WAIKATO SHOW

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 987, 2 June 1930, Page 13

WAIKATO SHOW

POINTS PRIZES AWARDED From Our Own Corespondent HAMILTON, Today. There was another large attendance at the Waikato Winter Show on Saturday, and in the evening the crowd was so dense that it was difficult to move about comfortably. Following are the points prizes awards:

Home Industries.—Needlework, Miss A. R. McLean; art needlework. Miss B. Parker; Brown, Barrett and Company's special prize, classes 280 to 319, Mrs. Young; J. J. Craig’s special prize, classes 296 to 355, Mrs. Young; AY. .T. Houlden’s special prize, classes 359 to 398, Mrs. Keeley; Scottish section, Mrs. Young; E. Ellingham and Company’s special prize, classes 399 to 422, Mrs. A. Hollier.

Agriculture.—Canterbury and West Coast Farmers’ Challenge Cup, roots. T. W. Platt; Nitram Cup, potatoes. IN’. Hughes.

Horticulture.—White Island Cup. E. "Wilkins.

Fruit Cup.—W. J. McMiken.

Agriculture.—Auckland Provincial Beekeepers' Medal, A. H. Davies: Pearson Brothers’ Medal, A. M. Davies; points prize in commercial and amateur classes, E. D. Best.

Schools’ Section.—H. I-T. Howden Cup, Hamilton East: Varney Cup, Whitiora* Sunday School Shield.—Church of Christ, Hamilton.

The show will close tomorrow even ing.

The week just ended has been a record one for commercial firms. Business is never “dead” in Hamilton, but the big exhibition has acted as a tonic to industry, and whatever economy must be practised in State affairs, much money has changed hands as the result of the show.

Most of the important fixtures in connection with the show—the conferences of dairymen and breeders—are overs

"While your show is ahead of anything down our way, I am sure vou would not object to well-meant criticism,” a leading Southern farmer told a Sun man yesterday. He thought it was a great pity that the show authorities had not made arrangements to broadcast the Governor-Generals speech at the opening on Tuesday. Only a small proportion in front of the platform heard the speeches, he said, and hundreds of people crushed forward in a vain effort to see and hear the Governor-General. He considered loudspeakers should have been installed inside the building. This complaint was very general among the crowd on Tuesday. Another visitor from the Far North said he had not been to the Waikato Show for 15 years and was frankly amazed at its promotion from a minor provincial fixture to a national institution.

Special attractions in connection with the show today include a dispersal sale of "Waterloo pedigree Friesians on the property of Mr. R. S. Tuck, "Waharoa, while a fine concert programme will be presented in the evening. Tomorrow, the concluding day, the first representative Rugby fixture will see Auckland and "Waikato in action. This fixture is bound to bring many Aucklanders and visitors from all parts of the province into Hamilton. most of whom will not fail to visit the show.