Welcome back to winning ways for Throup family (From Craven Herald)
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Welcome back to winning ways for Throup family
2:06pm Thursday 29th September 2011 in Countryfile
Pictured with the champion pen of 10s at the second NEMSA show and sale are, from left: Co-judges Richard Hanson and Margaret Watkinson, Sessay, exhibitors Joe and Nancy Throup, and Karen Horsfield, of sponsors Pearson Farm Supplies
Joe and Nancy Throup, of Berwick Intake Farm, Draughton, exhibited the champion pen of ten gimmer lambs at the second annual North of England Mule Sheep Association (NEMSA) show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart.
It was a welcome return to the championship fold for the Throups, who last won the Skipton title more than 12 years ago. The couple, who had brought a 184-strong consignment to the two big NEMSA fixtures, saw their title winners sell for top price in show at £205 per head to Matt Thomlinson, of Muggington, Ashbourne.
Like the opening NEMSA show two weeks earlier, Ashley and Rachel Caton, of Otterburn Lodge Farm, Otterburn, again had the victorious pen of 20s and also finished runners-up in the10s.
The Catons have dominated the local NEMSA show arena in recent years. Their 20s’ champions sold for £175 each to T Jackson, of Goosnargh, Preston, and their pen of 10s at £195 a head – the second highest price of the day.
With almost 9,000 gimmer lambs forward, well up on the first NEMSA fixture, a packed ringside ensured robust, level trade throughout, with plenty of running lambs selling at between £95 and £108. Strong tupping lambs started from £106, while untouched running lambs straight off the fell could be bought in the £80s. The overall selling average of £105.30 per head was up £15.40 on last year’s corresponding fixture.
Skipton branch NEMSA chairman Jeff Throup, of Silsden Moor, said he was delighted to present the J Marsden Perpetual Trophy to his brother Joe.
Results and price were: pens of 10 – 1 JC&N Throup, Draughton Moor £205, 2 AV Caton, Otterburn, £195, 3 Ellis Bros, Addingham Moorside, £150; pens of 20 – 1 AV Caton, £175, 2 N Heseltine, Malham £145, 3 KM&L Throup, Silsden Moor £140.
Top flock averages: under 100 lambs – WP Sutcliffe, Horton in Ribbblesdale, 96 forward at an average of £123.77 per head, A&SL Throup, Silsden Moor, 25 at £122.40, J Bradley, Darley, 30 at £120.33, N Heseltine, Malham, 75 at £117.63, Saddle End Farms, Chipping, 82 at £113.69, EW&JR Parkinson, Dunsop Bridge, 75 at £112.63, JA Throup, Silsden Moor 82 at £112.10, KA&HL Fawcett & Son, 58 at £111.62, WA Lambert, Selside, 42 at £111.57 JH&K Dewhurst, Lothersdale, 49 at £110.96 JW Sayer & Son, West End, 59 at £110.68, JH Critchlow, Alstonfield, 80 at £109.3; 100 or more lambs presented – JC&N Throup, Silsden Moor, 112 at £124.40, A Lodge, Malham Moor, 130 at £123.92, AV Caton, Otterburn, 180 at £118.94, KM&L Throup, Silsden Moor, 264 at £115.25, WP&B Walker & Son, Appletreewick, 109 at £111.52, WA&A Booth, Feizor, 136 at £110.67, PL Metcalfe, Otterburn, 230 at £110.52, Ellis Bros, Addingam Moorside, 240 at £110.23 JC Walker & Son, Dunsop Bridge, 124 at £110.06, E&SCL Harker & Son, Lofthouse, 150 at £109.63, AJ Mason, Embsay, 164 at £109.40, ASE Crisp & Son, Calton, 141 at £109.17, JR Airey, Elslack, 338 at £108.87, K&GJ Huck, Austwick, 139 at £108.87.
