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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 114, 10 November 1933, Page 9

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DISTRICT COMPETITION

THE WAIRARAPA AWARDS

(Special to the "Evening Post.")

■'MA'STERTON, This Day.

'•" District i'arniers'>and■ others-.attended-in * large numbers at the: WaingawaWorks yesterday to. witness the, judging of. entries in tho Wairarapa district export, lamb competition, organised by the /New Zealand Meat Producers' Board. Last year-,Wairarapa was successful in winning, the board's challenge shield for thY best- district dis-! play at Home. The lambs entered this year are of good uniform quality, and: the judge characterised them as a won-' derfuriot. ■ ; : ■ '

The lambs' were first judged in the pens, for prizes donated by Sir William Perry, by Mr; J; Webb, of Taihape, who made his awards as; follows :-^-Pen 31, E. ■'' Cooper (Gladstone), 1; pen 44, Neil.McKay (Gladstone), 2; pen 4, G. C. Eoss (Martinborough), 3; pen 59, J.; Campbell (Opaki), 4; pen 2, P; Tilson! (Greytown), 3; pen 13, Campbell. Bros. (Clareville), 6. .: ,

\ The lambs were killed in the afternoon,, arid then judged on'the hooks, for prizes donated by Messrs. T.Borth.-. wick and Sons.; The'results were:— Pen 7, W.fHoward.Booth (Carterton), 1; Ipen 28, Mrs. li. E. Barton (Peatherston), 2; pen 13, Campbell Bros.. (Clareville), 3; pen 43; Neil McKay (Gladstone), 4. The judging on the hooks was carried put .by Mr. Drysdale, >. Meat Board grader, and Mr. C. • Moore, grader for Messrs. T. Borthwick and Sons. After the judging had been completed, the two grader's selected the following \. 15 pens of three lambs each to represent Wairarapa as a district display.. at Home:—Pen 3, C..M. Boss" (Martinljor-, ough); pen 7; W. Howard Booth (Carterton); pen 28, Mrs. L. E. Barton (Featherston); pen 13, Campbell Bros. (Clareville); pen 43, Neil McKay (Gladstone); pen 29, Mrs; L. E. Barton (Fea-; therston); <pon 31, B. Cooper (Gladstone) ; pen 23, H. Evans (Upper Plain); pen 40,. J. W.\ Perry (Long-; bush); pen 58, J. Campbell (Opaki);: pen 51, P. E. Welch (Upper Plain); pen 47, Sir Williani Perry (Penrose); pen '48, Sir William Perry! (Penrose); pen. 44, Neil McKay (Gladstone);1 pen 4, G. S. Boss (Martinbbrough). .

Messrs. P. Borthwick, a director, and El G. Norman, general manager of Messrs. T. .Borthwick 'and Sons, Ltd., welcomed the visitors,-who displayed a keen -interest in the various departments of the works. Refreshments were provided during the day by the firm. : c Sir William Perry,: a member of the Meat Board, thanked Messrs. Borthwick and Sons for the great interest they had taken in the competition and said that their arrangements left nothing to.be desired. He also expressed thanks to the judge, Mr. Webb, and to, the graders, Messrs. Drysdalc .and Moore. \ ,

In thanking Sir William Perry for his appreciative references to. the. firm,! Mr. Borthwick said that they were only1 too willing to do what they" could to; assist the Meat Board in promoting the competition! The ' competition, he considered, should! result 'In farmers' breeding' a. better type of lamb. He referred to' the value' of ,Sinithfield as an advertising medium for.New Zealand lamb and mutton and said that- when at Smithfleld last year great interest, was taken. by, the. Home butchers in the display of Dominion, export lambs1 there. ■''•'"■ ■■■■•' '■-'"■ ■ • ■

They were a. wonderful; lot of lambs, observed the judge, Mr.' Webb. The placed pens, he added, were very good indeed and he did not think, they could be beaten anywhere in New Zealand at this time of the year. His task had been a difficult one*; In making his awards he had gone for.the low-set type and those pens showing breeding. He impressed on farmers the necessity for attending to the breeding of rams. Tho breeding, however, seemed to bo improving from year to year and he hoped it would continue to do so.

The Wairarapa competition was run this year by the Masterton A. and P. Association, which had all the detail arrangements well in hand.

The mixed foursomes for the Shandon Golf Club's official closing will be played afternoon.