Judge: A Leach Selfs, AOVs
GENERAL COMMENTS
Many thanks to Stuart for the invite to judge at Sowood, and congratulations Stuart on your retirement from hosting this show after your many years of doing so. I hope myself and John Webster can take over the reins and make it as successful as it has been over your years as secretary.
It was a pleasure to judge alongside Bob, and may I also thank Simon for his speedy stewarding and help throughout the show. I’d also like to thank Ginny for her kitchen and refreshments.
Congratulations to Stephan with a lovely blacker-than-black BIS buck, nice to see. Congratulations also to Phil with another cracking Black Tan.
A very enjoyable day. Moult marks and chipped ears spoilt some otherwise very good mice, although worthy winners shone through.
Selfs
​PE WHITE Ad – 5
1st L Russell D Lovely type, excellent ears and very fit, a little light under with slight line
2nd G Kelly B Not the type of winner, short length, excellent under
3rd L Russell D Good head, chip on ear and line under spoils
PE WHITE u/8 – 4
1st L Russell D Lovely young doe, good length, bold eyes and nice ears
2nd G Kelly D Lacking head width to winner, a good second place
3rd L Russell D Not the type of winner, thin set doe lacking frame
CREAM Ad – 0
CREAM u/8 – 4
1st L Russell D Nice young doe, good colour and type
2nd L Russell D Again nice, head width not as good as 1st mouse
3rd L Russell B Lacking length and chip in ear
BLACK Ad – 3
1st S MÓ§nninghoff B A lovely blacker-than-black buck, very fit and worthy BIS
PE WHITE Ad – 5
1st L Russell D Lovely type, excellent ears and very fit, a little light under with slight line
2nd G Kelly B Not the type of winner, short length, excellent under
3rd L Russell D Good head, chip on ear and line under spoils
PE WHITE u/8 – 4
1st L Russell D Lovely young doe, good length, bold eyes and nice ears
2nd G Kelly D Lacking head width to winner, a good second place
3rd L Russell D Not the type of winner, thin set doe lacking frame
CREAM Ad – 0
CREAM u/8 – 4
1st L Russell D Nice young doe, good colour and type
2nd L Russell D Again nice, head width not as good as 1st mouse
3rd L Russell B Lacking length and chip in ear
BLACK Ad – 3
1st S MÓ§nninghoff B A lovely blacker-than-black buck, very fit and worthy BIS
2nd S MÓ§nninghoff B Another nice type, slightly grey underside
3rd J Webster D Nice type, excellent condition, bronze hair round vent
BLACK u/8 – 4
1st S MÓ§nninghoff D Nice even coloured doe, very fit
2nd J Webster Not the depth of colour to winner, nice type
3rd J Webster Nice mouse, slightly grey under, should get better with age
CHAM Ad – 2
1st L Walker Light tail root and nose spoils
2nd Disq Sick, dirty smelly rear!
CHAM u/8 – 0
FAWN Ad – 2
1st R Hollis B Very fit strong buck, rich even colour throughout
2nd R Hollis B Nice but not the colour of winner, small eye
FAWN u/8 – 1
1st R Hollis D Very nice young doe with great depth of colour, ear chip spoils
BLUE Ad – 4
1st S Grimwood D Nice type, decent colour and good under
2nd S Grimwood B Close to winner but moult mark spoils
3rd S Grimwood D Too light in colour and lacking type to winner
BLUE u/8 – 2
1st L Walker D Good condition, best colour in class
2nd L Walker D Too light in colour with tan vent, poor type
AOC SELF Ad – 0
AOC SELF u/8 – 0
​SELF CHALLENGE Ad – 16
1st S MÓ§nninghoff Black
2nd R Hollis Fawn
3rd S Grimwood Blue
SELF CHALLENGE u/8 – 15
1st S MÓ§nninghoff Black
2nd L Russell Cream
3rd L Russell PE White
AOV
GOLD AG/CINN Ad – 3
1st R Hollis D A lovely rich and even coloured doe, very typy
2nd R Hollis B Nice mouse but lacking the fire of winner
3rd R Hollis D Nice type although not the under of winners, moult mark on head
GOLD AG/CINN u/8 – 0
SP SIAMESE Ad – 0
SP SIAMESE u/8 – 0
BP SIAMESE Ad – 0
BP SIAMESE u/8 – 0
ARGENTE Ad – 4
1st L Russell D Very fit mouse with best overall colour, level with good undercolour (slight moult mark)
2nd L Russell D Nice type mouse although undercolour not as good, nicked ear!
3rd J Webster D Not as good type to winners, lighter undercolour
ARGENTE u/8 – 2
1st L Russell D Level colour, with slight line under
2nd L Russell B Too light in colour, lacking silver sparkle
AOV Ad – 4
1st P Hall Sab B Nice to see a lovely Sable, nice dark top fading gradually to rich under
2nd S Grimwood Choc Fox D A little thin under with light line
3rd L Russell Spl B Nice splashed mouse, even markings, chipped ear spoils
AOV u/8 – 4
1st S Grimwood Chin D Chinchilla, nice type although belly not white spoils
2nd L Walker Roan D Nice attempt, tan ears and vent spoil
3rd L Booth D Reasonable type, lacking evenness in splashing
AOV CHALLENGE Ad – 13
1st R Hollis Agouti
2nd P Hall Sable
3rd L Russell Argente
AOV CHALLENGE u/8 – 9
1st S Grimwood Chinchilla
2nd L Russell Argente
3rd L Walker RoanÂ
Judge: B Chappell Tans, Marked & AOVs
GENERAL COMMENTS
It was a pleasure to judge at Sowood again, especially as it was a special show, Stuart’s last show as secretary. Thank you Stuart for all the work you have done for the mouse fancy in Yorkshire and beyond for many years.
The stock in my sections was a bit mixed. Phil had his usual team of quality Black and Choc Tans, and also a Blue Sable in the Unstandardised class, a nice mouse. There were some nice Cham Tans, much improved from the last ones I had seen, and it was good to see a Blue Tan, always my favourite colour. The Marked section had some nice mice in it, only small points separating them. The Satins were a bit mixed, the winners standing out.
A pleasure to judge with Andrew, and thank you to Phil for stewarding. Congratulations to Stephan for BIS with a great self Black, and Phil BOA with a young Black Tan.
Tans
BLACK TAN Ad – 4
1st P Hall B Best all round top and tan, good feet
2nd P Hall B Good tan, not quite as good top colour
3rd S Grimwood B Good top colour, not quite depth of tan of first two
BLACK TAN u/8 – 5
1st P Hall B Very nice youngster, good top, tan and feet, Best Tan
2nd P Hall B Close, just beaten on feet
3rd S Grimwood B Again close, not quite the top or tan
CHOC TAN Ad – 3
1st P Hall B Good all round, best top and tan
2nd P Hall B Nice top colour, not quite as good tan
3rd R Walker B A bit small, beaten on tan
CHOC TAN u/8 – 6
1st P Hall B Good top, tan and feet
2nd P Hall B Very similar
3rd S Grimwood B Not quite top and tan of first two but still a nice mouse
CHAM/SILVER TAN Ad – 2
1st R Walker Ch B Good type, nice top, light tan
2nd R Walker Ch D Similar to winner
CHAM/SILVER TAN u/8 – 3
1st J Webster D Nice type, top a bit dark, nice tan for a youngster
2nd J Webster D Very close to winner
3rd L Walker D Nice top colour, pale tan
AOC TAN Ad – 5
1st R Walker Ag B Good top colour, fair tan
2nd S Grimwood Blue B Nice top colour, light tan, a bit small
3rd R Walker Ag B Fair all round
AOC TAN u/8 – 1
1st R Walker Cinn B Nice top colour, fair tan
TAN CHALLENGE Ad – 13
1st P Hall Choc Tan
2nd P Hall Black Tan
3rd P Hall Choc Tan
TAN CHALLENGE u/8 – 15
1st P Hall Black Tan
2nd P Hall Choc Tan
3rd P Hall Black Tan
Marked
DUTCH Ad – 6
1st M Shutt Choc B Nice all round
2nd G Kelly Blk B Nice head, dip under
3rd L Walker Cinn B Fair all round
DUTCH u/8 – 2
1st M Shutt Choc B Nice head, best saddle
2nd M Shutt Choc D Nice head, beaten on saddle
BROKEN Ad – 4
1st S MÓ§nninghoff 6sp D Nice head and spotting, Best Marked
2nd S Grimwood 9sp Not as good body, nice head
3rd L Walker 6sp Similar, beaten on head
BROKEN u/8 – 7
1st L Russell 6sp Nice head, pity spots on one side
2nd L Russell 5sp Nice body, beaten on head
3rd L Walker 6sp Not as good body
AOV MARKED Ad – 3
1st L Walker Tri B Nice distribution of markings
2nd R Walker Tri B Colours too solid
3rd I Mitchell Hfrd Fair but small
AOV MARKED u/8 – 2
1st R Walker Tri D Nice all round
2nd L Walker Tri D Too much white
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MARKED CHALLENGE Ad – 13
1st S MÓ§nninghoff Broken
2nd M Shutt Dutch
3rd G Kelly Dutch
MARKED CHALLENGE u/8 – 12
1st L Russell Broken
2nd M Shutt Dutch
3rd G Kelly Dutch
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Satin
IVORY SATIN Ad – 0
IVORY SATIN u/8 – 2
1st G Kelly B Nice type and colour
2nd G Kelly B Similar, slightly patchy
AOC PE SELF SATIN Ad – 1
1st L Booth Sil Fair all round, a bit small
AOC PE SELF SATIN u/8 – 1
1st R Hollis FAWN d Good top colour and under
BE SELF SATIN Ad – 1
1st L Walker Cr Nice all round, Best Satin
BE SELF SATIN u/8 – 1
1st L Walker Cr Nice type, top and under
AOV SATIN Ad – 2
1st R Hollis Ag B Nice top colour and under, nice type
2nd L Booth Ag D Not as good colour
AOV SATIN u/8 – 0
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SATIN CHALLENGE Ad – 3
1st L Walker Cream
2nd R Hollis Agouti
3rd L Booth Agouti
SATIN CHALLENGE u/8 – 4
1st R Hollis Fawn
2nd G Kelly Ivory
3rd G Kelly Ivory
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