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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 117, 13 November 1935, Page 4

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MEAT BOARD COMPETITION

(Special to the "Evening Posi.") MASTERTON, This Day. There was a very large attendance of district farmers and others interested in the Waingawa works yesterday to witness the judging of Wairarapa entries in the district lamb export competition, organised by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board. Since the inauguration of the competition in 1931 the Wairarapa has played a prominent part. After coming second to Wanganui the' first year, the Wairarapa was successful in winning the board's challenge shield for the best display at Home in 1932 and 1933, while last- year the district finished second to Wanganui. ' First prize for the best individual pen of lambs entered in the competition has come to the Wairarapa for three years in succession. The lambs entered this year were of good uniform- quality and in the opinion of judges and other competent observers compared more than favourably with those displayed last year. Taking account of the rather unfavourable spring, which retarded development, the quality and condition of the bulk of the lambs were considered surprisingly good. Of the 74 pens entered, 63 came forward for judging, exactly the same number as last year. The "lambs were first judged in the pens by Mr. K. W. Deighton, of Marton, for prizes of £3, £2, and £ 1 donated by Sir William Perry. Mr. Deighton's awards were as follows: — Pen 27, Wairarapa Training Farm, East Taratahi, 1; .pen 7, Mrs. S. E. M. Holmes, Matahiwi, 2; pen 66, H. Catt, Carterton, 3; pen 13, J. W. Colquhoun, Opaki, 4; pen 56, N. G. Rayner, Taratahi, 5. In the afternoon the lambs were killed and were then judged on the hooks by Messrs. W. Drysdale, Meat Board grader, and W. Smith, grader at Waingawa, for prizes of £3, £2, and £1 donated by Messrs. T. Borth-1 wick and Sons. The. results were:— Pen 23, Coopsr Bros., Gladstone, 1; pen 27, Wairarapa Training Farm, Masterton, 2; Pen 10, Sir William Perry, Penrose, 3. When the judging was completed the graders selected the following 15 pens of three lambs each to represent the Wairarapa as a district display at Home (the weight in lb of the lambs is given in parerithese): Pen 66, H. Catt- (32, 35, 35); pen 23, Cooper Bros. (34, 31, 30); pen 27, Wairarapa Training Farm (33, 34, 37); pen 10, Sir William Perry (38, 36, 37); pen 21, Estate R. Cooper, Gladstone (31j 32, 31); pen 73, H. Evans, Upper Plain (29, 30, 31); pen 17, E. C. White, Manaia (33, 31, 29); pen 74, J. Laing, Upper Plain (32, 34, 34); pen 56, N. G. Rayner (34, 35, 33); pen 26, Mrs. L. E. Barton, Featherston (33, 34, Ji!>); pen 36, J. McGregor, Wangaehu (37, 37, 38); pen 43, F. M. Reynolds, East Taratahi (38, 34, 35);, pen 63, Msntgomerie Bros., Greytown (31, 33, Sii); pen 33, D. McGregor, Gladstone (36, 34, 37); pen -61, McKenzie Estate, Pigeon Bush (36, 32, 35). .