JUDGING OF BEEF.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 52, 29 January 1938, Page 15

JUDGING OF BEEF.

DIVERGENCE IN LONDON. ROYAL SHOW EXHIBITS. LONDON, Jan. 5. Interesting divergences of opinion between judges in New Zealand and England were shown when 136 quarters of chilled beef from tho Now Zealand Royal Show at Palmerston North were exhibited at Smithfiold to-day. The beef exhibited had been jtidged alive and dead in New Zealand, and was again judged to-day by three English experts appointed by the New Zealand Moat Producers’ Beard, Messrs W. C. Fisk, W. H. Bates and J. Hamilton.

The results of tho London judging were: R. S. Wall (Pen No. 1), 1; R. S. Wall (Pen No. 2), 2; W. G. Booth (Pen No. 5), 3; K. Duncan (Pon No. 3), vory highly commended; E. V. Somcr (Pen No 6), highly commended. When judged dead in Now Zealand the winning exhibit was only . highly commended. Tho Becond prize-winner in England won first prize in tho Dominion, and tho remaining prizo-winning entry and the two commended wore not placed at all in Now Zealand. Tho judges considered that the pen which was awarded second prize in tho Dominion was, from tho point of view of quality, tho best of all thoso displayed, but it was not awarded a prize in London, because it was too heavy for the ordinary retailer’s requirements. Mr Bates, one of tho judges, said that the quality all tho way through was very high. The majority of tho exhibits wore most suitable for the London trade, but some wore a little too heavy. The best weight for London purposes was 160 to 1801 b, whereas a number of tho exhibits were over 2001 b. The general handling and dressing of the meat -was vory good, ho said. A little more attention could bo given to the sawing down of tho chino bono. Tho quartering off was exceptionally well done. Owing to delays the moat was 50 days on board tho Middlesex on its journey from Now Zealand, and consequently was not as bright os it othenviso would havo been, but Mr Bates considered that it was nevertheless in good condition. There was no doubt that, the whole of it would ‘‘cat” very well.