CROWDED AGAIN

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20819, 1 June 1939, Page 6

CROWDED AGAIN

SHOW WELL PATRONISED

RISE IN DOOR TAKINGS MANY ATTRACTIVE DISPLAYS With the continuance of the spell ! os> line weather old records are going by the board as the Waikato Winter I Show Association's 33rd annual exhi- ! bition continues to attract ever-in-j creasing crowds, giving an indication that this year’s fixture will by far | eclipse all its predecessors. Un the first two days the halls were thronged I by townspeople and country visitors ! and the splendid manner in which the • wide range of exhibits had been ar- ! ranged brought forth cofniy*»Vtion ! from the spectators. On the opening day the door takings showed a rise I on those for the same period last year, | while another high level was reached i by the figures for yesterday and last ) evening. i When such a heavy call was made on the interior space weeks before | the opening date of the show the I popularity of the fixture as an advertising vehicle was realised, but the i manner in which the trade exhibits : have been staged exceeded all ex- ! pectalions. Enterprise and ingenuity : have been brought to bear in making ' each sta::d as effective as possible i and no space has been wasted in the process.- The spectacle of hundreds l of farm implements giving working j demonstrations, rows of modern motor j vehicles, benches of iloral displays - and lay-outs of furniture have given j the trade exhibits a carnival air this i year and have made this section of the i exhibition the most attractive that has j ever been seen in Hamilton. I The competition classes have also ! attracted a considerable amount of at--1 t.ention, and once again the associa- | tion has been commended on the ! manner in which the various sections j have been arranged. Perhaps the ! most popular exhibit with the country ; visitors is the bacon section in which i the Tange entry of 400 sides has i drawn high praise from the judges. | Expert officers have been in attendance and have given visitors an ex--1 planation of the various features of ' the exhibit. As in past years, the dairy section has aroused keen interest, while the produce classes have also come in for their share of patronage. Leading off the dairy section is the health and fitness marquee which has attracted hundreds of interested visitors during the last two days. Collected from all parts of the world, the material is of a varied nature and gives a splendid illustration of the efforts of the various nations to improve the physique and general health of their peoples. The posters have been attractively mounted, and are j classified and displayed to give the I best possible effe/t. | With an outstanding team of variety ! artists engaged, the free entertaini ments provided in Bledisloe Hall are |of a high standard. Worthy of ' special mention is the troup of acroj hats and tumblers whose ladder act i is one of the finest seen at thesshow ! for many years. Clever rope work | Is also presented by another artist, i * A number of country school children visited the show yesterday and i further country schools will be represented to-morrow. On Saturday a targe number o-f s/hool children from ! Auckland is expected to visit the show.

SECOND DAY TAKINGS EXCEEDED ONLY BY LAST YEAR Although the takings for Ute second day of the show yesterday did not exceed those on the same day last year, which constituted a record for the associaton, they compared very favourably. The gate yesterday constituted the best second day experienced by the association except for the occasion on which the record was established.

COMPETITIONS CONTINUED

HIGH STANDARD PREVAILS ELOCUTION AND DANCING The keen interest which marked the opening of the musical, elocutionary and dancing competitions in the Waikato Winter Show concert chamber lasi evening was again in evidence today when the competitions were continued. A high standard was maintained throughout and when recalls were dealt with last evening there was very little between the finalists. Further results are as follows: ELOCUTION Girls under 8 years.—Final: Leslie Moir, 66 marks out of a possible 100, t ; Diane Rhodes, 65 marks, 2. Girls under 10 years: Beverley Bateman, 67 marks, 1; Doreen Tierney, 65 marks, 2. Boys under 8 years: Ainsiey Sparrow, 67 marks. 1; Bernard Styles, 65 marks, 2. Boys under 10 years: lan Seddon, 65 marks, 1; Donald Forbes, 64 marks, 2. Girls under 12 years.—Final: Lynette Webb, 76 marks, 1; Peggy Binns, 75 marks, 2; Beverley Bateman, 74 marks, 3. Marie O'Brian and Lorna Bridges were very highly commended. Women’s Shakespearean recital. —Final: Miss Joan Prendergast, 73 points, 1; Miss Rosalie Seddon, 71 marks, 2. OPERATIC DANCING Novice tap dance, under I*2 years: Lance Whisker, 73 marks, 1; Kyra Forsyth, 70 marks, 3; Yvonne Nelson, 60 marks, 3. Tap dance under 12 years.—Final: Lance Whisker, 72 marks, 1; Kyra Forsyth, 08 marks, 2. NATIONAL DANCING Irish jig.—Final: Diane Rhodes, 1; Colleen Campbell, 2; Fay Hanna, 3. Highland Fling.—Final: Norma Wyllie, 1; Joy Graham, 2; Dorothy Pearson, 3. Sxvord dance. —Final: bawn Miller, 1: Shirley Goldsbrough, 2; Joy Graham, 3. Seantriubhas. —Final: Daphne Hunt, 1; Eileen Piken, 2; Jean Mill, 3. Second highland fling.—Final: Roie Docherty, 1; Dawn Miller, 2; Nancy Howell, 3. Second sword dance. — Final: Roie Docherty, 1; Nancy Howell, 2; Anita Copeland, 3.