BLACKFACE SHEEP BREEDERS ASSOCIATION Dumfries and Galloway Branch Fourth Spring Show Held on Thursday 3rd March, 2011 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 fourth spring show of Blackface Sheep, was hailed as a great success with over 76 sheep forward and a record number of 129 members and friends stockjuding the six first place class winners. The judge for the evening was well known and respected Lanarkshire breeder and Blackface Sheep Breeders Association Honorary President Mr Angus Kennedy , Mitchellhill, 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 new class of home bred tup hogg proved a great success with 20 hoggs forward. The Champion was exhibited by Messrs W Ramsay and Sons, Milnmark Farm, Dalry, their ewe which is carrying twins by the £7500 Clanary tup is by a homebred sire Dot.Com which is by a £8000 Clennell tup and her dam is 21K Gass.
The reserve champion was from Mr A Paton, Craig, Straiton, their bought in tup hogg by an £2600 Allanfaulds tup which is shared with Knockeen.
A new trophy for the best Gimmer was kindly donated by life long Blackface sheep enthusiast Mr D Baird, Alcaufar, School Brae, Portpartick, this was won by M/s Burns, Craignell, New Galloway.
Class Placings
Aged Tup 1st G McClymont, Cuil, Palnure, Newton Stewart 2nd J W Kay, Gass, Straiton, Ayrshire 3rd John Ramsay, Barhaskine, Glenluce 4th Mr A Paton, Craig, Straiton, Ayrshire
Tup Hogg 1st Mr A Paton, Craig, Straiton, Ayrshire 2nd M/s W Ramasy & Sons, Milnmark Farm, Dalry, Castle Douglas 3rd IRS Bond, Glen Farm, Gatehouse of Fleet, Castle Douglas 4th J Mitchell & Son, Little Larg, New Luce, Newton Stewart
Homebred Tup Hogg 1st M/s W Ramasy & Sons, Milnmark Farm, Dalry, Castle Douglas 2nd G McClymont, Cuil, Palnure, Newton Stewart 3rd M/s Burns, Craignell, New Galloway 4th IRS Bond, Glen Farm, Gatehouse of Fleet, Castle Douglas
Ewe 1st M/s W Ramasy & Sons, Milnmark Farm, Dalry, Castle Douglas 2nd M/s W Ramasy & Sons, Milnmark Farm, Dalry, Castle Douglas 3rd IRS Bond, Glen Farm, Gatehouse of Fleet, Castle Douglas 4th J Mitchell & Son, Little Larg, New Luce, Newton Stewart
Gimmer 1st M/s Burns, Craignell, New Galloway 2nd M/s W Ramasy & Sons, Milnmark Farm, Dalry, Castle Douglas 3rd Mr A Paton, Craig, Straiton, Ayrshire 4th J W Kay, Gass, Straiton, Ayrshire
Ewe Hogg 1st J Mitchell & Son, Little Larg, New Luce, Newton Stewart 2nd M/s Campbell, Larg, Creetown, Newton Stewart 3rd IRS Bond, Glen Farm, Gatehouse of Fleet, Castle Douglas 4th G McClymont, Cuil, Palnure, 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 Mr A McCracken, ATV Services. R O’Neil, Ayr The Bank of Scotland ATV Services, Holmpark Industrial Estate, Minnigaff, Newton Stewart Crierson Brothers, (Butchers), 148 King Street, Castle Douglas Progressive Animal Services, Hikwa, Nithsdale, Thornhill Creebridge Veterinary Centre, McLean Cottage, Newton Stewart Natural Stock Care, per Tom Stevenson Murray Farm Care, Irongray Park, Dumfries Mrs Isobel Cuthbertson, 45 Kirkland Street, Dalry, Castle Douglas