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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20543, 19 February 1935, Page 10

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Utility Club s Contest at Papanui. FORTY-FIFTH WEEK. The thirtieth competition organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club began at Papanui on Aprtl 8. The returns for the forty-fifth week, ended February 15 (number of days, 314) are: TEST I.—J. H. SHAW MEMORIAL. CHALLENGE (for Light and Heavy Breeds, single penned). W’kly Weight Tl. to

... .1 ’ 194 A. IT. ror»y 4 r r, nn, G. r>. Holly man (1) .. o I 1 Jr 4 G. D. Hollyman (2) . . 2 i i 150 H. Williams (1) 6 in 11 265 W. Williams (2) a 8 lo 210 W. 15. Ward 5 11 3 223 A. C. Goodlet 3 7 2 208 t 5 ] ° 2 2*l W. Stephenson 5 ii 7 537 Miss D. White 3 613 170 C. Bartley 5 10 8 *0? J - Campbell. 8.0 5 12 0 213 A. S. Cormack, 8.0. (1) 5 10 3 179 L. Brumby, A.O 7 14 3 222 W. Jepson, A.O 0 _ 158 A. S. Barrett, 8.0. M - _ 041 Cormaejc, 8.0. (2) 0 - - 137 A- H. Fowles, 8.0. . . 0 EXPERIMENTAL TEST IB ANY VARIETY LIGHT OR HEAVY BREEDS (other than White Leghorn or Black Orpington). W’kly Weight Tl. to T T r*i -re. total, oz. dr. date. L. J. Glasson, L.S. ... 1 2 5 164 A. D. Fabian, M. (1) . 0 -■ _ 120 A. Dalziel. L. 6 13 7 226 Miss F. Kerr, 8.0. ..0 _ _ 73 Patty Griffen, Barn. .4 11 10 201 Locky Griffen, Barn. .0 - - 164 A. W. Adams, S.W. .. B M. C. Craig, W.R 0 - - 75 EXPERIMENTAL TEST IC.—SINGLE W’kly Weight Tl. to t tt* ~ total, oz. dr. date. J. Mr. Thomson, W.R. .0 F. Ashworth, K.C. 6 12 4 4 207

total. L. P. Hawke, B.O. . . 1 2 1 1 45 J. Campbell, B.O. . . . 7 17 1 248 J. R. GrifTen, Wei. . . 0 9 S F. Hughes 5 11 0 226 A. C. Goodlet (1) ... 5 11 B 168 E. P. Anderson (1> . 3 6 14 162 E. .T. Ross G. I>. Holly man .... 0 119 E. F. Butler 0 W. Stephenson 5 11 12 233 J. Still 6 13 7 217 Miss A. M’Intyre . . . 4 8 13 196 A. C. Goodlet (2) . . . 0 91 T. S. Dove 5 11 5 218 W. Turner 4 8 1 256 J. H. Jones 5 10 7 258 FI P. Anderson (2) 5 11 3 207 J. Ibbotson 5 9 13 244 J. Brennan 4 8 13 218 Green Bros D 164 S. F. Marshall 6 13 1 209 TEST 2.—WHITE LEGHORN SINGLE HEN TEST (each competitor to enter three pure-bred pullets, to be single penned). Weekly Grand total. ? 3 1 2 3 R. H.*Taylor ... 5 " 6 248 68 224 G. Miller (1) ... - 5 5 217 226 247 A. J. Maclaine . . 4 0 4 269 235 205 Green Bros. ... 4 213 — — •T. Liggins M 4 3 172 204 223 2 6 189 198 21 S G. Miller (2) . . . 6 7 4 228 280 160 W. M’Intyre .... C 3 0 167 230 150 T. S. Dove (1) .. 2 M 5 189 231 197 T. S. Dove (2) . . 1 6 4 162 180 245 A. E. Kitto 3 6 5 148 223 186 R. Allison 4 3 B 215 135 230 4 5 217 209 240 W. Turner 1 n 4 196 228 194 6 0 138 192 M. C. Craig 5 4 6 208 244 255 Miss H. Kpddell . 5 fi 5 235 278 fi - C. Bartley 5 5 0 231 250 5 5 171 234 7 3 239 248 •T. Maitland .... 4 1 0 219 176 Miss D. White . . 4 5 5 218 196 180 .T. Wilde 0 5 M 183 264 3 4 161 161 232 H, Tabart 4 5 6 183 191 H. Williams (1). - B S — 176 H. Williams (2) . 6 5 4 256 250 Mrs H. Williams 2 5 5 195 258 J. H. Hazelwood . 6 B 6 246 214 258 5 3 — 203 154 M D 239 184 201 W. Barrell 6 5 5 208 181 223 A. H. Corey .... 7 0 4 230 106 201 5 1 — 229 223 D. H. Law 6 - 0 201 — 126 TEST 3.—BLACK ORPINGTONS AND AUSTRALORPS (competitor to enter three birds). Weekly Grand total. total to date. 1 2 3 1 2 3 A. S. Cormack . . 0 4 fi 58 174 181 R. Cookson, A.O. 3 - 4 114 — 1 82 F. Hughes, A.O. . 2 0 2 180 125 177 W. Jepson. A.O. . 3 5 5 238 199 235 S. Brumby, A.O. . 6 3 3 240 233 232 T. Smith. A.O. . . - 5 6 — 235 251 Miss F. Kerr ... 6 0 3 220 170 177 •T. Campbell .... 0 4 4 186 229 190 G. W heeler .... 3 6 0 163 167 174 D. A. M’Kie .... n 5 0 195 131 208 A. S. Barrett ... 7 0 0 187 172 156 B. Cotterell (1). 3 0 0 202 135 1 63 B. Cotterell (2) . D 6 4 209 146 211 L. P. Hawke ... 4 - 1 123 — 92 G. D. Holly man . — 2 5 — 208 267 A. H. Fowles ... 4 0 5 201 200 154 TEST 4.—ANY VARIETY LTGHT OR HEAVY BREEDS than W’hite Leghorns or Blaok Orpingtons). W eekly Grand total. total to date. 1 2 3 1 2 3 A. D. Fabian. M. 3 6 3 161 228 176 Mrs \ . Crowther, M. 3 4 5 137 181 215 C. Goodman. M. . 5 - 0 1S1 174 105 V . Stephenson. B.L. 3 3 6 154 152 192 A. Dalziel. Lan. . B - 5 108 — 208 Miss F. Kerr, B.O. 2 89 132 124 A. Pritchard. B.O. 0 2 5 119 101 203 A. Adams. S.W. . 5 5 5 176 211 1 54 S.. Atkinson. L.S. 0 5 6 127 186 197 E. Buckley, R.I.R. 5 0 6 200 111 204 TEST 5.—FLOCK TFA MS CONTEST (six birds. Light p ml He ’vy Breeds). W’klv Weight Tl. to •T. Liggins. IB. ... 21 1 299 W..E. Ward. ID... 22 Miss H Keddell (1) 22 Mies H. Keddell (2) 34 68 15 W2j Turner (1)1D. . 46 6 1 081 Mrs B. B. Andrews 33 M. C. Craig, 2D. ... 13 821 Green Bros., 2D. .. 1) M. Holroyd, ID. ... 21 47 7 936 L. Brumby. A.O.. 1 T, 18 42 0 909 W. Turner (2), ID. E. P. Anderson .... 33 72 0 1283 TEST «.—SINGLE t test. V 'eekly Grand .ojal. total to date. 1 Mrs G. R. Pollard and Son. T.R. 0 o 3 197 225 221 H. A. Lucas. P. . 0 0 7 184 10 246 A. C. Adsett, W.R. - 4 7 — 115 170 J. Thomson, I.R. 3 0 7 172 24’ 188 F. Ashworth, K.C. (1) - 7 4 — 25J 190 F. Ashworth. K.C. (2> 5 7 6 268 26" S. Marshall, K.C. 0 0 0 203 165 256 W. A. Pollard, I.R. 0 6 0 205 293 169 EXPERT MENTAL TEST 1 A. — LIGHT AND HEAVY BREEDS, s penned 'White L Orpingtons). W’kly Weight Tl. to oz. dr. •T. Still E. P. Anderson (1) B 15 2 E. P. Anderson (2) . 3 F. Hughes 5 1 89 Miss F. Kerr (D . 5 Miss F. Kerr (2) .. W. Dove N. Dove A. E. Kitto T. B. Grant L. J. Glasson ( 1) . . L. J. Glasson (2) . . W. Turner D. A. M’Kie •T. Brennan 4 E. F. Butler A. . Adams . . 0 W. M Intyre (1) ... W. M’Intyre (2) ... .. n R. Allison 1 A~ R- M. Cookwj-i (1) . . 4 r 6 193