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Shannon News, 28 November 1922, Page 3

Mr W. Be van, the well known Frie-~ sian breeder, has returned from Nelson, where he officiated as judge of the.,. Black and Whites at the Nelson A. and P. show. Mr Bevan found on arrival’ that some oi the other cattle judges were prevented from attending, and he • was called upon to make the awards in all the other classes with the ex--,; ; ception of Jerseys. The show, he states, was a very good one, some of the animals exhibited being of exceptional merit. Mr Bevan was taken through the. firuit-growing country,

ajid this and the general farming districts were looking exceptionally well. , The story of how a New Zealand pacer, who was not unknown on the Forbury (Dunedin) track, was introduced to a race crowd in Australia, and enabled to relieve the unwary bookmakers of some of the contents of their betting bags makes interesting reading; How the pacer in question was transported to. the Other Side is not known, but the parties wno took hint there displayed great ingeMuity in getting the dark horse on a\

good handicap. The horse was taken to a country district, and turned od to the roads. In due course he was impounded, and no owner coming to claim him, he was art. last put up for., auction. Then th'e parties in the know arrived on the scene and bought him. He was got ready and entered--for his coup as ‘-’bought from they pound—pedigree and performances i n-

known.” He w£s a brilliant pacer in his day in Dunedin, and he had no difficulty in landing the stake Whenever tie. was asked to do so. When the Peninsula steamer, John Anderson was off Long Bay on Thursday (says the Christchurch Press) the

master, L.apiam »• neiui)siai*i served a wild goose being blown out from the land by the fierce nor’-west gale. The goose was quite helpless, and was turning over and over as it was being hurtled through the air. Suddenly a, large mollyhawk appeared on the: scene, and sighting the goose

swooped down upon Tt. Grasping the goose around, the neck, the mollyhawk dropped into the water. In the brief struggle that ensued the goose broke free and made for the steamer. The

crew of the latter ran forward with boathooks to aid the hapless bird, but the mollyhawk was too quick. Seizing the goose by the neck again, it attempted to fly with it, and actually lifted it about three feet out of the Water. Realising that the burden was too great, the mollyhawk changed its

tactics. It. extended its wings ove* the surface of the: water, and then deliberately held the head of the eroose under the surface. Captain Heamstalk states that he is quite satisfied that the 1 goose wa,s drowned, and not killed.