Great Yorkshire Show 2017
Thrilling Finale for
Great Yorkshire Show!
» » THE 159TH GREAT
Yorkshire Show was held from
Tuesday 11 to Thursday 13 July
2017 on the Great Yorkshire
Showground, Harrogate, North
Yorkshire.
Organisers say the show
attracted 133,542 visitors over
the three days including a
record second day which saw
more than 20,000 cars fill the
car parks.
A marriage proposal, a
prestigious show jumping
competition and the formal
hand over to the new President
of the Great Yorkshire Show,
rounded off the final day of this
exciting show.
As the 2017 event drew to a
close Lord Middleton handed
over the traditional Shepherd’s
Crook held by the Show
President to incoming President
Bill Cowling.
The most prestigious show
jumping class in the north, the
Ripon Select Foods Cock O’The
North was won by Lancashire’s
Nigel Coupe on Golvers Hill,
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the horse on which he took
the Hickstead Derby just three
weeks ago. Yorkshire’s Robert
Smith took second on his own
Ilton.
Seven double clear rounds
made for a third round which
came down to the four more
clears with the winner going
last to beat Robert Smith’s time
by more than a second.
The final day saw Keighley
army veteran Luke Davison
propose to girlfriend Ashley
Addy at the top of the big
wheel as a plane flew over with
a banner saying “Ashley Addy
will you marry me”.
The answer from Ashley
was a resounding “yes” and
the couple returned to earth to
be congratulated by delighted
family members, including
Ashley’s parents, two sisters
and Luke’s brother.
Earlier in the day, the
cream of the horse and pony
showing winners competed
for the Cuddy Supreme In-
Hand Championship qualifier
under the eagle eye of judge,
well-known former jockey and
trainer Jack Berry. The title
went to Dumfriesshire-based
Mrs DP Staveley’s Connemara
mare, Eastland Rashibrea,
while reserve was Welsh
Section D mare Horeb Undeg
owned by GJ Schofield of
Osset.
Show Director Charles Mills
said the three day show had
exceeded all expectations with
record entries in a number of
classes and some fantastic
competition.
“Every year we think it can’t
get any better, but every year
it does. New attractions and
investment in the show site
means it evolves every year.
“We will all be looking
forward to next year’s
event and we would like to
congratulate all our winners
and thank all our visitors for a
wonderful show.”
Visit www.greatyorkshireshow.
co.uk. Twitter @greatyorkshow