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General Rules and Entry Form published in Schedule of Prizes
now available from Secretary


Secretary: Mr. G. Rigg, Rutherford Farm, Scargill,
Barnard Castle, Co Durham, DL12 9SX.
Phone: 01833 621284

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SHEEP SECTION

Promoter: Mr.G.Guy, Holme Farm, Gilmonby, Barnard Castle. DL12 9LX (01833 628221)
Entry Secretary: Mrs J. Kipling, Stone Close, Scargill, Barnard Castle.DL12 9SY (01833 621326)

SHEEP JUDGES

Blue Faced Leicester: Mr. M. Walton, Staindrop
Mule: Mr. M. Walton, Staindrop
Texel; Mr. P. Slater, Macclesfield
Beltex: Mr. P. Slater, Macclesfield
Zwartbles: Mrs. A Dickinson, Harle
Swaledale: Mr. M. Stobart, Lunedale
Mr. R. Tennant, Rylstone
Mr. D. Noble, Wigton
Mr. A. Watson, Slaggyford
Referee: Mr. G.K. Hird, Whaston

Judging 10.30am except Class S33
Prizes: 1st, £10; 2nd, £6; 3rd, £4 in all classes, unless otherwise stated
Entry fee: £2.00

Local classes shall be confined to exhibitors residing in the parishes of Bowes, Gilmonby, Scargill, Boldron, Lartington, Cotherstone, Hunderthwaite, Hope, and Startforth.
All MV accredited sheep will be penned separately.
All sheep to be accompanied by movement licenses to and from the show field.
Showfield Holding Number: 12/692/8000

BLUE FACED LEICESTER (OPEN)

Judge: Mr. M. Walton
Judging approx. 10.30am

S1. AGED OR SHEARLING RAM. First Prize £10 voucher kindly
donated by Marr & MacGregor Feeds Ltd
S2. RAM LAMB First Prize £10 voucher kindly donated by
Marr & MacGregor Feeds Ltd
S3. EWE Prizes kindly donated by Penrith Farmers & Kidds plc
S4. GIMMER SHEARLING Prizes kindly donated by W A Grice, Haulage Contractor
S5. GIMMER LAMB. Prizes kindly donated by Penrith Farmers & Kidds plc
S6. BEST PAIR, MALE OR FEMALE, shown as a pair. Prizes kindly donated by J Warren ABP

CHAMPION BLUE FACED LEICESTER: Winner to hold the Teesdale Mercury Ltd perpetual challenge cup, for one year only and the Blue Faced Leicester Sheep Breeders Association Rosette.
Please note Special Sheep classes

MULES

Judge: Mr. M. Walton

S7. ONE MULE EWE OR SHEARLING TO HAVE REARED A LAMB
IN 2011
S8. ONE MULE GIMMER LAMB
S9. TWO MULE GIMMER LAMBS
S10. FIVE MULE GIMMER LAMBS, Winner to hold the J. Luck Cup for
one year only.

CHAMPIONSHIP: Winner to hold the A. Raine Tankard for one year only.
Please note Special Sheep classes

TEXELS

Judge: Mr. P. Slater

S11. AGED OR SHEARLING RAM. Prizes kindly donated by
Harrison & Hetherington Ltd.
S12. RAM LAMB. Prizes kindly donated by Harrison & Hetherington
S13. EWE. Prizes kindly donated by Dugdale Nutrition Ltd, Clitheroe
S14. GIMMER SHEARLING. Prizes kindly donated by S & R Scott & Sons
S15. GIMMER LAMB. Prizes kindly donated by D & A Armstrong Ltd, Agric. Engineers
S16. GROUP Ram any age. Ewe or Gimmer Shearling and Gimmer Lamb.

CHAMPIONSHIP: Winner to hold the Farm & Rural Marketing Trophy for one year only, the Texel Society Rosette and a bag of coal kindly donated by Middleton Coal Depot.
Please note Special Sheep classes

BELTEX

Judge: Mr. P. Slater

S18. AGED OR SHEARLING RAM. Prizes kindly donated by
Middleton Forge Ltd
S19. RAM LAMB Prizes kindly donated by Henderson Farmsure, Insurance Brokers
S20. EWE OR GIMMER SHEARLING. Prizes kindly donated by S & A Ltd
S21. GIMMER LAMB. Prizes kindly donated by D & A Armstrong Ltd, Agric. Engineers

CHAMPIONSHIP: Winner to hold the Barnard Castle Auction Mart Ltd Cup for one year only and the Beltex Society Rosette.

TERMINAL BREEDS CHAMPIONSHIP: The winners of classes S11 to S21 inclusive (male or female) will compete to hold the JR & M Richardson Challenge Cup for one year only. To be judged by the referee judge.
Please note Special Sheep classes

ZWARTBLES

Judge: Mrs. A. Dickinson

S22. AGED OR SHEARLING RAM.
S23. RAM LAMB. Prizes kindly donated by McFarlane Family Butchers
S24. EWE OR GIMMER SHEARLING .
S25. GIMMER LAMB.
CHAMPIONSHIP: Winner to hold the Middleton Coal Depot Cup for one year only and the Zwartbles Society Rosette.
Please note Special Sheep classes

SPECIAL SHEEP CLASSES
Judge: Referee: Mr. G. K. Hird
Judging not before 2.30pm

S27. BEST GIMMER LAMB, any breed or cross, winner to hold the R. L. Close Memorial Cup for one year only. Prizes kindly donated by M. Close, Hay & Straw Merchant.
S28. BEST YOUNG HANDLER, aged 16 years and under on show day showing a GIMMER LAMB, any breed or cross. For breeding purposes. Prizes kindly donated by NatWest Bank
S29. BEST YOUNG HANDLER, aged 16 years and under on show day, showing a RAM LAMB, any breed or cross. For breeding purposes. Prizes kindly donated by Henderson Farmsure, Insurance Brokers
S30. BEST MALE & FEMALE, any breed, shown as a pair. Winner to hold the Addison’s Trophy for one year only. Prizes kindly donated by NatWest Bank

CHAMPION LOCAL SHEEP ON THE FIELD any breed or cross. Winner to hold the
T. Swinbank Cup for one year only.
CHAMPION SHEEP ON THE FIELD any breed or cross. Winner to hold the Novartis Animal Health Cup for one year (to be won 4 times in all), and 2 bags of coal kindly donated by Middleton Coal Depot.

SWALEDALE – MALES

Judges: Mr M Stobart and Mr D. Noble. Mr A. Watson for class S33 only
Judging of class S33 to start at 10.00am prompt

S33. SHEARLING RAM, winner to hold The Challenge Cup, kindly presented by Lord Barnard, past president of the Swaledale Breeder’s Association, to be held for one year only. Exhibits to be bred and shown by a registered member of the Swaledale Breeders Association.
Prizes: 1st, £75.00; 2nd, £40.00; 3rd, £20.00; 4th, £10.00; 5th, £5.00; kindly sponsored by NFU Mutual Office, Barnard Castle.
S34. TWO SHEAR OR OVER RAM Prizes kindly donated by J. Warren ABP
S35. RAM LAMB Prizes kindly donated by Eden Farm Supplies
S36. AGED OR SHEARLING RAM (SMALL BREEDERS) 1st and 2nd prize winners debarred.
S37. RAM LAMB (SMALL BREEDERS) 1st and 2nd prize winners debarred. Prizes kindly donated by S & A Ltd.
S38. TWO RAMS age considered.
S39. RAM LAMB & GIMMER LAMB Prizes kindly donated by W A Grice, Haulage Contractor
S40. ‘THE YORKSHIRE TROPHY’ FOR BEST SWALEDALE RAM, any age. To be judged on points, age considered. Exhibit to have been used as stock ram in the flock in 2010.
Winner to hold a trophy kindly given by the Yorkshire Building Society and their agents Messrs Addison & Co. Chartered Accountants, 91 Galgate, Barnard Castle.
S41. BEST MALE OR FEMALE, to have been shown, but not to have won a prize.

CHAMPION RAM LAMB: Winner to hold the G. W. Foster Memorial Cup for one year only.
CHAMPION MALE: Winner to hold the J R Hillery Cup for one year only
Please note Special Sheep classes

SWALEDALE - FEMALES

Judges: Mr. R. Tennant and Mr. A. Watson

S42. EWE to have reared a lamb in 2011. Prizes kindly donated by Taylor & Braithwaite Ltd
S43. GIMMER SHEARLING The J R Addison Memorial Challenge Cup, to be held by the winner for one year only. Prizes kindly donated by Carrs Billington (Agriculture) Ltd
S44. GIMMER LAMB; Prizes kindly donated by Phillip Holden (Rural)
S45. EWE to have reared a lamb in 2011 or GIMMER SHEARLING (SMALL BREEDERS)
1st & 2nd prize winners debarred.
S46. GIMMER LAMB (SMALL BREEDERS) 1st & 2nd prize winners debarred.
S47. TWO GIMMER LAMBS, 1st prize kindly donated by Mr R. Dixon & the E Dixon Memorial Challenge Cup, to be held by the winner for one year only.
S48. GROUP EWE, GIMMER SHEARLING AND GIMMER LAMB. Prizes kindly donated by Novartis Animal Health UK Ltd.
S49. FIVE GIMMER LAMBS. The Norman Fields Tankard will be given to the highest placed ‘A’ District member, to be held for one year only. Prizes kindly donated by NatWest Bank
S50. BEST MALE AND FEMALE, R.D. Kearton and Sons of Boldron have kindly donated a Challenge Cup to be held by the winner for one year only. Prizes kindly donated by NatWest Bank
Please note Special Sheep classes

DISTRICT CHAMPION: winner to hold the Carrs Billington Trophy for one year only.
SMALL BREEDER’S CHAMPION; Winner to hold the Sherwoods Challenge Cup for one year only. Exhibits must have been shown in one of the following classes: S36, S37, S45, or S46.
FEMALE CHAMPION: The L. Guy Memorial Challenge Cup to be held by the winner for one year only, the winner will also receive £10 kindly donated by Mr. G. Guy.
OVERALL CHAMPION: to hold the William Wilkinson Memorial Challenge Cup for one year only, the Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association Rosette and a bag of coal kindly donated by Middleton Coal Depot.

The organisers of Bowes Show and members of Bowes Agricultural Society would like to express their sincere thanks for all the support and generous sponsorship received, without which the show would not be possible.

HAY SECTION

Judge: Referee: Mr. G. K. Hird
Prizes: 1st, £5.00; 2nd, £3.00; 3rd, £1.00 Entry Fee: £1
Exhibits to be judged and displayed outside the industrial marquee

F52. BEST BUNDLE OF SEED HAY
F53. BEST BUNDLE OF OLD LAND HAY

CHAMPION HAY: Winner to hold the L Cooper Memorial Perpetual Challenge Cup for one year only

DOGS SECTION

ALL ENTRIES FOR THE DOG SHOW WILL BE TAKEN AT THE SECRETARY’S STAND IN THE INDUSTRIAL MARQUEE BEFORE I.45pm
Prizes: 1st, £5.00; 2nd, £3.00; 3rd, £1.00 unless otherwise stated Entry Fee: £1.00

DOG SHOW
Judge: Mrs J Metcalfe
Judging: not before 2.00pm

D60. BEST SHEEPDOG OR BITCH rough or smooth haired. Prizes kindly donated by Farmway
D61. BEST TERRIER Prizes kindly donated by Farmway Ltd.
D62. BEST GUN DOG Prizes kindly donated by The Gun Shop, Barnard Castle together with a bag of dog food kindly donated by B. Brough for 1st prize.
D63. BEST SMALL PET DOG not exceeding 30cms at the shoulder. Prizes kindly donated by Farmway Ltd.
D64 BEST LARGE PET DOG exceeding 30cm at the shoulder. Prizes kindly donated by Farmway Ltd.

CHAMPION DOG: winner to hold ‘The Neville Turner Cup’ for one year only together with a £20 voucher and a bag of dog food kindly donated by Farmway Ltd
RESERVE CHAMPION DOG: to be awarded a bag of dog food kindly donated by B. Brough

PET DOG AGILITY
Pet Dog Agility Classes will run all day. Results approx 3.30pm
Entry Fee: £1.00
Each competitor to receive a certificate and a ‘doggy’ treat kindly donated by J&H Meynell,
Pet & Garden Supplies

D65 PET DOG AGILITY Small Dogs, not exceeding 30cms at the shoulder.
D66 PET DOG AGILITY Large Dogs, exceeding 30cms at the shoulder.
 
 

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