814-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 19, 1998
Supreme champion ewe in both open and junior shows went to a homebred South
down shown by Jennifer Flinchbaugh. The grand champion Southdown ram was also
named Supreme in the Junior show. Travis Flory helps hold the supreme champions.
Hundreds At York Fair Compete
Junior Sheep Shows
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LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
YORK (York Co.) At the
York Fair this week, things kept
getting better and better for
17-ycar-old Jennifer Flinchbaugh
during the two-day sheep
competition.
First she showed the supreme
champion ram and ewe in South
down competition in the Junior
Show against 117 entries. The fol
lowing day the ram and ewe were
proclaimed Southdown champ
ions in the Open Show against 167
entries. On Monday evening, the
champion Southdown ewe com
peted against champions in all
other breeds for the Supreme
Breeding Sheep title.
“It’s more difficult to pick a
supreme champion ewe than a ram
because there are a number of great
contenders," said Les Wagner,
judge of the event. But for the most
correct and stylish, Wagner said he
would go- with the Southdown
ewe.
“She is homebred,” Jennifer
proudly repeated over and over.
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Standing in for his brother Matthew is Andy Bankert, who
shows the champion Dorset ewe with his dad Brian Bankert
of Hanover.
Championships run in the
bloodlines. The ewe’s mother was
the reserve champion at the
National Show held in Louisville
and the ewe was sired by a ram that
was a grand champion twice at
Keystone International Livestock
Exposition and at the Pennsylvania
Farm Show.
Jennifer also showed the reserve
grand champion market lamb and
won showmanship in her age
division.
The Flinchbaugh family has
been breeding Southdown for the
last 12 years. Because her dad had
raised sheep during his teen years,
he drew from a wealth of know
ledge into putting together an out
standing flock at the family’s Wal
nut Lane Farms in York.
In the Open Breeding Sheep
Division, John Eaton Junior’s
Dorset ram was named Supreme
Champion Breeding Sheep over all
other breeds. Judge Lee Wagner
selected the Dorset ram for its
frame size, correctness, and styl
ishness.
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Since 1982, Eaton has been rais
ing sheep. He now has 25 Dorsets
and 25 Cheviots on his Windsor
farm.
Eaton has had three previous
supreme championships at York
Fair. “I’m real selective on breed
ing,” said Eaton, who works for
People’s Bank.
Cheviot
In the Cheviot competition,
Eaton swept all the major awards
in the Open show. In the Junior
Cheviot competition, Tony Haugh
of Red Lion swept all major
awards. Tony is the son of Denny
and Irene Haugh. Although it was
only the second year he showed at
York Fair, championships are
common. Tony showed previous
champions at Keystone Interna
tional Livestock Exposition, and
the State Farm Show.
Dorset
Although Eaton captured the
open show competition. Junior
Show exhibitor Matthew Banker
showed the grand champion ewe
and reserve ram in the Dorset com
petition. He and his dad Brian raise
35 head at their Hanover Farm.
Matthew received the Rookie of
the Year award as a first-year
member of 4-H.
Emily Bankert with the help of her dad shows the grand champion Corriedale ram
and ewe, which won in the natural-colored division.
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Judge Lee Wagner selects a Dorset ram owned by John
Eaton and shown by Melissa Trostle as the Supreme
Champion Breeding Ram.
The grand champion Cheviot Ram and ewe are shown by
Tony Haugh and his dad Denny of Red Lion.
In the Junior Show, Paul Kitz
miller showed the grand champion
Dorset ram and ewe. Paul also
showed the champion Montadale
ewe.
It is Paul’s last year of showing
since he began pre-vet studies at
Delaware Valley College recently.
His mother Thelma plans to care
for the 30 head at Wooly Breezes
until Paul becomes a veterinarian
and can again take charge of the
flock. Paul is also the state star
farmer.
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Hampshire
Jay Rishel showed the champ
ion Hampshire ewe in the Junior
division and the champion Hamp
shire ram in both Junior and Open
shows. His family operates RJR
Hampshires at Seven Valleys.
The reserve champion ram was
shown by Matt Trostle and the
reserve champion ewe by Came
Beth Ness of Felton.
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