Castle Douglas Galloway Show and Sale 14Th and 15Th February, 2008

Castle Douglas Galloway Show and Sale – 14th and 15th February, 2008.

Galloway pre sale show on Thursday 14th February, 2008.

It has taken 4 generations for the name of Wallace of Fingland to appear on the Male Champion trophy, and a delighted Jimmy Wallace, Fingland, Dalry, Castle Douglas secured this prestigious honour with Ronaldo of Fingland a April, 2006 born, this Beckham of Finland son, came through from the 2 year old championship, purchased by J & J W Ions, Thrnyburn, Falstone, Hexham . The Reserve Male Champion, was the extensively shown Klondyke Nimrod from Klondyke Farms, Shancastle, Moniaive, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire and is off home to the Ben Lomond herd belonging to well known breeders J, M & D Maxwell, Blairvockie, Rowardennan, Drymen for 4000gns.

In the female championship it was Drumhumphry Janice 350 exhibited by Drew, Betty and Peter Brown, Drumhumphry, Corsock, Castle Douglas, which secured the top silverware and the top price. German breeder Bern Schlichterle purchased this November 2004 born, Blackcraig Idol daughter for 2600gns. He also takes to home to Germany the reserve female, Countess Nolene of Nether Cleugh, exhibited by Peter Hunter Blair, Nether Cleugh, Dalry, Castle DouglasThis Knightrider of Nether Cleugh daughter was purchased for 1500gns.

All but one of the females were sold, with 5 going to Germany and 4 travelling across the water to Ireland, this sale, exceeded all vendors expectations with many purchasers going home empty handed. With 16 Galloways confirmed for an order for Poland and the hope of more to be sourced for export to Poland, it is hoped more cattle will be forward for the next Society Sale.

2008 Spring Show Results

1ST 2ND 3RD

Class 1 3 5 2 Class 2 11 14 15 Class 3 17 25 21 Class 4 26 34 28 Class 5 37 36 38 Class 6 46 49 45 Class 7 58 51 - Class 8 67 61 62 Class 9 70 73 74 Class 10 82 81 80 Class 11 92 95 96 Class 12 101 102 100 Class 13 - - - Class 14 111 112 114

Averages 37 bulling heifers £1010.66 (+£276.05) for ten more sold 19 incalf or ran with bull £1059.39 (-£29.11) 20 bulls £1876.88 (-£846.56)

Lot No Price Gns Purchaser

1 N/F 2 850 M/s Hooper, Wardbrook, Shamplor, Cornwall 3 4000 J,M & D Maxwell, Blairvockie, Rowardennan, Drymen 4 N/S 5 1400 M/s Hamer, Hirnant, Elan Valley, Rhayadar, Wales 6 N/F 7 N/F 8 N/F 9 1000 Lochenkit Farm, Crocketford, Dumfries 10 N/F 11 N/S 12 N/F 13 1100 P J Hunter Blair, Nether Cleugh,Dalry, Castle Douglas 14 1200 D W Gourlay & Co, Craigmuie, Moniaive, Dumfries 15 2200 Ardwall Farm Ltd, Ardwal, Gatehouse of Fleet 16 N/F 17 3200 J & J W Ions, Thornyburn, Falstone, Hexham 18 2100 EM Alford & Son, Moortown Farm, Tavistock, Devon 19 N/F 20 1100 J Clark, Bentash Farm, Eagelsfield, Cockermouth 21 900 M/s Wallace, Hannaston, Dalry, Castle Douglas 22 N/S 23 N/S 24 1600 I A Milligan, Dunesslin, Dunscore, Dumfries 25 2000 Woolhanger Farms, Parracombe, Devon 26 3200 Cnewr Esates, Sennybridge, Brecon, Powys 27 N/F 28 1500 M/s Medland, Williamston Hall, Tavistock, Devon 29 N/S 30 N/F 31 N/F 32 N/F 33 N/F 34 3400 M/s Barbara, Heyes, Hossborough Hall Rainford 35 N/F 36 1100 J,M & D Maxwell, Blairvockie, Drymen 37 2200 H Guthrie, Ardoch, Dalry, Castle Douglas 38 900 SA Hunter, Reavely Greens, Powburn 39 N/S 40 900 JM Thomson, Drumlea, Dalbeattie 41 N/F 42 N/F 43 680 DM McQueen & Son, Upper Barr, Corsock 44 N/F 45 880 R McKinnel & Son, Garrarie, Whtihorn, Wigtownshire 46 2600 Bern Schlichterle, Germany 47 N/F 48 720 G Nicholson, Brockloch, Kirkpatrick Durham, Castle Douglas 49 1050 R McKinnel & Son, as lot 45 50 N/F 51 780 TK Laurie, Snowdon Close, Gilsland, Bewcastle 52 700 TK Laurie, as lot 51 53 680 D & W Bowman, Bagbie, Carsluith, Newton Stewart 54 N/F 55 N/S 56 680 Mr Hogg, Milnholm, Langholm 57 N/F 58 1050 G Nicolson, as lot 48 59 900 Mr Maluna, Germany 60 650 G H White & Son, Hartsgarth, Newcastleton 61 950 G & M Porter, West Carrabus, Bridgend, Islay 62 700 J McKenna & Sons, Gass, Kirkcowan, Newton Stewart 63 N/F 64 1600 M McCornick, Barquhill, Wigtown, Newton Stewart 65 750 M Dodd & Son, Boreland of Southwick, Dumfries 66 1000 Mr Maluna, Germany 67 1500 Bern Schlichterle, Germany 68 720 RD Alford, as lot 18 69 N/F 70 1050 I A Milligan as lot 24 71 1000 D M McQueen, as lot 43 72 780 I Thomson, Caberston, Walkerburn, Peebles 73 1800 K Van Hollen, Germany 74 1500 K Welter, Whithaugh, Newcastleton 75 750 J Jordon, Moortown, Devon 76 1350 J McCurdy, 230 Carnlough Road, Broughshane, Ballymena 77 N/F 78 1400 H D Lister, Near Orrest, Windermere 79 880 D M McQueen, as lot 43 80 850 J Gilroy, Kirkcarswell, Dundrennan, Kirkcudbright 81 2100 M McCornick, as lot 64 82 1500 M/s Smith, Wileysyke, Gilsland 83 1400 K Welter, as lot 74 84 525 M/s Hooper, as lot 2 85 1000 R McKinnel & Son, as lot 45 86 920 D M McQueen, as lot 43 87 920 D M McQueen, as lot 43 88 820 M/s Robinson, Ottercops, Kirkwhelpington 89 N/S 90 820 J McCurdy, as lot 76 91 720 M/s Armstrong, NI 92 950 G & M Porter, as lot 61 93 750 JM Goodfellow, The Mains, Newcastleton 94 750 EM Alford & Son, as lot 18 95 900 SR Busby, Unthank, Ewes, Langholm 96 780 GH White & Son, Hartsgarth, Newcastleton 97 750 R McKinnel & Son, as lot 45 98 750 J McKenna & Sons, as lot 62 99 900 CW Abel, Higher Godsworthy, Petertavy, Tavistock 100 900 J Jordon, as lot 75 101 880 G Nicholson, as lot 48 102 1000 I A Milligan, as lot 24 103 700 J Gilroy, as lot 80 104 1050 G Nicholson, as lot 48 105 800 M/s Armstrong, NI 106 700 G Nicholson, as lot 48 107 750 CW Abel 108 800 M/s Armstrong, NI 109 N/F 110 N/F 111 560 J Paterson & Son 112 540 Klondyke Farms 113 680 Klondyke Farms 114 790 Stillmans, Somerset