THE TRIPP SETTLEMENT

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14156, 16 March 1910, Page 3

THE TRIPP SETTLEMENT

'THE CLEARING SALE. SUCCESSFUL CLEARANCE. Til© big dispienishing sale held at Oi 'ari Gorge yesterday oil behalf of the executors of tli late Mr C. G. ; Tripp, differed from most sales of the kind, in that it did not spell the passing of another of tli© large estates ii in the district, for although the Gov- I] eminent lias settled 20,000 acres of it, jj there arc still 10,000 acres of freehold left undisturbed together with the line homestead which the late Mr i Tripp took such a pride in making. This, in its £jicturesque setting of na- J tive bush, and man-made gardens was < a source of admiration for all who j saw it for the first time yesterday. [ The whole place-—agricultural fields j and sheep runs—clad as it is at the present time, in the rich garb of j autumn, was seen at its best yester- j day, and the new proi>rietors of land j there, were more charmed than ever [■ with their holdings. It is a far cry back to 1856, the year in whicli that j sturdy pioneer, the late Mr Tripp first took up the Orari Gorge run, and it was interesting to hear some of the old identities who were present yesterday, indulging in some then and now reminiscences, recounting how 50 years ago, these flats were all in their native state of fern and flax, and those hills yonder, were quite innocent of the grasses seen growing on them to-day. Previously they were the haunts of wild pigs, and many a good day 's sport has been obtained on tliem with dog and gun. The contrast indicated in some small way how great had been tile labour expended in "breaking in" the wilderness, and it conveyed also, the impression that a vast .amount of money must have been expended by the one who sowed that others might reap. All manner of ornamental trees are now to be seen on the lands about the homestead, and in one spot is to be seen a magnificent orchard of 1-100 trees, including no fewer than 82 different varieties of apples. But tins by the way. The weather was beautifully line for the sale and it is fortunate that such was the case. Buyers were present from all the districts a hundred miles around, and the thousands of sheep which were offered, found a. ready sale under spirited competition. Every line offered , both of sheep and cattle, was disposed of, and that in a very expeditious manner by the selling auctioneers —Mr Maling, of Guinness and Le Cren and Air Lowry, of Dalgety and Co.—the two firms to whom had been entrusted the task of disposing of the stock. Mr Bernard Tripp who manages the estate, had all the stock yarded in the best possible way, and all came under review in good condition. It was estimated that there were SOO people at the sale. Coaches and motor cars met the trains at Orari railway station, and there was more than a sufficiency of vehicles, the attendance not being as large as v was anticipated. How to feed the multitude was a question , which Mr J. Shewan, of Timaru, had • been paid to solve; and it must be said that the catering was on a very liberal scale —a scale in keeping with the good name which Orari Gorge Station has always had in this respect. Two large ; marquees were erected, and Mr Shewan had ten assistants kept busily engaged serving out the liquid and more solid j refreshments, everything being clean, j fresh and nice. Tobacco, in the form I of cigars and cigarettes, was also ob- ; tninable at the refreshment marquees, i but these of course had to be paid for, ; while the other was free to all.

The sale started shortly before noon, when Mr J. Maling made a few opening remarks, explaining that the ages of the sheep were guaranteed, that every lot was for absolute sale, and that arrangements could be made with Mr Trijjp for paddocking for a reasonable time.

The first line offered was one of over a thousand fat lambs just off rape, and these were sold in two lots —560 at 14s Sd to Mr C. H. Besley (for Sims, Cooper), and 552 at 13s Sd to Mr J. Withell or Otipua. All big lines were offered with the option of taking 100 or more, but in the majority of cases the first buyers elected to take the lot. Sales other than the two recorded abovo were made as follows: —s2s fat lambs, J. Withell, lis 8d; 274 fat 4 and 6-tooth 3-bred wethers. W. Grant, Timaru, 15s 8d; 230 ditto, W. Grant, 14s; 2368 very forward Jbred wethers, S. Mackenzie, Timaru, 10s lid (this was considered the greatest bargain of the day); 130 2-tooth i-bred ewes, M. Harper", Woodbury, 17s 6d was a particularly nice line) - 450 6 and S-tooth J-bred ewes, T. McKay, Willowby, 14s 6d; 1000 ditto, Innes Jones, Cricklewood, 14s sd; 3SO ditto, I?. Hammond, Te Moana. 14s Id; . 2064 6 and 8-tooth i-bred ewes (months guaranteed), J. Connolly," Geraldine, lis lOd; 100 6 and 8-tooth j?-bred ewes, off the lulls, W. McLeod, Orari, 12s lid; 219 ditto, Brvce Wright, Cricklewood, 12s sd: 100(5 4 and 6-tooth ,]-bred wethers, off high country (a few S-tooths among them), Fred. Flatman, Geraldine, "lOs 2d; 1000 ditto to same buyer at 10s Id; 1188 ditto, G. Murdoch, Mayfield, 10s Id; 947 J-bred ewe lambs (a level line of nice quality), J. Connolly, lis 8d; 1504 2-tooth J-bred wethers (small), E. Titheridge, Orari, 9s; 350 4 and 6tooth i'-bred wethers, J. Brown, Seadown, 12s 3d; 404 ditto, N. Campbell, lis lid; 49 wooly wethers, J; Connolly, 14s 10d;.70 woolly ewes, W. McDonald, ilangitata Bridge. 16s Id; 1000 2-tooth 2-bred ewes, off the lulls, T. J. Peters, Ainvma, 14s 9d; A. Brown, Geraldine, 14s sd; 336 cull 2-tooth ewes, J. Connolly 12s 4d; 142 cull, 2, 4, and 6-tooth £-bred wethers, J. Connollv, 9s; 500 3-brcd wether lambs, J. Withell, 10s id; 300 ditto, J. Elder, Ealing, 10s 2d; 500 ditto, J. Withell, 10s Id; 396 ditto, J. Brown, 10s 2d; 2SI cull fbred owes, Fred Flatman, lis 3d; 123 cull £-bred lambs, off tussock, J. Grant, Fairvie\v 3 5s Id; 273 cull gbred lambs (ewes and wethers), Nicholas Bros., Coldstream, 6s; 1000 8ti?otli ewes, J. Connolly, lis 4d; 37 long tail lambs, J. Evans, Woodbury, 8s; 300 J~bred wether tussock lambs, Peter Rowe, Ealing 7s 9d; 300 ditto, J. Elder, 7s; . 500 ditto, > Moore and Clucas, Asliburton, 7s Id; -2000 ditto, G. Brown, Waimato, 7s Id; 200 ditto, J Cassey,.Ealing, ts 2d; 300 ditto, Peter Rowe, 7s 2d; 300 ditto, A.' Gregory Seafield, 7s Id. '

The stud English-Leicester sheep sold as under:—l ram 3gns, J. Webb, "Woodbury; 1 at 2jgiis. to same buyer; 1 3-shear ram bred bv 'Mr Richard Kelland, 7Jgns, J. Wooding, WW.: bury; 1 at ujgns, to M. Harper; 5 2-tooths at lgn. to W. Gould, Woodbury; o ditto at lgn. to W. P. Elmshe, Orari; 10 ditto .at ign. to T. Blair, Arundel, and 20 to same buyer at IJgns; 5 ditto to W. P. Eimslie at ign.; 4 2-tooths to T. Blair at 62 to D. Cunningham, Waitohi, at igns.

63 2-tooth E.L. ewes sold at lgn. each to J. Wharton, Rnngitata; 66 4 and 6-tootli E.L. ewes' to It. Irvine, Woodbury, at lggns; 54 E.L. ewe hoggets to J. Wbarton at ; ,78 8tootli E.L. ewes (a splendid lot) to Smith, Ma Waro, at lgn. The cattle were a very good lot, being chiefly of the Shorthorn-Here-ford cross. AH were in first-rate condition, and the heifers and fat cows sold particularly well. Mr J. Hedley, of Sundown, took the fat rows at prices ranging from £7 2s 6d to £S 2s 6d. Out of a line of 20 3-year-old heifers, in calf, J. Warner took 10 nt £5 17s 6d. J. Spring <S at £o 17s (3d to £6 7s 6d, ahd J. Evans 2 at £7 en eh. Dairv cows fetched £2 15s £3 17s 6d, £4. €4 or;.. £4 lii.*.. £4 17s' 6d. £5 ss. £5 12s 6(1, £6 10s 6d. to £8 ss.

j A dry cow brought £4 15s, and a j blind cow,, in profit, £1 12s 6d. I Twenty months old cattle realised. £2 | 14s a head, and a three-year-old Short- : horn bull was knocked down to Mr P. Wareing, of Temuka, at £3. ss. It was noticeable that throughout the whole of the sheep sale only one of the new Settlers on the estate was a purchaser, and he only bought one line. The sale will be continued and concluded to-day when draught horses, hacks, ponies, and farm implements will be brought under the hammer.