THE 123rd FALSTONE BORDER SHEPHERDS SHOW
 23rd August 2008 

SHEEP
Entry 50p Prizes: 1st, £5; 2nd, £3; 3rd, £2
Class, For the Best: OPEN
Hirsel or packs may be shown in Classes 1, 2 and 3
1. Shepherd's Blackface Ewe
2. Shepherd's Blackface Gimmer
3. Shepherds Blackface Ewe Lamb
4. Blackface Ram (aged)
5. Blackface Shearling Ram
6. Blackface Ram Lamb
7. Blackface Ewe
8. Blackface Gimmer
9. Blackface Ewe Lambs
10. Blackface Pair Ewe Lambs
11. Blackface Ewe and Blackface lamb at foot
12. Swaledale Cross Ewe
13. Swaledale Cross Gimmer
14. Swaledale Cross Ewe Lamb
15. Swaledale Cross Male Sheep
16. Best Pair Mule Ewe Lambs
17. Single Mule Ewe Lamb

BLACKFACE (SCOTCH TYPE)
18. Best Blackface Ewe
19. Best Blackface Gimmer
20. Best Blackface Ewe Lamb
21. Best Blackface Ram (any age)
22. Blackface Ram Lamb
23. Pair Blackface Gimmers
24. Blackface Female Hill Sheep (Best Type Undressed)
25. Pair of prime lambs, un-horned £50 voucher 1st prize
26. Pair of prime lambs, horned £50 voucher 1st prize

DOGS
Entry 50p Prizes 1st, £3; 2nd, £2, 3rd, £1
Class. For the Best:
27. Child's Pet Entry Free Prizes: 1st, £1; 2nd, 80p; 3rd, 60p; 4th, 50p
28. Hill Working Sheep Dog (Dog)
29. Hill Working Sheep Dog (Bitch)
30. Border Terrier (Dog)
31. Border Terrier (Bitch
32. Jack Russell Terrier (Dog)
33. Jack Russell Terrier (Bitch)
34. Border or Jack Russell Terrier Puppy (6-12 months)
35. Any variety excluding above
Entries 27 to 35 (inclusive) accepted on show field up to 1p.m.

FOXHOUNDS
Entry 50p Prizes 1st, £6; 2nd, £4; 3rd, £3
36. Special Class. Open to all Puppy walkers. Hound Puppy to be shown by its Walker. Can also be shown in Classes 39 to 40 by Hunt. Please enter Walker's Name and Name of Puppy.
37. Group
38. Couples
39. Entered Hound (Dog)
40. Entered Hound (Bitch)
41. Junior Hound (Dog)
42. Junior Hound (Bitch)

SHEEPDOG TRIALS (OPEN)
Entry Fee £2.00 Prizes: 1st, £20; 2nd, £14; 3rd, £10; 4th, £6; 5th, £3; 6th, £2
UNDER 21 YEARS Entry Fee £2.00 Prizes 1st, £5; 2nd, £3; 3rd, £2

VEGETABLES, FLOWERS (OPEN)
Entry 20p Prizes: 1st, £1.50; 2nd, £1; 3rd, 75p
All Exhibits to be grown by Exhibitors
Class. For the best:
43. Cabbage (any variety)
44. Three Round White Potatoes
45. Three Round Coloured Potatoes
46. Three Kidney White Potatoes
47. Three Kidney Coloured Potatoes
48. Three Round Beetroot
49. Three Shallots
50. Three Onions - grown from sets
51. Three Onions - grown from seeds
52. Six Pods of Peas
53. Six Pods of Broad Beans
54. Head of Lettuce
55. Single Head of Cauliflower
56. Three Carrots
57. Three Tomatoes
58. One Cucumber
59. Collection of Veg - four varieties (2 of each)
60. Vase of Mixed Garden Flowers
61. Collection of Sweet Peas (9 Spikes)
62. Six Pansies
63. Six Calunulas
64. Single Rose
65. House Window Plant
66. House Foliage Plant
67. Three Dahlia Heads
68. Patio Planter
69. Gents Buttonhole (Confined)
70. Three Tomatoes (Confined)
71. Single Rose (Confined)
72. Best Arrangement in Egg Cup (Confined)
73. Lady's Spray (Confined)
Classes 69, 70, 71,72 and 73 are confined to Falstone Postal Area and Falstone Show Committee.

STICKS
Entry 20p Prizes: 1st, £3; 2nd, £2; 3rd, £1
Class For the Best:
74. Plain Walking Stick (Natural Handle - One Piece)
75. Plain Walking Stick (Wooden Jointed Head)
76. Plain Walking Stick (Natural Horn Handle)
77. Plain Walking Stick (Buffalo Horn)
78. Dressed Fancy Walking Stick (Horn Handle)
79. Half Head
80. Shepherds Crook (Horn Handle)
81. Ladies Stick
82. Leg Cleek
83. Thumb Stick
84. Novice - Plain Walking Stick. ( Horn Handle.)
85. Novice - Plain Walking Stick. (Wood Handle.)

INDUSTRIAL SECTION: EGGS and JAM
Entry 20p Prizes: 1st, £1; 2nd, 75p; 3rd, 50p
Class For the Best:
86. Four Brown Hens Eggs
87. Four White Hens Eggs
88. Four Bantam Eggs
89. Four Duck Eggs
90. Two Onion-Peeling Dyed Eggs
91. Two Dyed Eggs other than Onion Peeling
92. Jar Home-made Strawberry Jam
93. Jar Homemade Raspberry Jam
94. Jar Home-made Blackcurrant Jam
95. Jar Home-made Lemon Curd
96. Pot Home-made Jelly, any variety (to be turned out)
97. Pot Home-made Marmalade
98. Pot Home-made Chutney, any variety

SCONES, PASTRIES AND CAKES
Entry 20p Prizes: 1st, £1.50; 2nd, £1; 3rd, 75p
99 Four Viennese Fingers
100 Savoury Flan
101 Cold Sweet
102 Four Chocolate Muffins
103 Tea Loaf
104 Date and Walnut Loaf
105 Carrot Cake
106 Four Girdle Scones (Currant)
107 Four Plain Oven Scones (Un-turned)
108 Four Dropped Scones
109 Four Cheese Scones
110 Four Maids of Honour
111 Plate Cake (Apple)
112 Four Sausage Rolls with Short Pastry
113 Ham and Egg Pie, Short Pastry (to be left in dish or plate)
114 Four Rock Buns
115 Border Tart
116 Fatless Plain Sponge
117 Four pieces of Shortbread
118 Jam Sandwich Cake, baked in one tin
119 Jam Swiss Roll
120 Sponge Fruit Flan, not decorated
121 Chocolate Cake – filled and iced
122 Six Homemade Sweets, one variety
123 Orange Cake, not iced
124 Rice Cake
125 Gingerbread
126 Sultana Cake
127 Fruit Cake Prizes:1st, £3; 2nd, £2, 3rd, £1.50

HOMEMADE DRINKS
Entry 20p Prizes: 1st, £1.50; 2nd, £1; 3rd, 75p
128 Traditional Lemonade
129 Sloe Gin
130 Ginger Wine
131 Summer Punch
132 Fruit Liqueur (Please enclose S.A.E for return of standardized labels for above)

KNITTING, SEWING
Entry 20p Prizes: 1st, £2.00; 2nd, £1.50; 3rd, £1.00
Class For the Best
133 Piece of Needlework, not classified
134 Prettiest Coaster
135 Baby's Knitted Garment
136 Piece of Knitting, not classified
137 Hand-knitted Woolen Jumper
138 Hand-knitted Scarf
139 Crocheted Garment
140 Soft Toy, any medium
141 Knitted Tea Cosy
142 Article Made from Recycled Fabric
143 Piece of Handwork
144 Any picture painted by exhibitor

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY
Entry 20p Prizes 1st £1.50, 2nd £1, 3rd 75p
Classes 144 –150 not to exceed 7 x 5 Limited to two entries per class
145. One Photograph (views, Northumberland)
146. One Photograph (Coloured) (Holiday Snap)
147. One Photograph (Coloured) (Portrait)
148. One Titled Photo. Mounted on card
149. One Photograph (Animal)
150. One Photograph (Weather)
151 One Hunting Photograph
152 One Mounted Enlargement

CHILDREN'S SECTION (OPEN)
Entry Free Prizes 1st, £1; 2nd, 80p; 3rd, 60p; 4th, 40p
All Classes restricted to One Entry per Child 16 years and under on 31st August 2008
Class For the Best:
153. Handwriting – 5 years and under –Jack be Nimble
154. Handwriting – 6 years and under –Baa Baa Black Sheep
155. Handwriting – 8 years and under – The Grand Old Duke of York
156. Handwriting – 10 years and under – Ding Dong Bell
157. Handwriting – 13 years and under - A Postcard
158. *Piece of Art – 5 years and under
159. *Piece of Art – 6 years and under
160. *Piece of Art – 8 years and under
161. *Piece of Art – 10 years and under
162. *Piece of Art – 13 years and under
163. *Pattern – 5 years and under
164. *Pattern – 6 years and under
165. *Pattern – 10 years and under
166. *Pattern – 13 years and under – Hand-made Birthday Card
167. *Computer Design Picture – 8 years and under – a party invitation
168. *Computer Design Picture – 13 years and under – poster for the show
169. *Computer Design of a CD cover – any age
170. Craft – 6 years and under - Button Necklace
171. Craft – 8 years and under - Button Necklace
172. Craft – 10 years and under – Decorated Wellie
173. Craft – 13 years and under – Decorated Wellie
174. Farmyard on a Tin Plate (Not to exceed 10”)
175. Two Onion Peeled Dyed Eggs – 16 years and under
176. Fruit and/or Vegetable – Butterfly
177. Jam Sandwich Cake – 16 years and under
178. Four Rock Buns – 16 years and under
179. Four Jam Tarts – 16 years and under
180. Pizza – 16 years and under
181. Four decorated home made biscuits
182. One Photograph (Taken by child 8 years and under)
183. One Photograph (Taken by child 13 years and under)

SPECIAL NOTICE
Classes should not exceed 65cm x 42cm plus 5cm border.

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RULES OF THE SHOW
1. Ewes, Gimmers and Ewe Lambs to be grazed on hill pasture along with exhibitors ordinary hill stock from 10th May.

2. Ewes to have bred and nursed lambs this season up to 1st July.

3. Feeding allowed for all Male classes.

4. Should any exhibitor purchase female stock he must have the same twelve months in his possession before being allowed to show. Any incoming tenant or shepherd, who receives sheep as wages at the May term excepted. This does not apply to all male classes.

5. When there is no competition the prize awarded will be that deemed worthy by the Judges.

6. Should any Competitor show and win prizes contrary to these rules he will forfeit the prize money and likewise be debarred from again showing at this show.

7. All stock entered from competition to be subject to the Rules of this Show.
8. All stock to be entered off the farm on which they have been grazed during the specified period referred to in Rule 1.

9. All exhibits to be in their respective places by 11.15a.m (Industrial Section and remain there until 4.30p.m. Should any exhibitor willfully remove any exhibit before the appointed time without written permission from the Secretary, they will forfeit all awards they may be entitled to and likewise be debarred from again competing in this show.

10. Should any dispute arise among exhibitor or competitors, a written protest accompanied by a deposit of £5.00 must be lodged with the Secretary, within seven days, who will convene a meeting of the Committee either on the day of the Show, or within a month of that date, when the dispute in question shall be settled by the aforesaid Committee, whose decision shall in all cases be final and binding, subject to no appeal in any court of law or otherwise. Should the Committee consider the objections frivolous or vexatious, the deposit will be forfeited.

11. Entry fees of £5.00 or over qualify for free admission to the show.

The Committee will not hold itself responsible for any loss or damage, but every care will be taken.

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