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shows / shows 2006 / great yorkshireSauvignon Leads Limousins at Great Yorkshire ShowLimousins secure Junior Team Interbreed, Junior Individual Interbreed, Reserve Individual Interbreed, Second Reserve Team Interbreed & Commercial titles
Sauvignon, exhibited by the Crawford Brothers, Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland continued his fantastic show record this year when being awarded the Limousin Championship and Reserve Supreme Champion Interbreed titles at the Great Yorkshire Show on Tuesday 11th July 2006. Having stood Reserve Male Champion at the Royal Show, he went one better here. Amid glorious sunshine in Harrogate, the Limousin judging had been a keenly fought affair under the watchful eye of judge Mr Alastair Graham of Tandragee, Co Armagh, N Ireland with French-bred bull Sauvignon finally receiving the Doug Lewis Perpetual Challenge Trophy from Mrs Sarah Cooper of Ripon Select Foods Ltd, who kindly sponsored the Limousin classes. It was a tremendous day for the Crawfords who went on to attain the Junior Limousin Championship as well as the Interbreed Junior Championship with their bull Vigot who had earlier stood Reserve to Sauvignon in the Limousin male classes. Standing Reserve Overall was the Female Champion and Royal Show Burke Trophy winning in-calf heifer Kaprico Ultimate brought forward by AK & C Stafford, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear. Reserve Female was the rising six year old cow Ravenellle from DA Williams, Shifnal, Shrops. Christine Williams and Richard Bartle also secured the Reserve Junior Championship with Wilodge Venelle. On the Wednesday, Vigot and Wilodge Venelle teamed up with another Kaprico heifer and first prize winner Kaprico Athena together with Spage Vanilla from Mr W Campbell, Carnlough, Ballymena, N Ireland to convincingly win the Junior Interbreed Team competition. Earlier, a combination of Sauvignon, Millington Tangerine, Kaprico Ultimate and Kaprico Athena had stood second reserve in the Interbreed Team competition. Not only in the pedigree sector but also in the commercial ring, did Limousins shine through. Taking the Commercial Beef Supreme Championship and along with it the Page Championship Trophy was a Limousin-cross heifer from BE Williams, Station Court, Sennybridge, Powys. Amid strong competition, this August 2005 born Limousin-sired heifer out of a Limousin cross cow, Miss Royal, - herself a 18 times summer show champion – was bred by Andrew Powell, The Grove, Knighton, Powys and shown by Sally Lloyd got the final nod from judge Mr S Watson, Carnoustie, Angus. Reserve Supreme Champion was Limousin-cross steer from Mr N Slack. The Reserve Champion steer from Messrs AD & A Richardson was again Limousin sired and the Reserve Heifer Champion from the Black N Blue Show Team & Mr T Burnett was once more out of a Limousin cross cow. Results Overall Supreme Champion Sauvignon Crawford
Bros Female Champion Kaprico
Ultimate AK & C
Stafford Male Champion Sauvignon Crawford
Bros Junior Champion Vigot Crawford
Bros Bull born before 01.07.04 Bull born 01.07.04-01.03.05 Bull born after 01.03.05 Cow born before 31.12.02 Cow or in-calf heifer born 2003 Heifer born 01.01.04-30.06.04 Heifer born 01.07.04-31.12.04 Heifer born 01.01.05-30.06.05 Group of Three from one exhibitor Pair of Animals by Same Sire |
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