NEWTOWNARDS '17 BEST IN SHOW
John Minchin judged Best In Show and his pick from the ten group winners was the Pointer, Stewart and Heather Cummings, Sh Ch Kanix Kroner At Sevenhills.
Reserve BIS was Jalena Semjonova’s 16 months old Giant Schnauzer, Velournoir Callisto Tammy.

NEWTOWNARDS '17 BEST IN SHOW
John Minchin judged Best In Show and his pick from the ten group winners was the Pointer, Stewart and Heather Cummings, Sh Ch Kanix Kroner At Sevenhills.

NEWTOWNARDS '17 BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW
Best Baby Puppy in Show under John Minchin was Saunders’ 5 months old Coton de Tulear, Clanlee Valentino,
with RBBPIS awarded to Gillian Sterritt’s 4 months old Irish Setter, Corranroo Just One Kiss With Riversett.

NEWTOWNARDS '17 PUPPY STAKES
Les Chambers was the judge elect for the Stakes classes, selecting as his Puppy Stakes winner and POTY qualifier, Lucinda Thompson’s Whippet, Barnesmore Going For Gold,
runner-up was Joan and Brian Lyons’ American Akita, Kitsune Kaiser Chief At Twynbears.

NEWTOWNARDS '17 CHAMPION STAKES
Les Chambers’ Champion Stakes winner was Jim Fletcher & Viv Coulter’s Whippet, Ch & Int Ch Collooney Swings Both Ways,
in second place was Aidan McKiernan’s English Setter, Sh Ch & GB Sh Ch Richecca Breaking Dawn Over Bushbane.

NEWTOWNARDS '17 VETERAN STAKES
Topping the Veteran Stakes under Les Chambers was Carla Bollard O’Callaghan’s Afghan Hound, Ch, GB & Int.Ch Ashahni Amir,
with second place awarded to Seamus and Maura Gettings’ German Wire Haired Pointer, Sh Ch & Int Ch Kimmax Krystal Klear Of Beechillawn./p>

NEWTOWNARDS '17 BRACE STAKES
Lesley Belcher’s Italian Spinone pairing of Sh Ch Hastabbi Tropicana At Sosteli and Sh Ch & Int Ch Netis Rock With You At Sosteli, won the Brace Stakes under Les Chambers
with second place going to Ferris’ Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers, Hobel It's A Boy and Hobel My Pretty One.

NEWTOWNARDS '17 GROUP 1
Karen McDevitt’s Group 1 winner was Jonathan Doody’s Australian Shepherd Dog, Aoirístar Rebellious,
in second place was Colm Hastings handling the OES, Hastings, Richardson & Marder’s Ch Lambluvs Irish Brew.

NEWTOWNARDS '17 GROUP 2
Topping Group 2 under Dr Roberto Schill from Romania was Jalena Semjonova’s Giant Schnauzer, Velournoir Callisto Tammy, who went on to Reserve BIS,
with second place awarded to Dione Fitzsimons’ Dobermann, Ch Fitzkin Has It.

NEWTOWNARDS '17 GROUP 3
Heading up the terriers in Group 3 under Harold Quigg was Victor Malzoni’s Wire Fox Terrier, Blackdale Diplomacy, handled by his breeder, Harry O’Donoghue,
whilst second place was awarded to Marie Hogarty’s Cairn Terrier, Ch & GB Ch Cadagio Don't Stop Me Now.

NEWTOWNARDS '17 GROUP 4
Sue Burke from GB found her Group 4 winner in Gerry McFaul’s Standard Long Haired, Ch Shardaroba Taylor Made For Dachville,
with the runner-up spot taken by Gary McAlpine’s Miniature Long, Ch Baltiyskiy Talisman Zakonny Naslednik At Lampcien.

NEWTOWNARDS '17 GROUP 5
Chris McLean’s American Akita, Ch, GB & Lux Ch Melodor The Goddess, was the choice of German judge, Angelika Kammerscheid-Lammers, in Group 5,
with the runner-up spot awarded to Joan Duffus’ Samoyed, Ch Smiling Snowball Luminous Callisto.

NEWTOWNARDS '17 GROUP 6
Portuguese judge Zeferino Silva’s Group 6 winner was Ivor and Michelle Keelan’s Petit Griffon Basset Vendeen, Ch Tejas Heartbreaker,
with second place awarded to Cunningham’s Rhodesian Ridgeback, Ch & GB Ch Walamadengie Brooklyn Bear.

NEWTOWNARDS '17 GROUP 7
It was the Best in Show winning Pointer, Stewart and Heather Cummings, Sh Ch Kanix Kroner At Sevenhills, who came through Group 7 under the Italian judge, Claudio De Giuliani,
with second place awarded to Sinead Taggart handling the Hungarian Vizsla, Morton, Taggart, Milicevic & Burns’ Andronja's Stradale.

NEWTOWNARDS '17 GROUP 8
Claudio De Giuliani’s Group 8 winner was Ivor and Michelle Keelan’s American Cocker Spaniel, Ch Bunnybois Brainstorm At Tejas, on his way to BIS 4,
with second place awarded to Emer Wright and Mairin Jackson’s Flat Coated Retriever, Sh Ch Caci's Just Take A Look At Lacsar.

NEWTOWNARDS '17 GROUP 9
Anita Fogarty judged Group 9, finding her winner in Geraldine Mooney’s Chinese Crested, Talltales Oscar De La Renta,
whilst second place was taken by Olivia Carty-Parge’s 10 months old Havanese, Flordecuba Jacinto.

NEWTOWNARDS '17 GROUP 10
Zeferino Silva judged Group 10, where his winner was Petra Tomasovicova’s Irish Wolfhound, Ch Latino Roan Inish, who went on to finish the day BIS 3,
with second place awarded to Ken Little’s Deerhound, Ch & Int Ch Rosslyn Raider.

NEWTOWNARDS '17
Newtownards President, Eddie Patterson made a thank you presentation to the Best in Show judge, John Minchin, who was adjudicating at this level for the first time.

NEWTOWNARDS '17
Joan Williamson celebrated her 95th Birthday at a party, organised by her many friends, in the sunshine at Newtownards show. Both Joan’s appearance and energy belies her age, in fact many of us think that there must have been some mistake on her birth certificate!!! A great party where we all enjoyed Joan enjoying her birthday, and wish her many, many happy returns.

NEWTOWNARDS '17
Joan's 95th

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Joan's 95th

NEWTOWNARDS '17
Joan's 95th

NEWTOWNARDS '17
Joan's 95th

NEWTOWNARDS '17
Joan's 95th

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Joan's 95th special cake