Corriedale

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28742, 13 November 1958, Page 20

Corriedale

Top honours of the day in the Corriedale section went to Robert Robinson, a young Ashburton breeder, who showed the champion ram. The champion was selected by Mr A. H. Kennington (Ward), who described it as “beautiful.” “The ram had a nice head and good colouring, a good lengthy carcase, it stood well, and its fleece was excellent—well crimped and of perfect colour.’’

The same ram was also selected for the Killik Aike trophy by Mr P. Carr (Waikari). The trophy is for the best stud ram with the best sire's fleece. Although some top class rams had lacked evenness, the winner had been very consistent in the fleece.

The San Pedro trophy for the best headed ram in general appearance, sire character, general appearance, stance and walking, was won for the fourth time by H. C. A. Sidey (Hawarden). The champion ewe, shown by O. T. Evans (Hawarden), was selected by Mr H. C. Barton (Seddon), and the champion ram hogget, which was shown by the estate James Reid (Darficld) was chosen by Mr Kennington. Mr Kennington described the mature rams and single hoggets as of over-all excellent merit with perhaps slightly more better quality being found in the four-tooth and hoggets than in the aged ram classes. The hoggets were exceptionally wellgrown and in excellent condition. The reserve champion ram, shown by the estate H. T. Little (Hui Hui), was an aged ram, very sqbare, good stance and fleece and beaten only on its face colouring.

“In a venue where it has a reputation and lives up to it of being the top sheep show, Christchurch has excelled itself,” the judge of the ewes, Mr Barton said. All the entries had been very good and ewe hoggets particularly so. There had been a large number of entries and an over-all high standard, he said. Mr F. K. Forrester (Hawarden), who judged the natural condition and open classes for younger sheep, said that considering the dry year the entries were very good all-round. The sheep were outstanding for their age.

The shorn classes were considered by the judge, Mr G. E. Taylor (Ward), to be exceptional. True to type, they had been brought out well and showed their inherent good heads and conformation. The ewes with lambs had done the lambs particularly well, he said.