WAIKATO SUMMER SHOW

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22195, 23 August 1935, Page 16

WAIKATO SUMMER SHOW

INCREASE IN PIG CLASSES APPOINTMENT OF STEWARDS [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON, Thursday Recommendations made by Mr. G. Jew that provision be made for a greater number of pig classes, including Large Blacks, were adopted by the executive of the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association at 'a meeting to-day. A donation of £5 as the prize in tho grade dairy cow classes was received from Mr. H. Windsor, while Messrs. T. Church and N. Roid intimated that they were willing to add five guineas and throe guineas respectively to the prize-money in the children's calf club classes. The following chief stewards were appointed: —Thoroughbred horses, Mr. T. G. Hinton; carriage horsosj, Mr. P. N. Clarkin; juvenile and school classes, Mr. R. Ranstead; Clydesdales, Mr. Roland Hinton; milking Shorthorns, Messrs. W. Cooper Smith and H. J. Finlayson; Friesians, Mr. A. M. Wilson; Avrshires, Mr. W. R. J. Franklin; Jerseys, Mr. W. T. Luxton; grade Jerseys and calves, Mr. H. Windsor; Romney Marsh, English Leicester and Border I/oicester sheep, Mr. F. R. Seddon; Southdown, Mr. F. R. Seddon; fat sheep and fat and group lambs, Mr. J. M. McNicol; fat cattle, Messrs. P. T. Powell and J. E. Powell; pigs, Mr. C. A. Johnston; special pig classes, Mr. H. M. Pierson. j < ft was decided to increase the prjzfc- | money allocated to the children's calf i club sections. Tho president, Mr. W. H. Miers, and Messrs. P. Clarkin, R. : Hinton and W. L. Ranstead' (secre- ! tar.v). were appointed a sub-committee to investigate tho possibilities of including tin-bare racing on the second | day of the show.