Spectacular shearing

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 11, Issue 523, 15 February 1994, Page 12

Spectacular shearing

More than 110 shearers from around the central North Island are expected at Sunday's Waimarino Shears, to be held at the | Raetihi Showgrounds l from 8.30am to about | 5.00pm. And more than 40 | local shearers are | expected to take part. The competition is \ part of the Golden I Circle circuit, with I many 'gun' shearers

hoping to notch up valuable circuit points towards the finals in Paihiatua. The junior grade finals for the circuit are to be held at Raetihi. Novice, junior, intermediate, seniors, open, veterans, womens and contractor's team relay events are held here. In the past, wool handling events have been held but the show clashes with the Southern Shears. The junior and novice finals will be held from about 11.00pm, with the other finals running between 4.00 and 5.00pm. There is a $2 entry fee for spectators, payable at the grandstand, for this spectacular event. Among the many locals taking part, the ones to keep an eye on are Trevor Condon in the open section along with Jimmy Boy Edmunds, and Jackie Boy Pui in the seniors, who did very well in the juniors and is already taking j prizemoney in seniors events. : The Raetihi event follows hard on the heels of the Apiti Shears on Saturday and the Counties event on Friday, with competitors travelling between each.

Ron Jensen , who has stood down as Waimarino Shears president, said he wishes the new committee and all the sponsors well for this years' event. The new president is Jimmy Edmunds Jnr. Along with a long list of commercial sponsors, the Shears committee thanked the numerous individuals who donated money for the event.