Yesterday we began the day listening to speakers on
nutrition and what they felt was the proper way to live our lives, with more
red meat and naturally grown foods being the answer. We then had the quick fire
competition where we all competed at once. The categories ranged from WAF Donation
Heifers to general knowledge like what day Christmas is this year. Teams were
told at the beginning that there were 30 points between 1st place and last place,
with a potential 200 points up for grabs. Correct answers got you 4 points. The
wrong answers were -2. All three Canadian teams did very well in the
categories.
Once the competition was over we had a quick break for afternoon
tea while they tallied the points. With the excitement mounting they began to
announce the individual winners. Ruby Wright from the United Kingdom team was
third, Nick Herries from the New Zealand Whites was second and our very own
Matt Bates was named the Champion Overall. Mr. Richard Rowe, the NZ Junior Angus
Youth Program chairman, commented on how good of a job he did on stock judging.
After the individual awards were done they began the team awards.
The third
place teams were New Zealand Whites and New Zealand Blacks teams. Our own B
Squared team was second, and the Canucks were announced as the World Champions!
Once we were finished at the Energy Centre we left for the YHA where we got
ready for that night's events. Before leaving, the 40 competitors gathered to
show thanks to the organizers for all their hard work and we presented them
with a small gift. The PGG Whrightsons World Angus Forum 2013 came to a close
with a delicious steak dinner and the world Angus song sung by Willie
McLaren. Mexico and Scotland gave presentations for the upcoming Secretariat
(2015) and World Angus Forum (2017). The Johnny's rounded out the night for
entertainment as a tribute to Johnny Cash.
Posted by Sean Enright
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