FEILDING SHOW

Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 February 1941, Page 9

FEILDING SHOW

OPENING DAY MARRED BY WET WEATHER. CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS. <By Telegraph—Press Association.! FEILDING. February 4. Though the total of stock entered in the thirty-seventh annual show of tne Feilding Agricultural and Pastoral Association. which opened its two-day session today in dull and at times wet weather, showed a decrease from 1743 last year to 1438. there was no lowering of the quality of the stock customarily exhibited at this fixture. Favoured by a good season, all the animals came forward in the pink of condition and competition in most classes was very keen. The steady decrease in horse entries during the last 10 years was again shown when the total in this section fell from 324 last year to 283. but cattle showed an increase from 351 to 380. Jerseys were the strongest classes, with 93 entries, fat cattle coming next with 87 and Friesians third with 31.

Peculiarly for the Feilding district, sheep showed a large decrease, from 914 in 1940 to 664. entries in every breed revealing a drop. As usual the Romney classes headed the list with 197 entries, offering the customary exhibition of splendid specimens of the breed, mainly from the well-known Feilding district flocks. Natural conditioned Southdowns were next with 147 entries and the open classes in the Southdowns produced 115 exhibitors. The championships were awarded as follows: — CATTLE. Jerseys—Cow: A. Horn and Sons’ Fengutu Fay: reserve. H. J. Lancaster’s Heatherlea Alice. Bull: A. Horn and Sons Allandale Royal Highness; reserve. E. Beazer’s Pakowhai Dictator. Herefords—Cow and reserve: Estate E. Short. Bull: E. W. Barnett: reserve. Estate E. Short. Ayrshires—Cow: C. E. C. Webb's Greenfield Dolly 3rd: reserve. C E. C. Webb's entry. Dairy Cattle—Cow: T. Slack; reserve. A- Goodman's Bonny Bell. Red Polls. —Cow and reserve: Feilding Agricultural High Schoo). Bull: Feilding Agricultural High School. Friesians.—Cow; A. Burgess: reserve. L. A. Wilson. Bull: H. R. Green: reserve, W. H. Coles. Milking Shorthorns.—Cow: W. J. Slack's Kereru Daphne: reserve. J. H. Mason's Te Marapa Topeka. Bull: W. •I. Slacks Coldstream Foreman; reserve. J. Rowan’s Waircka Tim. SHEEP. Romneys, open section— Ram > A. Brown and Sons; reserve. 11. B. Johnston.

Romneys, Natural Condition.—-Ram: J. Beard; reserve. D. Kilgour. Ewe: J. H. Rutherford; reserve. J. Beard. Scuthdowns. open section.—Ram and reserve: J. Knight. Ewe: .J. Knight, reserve. G. W. Munford. I Southdown, natural condition.—Ewe: ! W. J. Slack; reserve, W. G. Booth. Ryelands.—Ram and reserve: .1. Ridd and Sons. Ewe: Feilding Agricultural High School: reserve. J. Ridd and Son. Dorset Horns. —Ram: W, T. Pratt. Ewe: W. T. Pratt: reserve. W. T Pratt. PIGS. Derkshires.—Sow: O. C, Ellerm’s Nikau May’s Duchess 3rd; reserve. Mr-- ! H. M. Jackson’s Btmnleigh B'lroness | Ist. Roar: Mrs. H M. Jackson’s Burnleigh Baron -!th; reserve, H. C. Taylor | tind Sons' P.osanagh Felix 7th. Tamworths. —Boar: W. M Williams’s j Rutherglcn Sydney 3rd; reserve, li. E. I Feildhouse Makowhai Angus 2ndJ Sew; li. E. Feildhuuse’s Makownai ! Lady C'h'-yce; reserve. W. M. William's ! Mountley’s Melba Princess. Large Whites—Boar and reserve: ; Feilding Agricultural High School. , Large Blacks. —G. M. Whitelock. I