Grace tops Maryland Show fen* second championship
BY MARTHA J. GEHRINGER
TIMONIUM, MD - “Grace” did
it again. This time she did it at the
Maryland State Holstein Show.
Savage-Leigh E-Star Grace was
the grand champion at two shows
last week. Her first was on Wed
nesday at the North American
Spring Show in Springfield, MA.
Three days later she stood the
winner’s circle again, this time in
her home state of Maryland.
“Grace’s” victory came as no
surprise, to those who have been
following her tanbark trail vic
tories. Last year she stood in the
reserve position at this show, and
spectators were commenting that
she looked better than ever.
Her victories started last
November at the Western National
Show in California where she was
named Grand Champion.
Ted Ridgely, left, congratulates Kathy and Marlin Hoff on
being named Premier Breeder and Exhibitor at the Maryland
State Holstein Show. Sheila Bender, Maryland State Dairy
Princess presented the award.
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This five-year-old cow, fresh
since July, is still pumping out 65
pounds a day. She recently
classified EX-92 and is from four
generations of Savage-Leigh
breeding. Included among her
honors is an All-American
nomination last year.
“This year she is coming back
and going strong,” owner Wayne
Savage notes. Wayne owns
“Grace” in partnership with his
father Melvin, and his brother
Dennis. Last year they sold half
interest in this Thonyma E-Star
daughter to the Lylehaven Farm
from Vermont.
“We are especially grateful to
Lylehaven for the national ex
posure they have gotten for us.”
Cindee Savage, Wayne’s wife
explained. She also credited fitter
Tim Coon with making “Grace”
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Kelly Vansant, Baltimore-Harford Dairy Princess (left) and judge Dennis Patrick
congratulate Jim Miller, Herds Manager of Fair Hills on his reserve champion placing.
Next to Miller is the grand champion owned by Wayne Savage of Savage-Lehigh Farm.
Presenting the award was Donna Johnson, banner donor, and Sheila Bender, Maryland
State Dairy Princess
look her best. “Tim went to every
show ‘Grace’ was at and knows her
from head to tail,” she added.
Coming in the Reserve Grand
Champion position was the three
year old, Walkup Sir Chris Crystal
- ET, owned by Fair Hill Farm,
Chestertown, MD.
This champion, sired by Brown
dale Sir Christopher, is out of a 94
point Astronaut daughter.
“This is the best young cow we
own right now,” Peter Morris,
herdsman at Fairhills commented.
Morris also noted that they are
“shooting for the All-Maryland
award and maybe more.”
“This cow has a beautiful udder
and walks on a good set of hind
legs,” judge Dennis Patrick,
Kempton, PA noted. Morris added
that she is an easy cow to show
since “she show herself and is just
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an impressive individual.”
Noting that this is the first top
individual Fair Hills has shown in
several years, Morris added, “We
aren’t worried about records, right
now we are just going to have fun
* showing.”
The junior championship of the
open show went to Peace and
Plenty Tempo Vania Vala, owned
by Gus Schwartzbeck. “You never
know. We didn’t expect to do this
well,” Joe Schwartzbeck father of
Gus and President of the Maryland
Association stated.
Schwartzbeck also commented
on the large number of entries
from across the state. “Everyone
sees a good one in their herd and
they come out. They are a good
bunch of people and no one know
who will win. It keeps things in
teresting.”
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The reserve junior title went
Bowen-Vale Simon Lassie owned
by Stone Haven Acres and sired by
Harmony-Comers Simon-Twin.
The Grand Champion of the
junior show was Cheknuts Rorae
Joann. This four-year-old cow,
owned by Samuel Davis,
Earleville, was sired by Round
Oak Apple Elevation.
Reserve Champion honors went
to another four-year old Peace and
Plenty Fal Nancy, owned by Shane
Schwartzbeck. This Brookfield
Falcon daughter produced 21,230
pounds of milk with a 4.1 percent
test as a three-year old.
Premier Breeder and Premier
Exhibitor awards returned to
Coldsprings Farm owned by the
Marlin Hoff family, New Windsor.
This is the second consecutive year
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