Kirkmichael Games
There was a strong sheep section at Strathardle Agricultural Show in Kirkmichael on Saturday.
The prime lamb championship was again won by David and Elizabeth Stewart, Mains of Dalrulzion, Blacklunans, with two lambs by a home-bred Beltex tup.
Mains of Dalrulzion also showed the reserve pair from similar breeding.
The judge for the day was Alex Paul, Ballingall Mill, Leslie. Trophy winners were as follows: Best pair of Suffolk cross lambs, BF dam (Bibby Shield) - Wester Bleaton.
Best pair of cross lambs (Angus Marts Trophy) - Mains of Dalrulzion.
Best pair of prime lambs, Blackface dam (Robertson Trophy) - Cally Estate.
Best pair of Blackface wedder lambs (Chick Ferguson Rosebowl) - Folda.
Supreme Championship in prime lamb classes (MacDougall Trophy) - David and Elizabeth Stewart, Mains of Dalrulzion, with their pair of home-bred Beltex. Reserve - Mains of Dalrulzion with another pair of home-bred Beltex.
CLASSES
Pair of Leicester cross lambs - 1 Folda; 2 and 3 Laighwood. Pair of Blackface wedder lambs - 1 Folda; 2 and 3 Glenkilrie. Pair of Lambs, BF dam, by any other sire - 1 Cally Estate; 2 Jean Lindsay, Runavey; 3 Glenkilrie. Pair of Suffolk cross lambs, BF dam - 1 Wester Bleaton; 2 Glenkilrie; 3 Runavey. Pair of Suffolk cross lambs, mule dam - 1 Wester Bleaton; 2 and 3 Laighwood. Pair of Suffolk cross lambs, any dam under 80kg - 1 and 2 Mains of Dalrulzion; 3 Runavey. Pair of Suffolk cross lambs, any dam over 80kg - 1 and 3 Laighwood; 2 Mains of Dalrulzion. Pair of lambs, any other breed under 80kg - 1, 2, 3 Mains of Dalrulzion. Pair of lambs, any other breed over 80kg - 1, 2, 3 Mains of Dalrulzion.
CROSS BREEDING SHEEP
The cross breeding sheep championship and reserve were also won by Mains of Dalrulzion.
Their champion was a Texel cross ewe by a Scrogtonhead sire out of a three-quarter Texel quarter Cheviot ewe. Their reserve was a gimmer of similar breeding.
The judge was Michael Rattray, of Westpark, Auchterarder. Trophy winners were as follows: Best pair of cross ewes (Wester Bleaton Trophy) - Mains of Dalrulzion with a Beltex cross home bred pair.
Best pair of mule ewe lambs (Balvarran Cup) - Folda.
Cross female champion (Balgairn Cup) Mains of Dalrulzion with their ewe. Reserve - Mains of Dalrulzion with their gimmer.
CLASSES
Pair of mule ewe lambs - 1 Folda; 2 and 3 Ashintully. Pair of cross ewe lambs any other breed, judged for breeding purposes - 1 Mains of Dalrulzion; 2 Elizabeth Stewart; 3 Ardlebank. Pair of cross ewes, any cross, nursed as a lamb this year, judged for breeding purposes - 1 David Stewart, Mains of Dalrulzion; 2 and 3 Elizabeth Stewart. Pair of mule ewes, nursed as a lamb this year - 1 Ardlebank; 2 Laighwood; 3 Mains of Mause. Pair of cross gimmers - 1, 2, 3 Mains of Dalrulzion. Pair of mule gimmers - 1 Mains of Mause; 2 Folda; 3 Laighwood.
NORTH-TYPE BLACKFACE SHEEP
The north-type blackface sheep champion was shown by David Nicol, Viewmount, Glenisla, with a three-crop ewe. Alan Petrie, Meikle Coul, Tannadice, showed the reserve, a home-bred gimmer.
The judge was Stephen Duncan jun, of Auchdreggnie, Glenlivet. Trophy winners were as follows: Best adult male sheep (Pitcarmick Cup) Brian Cocker.
Best adult female sheep (Straloch Cup) David Nicol, Viewmount.
Best Blackface ewe lamb (Constable Cup) - Viewmount.
Best Blackface ram lamb (Messrs Keir and Cawder Trophy) - Viewmount.
Best shepherd’s sheep (Blackhall Trophy) - Brian Cocker.
Group of three females (WS McDonald Cup) - Alan Petrie, Meikle Coul.
Group of three males (Ashintully Trophy) - Viewmount. Adult male - Viewmount. Adult female - Viewmount. Supreme Champion (RS Young Cup) Viewmount with their ewe. Reserve - Alan Petrie with his gimmer. CLASSES BF aged ram - Glenfernate. BF shearling ram - 1 Brian Cocker; 2 Alan Petrie; 3 Viewmount. BF ram lamb - 1 Viewmount; 2 Alan Petrie; 3 Jean Lindsay. BF ewe - 1 Viewmount; 2 Brian Cocker; 3 Glenfernate.
BF ewe one-crop - 1 and 2 Alan Petrie. BF gimmer - 1 Alan Petrie; 2 and 3 Viewmount. BF ewe lamb 1 and 2 Viewmount; 3 Alan Petrie.
Shepherds’ Blackface sheep north type classes: Shearling ram - 1 Brian Cocker; 2 Adam Forbes, Viewmount. BF ram lamb Brian Cocker. BF ewe - Brian Cocker. Champion - Brian Cocker, Auldallan, with his two-crop ewe.
SOUTH-TYPE BLACKFACE SHEEP
Mark Simpson, Sidlaw, Blairgowrie, took the BF South-type championship with his threecrop ewe. Reserve was Calum Simpson, Sidlaw, with his one-crop ewe.
The judge was Judge Willie Taylor, of Dall, Killin. Trophy winners were as follows: Champion (Macdonald, Fraser and Co Trophy) - Sidlaw.
Best opposite sex South type (Forfar Marts Trophy) - Sidlaw.
Best ram lamb (Dave Stewart Trophy) Sidlaw.
Best ewe lamb (Jenny Stewart Trophy) Fraser Wilson, Steading Cottage.
Group of three males Blackface South type (Lady Nairn Trophy) - Tomchulan.
Group of three females Blackface South type (Sandy Webster Memorial Trophy) - Sidlaw.
CLASSES
BF aged ram - 1 Tomchulan; 2 Balnabroich; 3 Glenfernate. BF shearling ram - 1 Tomchulan; 2 Glenfernate; 3 Ashintully. BF ram lamb -1 Sidlaw; 2 Auldallan; 3 Glenfernate. BF ewe - 1 Sidlaw; 2 Auldallan; 3 Steading Cottage. BF ewe one-crop - 1 Sidlaw; 2 Callum Simpson; 3 Steading Cottage. BF gimmer - 1 Sidlaw; 2 Glenfernate; 3 Steading Cottage. BF ewe lamb 1 Steading Cottage; 2 Calum Simpson; 3 Sidlaw.
Shepherds’ Blackface sheep south type: Shearling ram - 1 Ross Mackintosh. Ram lamb - 1 Brian Cocker; 2 Fraser Wilson; 3 Ross Mackintosh. Ewe one crop - 1 Calum Simpson; 2 Fraser Wilson; 3 Brian Cocker. Gimmer - 1 Ross Mackintosh; 2 and 3 Fraser Wilson. Ewe lamb - 1 Fraser Wilson; 2 Calum Simpson; 3 Ross Mackintosh.