The South Island has had possibly its biggest night in the 60 years of the Golden Shears in Masterton with a near cleansweep of major titles on the last of the championships’ four days.
Hawke’s Bay competitors pulled off a cleansweep of all three titles decided on the opening day of the 60th Golden Shears in Masterton yesterday (Wednesday).
Reigning Golden Shears champions Rowland Smith and Joel Henare have predictably opened as hot favourites to regain their titles at the 60th annual shearing and woolhandling championships in Masterton.
Southern Hawke’s Bay agricultural training facility Pukemiro Station has retained its claim to top student shearing honours with victory in the first event decided at the 60th Golden Shears in Masterton.
Masterton shearer Paerata Abraham has scraped-in with a chance to defend the PGG Wrightson National Circuit title during the 60th Golden Shears which start in Masterton tomorrow (Wednesday).
The 60th Golden Shears which started in Masterton this fternoon have an age range of three-quarters of a century spanning its oldest and youngest competitors.
Northland shearerr Toa Henderson emerged as a new northern Golden Shears open shearing final hope with an emotional win and two major placings in the weekend countdown to the 60th annual championships starting in Masterton on Wednesday.
