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!.