2014 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.

  • 1st 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 (The Joe Bland Memorial Cup)
  • 2nd A. Edmondson
  • 3rd A. Harrison

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 (The Tant Benson Memorial Trophy donated by Mr Denis Benson)
  • 2nd G. Bland
  • 3rd W. S. Jackson

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 (The Robert Edmondson Builder Cup donated by Mr Robert Edmondson)
  • 2nd G. Bland
  • 3rd J. Bland

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 (The Tom Robinson Memorial Cup)
  • 2nd J. Weir
  • 3rd G. Bland

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 (The Kathleen Weir Memorial Cup donated by Mr Richard Weir)
  • 2nd A. Nicholson
  • 3rd S. Richardson

Class18:

Best Group of Two-shear Ewes

  • 1st A. Nicholson (The Watendlath Cup donated by Mr Dick Richardson)
  • 2nd J. Bland
  • 3rd J. Weir

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 (Exhibits need not have been shown in other classes):

  • 1st D. Harrison (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 (The Grant Horsburgh Memorial Cup donated by the Horsburgh family)
  • 2nd Ben Bordsley (Borrowdale FR) 47:23
  • 3rd Rhys Findlay-Robinson (Dark Peak) 50:55

Female:

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

Team Award:

  • Borrowdale Fell Runners (Martin Nicholson-Barron / Ben Bordsley /Andrew Schofield)

Event Organised by the Borrowdale Shepherds’ Meet Association