EGG – LAYING CONTEST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20087, 26 October 1928, Page 7

EGG - LAYING CONTEST.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. PROGRESS OF COMPETITION. THIRTIETH WEEK'S RESULTS. The 30th week's laying of 1 Iks Aucklanl Poul try keepers' Association's tenth single poll and team contest ended on Sunday. The following are the leading birds and teams to date, the figures in parentheses being the weekly totals, the next set the individual totals, and the last set the team aggregates SINGLE BIKD CONTEST. All Breeds (31 birds)

Alf. Stewart—Black Orpington— (6) .. 179 A Taylor—White Leghorn— (7) . . 17< 11. Ast'bury, No. 2 White Leghorn— (5) IGS J. Havcrn and Son —While Leghorn— (0) lt>3 Ml*. Geo. i'airburn —Black Orping-

ton-! I) . . . . ••, • • .• • 11,0 Jjucerne Poultry fcurm—Black Orpington—(o) .. ':!! L. O. Bedford—White Leghorn—(•!) . • L. G. Bedford—White Wyandotte—(o) . 155 Mrs. H. S. Higginbothuui, No. J—White

Leghorn—(l) • •• • 1 5~ Mrs K. S. Higginbothnni, 2 —White Leghorn— (6) • . . ■ • •• ]'•' Mrs. L. Z. Nixon—Wlute Leghorn—(<) 11/ Lucerne Poultry Farm—White Leg-

horn— (5) . ■ • • • • I }'j J. N. McLean—Black Orpington—(a) .' M;> J. W. Perry—White Leghorn—(3) . . Ml J. E. Noton. No. I—White Leghorn—(o) 142 li. S. lligginbotbam, No. I —Black Or-

pington— «>) •• •• jl- - S. 11 igginbotham, .No. 2—Black Orpington—(•() . Mrs. I. Dimmit —White Wyandotte— (1) 137 J. H. Kissling—Light Sussex —(G) . . 137 Miss Greta Fairburn—Rhode Island

lied—(G) J. N. McLean—White Leghorn—(7) . . 135 Leß. Batkin— Black Orpington—(s) . . 132 Mrs. 11. G. Hunt—White Leghorn—(G) 123 Les Batkin—White Leghorn—(G) .. 119 Mrs. A. Stewart—White Leghorn—(2) . 117 Mrs. W. E. Long—Black Orpington—(G) 113 E. Wrigley—White Wyandotte—(s) . . 11l 11. Astburv. No. I—White Leghorn—(s) 108 J. E. Noton. No. 2—White Leghorn—(G) 106 C. Dunstan —Block Orpington—(4) .. 102

TEAM CONTEST.—FOUR BIRDS HEAVY BREEDS SECTION. Black Orpingtons (35 teami>)—

,T. Nixon— (19). 304, 175, 151, 205 .. 098 J. Farrer—(2s), 171, IG9, 170. 157 . . 667 11. J. Roberts— (24), 175. 171, 146, 147 . 039 G. H. Shaw—(2l), IGI, 1.G5, 153. 151 . 033 C. H. Oliver—(23). 172. 129. ICO. 165 . . C2G J. N McLean. No. I —(18), 177. 158, 170, 117 r > 2 - Arthur E. Thode— (21). IGB. 13*. IGG. 140 GlB E. .T. Taylor—(2o), 168. 178. 15.'!. 115 . 6.14 H. S. Sannders—(-24). 159, 159, 151, 112 Gil A. H. Clark, No. 2—(24), 140, 156, 156,

138 Alf. Stewart—(ls), 137. 156. 131. 101 _ Lucerne Poultry Farm—(2l). 153, 145

128. 157 583 Mrs. Geo. Fairburn—(24). 147, 149. 115, 111 582 Les. Batkin—(24). 154. 154. 141. 131 . . s*o F. W. Luaby—(2l), 133. 119, 149, 148 579 A. H. Clark. No. 3—(20). 141, 153. 132, 148 574 H. Astburr— (18). 118, 145. 162, 147 . . 572 T. E. H. Evans—(23), 177. 110, 133, 152 572 J. N. McLean, No. 2—(20), 116. 148, 135, 172 . 571 D. Riley—(l9), 125. 178. 151, 114 .. 568 J. W. Williams—(2l), 139. 150, 135. 140 564 U. S. Higginbotham—(lß). IG9 107.

142. 139 Miss Ncni Dunstan— (25), 128, 139, 117,

159 513 J. W. Perry—(2l). 107. 134. 98, 137 . 536 C. Dunatan—(l3), 166, 102. 137. 130 . . 535 Mrs. M. Coghlan—(l7), 109. MO, 154, 120 523 Alec Peddie— (18). 147. 153, 90, 122 . . 512 B. Peeuero—(l9). 98. 110, 113. 161 . . ISS Mrs, M. Tait— (24), 119, 10G. 128. 102 485 Mrs. IT. E. Worsp—(B). 107, 66. 131, 90 454 Mrs. W. E. Long—(11), 135. 141. 80, 88 441 i J. Nash—(2l), 83, 127 132. 101 .. 443 Black LanSßham (3 teams) — A. Wood. No. 1—(25). 164. 141. 186. 159 650 IT. Harrison—(24). 145, 151, 152. 140 .. 588 A. Wood, No. 2 (19), 150, 135, 115, 142 542 White Wyandottes (2 teams)— Mrs. I. Dimant—(l7), 149. 152, 119. 119 539 L. G. Bedford—(l7), 112, 113, 135, 100 490 Light Sussex (1 team)— J. H. Kissling—(l2). 131, 51. &3. 149 417 Rhode Island Beds (2 teams)— J. 11. Kissling—(22), 113, 73, 143, 108 . . 437 LIGHT BREEDS SECTION. Anconas (1 team) J. Slater—(2o), 103, 101, 92. 123 . . . . 422 Minorcas (2 teams) A. Wood, No. 2—(16), 107, 36, 110, 90 . 343 A. Wood, No. 1—(22). 82, 105, 82, 56 . . 325 Brown Leghorns (1 femu) Swaledale Stud— (21), 82, 137, 98, 126 .. 443 White Leghorns (52 teams) Mrs.. O. Olsen—(22), 159. 168, 164. 161 . 655 Alf. Stewart, No. 1—(25), 172, 163, 155, 158 Gib J. Havern and Son—(2l), 115, 160, 151, 161 620 P. E. Basley— (22), 141, 169, 133, 141 . . 587 R. J. Roberts—(2l), 139, 156, 133, 157 . . 585 S. G. Batten—(24), 150, 157, 170, 100 . . 553 A. Taylor. No. 2—(23), 164, 162, 143, 111 SSO A. Taylor, No. 1—(IS), 159, 85, 156, 175 575 J. W. Williams—(22), 159, 122, 151, 138 573 R. Woodcock—(24), 154, ICG. 112, 133 . . 565 T. A. Harrison—(26), 126, 124, 152, 157 559 Tom 80x—(23), 159, 116. 131, 112 . . 551 *T. L. Thompson—(l9), 165. 140, 154. 89 548 N. Dickey—(2-1). 136, 131, 132, 148 .. 547 Geo. Webb—(l3), 93, 140. 151, 150 .. 537 G. H. Parker, No. 1—(21), 125, 162, 139, 103 n. Legev—(23). 151, 115, 127, 134 .. 527 H. G. Morris—(22), 139. 120, 138. 121 . . 527 Mrs. L. Pickard Sam. James—(24), 135, 13S, 135, 113 521 Alf. Stewart, No. 2—(22), 118, 149, 123, 12 519 J. L. Fray—(22), 106, 126, 155, 122 . . 509 J. E. Noton, No. 1—(21), 152, 137, 127, 93 509 J. N. McLean, No. 2—(24). 122, 133, 148, 101 50-1 Mrs. R. S. Higginbotham—(2l), 114, 134. 110, 114 5012 J. E. Noton, No. 3 —(23). 135, 119, 110, 130 491 Mrs. li. G. Hunt—(22), 90, 93. 155, 151 491 •H. Hitchcock— (j'7). 122, 119. 90. 159 .. 490 R. Gollop—(22). 147, 100, 131, 107 .. 485 Tom Ingham—(23), IS9, 128, 89, 79 . . 485 J. E. Lund—(23). 139. 105, 130. 10S . . 482 ■T. N. McLean, No. 1—(22), 91, 139, 141, 103 4 SO H. Astbury—(22), 129. 121, SB, 138 . . 470 E. Strickett— (21), 101. 148, 153. 73 .. 478 E. Wrigley—(22), 126, 128, 131, 78 . . 466 Mrs. X. Dickey—(22), 118. 107, 99. 141 . *165 K. W. Mwriner—(2o). 137, 131, 123, 04 155 J. E. Noton, No. 2—(16), 118, 51, 118,

129 1-1 C It. H. Tucker— (22). 111, 05, lIS, 118 . . Its A. \V. Rushton—(22), 14G, 100. 82, 110 141 A. Marlow—(10). 1 :SO. 90, 101. 100 . . HI .T. Nixon—(2s), 05. 80. 113. lIS 440 Geo. Herring, No. 2—(20). 110. 113. 100. 09 431

.T. 13. Miller and Son—(22), 81. 78. 110,

155 424 E. C. Taylor—(10). 121. 78, 111, 10S . . 121 U. C. Ecclepfield— (22). 140, 90. 85, 100 121 Arnott and Jones—(2o). 100, 100, 08, 90 403 Geo. Ilening. Xo. 1 —(21). 73. 00. 00, 111 370 *G. IT. Parker. Xo. 2—(11). 118, —, 115, 132 305

DUCK SECTIOX. Kltakhi Campbells (G tennis)— M. G. Leech—(2B), ISO, 172, 181, IS4 . 72!) Leo. Aylinc— (21), 144. 194, 110. IS7 . . G7L Cameron Finlayson—(2l), 190, 159, 190, 121 G6G 11. B. Cruicksliank, Xo. 1—(28), 95, 100. 104, 125 .. . 001 Mrs. I. Dimant— (15), 01, 105. 117, 104 507 It. 11. Cruicksliank. Xo. 2—(25). 140, 121, 122, 178 . . . . • . 507 Fawn aiul White Indian Runners (5 teams)— Thos. Dowthwaite, Xo. 2 —(20). 201, 107,

203 , 200 Ho ' J. Jpckoll and Co.-('-'C.), 183. IPG, 18a. 75 . . ■ ■ "Tho9. Dowthwaive, No. 1— (21). 10:!, 101. 111. 194 l)( - White Indian Runners (4 tennis)— A. 'Wood, No. 2-128), 2().-». 173. 1»7. 177 A. Wood, No. 1 Mrs. 11. Harrison A. Anderson —(20), 130, 114. 128, 114 .. to_ 'Denotes bird dead.