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Carlisle Autumn Show & Sale 2010Saturday 9th October 2010
The show and sale was kindly sponsored by Garry Phillips Polaris and Davidsons Animal Feeds. The judge, Stephen Hough, (Featherstone Herd), Park Grange Farm, Pontefract, W Yorkshire had the difficult task of judging the show. He commented “It was pleasing to see such a high standard of cattle on show, and I would like to thank the club for organising such a memorable event and asking me to judge.”
The Male & Supreme Championship was awarded to Sally & Neil Lloyd, Stoneycroft Farm, Luston, Leominster, Herefordshire for their single entry, a striking black and white bull Black N Blue Emperor ET. This 19 month old bull, by Empire D’Ochain (IS) and out of a Serum D’Anloy (IS) bred daughter Black N Blue UK.Com flush. Emperor was knocked down for 5,400gns to T Bean & Son, Shield Farm, Muggleswick, Consett.
The judge awarded the Reserve Male Championship to Crackley Bank Dan, an October 2008 son by Blak Du Baty D’Eprave (IS) and out of Crackley Bank Weetabix ET. He was exhibited by Paul Walker, Horsepool Farm, Hunnington, West Midlands. Dan was knocked down for 4,200gns to JD Yeats, Woodhouse Farm, Coanwood, Haltwhistle, Northumberland.
Top price of the day however went Neil R Barclay, Harestone Farm, Crathes, Banchory, Aberdeenshire for his 1st prize winning bull Harestone Excalibre ET from the Empire D’Ochain (IS) and Woodview Whitney flush and was purchased for 6,900gns by Smallburn Farms Ltd, Mayne Farm, Elgin, Morayshire.
Also hitting the high spots at 5,500gns was the 2nd prize winning bull from Redhead & Watson, Bowsden Moor, Bowsden, Berwick-Upon-Tweed. Tweeddale Energiser ET, a March 2009 bull from the Bringlee Blackstar ET and Clarebrand Bertha flush was purchased by McCosh Bros, Culterallers, Biggar, Lanarkshire. Energiser won first prize most promising young bull in the 2010 Border British Blue Club herd competition. Redhead & Watson also win the “Macmin Cup” for the highest priced animal owned and exhibited by a member of the Border Club. An AI son of Mountjoy Utopia (SR) was next in the price ratings. New Close Daz ET bred and exhibited by IE & M Wilson, New Close Farm, Hollington, Nr. Tean, Staffordshire was successfully purchased by R Carter, Twyning Ash Uley Lane, Coaley, Dursley, Glos for 5,100gns. This 22 month old bull is out of a Hazelwood Jake daughter, Hazelwood Tinkerbell and was attracted to Richard Carter because of his top of the breed EBV figures.
Also on 5,100gns was the single entry from Zara Chestnutt, Clougher Farm, Bushmills, Co. Antrim, N Ireland. Clouger Email, who was born on New Years Day 2009, is by Springbank Blackstar ET and out of their homebred cow Clougher Wendy who was Junior Heifer RUAS 2004 and Champion Clougher Valley Show this year. Email himself is no stranger to the show ring having won Male Champion and Reserve BB Champion RUAS 2010 and the Osmonds BB Young Bull Champion. After much interest Email was finally knocked down to JR & HH Thomas, Woodmore Farm, Chirbury, Montgomery. Leading the ladies on 5,000gns was the 1st prize heifer and Reserve Female Champion for Carrick Primestock, Lyonpark, Maybole, Ayrshire for Lyonpark Evelien ET, a 20 month old daughter of Gitan Du P’Tit Mayeur (IS) and Woodview April ET flush. Evelien was sold to H Cockburn & Ptrs, Kingside, Leadburn, West Linton, Peeblesshire. Next at 3,000gns was the 4th prize heifer Low Longthwaite Diamond ET, from newly married Border Club enthusiasts Ross & Elaine Pattinson, Low Longthwaite Farm, Wigton. This stylish black, 23 month old heifer is from the Empire D’Ochain (IS) and Tamhorn Tinkerbelle ET flush. Signing the cheque was WT Evans, Awhirk, Lochans, Stranraer.
The female champion and winner of the ‘Wilodge Perpetual Shield’ for the Best Animal Opposite Sex to the Champion was awarded to D Whiteley & J Courts’ heifer Franks Enigma ET who left the sale ring unsold. Recipients sold to a top of 3,000gns for JT Gibson & Son, Fairview Farm, Evenwoodgate, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham for an 8 month old heifer from the Harley Du Chateau Lebrun (IS) and Ridge Dean Tania ET flush. This stylish blue and white heifer was purchased by G Mitchinson & Sons, High Greenhill, Kirkcamback, Brampton, Cumbria. Averages Ross & Elaine Pattinson’s “Low Longthwaite Diamond ET” 3,000gns
to WT Evans, Awhirk, Lochans, Stranraer. 4th in class 6 A & CS Comrie’s “Stonebyres Elsa ET” 2,800gns to
R & RE Everitt & Son, Kirkley House Farm, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland.
4th in class 6 Stewart Gill’s “Hallfield Aye Up Petal ET & her bull
calf at foot Hallfield Fireside” 2,700gns to GA & JM Maw, Wintershields,
Bewcastle, Carlisle, Cumbria Carrick Primestock’s “Lyonpark Elise ET” 2,600gns to WT Evans, Awhirk, Lochans, Stranraer. 2nd in class 7 photos by Wayne Hutchinson
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