STRATFORD DISTRICT PAGE

Taranaki Daily News, 10 December 1926, Page 8

STRATFORD DISTRICT PAGE

(FROM OUR RESIDENT REPORTERS)

BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ CLUBS. CALF-REARING COMPETITIONS. THE GROUP JUDGING. The group judging in the calf-rearing competitions of the Boys' and Girls’ Clubs for the Te Kiri, Kaponga, Toko and Stratford areas was completed yesterday in fine weather. Mr. Rod Syme, schools’ agriculture instructor, organised the judging, assisted in the Central Division area by Mr. Dil Mackay. Mr. A. T. Wills, of Hawera, acted as judge for the Stratford and Toko groups, while Mr. J. Pettigrew, of Pihama, judged the Te Kiri and Kaponga groups. In commenting on the interest displayed in the competitions, Mr. Syme mentioned that, whereas only 155 calves were judged last year, the number paraded this season reached 242, while the class of calf produced for the group judging was of a very high standard indeed, and showed a distinct improvement on last year's prize-winners. The championship will be decided at Eltham on Tuesday, December 14, when the first, second and third placed calves in both classes of each group will assemble for final decision. At the championship judging a gold medal, donated by Mr. TV. McL’Dowie, of Matapu, will also be awarded for the calf deemed to be the best dairy animal and judged on dairy points. The championship honours will carry with them trophies donated by the Taranaki Farmers’ Union, to the extent of £5, £3 and £2 respectively, in both the Jersey-Ayrshire and Short-horn-Friesian classes. At the Toko School, fifteen handsome calves, consisting of the winners of the judging at the Stanley, Toko, Douglas and Huiroa Schools (group 8), were assembled, and Mr. Wills had some difficulty in selecting the Winners. He judged impartially on condition, the points for the children’s chart work having already been allotted at the Individual schools. This system of judging prevailed throughout the tour. The results were as follow: JERSEY-AYRSHIRE CLASS.

Afterwards, Mr. J. Brown, of Douglas, donated trophies for the two best judges among the children, the calves to be judged on type and condition. Mr. Wills selected the calf he believed best and the children were left to the competition later in the day.

FRIESIAN-SHORTHORN CLASS. B. Shannon (Cardiff) 28 100 128 W. Hancock (Cardiff) .. 25 60 85 In addition, A. Sextus, of Stratford, was awarded a special prize.on dairy type for his yearling Friesian heifer, which was last year’s winner as a calf. The Te Kiri School was made the centre for the group judging of Group IV, consisting of the winners of the Makaka, Awatuna, Te Kiri, Mangahume and Opunake Schools. The results there were i—• JERSEY-AYRSHIRE CLASS.

M. Duckett (Makaka) 28 75 103 The special gold medal awarded by a member of the Awatuna-Te Kiri Farmera’ Union for the best calf in dairy type from the Te Kiri-Awatnna-Maka-ka-Mangahume.Opunake Schools was awarded to Ruth Corbett (Awatuna). Mr. J. Pettigrew, the judge, said the first and second calves were very even, and took a lot of separating. C. Humphries (Opunake) was placed eecond. The win was a very popular one. The results at the Kaponga School,

where the winners of the Rowan, Riverlea, Kapuni, Kaponga and Mahoe were assembled as Group V, were as follows: JERSE Y-AYRSHIRE CLASS. Chart. Cond. Til.

FRIESIAN-SHORTHORN CLASS. T. Gargan (Riverlea) .. 29 199 129 S. Woodhead (Rowan) 24 99 114 W. Mowat (Kapuni) .... 27 75 92 Mr. D. Malone’s special gold .medal donated for the best dairy type calf (Kaponga School), irrespective of bread, was won by John Harding. Mr. Malone also promised a medal for the winner of the group. Miv A. Gargan (Riverlea) also promised a gold medal for the best dairy type cow, irrespective of breed, to be given to the winner in the group Riverlea enters next year. CYCLE ROAD RACE. The Stratford Cycle Club held a men’s and a boy’s race yesterday, the men’s course being to the Gordon Road and back to the Kahonri Bridge, thence by the Beaconsfield Road to Midhirst, returning to Stratford along the Mountain Road. This was a distance of about 21 miles. The boys rode to Midhirst and back, a distance of six miles. The senior race provided a good finish, there being only ten yards between the first and the last men. The riders were indeed bunched over- the whole course. The result of the race was:— R. Pennlall (2min) I W. Broadley (2min) 2 G. Vickers (4min) S Also started: R. Vickers (2min), E. Caldwell (Simin), W. Sbarroek (4mfn), P. Rogers (s|min). The boys’ race, for which there were seven starters, was won by Koefold (imin), Stewart (Jmin) being second and Reid (fmin) third. GENERAL ITEMS. The advanced Friesian cow Judging competition at. the Stratford show resulted as follows:—lvy Holly I, Frank Young 2, Iris Tarrant 3, Margaret Gill 4. PERSONAL. The friends of Mr. Alf. Richards, son of Mr. R. Richards, Swansea Road, will be pleased to learn that he is improving after undergoing an operation for appendicitis in the Stratford Hospital,

L. E. Brown (Douglas) Smith (Douglas) . Chart. Cond. Ttl. .. 27 .. 27 100 127 00 117 S. Eaton (Toko) ... .. 28 88 11(1 L. White (Douglas) , . 28 87 113 L. Rutherfurd (Huiroa) .. 26 86 112 B. Taylor (Huiroa) . .. 27 84 111 J Taylor (Huiroa) , a n 29 79 IDS M. Widmer (Stanley) .. 26 82 108 Newland (Stanley) r 26 79 105 U Downs (Stanley) 23 81 104 P. Jones (Toko) .... 27 94 E. Jones (Toko) ...-r .. 24 69 93

SHORTHORN1FRIESIAN CLASS. Chart. Oond. Ttl. J Brown (Douglas) .... 27 100 127 H. Wood (Huiroa) 2-8 08 128 W. Jarvis (Huiroa) ...... 24 05 119 Group 7, which consisted of the i fvillmera of the judging at the > Cardiff, Stratford, Pembroke, Midhirst and i lekland Schools, was dealt with at the saleyards, Stratford, the plaeings there being as follow:—■ JERSEY-AYRSHIRE CLASS. Chart. Cond. Ttl. T. Boyle (Cardiff) ..... 24 100 124 H Hunwlck (Midhirst) , 24 05 119 A. Stevens (Stratford) 23 01 114 II. Hunt (Stratford) ... 20 93 113 E. Widmer (Cardiff) .. 25 88 113 M. Slater (Ackland) .... 27 Sfi 113 11. Gibson (Pembroke) . 24 83 107 R. Richards (Cardiff) .... 23 75 98 D. McCracken (Pembroke) 22 74 98

Chart. Cond. Ttl. C. Humphries (Opunake) 27 100 127 G, Hughes (Awatuua) . 28 95 123 P. Parkes (Awatuna) 26 93 119 J. Stockwell (Te Kiri) o - 29 90 119 Q. Stockwell (Te Kiri) 28 88 116 V. Beera (Te Kiri) .... 28 84 112 F, Phillips (Awatuna) ... 24 R. Padjursky (Manga87 111 hums) 26 81 107 W. Johns (Makaka) .... 26 78 101 P. Duckett (Makaka) .. 28 68 96 L. Wills (Makaka) ..... 28 03 91 SHORTHORX-FRIESIAX CLASS. Chart. Cond. Ttl. A. Hammond (Opunake) 27 100 127 R Hammond ( Opunake) 27 98 125 G. Gray (Makaka) ..... 27 90 117 D. Miles (Te Kiri) 26 88 114 R. Johns (Makaka) . .. L , 27 85 112 D. Cor head (Te Kiri) .... 2" 80 107

E. Frost (Riverlea) ... 2!) 100 129 L. Jackson (Rowan) ... 27 99 126 C. Corbisliley (Mahoe) . 28 94 122 J. Lind (Riverlea) .... t 28 93 121 K, Harding (Kaponga) . 27 90 117 IF. Atkins (Kaponga) ... 25 88 113 A. Turner (Riverlea) ... 28 84 112 K. Horn (Kaponga) .... 25 85 110 W. Whalen (Kapuni) . 27 79 106 B, Walker (Kapuni) ... 29 74 103