A2B-L*ncaster Farming, Saturday, October 15, 1994 HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) An evening of horse competi tion delighted the crowd at the Challenge of the Breeds Show, a highlight of the 38th annual Key stone International Livestock Exposition (KILE). Held last week at the State Farm Show Complex. KILE is a premier showcase for the nation’s top beef cattle, swine, sheep and horses. The Challenge of the Breeds involves, representatives of eight invited horse breeds showing before a judge in six events; Eng lish Pleasure, Hunter Hack, Plea sure Driving, Western Pleasure, Western Riding, and an exciting Barrel Race. HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) — The 1994 KILE show was designated as “Year of the Horse,” so horse exhibitors received spe cial attention. An effort was made to increase public awareness of the high caliber of entertaining horse shows held annually at the Livestock Exposition. Show man agement also expanded the horse program to six days this year. The draft horse hitched show was a qualifying event in the North American Six Horse Hitch Classic Series, with top rated hitches earn ing points for the national event, February 7-12 in Ocala, Florida. There were 782 horses in the Exposition, a competitive show case for North America’s top live stock breeders. The Exposition is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Livestock Association, Pennsyl vania Department of Agriculture and Pennsylvania Farm Show Commission. Winners included: HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) A Lebanon County 4-H team representing Pennsylvania continued its winning streak by taking the top team title at the Junior Livestock Judging Contest held during the Keystone Interna tional Livestock Exposition, held Ocl 5-10 at the state Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. The Lebanon County 4-H team, comprised of members Dan and Wendy Atkins, Benjamin Bow Jr., and Jon Hamish, had won the state 4-H team title earlier this year and qualified for a trip to the North American Livestock Exposition, held November in Louisville, Ken tucky. As well did the other state 4-H teams. This week, the team was among 11 collegiate and 12 junior teams from Florida to Illinois to New York that tested their skills in judg ing beef cattle, sheep and swine. The Lebanon County team’s consistency brought them the top team prize they had earned a third place in beef cattle and swine judging, and for giving oral rea sons; they earned fourth place in sheep judging. Dan Atkins set the pace for his team, by earning a third place in oral reasons, a fourth in swine judging, a 10th in beef cattle judg ing, and a third individual overall placing. He earned third overall after winning a tie breaking contest against Willi Morris, of Virginia FFA. Danny’s sister Wendy was seventh highest scoring individual “Challenge Of The Breeds” Highlights Horse Show Thirteen horses competed to become “Sovereign'Champion”. After tabulating the results of the entries in each event, Watch Me Winsome, a 9 year old Quarter Horse ridden by owner Susan Yohn of Grantville, emerged as the winner. Watch Me Winsome had won four of the six events: Hunter Hack, Pleasure Driving, Western Pleasure, and Western Riding. “(Watch Me Winsome) will retire and become a brood mare,” Yohn said after being awarded the championship banner. “Quarter Horses are an excellent all-around type of animal...a good family horse.” KILE Horse Appiloota Show A: grand champion stallion, Mart Vaught, Greenville, VA; grand champion gelding, James McCormlc, Harris burg Appalooaa Show B: grand champion stallion, Mark Vaught, Greenville, VA; grand champion gelding, Oleary Farms, Kirkland, IL Paso Flno Show A: bellas formas champion mare, Jeanne Azur, Beaver; champion stallion, Michael Bruce, Pem broke, MA; champion gelding, Donna Rzep ka, Aberdeen, MD. Paso Flno Show B: bellas formas champion mare, Arthur & Lee Glatfelter, Dal lastown, champion stallion, Michael Bruce, Pembroke MA, champion gelding, Donna Rzepka, Aberdeen, MD. Quarter Horse Show A: grand champi on stallion, Susan Ewell, New Holland, grand champion mare, Robin Ann Rening ton, Moscow, grand champion gelding, Philip & Diane Manscalco, Quakertown, youth activity champions, Amy Burdick, Lewlsburg, and Lisa Barnhart, Canal Win chester, OH. Quarter Horse Show B: grand champi on stallion, Susan Ewell, New Holland, grand champion mare, Circle K Ranch, Wal ton, NJ, grand champion gelding, Debbie Ohl, Delta, youth activity champions, Daphne Lynn Young, New Holland; and Lisa Barnhart, Canal Winchester, OH Belgian: grand champion stallion and grand champion - mare, Omdorff’s Belgians, Waynesburg, grand champion gelding, Gary Lebanon Team Wins KILE Livestock Contest overall, with a sixth placing in sheep judging, and 12th 'place finishes in beef cattle and swine judging, and oral reasons. The team was coached by Lori Voight, Ralph and Melanie Hor chler, and Ken Winebark, county extension agent. The top individual overall in the junior division was Chris Sey mour, of Maryland. The 4-Hers was Erst place individual for oral reasons, swine and sheep judging. He placed seventh judging beef cattle. Youth Compete At Invitational Judging Contest HARRISBURG, (Dauphin Co.) Thirty-seven teams from around the country participated in the 26th annual Invitational Youth Dairy Judging contest, held last week at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. The competition provides top notch dairy youth an opportunity to match their judging skills against other students in a nation al forum. In the collegiate division, the team from Virginia Tech placed first with a total score of 2,116 points. Virginia Tech also had the two high scoring individuals for total reasons as well as the two high individuals for all breeds. Team members Angie Cobum and Kyle Thygesen earned 235 and 234 points, respectively, in The “Soveu _ was. _ by Susan Yohn of Grandville. Shown In the photo with owner and friends is Watch Me Windsome, the champion quarter horse. On the road to victory, Windsome worn four of the six events in the competition. Show Results Reported The hitch teams were in competition for national honors. Jim & Peggy Mills, Marshall. IL; champion ooekfra^Horee^Ranch^ “"ass arris's™- sss»T£. "* .ts? i lion oS^FI" 1 H L ° ' Cen,re Hall: Percheron 6 - horee - John Leek " ° n Change of th. Breeds ■ Sovereign W. Wf 1& 6 ‘ Champion: Susan Yohn, Grantvllle. Iorse - Dar Y l Cobb8 ’ Huntington, IN. & Slro Derrer & Sons, Carmel, IN Clydaadala/Shlre; grand champion stallion , Liberty Nolls Farm, Hagerstown, MD; grand champion mare, Live Oak Planta tion, Ocala, FL; grand champion gelding, Daryl Cobbs, Huntington, IN. Percharon: grand champion stallion, At the collegiate level, a team from the University of Illinois was top team, with a first place in beef cattle and sheep judging, a third in oral reasons and a fourth in swine judging. Teammember Mark Hoge was the top collegiate individual overall. The Pennsylvania 4-H team edged out the team from Ohio by two points. The third place team from Maryland totalled 14 fewer points than the Lebanon team. In addition to the University of Illinois, collegiate teams repre- the total reasons, and then reversed their placing for scores on all breeds. Seth Johnson and Mark Grove were also members of the win ning collegiate team, who took $225 and the Cuthbert Narin Rotating Trophy for their efforts. The Cornell University team placed second with 2,101 points, and the team from Wisconsin at Madison took third place with 2,051 points. Sixteen states were represent ed in the 4-H division of the con test, with the Florida team taking the win, along with $175 and the Joe S. Taylor Rotating Plaque. Their score of 1,866 was only four points more than the second place finisher, Indiana 4-H. The Wisconsin 4-H team placed third sented The Ohio State University, Michigan State University, Illinois State University, Auburn Univer sity, Penn State University, North Carolina State University, Tennes see, West Virginia, Delaware Val ley College, and University of Florida. In addition to thMPennyslvania and Maryland 4-H teams, others competing were from Ohio, India na, Kentucky, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and New York. FFA teams were from Indiana, Virginia, and Ohio. and the Pennsylvania 4-H team captured fourth place. Florida’s Michelle Thomas led both of the individual ranks for total all breeds. Other winning team members included Kelley Hunziker, Melissa Styfrett and Sean Thien. In the third division, the. Mi nnesota FFA was the winner by one point over Georgia’s FFA team from Putnam County. Min nesota scored 1,572, Georgia scored 1,571 and rounding out the top three was the Indiana FFA team with 1,557 points. Minnesota’s Tracy Mickelson was the high scoring individual for total reasons, while New York’s Mike Stebbins claimed the individual victory for all breeds. KILE Livestock Judging Results COLLEGIATE Team Contest: I.University of Illinois, 4,423 points; 2.ohk> State University, 4,384 points: S.Michigan State Univer sity, 4,378 4-H/FFA Team Contest: I.Pennsylvania, 2,267 points, 2.0hi0, 2,265; 3.Maryland, 2,253. Individual Contest: I.Chris Seymour (Maryland 4-H), 798 points; 2,Mark Garland (Ohio 4-H), 771 points; 3.Dan Atkins, (Pennsylvania 4-H), 764 points. The other winning Minnesota team members included Lori Mickelson, Trista Fingerson and Jenny Dornink. They took home $175 and th Harold McCulloch Rotating Plaque. The contest was held in con junction with the Pennsylvania All-American Dairy Show, one of the nation’s premier dairy shows. Contestants had'to judge 10 classes of dairy cattle at the all- American and present oral rea sons for their selections. The teams received their awards at a banquet sponsored by Agway, Atlantic Breeders Cooperative and Monsanto. The next Invitational Youth Dairy Cattle Judging contest is scheduled for Sept. 25, 1995.
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