! it was difficult to make one's way. '.file attendance at the sliow this yea- has been from various cau.-es more evenly opporlionud tliun in previous year* Much interest wat', of course, taken in the drawing of tne two raffles, for which tickets have *»ld readily. The gold nugget was won by, Mr. Geo. Walker, of Fitaroy, and the patelhl work quia bv Mr. G. King, of Bell Block.

THE DOOR TAKINGS. The total door takings of the show amounted to £317, the first day realising £27, the second £9O, the third £BO, and the fourth (Saturday) £l2O. Last year the total takings for the same days were £3BO. This year, however, the Society gave members special privileges in the way of entrance tickets, and it is estimated by the executive that the attendances this year were ahead of that of 1913. The nugget and quilt raffles will probably/produce a profit of £l2O to £135. The actual profits of the Show will not be known until the balance-sheet is made up, but the indications are that it will disclose a position quite as good as last year's.

REMARKS BY AN EXPERT. Among the visitors to the Winter Show last week was a gentleman who is a well-known figure at the principal agricultural shows in New Zealand, and from the knowledge which he gains of such matters his opinion on the arrangement of shows is worth taking. A Daily News representative, in conversation with him at the Taranaki Winter Show on Friday, asked him his opinion of the show in general. "A very good show," said the visitor, "and much better than it was last year, but I must say it is in a measure spoiled by side-shows. These should not have been allowed in the main hall at all. I tried to take a photograph of the show looking down on it irom upstairs, but it was not a success. All one could see was a large sideshow in the middle of the hall obscuring the exhibits. Those root crops, for instance, should not have been stowed away at the side of the building. They should have been prominently displayed in the centre of the hall. The butter and cheese, too, was not set out to the best advantage." There have been many opinions on the same lines voiced by both exhibitors and visitors at the Show, and the Society would be well advised to consider the matter in future so that no fault can be found with what was this year an exceedingly good show and will with a little thought be improved 50 per cent, next year.