Penrith Progeny Show – Crossing Type & Mule Progeny Results

Penrith Progeny Show.

This year’s Penrith show will go down as being bit of a damp one, to say the least. Torrential rain fell throughout most of the judging, but credit to the judges, stewards and the exhibitors, who carried on regardless in very difficult conditions.

In the crossing section, judged by Bob Hargreaves, Barley Meadow, the competition was as deep and as strong as ever, with a good entry of sheep in most classes, testing the judges skill to the limit. Topping the tree were the Riddings flock with a smashing gimmer lamb by the N2 Skeughdale which has been doing ever so well for them these last few years. She is out of a Hewgill bred ewe by the L7 Riddings. Her colour and style caught the eye and she certainly could have a big future ahead of her.

The reserve champion came from the Dawyck flock, making their debut at the show, with a tup shearling they bought out of Carlisle last autumn from Steel. This boy is by the Bruno tup that the Steel flock retained. They have used him successfully and have a promising batch of lambs heading to the sales this backend hopefully.

In some strong classes special mention must be made for the Pedleys Yore House flock who enjoyed a good show, taking 3 prizes out of 4 in the tup lamb class, with Neil and Mary Marston taking a second in the class to split them up a bit. They went on to take first and second in the ram lamb progeny class too, which is some achievement!

In the Mule progeny section, judged by Richard Pedley, it was show stalwart, Martyn Archer, taking home the silverware with 3 mule gimmer lambs out of Hexham Blackface ewes sired by the £25,000 Midlock Magic, which he bought with the Steel flock out of Hawes last autumn. He is by the P2 Riddings and goes back to the mother of the noted G34 Midlock. He has bred well, with one of the trio of gimmers by him standing first in its class at the Highland whilst another by him, from the Steel, stood second in the same class.

Martin Allan was the runner up in the mule progeny section with 3 gimmer lambs out of Swaledale ewes. These sharp lambs were by the £10,000 Harkerside bought out of Hawes last year.