Despite a few showers and cool day on Tuesday, Wednesday more than made up for it by putting on a glorious day for the 111th Annual Peak Hill Show.
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Show society treasurer Adam Cannon said numbers were down slightly on last year.
“We expected that though because of the weather on Tuesday,” he said.
“Wednesday was magic and we couldn’t have asked for a better day.”
Two days of fun-filled events kept show-goers happy and entertained.
Adam said the most popular event is the Dog Jumping Competition.
“The crowd just loves it.
We have two classes - working dogs and a large breed non-working dog,” he said.
“Two working sheepdogs from Dubbo took out the top honour with a height of 1.72 metres.”
The pavilion was very popular as always.
“We had some interstate visitors come into the secretary’s office to make special comment on how wonderful the displays were,” Adam said.
Ann McIntyre was the winner of the pointscore.
She has been exhibiting for more than 30 years and in a touch of friendly rivalry, was triumphant after a string of successful years by Joyce Ziedler.
“The Red Cross 100 Year Anniversary display was a stand out, the photography section is always very popular and a new section - ‘Dyed Eggs’ by local school students - created a lot of interest,” Adam said.
The poultry section was very popular with almost all pens full.
Entries were up in the wool section, and the merino sheep entries were very pleasing.
Three local studs had displays of their sale rams.
The Beaut Ute was a great attraction with a dozen entries.
Fees were donated to Red Cross.
The cattle entries were up with more than 50 beef cattle entries.
A full two day program went smoothly and kept the horse enthusiasts busy.
“The animal nursery was as popular as ever, thanks to Benjaman Stanford who does a great job,” Adam said.
Other attractions creating a lot of interest were the Army Reserve, Dubbo Woodturners Group and the Peak Hill Town Fire Brigade’s kitchen fire demonstration.
Red Cross official, Pam Bell opened the show, and spoke about the history of the Red Cross.
Out-going Show Society President Ian Westcott thanked the committee and the community for their support during his time in the top job.
Special awards were presented to Andy Strahorn and John Paddison for 50 years service to the Show Society.
The show raffle of a barbecue raised more than $2100 for the Society and was won by Geraldine Hando.
Adam said a special mention should go to grounds man Phil Forrestal for his efforts.
“Phil works hard all year long to maintain the grounds,” he said
“His special contribution is hours and hours of hard work and the grounds look absolutely magnificent.”
A good crowd enjoyed the evenings entertainment which kicked off with a performance by local band Riff Raff followed by the show’s conclusion - a fabulous fireworks display.
“Everyone was commenting on how fantastic it was,” Adam said.
