AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT Skelton Show Holding No. 08/173/8000 Entries accepted Only on Official Forms and MUST be accompanied by Entry Fees and paid at time of entry. Please state both Ear Tag and Holding Numbers for all livestock entered and name(s) of handlers and attendants on Show Day must be clearly stated on movement forms. Livestock not to leave the ground before 3-30 p.m. Judging commences 9-30 a.m. prompt, commencing with young handlers. Note: Sheep Trophies will be awarded in the Grand Parade The Committee wish to thank all Sponsors of Classes. Any Ministry Rules or Restrictions must be observed. Overall Referee: Mr G. & Mrs H. Miller, Penruddock The Overall Champion of Champions - Sheep, Cattle & Heavy Horse Sections Only for the John Mounsey Memorial Perpetual Trophy in the Main Ring at 2pm Judge: Mr G. and Mrs H. Miller, Penruddock SHEEP Skelton Show is licensed under the Animal Gatherings Order 2010. All current Defra regulations must be strictly adhered to. Entries: £2.00 (£8.00 minimum) Prizes: 1st £15.00, 2nd £10.00, 3rd £5.00, 4th prize of 3.00 where 7 + entries in any class All Group Prizes 1st £10.00, 2nd £6.00 3rd £4.00, Unless otherwise stated.
Entries for Suffolk, Texel, Zwartble, Beltex & Charollais are restricted to accredited flocks in accordance with Maedi-Visna accredited flocks scheme BELTEX All sheep to be Defra MV Accredited. Registered flock number to be included Judge: Mrs K. Shuttleworth, Gargrave 300. Aged Ram 301. Shearling Ram 302. Ram Lamb 303. Ewe (to have reared lamb this year) 304. Gimmer Shearling 305. Ewe Lamb 306. Group – One male and two females, any age The Society offer the John Pattinson Perpetual Silver Cup to the Champion Beltex. Agri-Lloyd kindly offer £10.00 for the Champion and £5.00 for the Reserve Champion. The Beltex Sheep Society kindly offer Society Rosettes for Champion and Reserve Champion Beltex. The Society kindly offer £5 to the best skinned Beltex Sheep. BLUEFACED LEICESTER Judge: Mrs M. Smith-Jackson, Haltwhistle 307. Aged Ram 308. Shearling Ram 309. Ram Lamb Mrs N Hullock kindly offers the Jim Hullock Memorial Perpetual Challenge Cup to the winner. 310. Ewe to have reared a lamb this year. 311. Gimmer Shearling
17 312. Ewe Lamb. The Society offer the S J Watson Perpetual Silver Cup for best Ewe Lamb. 313. Group – One male and two females, any age. Sponsor - Harrison & Hetherington. The Society kindly offers a the Joe Raine Perpetual Silver Trophy for the best group. The Society offers the Mary Wales Perpetual Challenge Trophy for the Champion Bluefaced Leicester. Agri-Lloyd kindly offer £10 for the Champion and £5 for the Reserve Champion. The Bluefaced Leicester Society kindly offer Society Rosettes for Champion and Reserve Champion Bluefaced Leicester. The Society offer £5 to the best skinned Bluefaced Leicester Sheep.
CHAROLLAIS All sheep to be Defra MV Accredited. Registered flock number to be included Judge: Mr S. Pickthall, Workington 314. Aged Ram 315. Shearling Ram 316. Ram Lamb 317. Ewe (to have reared lamb this year) 318. Gimmer Shearling 319. Ewe Lamb 320. Group – One male and two females, any age Messrs J & T Armstrong kindly offer a Perpetual Silver Cup and D & M Porter, Calthwaite kindly offer £10 for the Champion and £5 for the Reserve Champion, The Society offer the Reed Perpetual Silver Cup for the Champion Charollais Opposite Sex. The Charollais Society kindly offer a Special Edition Rosette to the Champion Charollais. The Society offer £5 to the best skinned Charollais Sheep.
NORTH OF ENGLAND MULES Judge: Mr W. Sedgley, Barbon 321. Single Ewe to have reared lambs this season 322. Two Ewes, to have reared lambs this season 323. Single Shearling 324. Two Shearlings 325. Pen of five Gimmer Lambs (Also eligible in following classes) 326. Two Gimmer Lambs 327. Gimmer Lamb. North of England Mule Sheep Association (Lazonby Branch) kindly offer a Champion Shield Rosette to the highest placed association member. 328. Swaledale Ewe with her own twin Gimmer lambs. (Lambs not to be shown in any other class) R Thompson Esq kindly offers a Perpetual Silver Trophy in memory of the late Gilbert Thompson for the Champion Mule Sheep. Carrs Agriculture kindly offer £10.00 for the Champion and £5.00 for the Reserve Champion. A special rosette to be awarded by the Lazonby Branch of North of England Mule Sheep Association for the highest places shearling or above to have been bred by a NEMSA member. The Society offer £5 to the best skinned North of England Mule Sheep.
18 SHETLAND Judge: Mrs S. Russell, Irvine 329. Aged Ram 333. 0 Gimmer Shearling 330. Shearling Ram 334. 0 Ewe Lamb 331. Ram Lamb 335. 0 Group – one male & two females, any age 332. Ewe to have reared lamb this year The Society offer a Perpetual Silver Cup for the Champion Shetland. Agrifabrication kindly offer £10 for Champion and £5 for Reserve Champion. The Society offer £5 for Best Skinned Sheep.
RYELAND Judge: Mr A. Lancaster, Sutton on the Forest 336. Aged Ram 340. 0 Gimmer Shearling. Sponsor – Dodd & Co. 337. Shearling Ram 341. 0 Ewe Lamb 338. Ram Lamb 342. 0 Group – one male & two females, any age 339. Ewe to have reared lamb this year. Sponsor – Eco Green Energy The Society offer The Graham and Glen Trophy for the Champion Ryeland. Agrifabrication kindly offer £10 for Champion and £5 for Reserve Champion. The Society offer £5 for Best Skinned Sheep
COLOURED RYELAND Judge: Ms E. Austin, Sutton on the Forest 343. Aged Ram 347. 0 Gimmer Shearling 344. Shearling Ram 348. 0 Ewe Lamb 345. Ram Lamb 349. 0 Group – one male & two females, any age 346. Ewe to have reared lamb this year
ANY OTHER NATIVE BREED OF SHEEP Judge: Mr W. Huddleston, Arkholme 350. Aged Ram 354. 0 Gimmer Shearling 351. Shearling Ram 355. 0 Ewe Lamb 352. Ram Lamb 356. 0 Group – one male & two females, any age 353. Ewe to have reared lamb this year The Society offer the D’Reilly Cup for the Champion. Pengen Ltd offer £10 for Champion and £5 for Reserve Champion The Society offers £5 for the Best Skinned Sheep
BBST Cumbria - present a rosette for the best set of horns in the Native classes.
19 SWALEDALE Judge: TBC 357. Aged Ram. Sponsor – T W Relph & Sons 358. Shearling Ram. Sponsor Mole Valley 358a. Shearling Ewe 359. Ram Lamb. 360. Ewe Lamb 360a. Ewe to have raised lamb this year 361. Group – one male and two females, any age. The Society offers The Harry Richardson Perpetual Silver Trophy for the Champion Swaledale. Penrith & District Farmers Mart kindly offer £10.00 for the Champion and £5.00 for the Reserve Champion. The Swaledale Sheep Society kindly offer Society Rosettes for Champion and Reserve Champion Swaledale. The Society offer £5 to the best skinned Swaledale Sheep. SUFFOLK All sheep to be Defra MV Accredited. Registered flock number to be included Judge: Mr W. Hutchon, Lockerbie 362. Aged Ram 363. Shearling Ram 364. Ram Lamb. 365. Ewe to have reared lamb this year 366. Gimmer Shearling 367. Ewe Lamb 368. Group – One male and two females The Society offers the Millward Cup for the Champion Suffolk. Mole Valley kindly offers £10 for the Champion and £5 Reserve Champion Suffolk. The Suffolk Sheep Society kindly offer Society Rosettes for Champion & Reserve Champion Suffolk. The Society offer £5 to the best skinned Suffolk Sheep. TEXEL All sheep to be Defra MV Accredited. Registered flock number to be included Judge: Mr J. Black, Ecclefechan 369. Aged Ram 370. Shearling Ram 371. Ram Lamb 372. Ewe to have reared lamb this year 373. Gimmer Shearling. 374. Ewe Lamb 375. Group One Male and Two Females, any age Mrs C Sealby and family kindly offer the Geoff Sealby Memorial Perpetual Rose Bowl for winning group of Texels Class 375. The Society offers the John Bainbridge Perpetual Silver Cup for the Champion Texel. Jim Walton (Penrith) Ltd kindly offer £10.00 for the Champion and £5.00 for the Reserve Champion. Mrs J Couzens and Family kindly offer the John Farrer Memorial Silver Perpetual Cup for the Champion Texel opposite sex. Mrs R E Martin kindly offers a Perpetual Silver Cup for the best pure bred Texel bred by the Exhibitor. The Texel Sheep Society kindly offer Society Rosettes for Champion and Reserve Champion Texel. The Society offer £5 to the best skinned Texel Sheep. 20 DUTCH TEXEL Judge: Mr I, Sowerby, Ormside 376. Aged Ram or Shearling 379. Gimmer Shearling 377. Ram Lamb 380. Ewe Lamb 378. Ewe (to have reared lambs in 2019) 381. Best Pair (One Male, One Female) Ted & Debbie Benn kindly offer The Perpetual Cup for Dutch Texel Champion Mr Giles Pyman & Family kindly offer The Perpetual Cup for Dutch Texel Reserve Champion (opposite sex) Harrison & Hethrington kindly offer The Perpetual Cup for Best Dutch Texel Pair Dugdales Nutrion kindly offer £10 for the Champion and £5 for the Reserve Champion Bridgedales Nutrition kindly offer £20 voucher for first prize in each class and a Mineral Drench for Champion Dutch Texel and Mineral Bucket for Reserve Champion C M Varleys kindly offer a bag of feed for 2nd prize in each class
ZWARTBLES All sheep to be Defra MV Accredited. Registered flock number to be included Judge: Miss I. Hartley, Roughlee, Nelson 382. Aged Ram 386. Gimmer Shearling. 383. Shearling Ram 387. Ewe Lamb. 384. Ram Lamb 388. Group – One male and two females, any age. 385. Ewe (to have reared lamb this year) The Society offer £10.00 to Champion and £5.00 for the Reserve Champion. The Zwartbles Society kindly offer a Society Rosette for Champion Zwartbles. The Society offer the Crossrigg Rose Bowl for Champion Zwartbles. PenGen Ltd kindly offer offer £5 to the best skinned Zwartbles Sheep.
SHEEP CHAMPIONSHIP Judge: Mr N. Barker, Burton in Kendal Breed Champions only to be shown in Championship The Society offers the A L Kidd Perpetual Silver Cup for the Overall Champion Sheep. The Society offers the Burns Perpetual Cup for the overall Reserve Champion Sheep Penrith & District Farmers Mart kindly offer £30 for the Champion Sheep and Agrifabrication kindly offer £15 for the Reserve Champion. Seagroves kindly donate a tub of minerals for the Champion Sheep.
PRIME LAMBS Judge: Mr J. Cowen, Houghton 389. Three Butchers Lambs any cross The Society offers the R W Dixon Perpetual Silver Cup for the Best Pen of three prime lambs.
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