EGG – LAYING CONTEST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20251, 10 May 1929, Page 9

EGG - LAYING CONTEST.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION.

PROGRESS OF COMPETITION.

RESULTS FOR. SIXTH WEEK. The sixth week of the Auckland Poultrykeepers' eleventh single-bird 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 BIRD CONTEST. All Breeds (32 teams)— Mrs. 0. Olsen—White Leghorn—(6) . . 34 Mrs. I. Dimant—Light Sussex—(s) .. 3'3 R. S. Hisginbotham—Black Orpington; —(5) 33 L. G. Bedford—White Leghorn— (2) . . '26 Lucerne Poultry Farm—Black Orping ton—(4) .. '-6 Alf. Stewart—Black Orpington—(6) . . 2j Mrs. N .Dickey—White Leghorn—(7) . 25 H. Astbury—White Leghorn—(2) .. 24 J. Black—Black Orpington—(4) . . 24 Mrs. I. Dimant —White Leghorn—(4) . . 23 Mrs. Alf. Stewart—White Leghorn—(s) 23 Mrs. R. S. Higginbotham—White Leghorn— (5) . . . • .• • • - 2:1 Lucerne Poultry Farm—white Leghorn—(s) .. •• 23 Mrs. R. S. Higgmbotham, No. I—White Leghorn—(4) .. .. -- •• J-J-S. G. Batten—White Leghorn— (5) . 21 A. Wilson—Black Orpington— (2) . . 20 C. Dunstan —White Leghorn—(s.) . . 19 B. R. Arnott—Black Langshan—(s) .. 17 Lucerne Poultry Farm—Biack Lang- . shan—(s) . . . . • - 17 A H Clark—Black Orpington—(6) . . 17 A. F. T. Ansley—Black Orpington—l 6) lb Mrs. R. S. Higginbotham. No. 2 White Leghorn—(4) .. .. ]•> Mrs. I Dimant—White Wyandotte—(3) U Mrs. L. Muir—Black Orpington—(7) . 11 Mrs. A. Z. Nixon—Black Orpington—(s) 8 W. L. Conway—White Leghorn—(s) . . 5 TEAM CONTESTS— BIRDS. LIGHT BREEDS SECTION. White Leghorns (53 teams)— Tom Ingham—(22). 31, 31. 32. 29 .. 123; Walter Hamer— (25), 35, 30, 29. 28 .. 12« G. H. Parker—(lG). 31. 33, 26. 31 121, Mrs. O. Olsen —(19). 23. 31, 34 ,29 .117 J. L. Fray—(lß). 31. 29. 28. 28 . . lib L. A McNab—(22), 33, 26. 28. 28 . . 115 E. J. Matthews—(22), 28, 27, 30, 29 . 114 J. W. Manifold—(23). 29. 28. 27. 28 . . 1 2 B. R. Arnott—(22), 30. 25, 24, 31 . . 110 Mrs. M. A. Parker—(l9). 26, 26. 33. 25 110 H. Astbury—(2o), 29, 26, 22. 30 .. 107 Chas. Collings—(l7). 23, 29, 25, 23 . . 10a Sam. James—(2o). 24, 21, 30, 27 . . . 10J. Havern and Son—(2l), 22. 27, 21. 30 100 J. V. Booth and Son—(2l). 24, 24, 23. oi 92 F. S. Allen—(l9). 25, 25, 23, 19 92 J. Nixon—(lß), 2G, 30. 24, 11 .. •• 91 Mrs. R. S. Higginbotham—(l4). 30, 25, •26, G 57 R. J Roberts—(2o), 21. 22. 20. 23 . . 86 S. T. Richards—(lß), 32, 23, 24 , 2 .. Bfi Mrs. Leo Ayling—(l3). 24. 24 . 21. 16. 80 T. A. Harrison—(lG), 13. 29. 15, 28 . 85 Mrs. L. Pickard—(ls), 23. 20, 12, 29 . St R. Pearson —(14), 28, 26, 25, 3 82 W. H. Oliver—(l2). 28, 2, 23. 28 . SI A. J. McLean—(23). 28, 16, 16, 17 . . <7 Alf. Stewart—(l9), 23. 19. 27. 8 . . <J H. Hitchcock—(2o). 15. 23. 22. 16 . . S. G. Batten, No. 1—(21). 16. 13. 21. 26 76 J. W. Williams—(ls), 25, 2, 24 , 22 . . 73 S. G Batten, No. 2—(21), 16. 19. 26. 8 . 69 A. Taylor, No. 2-(12), —, 28. 13 27 . CS Lucerne Poultry Farm—(l3). 30, 31, 3, 4 63 N. E. McKay—(l4), 12, 7. 24. 24 .. 6/ Mrs. E. M. Baggstrom—(l7). 23, 19. 18. 7 . . .... .. 67 J B. Miller and Son —(14), 24, 14, 10, " 13 "«■ Pye's Welling Poultry Farm—(l7), 24, 8. 8, 20 . . - - - • • • 5® Dnstin Bros. —(10), 17, 4, 11, 2i . . . Mrs. R. G. Hunt —(9). 23. 21, 4. 2 . . 8.0 Miss G. Johnston —(14), 7, 18, 20, 12 . . 0/ A. Taylor, No. 1—(16), 26. 5, 22, —. . o.i Lucerne Poultry Farm—(ls), 4, 19, 10. 12 .. .... . . 51 Mrs. I. Dimant —(17). 22, 8, 7, 14 . . 51 G. E. Moody—(l4). 27, 14, 1. 4 .. 4b H. Leger— (17), 18, 6. 12, 8 . . . . H Geo. Herring—(lo), 24, —. —,19 . . 4<J It. Gollop—(4), 11, 4, 9. 19 . .. ... 43 R. Woodcock—(l3), 12. 5, —, 24 .. 41 A. Bush—(ls), 15, 8, 7, 3 . . 33 G. H. Morris —(17), —, 7, 12, 10 .. -3 Black Minorcas — A. Wood, No. 1—(12), 25, 17, 6. 11 .. 59 HEAVY BREEDS SECTION. Black Orpingtons (35 teams)— y > J. N. McLean—(2s), 36, 33, 29, 32 .. 130 J. Slater—(2o), 36, 25. 38, 22 .. .. 121 li. Astbury, No. 1—(25), 28, 28, 21, 31 . 114 Walter Hamer—(22). 29. 24, 30, 28 . . 11l T. E. H. Evans—(2l), 28, 23. 29, 28 . . 108 A. 11. Clark—(lß), 30. 22. 30, 17 . . 99 Lucerne Poultry Farm—(2o), 12, 28. 27, 31 g S C. H. Oliver— (21). 35. 25, 12. 26 .. 98 P. P. Jensen—(2l). 30, 7, 34, 23 .. 94 Les. Batkin—(l7), 35. 2S, 24, 7. . . . 94 Lucerne Poultry Farm —(21), 24, 25. 18, 27 94 'E. J. Taylor—(l6). 33, 2, 31, 23 . . . . 89 Mrs. L. Muir—(23), 36, 31, 9, 10 ... 86 Miss G. Johnston—(2l), 16. 26, 18. 23 . . 83 H. Astbury, No. 2—(18), 30, 15, 9, 20 . 74 J. H. Burgess—(l3), 3, 35, 30, 1 -.69 Pye's Welling Poultry Farm —(17), 25. 15, 25, 4 G9 J. Nixon—(22). 6, 25. 19, 13 . . . . 63 E. Gubb—(l4), 2. 34, 21. 6 .. 63 C. Dunstan— (18), 9. 1, 18, 28 . . . . 56 Matai Poultry Farm—(l4), 17, 13, 7, 17 54 Sam James.—(B), 26, 13, 12, —.. -. 51 J. C. Nesfield—(s), —. 13. 11, 24 .. 48 E. J. Matthews—(9), 8, 11, S, 12 .. 39 F. A. Powell—(15), 11, 8, 19, 1 .. ~ 39 J. Black—(l9). 5, 9. 1. 21 .. .. 36 Alf Stewart, No. 1—(6). 26, —, —, 9 ■. 3a Alf Stewart. No. 2—(9), 19, 15. —. R. E. Sheppard—(—). 5. 4, 6, 13 . . 28 Mis» C. E. A. Purvis—(lß), 11, 4. —. 7 22 A. Wilson—(s), —, —. 1. 21 .. .. 22 Mrs. H. E. Worsp—(lo). 6. —. 13. -. . 19 A, F. T. Ansley—(lo), 6, —, 5, Rhode Island Reds (3 teams)— J. 11. Kissling. No. 1—(20), 17. 25, 21. 25 83 J. H. Kissling, No. 2 (11), 20, 17, 16. 16 . - . . . . 69 White Wyandottes (3 teams) L G. Bedford—(lß). 24, 8, 23. 1 ..56 J. C. James—(ll). 8. 25, 4, 14 . . . . 51 Light Sussex (2 teams)— Mrs. I. Dimant—(B), —. —, 32, 2 .. 3t W. Bish—(4), —, 14, —, .. .. 14 Black Langslians— H. Harrison—(6), 1, 5, 81, 5 .. •« £2 Mrs. I. Dimant —(6), —. —. 21, 8 .. 29 DUCK SECTION. Khaki Campbells (7 teams) Cameron Finlayson—(24), 35, 30, 30, 23 . 118 R. B. Cruickshank —(26), 36, 18. 24, 23 . 101 M. G. Leech—(27). 23. 15. 14. 22 .. 74 T. J. Bates—(l6), 29, 2. 8. .. .. 39 Pekins— W. Mayn-(IO), —. 8, 7, .. 15 Fawn and White Indian Runners (6 teams)— J. Jeckell and C 0.—(28), 31. 36, 36. 3S 144 Thos. Dowthwaite, No, 1—(20), —, 31. IS. 19 •• Mrs. I. Dimant—(l3). 32, —. —. 33 .. *>4 E. Gubb—(4). 8. 5. 33 .. ..47 Thos. Dowthwaite, No. 2—(8), 1, —. 23, 1 30 White Indian Runners (4 teams)— B. R. Arnott—(2B). 36, 34, 32. S3 .. 135 T. E. H. Evans —(24), 23. 23, 30, '2B .. 114 H. A. Banham —(28). 26, 27, 26. S3 . . 112 Thos. McKay—(2s), 19. 28. 29, 16 . . 92