National Shearing Circuit champion Angus Moore proved too good for the opposition in possibly his last competition of the year when he won the open final at his home Flaxbourne A and P Show in Ward on Sunday.
In a rare contest of over 10 Corriedale lambs each, Moore was pipped for time honours by North Canterbury shearer Lyall Windleburn, but clearly had the best quality points, winning the four-man final by 8.26pts overall.
It was his fourth win of the summer – three in the wider Tasman-Marlborough region and the comparative giant-killing act of winning the PGG Wrightson Vetmed National Shearing Circuit final (albeit for a third time) over five different wool types at the Golden Shears in Masterton on March 4, when he was also runner-up in the Golden Shears Open final.
His other two wins were at the Marlborough and Nelson A and P shows in November and in all, he has shorn in 10 finals in the Shearing Sports New Zealand season, including national circuit shows Alexandra (fourth on Merinos), Waimate (runner-up on long strong wool), and Marton (sixth on strong wool lambs).
He was also the organiser of the shears at the Flaxbourne show, 45km south of Blenheim, and was one of seven in the open grade, among 23 spread across the four classes.
