A22—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 3,1983
Suffolk wins
Best of Show
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Judging was done by a tno,
representing the various species.
Lamar Witmer, president of the
Lancaster County Holstein Club,
was the dairy rep; Glenn Eberly
represented the steer and hog and
BY KIMBERLY HERR
ELIZABETHTOWN - A steady
rain did not dampen the spirits of
the many exhibitors and spec
tators who turned out at the
Elizabethtown Fair to see Mark
Tracy’s 119-pound Suffolk lamb
named Best of Show at the sheep
show Wednesday.
Seven-year-old Mark, who will
be a second grade student at the St.
Peter’s Parochial School, was
barely bigger than the sheep he
brought to the center of the ring.
He is the son of Gerald and Ellen
Tracy, Masonic Homes, and was
showing sheep for the second
consecutive year at the fair.
Mark assists his father, who
manages the Masonic Homes,
Elizabethtown, with the 50 sheep
they raise.
In addition to his Best of Show,
Mark’s sheep won mediumweight
champion, first in the Southdown
yearling ewe class and first in the
Shropshire aged ewe class. The
Best of Show lamb was also judged
heavyweight champion.
“I was kind of surprised,” Mark
Curt Engle, right, won champion honors in the Suffolk
division at the Elizabethtown Fair. Tim Engle received
reserve honors.
'P‘ ipsi ve category at
the Elizabethtown Fair. Scott Mylin received reserve honors.
The selection of the supreme
champion proceeded the sale at the
fair. The top sale steer of Barry
Geib brought $1.26 a pound from
Willie the Butcher. The grand
champion hog of the Pflieger
brothers brought $2.40 a pound
from White Oak Mills.
said, when asked if he thought he
would win the show.
A no-questions-asked "Good!”
was the response to a question on
how it felt to win..
The Best Showman honor went to
Pam Yeagley, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Elvin Yeagley, Elizabetown
Rl. Pam’s sheep won a first place
in the heavyweight class.
The judge of the show was Greg
Strausbaugh, York, who raises a
flock of purebred Dorset ewes.
Strausbaugh examined each
sheep thoroughly and took the tune
to explain to the exhibitors why a
certain sheep was placed higher
than another.
“It’s a real good quality set of
lambs,” Strausbaugh said.
He explained that some of the
characteristics he was looking for
were the correctness of feet and
legs, a clean fleece in the black
face breeds and lambs that would
make good quality carcass breeds.
There were 51 breeding sheep
exhibited and 70 market lambs
shown. There were 41 exhibitors.
Pfleiger Bros., a 50-50 partnership consisting of Matthew, left, and Mike Pfleiger, won
several awards, including overall grand champion, at the Elizabethtown Swine Show.
The brothers are pictured with their overall grand champion Spot Cross, left, and their
reserve champion heavyweight entry.
Pflieger Bros, share swine honors
BY LAURA ENGLAND
ELIZABETHTOWN - Showing
as a 50-50 partnership, Mike and
Matthew Pflieger, Manheim, won
the grand champion honors at the
Elizabethtown Fair Swine Show,
Aug. 30.
listed on the show order as
Pflieger Bros., Mike and Matthew
took their 240 pound Spot Cross
bred entry from Class X winner to
heavyweight champion to overall
grand champion.
As well as grand champion, the
brothers won first place in Class V
and first and second in Class IX.
Their 234 pound Class IX winner
was selected reserve heavyweight
champion.
Winning the overall reserve
champion honors was Glenda
Huntzberger and her 202 pound
mediumweight champion. Huntz
berger, Elizabethtown, also
showed the champion and reserve
champion lightweight hogs.
Awarded the reserve
mediumweight champion title was
Tom High, Ephrata, and his 217
pound entry.
In the showmanship com
petition, 11-year-old Dwayne
Coble, Hershey, proved to the
judge that he could set his animal
up and handle it with expertise and
was named the master showman.
Coble placed first in the 8-11 age
category, followed by Jason
Wolgemuth, Elizabethtown, and
Karen Becker, Manheim.
Dave Coble, Hershey, took first
in the 12-14 age class, while
Sheldon Heisey, Elizabethtown,
placed second and Doug Musser,
Elizabethtown, third!
Showmanship winners in the 15
and ovei; class were Steve Heisey,
Elizabethtown, first, Dwayne
Shelly, Manheim, second, and
placing third was Dean Zeager,
Middletown. x
Judge for the show was Eugene
Sweigard, Halifax. Sweigard is a
Duroc hog breeder who also raises
Angus cattle.
SWINE SHOW RESULTS
LIGHTWEIGHT
Class 1185-190 lbs.
I and 2 Glenda Huntzberger, 3 Sharon Huntz
berger
Class 11191-198 lbs.
1 Glenda Huntzberger, 2, 3 Sharon Huntz
berger
Class 111 199-201 lbs
1 Glenda Huntzberger, 2 Sharon Juntzberger,
3 Steven Heisey
Champion Lightweight
Glenda Huntzberger
Reserve Champion Lightweight
Glenda Huntzberger
MEOIUMWEIGHT
Class IV 202-211 lbs.
1 Glenda Huntzberger, 2 Sharon Huntzberger,
3 DeanZeager
Class V 212-21SJbs.
1 Pflieger Bros. 2 Duane Shelly, 3 Dwayne
Coble
Cuts V 1216-221 tbs.
1 Tom High, 2 Sheldon Heisey. 3 Karen
Becker
Class V 11222-228 lbs.
1.2 Karen Becker, 3 DougMusser
Champion Medlumwslght
Glenda Huntzberger
Reserve Champion Middleweight
Tom High
Glenda Huntzberger is all smiles after being named the
reserve grand champion at the Elizabethtown Swine Show.
Huntzberger's mediumweight entry weighed 205 pounds.
Winning the master showman award at the Elizabethtown
Fair Swine Show was 11-year-old Dwayne Coble who showed
judge Eugene Sweigard that he could set his pig up and keep
it under control in the show ring.
HEAVYWEIGHT
Class V 111229-234 lbs.
1.2 Pflieger Bros. 3 DougMusser
Class IX 235-239 lbs.
1 Steven He,sey; 2.3 Jason Wolgemuth
Class X 240-280 lbs.
1 Pflieger Bros. 2. Barry Geib, 3. Diane Musser
Champion Heavyweight
Pflieger Bros
Reserve Champion Heavyweight
Pflieger Bros
Grand Champion
Pflieger Bros,
Reserve Grand Champion
Glenda Huntzberger
Master Showman
Dwayne Coble