EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19897, 16 March 1928, Page 16

EGG-LAYING CONTEST.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. THE FORTY-NINTH WEEK. TEAMS AND INDIVIDUAL BIRDS. The forty-ninth week's laying in the Auckland Ponltrykeepers* Association s contest concluded last Sunday. The following are the leading teams,the figures in parentheses being the weekly totals, the next set the individual totals, and the last set. the team aggregates SINGLE BIRD CONTEST. Black Orpingtons (11 birds).— Mrs. J. AB. Hellaby (4) . - g? 1 A. H'. Clark—(s) . 239 Mrs. A. Harvey—(s) .. •• 233 •J Blaok--' —) •• "■ 0-25 J N. McLean— >5) -*•. 2 0S F G. Bayliss—(—) '•* '*• " ong Mrs. 1 Dimant— (4) •• •• •• R 3. Roberts —(5) .. •• ** R S. Higginbotham—(—) •• '•• J6g C. Dunstan—(s) .. •• •• " 147 Mrs. Leo. Aylmg— (—) •• Light Sussex (1 bird).— Mrs. J. A. B. Hellaby—(6) rra v? 187 Buff Orpingtons (2 birds). •Thos. Dowthwaite—(s) va «• jj Mrs. I. Dimant— i—) •• White Leghorns (14 birds).— Mrs. J. A. B. Hellaby—(6) r.* |9l J. W. Perry—(s) •• *; 2 G6 A. Taylor—(—) •• •• " , 2G .i *J. N. McLean—(7) O . R N. Dickey—(4) .. ••• "* 549 Mrs. I. Dimant— (4) •• 244 Mrs. R. G. Hunt—(s) .. •• 2 35 J. Johnson —(6) •• 900 Mrs. R. S. Higginbotham—(4) .. B. A. O'Brien—(s) .. •• L. Z. Nixon—(—) •• •• •* s, r L. G. Bedford—(—) 'J? Sam. James —(3) -• " tni Mrs Alf. Stewart—(4) •• IJi DUCKS. White Indian Runners (2 birds).— R. J. Roberts—(2) . .. •• Mrs. J. A. B. Hellaby—(—) Khaki Campbells (2 birds).— R. B. Cruckshank—(7) .. '.v ™ J. N. McLean—(3) TEAM CONTEST—FOUR BIRDS. LIGHT BREEDS SECTION. White Leghorns (51 ~m nr . r T Ti Thompson— (20) 273, 261, 242 2*7 a R B.owne-(18), 296 . 231, 260, 265 1052 H. Astbury—(lß). 257. 274, 258, 231 .. 020 • v Dickev—(2l). 256, 251, 234, 2bo .. 10U1 Geo Webb-(16). 262, 276, 239. 1221 .. 998 G *H Shaw—(l9), 260. 249, 257, 230 996 W H Oliver—(l6). 249, 251, 239, 207 996 J V McLean, No. 2—(21). 250. 257. +J 24 W 2 Perry—(B) 2ic, 254,' 221. 300 .'! 991 J Johnson, No. i—(l6). 234, 262, 237. 041 .. • • • • ..vti Alf. Stewart—(2o), 254. 237 237 245 973 A. Taylor—(ls), 249. 259, '239, 213 .. 960 Sam. James —(17), 209, 252, 265 229 .. 900 J. E. Noton —(14), 234. 191. 285, 244 .. 904 F S. Allen—(l6), 274. 229, 259. 170 .. 932 J. N. McLean, No. 1 —(17), 243, 211, 226, * 245 . • •• • • • * * * J Johnson. No. 2—(12), 240, 226, 221, 236 .. • • - • Leo. Ayling—(l4), 234. 198, 230 260 922 Mrs. J A. B. Hellaby, No. 3—(lo), 248, 2]2 220 234 920 J. Havern— (22). 262. 278, 247, 128 .. 915 Mrs. J, A. B. Hellaby, No. 1—(14), 226, 195 254, 236 .. .. •• 911 Len Smeed—(l6), 199, 259. 215, 224 897 R. Woodcock—(l7), 212, 211, 258. 214 895 A Wood—(16). 226. 230. 249, 188 .. 893 A Broadwell— (13), 246, 183, 228. 224 881 Mrs. J, A. B. Hellaby, No. 2 (20), 210. 241. 218, 209 878 A. Boyd—(s), 193, 241, 241, 201 .. 876 I. Montgomery and Son—(7), 213. 209, 240, 204 L .. 866 R, J. Roberts—o7). 216. 211. 224, 204 855 •Mrs. L. Pickard—(l6). 209, 230, 195, :09 843 A. J. McLean—(l6), 222. 161, 199, 256 838 Mrs. N. Dickey—(l4). 253, 142, 238, 203 836 J. L. Fray—(l4). 207, ISO. 214. 217 .. 827 +A. W. Bradley—(s). 267. 205, 141. 204 817 Joe. Williams—(2o). 199, 163. 221, 233 816 +E. B. Fawceti—(l3), 228, 205, 175, 205 813 Tom Ingham—(l3), 230, 246, 129. 205 . . 810 Mrs. R. G. Hunt—(ll), 241, 177, 236, 156 810 Mr 3 J. W. Williams—(ls), 102, 242. 247, 185 776 J. Nixon, No. 2—(10), 147, 206, 172. 244 769 T. A. Harrison—(6), 189, 248. 129, 199 . 765 Mrs. R. S Higginbotham—(B). 208, 72, 253. 232 765 E Wrigley— (13), 194. 96. 246. 225 . . 761 J. Nixon. No. 1—(15), 216, 144, 190. 210 Cr. H Bates—(9). 203. 221. 166. 160 . 750 H G. Morris—(3), 160. 180, 210, 193 743 Tj Z Nixon—(6). 166. 195, 213. 165 739 F Marnier—(l4). 212. 231. 78. 214 735 +,T. W. Williams— (8), 222. 167. 262, 66 . 727 A Hnrvey-(ft), 165 , 206, 162. 176 . . 709 +H. Hitchcock—(ls). 218. 209, 16. 252 695 Minorcas (1 team)— Mrs. I. Dimant—(l3), 72, 174, 156, 203 605 Black La Bresse (1 team)— E. W. Marriner—(l.o), 199, 127, 203, 240 769 HEAVY BREEDS SECTION. Barnevelders (2 teams) — +*J. H. Kissling—(B), 207, 206, 189, 184 786 fMrs. J. A. Hellaby—(9), 180, 43. 154 19 673 Light Sussex (1 team) — Mrs. J. A. B. Hellaby—(ll), 166. 117, 80, 175 638 White Wyandottes (3 teams) — "H. A. J. Edgley— (20), 248, 237, 242, 209 936 °L. G. Bedford—(ls), 105, 256, 215, 250 826 Mrs. J A. B. Hellaby—(2o), 209, 184, 211, 193 . . .... . . 797 Black Langshans (2 teams) — J, H. Kissling—(lß), 190, 186, 192, 197 .. ..765 H. Harrison—(l3), 113, 182, 210, 201 . ,* 706 Rhode Island Reds (3 teams) J. H. Kissling, No. 2—(4), 224, 220, 229, 267 940 •J. H. Kissling, No. 1—(6), 191, 282, 1.59, 200 832 J. V. Siddall—(2), 135, 153, 222, 133 643 Black Orpingtons (37 teams)— T. E. H. Evans—(2l), 282, 207, 257, 247 993 H. Astbury—(lo), 228, 239, 298, 219 . . 954 "J. N. McLean, No. 1—(11), 276, 231, 236, 211 954 Thos. Dowthwaite—(9), 259, 231, 232, 224 946 C. Dunstan—(l9), 231, 246, 228, 234 . 939 C. H. Oliver— (15), 177, 231, 254 , 257 , 91<J J. N. McLean, No. 2—(17), 231, 266, 178, 228 903 •M. Yates—(l7), 242, 166, 258. 234 900 F. G. Bavlis— (16), 155, 238, 225, 269 .. BS7 Miss C. E. A. Purvis—(l3), 232, 231, 193, 224 880 «J Nash—(ll). 225, 147, 261, 245 . . 878 Wm. Blomfield —(5), 219, 194 , 239, 219 . 871 Alf. Stewart, No. 2—(16), 257, 198, 167, 240 862 R. J. Roberts, No. 1—(19), 240, 154, 241, 221 856 I. Walters—(l4), 185, 211, 224, 227 . 847 li S. Higginbotham—(ll), 215, 229, 205, 197 846 J. Nixon—(2o), 173, 225, 223, 222 . 843 Mrs. J. A. B. Hellaby. No. 1—(15), 219, 204, 176, 235 834 G. H. Bates—(l2), 232, 178, 227, 192 . . 829 B. A. O'Brien—(l6), 229, 213, 160, 222 . . 624 A. H. Clark— (13), 246, 75, 220, 282 . 823 •J. N. McLean, No. 3—(8), 181, 178, 242, 209 810 •F Marriner, No. 1—(13), 204, 228, 127, 239 798 Mrs. Geo. Fairburn —(12), 174, 140, 240 240 794 tAlf. Stewart—(l2). 58, 224 , 255, 246 . . 783 Mrs. H. E. Worsp—(ls), 193, 209, 181, 193 J76 R. J Roberts—(l9). 189, 182, 187, 212 770 +G. H. Shaw—(7), 188, 210, 229, 141 . 768 •W. - U. Time well—(7), 218, 109, 164, 276 767 *l. Montgomery and Son—(9), 190, 161, 262, 118 . . 761 Mrs. J A. B. Hellaby, No. 2—(15), 215, 138, 251, 149 753 S. Wright—(ll), 218, 183. 156, 170 727 H. G. Coe—(7), 156, 206, 180, 180 . . 722 *F. Marriner, No. 2 —(3), 231, 180, 98, 200 709 J. Black—(9), 223, 175, 105, 197 . .. 700 Sam. James—(ll). 159, 109, 157, 201 . . 626 +E. B. Fawcett—(4), 119. 184. 198. 26 527 DUCK SECTION. Fawn and White I. Runners (9 teams) — D. Riley, No. 1~(17), 336. 210, 246, 260 1052 tF. G Baylis—(2o), 227, 252, 256, 265 1000 Thos. Dowthwaite—(l4), 175. 239, 299, 202 . 915 G A. Frethey. No. 1—(12). 212, 171. 199. 280 . . 862 W L. Conway—(B). 177, 182, 271, 227 857 D Riley. No. 2—(15). 152, 242. 200, 184 778 H Astbury—(6), 226. 136. 268. 114 744 G. A. Frethey, No. 2 —(20). 177, 113, 144. 167 601 HE. B. Fawcett—(7), 94, 157, 209, 101 561 White Indian Runners (3 teams) — A. Wood. No. 1—(16), 299. 247, 291, 227 1064 *A. Wood. No. 2 (11), 309. 260, 271, 196 1036 W. A. Bell—(6), 223. 220, 264, 124 . . 831 Khaki Campbells (5 teams)— R. B. Cruickshank, No. 2—(11), 279, 293. 240. 242 . . . . . . . 1054 R. B. Cruickshank. No. 1—(13). 166, 293. 281, 276 . . 1016 Mrs. I Dimant—(lo), 244, 285. 170, 299 . . . . 998 +G N. Bell, No .1—(6), 195, 290, 241, 81 807 G. N. Bell, No. 2 (11), 214, 259, 217, 67 757 t Denotes bird dead, ++ Denotes two or more birds dead. • Denotes bird or team failing to gain standard weight of 2oz. at fourth weighing, furn. Rooms, range, gas, stove, convs.;