Sowood, Huddersfield

Phil you make me sick lololololololol

Spill beans someone who won!

stuart bis u8 silver tan, Paul best satin and possibly best self,didn't see whether it was white or cream,was out at the pub,Joe best marked,me best aov, best opp age aov ,best opp age marked just so as you don't widen the gap to far.

judging was finished by 1.30 thus missed some of it during the hour we were out for lunch.Had to emergency phone Mick and Joe who thought they had gone for a relaxing long drink to get back pronto.

Well done and congratulations to all!

Sarah xxx

Well done getting in the cards Matt. Did you speak to Roger about chocs?.

yes Phil, he is bringing me some to Bradford.

Well done Matt!

Gosh, look at that silver tan! Incredible, Stuart Smith truly deserves BIS! And what a stunning even! Looked like there were quality mice there today.

Sarah xxx

Shiprat said:

I actually came home with some cards

1st AOC self U8
2nd BE self satin U8
2nd satin U8

so pretty happy

Click to expand...

Great, well done
xx

Would have been good to see the tan on the silver, but you cant have everything. I must admit, as someone who did a fair bit of winning with Silver tans, I have never seen better ones than Smith & Hollis show. They won best tan at Preston and ran my black pretty close for BIS. Brilliant mice.

glad you got a pic of the tan Sarah and it was a very fed up mouse.

A very good example of a really difficult variety. Anyone who breeds Self Silvers knows how hard it is to get the delicate top colour right, When you factor in getting a decent tan as well, it becomes a major task indeed.

Nice little broken. Is it the same one that won best marked under Sam last week?.

yes,usurped by the everlasting even :evil:

Seawatch Stud said:

A very good example of a really difficult variety. Anyone who breeds Self Silvers knows how hard it is to get the delicate top colour right, When you factor in getting a decent tan as well, it becomes a major task indeed.

Click to expand...

Yes it is a stunning looking mouse; probably one to watch at Bradford/Harrogate if it is still showable.

I had the pleasure of seeing this mouse up close and it is a great example of lots of hard work and experience.

Also It was great to chat with Ruth Hollis about mice; picked up loads of good info.

SarahC said:

yes,usurped by the everlasting even :evil:

Click to expand...

the everlasting even must be nearing an end now surely?!

marked can have a long shelf life.I still have the broken that won best marked at the annual september 2009 and looking at some of the recent exhibits I think he could still do ok.For me though he has done his bit and deserves retirement and a life of breeding.