Large Crowds Throng Waikato's Great Fair at Hamilton

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 60, 2 June 1927, Page 10

Large Crowds Throng Waikato's Great Fair at Hamilton

BRIGHT SUNSHINE •

FARMERS and factory managers are important people in the Waikato. Across the main doorway of the Winter Show building, Waikato’s Wembley, hangs the legend, “Welcome, Farmers,” and it may be assumed that the same greeting applied to factory managers. An important incidental of the show is the conference of factory managers, who to-day took a day off for a visit to Arapuni.

'YJEANWHILE the big show goes on —a cardinal attraction for every man, woman and child in the country. In the press of people jostling through corridors are visitors from far and near. Paeroa says “How do you do?” to Raglan, and Putaruru exchanges greetings with Waiuku. Drawn to a common centre of interest, widely separated farming communities meet at the Winter Show. Clear, crisp weather has replaced the grey skies which ushered in the week, and yesterday it was a delight to leave the crowd in the show buildings and contemplate the beautiful Waikato from the lofty railway bridge, or gaze from the water-tower hill at Pirongia Mountain, and the subordinate ranges linked together to form the serrated rim of the Waikato basin. SIGHTSEERS TAKE CHARGE Of the basin itself there was more material evidence in the show buildings. Yesterday judges were still busy among produce, but their work was finished finally by noon. By then the poultry had been judged, and school competitions disposed of. High standards were set in the school choir contests, in which Hamilton and Matangi were successful in the separate grades. The attendances to-day and yesterday were so large as to indicate that

to-morrow —regarded as the peak day —the buildings may be almost impassable on account of the crowds.

Popular in the amusement park are the chair-o-plane, and the rabbit-rac-ing, the latter a novel sort of institution in which mechanical rabbits are propelled up a hill. “Chocolate alley,” of course, retains its popularity, while all through the show, along with fancy dancing and orchestral music, there are innumerable features for the amusement and entertainment of the crowds. There was keen competition in the dairy produce grading classes and the judges’ awards were: BUTTER CLASSES Championship of New Zealand Butter Grading (Managers). —H. A. Derecourt, Kawhia Dairy Company, and J. B. Dempster, Cambridge Dairy Company, equal. 99 points, 1; W. Babe, New Zealand Dairy Company (Otorohanga), and J. Campbell, Maungaturoto Dairy Company, equal, 97 i points, 3; J. Brash, Featherston Dairy Company, 97 points, 5. Show Association’s Competition (Assistants). —J. ,T. Henry, New Zealand Dairy Company (Waikato), 9Si points, 1; G. Calder, New Zealand Dairy Company (Patumahoe), and H. Gearing. Te Aroha Dairy Company, equal, 97£ points, 2; J. Rea, New Zealand Dairy Company (Waiuku), 97 points, 4; W. H. MacPherson, Rotorua Dairy Company, and L. A. Morrison, Waikato Valley Dairy Company, equal, 96i points, 5. CHEESE SECTION Championship of New Zealand Grading Competition (Managers). —W. J. Delahantv, Tiratu Dairy Company, 97J points, 1: D. M. Glass. Hairini Dairy Company, 97 points, 2; H. Gilmer, New Zealand Dairy Company (Eureka) and C. P. Viggers, Cambridge Dairy Company, equal. 96| points, 3: A. Gulliver, Tamaki-Danne-virke Dairy Company, T. Brash, Featherston Dairy Company, J. Mitchell, Cornbridge Dairy Company, B. Barnes, New Zealand Dairy Company (Matamata), equal, 96 points, 5. Show Association’s Competition (Assistants). —C. Kemp, Horsham Downs Dairy Company, 97 points, 1; H. Cubis, Cambridge Dairy Company, J. Sturgeon. Awatuna Dairy Company, and A. Dahlburgh, Cambridge Dairy Company, equal. 96$ points, 2; T. Adams, Te Awamutu Dairy Company, W. McPherson, Rotorua Dairy Company, T. W. Dibble, Hairini Dairy Company, A. Book, New Zealand Dairy Company (Eureka), and H. M. Stevens, Te , Poi Dairy Company, equal, 96 points, 5.