Thursday night’s match at Fred Booth Park, a converted farm paddock next to the Southern Field Days at Waimumu near Gore, has become a field day attraction but late in the match on Thursday a bale of hay was set alight on the sidelines.
Field Day chairman Logan Evans speculated it was linked to the infamous actions of some university students with a fetish for setting couches alight in the student streets of North Dunedin.
“Looks like someone has swapped couches for hay bales,” he said.
About 7000 people attended the match which reflected strong attendances at this year’s Southern Field Days.
Evans was said while he did not have actual figures, Thursday looked to have attracted the largest attendances ever for the event.
The second day of the three days, organisers had to open another car park to cater for those attending on Thursday.
“Car parking gives a pretty good impression and it looks like it was the biggest day we have ever had.”
Exhibitors have also been enthused with the response, Evans told by one that he had his busiest day ever at the event on Wednesday.
