A Scottish bred Limousin cow, Ronick Money, owned by Bernard Mairs of Ballyclaire, County Antrim took the Supreme Beef Award.

The 2005 Great Yorkshire Show is an all time record breaker. Organisers the Yorkshire Agricultural Society have announced that the attendance figure of 134,810 is higher than any in the event's 167 year history. The previous best was 131,075 in 1979.

The show which ended on Thursday (14 July) opened to glorious weather on Tuesday (12th) which continued over the three days.

It was wonderful news for Christopher Hall, the Honorary Show Director who stepped down from office at the closing ceremony. Mr Hall has been at the helm of the Show for the last seven years.

He said: "We have had a marvellous show, the weather has been superb, there have been record breaking entries in the livestock classes, we have had more trade stands than ever before, and now we have the news of the attendance figures. The Great Yorkshire Show is the finest show in the country, and I am sure it will continue to go from strength to strength."

The Show, was brought to a close by the Normandy Band after which Mr Hall handed over his crook of office to his successor, Bill Cowling and then left with Jackie Hall in a landau drawn by two coloured horses to applause of appreciation from the grandstand crowds.

Mr Cowling who farms at Pannal near Harrogate, was formerly the show's Chief Cattle Steward and a member of its Council, Executive Committee and chairman of the YAS Grants and Education Committee. His first task as Honorary Show Director will be to head the annual de-brief, before continuing plans for the show's sister event, Countryside Live on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 October 2005 and the 2006 Great Yorkshire Show, Tuesday 11 - Thursday 13 July, the 148th show.

Highlights of the Show

Supreme Beef Champion:
A Scottish bred Limousin cow, Ronick Money, owned by Bernard Mairs of Ballyclaire, County Antrim took the Supreme Beef Award. Reserve was Gordon Brooks' Aberdeen Angus, a 2 year old home bred heifer Bon Lea Ellie. Mr Brooks is from Little Smeaton, Northallerton, North Yorkshire.

Supreme Dairy Champion:
Holstein cow, Windchat Gibson Lulu was the Supreme Dairy Champion. Bred in Leicestershire, she is jointly owned by Mrs EM Wolfenden of Derby and Nigel Hollick of Warwickshire. Reserve was the seven year old Dairy Shorthorn, Churchroyd Lady Barrington 12 shown by IRG Collins and Partners of Church Farm, Whitley Lower, Dewsbury.

Supreme Sheep Champion
A Blue Faced Leicester from Northumberland, took the Sheep Championship - the three year old ewe, Cocklaw Sparkie was bred and shown by Nicholas Robinson of West Cocklaw, Humshaugh near Hexham. Herbie and Marie Kennedy of Wester Parkgate, Dumfries were reserve with their breed champion Charollais ram Southam Black Adder.

Pig of the Year
Mr Paul Waddington's Large Black gilt won the title. It is only the second time in the history of the competition that it has been won by a Large Black - the last time was in 1983. Mr Waddington is from West Leigh, Brindle, near Chorley.

Show jumping
Yorkshire's Robert Whitaker riding Ublesco went away with the top show jumping award, The Cock O' the North Championship Trophy.

The Cuddy Supreme In-Hand Championship
Eve's Wish, a light weight hunter brood mare owned by Messrs C & S Upham & Davies of Bovey Tracy in Devon.

The Great Yorkshire Cheese & Dairy Show
The Award for the Supreme Dairy Product went to Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses Tasty Lancashire, and the Retailer Award went to Wm Morrison Supermarkers plc.

Flower Show
Barry Nelson, BPS Nurseries, Goole was awarded the Doncaster Trophy for Best in Show and the award for the Best Rose in Show went to Jim Naylor of the Royal National Rose Society.