The annual show and sale at Tavistock Livestock Centre on Saturday, October 19, received a decent entry of 128 Scotch Blackface Rams forward.
Trade was better than expected with 35 Rams selling in excess of the £300 mark and a very near 100 per cent clearance.
Top price and a West of England Scotch Blackfaced Sheep Breeders Association record was £924 (880gns) for a shearling from Messrs Abel Bros, Peter Tavy. Next best at £735 (700gns) were two shearlings firstly from Messrs G Abel & Sons, Peter Tavy (the first ram in the ring!) and secondly for Frenchbeer Farm Ltd, Chagford.
A shearling from Mr P R Coaker, Postbridge that had earlier won the Best Wool Sheep class made £651 (620gns). Other shearling rams in the money were £630 (600gns) for Messrs R A & C M Wonnacott, Chagford; £630 (600gns) for Mr A Mortimore, Chagford; £588 (560gns) for Messrs G H French & Son, South Brent; £567 (550gns) for both Mr A Mortimore and Frenchbeer Farm Ltd; and £525 (500gns) for Messrs J Savery & Son, Totnes.
The Judge Mr Crispin Alford placed the older ram from Mr A Mortimore, Chagford, as his Champion, which later went on to make £525 (500gns), which was top price older ram. There were only a few ram lambs forward, which topped at £189 (180gns) from Messrs S W & T Cornelius, Davidstow.
The results of the show were as follows:
Champion Arrowsmith Brown Cup
Messrs A & M Mortimore, Chagford
Reserve Champion
Messrs A & M Mortimore, Chagford
Old Ram & Special Prize
1st - Messrs A & M Mortimore, Chagford
2nd – I G Mortimore & Son, Chagford
3rd – A C Cornelius, Launceston
4th – C Mortimore, Chagford
Abel Cup for the Best Old Ram
Messrs A & M Mortimore, Chagford
Reserve – I G Mortimore & Son, Chagford
£5 for the Best Local Old Ram
Messrs A & M Mortimore, Chagford
Reserve – I G Mortimore & Son, Chagford
Local Hog
1st - Messrs A & M Mortimore, Chagford
2nd – Messrs Abel Bros, Peter Tavy
3rd – Messrs W J & D M Jordan, Chagford
4th – P R Coaker, Postbridge
Open Hog
1st - Messrs A & M Mortimore, Chagford
2nd – Messrs Abel Bros, Peter Tavy
3rd – Messrs W J & D M Jordan, Chagford
4th – P R Coaker, Postbridge
3 Local Hogs
1st – Messrs Abel Bros, PeterTavy
2nd – Messrs W J & D M Jordan, Chagford
3rd – A Mortimore, Chagford
Millenium Cup for Best Three Local Hogs
1st Messrs Abel Bros, Peter Tavy
Reserve – Messrs W J & D M Jordan, Chagford
Best Pair Local Hogs
1st – Messrs Abel Bros, Peter Tavy
2nd – A Mortimore – Chagford
3rd – Messrs W J & D M Jordan, Chagford
4th – R J M Osborne & Son, North Bovey
I G Mortimore Cup for Best Pair of Local Hogs
1st – Messrs Abel Bros, Peter Tavy
2nd – A Mortimore, Chagford
Local Ram Lamb
1st – A C Cornelius, Launceston
2nd – S W & T Cornelius, Davidstow
3rd – A C Cornelius, Launceston
P H Cornelius Special Prize for Best Ram Lamb
1st – A C Cornelius, Launceston
Reserve – S W & T Cornelius, Davidstow
£5 Association Prize for Best Pair Ram Lambs
1st – A C Cornelius, Launceston
Reserve – S W & T Cornelius, Davidstow
R H Jane Cup for the Highest Priced Ram
Messrs Abel Bros, Peter Tavy
Wool on the Hoof
1st – P R Coaker, Postbridge
Reserve – Messrs Abel Bros, Peter Tavy
READ MORE: Annual Tavistock St Johns Sheep Fair report
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