A fabulous win for the Wints of the South Kent Section with a size 5 Matsunosuke-Isawa Sanke (left) that had been purchased by their son Michael on a trip to Japan with Infiltration in 1987.
Our Unique koi was a fine and rare Shusui/Sanke (right) exhibited by Barrie Howe
To date 1992 holds the record for the largest amount of fish ever exhibited at a South East Open Show - 535.
1992 was the first South East show where its Benching Admin computer program was used. Completed in early January and trialed at the MSB show in a reduced form, this software continues to be used to this very day.
Grand Champion : KEN WINT Sanke Size 5 Supreme Mature : KEN WINT Sanke Size 5 Supreme Adult : ANN & ROBIN NORBURY Kohaku Size 4 Supreme Baby : RICHARD MATTHEWS Showa Size 2 Unique Koi : BARRIE HOWE Kawarimono Size 4 Best Jumbo : PETER SMITH Kawarimono Size 6 Best in size awards Size 1 First : R LUXFORD Sanke Second : R LUXFORD Showa Third : PETER BRIGDEN Kohaku Size 2 First : RICHARD MATTHEWS Showa Second : PETER BRIGDEN Kohaku Third : E A FRANKLIN Utsurimono Size 3 First : MRS S A WHYMAN Kohaku Second : MRS S A WHYMAN Sanke Third : EDWARD J RUBY Showa Size 4 First : ANN & ROBIN NORBURY Kohaku Second : BARRIE HOWE Showa Third : JOHN WOODWARD Ginrin Size 5 First : MR KEN WINT Sanke Second : MR KEN WINT Kohaku Third : MR & MRS STEVENSON Sanke Size 6 First : MR & MRS A HUTTON Kohaku Second : BARRIE HOWE Sanke Third : JOHN WOODWARD Asagi/Shusui
Keith O'Reilly took Grand Champion with a size 6 Kohaku (left) that had taken the supreme honours at last years Crouch Valley show
Unique koi was an old-fashioned Kujaku (right) called 'Dusty' that went on to become the cover-girl of the BKKS magazine that November.
Grand Champion : KEITH O'REILLY Kohaku Size 6 Supreme Mature : KEITH O'REILLY Kohaku Size 6 Supreme Adult : MARK McNULTY Kohaku Size 3 Supreme Baby : JILL COLEMAN Kohaku Size 2 Unique Koi Award : TERESA & BERNIE WOOLLANDS Hikarimoyo Size 5 Best Jumbo : KEITH O'REILLY Hikarimuji Size 6 Best in size awards Size 1 First : JOHN SMITH Sanke Second : JOHN SMITH Kohaku Third : MR & MRS FLOYD Utsurimono Size 2 First : J. COLEMAN Kohaku Second : GEOFF GAMBLE Ginrin Third : ERIC FRANKLIN Utsurimono Size 3 First : MARK McNULTY Kohaku Second : TED RUBY Showa Third : KEITH NIND Kohaku Size 4 First : FRANK CHALKE Kohaku Second : J. COLEMAN Showa Third : RON WOOD Hikariutsuri Size 5 First : MARK McNULTY Ginrin Second : MALCOLM PAGE Sanke Third : GEOFF GAMBLE Kohaku Size 6 First : KEITH O'REILLY Kohaku Second : SUSAN BARRETT Kohaku Third : KEITH O'REILLY Hikarimuji
An even bigger fish, a Kigoi of 31"(left) took Jumbo Champion and was also awarded the JSC Special Merit Award.
Dennis Roberts, travelling all the way from Norwich won our Unique Koi award for the last time with a size three Gin-shiro.
Grand Champion : WALTER REED Kohaku Size 6 Supreme Mature : MALCOLM PAGE Sanke Size 5 Supreme Adult : KEITH & KATH NIND Sanke Size 4 Supreme Baby : GARY OVERTON Ginrin Size 2 Unique Koi Award : D ROBERTS Hikariutsuri Size 3 Best Jumbo & JSC Merit award : BERNARD HOGAN Kawarimono Size 6 BEST in size awards Size 1 First : RON RICHARDS Sanke Second : JILL AND REG COLEMAN Showa Third : SALLY ALLEN Ginrin Size 2 First : GARY OVERTON Ginrin Second : JILL AND REG COLEMAN Kohaku Third : JOHN GIDDENS Sanke Size 3 First : D ROBERTS Kohaku Second : KEITH & KATH NIND Kohaku Third : LLOYD BARTLEY Showa Size 4 First : KEITH & KATH NIND Sanke Second : JILL & REG COLEMAN Showa Third : FRANK CHALKE Utsurimono Size 5 First : MALCOLM PAGE Sanke Second : ANDREW WHEELER Tancho Third : WALTER REED Kohaku Size 6 First : BERNARD HOGAN Kawarimono Second : BERNARD HOGAN Hikarimoyo
The other significant event of this show was the introduction of a new water management system by the water team. A ring main was put in around the inside of the vats allowing water to be pumped to waste quickly and efficiently. A large ITT pump on a moveable trolley with a detachable hose tail that makes disinfecting easier completes the set up.
Grand Champion : Vi & Tony Hussey Utsurmono Size 4 Supreme Mature : Bill & Betty Steen Sanke Size 5 Supreme Adult : Lou & Kevin Jackson Sanke Size 4 Supreme Baby : Jill Coleman Kohaku Size 2 Best Jumbo : Katy Jackson Hikarimuji Size 6BEST in size awards
Size 1 First : Gloria Hall Kohaku Second : John & Suzanne Giddens Sanke Third : Gloria Hall Tancho Size 2 First : Jill Coleman Kohaku Second : Gloria Hall Ginrin Third : Terry Wells Sanke Size 3 First : Dennis Roberts Kohaku Second : Terry Wells Utsurimono Third : Gloria Hall Gin Rin Size 4 First : Lou & Kevin Jackson Sanke Second : Jill Coleman Kohaku Third : Jill Coleman Showa Size 5 First : Bill & Betty Steen Sanke Second : Lou & Kevin Jackson Sanke Third : Vi & Tony Hussey Kawarimono Size 6 First : Lou & Kevin Jackson Hikarimuji Second : Shirley & Peter Abbott Kawarimono Third : Katy Jackson Hikarimuji
This year's show was honoured by the presence of four Japanese breeders who assisted the Judging.
Ito San was so impressed with our in-vat zeolite filters that he took several photographs. We found out from the interpreter that Ito San organises koi shows in Japan.
Grand Champion : Tony & Viv Whiting Kohaku Size 5 Supreme Mature : Carol Checkley Ginrin Size 5 Supreme Adult : Carol Checkley Utsurimono Size 4 Supreme Baby : Phil Davis Ginrin Size 1 Best Jumbo : John Peterson Hikarimuji Size 6 Niigata Breeders Tategoi Award : John Peterson Kohaku Size 5 Size 1 First : Phil Davis Ginrin Second : Jill & Reg Coleman Kohaku Third : Piers Sugden Sanke Size 2 First : John & Suzanne Giddens Sanke Second : Jill & Reg Coleman Kawarimono Third : Carol Checkley Kohaku Size 3 First : Mario & Pauline Cavozzi Ginrin Second : Mario & Pauline Cavozzi Kohaku Third : John & Suzanne Giddens Sanke Size 4 First : Carol Checkley Utsurimono Second : Andrew Wheeler Sanke Third : Katy Jackson Sanke Size 5 First : Carol Checkley Ginrin Second : Toney & Viv Whiting Utsurimono Third : Malcolm Page Sanke Size 6 First : Carol Checkley Kohaku Second : Brian Edwards Asagi/Shusui Third : Shirley & Peter Abbott Kawarimono