October 2016 • Country Life in BC
29 Glorybound Holsteins takes honours at IPE dairy
Grand champions of the 2016 Jersey show at the IPE are, from left, judge William Wikkerink, Allyson and Ashley McAvoy, Kirsty McAvoy (Starcrest) with reserve champion Starcrest of Africka and Travis Haambuckers on the halter of grand champion Jersey Triple S Diamond Jamal. (Gary Booy photos)
by DAVID SCHMIDT
ARMSTRONG – While other dairy shows continue to struggle, the Interior Provincial Exhibition open dairy show continues to expand.
Judge William Wikkerink of Duncan had 62 Holstein and 48 Jersey calves, heifers and cows to choose from for his grand champions, August 31. While the Jersey numbers were identical to 2015, there were 14 more animals in the Holstein show than the previous year.
IPE president Thys Haambuckers of Glorybound Holsteins in Enderby proved his worth in the show ring as Wikkerink chose Triple S Diamond Jamal, a mature cow shown by Glorybound and Triple S Farms, as the grand champion Jersey. Diamond Jamal was also named the BMO Jersey Supercow, which recognizes both production and performance in the show ring, giving the Haambuckers family a $500 bonus. Earning reserve grand champion honours was three-year-old Starcrest OT Africka, shown by Jim and Kirsty McAvoy of Starcrest Farms in Armstrong.
Triple S/Glorybound also earned the premier exhibitor banner in the Jersey show. Named the premier breeder was the oldest exhibitor in the show, Don Hendrickson of Enderby, proving he has not lost a step after more than 65 years of showing and breeding outstanding Jersey cattle.
Shadynook’s Jersey string
Dave Vander Spoel of Shadynook Farms in Enderby does not have Hendrickson’s storied history but is quickly assembling a show-winning Jersey string. He earned both the junior and reserve junior championship banners, topping the field with his junior yearling, Ciaquato-Rh Premier Quivver and placing second with his summer yearling, Winterplace Premier Glitter. To prove the days when show cattle were not necessarily high-producing cows are long gone, the grand champion Holstein was also the winner of the Scotiabank Holstein Supercow competition, which also carries a $500 bonus. Those awards went to Hamming Windbrook Darlina, a four- year-old cow shown by Hamming Holsteins in Vernon. The grand championship was a repeat win for Darlina, as she was also the grand champion of last year’s IPE Holstein show. The Hamming family easily claimed the premier Holstein exhibitor banner after also taking both the reserve and reserve junior championships. Springbend Reginald Drum Roll was named the junior champion while Hamming Solomon Clarissa stood right beside her in both the junior championship and the senior calf class. The reserve grand championship went to Sunnyhome Dempsey Roxy, a junior three-year-old shown by the Carlson family of Sunnyhome Farms in Salmon Arm. Sunnyhome was also the Holstein show’s premier breeder.
IPE grand champion Holstein cow Hamming Windbrook Darlina, bred and owned by Hamming Holsteins of Vernon, also took home the coveted overall supreme champion banner. From left to right are Dave Hamming, judge William Wikkerink, Mike Haambuckers and Brian Hamming. (Photos courtesy of BC Holstein News)
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