FINE DISPLAY OF SHEEP

Southland Times, Issue 24592, 14 November 1941, Page 6

FINE DISPLAY OF SHEEP

CANTERBURY SHOW

(P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, November 13. Canterbury’s third show of the war, which opened today at Addington, proI vided striking evidence of the ability lof the province to supply the things Britain needs. The stock represented the great resources of vital war needs in neat, wool and dairy produce. The war has had an effect on the show this year, for stock entries were lower because farmers did not have the labour to spend on preparing the animals for j display, but this voluntary culling of entries had the effect of raising the I general standard and making the disI play of sheep, in particular, one of the finest for years. I The day was fine with a cool breeze. The show" entries totalled 2851 as against 3250 last year, the biggest sectional drop being in sheep, which totalled 868. Following are the championship awards: — SHEEP Merino.—Fine lambing ram, Miss L. B. N. Wills; ewe, Estate of the late J. Stevenson; reserve, Miss L. B. N. Wills: medium combing, ram, Mrs M. L. Le Cren; reserve, Miss L. B. N. Wills; ewe, Miss L. B. N. Wills; reserve, Estate of late J. Stevenson; strong combing, ram, Blackford Estate, and reserve; ewe, Hope Bros.; reserve, W. W. Mcßae. English Leicester. —Ram, R. J. Low; reserve, Canterbury Agricultural College; ewe, Canterbury Agricultural College and reserve. Border Leicester. —Ram, B. and D. Clinton; reserve, Colonel J. Findlay; ewe, R. S. Gunn and reserve. Romney Marsh.—Ram, D. Robertson; reserve, Alan Grant; ewe, F. P. Cookson and reserve. Southdown. —Ram, Alan Grant; reserve, J. Petrie; ewe, D. Robertson; reserve, Mrs J. and J. and S. Madeley. Ryeland.—Ram, H. C. B. Withell; reserve, W. O. Rennie; ewe, H. C. B. Withell and reserve. Corriedale. —Ram, Estate of the late H. T. Little; reserve, James Reid; ewe, O. T. Evans; reserve, New Zealand and Australian Land Company, Ltd. Halfbred.—Ram, Dollar Bros.; reserve, B. S. Trolove; ewe, Dollar Bros, and reserve. CATTLE Beef Shorthorn.—Bull, J. C. Chamberlain; reserve, W. and F. Mcßride; cow, J. C. Chamberlain; reserve, Ross Mathers. Friesian. —Bull, W. and D. James; reserve, J. H. Thomas; cow, J. Stalker and Sons; reserve, Allan Bros. Milking Shorthorn.—Bull, W. M. Barrett; reserve, J. M. Peach; cow, A. W. Harford; reserve, W. M. Skevington. Aberdeen Angus.—Bull, Henry Thacker; reserve, Henry Thacker; cow, Henry Thacker; reserve, D. W. J. Gould. Red Poll.—Bull, Sir R. Heaton Rhodes; reserve, Sir R. Heaton Rhodes; cow, Sir R. Heaton Rhodes; reserve, Sir R. Heaton Rhodes. Jersey.—Bull, J. Fleming; reserve, F. W. Hansen; cow, J. Fleming; reserve, Oliver Cocks. , Ayrshire.—Bull, J. Legg; reserve, Parlane Bros.; cow, Butcher Bros.; reserve, Butcher Bros. HORSES Clydesdale.—Entire, Andrew Grant’s Allandale Chatham; reserve, A. Graham Holmes’s Jervis Wood Ideal; mare, H. W. Doak’s Princess Rowena; reserve, Andrew Grant’s Allandale Stella. Harness Ponies.—Pony not over- 13 hands, Gee and Bushell; not over 14 hands, H. S. S. Kyle; not over-15 hands, — Digby. PIGS Berkshire. —Boar, R. D. Petrie; reserve, A. Fulford; sow, J. D. Galpin; reserve, E. J. Hickmott and Son. Tamworth.—Boar, Commander A. D. Boyle; reserve, J. Chilton and Son; sow, J. Simpson and reserve. Large White.—Boar, W. T. Hamilton, and reserve; sow, W. T. Hamilton; reserve, J. D. Galpin.