PAHIATUA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10159, 1 December 1910, Page 6

PAHIATUA.

A feature of yesterday's stock sale at Messrs Abraham and Williams' yards was the very fine lot of empty heifers submitted by Mr T. Quirk, of Konini. They were wel[ drafted, and well selected, and reached the record price, in some instances, of £5 16s. 'lhey were considered the finest lot of heifers ever submitted in Pahiatua, and Mr Quirk was warmly congratulated on their condition. splendid entries are coming to hand for the Mangatainoka sport?, and include nominations from Auckland, Wanganui, Taihape, and Wellington. Yesterday afternoon no less than nominations were received for the 50yds dash. The entries for ail the open events close with the secretary, Mr J. A. Walsh, on Monday evening next. The first game for the President s trophy was played on the local bowling green yesterday, between Messrs Sayers, 4 points, and White-Scott, 12 points, and resulted in a win for the last-named player by one point. Following is the result of the weight of milk, two milkings, given by the various cows entered for the Fahiatua-Akitio Agricultural and Pastoral Association's Cow Competition F. S. Holdaway's Florry, 59lbs; E. Wagstaff's Minnie, 57Jibs; A. Eades' Kosy, 541bs; E. Holdaway's Tip, 52|lbs; Messrs McGovern Bros.' Pearl, 52£lb?; Mrs Matthew's Topsey, 521bs; W. A. P. Bailey's Rose, sHlbs; N. Polglase'a Nigger, 51 Albs; T. Quirk's Jersey, 501 bs; A. Gilbert's Topsey, 481bs; J. Loon's Skip, 47bs; H. R. Wilton's Black Ro=e, 47£lha; F. Piercey's Daisy, 47bs; Mrs G. A. Keat's Beauty, 46)bs; Miss Cleghorn's Bonnie, 461 bs; W. TosswiPs Kaitawa, 34J1b3. The testing will Le carried on by Mr Denny Kelly, manager of the Konini branch of the Ballance Dairy Company on Thursday, in the presence of Messrs G. A. Burgess, J. B. Westlake, J. D. Wilson, and the secretary, Mr J. A. Walah, and the results will be pub- <. lished on Friday. ]