Shearing Champs 7 Feb 2015
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Shearing Sports New Zealand
Shearing Champs
The old home town suits Brausch just fine
Porangahau shearing contractor Adam Brausch had a long-awaited return to winning form back in his old home town with victory in the Dannevirke A and Show’s Open shearing final today.
Brausch, who won the New Zealand Championships junior, intermediate and senior finals in 2001, 2002, and 2004 respectively, and the Golden Shears intermediate title in 2002, had to wait six years before he broke through in top company and won the Wairarapa and Dannevirke shows’ finals in the 2010-2011 season, when he also reached the Golden Shears Open final.
But he had to wait another four years for his next win today, beating 2010 Golden Shears and World champion Cam Ferguson, of Waipawa, by 1.21pts in a four-man, 15-sheep final.
Brausch had to rely on quality points to claim the title.
Tailing the field in the early stages, he hit the lead after five with the quickest of the second-shear sheep in the contest, but Ferguson was able to hit the front again and finished in 13min 38sec, beating Pongaroa farmer David Buick by 12 seconds and Brausch by 21 before the judging panalties were taken into account to decide the final result.
Taihape schoolteacher and 2008 World woolhandling champion Sheree Alabaster also ended a break from the winning circle by taking today’s open woolhandling final, her first victory since the New Zealand championships in Te Kuiti last March.
Her 2010 World teams champions partner, Keryn Herbert, of Te Awamutu, was second, and Ngaio Hanson (nee Braddick), of Eketahuna, was third.
The five shearing classes today attracted a remarkable 106 entries, including 34 juniors and 22 in the novice and intermediate grades. The four woolhandling events attracted 49 entries.
RESULTS from the Dannevirke A and P Show shearing and woolhandling championships on Friday, February 6, 2015:
Shearing:
Open final (15 sheep): Adam Brausch (Porangahau) 13min 59sec, 56.01pts, 1; Cam Ferguson (Waipawa) 13min 38sec, 57.22pts, 2; David Buick (Pongaroa) 13min 50sec, 59.03pts, 3; Murray Henderson (Feilding) 15min 29sec, 64.17pts, 4.
Senior final (10 sheep): Ethan Pankhurst (Masterton) 11min 51sec, 49.65pts, 1; Scott Wilson (Scotland) 11min 30sec, 49.8pts, 2; Robert Mudgway (Taihape) 13min 25sec, 50.5pts, 3; David Gordon (Masterton) 11min 53sec, 54.35pts, 4.
Intermediate final (5 sheep): Tegwyn Bradley (Woodville) 9min 23sec, 40.35pts, 1; Jaycob Brunton (Levin) 9min 43sec, 41.05pts, 2; Ramone Smith (Gisborne) 9min 11sec, 42.35pts, 3; Rohan Slabbert (Australia) 10min 26sec, 45.5pts, 4.
Junior final (3 sheep): Ricci Stevens (Gisborne) 9min 8sec, 32pts, 1; Connor Puha (Kimbolton) 7min 54sec, 32.95pts, 2; Laura Bradley (Woodville) 6min 43sec, 34.15pts, 3; Ruka Braddick (Eketahuna) 8min 22sec, 38.1pts, 4.
Novice final (1 sheep): Cody Craig (Levin) 4min 5sec, 22.25pts, 1; Bailey Rush (Kimbolton) 5min 47sec, 36.35pts, 2; Luke Rush (Kimbolton) 5min 26sec, 45.5pts, 3; Hazel Wood (Ruawai) 4min 30sec, 54.5pts, 4.
Woolhandling:
Open final: Sheree Alabaster (Taihape) 44.4pts, 1; Keryn Herbert (Te Awamutu) 50.6pts, 2; Ngaio Hanson (Ekletahuna) 64.6pts, 3.
Senior final: Erana Smith (Ruatoria/Flaxmere) 45.8pts, 1; Adrienne Samuels (Marton) 57.8pts, 2; Ana Braddick (Eketahuna) 77.8pts, 3.
Junior final: Hannah Spiers (Taihape) 50pts, 1; Christina Taimaniu (Hastings) 54.4pts, 2; Katarina Greer (-) 77pts, 3.
Novice final: Tia Wright (Eketahuna) 56pts, 1; Hazel Wood (Ruawai) 61pts, 2; Jonathan Hicks (Marton) 62pts, 3.
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