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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 984, 26 November 1910, Page 21

;|A Successful Prlio Takar; .:,.■'' Sir.;;. Allen, appears to. havd'-bcen. a <rery:successful prize taker, and he "has oxhibited at' the shows from' 1908": to July, ;1910. '.Ho \tas awarded ,110 prizes,:* and at, Hastings and . Gis.bqme, he added-another 21 awards, which included;''(at Gisborne) five firsts and "a champion, four seconds, and two thirds. 'At Hastings, he took-.two firsts and a champion, fivo seconds, and ono third. The same twenty-fivo sheep were shown at both shows, and the sanie ewo captured • both championships referred to. Pilot vas also second in the fight for Mr. Short's 100-guinea cup at Palmcreton North. The value- put upon Mr. 'Allen's.-stud rams by outside breeders is'showii.by the fact that Mr. A. H. Busscll, of Hawkc's Bay, gavo 75 guineas for Tipua ll,'and Mr. J. C. Field, of Gisborno,. 40 guineas for a hogget which heat twenty-three other competitors. Lator ho was offered CO guineas for the samo animal. Prior to-goini; away this season, Mr. Allon Bold fv number of his stud at v 3O guineas apiece while at Poverty Bay ho cold fonr ram's at ,25 guineas each. , Tha Flock and Projsrty To-day. Mr. Allen, has succeeded almost beyond hit: expectations iu obtaiuina for