Highlights of Prior Years
Placings at major East coast events from 1996 through 2015
All classes are Romney unless otherwise specified; all sheep are of Anchorage breeding unless otherwise specified.
n/c = natural-colored; Ch. = champion; Res. Ch. = reserve champion.
ARBR | ARBA Region 2 show Rhinebeck |
ARBJ | ARBA Region 2 show Garden State Festival Ringoes NJ |
Big E | Eastern States Exposition |
CV | Champlain Valley Exposition ARBA regional 2006 |
MD | Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival |
NA | North American International (“Louisville”) |
NY | New York Sheep and Wool Festival (all wool breeds judged together grouped by “fine,” “medium” or “long” wool) |
ULS | Ulster County Fair |
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Some outcomes at other events by young people with Anchorage sheep
Jan 2013 Pennsylvania Farm Show Sarah Vamvakias with her n-c lambs: Res. Ch. ewe AOB Division Junior Show 1st and 2nd Jr. ewe lamb in Junior show and open show AOB
2012 Big E 4H Show Bekah Parent brought lambs she had bred from Anchorage parentage, had Ch. white Romney ewe and Res. Ch. white Romney ram, who was also best-fleeced.
2012 Dutchess County Fair Kiley Lenahan showed her NC ewe Anchorage 962-11 Tr to best N/C fleece 4H show. Caroline Lafferty with her ewe lamb 1098 -12 Tw had Ch. and best-headed Romney ewe open class
2012 Columbia County Fair Caroline Lafferty with 1098-12 Tw had Best Ewe of 4H show and Ch. Romney ewe open class
2011 Fryeburg Fair Emily Adams showed ram 932-10B Tw to Ch. n/c. He had won the same honor the year before. His fleece, presented by Jeff Jordan, was 1st n/c Romney fleece at the Big E in this year.
2011 Dutchess County Fair Kiley Lenahan
2011 Cheshire County NH and Hillsborough County NH Fairs Laura Gazo won overall best fleece at both with fleece of white ewe lamb 979-11
2011 Ethan Kennedy’s ewe out of Anchorage parents was Ch. ewe in the white longwool division NYS Sheep and Wool Festival show. A different ewe bred by Ethan, also with Anchorage parents, was Res. Ch. ewe in the Junior show at NAILE
2010 Dutchess County Fair Kiley Lenahan’s ewe 924-10 Tw was Res. Ch. Dutchess County Fair
2010 Emma Morton at the Northeast Youth Sheep Show had 1st Romney ewe with a lamb breed by her from Anchorage parents.
2009 Colin Graves’s white Anchorage 750-08 Tw was Sup. Ch. ram at the Washington County NY Fair. His white ewe lamb Anchorage 802-09 Tw was Res. Ch. ewe.
2006 New England Youth Show Justine Swartz had 1st white Romney lamb with 556-06 Tr
2005 Carbon County Fair PA Mike Torrone had Sup. Ch. ram with 471-05 Tw
2001 Rutland County Fair VT Elizabeth Willis had Sup. Ch. ewe with 622-B Tw
2001 Jackson County MI Fair: Rebecca Yelder had Sup. Ch ewe with 613 Qu
Show sales (incomplete records before 2005)
NE = New England Sale, July
NY = New York State Bred Ewe and Ewe Lamb Sale. October
2013 | NE Res Ch. white ewe (1156-13) NY (NYS Bred Ewe and Ewe Lamb Sale) Res. Ch. white (1069-12 Tw) |
2012 | NE Res. Ch. white ram (1094-12) and white ewe (1076-12 Tw) NY Res. Ch. white (788- 09 Tw) and n/c (909- 10B Tw ) |
2011 | NE Res. Ch. n/c ram (888-10B Tw) and ewe (1024 –11B Tw) ARBA National Sale Springfield MA Ch. white ewe (999-11) and n/c ewe (945-10B) NY Ch. white (918 -10 Tw) and n/c (941-10B Tw) |
2010 | NE Ch. white ram (811-09), Res. Ch. n/c ram (932-10B) NY Res, Ch. white (827- 09 Tw); Ch. n/c (795- 09B Tw); Res. Ch. n/c (922B-10 Tw) |
2009 | NE Res. Ch. n/c ram (786-09B ) Res. Ch. n/c ewe (791-09B) NYCh. white (535-06 Tw) and Res. Ch. white (733-08) |
2008 | NYCh. white (536-06 Tw) and Res. Ch. white (701- 07 Tw) |
2007 | NE Ch. white ram (594-06 Tw) Res. Ch. white ewe (641- 07 Tw) NY Ch. white (591-06 Tw) Res. Ch. white (673-07) |
2006 | NE Ch. white ram (556- 06 Tr) Ch. white ewe (485-05 Tw) NY Ch. white, high-selling ewe of all breeds (430-04 Tw); Res. Ch. white (592- 06 Tw) |
2005 | NE Ch. white ram (410-04) Res. Ch. white ewe (443-05) NY Res. Ch. white (459-05) |
2004 | NY Ch. white (395-04) |
2001 | National Romney Sale Salem, Oregon second highest-price was for ewe Anchorage 604. The Ch. ewe and top-selling was Bullock 0025, out of Anchorage 98-472 Tw |