Small Yardings Sufficient at Addington

Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 3, 4 January 1940, Page 10

Small Yardings Sufficient at Addington

Per Press Association. CUBISTCHURCH, Jan. 3. Small vardings in most sections were a feature of to-day's Addington market. There was a slight improvement in the fat lamb and fat sheep classes but the very short cattle entry was ample for requirements, the demand weakening as the sale went on for the holiday market. The fat sheep entry was one of the smallest on record, approximately 3000 head, but it was ample for the requirements of the market, being affected by the hot weather and the absence of people on holiday. The market opened briskly and good ewes and wethers showed a decided improvement and were better by Is to Is 6d on the rates of a fortnight ago. There was somo buying of light ewes at up to 13s a head, the sale concluding firmly. A truck of 74 wethers from Orari averaged 31s 9d. Prime heavy wethers from 30s to 325, medium to 29s 6d, light to 20s; prime heavy owes to 27s fid, medium to 23s 6d, light to 11s. Fat lambs: Only 600 were forward compared with 3000 at the double market a fortnight ago. The sale was keen and the freezing works were active paying over schedule for grade lambs and baying freely. The trade paid Bsd and more for light and medium priino sorts and prices were helped by a short entry. Store sheep; About 1500 head were offered comprising only lambs and these met good competition. One two-truck lot sold at 17s and anotner Dig line at 16s 3d. Medium sorts 13s Id to Ids 5d with cull Jambs to 11s. Medium twotooth wethers to 11s. Fat cattle: 432 were yarded. The market opened at last sale's rates but the demand weakened. On an average heavy steer 3 were down by 20s u head and medium and mediocre cows by a good 15s a head. Medium weight prime steers and heifers also receded by about 10s a head. The sale concluded sounds Prime heavy steers made from £ls to £l7, medium to £ls 5s and light steers to £9, and light steers to £9 ss; prime heifers made £lO to £l2, medium to £9 lUs, light to £8; prime cows to £lO ss, light to £8 15s. Fat pigs: A very small entry of porkers at the opening and prices rose 3s to 4s. However, late entries brought prices back to little better than export parity. Choppers met a keen sale and the sale was also good for baconers. Choppers made £3 Is fid to £6 Is and heavy porkers £2 9s fid to £2 14s 6d: light bacouers brought to £3 8s fid and ■ heavy to £4 7s Cd; average price per lb., . porkers 6}d to 7Jd, baconers 64d to 6|d. ; ■ ■ i

N.Z. RACING CONFERENCE Through the death of Mr. J. S. McLeod, Mr. A. S. El worthy becomes president of the New Zealand Racing Conference. The constitution provides that in an emergency such as has just arisen, the vice-president shall become president and hold office till the annual meeting of the conference (next July). To the executive committee falls the duty of filling the vacancy in the vicepresidency, a matter which will be included in the business of its next meeting. ANNIVERSARY DAY MEETING AT ASHHURST ENTRIES DUE TO-MORROW The Ashhurst-Pohangiua Racing Club's popular holiday meeting will be held at Ashhurst on Anniversary Day (January 22) and entries for all events are due by 9 o 'clock to-morrow evening. WELLINGTON CENTENNIAL MEETING NOMINATIONS DUE TO-MORROW Owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for the Wellington Racing Club’s Centennial meeting, to be held on January 18, 20 and 22, are due to close at 5 o 'clock to-morrow (Friday) evening. RACING BARGAIN £SO A WEEK AVERAGED BY COLONEL GRATTAN Bought for £l5O, Colonel GrattaD, second to Southern Chief in the Canterbury Handicap at Addington, has proved a money-earner for his owner, Mr. J. Richardson. Since he struck winning form on Boxing Day 12 months ago, Colonel Grattan has returned his Dunedin owner an average of £SO a week (states the Star-Sun). When bought, Colonel Grattan was running in a paddock with two other young pacers bred by the late Mr. E. C. McDermott, who regularly drove Colonel Grattan until he died. Any one of the three was offered to Mr. Richardson. “You wouldn't sell me the best, would you?" he asked, and Mr. McDermott's reply was: “Yes. Yon can have him for £150." And as Mr. Richardson has said, Mr. McDermott did not realise that he was selling a champion at that price. Although he was in business in Dunedin at the time, Mr. Richardson spent some hours daily educating the horse. He gave him his early training at Forbury Park and, as with the other horses he has owned, nothing was too good for “the Colonel," whose diet regularly includes eggs. A patient owner—and, incidentally, a very lucky one—Mr. Richardson did not hurry Colonel Grattan in the early stages and the rewards for the early care and attention are now being reaped. With D. P. Wilson, he raced Roseday, an Auckland Cup winner, and he has Royal Order and Aranui racing in Australia at, present. He haa two ether pacers, Iraq and Toorak, in training at Addington. Colonel Grattan has won £3365 for Mr. Richardson in a little more than two years. RACING FIXTURES January 6, 8. —Reefton Jockey Club. January 12, 13.—Vincent Jockey Club.