1100 Entries Judged At Waimate Poultry Show

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30479, 29 June 1964, Page 6

1100 Entries Judged At Waimate Poultry Show

The South Island’s leading fanciers were represented at the Waimate Poultry Society’s annual show, and a Christchurch exhibitor, E. W. Tippens, won the award of the society’s blue ribbon for best bird in the show.

Entries totalled 1100, and judges, who praised the general standard maintained, complimented the society and its president (Mr D. I. Johns) and. secretary (Mr P. J. Creba) on attracting entries from such a wide area. The show was brought to a successful conclusion on Saturday night. A feature on Saturday afternoon was a children’s fancy dress pets’ parade. The show judges were:— All poultry except game, Mr B. E. Graham (Amberley); game poultry and game bantams, Mr C. C. Minty (Christchurch); fancy bantams, Mr R. E. Mahan (Oamaru); all pigeons, Mr J. Scoullar (Dunedin); canaries, Mr F. Wedrell .(Timaru); budgerigars, Mr A. Streeter (Timaru); home industries. Miss E. Geddes (Ikawai); farm and garden produce, Mr H. Arthur (Department of Agriculture, Timaru); cats and pets, Mr D. Johns (Ashburton). Championship blue ribbon awards were: New Zealand Championships Female standard Old English Game, all other colours: R. E. Mahan (Oamaru). Black Pekin bantam, male: T. A. Mitchell (Christchurch). Utility Ancona, male: F. S. Creba (Waimate). Yorkshire buff canary, flighted class, C.T.V., female: Mrs J. R. Krause (Timaru). Norwich female yellow canary, flighted class, C.T.V.: Mrs Krause.

Norwich buff male canary, unflighted class, C.T.V.: D. I. Johns (Waimate). South Island Championships Black rosecomb bantam, male: A. J. McKillop (Mosgiel). Utility Brown Leghorn: G. Iggo (Waimate). Utility Rhode Island Red: K. G. Orchard (Kaiapoi). Female homer pigeon (over 400 miles): I. G. McKenzie (Oamaru). Yellow Yorkshire’ canary, unflighted class, C.T.V.: J. W. Pringle (St. Andrews). Buff Yorkshire canary, unflighted, C.T.V.: Mrs J. R. Krause (Timaru). Norwich cinnamon buff or yellow canary, flighted class: Mrs Krause. Sky blue budgerigar: M. W. Duncan (Timaru). Greywing budgerigar, any suffusion: Mrs I. M. Kennett (Waimate). Blue Ribbon Awards Awards of the Waimate Poultry Society’s blue ribbons for best birds in each section were: Best bird in show: E. W. Tippens (Christchurch). Utility poultry: E. W. Tippens.

Standard classes: R. E. Mahan (Oamaru). Game bantam: B. and S. Notman (Oamaru). Fancy bantam: A. J. McKillop (Mosgiel). Pigeon: Hillview Farm (Oamaru). Canary: D. I. Johns (Waimate). Budgerigar: M. A. Cayford (Oamaru). Blue ribbon for home industries: Miss G. R. Wilson (Waimate). Details of the awards are:— POULTRY Old English Game.— Hillview Farm, 4 firsts, 1 second. 2 thirds; L. J. Boswell, 3 firsts, 2 seconds,

1 third; C. and D. Woodies’. S firsts; R. E. Mahan, 2 firsts. 3 seconds, 2 thirds; F. S. Creba. 2 firsts; 4 seconds, 1 third: D. R. Brown, 1 first, 3 seconds. 1 third; Mrs K. Sherwin. X first. 3 seconds; W. L. Gobbe, 1 first; R. O. Ball. 1 first. Utility Section.—F. S. Creba. 5 firsts. 2 seconds, 1 third; C. W. Tiffins, 1 first, 1 second; G. M. Iggo, 3 firsts. 2 seconds, 3 thirds; K. G. Orchard. 2 firsts. 3 seconds; W. H. Chapman, 1 first; C. and A. Tweedie, 4 firsts, 3 seconds, 4 thirds; J- and J. Paton. 2 firsts, 1 third; G. H. Nicol, 1 first; C. B. Butcher, 1 first; D. J. Bain, 1 first. 1 second; L. Herriott, 7 firsts, « seconds, 4 thirds: A. W. Graham, 3 firsts; R. G, Robinson, 1 first. BANTAMS Old English Game.— L. Herriott, 1 first, 1 second; J. and J. Paton, I first: Mrs F. Gilmore, 1 first, 3 seconds; R. J. Brocket, 1 first, 3 thirds; L. J. Boswell, 1 first; R. E. Mahan, 2 firsts, 1 second; Frances Mackay, 2 firsts. 6 seconds, 4 thirds; B. and S. Notman, 10 firsts. 6 seconds, 5 thirds; Hillview Farm, 7 firsts, 7 seconds. 4 thirds: E. W. McQueen, 1 first, 3 thirds.

Modern Game. —Frances Mackay, 1 first, 1 second; P. Mathieson, 2 firsts, -1 third: A. J. McKillop, 1 first; E. Hawkins. 2 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third; T. A. Mitchell. 4 firsts, 4 seconds, 1 third; B. R. Graham and Sons, 3 firsts; W. L. Gobbe. 1 first, 1 second, 1 third; C. and A. Tweedie, 3 firsts, 3 seconds. 2 thirds; J. and J. Paton. 4 firsts, 2 seconds, 2 thirds; Hillvidw Farm, 3 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; Mrs O. Hawkins. 1 first, 1 second, 2 thirds; L. J. Boswell, 3 firsts, 1 second; C. and D, Woodley, 1 first, 1 second; W. L. Tutton, 2 firsts; Anna Mitchell,. 3 firsts: A. W. Graham, 3 seconds, 1 third; D. I, Johns, 1 first, 1 second, 1 third; F. S. Creba, 1 first. 3 seconds. PIGEONS Coloured Classes.—B. E. Graham and Sons, 6 firsts, I third;. V. G. Main, 4 firsts, 7 seconds; L. Herriott, 1 first, 2 thirds; R. G. Cockburn, 3 seconds, 4 thirds; L. G. McKenzie, 1 first; R. E. Mahan, 1 first, 1 second: Hillview Farm, 2 firsts; S. Hill, 2 thirds.

Racing Homers. —I. G. McKenzie, 9 firsts, 4 seconds, 1 third; Hillview Farm, 1 first, 3 seconds, 2 thirds; R. E. Mahan, 3 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third; S. Hill, 2 firsts, 1 second; V. G. Main, 2 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; B. E. Graham and Sons, 2 firsts, 1 second. Fancy Pigeons.—L. Kedzlie, 3 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; R. A. Caswell, 1 first, 1 second. CANARIES Yorkshire.—J. W. Pringle, 3 firsts: J. R. Krause, 1 first. Unßighted.—J. W. Pringle, 3 firsts, 2 seconds: D. I. Johns, 1 first, 1 third; J. R. Krause, 1 first. Norwich. —R. O. Balls, 2 firsts, 1 second; J. R. Krause. 5 firsts; D. L. Johns, 1 first. Unflighted.—D. I. Johns, 2 firsts,, R. 0. Ball, 2 firsts; J. R. Krause, 2 firsts. Border.—Mrs McLeod, 2 firsts; W. J. Paton, 2 firsts, 1 second. New Colour Canaries.—R. A. Caswell, 10 firsts; R. 0. Ball, 1 first. BUDGERIGARS L. A. Harrison, 2 firsts, 1 third; M. W. Duncan, 5 firsts, 7 seconds, 1 third; J. R. Robertson, 1 first, 2 seconds, 3 thirds; M. A. Cayford, 10 firsts, 3 seconds; M. M. Kennett, 3 firsts. 2 seconds; D. E. Woodley, 2 firsts, 1 second; W. J. Paton, 3 firsts. Current year closed rung classes: M. W. Duncan, 7 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; R. J. Robertson, 4 firsts, 4 seconds, 2 thirds; ■L. A. Harrison, 4 firsts, 4 seconds, 1 third; M. A. Cayford, 4 firsts: M. M. Kennett, 4 firsts, 1 third; W. J. Paton, 2 firsts. Foreign Finches.—J. Wilkes, 6 firsts; E. M. Pinnell, 2 firsts. Foreign Birds.—E. M- Pinnell, 8 firsts, 1 second, 1 third; R. J. Robertson, 2 firsts, X second.

Garden Produce. Waimate Hospital, 27 firsts, 18 seconds, 11 thirds; D. McLeod, X first; W. L. Tutton, 2 firsts, 1 second; C. Morgan, X first, I second; M. Ponsonby, X first, I third. Farm Produce. —M. Ponsonby, 11 firsts; W. Herd, 8 firsts,- 2 seconds, 2 thirds; McCarron Bros., 3 firsts, 1 third; R. Me Kenzie, 3 firsts, 1 second.