ROYAL SHOW

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 305, 11 December 1929, Page 3

ROYAL SHOW

SUCCESSFUL OPENING GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S ADVICE TO BOYS. CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS. Invercargill, Dec. 10. Long weeks of arduous preparation and active co-operation culminated to-day, when the Royal Show, under the auspices of the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Association, opened on the spacious and picturesque ground adjacent to the town. The weather was overcast, but fine, and the attendance for an opening day was quite satisfactory. At the opening ceremony Air. W. Perry, president of the Royal Agricultural Society, presided. Their Excellencies Sir Charles and Lady Alice Fergusson, were present, also the Hons G. W. Forbes and P. A. de la Perrelle, and Mrs. B. B. Wood, who represented her father, Sir Joseph Ward. In the course of his speech the Governor-General said that it was an extraordinarily painful thing to him to notice in going round the schools how few boys were going in for farming as a vocation. Instead they all appeared to be going ,into professions or into occupations which would keep them in town. This he felt was due to the terror felt by boys for something of which they knew nothing. Personally he felt that more instruction schools might lead more of the boys of the Dominion on to the land where the prosperity of the country really lay There was, he knew, a great opening lor properly trained boys on the lanf It meant hard work, as everyone knew, but he could not feel that that would deter New Zealanders with the traditions of the pioneers behind them.

Mrs. B. B. Wood read a message from Sir Joseph Ward expressing regiet for bis non-attendance and best wishes for the success of the show. A feature of the show is the cattle section, in which competition was extremely keen and which is described by some judges as the best they have seen in New Zealand. The sheep section is also a particularly strong one. and is considered to be easily the best both as regards numbers and quality seen at a local fixture.

Following are champions in the sections judged to-day:—Sheep.-Border Leicester: Champion ram, Wm. Kennedy (Otautau); reserve champion, Wm. Kennedy; champion ewe, T. 8. Little (Oamaru), reserve champion. Wm. Kennedy. Corriedale: Champion ram J. A. Johnstone (Bushlcy Park, Palmerston), reserve champion. F. L. McGregor (Temuka): champion ewe. J. A. Johnstone, reserve champion, Hugh En sor (Rangicra). English Leicester Champion ram Janies Reid (“River sligh,” Darfield), reserve champion, I Sir R. Heaton Rhodes (Otautau, Tautapu); champion <we, James Reid, reserve champion, Sir R. Heaton Rhodes Lincoln: Champion rani, the Canterbury (N.Z.) Seed Company Ltd. (Leeston), champion ewe, the Canterbury (N.Z ) Seed Company Lid., reserve chamnion the Canterbury (N.Z.) Seed Company Ltd. Merino: Champion ram, Mrs. Watson Shennan (Dunedin), reserve champion, Robert Jopp (Chatto Creek): chain, ion ewe. Sir G. Clifford (Stoney! urst. Christchurch). Romney Marsh, open section. Champion ram. a"stees lato T. L Barnhill (Castlerock), reserve champion, trustees late T. L. Barnhill (Castici' I); champion ewe, William Kennedy (Otautau), reserve champion, Adam King (Balcluiha). Natural Conditions Classes: Champion ram, J. Thayer (Maitland), reserve champion. R. F. Kirk (Kelso); champion ewe, William Kennedy (Otautau;, reserve champion, R. Hardley and Son (Moa Flat, Henot). Ryeiand: Champion ram, H. C B. WitricH (Faling) reseive champion, W. O. Rennie and R. M. Doyleston (Canterbury); champion, ewe, H. C. B. V ithell (Ealing). Shropshire: Champion ram, Cochrane Bros. (Ashburton), reserve champion, William Kennedy (Otautau); champion ewe, Cocktane Bros., reserve champion, Coekrane Bros. Southdown: Champion ram, James Knight (Feilding), reseive champion. Janies Knight; champion ewe. James Knight, reserve champion, H. J. Andrew (Maheno). Halfbred: Champion ram, Sir George Clifford; champion ewe, Sir George Clifford. pigs.—Berkshires: Champion boar, J. D. Galpin (Canterbury), champion sow, J. D. Galpin. Large Blacks: Champion boar. D. and S. Roas (Tepuke), champion sow, D. and S Ross. Large Whites: Champion boar, R. J. Biowne (Pukemaori), champion sow, J. E. Ashwortfi (Domett) Tamworths: Champion boar, D. and S. Ross (Tepuke), champion sow, D. and S. Ross. Y’orkshires; Champion boar, G. Storey (Ryal Bush); champion sow. D. J. Lock (Invercargill). Cattle.—Aberdeen Angus: Champion bull, W. A. McFarlane (Has tings); champion cow. W. A. McFarlane. Hereford: Champion cow, A. S. Holms (Waimahaka). Shorthorn: Champion bull, J. A. John stone (Bushley Park, Palmerston), reserve champion, J. A. Johnstone; champion cow, W. A. McFarlane; reserve champion, J. A. Milking Shorthorn: Champion bull, John Bateman (Invercargill); reserve champion, William Bowis (Doyleston, Canterbury); champion cow, John Bateman; reserve champion, 0. R. Keir (Gore). Red Poll: Champion bull, John Donaldson (Stirling); reserve champion. G. S- Young (West Plains); champion cow, G. S. Young; reserve champion. James Clay (Mokotua). Friesian: Champion bull, G. H. Hassall (Kaiapoi); reserve champion, T. R. Eades (Edendale); champion cow, W. W. Dickie and Sons (Gore); reserve champion, R. K. MacDonald (Edendale). Ayrshires: Champion cow, A. M. Weir (Menzie’s Ferry); reserve champion, R. S. Weir; champion bull, A. M. Weir; reserve s champion, Bissett Bros. (Wangahoa). Jersey: Champion bull, Charles Adams (Purakaniti via Ratanui); reserve champion, R. Maddren (Winchester); champion cow, Robt. Gibb (Menzie s Ferrv); reserve champion. William Archer (Invercargill). Guernseys: Champion bull, James Price (Invercargill); reserve champion, James Price, champion cow, James Price; reserve champion. James Price.