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AN OPEN
HOLSTEIN SHOW
Wednesday
29th October 2003
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2003 Report
On the evening of Wednesday 29th October 2003, Borderway Mart, Carlisle
was the venue for the 21st Northern Expo Holstein Show. An entry in excess
of eighty cattle was presented to the show’s international judge
Mr Brian Coghlin, President and General Manager of Foundation Sires,
Canada.
A massive crowd of spectators from all the over the UK, Scotland and
Ireland turned out on this cold October evening to witness an exceptional
line up of cattle from over thirty different exhibitors who travelled
from as far a field as Kilmarnock, Preston and Yorkshire in what is said
to be “One of the main events in the 2003 Dairy calendar”.
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| Champion Marsbar Marker Betty VG89 |
A long and challenging nights judging came to a spectacular finale with
the prestigious Grand Champion title being awarded to Marsbar
Marker Betty VG89 shown by joint owners Almond Holsteins of Park, Brydekirk,
Annan, Dumfriesshire (Paul and Gillian Rawcliffe) and Riverdane Holsteins,
Ravenscroft Hall Farm, Byley, Middlewich, Cheshire (Mark & Sue Nutsford)
and was bred by Marshall Farms. This young cow by Southland Marker having
calved at the end of June and still giving 60 litres per day was in mint
condition following her recent successes in the show ring at the Dairy
Event where she picked up the 1st prize award for Junior Cow in milk
and Best Udder. Previously In 2002 she won the Interbreed Champion Heifer
and Best Udder at the Dairy Event and bred a champion heifer calf owned
by Almond Holsteins.
The reserve ticket along with the prize for the
Best Udder in the show was picked up by local breeders F Harrison and
Sons of Crossrigg, Cliburn, Penrith for Wetherton Rudolph Juliane
PI.
This very well turned out VG89 cow by Startmore Rudolph is also no stranger
to the show ring and has collected many prizes around the county throughout
this show season. Closely behind these two great mature cows and picking
up the honourable mention award was the champion in milk heifer from
the junior section of the show Knowlesmere MS Papoose PI VG88 (by Maughlin
Storm) shown by enthusiastic local breeders Stephen and Ann Morley of
Petteril Bank, Southwaite, Carlisle.
The Champion exhibitor bred award
went to Newsmith Starboy Pearloma (by Roseland View Black Starboy) from
Tom Smith of Bottoms Farm, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire who had never attended
the Northern Expo show let alone exhibited here and had there been a
prize for the furthest travelled animal this would of surely picked it
up. The best new exhibitor award went to G & AE Smith & Sons
of the “Alandrew” herd from Mount Pleasant Farm, Claughton – On – Brock,
Garstang, Preston. John and Helen Jamieson and family of the “Firth” herd,
Upper Locharwoods, Ruthwell, Dumfries took the breeders pair award and
were placed highly in many of the earlier classes of the evening with
their nine entrants to collect the Premier Breeder Award. Finishing what
had been a most satisfying night in the show ring Paul and Gillian Rawcliffe
of “Almond” Holsteins also went on to collect the Premier
Exhibitor Award for the second consecutive year for the points picked
up on the successes of their eight show entrants.
A huge thank you must
go out on behalf of the Northern Expo Show Committee to the exhibitors
who turned out with an excellent show of cattle for the enthusiastic
crowd to admire “great satisfaction can be taken from the large,
superb entry of cattle together with one of, if not the largest crowd
of spectators seen at the Northern Expo Show” (Mark Towers – Chairman).
Also thanks go to the many sponsors, especially the main joint show sponsors
Holstein UK, Pye Farm Feeds and Foundation
Sires UK for making the 21st
Northern Expo Show a truly memorable event.
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