Transactions of RHASS Volume 1940 - Page 131
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250 GENERAL snow AT EDINBURGH, 1939. Killearn, was the exhibitor of the Supreme Champion, “ Monamore,” 5515 (Fig. 23), a grey dun yeld mare by “ Glenbruar,” 331, out of “Madge Wildfire IL,” 4703, her breeder being Mr Donald Mackelvie, New Lanark, Lamlash. Making light of her fourteen years she exhibited points in style and movement which few youngsters could produce. She also carried off the Kinmonth Perpetual Gold Challenge Quaich and the Special Prize from the Highland Pony Society for the best of the females. A dun six-year-old mare, “ Gipsy Diamond,” 6773, followed her as Reserve Champion, securing the honour for Mrs J. A. Cameron, Glenfinlas, Callander; and the Highland Pony Society’s Special Prize for males was won by “Monarch,” 2127, a three-year-old dun belonging to Mr T. G. Wilson, Carbeth Home Farm, Balfron Station. The Shetland Pony classes filled well and, with many first-rate exhibits forward, the breed was as pOpular as ever. Mr J. E. Kerr of Harviestoun, Dollar, after having lost the Championship honour for a year, came back with a grand display of ponies which practically carried all before them. He received the President’s Champion Medal for “ Harviestoun Pearl,” 4726 (Fig. 24), a black six-year-old yeld mare, home- bred, by “Fickle of Transy,” 1260, out of “Harviestoun Pryde,” 4544. Shown in the best of condition, this animal quite captivated the ringside. His brood mare of Harviestoun breeding, “ Harviestoun Truda,” born in 1934 and by the same sire, took the Reserve award. The Champion was awarded the Dundee Citizens’ Perpetual Challenge Cup for the best Shetland Pony, and Mr Kerr also gained the Perpetual Silver Challenge Cup given by members of the Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society for the bestxgroup of three, which in addition to the Champion and Reserve Champion contained his three-year-old colt “ Harviestoun Pan.” The Stud-Book Society’s Silver Medal, competed for by the sex opposite to that of the Champion, fell to “ Harviestoun Beau,” 1369, a six-year-old stallion owned by Miss A. R. Ritchie, Netherley House, near Stonehaven. The entries in the Hackneys in Harness classes were all put forward by Scottish exhibitors, and Mr R. R. Speir, 17 Broompark Drive, Glasgow, was successful in the Champion- ship with his aged mare “Miss Appleby,” 26,052 (Fig. 25), bred by Mr J. R. Brammer, Childer Street, Doncaster, the Reserve being “ Knight of the Thistle,” G 567, shown by Ml" William Kimoss, 13 Clarendon Place, Stirling. Classes were also provided for Hill Ponies, Riding Ponies, and Horses in Harness. While better advantage might have been taken of the Harness classes, there were many interesting exhibits among the Saddle Ponies, and as usual their displays were much appreciated. GENERAL SHOW AT EDINBURGH, 1939. 251 The Jumping Competitions at the Highland Shows are always followed with keen and critical interest by numerous spectators, and this year’s exhibition was no exception. Mr Henry .Hall, Whitchester, Heddon-on-the-Wall, brought off a good Victory in the open classes by securing the Champion Prize of £10 with his gelding “ Gay Boy.” SHEEP, GOATS, PIGS, &0. Sheep entries came back again to normal numbers, and there were strong representations of the principal classes. Blackfacep Chev10t, and Border Leicester breeders had the best of their flocks out in strong force, and there were excellent leaders 1n all sections. The Border Leicesters all but succeeded in establishing a record exhibit, from which Mr R. 0. Cameron, Greenlawdean, Berwickshire, secured the Championship with a shearhng ram of fine quality, “Lawson’s Glory,” 11,995. Goats were not quite so well represented as at last Show, but in guahtpwere well up to standard. Three breeds were again prov1ded for in the Pigs section—Large White, Large Black, and Essex. There were satisfactory entries in each. The outstanding result was the success of the animals bred by the late J. E. B. Cowper, Gogar Mains, Edinburgh, shown by his Executor, which won the Championship and led in both male and female classes. The President’s Cham- pion Medal Winners in the Sheep, Goats, and Pigs sections are illustrated in Figs. 26 to 35. In the Poultry section competition was again keen and the number and quality of the entries well up to the recent Shows. Messrs W. Binnie & Son, Garth House, Denny, who won the late Lord Dewar’s Champion Silver Salver outright by completing their third successive Championship at Dumfries kindly re-presented the Salver as a permanent trophy, and it was _won by Mr T. G. Wilson, Carbeth Home Farm, Balfron Station, With a Light Sussex cock. Entries for the various classes in Dairy Produce, Honey, and Rural Industries main- tamed or surpassed the improvement shown at Dumfries, the display of Bee Appliances, Honey, 850., being one of the best on record. Another .advance in numbers was also to be noted in the Horse-shoeing and Shoe—making classes, and the skilful work- manship of the competitors attracted a continuous crowd of spectators. ‘ The interest in the Live Stock Judging Competition has apparently not yet reached its ‘ peak,’ for there was a further addltmn to the number of entrants, the total topping the 200 mark for the first time. The Gold Medal, given by Messrs |
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