AN Ayrshire cow was given the nod for the supreme champion of champions title at East Kilbride, where the winds blowing over the grounds at the National Museum of Rural Life, Wester Kittochside, kept most of the forecast rain at bay.

The Ayrshire leader, a second calver from the Lindsay and Batty team, Harperfield, was Willowfield Winnie 2, a VG86-classified West Mossgiel Modern Reality daughter paraded three weeks fresh and giving 45 litres. She was the pick of supreme judge Derek Andreson, and as an in-calf cow was first at Ayr as well as third in her class at the Highland.

It was a close call for the top title in the sheep lines when Richard Close and Jock Jackson, who judged the accredited and non-accredited sections, respectively, couldn't agree on an overall winner so called upon umpire, Jim Frame, to make the decision. His pick was the Blackface champion, an April-born ewe lamb by a £5000 Elmscleugh from George Donald, Craigview, that was on her first outing.

Although there was no reserve award given, the Texel leader from William Boyd, Dechmont, was the other option for Mr Frame to pick from. This was a gimmer by Clinterty Wicked that was giving William his first win with a home-bred Texel having won numerous tri-colours with bought-in sheep at East Kilbride.

During the supreme championship, Mr Anderson had a large selection of cattle, including the Jersey, Holstein, Highland, Charolais and commercial winners, to judge alongside the Blackface and the Clydesdale champion, which was Jim Rochead's three-year-old filly, Malcolmwood Lady Muck.

See the August 5 issue of The Scottish Farmer for the full report, leading awards and pictures.