Current Weather at Strickley

Friday 10 September 2010

Sunshine and Shows

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James took a heifer and cow down to the Dairy Event this week, and in a strong showing of Dairy Shorthorns it was not our year to shine. On Wednesday evening he drove up to the showfield at Crooklands to join our other entries settling in for Westmorland County Show.

The weather was just right yesterday - warm and dry and visitors poured in through the gates in their thousands. Henry and I got up at half past four and were on the showfield by about 8.30 ready for the judging at nine. James and Sean (a friend who gave up his time off work to help us) were sitting relaxing having got the cows ready for the ring.There were not quite as many Shorthorn exhibitors as last year, but a strong entry. The overall consensus is that the Strickley contingent did as well as they could, but were beaten by a Winbrook cow for the Championship.

I was noting down the results, and as far as I know these are accurate -

Maiden Heifer under 18 months
1st Strickley Lily 13th
2nd Winbrook Vi
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Heifer in Calf under 3 years old
1st Winbrook Peeress Rose
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Cow in Calf
1st Strickley Pansy
2nd Winbrook Dewdrop 112
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Heifer in Milk
1st Strickley Annabella 140
2nd Strickley Starlet 103
3rd Winbrook Cactus 7
4th Middle Bank End Ruby
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Cow in Milk
1st Winbrook Peeress Rose
2nd Winbrook Digitalis 2
3rd Strickley Athena 3
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Group of Three
1st W H & K M Robinson
2nd GA & D W Dent
3rd N J & C Barker
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Breed Champion
Winbrok Peeress Rose - G A & D W Dent
Reserve
Winbrook Digitalis 2 - N J & C Barker
Junior Champion
Strickley Annabella 140 - W H & K M Robinson
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There are no photographs (yet) this year - but look out for the next post with videos! (well at least one)
And, as a postscript to the day, as usual Autumn starts the day after Kendal Show. Rain started at two o'clock this morning and has barely stopped!.

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