2012 Results

Young Handlers Class:

Class 1:    This class is open to young handlers from farms in the Borrowdale Shepherds’ Meet area who
need not exercise Fell Grazing Rights or exhibit other fell stock on the day.
Young Handler: Matthew Fearon
The Les Gregg Prize

Herdwick:

Class 1:    Best Mouth Male: 1st W. S. Jackson.
National Trust Trophy
Class 2:     Best Aged Ram: 1st J.Weir; 2nd A. Edmondson; 3rd A. Harrison.
The Joe Bland Memorial Cup
Class 3:     Best Two-shear Ram: 1st W. S. Jackson; 2nd J. Weir; 3rd A. Nicholson.
Class 4:     Best Shearling Ram: 1st J. Bland; 2nd W. Richardson; 3rd A. Edmondson.
Class 5:     Best Ram Lamb: 1st G. Bland; 2nd J. Bland; 3rd C. Benson.
Class 6:     Best Group of Rams: Aged Ram; 2 Shear; Shearling Ram & Ram Lamb:
1st J. Weir; 2nd J. Bland; 3rd G. Bland.
Class 7:    Best Mouth Female: 1st J. Richardson.
The Keith Rowand Rose Bowl donated by Mr Keith Rowand
Class 8:     Best Aged Ewe to Show Milk: 1st W. S. Jackson; 2nd J. Bland; 3rd G. Bland.
Class 9:     Best Two-shear Ewe not showing more than six broad teeth:
1st A. Nicholson; 2nd J. Weir; 3rd S. Richardson.
Class 10:   Best Shearling Gimmer not showing more than two broad teeth:
1st J. Bland; 2nd D. Harrison; 3rd A. Edmondson.
Class 11:   Best Gimmer Lamb: 1st D. Harrison; 2nd A. Nicholson; 3rd G. Bland.
Class 12:   Best Group of Females: Aged Ewe; Two-shear Ewe; Shearling Ewe & Gimmer Lamb:
1st A. Nicholson; 2nd G. Bland; 3rd W. S. Jackson.
The Tant Benson Memorial Trophy donated by Mr Denis Benson
Class 13:   Best Group of Eight: Aged Ram; Two-shear Ram; Shearling Ram; Ram Lamb; Aged Ewe;
Two-shear Ewe; Gimmer Shearling & Gimmer Lamb:
1st J. Weir; 2nd G. Bland; 3rd J. Bland.
The Robert Edmondson Builder Cup donated by Mr Robert Edmondson
Class 14:    Best Group of 5 Gimmer Hogs: 1st J. Weir; 2nd G. Bland; 3rd J. Bland.
Class 15:    Best Ram & Gimmer Lamb: 1st D. Harrison; 2nd J. Weir; 3rd G. Bland.
The Tom Robinson Memorial Cup
Class 16:    Best Coated Sheep: 1st G. Bland; 2nd A. Edmondson; 3rd J. Bland.
Class 17:    Three Ewes showing Best Natural Colour: 1st W. S. Jackson; 2nd A. Nicholson; 3rd S. Richardson.
The Kathleen Weir Memorial Cup donated by Mr Richard Weir
Class18:     Best Group of Two-shear Ewes: 1st A. Nicholson; 2nd J. Bland; 3rd J. Weir.
The Watendlath Cup donated by Mr Dick Richardson
Class 19:    Best Male and Female Bred by the Exhibitor: 1st J. Bland.
The Tyson Memorial Cup donated by Mr Derwent Tyson
Class 20:     Best Registered Male and Female, Six-shear and over: 1st D. Harrison.
(Exhibits need not have been shown in other classes)
The J. Richardson Memorial Trophy donated by Mr Robert Richardson
Class 21:    Champion Herdwick: W. S. Jackson
The National Trust Trophy & The Lake District Park Authority Prize
Reserve Champion: J. Weir.
Class 22:     Best Opposite Sex: 1st A. Nicholson.
The Geoff Edmondson Memorial Cup donated by Mrs Jane Nicholson
Class 23:     Best Horned Tup: 1st A. Edmondson.
The Ben Richardson Trophy donated by Mrs Sheila Richardson
Class 24:     Best Male or Female Sheep not to have won or helped to win a prize on the day:
1st A. Edmondson.
Class 25:     Most points scored by a single exhibitor in Herdwick Classes 2 to 5 and 8 to 11 inclusive.
1st J. Bland
The Fine designs Cup donated by Mr & Mrs Alan Fisher and
retained trophy donated by Mr Stanley Jackson.

Mule and Butchers Lambs:

Class 2:       Best Pair Butchers Lambs: 1st A. Edmondson; 2nd W. S Jackson.

Swaledale:

Class 1:        Best Aged Ram: 1st T. Bell; 2nd G. Sibson.
Class 2:        Best Two-shear Ram: 1st T. Bell; 2nd H. Harrison.
Class 3:       Best Shearling Ram: 1st T. Bell.
Class 4:        Best Ram Lamb: 1st & 2nd H. Harrison; 3rd T. Bell;
Class 5:       Best Group of Rams: Aged Ram; Two-shear Ram; Shearling Ram & Ram Lamb: 1st T. Bell.
Class 6:        Best Group of Females: Aged Ewe; Two-shear Ewe; Shearling Ewe & Gimmer Lamb: 1st T. Bell.
Class 7:        Best Group of Eight: Aged Ram; Two-shear Ram; Shearling Ram; Ram Lamb; Aged Ewe;
Two-shear Ewe; Gimmer Shearling & Gimmer Lamb: 1st T. Bell.
Class 8:        Best Mouth: 1st T. Bell.
Class 9:        Best Aged Ewe to show milk: 1st T. Bell; 2nd G. Sibson.
Class 10:      Best Two-shear Ewe not showing more than six broad teeth (Does not need to show milk):
1st R. Emmott; 2nd T. Bell; 3rd G. Sibson.
Class 11:      Best Shearling Gimmer not showing more than two broad teeth: 1st & 2nd T. Bell; 3rd G. Sibson.
Class 12:      Best Gimmer Lamb: 1st & 2nd H. Harrison; 3rd T.Bell
Class 13:      Best Coated Lamb: 1st T. Bell; 2nd R. Emmott; 3rd H. Harrison
Class 14:     Champion Swaledale: T. Bell
The Jenkinson Cup & The Lake District Park Authority Prize
Reserve Champion: R. Emmott.
Class 15:      Best Opposite Sex: 1st T. Bell.
The Lakeland Business Systems Cup donated by Mike Carter
Class 16:      Best Male or Female Sheep not to have won or helped to win a prize on the day:
1st T. Bell; 2nd H. Harrison
Class 17:      Best Exhibitor Bred Swaledale from the Shepherds’ Meet area: 1st T. Bell.
The Thos Edmondson Cup donated by Thos Edmondson
Class 18:       Most points scored by a single exhibitor in Swaledale Classes 1 to 4 and 9 to 12 inclusive:

The Langstrath Cup donated by Mr & Mrs Gary Macrae and
retained trophy donated by Mr Victor Brownlee

Supreme Champion Fell Sheep:

Class 1:        Best Fell Sheep to be decided between the Champion Herdwick and Champion Swaledale
Supreme Champion: Stanley Jackson
The Darville Memorial Cup funded as part of a bequest from the late Miss B.H. Darville
to the farmers of Borrowdale

Working Shepherd’s Dogs:

Class 25:        Best Rough Haired Shepherd’s Dog: 1st Robert Bland; 2nd Shirley Bland
Class 26:        Best Rough Haired Shepherd’s Bitch: 1st Mark Lamb; 2nd David Bland
Class 27:        Best Smooth Haired Shepherd’s Dog: 1st Joseph Richardson; 2nd Joe Weir
Class 28:       Best Smooth Haired Shepherd’s Bitch: 1st & 2nd Joe Weir
Class 29:        Best Puppy up to 12 months (dog or bitch): 1st Daniel Fletcher
Class 30:       Champion: Joe Richardson
The Scafell Cup donated by Mr Miles Jessop MBE

Sticks:

Class 1:          Shepherds’ Crook, Horn: 1st & 2nd B. Lucas; 3rd B. Cannan.
Class 2:          Shepherds’ Crook, Wood: 1st & 3rd B. Cannan; 2nd S. Whitwell.
Class 3:          Walking Stick, Horn: 1st G. Smithson; 2nd S. Whitwell; 3rd B. Cannan.
Class 4:          Walking Stick, Wood: 1st, 2nd & 3rd G. Smithson.
Class 5:          Ornamental, Horn: 1st B. Cannan; 2nd & 3rd G. Smithson.
Class 6:          Ornamental, Wood: 1st & 2nd B. Cannan; 3. G. Smithson.
Class 7:          Ladies Stick: 1st B. Cannan; 2nd & 3rd G. Smithson.
Class 8:          Thumb Stick, Horn: 1st S. Whitwell; 2nd G. Smithson; 3rd B. Cannan.
Class 9:          Thumb Stick, Wood: 1st B. Cannan; 2nd & 3rd I. Moore.
Class 10:      Champion: George Smithson
The Wils Jackson Memorial Cup donated by Mrs Dorothy Jackson
Reserve Champion: Bob Cannan.

Fell Race:

Senior: 1st Martin Mikkelsen-Barron (Borrowdale FR) 47:03; 2nd Ben Bordsley (Borrowdale FR)
47:23; 3rd Rhys Findlay-Robinson (Dark Peak) 50:55.
The Grant Horsburgh Memorial Cup donated by the Horsburgh family

Female: 1st Jo Gillman (19th overall – Keswick AC) 68:27; 2nd Catherine Spurden (22nd –
Keswick AC) 69:17; 3rd Sarah Bailey (26th – Keswick AC) 70:32.
The Johnstone and Barrington Challenge Trophy

Team Award: Borrowdale Fell Runners (Martin Nicholson-Barron / Ben Bordsley /
Andrew Schofield)
– Results 2012 –
Event Organised by the Borrowdale Shepherds’ Meet Association