DUNEDIN HORSE PARADE

Southland Times, Issue 23930, 23 September 1939, Page 3

DUNEDIN HORSE PARADE

GOOD AGED STALLIONS DUNMORE SUPERB WINS CHAMPIONSHIP The annual parade of Clydesdale horses by the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Society was held at Tahuna Park on Thursday, and although the entries were, on the whole, good, there was not the display of young stock and new blood which, year after year, have made this event one of particular interest to breeders (says The Otago Daily Times). Two and three-year-olds were very few, only a single entry being paraded in each class, but the aged and yearling classes were well filled. In the four years and over class seven horses were paraded, and among them were five stallions that have been prize-winners at previous parades, and in nearly every case these sires have left their mark on the heavy horse stock of the province. The winner of the championship and the Donald Reid Challenge Shield was Mr S. P. Johnston’s (Alma) imported ■stallion Dunmore Superb a previous champion and Wright, Stephenson Challenge Shield winner. Mr Andrew Grant won the Wright, Stephenson Shield with his imported horse, Strathore Streamline by Woodbank Majestic out of Lochrain Muriel. Mr Andrew Carruthers, the Ngapuna breeder, won a good yearling class with a stylish colt by that outstanding breeding horse Scotland’s Farewell. Mr John Young (Allanton) was second with a colt by McQuaid of Ochertyre, and another son of Scotland’s Farewell filled third place for Mr Carruthers. The judge, Mr W. J. Doak (Rakaia), said-that although entries were few in number, their quality was well up to the standard of the Dunedin parade. Although the two and three-year-olds were single entries, they would both have held their own against competition. The yearlings were all beasts of quality and would be heard of again in forthcoming shows. Between the first and second horses in the aged classes there was very little difference. The results of the judging were as follows:—

CLYDESDALE STALLIONS, four years or over. G. P. Johnston’s Dunmore Superb 1 Andrew Grant’s Strathore Streamline 2 D. S. Brown’s Verdlea Moonlight 3 CLYDESDALE STALLIONS, three years. Atkinson and Sons’ Vendor 1 Ohly entry. CLYDESDALE STALLIONS, two years. R. Hamilton’s colt (unnamed) 1 Only entry. CLYDESDALE STALLIONS, one year. Andrew Carruthers’s colt (unnamed) 1 John Young’s Royal McQuaid 2 Andrew Carruthers’s colt (unnamed) 3

MONTHLY HORSE SALE AT GORE The demand was fairly sound at the monthly horse sale conducted by Wright, Stephenson and Company, Limited, in their horse bazaar, Wigan street, Gore, yesterday and a good clearance resulted. Top price of £29 was secured for a rising six-year-old mare offered on account of Messrs B. and R. McKay, of Wendonside, and purchased by Mr J. Taylor, of Wairuna.

Other good young working sorts sold up to £24/10/-. Sales were:—Rising syr old mare at £lB, rising 4yr gelding at £22/10/-, rising 7yr gelding at £l5, 9yr mare at £l5, 7 yr gelding at £ll, Byr mare at £lO, 3yr unbroken gelding at £5/10/-, rising 4yr gelding at £24/10/-, 6yr gelding at £22, aged gelding at £5/10/-, aged gelding at £9, rising 6yr mare at £29, 7yr gelding at £l3, aged mare at £3, Byr gelding at £l5/10/-, 7yr mare at £4, Byr gelding at £B/10/-, 3yr gelding at £2l, 7yr gelding at £l6, 4yr mare at £l9, 3yr gelding at £2l, 3yr filly at £lB/10/-, 4yr gelding at £l9/10/-, Byr gelding at £6/10/-, 9yr gelding at £B, 4yr gelding at £5, Byr pony at £5/5/-, aged hack at £6, 9yr hack at £l2/10/-. Passed in: Nine-year-old gelding at £26/10/-, Byr gelding at £25/10/-, syr gelding at £2B/10/-, 9yr gelding at £lO, Syr gelding at £lO, Byr mare at £l2, lOyr gelding at £5, 4yr gelding at £l3, and 4yr filly at £6. ,

CLEARING SALE AT GLENHAM A successful clearing sale was held at Glenham on account of Mr R. J. Irwin by Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., The sheep met with animated competition and realized good prices. The main sales were:— Sheep.—94 2-shear ewes at 32/7, 84 1-shear ewes at 30/8, 80 4-shear ewes at 25/2, 99 ewe hoggets at 29/11, 45 m.s. hoggets at 19/2, 14 cull 1-shear ewes at 23/3, 52 f. and f.m. ewes at 12/6, 104 f. and f.m. ewes at 21/1. Dairy cows.—At £B, £6, £6, £6/5/-, £7/10/-, £6, £6; heifers at £3/15/-, £5/15/-, £5/10/-, £3/5/-, £5, £5, £3/7/6, 6 m.s. yearlings at £3/10/-. Horses.—4yr gelding at £2l/10/-, 6yr at £2B, 6yr at £l4, 10 yr mare at £l7, half-draught mare at £l6, 2yr colt at £9, yearling colt £B/5/-, yearling filly at £7. Implements.—Double-furrow plough at £5, disks at £7, Tyne harrows at £6/10/-, roller at £l5, top-dresser at £B, Reid and Gray drill at £26/10/-, ridger at £27, dray at £B, spring cart at £4/15/-, scuffler at £5/10/-, sledge at £2/7/6, mower at £l3.