Last updated 11:31, Thursday, 20 November 2008

EGREMONT Fur and Feather Society’s 60th annual open show took place in Egremont Civic Hall, on Saturday, November 8.

Entries were slightly down on previous years but there were 434 exhibits, and the judges said the quality was of a very high standard.

Graham Thornton, from Carnforth, had the best bird in the show, with a white leghorn bantam male. Reserve champion was a wheaten old English game pullet, shown by L & J Grant (Northumberland).

Local exhibitors were among the main winners. Egremont partnership Paul Clements and Paul Denver won four trophies for the best aucona bantam; best australope bantam; champion true bantam and champion heavy breed bantam.

Philip Hetherington (Egremont) won two trophies for best large fowl and the best large fowl of the opposite sex. Anthony Tyson, (Beckermet) had the best Oxford game bird and Jordan Malkinson (Egremont), exhibiting for the first time, won three juvenile trophies. The society thanked exhibitors for supporting the show, and committee members for their hard work.

MAIN WINNERS: – J Spedding Memorial Trophy – best in show: Thornton family; A Turner Memorial Cup – reserve: L & J Grant; Society Cup OEG: G I Holmes; Edwin Pascoe Cup Black Red: P Waring; Tom Paisley Cup Duckwing male: C Crellin; Tom Paisley Cup Duckwing female: C Crellin; McGough Bros Trophy -Brown Red: G I Holmes; Grey: P Waring; Gunn Bros Trophy Oxford game: A Tyson.

Egremont Town Council Trophy, Oxford bantam: F Addison; H Watson, large fowl and opp sex large fowl: P Hetherington; Mr & Mrs Ridding, Silkie: E Coulson; E F Bannes, OEG bantam: L & J Grant; Society Cup, OEG male: H Brown; J N Pennington, OEG female: L & J Grant; Tom Paisley Cup, Blue bantam: H Brown; J Thompson Cup, Black bantam: F Addison; Federation Trophy, Black chicken: H Brown; Black red bantam: L & J Grant; Society Cup Spangle bantam: H Brown; J E Tyson mem Cup, Duckwing bantam: R Askew; Fred Manlow Trophy, Partridge: Mrs J Barry; Barry & Graes Trophy Brown red: P T Watkinson; BNFL Trophy, Soft feather: Thornton family; Austin Wren Trophy, Variety bantam: Thornton family.

Society Cup Opp sex variety: Clements & Denver; B & W Monkhouse Trophy, RIR bantam: J Butterworth; J N Pennington Cup, White wyandotte: J Maddock; P Clements shield, Sebright: K Iredale; J & J Barry Trophy, Light Sussex bantam: Mrs J Chorley; D Tyson shield, Australope bantam: Clements & Denver; J & V Barry Trophy, Ancona bantam: Clements & Denver; T Borrowdale Trophy, Pekin: A Demaine; Ben mem Trophy, True bantam: Clements & Denver; Ship Launch Trophy, Leghorn: Thornton family; J Rothery Cup, Buff rock: Mrs J Chorley; Hamburg: not awarded; Mitchel Cup, Child’s bantam: J Malkinson; Jenkinson Trophy, Opp sex: J Malkinson; Society Cup, Guinea pig: A Routledge; Mr & Mrs Riding Trophy, Eggs: J Chorley; Mr & Mrs Massicks shield, Trio: J Chorley; Dorothy Spedding Memorial Trophy most points children’s classes: J Malkinson; Travis Perkins Cup, Black red wheaten: L & J Grant; Dutch: Peter Corkhill.

CLASS WINNERS – Black red cock: P Waring; Clay or wheaten hen: H Brown; Clay or wheaten pullet: H Brown; Black red cockerel: H Brown; Duckwing cock: C Crellin; Duckwing hen: C Crellin; Duck-wing cockerel: C Crellin; Duckwing pullet: C Crellin; Spangle male / female: Ian Holmes; Brown red cock: Ian Holmes; Brown red hen, cockerel and pullet: I Holmes; Grey cock: I Holmes; Grey hen: I Trohear; Grey Cockerel: I Holmes; Grey pullet: P Waring. AOC cock: H Brown; AOC hen: P Waring; AOC cockerel: C Crellin; AOC pullet: I Holmes; AOU male, 1 female; Oxford game hen; Oxford game pullet and Oxford under 51p cock: all A Tyson; Oxford game bantam: F Addison; Pure heavy female: P Hetherington; Pure heavy male: J Butterworth; Pure light male: P Hetherington; Any pure light female: G McGregor; White silkie male: Mr & Mrs J Barry; White silkie female: E Coulson; Black silkie female: D Williams; AOC silkie female: D Jaynes; A C silkie bantam: Trohear; Likeliest layer: J Malkinson; Breeding trio: Mrs J Chorley; Australoup cockerel and pullet: Clements & Denver; Black red cock: R Askew; Clay or wheaten hen: F Addison; Black red cockerel: R J Brown; Clay or wheaten pullet: L & J Grant; Spangle cock: R J Brown; Spangle hen: H Brown; Spangle cockerel: R J Brown; Spangle pullet: H Brown; Duckwing cock and hen: both R Askew; Duckwing cockerel: R Irving; Duckwing pullet: R Askew; Dark red male: P T Watkinson; Partridge female: Mr & Mrs Barry; Black cock, cockerel and pullet: all H Brown; Black hen: F Addison

Blue cock: H Brown; Blue hen: Dorsett & Southward; Blue cockerel: S Carruthers; Blue pullet: S Carruthers; Brown or grey: P T Watkinson; AOC cock: S Carruthers; AOC hen: P & M Wheelan; AOC cockerel and pullet; Black red modern; Black red modern female; all P T Watkinson.AOC modern male and female: both P T Watkinson. RIR male and female, both J Butterworth.

White wyandotte; Wyandotte self-colour male and Wyandotte self-colour female: all J Maddock. Wyandotte marked male and female, both Clements & Denver. Sussex male: Mrs J Chorley; Sussex female: R B Jackson; Buff rock male: Mrs Chorley; Buff rock female: L Dixon; Banned male/female: Mrs Chorley; Ancona male & female : both Clements & Denver. White leghorn male & female: both Thornton family; Black leghorn: O Chalker & Son; AOC leghorn: Thornton family; AOV male: J Tyson; AOV female: R B Jackson; Sebright male/female: K Iredale; Pekin: A Demaine; Rosecomb male/female: Clements & Denver; Dutch male & female: both P Corkhill. Belgian male/female; 2008 bred male: Thornton family; 2008 bred female: R B Jackson.

CHILDREN’S CLASSES: Hand feather female: H Irving; Variety male & female: J Malkinson; Guinea pig: A Routledge.

EGG CLASSES – Decorated egg: P Hetherington; Brown/tinted eggs: J Chorley; White or cream: J Chorley; Brown/tinted bantam eggs: J Chorley.

Supreme: Mrs J Chorley; Contents class: Mr & Mrs J Barry.