THE WAIKATO SHOW.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3178, 5 November 1892, Page 2

THE WAIKATO SHOW.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —Your columns have been very full of the show the last few dsys and very little more remains to be said, but still one or two things struck me rather forcibly, and us there has nut been any reference to them so far, here goes. Along with IU4 visitors from up country with tickets for Hamilton East, I found on arriving at Frankton that the Railway Department had thoughtfully ducided it was a pity to keep us any longer on such a gloruus morning in the stuffy carriages and had provided a nice walk of about three miles round by road to the show grounds. So the train was left at Frankton (within about ten minutes railage from Olaudelands) and we oil started for Hamilton by foot earring kits and basketß of nil dimensions. I noticed a few growled at having to leave the train, saying they had paid to be taken right through and reckoned they had been done out of sixpence, but some peoplo are never satisfied. the Hamilton station was reached enquiry was made for a train and we found there would bo one nt five minutes to twelve, about two hours and a half from the time of our arrival at Frankton. Some enthusiastic souls walked on to the grounds, and others sat on boxes round about the station and waited for the train, trying to look as if they were having a holiday. A few, who seemed to know a thing or two, had a good square meal before they left Hamilton. When they arrived at the grounds sever il ladies whose husbands and tirotlier-i wern members, found these lutter hail gut tired of waiting for the train to meet them and take tliein in, and so they had to part a shilling to get in. It was a ! l for the good of the cause, but they did not see it in that light. The exhibition of st-'ck was very good indeed, but I did not see much of it. Somehow whenever I got my catalogue in tune with the pen I found the prize exhibited \va> away—for exercise, I suppose—so I gave it up and contented myself with trying to find a dry place to walk on. Luckily there were p.enty of scraps of timber about and you were able to bridge over some of the worst places. As the time drew near for the Governor to arrive I got close to the grand stand and looked about for the place reserved for the representative of Her Majesty, but I could not see any. Later on Lord Glasgow drove up in a four-in-hand to the and I seized my tile to give a cheer and finish up with a, Paterangi "tiger." But no, the good man was rushed up on to the stand without a sound from the loyal crowd standing about, befovo I could rcco\t?r from my astonishment and give a little cheer on my own account. Some peoplcon the stand kindlv moved up and gave His Lordship a seat where ho had a good view ot the parade and the jumping. I did not like to take my eyes off him, for fear I should not find him again among the crowd up aloft. Truly we live in a democratic crr-uitry. We all caught the train at five o'clock, for which aoine hunery looking souls had been anxiously waiting since about mid-day, and we were carried home tired but happy, but I would not like to cuarantee that they will all go next year.— Yourn, etc., Paterangi.