Bantry Show 2013

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Champion ‘Raceview Winty Matilda’

 

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1st Heifer ‘Raceview Evita Winty

 

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1st Bull ‘Corbally Extreme’
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The Southern Simmental Club held its January Bull & Heifer Calf Finals at Bantry Show this year. 33 Simmentals were exhibited on a lovely, sunny day at the Airstrip Showgrounds in Bantry, West Cork with Sean McGarry of the Clonguish Herd judging.

The days Champion went to Peter & Marion O’Connell of the Raceview Herd with their cow “Raceview Winty Matilda” & her heifer calf “Raceview Evita Winty” at foot. “Winty Matilda” won the Supreme Breed Championships at Cork, Barryroe & Limerick whilst she also won the National Senior Cow Championship at Tullamore Show.

The days Reserve Champion also went to the O’Connells with the September born heifer, “Raceview Dreamer Royal Beauty”. Having won the Southern Simmental September Heifer Calf Championship at Barryroe Show earlier in the year, she was placed first in a very strong September Heifer Class.

The main event for the day was the Southern Milling January Calf Finals, the two classes were very competitive & even with some fantastic cattle brought forward by the Southern Club Breeders. The results were as follows:

SOUTHERN MILLING – SOUTHERN SIMMENTAL CLUB JANUARY CALF FINAL – BULL BORN ON OR AFTER 1ST JANUARY 2013.

  1. Corbally Extreme – James Browne – S: Hillcrest Champion D: Corbally Vintage Katie DOB: 02/01/2013
  2. 2.     Seaview Ever Charming – Tony O’Leary – S: Carnkern Titan D: Seaview Hilary 3rd  DOB: 01/01/2013
  3. Carbery Extreme – Keith Vickery – S: Curaheen Wakeman D: Dermody Penny DOB: 1/2/2013

SOUTHERN MILLING – SOUTHERN SIMMENTAL CLUB JANUARY CALF FINAL – BULL BORN ON OR AFTER 1ST JANUARY 2013.

  1. Raceview Evita Wynty – Peter O’Connell – S: Drumlone Anchor D: Raceview Wynty Matilda – DOB: 04/02/2013
  2. Corbally Eires VIP – James Browne – S: Milnafua Graduate D: Corbally Vintage Katie DOB: 02/01/2013
  3. Corbally Eternal – James Browne – S: Hillcrest Champion D: Corbally Vintage Katie DOB: 02/01/2013

In other results, John Harrington won the Intermediate Heifer Class with his Heifer “Clonagh Crystal Klowna” whilst Peter O’Connell made it a double September Calf Class win when his bull “Raceview D Champ” was placed first.

The show was a great advertisement for the breed with a very high standard of cattle brought forward by each breeder. It also marked the end of the show season in the south.