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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 102, 1 May 1936, Page 14

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| AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. CONTEST RESULTS THIRD WEEK. The third week of the Auckland Poultrykeepers' Association's 18th bird team and 13t!i single bird contest ended on Sunday. Leading results for birds and teams (the figures in parentheses being the weekly totals, the next set the individual totals and the last set the team aggregates):— SINGLE BIRD COMPETITION All Breeds (40 birds) — Norman Ross, No. 2—Black Orpington (G) 17 H. C. Hansen—Black Orpington (6) .. 17 Whenuapal Poultry Farm—Black Orpington (6) ... 15 Argyle Poultry Farm—White Leghorn

(5) 15 E. W. Minter—Anconas (5) 14 B. Close—Black Orpington (4) 14 Mrs. N. Ross—Black Orpington (5) . 14 Mrs. W. Worthington—Black Orpington (5) 14 Mrs. M. Howarth—White Leghorn (4) 12 J. Mold, No. I—White Leghorn (4) .. 12 Tom Ingham—White Leghorn (4) ... 12 TEAM CONTEST—FOUR BIRDS HEAVY BREEDS SECTION Black Orpingtons (40 teams) —

Mrs. A. Z. Nixon—(24), 21, 16, 16, 15 68 J. Nixon—(2s), 16. 14, 17, 18 65 R. A. Mclntyre—(23). 14, 17, 12. 10 . 59 Iv. A. Powell—(22), 15, 13, 17, 14 59 Mrs. L. D. Nixon—(2o), 15, 18, 14, 10 57 A. Black—(l7). 17, 5, 14, 18 54 'Wm. Wordsworth—(lß), 14, 14, 12, 14 54 Norman Ross—(l6), IG. 7, 15, 14 . .. 52 E. J. Taylor—(ls), 16. 8, 16. 12 52 Mrs. Norman Ross—(18), 5, 11, 16, 17 49 Mrs. J. Mcßeatli—(l9), 13. 16, 16. 4 . 49 A. Connell—(22). 11, 16. 15, 6 48 F. W. Lusby—(ls), 13, 5, 13, 15 46 Huxtable Bros.. No. 1—(lot, 3, 17, 7, 17 44 W. Howarth—(l2), 4;' 15, 12. 12 43 Mrs. C. W. Pirie—(l9). 1, 13, 12, 16 42 W. Worthington—(l6), 10, 2, 17, 11 . 40 T. C. Hardlnge—(ls), 4, 11, 13. 12 . 40 Rhode Island Reds (3 teams) — Mrs. B. Hickman—(l9), 15. 9. 16, 15 55 Miss M. Stewart—(l4), 8, 8. 12. 9 . .. 37 LIGHT BREEDS SECTION White Leghorns (52 teams) — Tom Ingham—(2l), 14. 22, 15, 14 .. . 55 J. Nixon—(l9), 10, 14, 16, 14 ... 54 W. Spencer, No. 2—(20), 17, 16. 5. 15 53 W. Spencer. No. 1—(15). 11. 15. 9, 12 47 Argyle Poultry Farm—(l9), 15, 10, 13, 9 47 Mrs. M. L. Douglas—(B), 12, 8. 13, 10 43 H. S. Snumlers —(19*. 9, 13, 13. 7 .. . 42 L. T. Lett. No. 1— (151, 14, 1. 14, 11 40 H. Love," No. 2—(9), 15, 7, 6. 10 .. . . 38 Mrs. J. B. Guy—(ls). 9. 4, 13, 11 .. . 37L. Delaveau, No. 1 —(12), 12, 11, 10 4 37 Mrs. H. M. Bussey—(ll). 7, 12, 9. 8 . 3G I A. Black—(8), 6, 13, 13, 4 3G P. J. Piercc —(8), 14, 14, 3, 5 36 Whenuapni Poultry Farm—(l2), 2 13, 7, 13 35 Minorcas (1 team) — W. Sellars—(l3), —, 16, 12, 12 .... 40 DUCK SECTION Khaki Campbells (8 teams) — W. T. Gilmour. No. 2—(28). 21, 21, 21. 21 84 W. T. Gilmour, No. 1 — (28), 21 21. 20. 18 SO C. Cousens, No. 1—(26), 18. IS. 19, 20 75 Fawn and White Indian Runners (2 teams) — A. Midgley—(2B). 20. 21, 15, 20 .... 70 J. Nixon—(22), 21, 15, 4, 16 56 White Campbells (1 team) — R. GoodseU—(2B), J. 5, 20, 19, lg [73 J