RAM FAIR

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 February 1943, Page 4

RAM FAIR

’ AT SOLWAY SHOWGROUNDS TODAY e e SPLENDID QUALITY ANIMALS I: OFFERED. t - LARGE ATTENDANCE OF BUYERS, d t There was a large attendance of - buyers from many parts of the Do- - minion at the Masterton A. and P. e Association’s annual ram fair which t opened at the Solway Showgrounds 3 today. The quality of the animals offered - was of a particularly high standard 1 and rams of good type and true to 3 breed were keenly sought after. 3 The judging of the best show pens of - four Romney rams resulted: —J. E. - Hewitt 1 and 4, Estate A. Tocker 2, D. - Warren Estate 3. r The winning pen comprised four ) splendid type Romneys. The animals i were low set, true to type, and the wool l was “blocky.” , The sale will be continued tomorrow t when flock and stud Southdown rams > and flock Southdown ewes will be sold. In the following sales, unless other- - wise stated the rams are one shear. i Following are realisations up to the ; time of going to press:— i FLOCK RAMS LINCOLNS. A/c Wm. Rayner: 1 at 4gns., 2 at 6 gns., 1 at sgns. ROMNEYS. A/c David S. Warren: 5 at sgns. A/c E. B Booth: 1 at 13gns., 1 at 12 gns., 5 at 9gns., 5 at 134gns. A/c W. Rayner: 5 at 74gns. A/c P. Hocquard: 1 at 44gns., 2 at 5 gns., 1 at 5 at Bgns. A/c J. M. Sutherland: 5 at 9gns. A/c J. Campbell: 5 at 7jgns., 5 at 8| gns., 5 at 74gns., 5 at 6£gns. A/c A. and J. Gray: 5 at 4gns., 5 at 4gns., 5 at 3gns. A/c Sir William Perry: 5 at 4gns., 5 at 3agns. A/c J. Carne Bidwill: 5 2-shear at 9J gns., 5 2-shear at 9jgns., 5 2-shear at 17jgns., 5 2-shear at 84 gns. A/c N. and G. Blatchford: 1 at 9 gns., 1 at 64gns., 5 at 4gns., 1 at 4gns., 4 at 6|gns., 4 at 44gns. A/c. G. E. Allen and Sons: 5 2-shear at 64 gns., 1 at 4| gns., 1 at 14 gns., 1 at 17 gns. A/c. Wairarapa Training Farm: 5 at 8 gns., 1 at 7 gns., 1 at 8 gns., 1 at 9 gns., 1 at 9| gns., 5 at 9 gns., 4 at 7 gns., 3 at 8 gns. A/c. L. Southey: 3 at 6 gns., 1 at 54 gns. A/c. Geo. Shaw: 5 at 34 gns., 5 at 3 gns., 5 at 3 gns. A/c. Estate F. W. Blatchford: 2 at 9 gns. SHOW PENS. A/c. A. G. Wyeth: 4 at 12 gns..' A/c. Wairarapa Training Farm: 4 at '2O gns. A/c. J. Campbell: 4 at 10 gns. A/c. T. Wyeth: 4 at 15 gns. A/c. N. McKay and Sons: 9 gns. A/c. J. E. Hewitt: 4 at 25 gns., 4 at 21 gns., 4 at 23 gns_ A/c. Tocker Estate: 4 at 13 gns. A/c. D. Warren Estate: 4 at 134 gns. STUD RAMS ROMNEYS, A/c. G. Wyeth: 1 at 16 gns., 1 at 26 gns., 1 at 14 gns. A/c. Wairarapa Training Farm: 1 at 16 gns. A/c. C .J. Campbell: 1 at 16 gns. A/c. T. Wyeth: 1 at 35 gns., 1 at 194 gns., 1 at 19 gns., 1 at 15 'gns. A/c. J. G. and I. R. D'onald: 1 at 19 gns., 1 at 20 gns. A/c. Sir Wm. Perry: 1 .at 27 gns. A/c J. E. Hewitt: 1 at: 30 gns., 1 at 1 20 gns. 1 A/c. F. W. Blatchford. Estate: 1 at I 40 gns. c A/c. L. A .Southey: 1 at 12 gns. £