Oban Autumn Show and Sale 2017
The 120th Autumn Show and Sale of Highland Cattle was a weekend of mixed emotions. Members experienced excitement at the prospect of newly appointed auctioneers, United Auctions selling the cattle on Monday. They celebrated the 120th event in true style with enthusiasm and good ‘craik’ and they raised their glasses with fond memories to absent friends Angus MacColl and Jim McConachie.
The drinks’ receptions attracted record numbers on Saturday evening. Whilst during the dinner and trophy presentation on Sunday evening, a shepherd’s crook made of Highland Horn donated by Archie Cameron was auctioned by Raymond Kennedy and raised £1,300, which was donated to the Beatson Cancer Centre along with the proceeds of Lot 5 Una Bhuidhe 10th of Muingairigh, who sold to Graeme Keep of the Chedley Fold for 2000 guineas on Monday 9 October.
The winner of the Lottery Draw for £1,000 for the financial year 1 September 2016 until 31 August 2017 was Anna Nicholson from Killin.
Leaving the show ring
Overall champion, Kirsty 11th of Craigowmill
Reserve overall, Sgullin 4th of Mottistone
Heifer calf champion, Katie Morag 13th of Blairlogan
Images by Kevin McGlynn
Overall Championship – Sponsored by The Scottish Farmer
Judge Matt Auld of the Pollok Fold found his 120th Autumn Show Overall Champion in Kirsty 11th of Craigowmill from Ken and Eva Brown. Kirsty won the Three Year Old Heifer section winning the Bell Ingram Quaich and then went on to lift the Invernairn Cup. Kirsty 11th of Craigowmill was born on 31 March 2014 and is sired by Fear Siridh of Balmoral and out of Kirsty 8th of Craigowmill.
This red three year old was in calf to Ruaridh of Ubhaidh, who was Overall Champion at the Royal Highland Show in 2014, her grand sire on the dam line was Oban Champion in 2005 and her sire Fear Siridh of Balmoral has sired several high priced heifers at Oban.
The herd person bringing out the Overall Champion winning the K W Walker Memorial Quaich was Ken Brown’s stockman David Burt. This heifer was sold to the Balnabroich Fold of Michael & Sally Nairn for 3600 guineas.
The Reserve Overall Champion, was awarded to the Best Two Year Old heifer, Sguillin 4th of Mottistone from the home of Michael Poland. Michael and his stockman Willie MacLean lifted the newly donated Dooris Family Rose Bowl for the Reserve Overall Champion and also took home the George Bruce Memorial Trophy.
Sguillin 4th of Mottistone was a red heifer, born on 29 January 2015 and sired by the well-known Eoin Mhor 8th of Mottistone who lifted the Supreme Championship at Glasgow International Show in 2012 and the Breed Champion title at the Great Yorkshire in 2012. The newly formed Witches Craig Fold of Veda Dewar and Kenneth Wood topped the sale by purchasing this heifer for 4000 guineas.
