Judge: Mr David Cornthwaite, Balgray Hill, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway
Straight from her win at the Royal Highland Show, Beauty C1437 of Romesbeoch secured the championship trophy for the Ross Family, Romesbeoch, Shawhead, Dumfries, this is a record breaking 18 times the Ross name will appear on the Cholmondeley Perpetual Trophy. Beauty is no strange to championship rosettes, having won the Royal Highland Show weeks before and in 2014 she secured the junior championship at the Royal Highland Show, the Great Yorkshire show and the National Galloway Show held at Stewartry Show, she was also champion of champions at Moffat show. She is sired by Kirkmabreck Nimrod, who has produced many show champions and the 2015 Castle Douglas top price male, Windsor of Romesbeoch, a bull sold to Germany for 12500gns.
The junior and reserve championship rosette went to John and Anne Finlay, Blackcraig, Corsock, Castle Douglas for Blackcraig Blondchen V506, she is by homebred sire Blackcraig Sid, who was an ET calf from Blackcraig Nimrod and Finmac Libby N195 a previous show cow who had many awards to her name including 2011 Galloway National Show at Wigtown show.
The male champion, Klondyke Solution this 6 year old bull is the home bred senior stock bull from Klondyke Farms Ltd, Shancastle, Monaive, Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway. He is by the German sire Holsten Ed N54 and out of Klondyke Yoko
In the Commercial Cattle lines, a Galloway cross steer received the Champion steer prize, Diesel a Galloway x British Blue cross steer from Messrs P & E B Robson, Middle Horselyhope Farm, Waskerley, Consett, Co Durham took the top award. This April 2014 born steer is no stranger to championship awards having won the Native Championship at Beef Expo held at York in May.
Yorkshire pulled out all the stops to make this one of the best shows in the summer season, the sun shone and it was even warm, which was a welcome change after the dreadful Scottish summer we have experienced. The enjoyment did not stop there, as once again David & Debs Heath and Emma and Will Gagg made us most welcome in the “Galloway office”. Their hospitality is second to none and their kind sponsorship of £100 to the exhibitor who had not shown at the last three shows was not won and will be competed for in 2016.
Leading Awards
The Cholmondeley Perpetual Trophy for Galloway Champion:- J & S Ross, Beauty C1437 of Romesboech
Yorkshire Agricultural Society Cash Prize for Champion:- J & S Ross, Beauty C1437 of Romesbeoch
Slitheroford Perpetual Trophy for Group of Three Animals owned and bred by exhibitor :- J & S Ross
Galloway Junior Champion :- J & A Finlay, Blackcraig Blondchen V506
Champion Male :- Klondyke Farms Ltd – Klondyke Solution
Class Placings
Bull any age
1st Klondyke Farms Ltd, Shancastle, Moniaive, Thornhill – Klondyke Solution, sire Holsten Ed
Cow any age
1st J & S Ross, Romesbeoch, Shawhead Dumfries - Beauty 1185 of Romesbeoch, sire
Kirkmabreck Nimrod
2nd Klondyke Farms Ltd – Klondyke Dancing Girl, sire Holsten Ed
3rd Heath & Gagg, Heathersgill, Wroot - Emma’s Own Dun Spending, sire Jack of Lanleybield
Heifer, born on or between 1st September 2012 and 31st August, 2013.
1st J & S Ross, Beauty C1437 of Romesbeoch, sire Kirkmabreck Nimrod
2nd Heath & Gagg – Ravensfield’s Alice, sire Jack of Lanleybield
Heifer, born on after 1st September 2013
1st J & A Finlay, Blackcraig, Corsock, Castle Douglas – Blackcraig Blondchen V506,
sire Blackcraig Sid
2nd J & S Ross – Moira 1507 of Romesbeoch, sire Kirkmabreck Nimrod
3rd Heath & Gagg – Emma’s Own Jasmine, sire Jack of Lanleybield
Group of Three Animals
1st J & S Ross
2nd Heath & Gagg
Pair of animals by the same sire
1st J & S Ross
2nd Heath & Gagg
3rd Klondyke Farms Ltd