Judges' Comments

Chronicle (Levin), 29 January 1949, Page 4

Judges' Comments

CLYDESDALES . .The winning mare was of very high standard-, said the judge, Mr. M. W. Wallace, of Cambridge. The Vearlings were of good quality,. bnt he would have liked to have seen more entered. PGNIES High praise fbr the organisers of the various poniej' clubs throughbut the district was fotthcoming from^ the judge, Mr. Ro.y Scott of Feilding. The standard of riding |was ver.y high and feflected great 1 Credit on these clubs, he said. Thefe had been a mai'ked improvement since thcir inaugiiration. Thb pon- . ies entered were up to the stand- : ard of shows generally, he concluded. GRADE DAIRY CATTLE * 1 The judge of the g'rade dairy cattie, Mr. D. S. Stuart, of Masterton, commented that the entries were disappointlng. The mature cows were "very ni'ce" ahd snowed ;"a lot of quality." Some of ihe C'alv'es liaCked fihish, but the' tOp pnes were vef.y .good. He considered.that the yearling.C'ass was Weak for a gO.od dairyihg disttiCt like the. Horowxienua. . There wCre tWO entrants only, both "of ' ' which were gbod, but tiiere w'ds ihsuffiCiSht of them. _ MILKING SHORTHORNS I This was a very nice sectioh, but numericaily weak-, sai&"fhC"i jUdgiej' Mr. W. j. Thomas, of CaftCrtOftv The quality showh was quite go'od generally, but ■ he would liked . to have seert mp^e'entfMits.r ,?' Both aged* cOws wC're good dhd vfery/» ilttle Sephrated'.'thOm-.' The three top yearlings were also good. The one secuting the first pri'ze was a paf'ticuiar ly ' promising animal, while ' thd Whampion bull ' showed exCeil'ent" dairy qualit-ieS and -had _the appearance of being a good breeder. j .JERSEYS j The aged cow ciass had proved j rath'er disappointing, said the judge, Mr: J. Smith, of Cambridge. With the exception Of the first, SeCOnd and third cows, which were jVery good animals, there was little :to choose between them. i The most noticeable fault, ploceeded Mr. Smith, was in the vessels. The two-year-old heifer class was better, the winner of the Charh^pionship being an outstanding one jand hard to beat in most show 'rings. The young cattie were large ; in numbers and of good qiiality generally, 'the winner being quite up to metropolitan standard. The champion and reserve champion bulls were first Class -animals. Most , of the younger bulls were someWhat | disappointing. The calf classes j wei;e good and altogether. he was jfavourably impresSed with the-.gen-:eral exhibition. FRIESIANS 1 An outstanding exhibition equal to any show, including a Royal show, was how the judge, Mr. O.-A. Cadwallader, of Greytown, described the Friesian section. The .prize winners thoroughly deserved their victories .-as the competition - w'as keen. Ail classes were outstanding, particularly from the two and three -year-old yearling , heifers downwards. ; He had' found it hard work to make his adjudications from such a strong exhibition of good quality animals, continued Mr-. Cadwallader. The aged cow class was not particularly stroiig though it included some good types. Th'e bull classes were strong and breeders, he cbnsidered, were getting very close to the type desired in -a Friesian. Ple considered it was the biggest display of the- breed> that he- haql seen at any show this season. ' AYRSHIRES The classes were fairly strong and the quality up to standard;-said the judge, Mr. R. Kirkland, of Whitford. The champion. cow was outstanding and also the champion biill, which was brought out in good order and should win many more such awards. . - The reserve champion bull; said Mr. Kirkland, Was a good bull and should achieve even better results as it developed. The champion yearling heifer was a good sort and:. should hold its own in any company in New Zealand. The special j

jurlior group was a fine collection. SOUTHDOWNS There were many . nice sheep t'ypical of the breed, said the judge. Mr. W. R. HChson, of Feilding, Some of the classes, hbw'eyefi COhld havfe been stronger. On the whole thCy were well up to standard. ROMNEYS Ehtries were good and well iip tc standard for a shbw such. as thl's, Said the judge, Mr. R. Brown, oi Kiwitea. He would describe the quality as fair generally. CftEVIOTS This was the strongest line of Cheviots he had ever s'een eXhibit- " ed in' New Zealand, said tlie j U'dge. Mrv.A. S. Campbell ,of Elthani-. The -Classes were very strong and a great credit to the breeders. There waS very little differenCe irr the placings of indi'vMual sheep. x PIG SECTION Thg. pig sectibn ori the whdlie was up to the st'andafd of othe'r showS, said the judgej Mr. F. Ogle, of Hawera. Sdihe bf the oltiCt pigs were fine specimens of their breeds. The classes were not as strong. as. he would have liked to have seen, ; but he -w As vei'y pleased to note th'e ; interest taken by the members of |the Young Farfh'efs5 Clubs in the porker and baconer classes. HOME INDUSTRIES , The judges commerited most favourably on the -standard -set in the home industries sectidn. The judge of the seCtion for ;Women's Institute and Women.'s Division mem- . bers, MrS.' Shbrtt, S'aid that ihe exhibits in these classps would cbm-T pete favoiirably with thbse -at ahy shcw in the -Domi-nion. - ;.