SHOW LAMBS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19546, 7 April 1926, Page 9

SHOW LAMBS

CARCASES JUDGED IN LONDON. NORTH ISLAND PEN WINS. The Canterbury Agricultural land Pastoral Association, under the auspices of which the Royal Show was held last year, has received advice, through the secretary of the Meat Producers’ Board, of the result of the second section of the fat lambs’ competition for prizes provided by the Board. The first prize in the London section of the competition has been awarded to Pen No 1045 Messrs William Perry and Son, Penrose, Masterton, for their Southdown Romneys; the second to Pen No. 1052, H.AF. Prisons (Piiparua) Southdown cross; the third to Messrs William Perry and Son, Pen No. 1043. Southdown-Romneys; and the fourth to Pen No. 1042, Mr John Grigg’s Southdown-English Lcicesters.

Board’s Manager’s Report In forwarding the information, the secretary of the Meat Producers’ Board forwarded a copy of the following letter from the Board’s London manager, Mr R. S. Forsyth:— “Royal Show Lambs: I have to report that the display of Royal Agricultural Show Lambs from Christchurch, was made on Messrs Hayes. Paine, and Knowlden’s stall in Smithfield, on Tuesday, February 2nd, land attracted a tremendous amount of interest on the market. The British Incorporated Society of Meat Importers appointed Messrs T. W. Johnson, M. Kingwell, and J. I. Hamilton, all well-known market men, dealing extensively in New Zealand meat, to judge the exhibits. I enclose herewith a copy of their awards, with '.her remarks on the various pens. You will notice that they have awarded Ist prize to Pen No. 1045, the second to Pen No. 1052, the third to Pen No. 1043, and the fourth to Pen No. 1042. “These lambs were distributed widely to twelve different shops, and I supplied small cards to the buyers in order that they might make a further display in (heir shop windows, thus increasing the advertisement.” The Judge’s Awards. The communication from the judges conveying their awards, and comments, reads as follows: “Re Exhibition Lambs, per s.s. Port Hobart: When confronted with the twelve pens of show lambs from the Royal Agricultural, Christchurch, New Zealand, nine were soon selected from which the final decision would have Jo be made. “A close and chrcful inspection was made of these, and although conscious of the fact that the light carcase is the trend of present day requirements, our united judgment could not get away from the fact that Pen No. 1045 came first for full-fleshed, well-formed, and symmetry of shape.

“The second award fell to Pen No. 1052, two of which were nuggety, compact carcases, well-formed, and -wellfleshed. “The third award was favourable to Pen No. 1043, an exceptionally fine lot, but one carcase was narrow across the shoulders. “Pen No. 1042 came fourth in our decision for shape land quality, but the pen was marred by the lack of that necessary white connective tissue round the legs of two carcases.” Conditions of the Competition. The Meat Producers’ Board voted £6O for this competition, one half for the section judged in the Dominion, and the other half for the section judged in London. For the first section of the competition, the conditions were:—Fat lambs, most suitable for the Domnion’s export trade, and type most desired to keep up the Dominion’s reputaton on the London market; each pen to consist of three lambs, each lamb in pen not to exceed 721 b. live weight, to be weighed on the show grounds by stewards, before judging; pure-bred lambs not allowed to compete. For the second section the conditions were: All the liimbs entered in the above class, which comply with the above conditions, to be killed and shipped Home to the Board’s London manager, who will arrange a special display of on the Srn’lhhell ma“!<et: the quality judges’ to be appointed by the British! Incorporated Society of Meat Importers. Tho prizes in each section of the competition were: First, £l5; second, £10; third £5. It is noteworthy that Pen No 1052 (H.M. Prisons, Paparua) secured second prize in both sections of the competition. The first and third prizes in the third section of the competition were won by Mr A. C. Greenwood, Southbridge, the first with a pen of Suffolk Down cross, and the third with a pen of Down cross.