Prizes 1st Prize: £50; 2nd Prize: £30; 3rd Prize: £20;

RODGER JOHNSTON CONTRACTS SHOW HERD OF THE YEAR 2024
Rules:

1. Competition open to fully paid up members by the 1st of February 2024 of the NI Blonde Cattle Club
2. Competition will be judged on a points Basis
3. 10 points awarded for the first Blonde animal presented at each show followed by 5 points for the next two animals. Max points that can be awarded for turnout of cattle at any show is 20 points.
4. There are twelve Shows throughout the year. Points will be counted for ten shows only. If more than ten shows are attended by a competitor the ten best points totals will be added together for the final total
5. You will only be awarded points for your TOP THREE PLACED BLONDE CATTLE at any show. Pairs and Interbreed classes are not counted. Animals entered in multiple classes will only be awarded points for their highest place Points awarded will be as follows:
   5 points awarded for 1st placing; 4 points awarded for 2nd Placing; 3 points awarded for 3rd placing; 2 points awarded for 4th placing; 1 point awarded for 5th placing
   Champion will be awarded 2 points and Reserve Champion 1 point
6. Participating Shows: Balmoral, Ballymena, Lurgan, Ballymoney, Armagh, Newry, Saintfield, Omagh, Castlewellan, Antrim, Clogher Valley, Fermanagh
7. Points will be allocated from shown animal(s) to the herd they are registered to on the Society database (either British or Irish) on the day of showing. It is the exhibitor’s responsibility to ensure the online database is correct.

ODDBALL ENGINEERING CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
Rules:

1. The Oddball Engineering Perpetual Challenge Cup will be presented to the Club Member(s) whose animal wins the most individual Blonde Breed Championships at the following Shows throughout the year
2. Participating Shows: Balmoral, Ballymena, Lurgan, Ballymoney, Armagh, Newry, Saintfield, Omagh, Castlewellan, Antrim, Clogher Valley, Fermanagh
3. In the event of a tie the cup will be shared.
4. If a competitor is appointed as Breed Judge, then no points will be awarded at that day
5. The animal must be registered to the Club Member on the Society database. It is the exhibitor’s responsibility to ensure the online database is correct

Should any dispute arise for which no specific rule is provided, such matter in dispute shall be referred to the club committee in writing, whose decision will be binding and in no case can there be an appeal.