ROYAL SHOW

Southland Times, Issue 21854, 3 November 1932, Page 6

ROYAL SHOW

OPENING DAY. RECORD PIG ENTRY. (Per United Press Association.) Palmerston North, November 2. The Ninth Royal Show was opened to-day by the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe. There was an attractive and comprehensive display and the entries in nearly every class were ahead of those when the show was last held here. The greatest gains were made by pigs, the entries this year, 227, being a record for Royal Shows. Cattle and sheep are up to previous high standard. All breeds are well represented. Judging is in progress to-day. Championships so far awarded are: Harness horse.—H. Preston (Masterton); reserve—Mrs C. H. Crawford (Linton). Pony.—Miss B. Guthrie (Havelock); reserve—Thomas Gee (Christchurch). Cattle. Shorthorns, Bull.—Estate A. McLean (Hastings); reserve—W. A. Johnston (Palmerston South); cow—J. A. Johnston; reserve—Estate A. McLean. Aberdeen Angus, bull—E. T. R. Carlyon (Tikokino); reserve—J. J. Ogilvy (Gladstone). Milking Shorthorns, bull —R. D. Duxfield (Horotui); reserve— W. M. Barnett (Taitapu); cow—R. V. Brown (Weraroa); reserve—G. D. Hall (Otorohanga). Red Polls, bull— J. M. Campbell (Taonui); reserve— Feilding Agricultural High School; cow and reserve—Feilding Agricultural High School. Ayrshires, bull—J. G. Donald (Featherston); reserve —H. H. Olso (New Plymouth); cow—D. Buchanan (Tiakitahuna); reserve —J. G. Donald. Jersey, bull —F. Phillips (Otorohanga); reserve—J. A. Mitchell (Longburn); cow —R. L. Horn (Ohau); reserve—Mr L. O’Neill (Hastings). Sheep. Lincolns, ram and reserve.—A. D; McMaster (Featherston). Romney Marsh, in wool, ram and reserve—Wm. Perry (Masterton); ewe—G. E. Allen (Masterton); reserve —H. B. Johnston (Cheltenham). Romney Marsh, natural condition, ram—G. Monrad (Halcombe); reserve—J. A. Mitchell (Longburn); ewe—T. A. MacLeod (Feilding) Reserve—Estate E. Short (Feilding) Southdowns, ewe and reserve—Ellis Bros. (Bulls); Natural condition ram— W. J. Gimblett (Hastings); reserve—R. M. Perry (Masterton); ewe—N. G. Rayner (Masterton); reserve —W. J. Gimblett. Ryelands, ram—E. Averill (Hastings); reserve—J. Brooks (Brookside): ewe and reserve.—Feilding Agricultural High School. Corriedale, ram— Estate H. T. Little (Hawarden); ewe and reserve —J. A. Johnston (Palmerston South); English Leicesters, ram and reserve—R. J. Low (Rakaia). Border Leicesters. ram—R. J. Low; reserve—W. O. Rennie (Doyleston). Ewe and reserve—W. O. Rennie. Pigs. Berkshires, boar —J. A. Russell (Palmerston North); reserve—R. Chilcott (Frankton Junction). Sow —J. J. A. Russell; reserve —J. H. Gibson (Kiwitea). Tamworths, boar —Massey College; reserve—W. B. Faulding (Halcombe). Sow—Feilding Agricultural High School; reserve—J. A. Russell.