CHILLER BEEF COMPETITION

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29178, 12 April 1960, Page 10

CHILLER BEEF COMPETITION

Entries Of Good Even Quality

“On the whole, the quality of the entries this year is the beat I’ve been among,” said Mr A. I. White, supervising grader of the New Zealand Meet Board, at the on-hooks judging at the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s annual chiller type beef competition which is held in conjunction with the New Zealand Meat Board at the Belfast freezing work* of Thornes Borthwick and Sons (Australasia), Ltd, yesterday.

Mr White and Mr E. Bell judged the dressed bodies on the hooks. Out of the 58 entries there were only four below the Tniwimum weight of 5201 b and one which graded out of type. Mr White said that the judges had given attention to the London judges’ comments on last year’s competition, and two of the main factors the English judges looked for was even distribution of fat and the colour. The top six planings selected yesterday to go forward to compete in London against other entries from New Zealand were good, even bodies, with little waste.

The winning entry was a Short-hom-Aberdeen Angus cross, owned by Mr G. W. McCullough, of Temuka, which did not gain a placing on the hoed. It qualified for the silver challenge cup offered for the first time this year by Thomas Borthwick and Sons, the Meat Board’s prize for the winning hooks entry, and the Shorthorn Society of New Zealand’s special prize for the best entry sired by a purebred Shorthorn bull It wu the first time Mr. McCullough had entered the competition. The winning body weighed 5231 b, and was described by the judges as having buttocks full of meat and well covered, well developed and nicely covered loins and equally good forequarters. Tat was excellently distributed and of good colour and texture. Marbling was good and the eye of meat was fair to gbod. • . The seeped placing was awarded to Mr J. Adand (Mount Peel), for the entry placed second on the hoof. It also was of excellent quality although it fell away at the pin bone ahd the colour of the tat was not as good. However, the eye of meat was possibly better than the winner. It weighed 5261 b. Mr Aeland also won the third and fourth platings for the entries placed first and fourth respectively. The weights were 6711 b and 5401 b. Mr H. A. Jones (Carew) gained fifth plating with a body weighing. 5501 b and sixth place went to the Craigmore Farming Company (Timaru) with the entry, judged third on the hoof. It weighed 6181 b. /Mr Adand’s three platings were with Aberdeen Angus steen, as was the Craigmore entry, and Mr Jones gained his placing With an Aberdeen AngusHereford cross. Slaughtermen Praised

. Commenting on the entries at the-field day which was held in conjunction with the judging, Mr White said that credit had to be given to the slaughtermen who had prepared the bodies. "From the first-beast knocked down, it was obvious that they were taking a pride -in their work,” he said, <■

-The ( judge at the entriee on the hoods, Mr H- Cundall (InvercapgilD, had -rthe satisfaction od seeing fouri-tg Ms top* six platings, selected in the six bodies wfedeh : will, go -forward to London for • The Meat Board this year has decided to pay out the difference between the’ruling North island chiller beef schedule price arid the freeen ga.q. frozen beef schedule on the entries which are grbded od'-eßSfor quality. Last year the North Idand chiller schedule prie» no fitiitlr' Island achedute £d J® aXSm- rt£. • bolow eur ' Ajt which followed the judging the visitors were wticomed by Mr p. T. Norman, ganeral manager for New Zealapd od the eoopeny, and Mr H. V. Murray, president of the Canterbury Agricultural and • 1.- .... . ■ .