"To win the double is pretty amazing and to win both in the same year is even more rewarding," Allan Paterson said. He and son Simon run 3800 merinos and 800 halfbred ewes on their 2000ha property.
The Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand national fleece contest was hosted by the Maniototo A and P Association in Ranfurly and hundreds of people viewed the display of the top fleeces yesterday, along with demonstrations by spinners, weavers and shearers, followed by a fashion parade and the contest prizegiving last night.
The Patersons' top fine wool fleece scored 99 out of a possible 100, with their Romney fleece scoring 98 to win the strong-wool championship.
Results.-
Champion merino ram fleece: John Sanders (Little Valley).
Champion quarterbred and champion halfbred fleeces: Matakanui Station (Omakau).
Champion Perendale fleece: Braemar Station (Tekapo). Champion crossbred fleece: Stuart Mangin (Methven).
Champion Leicester fleece: James Pirie (Invercargill).
Merino ram - 16.1-18.5 micron: R.A.W.
and A.W. Elliot Trust (Maniototo) 1, A.D.
and S.D. Paterson (Maniototo) 2 and 3.
18.6-20.5: A.J. Sanders (Alexandra) 1 and 2, Grays Hills (Tekapo) 3.
20.6 and over: Stonehenge (Maniototo) 1, A.D. and S.D. Paterson 2.
Merino ewe - 16 micron and under: John McArthur (Clyde) 1, A.D. and S.D. Paterson 2, John McArthur 3.
16.1-18.5: I. D. and P.E. Stevenson (Cheviot) 1, A.R. McNeish (Roxburgh) 2, I. D. and P.E. Stevenson 3.
18.6-20.5: I.D. and P.E. Stevenson 1, A.D. and S.D. Paterson 2, A.J. Sanders 3.
20.6 and over: A.D. and S.D. Paterson 1, Will Murray (Tekapo) 2.
Merino woolly hogget - 16.1 and under: R.A.W. and A.W. Elliot Trust 1, 2 and 3.
16.1-18.5: A.D. and S.D. Paterson 1 and 2, Tony Richards (Hyde) 3.
18.6-20.5: A.D. and S.D. Paterson 1.
Quarterbred ram: J.R. Paterson (Poolburn) 1, Matakanui Station (Omakau) 2 and 3. Quarterbred ewe: Matakanui Station 1, J.R. Paterson 2 and 3. Quarterbred hogget: Matakanui Station 1 and 2, J.R. Paterson 3.
Halfbred ram: Matakanui Station 1 and 2, Robin Wilson (West Melton) 3.
Halfbred ewe: Matakanui Station 1, Andrew Templeton (Middlemarch) 2, W.E.
and P.M. Bain (Roxburgh) 3. Halfbred woolly hogget: E.J. Laurenson (Fairlie) 1, J.D.S. Duncan (Maniototo) 2, W.E. and P.M. Bain 3.
Romney ram: B.K. and V. McSkimming (Maniototo) 1, I.D. Smith (Maniototo) 2.
Romney ewe: Duncan Elliot (Maniototo) 1, K Gillespie (Oturehua) 2, Peter Kerr (Omakau) 3. Romney woolly hogget: E.J.
Laurenson 1, K Gillespie 2. Romney shorn hogget: A.D. and S.D. Paterson 1, Rawahi Romneys (Wairarapa) 2, Duncan Elliot 3.
Perendale ewe: Braemar Station 1.
Crossbred ewe: S.I. and H.A. Mangin (Methven) 1.Crossbred woolly hogget: James Pirie (Invercargill) 1 and 2. Crossbred shorn hogget: S.I. and H.A. Mangin 1, James Pirie 2.
Leicester ram: James Pirie 1, 2 and 3.
Leicester ewe: James Pirie 1 and 2.
Leicester shorn hogget: James Pirie 1.
Lambs wool blend: A.D. and S.D. Paterson 1, Janine Smith (Corfu) 2.
