People’s Day at Waikato Show

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 205, 18 November 1927, Page 12

People’s Day at Waikato Show

SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION RECORD LAMB EXHIBITS (Special to THE SUN.) HAMILTON, Thursday. With an attendance of over 5,000 on the second day, the best recorded for several years, the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s Annual Show was brought to a successful conclusion yesterday afternoon. The grand parade in the afternoon proved a most spectacular event, and also, a fine indication of the extensive range of show exhibits. The Dominion Jumping Competition with prize-money totalling £IOO, attracted 18 entries, and excellent jumping resulted. The coveted award went to Mrs. C. Merrin’s Two Step. There were also large entries in the juvenile classes, and good competition resulted. Considerable interest whs evinced in the two trotting events held during the afternoon, and which served to open the new track built by the Waikato Trotting Club. The first event, which attracted five entries, was won by Mr. A. J. Charles’s Sean Triubhas, and in the second, in which there was a field of nine, Mr. W. F. Sanders’s Dealer was successful. A feature of the second day was the exceptionally heavy yarding of fat lambs, one of the largest ever seen in the district. The standard of the section was particularly high, the requirements of the Home markets being well catered for in the type sent forward. CONCLUDING PRIZE LIST Championship Awards The following additional championship awards were made: — Horses. —Entire draught: W. G. Park’s Hunsandel’s Pride. Jumper: Mrs. C. Merrin’s Two Step. Thoroughbred stallion: J. T. Graham’s Bob Adams. Hacks: G. Coverdale’s Ahirere. Harness horse: R. H. Townsend’s Ideal. Trotting horse: J. O. Browne’s Baby Austin. Hunter: Mr. Wynn Brown’s Challenge Cup; H. E. Porritt’s Ginger Mick. O’Rorke Memorial Cup, for best yearling sired by Day Comet: T. Vercoe’s yearling. Dominion Jumping Competition. —Mrs. C. Merrin’s Two Step, 1; Miss L. Johnson’s Spark, 2; A. M. Samuel’s El Arish, 3; A. M. Fisher’s Tui and G. Peake’s Ragtime (equal), 4. Thoroughbred Stallion. —J. T. Graham s Bob Adams, 1. Hunters. —Wire jumper, hunting style: A. M. Samuel, 1; E. Johnson, 2; C. Peake, 3. Champion hunter, Wynn Brown Challenge Cup: H. E. Porritt’s Ginger Mick, 1; S. E. Henry’s Biplane, 2; A. M. Samuel’s El Arish, 3. Lady’s hunter: A. M. Samuel, 1; H. E. Porritt, 2; Miss Sutherland, 3. Lady rider, open: Miss K. Fisher, 1; Miss B. Crowther, 2; Mrs. T. L. Ranstead, 3. Steeplechaser: A. M. Samuel, 1; E. Johnson, 2; B. Lawson, 3. EGMONT SUCCESS ADDITIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Press Association. HAWERA, Thursday. Beautiful weather favoured people’s day at the Egmont Show to-day, and the attendance was about 8,000. Additional championships are: Clydesdales: Entire, Moore-Hunter Estate’s Braid wood; mare, MooreHunter Estate’s Sesame. Thoroughbred: Entire, C. J. Preston’s Ruapapa; mare, R. Buckley’s Ngawhini. Jumper: C. Paterson’s Glen Royal. WHANGAREI FIXTURE SUBSTANTIAL ENTRIES (From Our Own Correspondent) WHANGAREI, To-day. That competition in several classes at the spring show will be very keen is evident by the number of entries received. The sheep section, as a whole, has filled very well and some good contests may be looked for. The North Auckland hunting competition has drawn an excellent field, also the maiden hunters. Jerseys, too, will be well represented. Particulars of some of the classes are: Shorn two-tooth Romney ram, 12 entries; pen two-tooth ewes in wool, Romney Marsh, 15 entries; twotooth ewe, Romney Marsh, in the wool, 20 entries; Southdown ewe, suckling own lamb, 12 entries; shorn Southdown ewe, two-tooth, 12 entries; Southdown ewe and lamb, 13 entries; military horse, 11 entries V North Auckland hunting championship, 12 horses; maiden hack, 12 horses; Jersey bull, calved since June 1, 1926, 13 entries; yearling Jersey heifer, 21 entries.