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Third Home Show Win For Shearer Travers Baigent
Wakefield shearer Travers Baigent won the Nelson A and P Show Open shearing title for a third time on Saturday.
Baigent previously won the title in 2018 and 2023 and on Saturday shore the 20 sheep in the final in 18min 5.5sec for victory by almost two points from Rangiora visitor Hugh de Lacy, who had marginally the better quality points.
The pair followed up the effort by finishing first and second respectively in the North Nelson Country Club speed shearer held on Saturday night.
The Senior final at the show provided a first win for Nick Owen, from Darfield, beating runner-up and local Timo Hicks by 3.25pts, Tim McIntyre, from Blenheim, won the Intermediate event, and Jacob Booth, of Waimate, won the Junior final, his third win of the season, after victories at the Rangiora and Ashburton shows.
The shears attracted 20 entries (Open 6, Senior 6, Intermediate 2, Junior 6).
RESULTS from the Nelson A and P Show Shears on Saturday, November 22, 2025:
Open final (20 sheep): Travers Baigent (Wakefield) 18m 5.5s, 63.42pts, 1; Hugh de Lacy (Rangiora) 18m 46.28s, 65.36pts, 2; Nick Nalder (Takaka) 20m 5.72s, 72.54pts, 3; Duncan Higgins (Blenheim) 21m 53.3s, 76.07pts, 4.
Senior final (8 sheep): Nick Owen (Darfield) 11m 5.57s, 40.53pts, 1; Timo Hicks (Tapawera) 10m 18.1s, 43.78pts, 2; Ben Forrester (Waikari) 9m 28.4s, 45.pts, 3; Andrew Booth (Waimate) 12m 8.03s, 47.03pts, 4.
Intermediate final (5 sheep): Tim McIntyre (Blenheim) 7m 58.47s, 39.92pts, 1; Sam Stewart (Cable Bay) 8m 0.41s, 73.42pts, 2.
Junior final (3 sheep): Jacob Booth (Waimate) 9m 19.19s, 39.29pts, 1; Ben Rowson-Jones (North Derbyshire, England) 7m 27.1s, 41.36pts, 2; Katie Hicks (Tapawera) 9m 27.66s, 54.05pts, 3; Charlotte Boyce (Seddon) 9m 30.69s, 59.2pts, 4.
Speed shear at North Nelson Country Club:
Open: Travers Baigent (Wakefield) 24.8s, 1; Hugh De Lacy (Rangiora) 28.92s, 2; Lyall Windleburn (Rangiora) 31.46s, 3.
Senior: Ben Forrester (Waikari) 32.1s, 1; Thomas Adams (Blenheim) 32.31s, 2; Timo Hicks (Tapawera) 3.
Ladies: Katie Hicks (Tapawea) 1, Ashlee Blanchett (Brightwater) 2.
Farmers: Emma Hodgkinson (Tapawera) 1, Sam MacLean (Motueka Valley) 2.
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