Meat and Wool Cup to Hereford

Press, 12 November 1981, Page 24

Meat and Wool Cup to Hereford

Herefords continued to dominate the Meat and Wool Cup with Beechwood Quiteable, owned by Mrs G. M. Burrows, of Culverden, taking top honours in the cattle section and winning the cup. Second was a Shorthorn bull, Action Banal, owned by R. M. Mathers of Sefton. One judge remarked that Herefords had won the Meat and Wool Cup for as long as he could remember. Three of the six judges placed the Hereford first, two went for the secondplace getting Shorthorn, and one opted for a Simmental. Most judges said the winner was a clean, fleshy animal with good balance. A slight criticism from one judge was that the Hereford could be a little higher in the rump. Friesian' The Friesian prize-winners would have held their own with any cattle which won prizes at the Royal Show jn Palmerston North, said the judge, Mr M. L. W. Satherley, of Palmerston North. The cattle had been brought out in beautiful condition, and the champion and reserve champion cows had

been outstanding examples of the breed. “It was the best show I have ever judged at,” said Mr Satherley. He said the outstanding Friesian class of the show had been the three-year-olds, which were all fine animals down to and including the eighth place-getter. There were 260 entries in all in the Friesian section. Hereford Plenty of entries and a good over-all standard pleased the Hereford judge, Mr I. A. Barnett, of Dannevirke. Mr Barnett is the president of the Royal Agricultural Association. The winner, a bull owned by Mrs G. M. Burrows, would "do well anywhere in the country,” he said. This bull also won the Meat and Wool Cup. Mr Barnett was impressed with the large number of entries in the Hereford section. Murray Grey Entries in the Murray Grey section were of a good standard, said the judge, Mr

R. Pattie, of Napier. He said it was a shame there had not been more entries, but those he saw compared well to those in other shows. The champion, a cow, was an “outstanding animal.” Milking shorthorn Although he was disappointed in the number of entries in the milking Shorthorn section, the judge, Mr H. D. Hurford, of Leeston, described the over-all quality as “quite good.” Mr Hurford said he particularly liked the champion and reserve champion cows. Both had showed excellent milking qualities. The champion bull had also been of a high standard. Jerseys The judge, Mr D. S. Mclntosh, of Woodville, would like to have seen the champion and reserve champion Jersey cows at the Royal Show in Palmerston North last week. “They were fine animals — right up to that class,” he said. The winning three-year-old was also an exceptional animal, and the strength of. quality in the two-year-old class augured well for the future of the Jersey breed in New Zealand, said Mr Mclntosh. The number of entries was up on last year. Angus Mr J. R. Fraser of Pleasant Point said he was disappointed that there were only three entrants in the Angus class. The champion Angus was only a yearling but demonstrated smoothness and a reasonable amount of leg, and should grow into a useful bull, said Mr Fraser. Although Canterbury was a strong region for Angus breeding, he said that the attitudes of , the owners meant only a few would show their animals. "Perhaps more breeders would show if they realised that paddock condition was all that was required today,” he said. “Certainly there is no need to force-feed a modern beef animal for showing, or any other reason.” Shorthorn Breeders were holding back their best Shorthorns for next year’s five-yearly Royal Show which accounted for the small class numbers, said the judge. Mr N. McKenzie. The champion Shorthorn bull, R. M. Mathers’ Action Banal, was a good example of the breed, he said. "For a three-year-old he stood up well, was well muscled which the reserve bull wasn't,” he said. Action Banal was runnerup in the Meat and Wool Cup. Lincoln Red The sole entry in this class was nevertheless a “tremendous bull,” said the judge, Mr N. McKenzie, of Oamaru. M. J. and W. J. Cocks's Terrelle Admiral was a tremendous bull for his age and one of the better muscled bulls at the show out of all the breeds, said Mr McKenzie. “Any breed would be proud'to have it."