Entries Close To Record At Ashburton Bird Show

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28620, 24 June 1958, Page 6

Entries Close To Record At Ashburton Bird Show

Although entries showed a decrease of about 100 on last year’s record of 1330, with nearly 1200 entries this year the annual winter show of the Ashburton Fanciers’ Society was one of the most successful held by the society. The show, held on Friday and Saturday in the Ashburton Centennial Sports Hall, attracted entries from Southland to North Canterbury, in more than 750 classes.

Results were:— Pigeons Fancy.—Porter: Gavin Herridge 1 and 2; hen, Gavin Herridge 1. Owl, African: cock, Gavin Herridge 1 and 2; hen, Gavin Herridge, 1 and 2. Jacobin: cock, W-. T. Scott 1,2 and 3. South Island Championship Fancy Pigeon Cup and R. L. Stephenson trophy: hen, W. T. Scott 1, 2 and 3. Fantail white: cock, W. T. Scott 1 and 2, Gavin Herridge 3; hen, W. T. Scott 1 and 2. Fantail, any other colour: W. T. Scott 1, Gavin Herridge 2; hen, W. T. Scott 1 and 2, Gavin Herridge 3. Cock (tumbler CL self-black): G. L. Clark 1; hen, G. L. Glark 1. Hen (tumbler, baldhead, any colour): M. J. Kirk 1. Hen (tumbler, C.L.L.F., any other clour): G. L. Clark 1, W. T. Scott 2. Cock (tumbler, performing): M. J. Kirk 1,2 and 3; hen, M. J. Kirk 1,2 and 3. Cock (magpie black): Gavin Herridge 1 and 2. Cock (magpie, any other colour;: Gavin Herridge 1; hen, Gavin Herridge 1. Fancy pigeons (ringed 1957): hen owl African), Gavin Herridge 1; cock fantail white), W. T. Scott. 1. Hen: Gavin Herridge 1. Hen (fantail, any other colour): Gavin Herridge I,’W. T. Scott 2. Hen (tumbler, C.L. self-black): G. L. Clark 1. Cock (tumbler, any other self-colour): G. L. Clark 1; hen, G. L. Clark 1. Cock (tumbler, baldhead): M. J. Kirk 1. Juvenile class: G. Townley 1,2 and E V. Smith special. ** Working Homers (old bird classes). —Cock (light or blue chequers): E. V. Smith 1, W. Ellen 2, C. Kelly 3; hen, M. Lloyd 1, W. Ellem 2 and 3 Cock (dark or black chequers): E. V. Smith 1 and Mr R. D. Butterick’s special, M. Lloyd 2 and 3; hen. Graeme Moore 1, W. Ellem 2 and 3. Cock (red or red chequers): L. E. Moriarty 1, W. Ellen 2, M. Lloyd 3: hen, L. E. Moriarty 1, W. Ellem 2, A. R. Thomas 3. Cock (plain blue): Neil Alexander 1; hen, M. Lloyd 1 and 2. Cock (pied): C. C. Minty 1 and 3, W. Ellem 2; hen, C. C. Minty 1, W. Ellem 2, Graeme Moore 3. Cock (silver or mealy): Neil Alexander 1. Cock (any other colour): Graeme Moore 1; hen, E. V. Smith 1, W. Ellem 2, L. E. Moriarty 3. Cock (certified to have flown 500): E. V Smith 1 and 2, W. Ellem 3; hen, W Ellem 1 and 2. Cock (certified to have flown 400 miles): W. Ellem 1 md 3, M. Edmond 2; hen, W. Ellem 1 and 3, E. V. Smith 2. Cock (up to 099 miles): W. Ellem 1 and 3, E. V. Smith 2; hen, W. Ellem 1 and 3, F. T. Miles 2. Cock (most likely flyer): C. Kelly 1, Graeme Moore 2, L. E. Moriarty 3; hen, W. Ellem 1 and 3. Graeme Moore 2. Cock (judged through wire): C. Kelly 1, E. V. Smith 2, L. E. Moriarty 3: hen, Graeme Moore 1, M. Edmond 2, Colin Welsh I 3. Best stock pair: L. E. Moriarty

Working Homers (young bird j classes, ringed 1957): W. Ellem 1, M. Edmond 2; hen, W. Ellem 1, Graeme Moore 2. Cock (dark or black chequers): Graeme Moore 1, W Ellem 2, M. Edmond 3; hen, W. Ellem 1, Neil Alexander 2. Cock (red or red chequers): W’. Ellem 1; hen. W i Ellem 1. Cock (plain blue): W. Ellem 1. C. Kelly 2; hen. W. Ellem 1. M Edmond 2. Cock (pied): C. C. Minty 1. W. Ellem 2; hen. C. C. Minty 1. F. T. Miles 2. Cock (any other colour): W. Ellem 1. Cock (up to 50 miles): C. Kelly 1, W. Ellem 2, M. Edmond 3; hen, M. Edmond 1, W. Ellem 2. Cock (up to 75 miles): W. F.gem 1; hen, W. Ellem «1, A. R. Tnomas 2. Cock (up to 100 miles): W. Ellem -1, M. Edmond 2; hen, W. Ellem 1, A. R. Thomas 2, M. Edmond 3. Cock (up to 140 miles): W. Ellem 1; hen, A. R. Thomas 1, W. Ellem 2 and 3. Cock (most likely flyer): C. C. Minty 1, W. Ellem 2, Graeme Moore 3; hen, Graeme Moore 1, C. CMinty 2. W. Ellem 3. Cock (judged through wire): F. T. Miles 1, E. V. Smith .2, W. Ellem 3; hen, W. Ellem 1. Juvenile class: Kevin Graham 1 and 2, Neil Ward 3. Commercial Class.—Three pullets (any one variety): E. W. Tippins Mitcham Cup, Buchanans, Ltd., Special, G. E. Graham 2, C. J. Murray 3. Juvenile Classes White Leghorn: cock, M. Williams 1 and J. Bennison special: hen, M. Williams 1, Tony Crowther 2;

cockerel, Tony Crowther 1 and 2; pullet, M. Williams 1 and J. H. Taylor special, Marjorie Drummond 2, Tony Crowther 3. Minorca: hen, Sandra and Pamela Chapman 1: cockerel, Delwyn Hessell 1 and 2; pullet, Delwyn Hessel) L. Hamburg: cock. Tony Skilling 1; cockerel, Miss D. White 1; hen, Tony Skilling 1; pullet, Miss D. White 1. Orpington: Hen, Tony Crowther 1: cockerel, Tony Crowther 1: pullet, Tony Crowther 1. Australorp: hen, Evan Prichard 1, R. H. Loy Cup and J. Bennison special; cockerel, Marjorie Drummond 1, Evan Prichard 2; pullet, Marjorie Drummond 1, Sandra and Pamela Chapman 2. Silkie fowl: cock, David Findlay 1; hen, David Findlay 1 and 2. Cage Birds Yorkshire Canaries. Flighted classes: hen (yellow, visible ticked), W. Anderson 1. Cock (buff clear or invisible ticked): W. Anderson 1: hen, W. Anderson 1. Hen (buff, visible ticked): W. Anderson 1. Hen (cinnamon yellow, self): W. Anderson 1. Cock (ringed self yellow or buff): W. Anderson 1. Unflighted classes: cock (buff, clear), W. Anderson 1. Cock (buff, heavily variegated): W. Anderson 1: hen, W. Anderson 1. Novice (flighted): cock (buff, clear ticked): P. Mitchell 1 and 2; hen, Mrs A. R. Baker 1, Mrs W. Houston 2. Cock (ydllow, clear ticked): Mrs A. R. Baker 2. Novice (unflighted): cock (green, yellow or bliff), Mr J. Dickson 1, Mrs A. R. Baker 2. Cock (cinnamon buff): Mrs J. Dickson 1. Cock (cinnamon yellow): Mrs J. Dickson 1. Cock (buff, clear ticked): G. C. Hurst 1, P. Mitchell 2; hen, P. Mitchell 1,2 and 3. Cock (yellow, clear ticked): P. Mitchell 1 and 2; hen, G. C. Hurst 1. P. Mitchell 2. Norwich Canaries.—Flighted classes: cock (yellow, clear): D. Shierlaw 1, Mrs F. G. Herridge 2; hen, D. Shierlaw 1. Cock (yellow, visible ticked): D. Shierlaw 1, Mrs F. G. Herridge 2 and 3; hen. J. Morgan 1. Cock (buff, clear): J. Morgan 1; hen, J. Morgan I. Cock (buff, visible ticked): D. Shierlaw 1; hen, J. Morgan 1. Cock (buff, heavily variegated): J. Morgan 1; hen, J. Morgan 1. Unflighted classes: cock (yellow, clear), D. Shierlaw 1; hen, D. Shierlaw 1. Cock (yellow, visible ticked): D. Shierlaw I: hen. D. Shierlaw 1 Cock (buff, visible ticked): D. Shierlaw 1; hen. J. Morgan 1. Hen (buff, heavily variegated): J. Morgan 1, D. Shierlaw 2. Novice flighted: cock (buff, clear ticked): Mrs J, Dickson 1: hen. Mrs J. Dickson 2. Novice unflighted: cock (buff, clear ticked): Mrs J. Dickson 1; hen, Mrs J. Dickson 1. Hen (ereen, yellow or buff): Mrs J. Dickson 1. Children’s Classes Any variety canary: Mavis Baker I. Any variety finch: Mavis Baker I. Any colour budgerigar: Mavis Baker 1 and 3. Geoffrey McDonald 2. Budgerigars Open Classes.—Cock (light green): W. C. Houston 1; hen, C. A. Breach 1, W. C. Houston 2. Hen (dark green or olive): C. A. Breach 1. Cock (sky blue): C. A. Breach 1, W. C. Houston 2, J. G. Bishop 3; hen, C. A. Breach 1. J Jackson 2 and 3. Cock (cobalt): C. T. Clarke 1; hen, C. A. Breach 1. Cock (grey wing, blue, any suffusion): C. T. Clarke 3; hen, C. A. Breach 1. Cock (yellow-wing, any suffusion): C. A. Breach 1: hen, C. A. Breach 1, W. C. Houston 3. Hen (white-wing, any suffusion): C. A. Breach 2. Cock (opaline green, any suffusion): C. A. Breach 1, J. Jackson 2; hen, C. A. Breach 1, C. D. Clarke 3 and 3. Cock (opaline blue, any suffusion): C. T. Clarke 2; hen, J. Jackson 1. Cock (lutino): W. C. Houston 1; hen. W. C. Houston 1 and 2. Cock (albino): J. G. Bishop 1, W. C. Houston 2. Cock (cinnamon): W. C. Houston 1. Hen (any other colour): J. Jackson 1. Novice Classes.—Cock (light green): H. W. Burleigh 1, Mrs J. Dickson 2, Mrs A. R. Baker 3; hen, H. Bostock 1,2 and 3. Cock (dark green or olive): H. W. Burleigh 1 and 2, Mrs A. R. Baker 3; hen, P. G. Morrison 1. Judges in all sections were:— Heavy breeds, Mr S. E. Frost, Waipara; light breeds and ducks, Mr C. Bartley, Christchurch; game fowls and game bantams, Mr C. C. Minty. Christchurch; juvenile poultry, Mr R. J. Mitchell, Christchurch; fancy bantams, Mr B. E. Graham, Amberley; commercial poultry, Mr H. H. Watson, Christchurch. Trophy Awards G. J. Suttie memorial trophy and Beath and Company trophy: J. C. Cradock; Variety Cup (most points in greatest number of classes), T. A. Mitchell; Maling and Company trophy, D. H. Brown and Son trophy. Society Special (utility classes) and Society Special (heavy breeds), G. H. Nicoll; D. H. Brown and Son trophy, R. Harker-Brown; society special (light breeds), E. W. Tippins; Mr J. Bennison trophy, Marjorie Drummond; Mr G. H. Nicoll trophy, B. E. Graham; Mr J. D. Johns trophy, B. T. Grofski; Stephen Rose Bowl, C. A. Breach; Mr W. Ellem special, W. Ellem. Game fowl and game bantams: Game Cup and blue ribbon (best game fowls): McKenzies, Ltd., special, Mr J. H. Grigg special, Canterbury Old English Game Club specials, best O.E.G. old bird, best O.E.G. young bird, R. H. Johnstone, M. A. Cup (standard poultry), Mrs H. N. May. South Island championships (O.E.G. duckling), I. H. Lee. Bantam specials: Bantam Cup and blue ribbon (best bantam in show), R. Ede Memorial Cup (best O.E.G. bantam), Mr D. Findlay special (best game bantam), Fancier’s special (best O.E.G. bantam), T. A. Mitchell. Suttie Cup (best opposite sex to winner of bantam cup), Mrs H. N. May. .Fanciers’ special (best modern game bantam), Mrs F. G. Herridge. Light breeds and ducks: South Island championships (Pekin duck or drake utility), D. Adams: R. H Loy Memorial Cup (best bird in show other than game fowl and bantams', George Bundy Memorial Cup (best utility poultry), D. Findlay. Davis Cup (best bird light breeds), Millichamp and Son snecial, Leghorn Cup (best utility white leghorn), Mrs J. C. Guinness. Special opposite sex to winner of leghorn cup, E. W. Tippins. Commercial Poultry.—Mitcham Cup, Buchanans, Ltd., special: E. W. Tippins. Juvenile Poultry.—R. H. Loy Cup (best bird), J. Bennison special (best heavy breed): Evan Prichard. W. Smith special (bfest light breed), J. Bennison special (best light breed): Miss D. White. N. Knox special (best light breed opposite sex): Delwyn Hessell. J. Bennison special (heavy breed): Marjorie Drummond. J. H. Taylor (best white leghorn, male and female): M. Williams. L. Skilling special (best Hamburg, male): Tony Skilling. Heavy Breeds. —Black Orpington standard: Mrs F. G. Herridfe. Rhode Island White utility: A. N. McKie. R. H. Loy Memorial Cup and best bird in show other than game, blue ribbon (fowl and bantam), G. H. Nicoll Cup (best heavy breed bird). Millichamp and Son special (winner of Nicoll Cup), O. A. Spicer special (best opposite sex to winner of Murdock Bruce Cup), Orpington Cup (best opposite sex to winner of Peter Donald Cup): G. H. Nicoll. Peter Donald Memorial Cup (best Black Orpington in show): A. J. Halfacre. Murdock Bruce Memorial Cup (best Black Orpington utility): Mrs M. E. Thompson. Utility.—Q. C. Morris special: O. C. Morris.' Minorca Cup (best utility Minorca cock or pullet): N. W. Hawkins. Buchanans, Ltd., special (best opposite sex to cup winner): T. Findlay. McDonald and Dunlop Cup (best utility Minorca): N. W. Hawkins. Ancona Cup (best in show). Miss Cameron special (best utility): R. W. Davie. Mr J. Cocks special (best opposite sex to winner of Ancona Cup): Mrs F. G. Herridge. Mrs .T. C. Guinness special (best white leghorn cockerel): E. W. Tippins. Mr N. Hawkins special (best utility brown leghorn). Mr J. W. M. Parson’s special (opposite sex): Mr B. E. Graham. Australorp Cup, Tuckers, Ltd., special, Australorn Club of New Zealand blue ribbon: B. £. Graham.

Buchanans, Ltd., special (best Australorp opposite sex): J. C. Cradock. George Bundy Memorial Cup, Mr B. Kelly special (best utility Black Orpington), Todds Drapery, Ltd., special (best heavy breed, local exhibitor), New Zealand Heavy Breeds Club special. Club Cup (best utility Black Orpington), Cash specials (best utility Black Orpington): G. H. Nicoll. M.S.A. Cup (best standard poultry): Mrs H. N. May. G. H. Nicoll special (best R.1.R.): L. W. Skirton. Mr B. Kelly special (best standard Black Orpington): Mrs F. G Herridge. Cash specials (best utility Black Crpington, opposite sex): G. H. Nicoll.

Bull Orpington: A. J. Halfacre. Buff Orpington (opposite sex): Mrs M. E. Thompson. Australorps, Plymouth Rock barred: B. E. Graham. Australorp, opposite sex: J. C, Cradock, Rhode Island Red: L. W. Skirton.

Special Points Awards Standard Poultry.—Game fowl: J. M. Digby. Game bantam: I. H. Lee. Hamburgs: R. x Harker-Brown. Silky: Gavin Herridge. Bantams (any other game): T. A. Mitchell.

Utility Classes.—Leghorns: E. W Tippins. Plymouth Rocks: B. E. Graham. Australorps: J. C. Cradock. Ducks: Mrs F. G. Herridge. Anconas: R. W. Davie. Sussex: Mrs W. J. Graham. Minorcas: W. H. Chapman. Orpingtons: G. H. NicolL Rhode Island Reds: L. W. Skirton. Rhode Island White: A. N. McKie South Island Light Breed Club Specials—Best utility brown leghorn; B. E. Graham. Duck specials: Mr L. Skilling special (winner of largest class), Mrs F. G. Herridge. Kerr Brothers special (best Pekin duck or drake): D. Adams. Hamburg specials: Hamburg Cup (best bird in show), Mr W. Houston special (best Hamburg): L. Skilling. Mr W. Skevington special (best opposite sex to winner of Hamburg Cup): R. Harker-Brown.

Fancy Bantams.—New Zealand championships: Wyandotte bantam (male, all other colour): H. R. Reeve. Wyandotte bantam (male self colour), Suttie Cup (best opposite sex to winner of Bantam Cup): Mrs H. N. May. Bantam Cup and blue ribbon (best bantam in show): T. A. Mitchell. Auctioneers’ Cup (best rosecomb bantam), M. S. Turton special (best, rosecomb bantam): Dawn and Gary Tippins. Fanciers' special (best rosecomb, opposite sex): M. W. Hawkins. Holborough Cup (best puff Pekin bantam), M. S. Turton special (best Pekin): O. A. Spicer. Fanciers’ special (best huff Pekin, opposite sex): R. A. Rapley. Juvenile Bantam Class Specials.— Hearn Cup (best juvenile), Mr G. H. Nicoll special (best light red bantam): Bernard Grofski. L. S. Hopkins special (best pair of bantams): Janice Prichard. L. Skilling special (best heavy breed bantam): D. Jamison.

Fancy Pigeons South Island championship (Jacobin): W. T. Scott and reserve champion. Fancy Pigeon Cup (best fancy), R. L. Stephenson trophy (best fancy), R. D. Butterick special (best fancy opposite sex): W. T. Scott. E. V. Smith special (best fancy juvenile): G. Herridge. Society, specials: best pouter or pigmy, best African owl: G. Herridge. Best Jacobin. Best white fantail, best fantail (any other colour): W. T. Scott. Best tumbler (C.L., self black): G. L. Clark. Best tumbler, performing: M. J. Kirk.

Homer Pigeon Cup (best homer), Collins and Company trophy (best homer), Hay’s. Ltd., special (best working classes): W. Ellem. Mr J. McQuilkin special . (best coloured, hen): L. E. Moriarty. Mr R. D. Butterick special (best colour opposite sex). Mr .Hunter Morris special (best opposite 'sex classes): E. V. Smith. Hay's, Ltd., special (best working classes), M. W. Ellem special (best local young, coloured): C. C. Minty. Reserve championship: G. Moore. Mr Hunter Morris special (best opposite sex class): M. Edmond. Mr E. V. Smith special (best juvenile class): K. Graham.

Society Specials.—Best light or blue chequers, best plain blue: M. Lloyd. Best dark or black chequers: G. Moore. Best red or red chequer: L. E. Moriarty. Best pied chequers: C. C. Minty. Best any other colour: E. V. Smith. Canaries South Island Championship.—Norwich yellow flighted, C.T.V., Langdon Cup (best hen), M. D. Shierlaw special (runner-up best Norwich): D. Shierlaw. Canary Cup (best cock), M. H. Ranson special (Yorkshire unflighted): M. H. Ranson special (best Yorkshire): Mr D. Shierla-w special (runner-up best Yorkshire cock): W. Anderson. M. H. Ranson special (best Norwich unflighted): J. Morgan. G. H. Nicoll special (best novice Norwich cock): G. H. Nicoll special (best hen): Mrs J. Dickson. G. H. Nicoll special (best novice Yorkshire cock): G. C. Hurst. G. H. Nipoll special (best novice Yorkshire hen); Mrs A. R. Baker. Society Specials.—Best British bird: Mrs A. R. Baker. Best foreign hird: B. Hydes. Yorkshire canaries’ best b ffed, clear or invisible ticked, open class: C. G. Hurst. Reserve winner. W. Anderson. Best yellow, dear ticked or variegated novice: P. Mitchell.

Society Specials.—Norwich: best yellow clear or invisible ticked, onen class: D. Shierlaw. Best yellow ticked or lightly variegated, best buff visible ticked or lightly variegated, open class, best buff heavily variegated, open class: J. Morgan. Best buff, clear ticked variegated, novice class: Mrs J. Dickson. George Lintoff special (best canary in show): W. Anderson. Budgerigars

South Island Championship: Grey wing, any suffusion: P. G. Morrison. Reserve winner: C. A. Breach. Society Cup (best bird), Mr H. Chapman special (best green, olive or yellow) : M. B. Pratt. Fanciers’ Cup (best bird opposite sex), Mr H. Chapman special (best sky blue, cobalt or mauve): C. A. Breach. Mr R. Macklan special (best bird, suffusion classes, open classes): P. G. Morrison. Mr R. Macklin special (best bird novice classes): H. W. Burleigh.

Society Specials.—Best light green, open class: C. A. Breach. Reserve winner: W. C. Houston. Best sky blue, open class: C. A, Breach and reserve. Best cobalt, open class: C. T. Clark, C. A. Breach reserve. Best greywing blue, any suffusion, open class: C. A. Breach. Best yellowwing, any suffusion, open class: C. A. Breach and reserve.

Society Specials.—Best opaline green, any suffusion, open class: C A. Breach and reserve. Blue: J. Jackson. Lutino: W. C. Houston, and reserve. Best light green, novice class: H. W. Burleigh. H. B. Bostock reserve Dark green or olive: H. W. Burleigh, P. G. Morrison reserve. Skv blue: H. W. Burleigh, H. Bostock reserve. Best greywing blue, any suffusion, novice class: P. G. Morrison. Best white wing: H. W. Burleigh. Best lutino: Mrs J. Dickson, J. O. Skilling reserve. Best any other colour: Mrs A. R. Baker, B. Clarke reserve. f Cats Hefford and Company special (best Persian): Mrs O. Gray. Mr D. E. Esplin special (best short hair): Misses M. and N. Bishop. Mrs A. C. Amyes special (heaviest cat): Neil Clucas. Mr C. Bishop special (best cat): Mrs O. Gray. Mr C. Bishop special (best runner-up): Misses M. and N. Bishop. Mrs K. C. Cooper special (cat most suitable for childa* pet);4v. K. Stickley.