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Club reports Club reports

Scotland Ladies

1st Nina McAuley
2nd Louise McAuley
North East Scotland 3rd Claire Machray

Gents
1st= Rory Machray
1st= Craig Paterson
ur year started in March with Champion Champion 3rd= Neil Benzie
a very informative meeting at 3rd= David Miskelly
OThainstone from speakers Sheila G L Stuart, £130 G L Stuart
Voas, Chief veterinary Officer for Scotland Reserve Champion Reserve Champion The winner of most points for pair of
and Colin Penny of Zoetis. lambs at the local summer shows was
We then moved on to the start of our D Moir, £114 A Stuart Judith Lorimer, Cadgerford.
lamb sales firstly with the Prime Lamb Cross Champion The September tup sale at Thainstone
Competition judged by Richard Henderson. Our Carcase competition was held at was judged by Stephen Sutherland,
Scotbeef Inverurie judged by Ian McKinnon R Wilkie Caithness. Champion lamb from G L Stuart,
RESULTS and Simon Stickles. Reserve Cross Champion Birness (1,000gns) and reserve shearling
Pure - Light Suffolk – Light from C & M Bruce, Tillyeve (650gns).
1st G L Stuart, 1st R Wilkie, Tillyboy D Moir Harry Emslie judged our October sale
2nd A Rae 2nd J Young, Muirton with a lamb from G L Stuart champion
3rd J Lorimer 3rd J Young This year took us to the Hollycroft (650gns) and reserve a shearling from Neil
flock of Christine Croal and Robert Taylor, Benzie (420gns).
Pure - Heavy Suffolk – Heavy Messrs Duncan at Pennan and finally to Our next event was the Flock
1st G L Stuart 1st G L Stuart, Birness John Gibb at Cairnton. We saw some good Competition judged by Tom Sands of
2nd A Rae 2nd A Stuart, Davishill sheep along the way and as usual held our Kingston Flock. This year we had ten flocks
3rd J Young 3rd G L Stuart stock judging competition judged by club taking part.
member Kevin Bruce of Lochton Flock. This
Cross– Light Cross– Light year’s winners were: Under 15 Ewes
1st D Moir 1st R Wilkie 1st Alison Dalgarno
2nd I Anderson 2nd D Moir (Cairness) Juniors 2nd Arran Donald
3rd I Cooper 3rd D Moir 1st Faith Miskelly 3rd Louise McAuley
2nd= Gemma Stuart Best Tup Lamb: Gimmers
Cross - Heavy Cross - Heavy 2nd= Murray Stuart 15-30 1st Craig Paterson 1st G L Stuart (Birness)
1st D Moir 1st R Wilkie 1st Craig Paterson, 2nd Finn Christie 2nd G L Stuart (Birness)
2nd A Wilson 2nd D Moir 2nd John Henderson 3rd Faith Miskelly 3rd Craig Paterson (Cranorskie)
3rd D Moir 3rd G L Stuart Trophy for Best Female
Over 30 (Ewe, Gimmer or Lamb) Lambs
1st Judith Lorimer Craig Paterson 1st P & R Machray (Middlemuir)
2nd Christine Croal 2nd G L Stuart
Champion Flock
3rd G L Stuart
Best Flock Ewe Lambs: Craig Paterson
1st John Henderson Reserve Champion Flock Champion and Reserve
2nd Craig Paterson
3rd Arran Donald John Henderson G L Stuart

Best Flock Ewes: Our final event for 2019 was our In-Lamb Well done to club members John
1st Craig Paterson sale at the Aberdeen Christmas Classic. This Henderson and Stewart Duncan on their
2nd John Henderson year’s judge was Mark Priestley, Limestone success in the National Flock Competition
3rd Judith Lorimer Flock. Winners were: and all our young handlers who won prizes
throughout the year.
Best Stock Tup: Ewes Finally congratulations to Neil and
1st Craig Paterson 1st John Gibb, Cairnton Vicki-Maree Benzie and John and Abbie
2nd Alison Dalgarno 2nd Bryden Nicholson, Knockem Henderson on tying the knot!
3rd John Henderson 3rd Judith Lorimer, Cadgerford

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