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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18157, 21 August 1924, Page 14

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N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The nineteenth competition organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club was commenced at Pap&nui on April Bth. The foiiowing are the returns for the eighteenth week, ended August 16th (number of days, IS3): — SINGLE HEN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. For Light and Heavy breeds. Tl.

to Wkly. Date. White Leghorn®— H. B. Beck .. 2 67 S. Loader .. 5 95 J. C. Musgrave .. 6 101 W. Spence ..3 86 \Y. Spence .. 4 83 Green Bios. ..3 S3 P. W. Shacklocfc .. 1 64 Mrs F. Gorinski .. 6 105 A. Isormnn ..5 66 J. P.. McGill ..0 7 Miao M. Mitchell ..7 30 A. C. Goodlet .. 6 87 G. H. Bi&diord ..6 76 W. H. Weet .. ..6 93 St. Bede's College ..5 80 H. "Williams .. 6 76 J. Kingsland .. 5 6-2 H. "W. Beck .. 6 77 W. Newall ..5 SS Black Orpingtons— Kodgers and Thomson .. 2 78 G. J. Wilkins .. ..6 SO Green Bros. ..0 63 L. A. Wadham .. 0 75 L. A. Wadham .. 3 45 E. E. • Graham .. .. 5 57 G. Grainger .. 4 102 J. P. Drewitt .. .. 4 102 K. M. Cookson .. 4 79 Light Sussex— £). Evans . .. 0 69 HEAVY BREED SINGLE HEN CONTENT. Weekly Total to Total. date. Bind No. Bird No. 1 2 3 12 3 Black Orpingtons— 0 13 7 21 P. Olorenshaw .. 1 2 C. E. Graham .. 5 4 2 95 59 42 F. Hendron .. 4 4 5 35 105 63 3. P. Drewitt ..0 S 2 58 96 fW G. A. Grainger . • 0 6 6 69 59 109 J. Kingsland .. 1 1 1 56 64 29 A. G. F. Ross .. 0 4 * 49 80 22 Silver Wyandottes— 5 72 14 55 F. H. Lovell ..5 4 T. Dowthwaite .. 6 S E 69 29 48 "W. Nimmo .. 5 6 4 81 57 45 G. H. Adcock .. 6 S 0 69 69 0 SINGLE HEN CONTEST for any breed other than White and Brown Leghorns, Black Orpingtons, Minorcas. Silver Wyandottes Weekly Total to Total. date. Bird No. Bird No. " 1 2 3 12 3 Light Sussex— . J. G. Greenelade. .. 7 4 5 17 13 25 AncoDas — R. Pearce .. S 4 1 n 56 41 White Wyandottes— C. Bennett .. 4 5 5 107 88 88 Croad Langshan— \ A. G. F. Ross .. 8 2 4 11 25 41 LIGHT BREED SINGLE HEN CONTEST. (Each competitor to enter three purebred pulleta. to be single penned.; Weekly Total to Total. data. Bird No. Bird No. 1 2 3 12 3

Anconas-r-W., Lumb 4 4 0 63 59 53 Brown Leghorns— Smart Bros. 4 rj 5 95 93 69 Minorcas— Scanlon and Commons 0 2 4 15 22 51 P, Seymour 1 6 0 48 44 57 SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. (Compet-'tors to enter throe purebred ducks.) White Rijj<neT«— A. H. Wheeler .. 0 0 5 78 55 100 Indian 'Rtinnere— 98 97 J. G. Greepslade 6 6 G 112 H. P. Slater 6 0 7 97 93 119 J. W. Thomson 0 0 7 78 57 10-? J. C. Musgrave 3 5 0 88 35 85 W. Nimrno ■; 3 0 0 84 115 68 H. A. Dawber 2 4 1 74 114 103 A. G. F. Ross 4 2 .2 33 20 9 C. E. Barnett 3 1 6 67 51 23 R. W. Hawk® 5 7 0 63 87 29 R. W. Hawke . .. 0 0 0 61 49 65 J. C. Wilson 0 4 0 4 4 69 W. X. Green 5 6 0 43 60 37 Aleoc. P&a-t 0 0 0 47 43 45 White Pekin— 6 37 26 28 T. Bond 0 7 LIGHT BREE 7 ") SING T E SEN CONTEST (Each ' competitor to enter three purebred pullets, to bo single penn«a.) White Leghorns— A 66 84 23 Avis Bradstock 5 4 H. C. West 6 6 5 103 80 78 P. W. Shaoklock 5 4 0 86 87 79 T. D«lgle ; sh 1 5 5 65 85 l"o Mrs F. Gorinski 5 4 0 91 40 81 Mrs F. Gorinski 6 0 1 90 20 9*? Smart Bros. 0 2 5 36 86 78 76 Smart Bros. 1 5 5 70 C. H. Izard 5 6 5 71 90 36 29 53 C. H. Izard 3 6 5 88 C. H. Isard 4 5 0 69 84 11 J. Cairns A. Mi Lo.'e 5 5 4 5 4 73 2 75 50 G5 85 74 Rod?r>r<t and Thorny T). Tons •• 5 3 5 s 5 ins 4 65 84 97 59 68 W. J. R'chorda 5 3 0 33 79 S'i J. Grpons'.ade 5 5 6' 55 90 63 57 37 • G. H. Mitchell 5 4 0 95 Ai-D. Cumbcrpatch .. . W. Barrell .. G * 5 5 5 87 4 96 91 93 80 85 H. Harris .. 5 6 7 82 76 59 85 8? M. C. Craig 5 4 3 94 S. Loader .. *• 4 S 4 72 65 76 J. W. Thomson 4 4 6 77 79 10C W. E. Ward 6 5 5 105 87 94 Caldor Bros .. 1 4 4 42 57- 85 R. W. Coombes 0 5 5< 74 76 92 T. H. Wilce 5 5 5 83 91 99 J. Lieeins, ... 5 5 5 44 99 83 J. Lurqins •• 5 5 5 93 45 60 Mrs W. Shearer 5 4 0 79 88 79 J. W. Roundhill 0 4 6 67 70 27 H. W. Beck .. • 4 6 14 48 37 A. A. Hoare 5 1 0 65 51 83 H. A. Dawber ' 06 5 42 81 58 A. G.-F. Ross 4 5 5 74 80 93' W. Spenco .. 5 3 0 101 85 93 Green Bros. .. .. 5 4 0 93 55 58 Green Bros. ... .. 6 4 1 103 65 57 H. Williams 5 5 2 91 110 74 . G. E. Moody . .. 5 0 6 104 66 86 A. Patterson 5 2 0 97 86 47 J. H. Duffield 3 0 8 97 53 100 J. Taylor 5 4 2 42 59 76 J. Johnson 4 3 4 96 40 61 W. M. Reynolds 4 e 4 43 86 90 Miss A. L. Wilson .. 0 5 5 38 91 83 W. P. Hern .. 6 4 3 93 63 69 F. EHis 0 6 6 5 102 106 J. Kinsr?land 5 « 6 84 78 78 S. H. Tyler .. 5 0 4 78 82 58 H. Williams .. 5 3 4 72 56 78 J. Balch 5 4 5 94 88 87 J. F. Ainsworth 0 6 5 70 65 73 A. J. Maclaine 5 4 4 57 59 77 J. Lisjgins 5 6 5 53 64 93 R. W. Hawke 5 6 5 75 96 94 W. Manhire 5 6 0 76 89 66 W. Hewitt .. 6 5 0 94 89 67 A. Cooper ■ 5 4 5 45 55 90 W. A. Gee 4 6 6 82 88 105 T. W. Bcttridga 5 5 5 97 97 91 A. W. Adams 0 4 4 51 39 22 FLOCK TEAM CONTEST. (Six birds.) White Leghorns— Total Date. H. Harrison 29 497 Yerrall Bros. 23 402 C. V. McBeath 33 559 ,H. Harris .. 30 350 M. C. Craig .. 31 452 H. W. Beck 25 400 J. D. McKechnie 34 554 W. E. Ward 27 519 J. Ligpins .. 30 358 T. Kennedy .. 23 252 J. G. 0. Bartlett .. 21 401 H. Whittle .. 27 400 H. Williams . 27 539 G. H. Bradford 21 519 G. Blinkhora . 26 352 Black Orpingtons— M. C. Craig .. 25 490 St. Bede's Co'.lega 23 397 R. M. Cookson 31 266