ROYAL SHOW LAMBS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 April 1928, Page 3

ROYAL SHOW LAMBS

By the last English mail the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received a report from its London -Manager regarding the display and judging on Sinitldield -Market of the Jambs ex the Fourth Royal Show held at Christchurch in November last.

The Board offers annually special prises at the Royal Agricultural Show lor Lit lambs most suitable for our Dominion’s export trade and the type most desired to keep up our reputation on the London market. The lambs are judged alive on the Showground and prizes arc awarded by the Meat lloan. for the best pens. All 'the lambs entered in this class arc then killed anti shipped Home to the Board’s London Manager who arranges a special display of them on the Smithtield market. The quality of the carcases is judged by three judges appointed by the Imported Meat Trade Association Incorporated. Eurtlie.prizes lor the best lot of three carcases as judged on Smithfield arc also awarded by the Board. This year the winning [ions were as follows : •JUDGED ALIVE ON f-lU VGROUX!) First prize. Lot No. I !!M. ! I. M. Prisons p 15 Second prize. Lot No. 1.101, H. M. Prisons CIO Third prize, Lot No. UILI. A. C. Greenwood Ci RESULT OF AWARD ON SMITHFIELD MARKET. First prize. Lot No. 1100, W. E. Candy and Son Cl 5 Second prize. Lot No. 1105. 11. M. Prisons CIO Third prize. Lot No. 1111, A. C. Greenwood Ci The Board’s London Manager reports that the 27 lambs entered in this class arrived home in excellent order and were displayed on the stall of Messrs Hayes, Paine and Knowlden, Smithtield Market, on 7t 1 1 February, and attracted a great deal of attention. A great deal of interest was evinced in the judging of the exhibits. The whole exhibit was purchased by Messrs Barkers, proprietors of one of the big West End stores, and a further display was made in their shop. These displays on Smithfield Market of good quality If.mbs always attract a lot of attention from the butchers and others interested and thus helps the publicity side of our trade. The report of the three judges appointed h.v the Imported Meat Association Incorporated-—Messrs IV. T. Johnson, D. Messont and J. C. Hamilton—is as follows:

first prize, hot No. llOli.—Delightfid to tlie eye and kind looking. Perfect in conformation—short nuggety (■ureases, uniform in quality,-—good twist of meat in legs, well covered shoulders broad and full fleshed, the internal fat not excessive, and iust the ideal for the majority of traders during the lamb season.

Second prize. Lot No. I 105.—Exceptionally fine pen two perfect, one indined to be fat. and weak in twist of meat round legs.

Third prize Lot No. 1111.—Three very line lnmhs. Disposition of fat uniform full fleshed hut one slightly shallow in crutch.

After judging these lambs a display was made of the whole consignment, when favourable comments were made as to the uniform quality and .symmetry of form which only a country like New Zealand can produce consistently. The disposition of the external iat was uniform and had a nice mellow tint which was pleasing to the eye. The legs were set wide apart and carried a good twist of meat. The hack broad and level throughout its length—wellrihbod up. Shoulders broad lull fleshed and level with the back. There was refinement in practically every carcase, and we congratulate the breeders tor producing such fine specimens of the ovine race.