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Kelso Ram Sales Medium Flock
At the pre sale show D Gilmour (Broomknowes) ram lamb 1st J Cannon (Redbrae)
West and central Scotland stood second in a very strong class and was also awarded reserve 2nd P Gray (Scrogton)
W Fleming (Hallhill)
3rd
champion. Club members S and G Brown (Capielaw) achieved
£1,300 for their best ram lamb closely followed by W Fleming
(Hallhill) £1,250 for his best lamb. 4th S Illingworth (Glenrock)
While A Gray (Langside) achieved £5,000 and P Gray (Scrogton) Large Flock
£3,000 for their best shearlings. 1st F Wight (Wights)

Club Show and Sale - Lanark Market Best Female (excluding ewe lambs)
Judge David Gilchrist placed the first shearling from Scott J Cannon (Redbrae) - JKA 16: 02790
Bourman (Middlemuir) Champion and a ram lamb from John
Buchanan (Prettsmill) Reserve. Best Progeny Group
The Hamish Stoddart Shield for the highest average for three 1st P Gray (by Brijon Black Magic)
lambs or more was awarded to J Buchanan (Prettsmill) 2nd J Cannon (by Strathbogie Samurai)
3rd W Haining (by Rhaeadr Rocket 2)
Carlisle Female Sale
Paula and David Reid were champion with a ewe by Conchar Evandale Trophy - Best 5 Ewe Lambs
Black Knight which later sold for 500gns to the judge Andrea 1st P Gray (Scrogton)
Neale (Skiddaw). 2nd J Cannon (Redbrae)
› Lot 2950 Shearling Ram from A Gray and Son sold for £5,000 › Ram lamb from R and G Hiddleston (Irongray) sold 3rd W Borthwick (Bankend)
Stirling for 5,000gns Three Nations Sale
he AGM was held mid March at the Hollandbush Golf I and J Barbour (Solwaybank) attained 2,800g for a gimmer Best Stud Ram
Club, Lesmahagow. Mr A Gray remained in the position Great Yorkshire which sold to the Williams flock in Portugal. Conchar Captivator – Paula and David Reid (Conchar)
T of Chairman with D Gilmour remaining Vice Chairman. Annabelle and Sharon Hiddleston (Barnsoul) won first prize Champion Flock
Everyone enjoyed a delicious buffet supper. gimmer and first prize ewe lamb. They went on to secure Female National Youth Suffolk Championship
Robin Mcilrath, Chief Executive of the Suffolk Sheep Society Champion and Breed Champion with their home bred gimmer by Club member Samantha Haining won the senior age group of the J Cannon (Redbrae)
came along to give us an informative update on the Society. Muhton One Direction. First prize trimmed ram lamb was awarded National Youth Suffolk Championship. Reserve Flock
to Mrs J Tooze (Spittal).
Club Show Flock competition F Wight (Wights)
The Show was held in Lanark Market in June and our judge Longtown Sale This years judge was A Blair (Thornfleet). Awards were presented
was Glynis Souls by (Williamsgill). Roy and Gregor Hiddleston’s The sale was topped with a ram lamb by Strathbogie Cirius from at the Lochside Hotel and Spa, New Cumnock. The Show Points Trophy was won by Rand G Hiddleston
(Irongray) first prize gimmer reigned Supreme with Reserve Ian and Judith Barbour (Solwaybank) and sold for 1,200gns to (Irongray) with a total of 121 points. Reserve was awarded to Paula
Champion being awarded to the first prize ewe from Paula and Messrs. Threlkeld. Ian and Judith also sold the second prize gimmer Small Flock and David Reid with 41 points.
David Reid (Conchar). Best opposite sex was awarded to a ram for 1,000gns to Amable Muniz. 1st S Bourman (Middlehouse) It was with great sadness we learnt of the death of Tam
lamb from Roy and Gregor Hiddleston (Irongray) while best gigot 2nd W Borthwick (Bankend) McCulloch. A great supporter or the club.
was awarded to a ram lamb from Paula and David Reid (Conchar). National Sale 3rd W Haining (High Drum) I would like to take this opportunity to thank all sponsors and the
Mrs J Tooze (Spittal) won first and second prize with her ewe Suffolk Sheep Society for their continued support during 2018.
Prime Lamb competition lambs. Top price for Mrs Tooze was 1,200gns which sold to S
• Stirling – Caledonian Marts Cobalt.
• Bankend Farmers
• Lanark – Lawrie and Symington Scottish Area Stirling Sale
• W P Currie, Blackbog, Hamilton Rand G Hiddleston (Irongray) won second prize in the Novice Got an interesting story or picture?
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• C W Smith, South Flanders, Kippen later went on to sell for 5,000gns to Joop Timmer (Lumberjack
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Carlisle Sale
Royal Highland Show The top price for club members was J Wallace (Claycrop) and J
Members of our Club again did well at this year’s show. Roy Cannon (Redbrae) with their stock ram Strathbogie Samurai which
and Gregor Hiddleston (Irongray) won first prize with their ewe sold for 2,200gns to club member Messrs Illingworth (Glemock).
lamb, she was also reserve female champion and reserve champion H Martindale (Lands) sold her third prize ram lamb by Dol-llys
overall and they also won first prize Group of Three. Dynamo to Messrs. Alexander for 2,000gns.

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