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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18012, 24 November 1926, Page 6

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UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. The twenty-second competition organised by the New Zealand Utility Pou* T try Club was ’commenced at Fapanui. bn April 4. The following are the returns for the thirty-third week ended November 20 (number of days, 231}:—* SINGLE HEN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. (For Light and Heavy Breeds.) Wk'ly Tl. to Total, date.

White Leghorns— O. ft. Butcher 5 116 W. ~ 16' F. Ha we* .• • • 4 l"* 4 Miss M. White 7 105 J. W. Green, jun 3 141 , H. W. Beck 5 128 W. Barren * }«» . Green Bros. 4 1<» N. Harrison _f_ 101 B. Harrison " 134 A. E. Corey « 128 A, G. F. Roes 5 174 .L Liggins ....... . - }•»* W. .T. Richard* 3 11 * T. J. Richards, Idy ...... 2 116* N. and f,. 6 146 W. Spence 6 157 Shelly and MHElwain . . . . 6 1 23 Shelly and M’Elwain .... 5 148 P. Peers 7 120 P. Peers 6 101 W. Barrell 6 S7 S. E. Dav£y •» 130 - IT. Williams ‘ 3 S3 .r. Liaains i ii" .1. Rottiga.n 7 151 W. Spence 3 164 Black Orpington^— H. W. Beck 6 103 .1. Kingsland Silver Wyandot tes— 3 193 P. G. Herridge . . . “WHITE LEGHORN' SINGLE HEN CONTEST. (Each Competitor to Enter Three Purebred Pullets to be single penned.) Weekly Grand r lotal Total. - to date. H. A. Dawber 5 7 154 123 Hi 4 W. Spence .. 66 Cuthbertson and 6 101 121 J 7 S Mitchell 3 Cuthbenson and 5 115101 lit Mitchell 2 4 6 140 129 182 7 150 1 72 11*6 Mrs H. Gorinski 1 7 7 103 163 170 Mrs F. Gorinski 6 6 0 31 122 141 W. .1. Richards <• 3 193 124 110 4 155 166 1SS 0 61 117 SI ET. Williams 6 3 ISO 151 130 T. H. Wilce . . 7 < 6 141 119 173 .1. Rattigan Hi 6 186 178 153 G. Blair 6 7 167 159 163 5 1SI Hit 122 T. J. Richards < 5 120 109 145 R. W. Hawke 5 6 145 153 121. Miss M. White o ft. W. ShackS. If. Tyler - . 6 6 141 121 149 .1. H. Duffiel d 3 i 5 154 128 152 J. Liggins . . « 4 162 165 154 6 178 176 164 6 l 08 86 131. J. Bobbitt .... 5 Rogers and 6 167 113 104 Thomson t T. W. Better5 148 .141 152 6 3 163 136 7 155 165 183 L. .1. Knowles 6 — 6 107 147 G. H. Mitchell 6 7 752 171 1 71 C. W. Tritt ■ - 6 , 164 1 57 *185 195 188 176 W. E. Ward " 7 0 159 IS8 Biltcliff 6 4 168 170 156 J. W. Thomson 5 5 IS6 138 164 H. W. Rule . . 6 * < 6 157 92 146 H. C. West . . fi 5 ISO 120 166 G. TT. Bradford 6 6 I 70 120 16 6 s H. Harris . . 6 6 125 142 119 E. Seciue .... 0 Mrs W. 4 53 151. 149 Shearer — 6 — 127 172 SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. (Each Competitor to sinter Three Purebred Ducks.) Weekly Grand Total 1 3 I 2 S Indian Runners— H. A. Dawber 7 7 151 210 197 J. C. Wilson. W. Ft. 5 2 114 1321 68 R. W. Hawke 6 — 3 216 160 .T. W. Thomson 2 6 206 224 215 7 196 188 139 J. A. B. Hellsby, W-ft. — 6 — 138 124 A. G. F. Ross 1 7 J4S 147 189 H. W. Beck . . 6 208 205 179 H. P. Slater . . 4 7 168 170 169 H. A. Dawber 7 : n 157 189 217 R. W. Hawke 0 J. W. Thomson, 47 10 95 219 fteklns 7 1 7 131 208 113 SINGLE HEN CONTEST. (Competitor to Enter Three 3irds.) Black Orpingtons.— Miss M. .T. 7 ' 11 8 89 102 H. T-Jafris .... 1 ; b 44 171 137 G. A Grainger 6 i 5 109 354 139 > .3 151 160 ISO A. G, If Boss .. .4 4. 82 114 123 £i»tr — M. M*urib« 4 i h i"'< rs 75 H«4vy Breeds— Stone. L.R. 6 4 127 83 144 E. ..Crouch. L.S. 7 » 6 138 139 ICO Cuthbertaon and- — Mitchell. W.R. 3 6 170 192 172 G. Wright, B.R. 4 D. O’Hern. 7 78 SI 56 W.W. 2 i 167 111 68 T. Bond. Bf. O. 4 2 138 11S 71

Any Other Variety Right Breeds— II. Williams, B.M. 5 6 7 70 163 H. W. Beck. B.M. 656 97 154 C. Hill. (Anconas) 4 5 4 91 113 R. Pearce. (Anconas) 6 7 6 126 149 112 123 56 125 FROCK TEAMS CONTEST. (Six Bird*.) (For Right and HAavy Breeds.) Wk'ly Tl. to Total, date. Light Freeds— W. IT. Beck . 29 $47 F. Hawta «). J. Vr>rrali • Jo 873 S99 H. C. West . 83 890 Heavy Breeds— <\ Bennett. W.W.. IB V. Bailey, R.T.R.. IB ... . 19 784 . 14 1005