MESSRS STEVENS & GORTON,S ANNUAL RAM FAIR.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1923, 24 February 1885, Page 2

MESSRS STEVENS & GORTON,S ANNUAL RAM FAIR.

• The annual ram and sheep fair was held by the enterprising firm of auctioneers, Messrs Stevens & Gorton at their yards, Bulls, and was a great success. There' were about 12,000 sheep yarded, the principal portion of which were Bold under the hammer at satisfactory prices. Colonel Gorton wielded thehammer, starting punctually at 1 o'clock, and was kept at it until G p.m. without any intermission whatever. Although the principal feature of the fair is the offering for public competition of a number of pure-bred stud, rams and ewes, yet there wore some thousands of sheep of both eexes and all ages offered for sale. To show the extent of the sale there were 42 lots submitted to auction, consisting of wethers, ewes

and lambs, which wore not catalogued. Amongst these lots we noticed some well bred sheep, One pen of owes fetched 10s but another was passed in afcßsGd. the vendor wanting a higher prioe or them. A pen of lambs fetched 6s 6d. A fine lot of wethers were passed in at 103, the vondor wanting 12s 6d for them. How. ever, as 1 before stated, the principal portion of the lots were gold under the hammer.

The first lot submitted from the catalogue were 36-tooth pure pedigree ewes, by sire bred by the late Major Willis, out of ewes bred from Ludlamewes, and were bought byMrD. Knight at 20s; 13 lambs (mixed sexes), bred by tho same gentleman, wero knocked down to Mr W. Baker at. 10s; 103 pure-bred Romney Marsh-ewes were passed in. at 12s The pure pedigree Lincoln stud rams were then submitted for competition, tho first in order being : On account of F. Larkworthy, Esq.—. Nine two-tooth, rams—three by the imported pure .pedigree sire King Tom, bred by Messrs Dudding, of Lincolnshire ; six by the imported pure pedigree sire King Rufus, bred by the same gentleman, out of pure pedigree ewes bred from imported stock, none of the stock, having ever been offered for sale in tho colony before: Lot 1 and lot 8 were knocked down to Mr R. Wilson, manager of the Otakapu Station for the sums of 7gs, and Ojgs. respectively; lots 2, 4 and 7 were bought by Mr F. Y, Lethbridge for 3gs., 2|gs., and 3gs. respectively'; lot 3; %5.," Mr E. Newman; lot 6,3|g5., Mr J. T. Dalrymple; lot 6, 3gs., Mr.J, Beal; lot 9, 3gs., Messrs Pascal Bros. Eleven two-tooth pure pedigreo Lincoln stud rams—four by the imported pedigree sire King Rufus; seven by pure pedigree Bires, bred by the Hon, Mr Holmes, Otago, out of pure pedigree ewes, bred from imported stock: Lots 10 and 20 wero purchased by Mr P. Y. Lethbridge for 2jgs. and Gea.; lot 11, %s., Mr J. T. Dalrymple; lots 12 sgs., 15 3|gs., 17 4gs.,' 19 sgs, Messrs Pascal Bros; lot 13, fig., Mr R. Wilson; lots 14 J. G. Thorns; lot IG, 3|gs,, Mr J. Beal. The bidding for the foregoing lota was very spirited. On account of J. G. Wilson, Esq., there were submitted.—Ten two-tooth pedigree Lincoln stud rams—nine by '.the pure pedigree sire Wolseley; one by the pure pedigree sire Jason, out of pure pedigree owe; Wolseley is by the imported pure pedigree sire Kirkham, bred byJ.R. Kirkham, Esq., Lincolnshire; Lota 212W, 24 2lgs„ 29 2gs„ 30 2lgs., Mr J. T. Dalrymple; lots 22 3gs.. 16'1g., Mr J. Beal; lots 23 3gs,, 25 2igs., 28 %s„ Messrs. Pascal Bros; lot 27, 2|gs., Mr R, B. McKenzie. Ten four-tooth pure pedigree Lincoln stud rams—nine by the pure pedigree sire Wolseley; 'one by the pure pedigree sire Curley, out of pure pedigree owe; Ourly took champion prize at tho Wanganui show, 1879, and .is by the imported pure pedigree sire Kirhkam, bred by J. R, Kirkham, Esq,, Licolnshire; Lot 312g5,, Mr 8. J. ■Podevin; lots 323|g5., 343|g5., 354|g5., 38 2gs., Messrs Pascal Bros.; lot 33, 4tes, Mr J. Jefferson; lots 36 2£gs., 37 %,, 39 lfgs,, Mr J, Beal; lot 40, lfgs., Mr R. B. McKenzie,

On account of J, G. Wilson, Esq—three four-tooth pure pedigree Lincoln stud rams—two by the pure pedigree sire Curly; one by the pure pedigree sire 123 by Curly, out of pure pedigree owe: six six-tooth rams, five by Curly, one by the pure pedigree sire Topknot, out of pure pedigree ewe, two eight-tooth rams, by a pure pedigree siro, imported from Melbourne: Lot 41, lg., Mr J. Osborne; lot 42, %s., Mr G. Hempseed: lots 43, 2gs,, 45 %s, 49 lfgs.,sol|gs.,6llg. Mr R. B. MoKortzie; lot .44, %., Mr J. Beal; jot 4(i,'l|pg. r Mr W, jVgUsson • lot 47, lfgs,, Messrs Costali Bros; On account of E, Eead, Esq,, there were twelve two-tooth, and two four-tooth pure pedigree rams submitted, by pure pedigree sire, bred by W, Wilson Esq,, Whenuakura, by a pure pedigree Biscathorpe rani, out of a pure pedigree imported ewe, out of purebred selected ewes: Lots 52,53, 55,57,61, and 63 were bought by Mr T, Howie, at lg.; lot 65 was'purcijagefl b,y Mr. J, Harper, at the samp price,

On account of Sir W. Fox and W. B. Retemeyer, Esq,, there were nine eighttooth pure pedigree stud rams submitted, eight bred by G. Menlove, Esq., Oamaru, by pure pedigree sires out of puro pedigree ewes; one by Gray Russell, Esq., Otago, by pure pedigree siro out of pure pedigree ewe; Lots 66, 67, 69, and 70 werp knocked down to Mr F, B, Brown, for the BUinpf lg, each; lot 68 and lot 71 were purchased by Mr J. Jefferson and J. Osborne, at the same price, On account of Peter Stewart, Esq., there were thirteen fouy-tpoth, and one six-tooth pure-bred Lincoln rams offered, out of pure pedigree Biros, bred by J, G, Wilson,' F, Larkworthy, and R, Wilson, Esqs,, out of pure pedigree owes, bred by Messrß Owen and Lethbridge: Lots 85, lfgs., and 94, lg., Mr J. Saxon (for Mr Duncan); lots 86, 87, 88, 90, 92, and 96, were purchased by Mr A, Cameron at lg. each.

On account of R. Flood, Esq,, there wero eight-three Bix-tooth and five eight-tooth pure-bred Lincoln ram? submitted, but only three were sold under the hammor: Lot 100, lg,, Mr 6. Hempseed ; lot 102, lg., Mr A. Cameron; lot 10Q, lg„ Mr R. B r IVfcKonzle.

On account of W. B, Retemeyer, Esq., there were forty-five two to eight-tooth pnro-bred Lincoln ewes sold at Us 3d, Mr F. B, Brown being the purchaser. Mr Brown also bought the twenty-two ewe lambs at 10s 9d, and the twenty-two ram lambs were knocked down to Mr R, Wilson at lis,

On account of the trustees of the late Major Willis, there wero sixteen twotooth and two eight-tooth pure pedigree Romney Marsh stud rams submitted, bred by H. Rigden, Esq., Lyminge, Kent, out of pure pedigree ewe 3, and elicited keen competition. Lots 122, 3k; 129, 3g; 131.%.! 143, %, Mrfl, Mm* j lots 123, %,; 130, 3k Mr O, Fitzherbert; lot 125, 8k Mr W. Baker; lot 126,3k Mr J. G, Thorns; lots 128,3k; 137, Bg. MrF.Arkwright; lot 132,% Mr W.Hair; lots 134,4g.; 135,4g.; 138, 4g.; 139, % Hone, Waitara; lots 136, 4k; 141, 3|g. Utiku; lots 140, 4k • 142,7g. Mr L. C.Richards.

There were some pure pedigree Romney Marsh we? offered in lots of twenty.five on aocount of the trusteess in the. estate of the late Major Willis, but as they did not come up to the reserve of one guinea each, they were passed in. On account of L. C. Richards, Esq, there were a lot of pure-bred two-tooth Romney Marsh stud rams offered. Lot .151, lg., Mr J. Osborne; lot 152, h 185,3g., Hone, Waitara,; lots 155. Ik' 180, lg., Mr J. Hogg; lots W, I*., 179 lg.,M:-J.Glssgow;lotm i lk,MrW. W>lson;lot 181, %., Mr W. Barker; lotlß2,%„MrS.Bellve;lotlß2, Mr J. Phelps; lot 184, If gs , Mr C. Male. Onaccouut'of G. C. Wheeler, Esq there were five two-tooth rams, one fourtooth, and two six-tooth pure pedigree Romney Marsh stud rains submitted, Lots 192 a, 193,191, were sold for three guineas each, and lots 195 (four guineas) and 196 two and threoquavter guineas, Mr J. McKelvie being the purchaser. •There were also oflered on account of the same gentlemen, in lots of CO, some pure-bred Romney Marsh stud ewes. Lots 205 and 206 being purchased by Mr Hugh Cameron at three quarters of a guinea. On account-of Donald Fraßer, Esq., there were fifteen purebred Romney Marsh stud rams by pure pedigree sires out of pure pedigree ewes imported from

Mr Reid, of Elderslie, Qamaru, submitted, and olicited keen competition: Lots 207,3g.;208,5ig.;2Q9,3g,;210,3|g.; 211, % ; 212, 4|g.;213, 4Jg.;214, 5g.; 215, 3g,, were all bought by Mr J, McKelvie. On account of Sir W. Fox—Fifteen two-tooth purebred Romney Marsh rams, bred by A. Matthews, Esq., Featherston, Wairarapa, by pure pedigree aires out of pure pedigree ewes: Lot 222, 2gs., Mr J. Bromley;lot 224, 3ga., Mr S. Bellvelot 225, 2fgs,, Mr Davidson;' The balance were passed in at a reserve of 2£gs. On account of A. Matthews and W. B. Retemeyer, Esqs., thero.were five twotooth purebred Romney Marsh atud rams offered; Lots 237, 2gs., 239, 2£gs, 241, 2£gs,, were knocked down to Mr T. W. B'urdon; lot 238, 2|gs., Mr D. Knight; lot 240, 3|gs., W. Whittle, A number of rams were offered for sale from page 24 of the catalogue. Mr J. T. Dalrymple bought six at one. guinea, and Mr A, Stewart bought two at the same price

On account of Donald Fraser Esq. there were some half-bred merino and Lincoln rams offered. Mr S. Weston bought six at'ljgs. There were offered some Shropshire Down rams, which were not catalogued: L0t312, lg., Mr W. Howie; lot 313, Iks., 315, %, Mr Bendy; lots 314, lfgs.,3l6,lfgs.,MrW.Galpin. There.were a few other rams sold, which were not catalogued, at satisfactory prices.