SHOW POULTRY AWARDS

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 27 June 1935, Page 12

SHOW POULTRY AWARDS

NORTH ISLAND CHAMPION H. MCNEILL’S BEST BIRD , LONG LIST OF SPECIALS,. A feature of the South Taranaki Winter Know .yesterday was the fine exhibition of poultry and cage birds arranged by the Hawera Poultry Society. One North Island championship was -decided, the Ancona s, standaid fancy, going to Smith and Lang (Palmerston North). No entries "ere received for the other championship allotted to the show, American White Leghorns. A tie resulted for the South laranaki Winter Show Company’s Oup for most points in poultry classes, Alls F. A. Warren (Hawera) and J. Ruscce (Wanganui) scoring the same number' of points. H. McNeill exhibited the best bird in the show and Moreland Bros., Normanby, the best young bird.

Airs F. A. Warren won the president’s challenge shield for most points in the poultry section. Aliss D. Swadiing and G. W. Clark won the New Zealand Utility Minorca Chib’s cups for best bird and best opposite sex bird in the utility Alinorea classes. H. AlcNeill was awarded the John Jarvis Honour Bowl for the best bird in the standard fancy sections, while W. E. Watson and C. C. Cleaver won Rhode Island Red Club ribbons for best utility maic and female birds respectively. Commenting on the entries, the. judge of the poultry section, Mr D. Stewart, Normanby, said that all connected with the show were to be congratulated. The display of game fowl was particularly fine and a high standard was the order among the entries. In the utility section the White Leghorn class was the largest in the show with 20 entries. There was little between the first two placed birds. The pullet won the prize for the best Leghorn at the show and also four other specials. The cockerels were also a strong class, the winning bird being outstanding. The hens were a good class, but a large number of the birds were not feathered out to show condition. Alore interest was" displayed in Brown Leghorns than usual. Quality in both utility and fancy sections was high. In the. utility section Orpingtons were particularly strong. Entries in the fancy were not numerous, but quality was good. Plymouth Rocks were also of good quality, the special for the best bird going to the winning hen in the utility class. It was a good type and beautifully forward. There were some fine specimens among the ducks,’ while bantams were strong, there being good entries in practically every class. The best bird was a pile cockerel. WINNERS OF TROPHIES.

The following trophies were also awarded: Hawera drapers’ rose bowl for most points in fancy and utility Rocks. Airs T. G. Watson; Hawera doctors’ cup for best- bird Orpington section. Hawera druggists’ eup for best bantam other than Black Rosecomb, Poultry Society's cup for best adult bird. Air IT. McNeill’s trophy for best Pekin bantam, H. AlcNeill ; Hawera dentists’ trophy for best bird in Game sections, J. Ruscoc; Hawera motor traders’ rose bowl for best bird in Leghorn sections, Poultry Society’s silver tea-set for best young bird. Gardiner try for best bird exhibited by club member resident in Hawera county, Poultry Society’s barometer for most points in utility White Leghorns, Aleadows and Co.’s sturdy rose bowl for best pullet reared on Aleadow’s sturdy mash, Aloreland Bros.; PoultrySociety’s silver cup for most points in Rhcde Island Reds, C. C. Cleaver; Poultry Society’s trophy for best fancy or utility Alinorea, Aliss T>. Swadling; Poultry Society’s cup for best fancy or utility Brown Leghorn, Hall Bros.; Poultry Society’s trophy for most points in duck classes, H. H. Alelville; Mr W. E. Watson’s trophy for most points in children’s classes, Aliss Aluggeridge; trophy for most points in Black Rosecomb bantams, H. AlcNeill and J. Philip equal; Air W. E. Watson’s trophy for most points in heavy breeds, Airs F. A. Warren. Special prizes were won as follows : Best fancy Orpington (George and Doughty), best feather-legged bantam (F. Cook), best feather-legged bantam, opposite sex (Poultry Society), best clean-legged bantam (Poultry Society), best clean-legged bantam, opposite sex (Poultry Society), H. AlcNeill; best fancy Leghorn (Community Stores Ltd.), Mrs H. Oliver; best Game bird (J. C. EkdahTj, J. Rluseoe; opposite Game bird (Hardley and Butler), M. H. Jury; best Rhode Island Rod (Hcdder and Tolley), W. E. Watson; opposite sex (Hall Bros.), Q. C. Cleaver; best Alinorea (Smith and Trim). Alias D. Swadling; opposite sex (At. Grubi), G. W. Clark; best Plymouth Rock (Hawera Gas Co.), Airs T. G. Watson; opposite sex (Len Rowe), C. Cudby; best utility Brown Leghorn (H. Sargent), dubbed male (E. Higgs), Hall Bros; opposite sex Brown Leghorn (E. Evans), l>e.st duck (W. G. Simpson), H. IT. Alelville; best utility Orpington (J. B. Gerrand and Sons Ltd.), A. C. Coleman; opposite sex (W. V. Patterson), Airs F. A. Warren ; best utility White Leghorn (G. Syme and Co. Ltd.), Aloreland Bros. ; opposite sex (A. Worrall), T. T’ruce; best Australdrp, J. H. Sutton; opposite sex (Poultry Society), R. J. Nixon; best breeding trio (Thos. Borthwick and Sons), W. H. Barker; best bird other than above specified (Poultry Society), Smith and Lang; best bantam, children’s classes (Johnson and Hey), best bird other than bantam, children’s classes (Carter and Co.), Aliss A. Aluggeridge. Cups, trophies and special prizes were awarded under the auspices of the Taranaki Game Fowl and Game Bantam Club as follow: Club Cup for best Game fowl, J. Ruscoc; Club" Cup for best Game bantam, male or female, H. AlcNeill; Buist Cup for best cockerel or pullet in Old English Game classes (excluding bantams), Mr J. Ruscoc, special for best Old English Black or Bright Rlad, male. IT. Campbell ; cash special for best Old English partridge clay or wheaten female, J. Ru.scce; cash special best Old English male other than Black cr Bright Red, AT. IT. Jury; cash special for best Old English female other than partridge, clay or wheaten, H. Campbell; trophy for liest opposite sex to winner of Buist Cup, H. Campbell; cash special, best Indian Game, Mrs E. McPhillips;

tin~ _ of biscuits for best Old English Game bantam, male,. IT. AlcNeill; best Old English Game bantam, female, Aliss A. Aluggeridge: best modern Game bantam, female, H. AlcNeill; female, H. AlcNeill; best game bird exhibited by (numbers outside radius of 5-3 miles of Hawera, J. Ruscoc. UTILITY CLASSES. Leghorns. White.—Cock: F. Bruce (P.N.) 1, Aloreland Bros. (Normanby) 2, E. AL Galvin (Hawera) 3. Hen: Aloreland Bros. 1, E. Al. Galvin 2, W. H. Barker 3, H. Holloway v.ii.c. Cockerel: F Bruce l, W. H. Barker 2, H. Holloway 3, D. Kruse (P.N.) v.b.c. Pullet: Aloreland Bros. 1 and 2, A\ . H. Barker 3 and h.e., G. IT. Cross (Hawera) v.b.c.

Brown.—Cook : W. Kelson (Hawera) 1, H. H. Alelville (Hawora) 2. Hen: Hall Bros. (Hawera) I and 2, W. J. Davis (Stratford) 3. Cockerel: G. C. Harding (Hawera) I, W. Kelsen 2. Hall Bros. 3. Pullet: Airs T. G. Watson (Hawera) 1, Hall Bros. 2 and 3. BufF. —H’en : W. J. Davis 1. Cockerel: A. E. Ward (Stratford) 1, AV. J. Davis 2. Pullet : A\\ J. Davis 1, A. E. Ward 2. Orpingtons. Black.—Cock : N. C. Coleman (Eltbain). Alls F. A. Warren (Hawera) 2 and 3. Hen: Airs F. A. Warren 1 and 3, Rev. Cottoiu (Alanaia) 2. Cockerel: R. J. Nixon (Hawera) 1, H. H. Alelville (Hawera) 2, Rlov. Cottom 3. Pullet: Airs F. A. AYarren 1 and 2, Rev. Cottom 3. AVyandottes. AA’hite.—Hen: A. J. Carvel (Wanganui) 1. Plymouth Rocks. Barred.—Geek: H. Schinkel (Hawera) 1. Hen : Airs T. G. AA atson I and 2, IT. Schinkel 3. Cockerel : H. Schinkel 1. AVhite.—Cock : C. Cudby (Hawera) I. ITcn: C. Cudby I and 2, E. Al. Galvin 3. Cockerel: C. Cudby 1 and 2. Pullet: C. Cudby 1 and 2. Australorps. Cockerel.—R. J. Nixon 1 ( Airs Watson 2. Pullet: J. 11. Sutton (Hawera) 1 and 2. Rhode Island. Rod.—Dock : C. C. Cleaver (Eltham) 1, AA". E. AA’atson (Hawera) 2. Cockerel : C. C, Cleaver 1, A. J. Carvell 2. W. R. AA’atson (Frankton) 3. Pullet : AA 7 . E. AA’atson 1, AA". R. AVatson o. Alinorcas. Cock.—G. AV. Clark (Hawera) 1, A. Hopkins (Hawera) 2. Hen : Aliss D. Swadling 1, A. J. Carvell 2. G. AA 7 . Clark 3. Cockerel: G. AA'. Clark 1. Pullet: G. AA 7 . Clark 1. Breeding Trios. Heavy breed.—Airs Rl. R. Cannon 1, Airs F. A. Warren 2 and 3. Light breed.—AA 7 . IT. Barker 1 Dubbed male.—Hall Bros. i. Al. H. ’ Jury (Bell Block) 2. H. H. Alelville 3. Ducks. Pekin drake, anv ago.—Rev. Cottom 1. Indian runner duck, over 12 months. —H. H. Alelville 1 and 3, Airs F. A. AA'arren 2. Indian runner drake, under 12 months.—Aliss T. AA’yatt (Hawera) 1. Indian runner, white, duck under 12 months.—-H. H. Alelville 1. Khaki Campbell drake, under 15 months.—AA'lionuapai Poultry Farm (Auckland) 1. DAIRY COMPETITIONS BUTTER AND CHEESE GRADING. Competitions, in cheese and butter grading wore conducted at the show yesterday by Taranaki Factory Ala lingers’ Association in conjunction with the management. Keen competition resulted and in each test there wereties in placings. Ten entries were received in tlie cheese section and seven in the butter section. The judges wore officers of the Dairy Division. Results are: Cheese.—A. T. Tidswell Tawhiti) and C. IT. Ross (Frankley Road), AS pts., equal 1; F. Pederson (Ngaere), 974 pts.. 2: J. Graham (Tempsky Road) and H. Gilshnan (Opunake), 97pts., equal 3. Butter.—R. A. Harvey (Hawera), 99 pts., 1 ; J. A. AloGlade (Ngutuworn) /and F. - Pederson (Ngaere), 97pts., / equal 2.