Weather holds out for a successful day at Fenwick Show

With no champion of champions competition, it was individual winners from the cattle and sheep sections that led the way.

The overall cattle champion was this bullock from Ross Montgomerie

Young Ross Montgomerie took the overall in the cattle lines with his Charolais cross bullock, Marmaduke, beating the winners in the other beef sections. He was continuing his success after lifting the championship at the Young Farmers Rally and a red rosette at the Royal Highland Show.

The Beltex winner from Daniel Hodge was reserve overall sheep

Shona Stevenson from Carbello had the task of picking an overall sheep champion and found her supreme in the Texel winner. This two-crop-ewe from Allan and Susan Campbell’s flock at Crawlaw, Glaston, was brought out by Stuart McCrindle. Previously unshown, she is a full sister to £38,000 Castlecairn Doodlebug.

Reserve champion sheep was the Beltex winner from the pure continental sheep section, from Daniel Hodge, Dyke. His home-bred gimmer by Broughton Enricher was also Beltex champion at New Cumnock Show.

Angus Shedden took the Suffolk championship

LEADING awards

Pure continental cattle (Judge: J Nisbet jnr, Orchardton, Ochiltree). Champion – D Craig, Kennox, Stewarton, with the Simmental heifer, Kennox Frankie’s Polly, a 15-month-old by Ranfurly Confederate out of Kennox Taras Frankie. Champion at Ayr and Stewarton. Reserve – R Raeside, Laedside, Fenwick with the Simmental heifer, Kennox Diva’s Penny, a 15-month-old heifer by Ranfurly Confederate, bought privately from David Craig. She was also reserve at Stewarton. Bull, bred by exhibitor – RN Gent. Young bull – JD Hodge. Heifer – D Craig.

Highland (Judge: A Kirkpatrick, Strathmore, Glengarnock). Champion and reserve – G Elliot, Harelaw Farm. Champion was the five-year-old, Isa, shown with her Ross of Earn-sired heifer calf at foot. Isa is out of Lady Alma of Pollock and was second at the Highland as a calf. Reserve was the five-year-old, Mary Doll, paraded with bull calf which won the calf class and is also by Ross of Earn. All classes – G Elliot.

Prime cattle (Judge: J Nisbet jnr). Champion and supreme cattle – R Montgomerie, Ardross, Kilmarnock with Marmaduke, a 17-month-old Charolais cross bullock by Fury Leader out of a Carbello-bred dam. First at the Highland, and champion at the Young Farmers Rally in May. Reserve – Emma Kerr, Cloquairnan, Coylton with Tootsie, a 15-month-old Limousin cross heifer out of a British Blue cross cow. She was bought from Jean Parker at the Ayr suckled calf sale. Bullock, suckled calf, bred – R Montgomerie. Heifer – E Kerr. Cross calf – Carolyn Stevenson, Carbello.

Blackface (Judge: W Welsh, Beoch, Dalmellington). Champion – J and A Boswell, Burnhead, Darvel with a gimmer by a £2400 Crossflatt out of a dam by £4500 Gass. Reserve – S and W Heads, Aitkenhead, Fenwick with an three-shear-tup, by a Crossflatt sire. Tup, ewe lamb, ewe, bred – S and W Heads. Tup lamb, ewe, gimmer – J and A Boswell.

Bluefaced Leicester (Judge: A McArthur, Cretlevane, Balfron). Champion and reserve – D Bryson, Grassmillees Way, Mauchline. Champion was a home-bred gimmer by a £1600 Moscow tup. She was reserve champion of champions at Dalrymple. Reserve was a home-bred ewe by a Cairndale sire that was bought at Castle Douglas, out of a home-bred mother. A classes – D Bryson.

Scotch Mule (Judge: A McArthur). Champion – J Dykes, Drumtee, Fenwick with a home-bred ewe lamb on it’s first show outing. Reserve – J Guild, Laight, New Cumnock, with a Scotch Mule gimmer purchased privately from the Walkers of The Tower. Champion at Ayr, New Cumnock and Dalrymple. Ewe, gimmer, pen of three, ewe with lambs – J Guild. Ewe lamb – J Dykes.

Border Leicester (Judge: J Barclay, Mid Brockloch, Maybole). Champion and reserve – D Whyte, Newton Mearns. Supreme was a gimmer by Intock Island out of a ewe by Clola Double Deal that stood third at the Royal Highland and champion at Dunblane. Reserve was a ewe by Clola Double Deal bred from a Fordafourie Festival-sired dam. Reserve at Dunblane. All classes – D Whyte.

Suffolk (Judge: J Barclay). Champion – Angus Shedden (9), Greenhill Holdings, Knockentiber, with a Cairness-bred one-crop-ewe, sired by Cairness Mike Tysonone. She was reserve at Dalrymple. Reserve – J Kerr, Broom Farm, Kingsford with a home-bred tup. Tup – J Kerr. Ewe, gimmer, ewe lamb, group – A Shedden.

Any other native breed (Judge: J Barclay). Champion – W Heads, Aikenhead, Fenwick with a Cheviot gimmer on her first outing. Nun Coote Nook-bred, she was bought at Lockerbie and is by a Kinaldy Vangeles sire. Reserve – N MacDonald, West Blackbrye with a home-bred Cheviot tup. He was fifth in his class at the Highlands.

Pure continental sheep (Judge: J Clark, West Glengyre, Stranraer). Champion and reserve overall sheep – J and D Hodge, Dyke with a home-bred gimmer by Broughton Enricher, out of a home-bred ewe. She was Beltex champion at New Cumnock. Reserve – S Anderson, Oldwalls Farm with a Beltex ewe. Tup, ewe – S Anderson. Gimmer – J and D Hodge.

Texel (Judge: J Clark). Champion, reserve and overall champion sheep – A and S Campbell, Crawlaw Farm, Galston. Supreme was a two-crop-ewe on her first outing. She is by Haymount Crackerjack and is a full sister to £38,000 Castlecairn Doodlebug. Reserve to her was a gimmer, also at her first show. She is a full sister to the champion. All classes – A and S Campbell.

Prime lambs (Judge: J Barclay). Champion – S Anderson, Oldwalls Farm with a pen of Texel cross lambs. Reserve – A and S Campbell, Crawlaw Farm, Galston with a pen of Suffolk cross Cheviot Mule ewe lambs, by a Topgun tup. Suffolk cross lambs – A and S Campbell. Leicester cross lambs – J Dykes, Drumtree, Fenwick. Texel cross lambs, other cross lambs, fat ewes – S Anderson.