Friday 6th March 2020
Judge- Malcolm Telfer and Helen Claxton, Newton High House, Newton, Stocksfield, Northumberland
A lifetime of Galloway breeding ended on a high for Galloway Society’s Honorary Patron Mr Graham Noble, West Acres, Kirklinton - formally Demesne when he received female champion and top price with his last two animals at the Society’s show and sale held at Harrison and Hetherington’s Carlisle Mart.
It was a fitting end to 70 years of owning Galloways, first at Demesne and then in his retirement at West Acres for Graham, when West Acres Chimera a 23 month old bulling heifer received female champion and was sold to the judges Malcolm Telfer and Helen Claxton for 2200gns and the 10 month old, West Acres Big Mac was knocked down for 3000gns to Messrs McMorran, Miefield, Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire. These two are full brother and sister by the AI sire Grange Mozart and out of Barlaes Brownie 231st a heifer Graham purchased to continue his interest in the breed.
The overall male champion – Osman of Balgray was from husband and wife team David and Rosemarie Cornthwaite, Balgray, this July 2018 born Troloss Impeccable son is out of Penninghame Uzma and was unsold on the day. The reserve male champion was Wareham’s Welling from J & S Wareham, Little Tottinghworth Farm, Broad Oak, Heathfield, this 23 month old is a son of Welling of Kilnstown who was interbreed champion at Heathfield show, champion at Great Yorkshire show and reserve male champion at Royal Highland show in 2019.
The reserve female champion Barlaes Robina 46th was from Robert McTurk, Barlaes, Dalry, this 20 month old heifer is by Watchman of Kilnstown and out of Barlaes Robina 25th and sold to Mr A Carlin, 14 Main Street, Mountfield, Omagh for 2500gns. Robert sold another heifer Barlaes Brownie 250th for 1600gns, she is out of Barlaes Brownie 214th and again sired by Watchman of Kilnstown, this very stylish 21 month old sold to Mr D Henry, Gruige Farm, 4 Gruige Lane, Cloughmills, Ballymena.
Also at 1600gns was the 1st prize in calf heifer Newhouse Lucy 3rd from N & BM Ireland. This June 2017 born heifer was sired by Top of Kilnstown and out of Barlaes Grace 82nd. She has been running with a Whitebred Shorthorn bull and sold to Messrs Weir from Borrowdale, Keswick.
The only cow with calf at foot entry sold for 1600gns, this was Sarah Priestley’s Ben Lomond Yoseba who sold with the Ben Lomand Mhordhu sired heifer calf at foot Brontemoor Rihanna.
Averages
2 Bulls £2100 (+£958)
1 cow and calf £1680
9 heifers in calf £1195.83 (+£297)
17 bulling heifers £1154.38 (-£63.00)
Leading Awards
Lady Hudson Cup Winner (Best Pedigree Male) – D & R Cornthwaite, Balgray, Lockerbie – Osman of Balgray
Reserve - J & S Wareham, Little Tottingworth Farm, Broad Oak, Heatherfield - Wareham’s Welling
Mitchelson Cup Winner (Best Pedigree Female) - Mr C G Noble, West Acres, Kirklinton, Carlisle – West Acres Chimera
Reserve - Robert J McTurk, Barlaes, Dalry – Barleas Robina 46th sold to Mr A Carlin, 14 Main Street, Mountfield, Omagh for 2500gns
Prize list
Class 1 - Pedigree Senior Bull
1st J & S Wareham, Little Tottingworth Farm, Broad Oak, Heatherfield - Wareham’s Welling
2nd A M Brown, Drumhumphry, Corsock, Dalry – Drumhumphry Bert
3rd Hedgeley Farms, Hedgeley Hall, Powburn – Beanley Isaac
Class 2 – Pedigree Junior Bull
1st D & R Cornthwaite, Balgray, Lockerbie – Osman of Balgray
2nd J & S Wareham – Wareham’s Black Jack
3rd CG Noble, West Acres, Kirklinton, Carlisle – West Acres Big Mac sold to Messrs W McMorran, Miefield, Twynholm for 3000gns
Class 3 – Pedigree heifer in calf or in milk
1st N & BM Ireland, Newhouses Farm, Drigg, Holmrook – Newhuse Lucy 3rd sold to RR Weir, Chapel House Farm,Stonethawaite,Borrowdale for 1600gns
2nd J Irving & Son, Mountbenger, Yarrow, Selkirk – Mountbenger Kelly sold to Mr J Steele, Walston Mill Farm,Carnwath, Lanark for 1180gns
3rd N & N B Ireland – Newhouse Rosie 2nd sold to Messrs Murray, Cartington Farm„Thropton, Morpeth for 1250gns
Other leading prices
JF Irving & Son – Mountbenger Katie sold to Mr J Steel, Walston Mill Farm for 1200gns
J F Irving & Son – Mountbenger Kendra sold to Mr J Handley, Craik Trees,Whinfell Kendal for 1280gns
Class 4 – Pedigree Bulling Heifer
1st Mr C G Noble – West Acres Chimera sold to Malcolm Telfer and Helen Claxton, Newton High House, Newton for 2200gns
2nd Robert J McTurk, Barlaes, Dalry – Barleas Robina 46th sold to Mr A Carlin, 14 Main Street, Mountfield, Omagh for 2500gns
3rd Rober J McTurk – Barlaes Brownie 250th sold to Mr D Henry, Gruige Farm, 4 Gruige Lane, Cloughmills, Ballymena for 1600gns
Class 5 - Pedigree Cow in Milk
1st Miss S L Priestley, Cracrop, Brampton – Ben Lomond Yoseba and her heifer calf Brontemoor Rihanna sold to W Routledge, Lordstown Farm, Newcastleton for 1600gns