HORSE FAIR

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 3211, 17 April 1928, Page 5

HORSE FAIR

ANNUAL FIXTURE AT LEESTON.

TOP PRICE £60 10s.

t That there is still-a good demand | amongst farmers for" sturdy, sound | young draught horses was shown at j Leeston yesterday, when the annual Eljlesmere Horse Fair, held by Messrs H. Matson and Co., the N.Z., Farmers' Cooperative Association and Messrs Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Ltd., in conjunction, took place in a paddock adjoining the saleyards. There was a I good attendance, many buyers from other districts being amongst those present, but the entry of horses was not as large as in previous years. Competition for the better class of young broken draughts was quite good and a very satisfactory percentage of sales was made, indicating that the vendors were satisfied with the prices offering. The top price for draughts was obtained by Messrs Matson and Co. for a four-year-old mare sold for Mr E. G. Wright, of Dunsandel, which realised £60 10s. She was a well-proportioned, active mare; and met with keen competition. The demand for hacks was not at all brisk, and vendors had to be content with low prices in order to quit. The weather held fine until the sale was finished, when there was a steady shower. Messrs H. Matson and Co. sold:— For-A. Carroll (Southbridge), 8-year gelding at £35, to J. Murphy (Lincoln); 7-year gelding, £34, toCA. Naismith. For F. Crump (Springston), aged mare £30, to E. Winter (Brookside). For J. Anderson (Prebbleton), pony marc £14, to E. G. Wright (Dunsandel). • For W. Lochhead (Southbridge), i aged mare £14, to W. Duncan £Rakaia); 7-year mare £31, to P. Sehmack (Irwell). For John Young (Southbridge), 3year filly £38, to W. Brears (Southbridge). ' For C. Winter (Southbridge), 3 year .gelding £21, to Albert Hoskins (Brookside). For G. Barnett (Lakeside), 9-year mare £25, to D. Millar (Leeston). For Mrs A. J. Bilbrough (Dunsandel) 4-year gelding £42 to W. J. Reed (Bennetts). For A. J. McCartin (Southbridge), 2ycar gelding £40, to Bruce Bros. (Hororata). For T. Brown (Sedgemere), 3 year filly, £30 10s, to W. G. Steven; pony mare £11, to F. Truscott (Redcliffs). For W. ; Mcc (Aylesbury), 8-year gel•ding £33, to Winter Brothers (Brookside). ' For J. Winchester (Iwell), mare £13, to F." Alexander (Lakeside). Far H. T. Stephens (Brookside) aged mare £25, to A. Naismith; aged mare, £13, to J. Briggs. For E. G. Wright (Dunsandel), 4year mare, £60 10s, to C. Trounce (Waikari). For W. Hobbs (Springston), 7-year mare £23, to A. and J. Carroll (Southbridge). For Joseph Carroll (Southbridge) 6year gelding £33, to Alex. Allen (Killinchy). For N. G. Scott (Dunsandel), 7-year gelding £44, to R. G. Keith (Hororata); aged gelding £14, to A. E. Brown (Leeston). For J. H. Hampton (Leeston), 2-year unbroken gelding £38, to J; Ballagh i (Southbridge); yearling gelding £24 10s, to W. Boyle (Lincoln). The N.Z. Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: For Joseph Heslop (Brookside), 6year mare £51, to J. F. Langley (Rakaia). For C. L. Brown (Sedgemere), 5-year mare £45, to C. Trounce (Waikari). For J. Boag (Brookside), 3-year gelding £55 10s, to Joseph Heslop (Brookside); 2-year gelding £47 10s to Bruce brothers (Hororata); mare £59, to J. F. Langley (Rakaia); mare £57, to C. Trounce (Waikari), For F. J, Andrew (Te Pirita), 3-year gelding £31, to T. A. Stephens (Irwell) ;■ 4-year filly £35, to C. Winters (Southbridge). For S. R. Boag (Brookside), 4-year gelding £44, to F. J. Scott. For F. L. Graham (Leeston), 3-year filly £38 10s to P. Tully (Rakaia); 3year filly £37, to C. L. Brown (Sedgemere). For J. Penny (Rakaia), aged ma?S, £25, to J. T. Denton (Southbridge); aged mare £17 10s, to E. D. Ireland (Little Rakaia). For D. Jones (Dunsandel), aged mare £23, to J. T. Denton (Southbridge). For G. MeClatchie and Co. (Leestox^) 6-year gelding £41, to H. G. Chamberlain (Leeston). For T. Beck (Leeston), aged gelding £1,0, to A, R. Woods (Springston South). :