EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 41, 18 February 1927, Page 14

EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

AUCKLAND COMPETITION.

FORTY-FIFTH WEEKS RESULTS. The forty-fifth week's laying in the Auckland Poultrykeepers' Association's eighth single pen and team and third single bird competition ended last Sunday. The following are the leading teams to date, the figures in parentheses being the weekly totals, and the last set the team aggregates : — SINGLE BIRD CONTEST. Black Orpingtons (9 birds). —C. Dunstan (0). 227 : 11. A. .T. Edgley (7). 224: W. A. Griffiths ( —). 221: .1. N. McLean ( —). 211: Mrs. Dimant ( —). 11)6; Mrs. J. A. B. Hellabv (3). 170: .T. Black ( —). 105. White Leghorns (10 birds). —J. Johnson (0). 238: Boomerang Stud Poultry Farm (0), 235: J. Nixon (5). 221: A. W. Bradley 217: J. X. McLean ( —). 215; X. Dickey (31. 209; Mrs. R. G. Hunt (3). 206: J. W. Williams (5). 197. Rhode Island Reds (2 birds). —G. X. Bell (2). ISS: J. O. Law (—). 172. DUCKS. Khaki Campbells (2 birds). —R. B. Cruiekshank (•'.). 249: G. X. Bell ( —), White Indian Runners (1 bird). —Mrs. •T. A. B. Hellaby (1). 174. TEAMS CONTEST—THREE BIRDS. HEAVY BREED SECTION. White Wyandot tes (2 teams). —L. G. Bedford (121. (13ft. Rhode Island Reds (2 teams). —J. H. Kissling (8). ">l7. White Rocks (2 teams). —A. Adamson (5). 459. Barred Rocks (1 team). —W. U. Timewell (11), 554. Chinese Langshans (4 teams*. —A. Wood No. 2 (17). t>74 : H. Harrison (15). 649; A. Wood No. 1 (14). 555. Black Orpingtons (34 teams). —Mrs. Geo. Pairburn (18). 757: A. 11. Clark (12). 696: H. Astbury (13), 686: Wm. Blomlield (17). 676; G. 11. Shaw (11). 671; \\ . U. rimewell (13), 663: I. Montgomery and Son (9). 653: J. Black (12) 644H. A. .1 Edgley (8). 634: G. M. Curtis (li). 633: A If. Stewart No. 1 (9). 625: Palmerston Poultry®,-Plant (13). 624" H G. Morris (16). 6245' Leo Ayling (6). 620Thos. Donthwaite fl2). 613; r. Dunstan (61. .194: H. Cotton (18). 584: F. G. Baylis (12). 509: Geo. Grant (21). 565; Mrs. J. A. B. Hellabv No. 1 (1C) 562" W. A. Griffiths (5). r,34: G. A. Marshall •No. 1 (11). 532: .T. Nash (1), 530; Mrs. ■T. A. B. Hellabv No. 2 (19) 529' \lf Stewart No. 2 (.'!), 528: E. M. Tapp (lh 521: 1.. H. Reals (13). 518: J. N. McLean Xo. 1 (10). .-,13; .M rs . j A . b. HelNo - 3 (5). 495: J. N. McLean No. 2 (10). 4SO.

LIGHT BKKKDS SECTION. Black La Rrasse (2 teams) —K G Baylis (14). 424. Black Minorca s (0 teams) —A. Wood, No. 2 (17). «15 ; S. Johnson (13). 562; fc. C Nixon and Sons (17). 53ft; \ V Hayes. No. 2 (10). 524; A. A. Haves, So. }. A J McLean (12). 427; W L. Timewell (7). 36!).

White Leghorns (57 teams) —\. Tavlor (1<), 742: J. Williams (16) 712- *4lf J I3K (5!,5: L - Bedford (15). 68< ; 1. Slireeves (14). f.74 ; A. W. Bradlev No 1, (17). 673: A. \V. Bradlev No. '2 (IS). CUS : Hy. Williams (17), 651; Mrs G. A Marshall (14). 644; Mrs. JAB H el la by. No. .3 (IS). 642; fS. N. Bell (17)' 033; G. H. Shaw (14) (132; Mr« R G Hunt (IS). r.2ft; R. J. Roberts (11), 628: Dickey (12), 626; J. Johnson. No. 2 £ I! '' A,rs ' s - Hlgglnbotham (13), 616; H. Astbury (12). 607; Sam. Jabes (11), 605 ; R. Woodcock (15). 604; Palinerston Poultry riant (13). 603; J N McLean, No. 1 (in), CO2; T. Ingram (J-). o90; Boomerang Stud Farm (11) o»7; J. Nixon. No 1 (15). 593; Geo. Webb (lo). 5!)0 ; J. N. McLean, No. 2 (15). 581: I. Montgomery and Son (17). SSO • J Johnson. No. 1, (0), 575: J. Nixon, No. 2. (17), 576; E. W. Marriner (15) 574Alex. Harvey (0). 573; J. H. Morris (17).

571; Mrs. J. A. B. Hellaby. No. (9). 362; A. J. McLean «13). 550: Alex. Boycl (17), 556 : Dustln Bros. (14). 554 ; S. Johnson (5), 550; Mrs. J. A. B. Hellabv, So. 4 (17). 549; J. E. Xoton (13), 541; W. Scott (14), 539; Mrs. X. Dickey (8), 529: J. L. Fray (7). 528; J. O. Law (14), 525; P. S. Allen (11), 516; H. I.eger (6). 510; C. H. Oliver (10), 510; J. \V. Williams (13). 504; Mrs. E. H. Wright (8). 503: .!. Nixon. No. 3 (11). 496; G. H. Parker (9>. 4 SO. DUCK SECTION. White Indian ltunncrs (10 teams) —A Wood, No. 1 (21). 840; A. Wood. No. 3 (14), 799; R. J. Roberts. No. 2 (9) 713; Mrs. J. A. B. Hel la by. No. 1 («).' 028; Mrs. H. Harrison (12). 007; A. Wood. No. 2 (8), 595; R. J. Roberts. No. 1 (—). 346; Mrs. E. Clinkard ( —). 523. Fawn and White Indian Runners (7 teams) —Thos. Dowthwaite (15). 7ttS: J O. Law (7). 705; Mrs. M. Waterman (14), 608: D. Riley (16). 072; J. Jickell (4). 60S: W. U. Tiiaewell <S> 613: Ike Holland (11), 512. Khaki Campbells (4 teams)— Mrs. I. Diuiant (19), 817; R. B Cruiekshank (14). 71S. SECOND YEAR TEAMS. White Indian Runners (1 team) —A. Wood (2), 1325. Khaki Campbells *1 team) —G. X. Bell (10). 1320.