The Third Annual
Tosai* Auction
June 4, 2005
In
spite of a prediction of thunderstorms, we had a beautiful
morning. Viewing began at 10 AM. These beautiful one-year-olds
included
- 40 standard koi, selected from
Nishikigoi of Niigata. This year, as requested, the
selection included more gosanke ("big three"
- kohaku,
sanke,
showa)
plus lots of goshiki and one larger ochiba donated by
the breeder
- 30 long-finned (AKA butterfly)
koi, from Blackwater Creek Farms via Sue Miller Enterprises
- Two fish donated by Bill Miller,
proceeds to sponsor Koi Show trophies.
*Tosai = one-year-old koi
Please
click on these thumbnails to see the full-sized pictures.
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Standard
Koi...
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More of the short finned standard koi; just beautiful
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The Butterfly Koi
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The Butterfly Koi, again - glorious in the sunlight
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We had a large turnout for this
event.
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Signing in
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Checking out the fish |
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Hmmmmmm..
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...or that one?
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Bry Bateman is a trained Koi
Judge. As each tosai is bowled, Bry identifies it, points
outs its best characteristics, and answers any questions..
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Then Bob Passovoy auctions it off to a new home.
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The storm sirens began to wail as we reached the end of
the auction. The thunderstorm hit as the last three fish
were sold. The crowd took shelter in the garage until the
line squall blew over. Oh, well. It's all unmetered water,
right? And ponders are used to the wet.
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