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Dumfries & Galloway Branch Spring Show
4th March 2010
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Dumfries and Galloway Branch
Third Spring Show
Held on Thursday 4th March, 2010
Within Newton Stewart Mart
The Dumfries and Galloway Branch of the Blackface Sheep Breeders Association held another very successful and enjoyable night within Newton Stewart Mart, by kind permission of Craig Wilson Ltd.
Their third spring show of Blackface Sheep, was hailed as a great success with over 85 sheep forward and 110 members and friends stockjuding. The judge for the evening was well known and respected Lanarkshire breeder Mr Alan Wight, Midlock, Crawford, Biggar, he had the difficult job of placing one of the biggest and best shows of Blackface sheep in the district, which is now out numbering any summer show. The Champion was exhibited by father and son team Graham and Colin McClymont, Cuil, Palnure, Newton Stewart , their ewe is by the £30,000 Pole sire and out of £1400 Cuil ewe is from their Cuil flock.
The reserve champion was, from the family team of M/s Kay, Gass, Straiton, Ayrshire, their Gimmer, better known as Lady Ga Ga is by the £12000 Glen Inerleithen sire and has been successfully shown last year.
Class placings
Aged Tup
1st J Mitchell & Son, Little Larg, New Luce, Newton Stewart
2nd M/s Campbell, Larg, Creetown, Newton Stewart
3rd Dalreoch Farms, Colmonell, Girvan
4th Richard Nixon, Marbrack, Carsphairn, Castle Douglas
Tup Hogg
1st J Mitchell & Son, Little Larg, New Luce, Newton Stewart
2nd Mr J McWhirter, Grimmet, Dalwellinghton, Ayr
3rd M/s Campbell, Larg, Creetown, Newton Stewart
4th Dalreoch Farms, Colmonell, Girvan
Ewe
1st G McClymont, Cuil, Palnure, Newton Stewart
2nd I.R.S. Bond, Glen Farm, Gatehouse of Fleet, Castle Douglas
3rd M/s Campbell, Larg, Creetown, Newton Stewart
4th I.R.S. Bond, Glen Farm, Gatehouse of Fleet, Castle Douglas
Gimmer
1st J W Kay, Gass, Straiton, Ayrshire
2nd G McClymont, Cuil, Palnure, Newton Stewart
3rd J Mitchell & Son, Little Larg, New Luce, Newton Stewart
4th J W Kay, Gass, Straiton, Ayrshire
Ewe Hogg
1st W & J Barrie, Cambret, c/o Kirkbride, Carsluith, Creetown
2nd W & J Barrie, Cambret, c/o Kirkbride, Carsluith, Creetown
3rd Drannandow Farms, Drannandow, Minnigaff, Newton Stewart
The Association would like to thank the following sponsors for their kind donations:-
Colin Dewyer, Penkiln Sawmill Co Ltd, Baldoon Stores, Wigtown, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, DG8 9AF .
Robert Bryson Solway Agriculture Ltd, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, DG11 2SE
Mr DS Baird, Alcaufar, School Brae, Portpartick, Stranraer
Scotmin Nutrition Ltd, 13 Whitfield Drive, Heathfield Ind Est., Ayr
MacMin Ltd, C/o Mr Bill Brown, 32 Huntingdon Road, Dumfries
Jannsen Animal Health , C/o Mr Ian Caven, Dumfries
Bill Hurcomb (Scanner)
Cree Valley Transport. (Hugh Sherry), Newton Stewart
ATV Services, John Yuill, Meadow Park, Ayr KA6 6EZ
01738 634018
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