TO-DAY’S WEATHER.

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19661, 22 August 1935, Page 8

TO-DAY’S WEATHER.

Temperature (at 2.30), 65 deg. Boisterous and Showery. Strong Wind, N.W. The week’s temperatures. .(2.30 p.m. readings). Degrees., Friday 58 Saturday 56 Sunday 56 j Mondav 52 Tuesday 54 Wednesday 48 SUMMER SHOW AHEAD. —O— — STEWARDS APPOINTED. PIG SCHEDULE CHANGES. A more systematic method of ticket •collection and "gates” organisation at : the annual summer show was advocat- 1 ed on the recommendation of a subcommittee, Messrs C. E. Holmes and F. D. Jones, at a meeting of the executive of the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association to-day. The introduction of five classes for Large Blacks and the increase in the j prize-money in the Berkshire and Tamworth classes to £2 10s for first place and £1 for second place was recommended by Mr G. Jew. In the export classes it was advisable in the export section to eliminate the judging on the . hooks at Horotiu and to apportion the ; prize-money over the awards made on | tho hook at the show' and at the . Smithflcld market. “We have been. starving the pig section of the show, ■ but, with encouragement, it should do- j vclop into the finest display of peril-| ■gree and export pigs in the'Dominion.” I added Air Jew. j The recommendations wore adopted ' and Mr T. Marks of Auckland and Air Guddobb of New t Plymouth were ap-j pointed judges of lhc export and pedigree sections respectively. ! A donation of £5 as the prize in (lie. I grade dairy cow classes was received, from Air 11. Windsor while .Messrs 3’.' Church and N. Beid intimated that they were willing to add sgns. and 3.gns. : respectively to the prize money in the children's calf club classes. I The following chief stewards were j reappointed ; Thoroughbred horses,j Air T. G. Hinton; carriage horses. Air; P. N. Clarkin; juvenile and school classes, Air R. Ranstead; Clydesdales, j Air Roland Hinton; milking shorthorns, , Alessrs W. Cooper Smith and H. J. Finlayson; Friesians, Air A. At. Wilson; j Aryshires. Air W. R. J. Franklin; Jerseys, Mr AV. T. Luxton,; Grade jerseys and calves, Air 11. Windsor; Romney Alarsh, English Leicester and Border Leicester sheep. Mr F. R. Seddon; Southdown. Air F. H. Seddon, fat, slieep, and fat and group lambs, Air J. A!. McNicol; fat cattle. Alessrs P. T. Powell and J. E. Powell; pigs, Mr C. A. Johnston: special pig classes. Mr H. M. Peirsou. It. was decided to increase the prize money allocated to the childrens calf clubs seelion. The president, Mr W. 11. Miors, and Alessrs P. Clarkin. B. Hinton and AN'. L. Rnnsload (secretary) were appointed a sub-committee to investigate the possibilities of ineluding tin hare raeiuc on ilie second day of . the