WHILE total headage was a little less than previous years, the overall quality made up for the shortfall at the Royal Easter Show held in Auckland, April 9-13.
Many complimentary remarks were bestowed on the winning exhibits – they were particularly enthusiastically described by the six officiating judges.
Always of great interest to the urban attendees, the spectacular beef cattle section is traditionally a great drawcard at the Royal Easter Show. The public was not disappointed by this year’s display.
For the ninth time the Glenanthony Simmental Stud owned by Tony and Glenda Thompson from Waipukarau won the coveted Meat & Wool Cup. This is a record and a fitting tribute to these exhibitors for their efforts in exhibiting a large team of cattle in Auckland.
It was the first time at the show for Ruaview Scotch Tape – a sire with real Simmental characteristics, with size, scope and frame structure. This bull was an almost unanimous choice by the six breed judges.
The Simmental section was dominated by the Glenathony exhibits with all championships in the breed classes being taken, with the exception of the Reserve Champion Bull. That went to Sue Wylie, who is a great show animal presenter assisting the Glenanthony Stud. Glenanthony Nina won the Inter-Breeds Senior Cow Challenge.
Regular exhibitors Sandy Stuart and Robert Mitchell from Raglan won the Champion and Reserve Females in the other breeds section, and went on to win the inter-breeds 2-year-old and yearling heifer classes – two immaculately presented entries that showed breed traits that appealed to the judges. From these exhibitors also came the winning cow and calf inter-breed class in Wairau Sassy. It was a competition judged on type and production assessed by the growth rate of her calf at foot.
This proved the maternal attributes that the cow extended to her progeny, together with the sound conformation of her calf.
The ever popular Hereford section resulted in prizes to CR and SM Burgess in the two-year-old and yearling heifer classes. The winning senior bull, Leeland’s Acquisition, exhibited by Gary, Lorraine and Nic Peters from Otorohanga, won the Hereford Supreme Champion Bull, and continued on to be judged Reserve Champion Inter-Breeds Bull – a fine specimen of the breed, with structural soundness and prominent muscling.
A staunch show supporter, Dr Lockwood Smith from Matakohe, was also successful in the other breeds section with his winning Belgian Blue bull, Woodleigh Omen, a 6-year-old tipping the scales at 1360kg.
This sire has won numerous championships throughout Northland recently, and won his section with ease. The stud also won the 3-year-old female and bull calf classes.
It is fitting that Dr Smith, a senior Member of Parliament, can display a real sense of agricultural achievement. This is a contribution that has been very effective in bringing together the “country comes to town” concept so that urban people see a small part of the life of country people.
The Auckland balmy weather attracted crowds in big numbers to the show, and along with all the large variety of entertainment the animal events were very popular.
BEEF CATTLE RESULTS
Angus
Champion Female
Champion Male, B Bevege (TeKuiti), Koromiko Sgmdo
Reserve Champion Male, T Harnett (Te Kuiti), Rangeview 17
Supreme Champion, B Bevege, Koromiko Sgmdo.
Hereford
Champion Female, CR and SM Burgess, Apotu Park Ganster St Wirh
Reserve Champion Female, CR and SM Burgess, Wautaporiri Curly
Champion Male, G, L and N Peters (Otorohanga), Leeland Acquisition 619.
Reserve Champion Male, Big River Herefords (Hamilton), Big River Nationale.
Supreme Champion, G, L and N Peters, Leeland Acqisition 619.
Highland Cattle
Champion Female, I Bocock and R Holmes, Olivia of Ardkinglas
Reserve Champion Female, Glen Elgin Ptn, Rosslyn of Glen Elgin
Champion Male, G Alexander, Dougal of Ardargie
Reserve Champion Male, D and J Sheldon, Eadon Callean
Supreme Champion, I Bocock and R Holmes, Olivia Of Ardkinglas
Simmental
Champ ion Female, Glenanthony Simmentals (Waipukarau) Glenanthony Tiffany
Reserve Champion Female, Glenathony Simmentals, Glenathony Nina
Champion Male, Glenanthony Simmentals, Ruaview Scotch Tape
Reserve Champion Male, S Wylie (Waipukarau) Ratalea AU19
Supreme Champion, Glenanthony Simmentals, Ruaview Scotch Tape
Beef Shorthorn
Champion Female, D and S Semmens (Hamilton), Waihukinga Emerald
Reserve Champion Female, D and S Semmens, Waihukinga Diamond
Champion Male, D and S Semmens, Carnegie Helmsman
Reserve Champion Male, L Stewart, Fire N Ice Primo Samuel
Supreme Champion, D and S Semmens, Waihukinga Emerald
Other Beef Breeds
Champion Female, S Stuart and R Mitchell (Raglan), Wairau Sassy S5 (Gelbvieh)
Reserve Champion Female, Stuart and R Mitchell, Wairau Trump T1 (Gelbvieh)
Champion Male, Glenlea Downs Gelbvieh Stud (Hamilton) Glenlea Downs Tsar’s Gold
Reserve Champion Male, Woodleigh Belgian Blue Stud (Ruawai)
Woodleigh George, second
Supreme Champion; Glenlea Downs Glebvieh Stud, Glenlea Downs Tsar’s Gold.
Beef Inter-Breeds section
Meat & Wool Cup (Supreme Champion of the Show) Glenanthony Simmentals (Waipukarau) Ruaview Scotch Tape
Inter-Breed Senior Male, 1st Glenanthony Simmentals, Ruaview Scotch Tape
2nd G, L and N Peters, Leeland Acquisition, (Hereford)
Senior Female Challenge, 1st Glenanthony Simmentals, Glenanthony Nina.
2nd I Bocock and R Holmes, Olivia of Ardkinglas (Highland)
Inter-Breed 2-year heifer, 1st S Stuart and R Mitchell, Wairau Sassy (Gelbvieh)
2nd Glenanthony Simmental Stud, Glenanthony Tiffany
Inter-Breed yearling Heifer, 1st S Stuart and R Mitchell, Wairau Trump (Gelbvieh)
2nd Glenanthony Simmentals, Glenanthony Urgent
Inter-Breed Bull Calf, 1st Woodleigh Belgian Blue Stud, Woodleigh George 2
2nd S Wylie, Ratalea AW16 (Simmental)
Inter-Breed Heifer Calf, 1st S Stuart and R Mitchell, Wairau Utoo U2 (Gelbvieh)
2nd Glenanthony Simmentals, Glenanthony AW20
Inter Breed Yearling Bull, 1st Glenlea Downs Gelbvieh, Glenlea DownsTsar’s Gold
2nd Glenanthony Simmentals, Glenanthony Utah
Inter-Breed Cow and Calf, 1st S Stuart and R Mitchell, Wairau Sassy, (Gelbvieh)
2nd imihia Farms (Huntly) Kimihia Butterfly (Simmental)
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