SHEEP-SHEARING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1324, 30 December 1911, Page 8

SHEEP-SHEARING.

CHAMPIONSHIP OF AUSTRALIA. The sheop-siienring competition for tho championship of Australia, which was briefly referred to in n recent message, is described as under )>y the Sydney "Daily. Telegraph":—'l'ho machines used: were of llio Bister make, ami there veto six. competitors—J. Davis (Tasmania), A. Alexander (Kew South Wales), ]>\. Bieuinn (South Australia), J. liieman (New Zealand), H. Boss (Vicluria), and C. ITComieU (New South Wales). Each competitor had to shear 10 slieop—which Tverp: of that class which linds favour on thoshearing-board. Davis, Alexander, and']:'. Bieinan wero in tho ' first heat. Bieanan put his iirsl sheep down the shoot in 2rain. Jsee., and his tenth was disposed of in 29min. 2scc. Davis, who caught his ninth as Bieman had finished his-ninth, took ,31mm. JOsee. to do tho ton sheep. Alexander, who was shearing • compmatively .slowly, but remarkably clean and close, took SSmin. Bieman •was ■ declared the winner of tho first heal on tho points of. quantity and quality. J. Bieinan, Boss, and M'Connell competed in tho second heat. 11'Connoll took 2min. 25sec. to finish his first sheep, and lie hold n. substantial lead until tho eighth, when there wero not more titan ft couple of "blows'' between him anil J!oss. M'Connell had his last sheep Fhorn in 2jmin.-oojcc., whilo Boss was ilsec. longer. The judges, however, gave the. first place to Boss for quality and quantifr. The judges IJ. •Carroll, B. ,T. JfNamara, mm W. \\ ellman) intimated that Alexander had qualified for tho final, but ho did not start. The contest in tho final was; k»n, and l-\ Bieinan aad Boss set each other from the moment: the bell went. Bieman had the wool off his ur=l sheep in 2mm. Jscc.; Boss took 21sec. longer. It was n close all through, mid the watch showed Biemaii had "nut through his tenth sheep in 23niiu. 511-5 ?ec„ while Boss tcok 2iwin. 12' sec. I'. Bieinan was declared the wiuner.