MANAWATU SPRING SHOW

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19448, 6 November 1925, Page 8

MANAWATU SPRING SHOW

SECOND DAY ROYAL SHOW AFFECTS SHEEP AND CATTLE ENTRIES [Per Press Association.] PALMERSTON N., Nov. 5. The fortieth M'anawatu Spring Show continued to-day. There was a large attendance. Sheep and cattle entries were affected by the immense Royal Show at Christchurch, giving rise to the expression of opinion already voiced at Hastings and Carterton that the Royal Show should precede district displays. Results of judging to-day were: Championship Awards Sheep Lincoln: —(In wool) Champion ram, A. E. Anderson (Clareville); reserve, W. Howard Booth. Champion and reserve chamjiion ewes, P. Bremer (Okaiawa). Shropshire Down (in the wall): All championships, Sir Jas. Wilson (Bulls). Southdown (in the wool). Champion ram, 11. Burrell and Sons (Building); reserve champion, same exhibitor, champion ewe, Jas. Knight (Feilding); reserve, H. Burrell and Sons. Southdown (in wool and natural condition) —champion rain, R. Bremer (Waverley); reserve champion, same exhibitor. Champion ewe, Al. A. McLeod (Taonui); reserve champion, J. A. Russell (Palmerston North). Romney Marsh (in the wool and natural condition) —Champion rani, N. P. Nielsen (Tiakitahuna); reserve chain pion, Wm. Rowland (Tiakitahune). Champion ewe, W. E. Baker (Alakino); reserve champion, N. I’. Nielsen. Pedigree Cattle

Hereford.—Champion bull, Jas. McKenzie (Masterton;; reserve champion, same exhibitor. Cow, G. I’ 1 . Moore; I reserve champion, E. E. Short. i Aberdeen Angus. —Champion bull, N. B. Gibbons (Palmerston North), ; Champion cow, E. Armstrong (Akii tio). 1 Friesians. —Champion bull, central Development Farm (Weraroa); reserve champion, Piri Land Company (Auckland). Champion cow, Waitemata Siuu Farm (Auckland); reserve champion, Piri Land Company. Ayrshircs.—Champion bull, D. Buchanan (Tiakitahuna); reserve champion W'-bh Eros. (Levin ; champion cow,. W. Anderson (Aokautere); reserve champion, L. Horn. Bull.—C. Milligan (Hastings); reserve champion, A. C. Lovelock (Woodville). Cups and Specials Alfa Laval Cup, for best dairy cow — G. Scoon. Special for dairy heifer, two years or over. —The Piri Land Co. (Auckland). Hereford Herd Book Society of England’s silver cup, for pedigree Hereford bull, any age—Jas. McKenzie (Masterton). Perpetual Challenge Cup. for champion Hereford peridgree bull.—Sam Wilber. Trophy for Friesian group. —Piri • Land Co. Wright, Stephenson and Co’s, silver cup, for Friesian bull, in yearling or ■ two-year-old classes. —N. P. Nielsen ; (Titakitahuna). B. H. and J. U. G. Slack’s Perpetual Challenge Cup, for bull 2 years and up, and three females in milk. —D. Buchanan (Tiakitahuna).