Results of the 2013 Show
Here we are six years after the horse flu and the Barraba Show was once again horseless. Due to the excess of water on the rings it was decided that the entire horse program would be cancelled for safety reasons. The gates were thrown open and the show went on as usual with the cattle, wool, poultry, dog and the junior Barraba Showgirl being judged. The pavilion sections were judged on Friday with excellent entries, especially from the juniors. Thank you to all the busy crafts people, vegetable growers and artists in the community. The lack of pumpkins and fruit noticeable but we will put that down to the seasons as a lot of trees didn’t fruit at all this year. The most successful junior exhibitor went to Ethan Smith with Ron Sadler taking out the most successful senior exhibitor. Once again there was a very high standard of entries. The patchwork quilt section was particularly outstanding; thank you to everyone who brought their work. It was very pleasing to see two entries in the children’s section. The champion needlework went to Jenny Copelin; champion crochet was also won by Jenny Copelin. Valerie McCusker won the champion piece of patchwork with the most successful exhibitor going to Jenny Copelin. Although there were not as many entries as the previous years the standard of work was quite high. The younger and junior knitters were well represented with school age entries up on last year. Champion crochet article was won by Norma Wallace with the champion knitted article being won by June Allan. Jenny Farrar was the most successful exhibitor in the knitting and crochet section this year. With only four classes with no entries in them, the cooking was well patronised; well done Barraba cooks! The champion exhibit in the cooking went to Lyn Forbes with Tara Watkins getting the junior champion ribbon. The most successful exhibitor was Marina Eckert and the most successful child exhibit going to Ethan Smith. There were some lovely artworks with the open section champion being awarded to Annie Clough and the junior champion was Rachel Koopman. Paddy Bourke won first in the infants section and Xanthe Hart won first in the primary section. Rachel Koopman won first place in the secondary school section. There were only 12 entries in the pottery with no junior entrants at all but there was a good showing of well made pottery and ceramics. Overall the collectables were of a high standard with many and varied items, highlighting the people of Barraba’s interest in collecting. The exhibits included items from across the equator to USA film stars and those from the Barraba area. The stylish cricket trophy for competition between Barraba and Woodsreef prior to the 1st world war was an interesting part of Barraba’s history. The judge was overwhelmed by the creativity of the Richardson House display which was judged champion collection. A very warm thank you to the donors of the glass display cabinets in the collectors corner. They made a great difference to the array in the pavilion. There were not enough photos to cover our new display boards which was a shame but modern technology means most photos remain in phones or computers. Mounting is also a problem – please use black paper and extra blue tack especially in wet weather. The champion black and white print was won by Amanda Scott and Viv Lloyd won champion creative. The champion colour print was won by Guy Derrick with Graeme Whan winning most successful exhibitor overall and Georgia King winning the champion school photographic entry. The judge in the jams and preserves would like to congratulate all winners and make mention of the lovely entries this year. She encourages all to keep on with their jam making & preserves and looks forward to the continuation of increased entries in 2014. Veronica Taylor won champion exhibit sweet and also champion exhibit sour as well as most successful exhibitor. Congratulations Veronica Taylor!! The cut flower section was very well patronised with entries in all sections. Champion rose was won by Erin Bridges and Marie Smith won the most successful exhibitor in cut flowers, dahlias and roses; Meg Crowley won champion decorative exhibit and most successful exhibitor with Bridget McDouall winning the infant most successful exhibitor; there were four most successful exhibitors in the primary section – Mia McArdle, Jemma McDouall, Polly Watkins and Phoebe Hunter. Tyler Simpson was the most successful exhibitor for the secondary school section. What a wonderful display of flowers..... Thank you to all exhibitors who braved the wet weather to bring in their entries.The poultry section was very pleased with the birds presented this year and it was great to have so many young people entering. It is great to see their enthusiasm!!!! Champion breeding pair was won by N Smith; champion waterfowl went to Les McRae and the reserve duck was won by Shaun Dalby; grand champion junior exhibit was won by Matthew Donnelly with the reserve going to Simone Donnelly; champion bantam soft and hard feather was won by Ron Brown with N Smith winning champion large hard feather; champion soft feather went to B Towse and J Spradbrow. The best Pekin – donated by G Robinson - was awarded to R Brown while the best Old English Game – also donated by G Robinson – was won by Nicole Smith. Supreme bird of show went to R Brown with the reserve grand champion bird being won by B Towse & J Spradbrow. In the handcraft champion exhibit we saw Carolyn Faint win and Merlene Godfrey won most successful exhibitor for the adult section. In the school section Brianna Beattie won champion exhibit with Georgia King winning the most successful exhibitor. It was good to see so many exhibits from the school children this year.
Friday morning saw the beginning of the arrival of the cattle. Regardless of the rain, each beast was washed by its handler, the human wearing their wet gear. The white faced feature junior champion Hereford female was won by Jindarlee Necklet with Jindarlee Loyalty getting the reserve placing. The senior champion Hereford female went to Tycolah Grace with The Forest Cherry Ripe taking home the reserve senior champion. The grand champion Hereford female was won by Tycolah Grace with the junior champion Hereford bull being won by Tycolah Kendall with the reserve ribbon going to Tycolah Kingpin. The senior champion Hereford bull was won by Oldfield Galileo with the reserve ribbon going out to Ivy Bank Gerry; the grand champion Hereford bull ribbon went to Tycolah Kendall with Tycolah Grace taking home the supreme ribbon. In the Charolais section the junior champion female was won by Calais Pandora and Calais Honeybee with Palgrove Bronwyn taking out the senior champion female who also took the grand champion female. Moonbi Peta won junor champion Shorthorn female with Spry’s Winchester Miss taking home the reserve placing. In the interbreed section the breeders group trophy went to Tycolah Poll Herefords; the sires progeny group trophy went also to Tycolah Poll Herefords who also took home the best two bulls under 2 years of age trophy. The best cow & calf, any breed was won by Tycolah Grace and the junior champion bull, any beef breed was won by Tycolah Kendall. Junior champion heifer, any beef breed was won by Jindarlee Necklet; The Forest Cherry Ripe won best local beast, male or female while the grand champion bull of the show was won by Tycolah Kendall with Tycolah Grace taking home the grand champion cow of the show. Tycolah Grace was supreme Beast of the show with Tycolah Poll Herefords taking home the Most Successful Exhibitor trophy. In the prime steer class we saw Macintyre High School take home the champion ribbon. There was a good number of children in the junior parader section; the under 13 class was won by Phoebe Berlin followed by Luke White who took second place. In the 13 years & under 25 class first place went to Samantha Dernec with Kelly Sheehan taking home second place and Glen Weller took third. The junior beef cattle judging shield was won by Abbie Mallise with Nelson West placing second and Regina Simpson placing third. Well done too everyone who came out to display their cattle and skills. The wool section was well supported this wet show with 62 fleeces on display. The highset point score trophy was awarded to M Smith who also won champion Barraba & district breeder and grand champion merino. G’Donya Poll won most successful Barraba exhibitor and champion merino ram; Wiry won champion merino hogget with the champion merino open fleece trophy being won by Appledore; the trophy for champion group of three fleeces was won by M Eckert and Appledore won highest commercial value fleece. The wool steward would like to thank everybody who helped with the section. Our junior showgirl section saw about 20 girls brave the scattered showers and mud to attend the judging. However there weren’t any 15 – 17year old girls this year which was sad but maybe next show. In the 6 – 9 year age group we saw Millie McMurtrie crowned Barraba Showgirl with Regan Simpson and Mia McArdle the two runners - ups. Sarah Blomfield was crowned Barraba Showgirl for the 10 – 14year age group with Chloe Divine and Amber Donnelly as runners-ups. A big thank you must go out to Julie Squires for her efforts with the school colouring - in competition. The winners Brandon Newell, Michala, Savanah Charters, Dana West, Paddy Bourke, Madison Wheeler and Sebastian Etheridge. The second place getters were Dylan Hatch, Ruby, Millie McMurtrie, Georgie Bonar, Jess Gallagher, Blythe Stanger and Georgia King. Highly commended went to Jazmin Forester, Liam, Molly Ferguson, Lilly Etheridge, Will B, Jared and Cassie Avery. Congratulation to all the children who entered as this section brings joy to the elderly residents of Richardson House as they busily judge the entries each year. Despite the showers and the mud there were a good number of pets at the dog and pet show this year. There were no birds, cats or insects this show but we did have guinea pigs and the most unusual pet ribbon was won by Kiala Gillogy with her duck called Daffy. There were dogs for all the classes; there even were large and small dog races! Gilly won the small dog race and Rose won the large dog race. In the dog jump there was a tie between Rosy owned by Westy and LCC owned by Sid Simpson. Best in show was won by Terry owned by Bailey Hannaford with the runner up best in show award went to Gracie; best puppy 3 – 6 months went to Max and the best puppy under 3 months was won by Sonny owned by Gemma White. The special classes were very popular with best presented going to Gilly; best small being won by Eddy; best large being won by Bob; best tail wagger going to Pokey; best trick was won by China and the best costume was won by Charlie. Thank you to everyone who helped lighten the day and to Bill Croll for calling the dog race so well. After all the fun, the pavilion raffle was drawn with Les McClelland winning, all masterpieces were taken down and home then the doors were closed on the 2013 Barraba Show.
Friday morning saw the beginning of the arrival of the cattle. Regardless of the rain, each beast was washed by its handler, the human wearing their wet gear. The white faced feature junior champion Hereford female was won by Jindarlee Necklet with Jindarlee Loyalty getting the reserve placing. The senior champion Hereford female went to Tycolah Grace with The Forest Cherry Ripe taking home the reserve senior champion. The grand champion Hereford female was won by Tycolah Grace with the junior champion Hereford bull being won by Tycolah Kendall with the reserve ribbon going to Tycolah Kingpin. The senior champion Hereford bull was won by Oldfield Galileo with the reserve ribbon going out to Ivy Bank Gerry; the grand champion Hereford bull ribbon went to Tycolah Kendall with Tycolah Grace taking home the supreme ribbon. In the Charolais section the junior champion female was won by Calais Pandora and Calais Honeybee with Palgrove Bronwyn taking out the senior champion female who also took the grand champion female. Moonbi Peta won junor champion Shorthorn female with Spry’s Winchester Miss taking home the reserve placing. In the interbreed section the breeders group trophy went to Tycolah Poll Herefords; the sires progeny group trophy went also to Tycolah Poll Herefords who also took home the best two bulls under 2 years of age trophy. The best cow & calf, any breed was won by Tycolah Grace and the junior champion bull, any beef breed was won by Tycolah Kendall. Junior champion heifer, any beef breed was won by Jindarlee Necklet; The Forest Cherry Ripe won best local beast, male or female while the grand champion bull of the show was won by Tycolah Kendall with Tycolah Grace taking home the grand champion cow of the show. Tycolah Grace was supreme Beast of the show with Tycolah Poll Herefords taking home the Most Successful Exhibitor trophy. In the prime steer class we saw Macintyre High School take home the champion ribbon. There was a good number of children in the junior parader section; the under 13 class was won by Phoebe Berlin followed by Luke White who took second place. In the 13 years & under 25 class first place went to Samantha Dernec with Kelly Sheehan taking home second place and Glen Weller took third. The junior beef cattle judging shield was won by Abbie Mallise with Nelson West placing second and Regina Simpson placing third. Well done too everyone who came out to display their cattle and skills. The wool section was well supported this wet show with 62 fleeces on display. The highset point score trophy was awarded to M Smith who also won champion Barraba & district breeder and grand champion merino. G’Donya Poll won most successful Barraba exhibitor and champion merino ram; Wiry won champion merino hogget with the champion merino open fleece trophy being won by Appledore; the trophy for champion group of three fleeces was won by M Eckert and Appledore won highest commercial value fleece. The wool steward would like to thank everybody who helped with the section. Our junior showgirl section saw about 20 girls brave the scattered showers and mud to attend the judging. However there weren’t any 15 – 17year old girls this year which was sad but maybe next show. In the 6 – 9 year age group we saw Millie McMurtrie crowned Barraba Showgirl with Regan Simpson and Mia McArdle the two runners - ups. Sarah Blomfield was crowned Barraba Showgirl for the 10 – 14year age group with Chloe Divine and Amber Donnelly as runners-ups. A big thank you must go out to Julie Squires for her efforts with the school colouring - in competition. The winners Brandon Newell, Michala, Savanah Charters, Dana West, Paddy Bourke, Madison Wheeler and Sebastian Etheridge. The second place getters were Dylan Hatch, Ruby, Millie McMurtrie, Georgie Bonar, Jess Gallagher, Blythe Stanger and Georgia King. Highly commended went to Jazmin Forester, Liam, Molly Ferguson, Lilly Etheridge, Will B, Jared and Cassie Avery. Congratulation to all the children who entered as this section brings joy to the elderly residents of Richardson House as they busily judge the entries each year. Despite the showers and the mud there were a good number of pets at the dog and pet show this year. There were no birds, cats or insects this show but we did have guinea pigs and the most unusual pet ribbon was won by Kiala Gillogy with her duck called Daffy. There were dogs for all the classes; there even were large and small dog races! Gilly won the small dog race and Rose won the large dog race. In the dog jump there was a tie between Rosy owned by Westy and LCC owned by Sid Simpson. Best in show was won by Terry owned by Bailey Hannaford with the runner up best in show award went to Gracie; best puppy 3 – 6 months went to Max and the best puppy under 3 months was won by Sonny owned by Gemma White. The special classes were very popular with best presented going to Gilly; best small being won by Eddy; best large being won by Bob; best tail wagger going to Pokey; best trick was won by China and the best costume was won by Charlie. Thank you to everyone who helped lighten the day and to Bill Croll for calling the dog race so well. After all the fun, the pavilion raffle was drawn with Les McClelland winning, all masterpieces were taken down and home then the doors were closed on the 2013 Barraba Show.
