The Sporting Whippet Club Ni Last Show Of The Year And Barbeque

[Margaret Mc Stay]

Janet,many thanks to you and your hard working committe and judges for a most enjoyable day yesterday at the Sporting Whippet Clubs last show of the year at Dunsilly. The food was exquisite,the craic and banter was hilarious, and the company and sportsmanship was a 100%. Graham & Lynn Meek you done a great job on the barbeque,a long with Collette Gannon and Michelle Rafferty helping Janet Duke and the rest of her committe out. It was great, I had to make no tea yesterday evening. The wine was flowing and every mouthful tasted nicer.Also thanks to Chantelle Mc Meekin and Patsy Mc Coy for slipping my dog for me. You are both stars.I must thank Mickey Quinn also and his son Michael for collecting me at the house with my Whippet " Riley" and also leaving me back home last night,as my husband John was working yesterday and could not attend the show. A big thank you Mickey and Michael,you were real gentlemen yesterday and took good care of an old lady.

I also had the pleasure of meeting and chatting with Sheamus Irwin at the show. Sheamus arrived to present the Sporting Whippet club NI with the Mid Antrim Working Terrier ,Lurcher & Whippet Club Perputal Cup , in recognition of the support the Whippet people gave to their shows past and present. Many thanks Sheamus for your thoughtfulness, it was much appreciated. Nikki Irwin went on to take this beautiful cup, by winning the Champion of Champions at the show. Many congratulations Nikki, a very worthy winner. Bluebell was there and took many photographs on the day. I am sure she will put them up shortly.Many thanks Deidre. It was nice to meet up with old and new friends, and also tinged with a little sadness, as it will be 6 months to we all meet up again. Hopefully now if work does not get in the way,John and myself will visit Mr Reynard and the bunnies on our farm in Monaghan.Happy hunting everybody and please God we will meet again at Dunsilly in the brighter days of the new year. Louiejoe will put the results up later.

 

[louiejoe]

Photo's ready :thumbsup: when I receive full details/confirmation of the written results ( dogs and owners names etc) I'll get them all posted

 

[louiejoe]

Will get the photo's posted......full details of dogs/owners names to follow soon Show judge was Pete Dobbs.

Children's handling winners:

Puppy class winners:

Dog class winners:

Bitch class winners:

Working Class winners:

 

[louiejoe]

Best in Show, Reserve Best in Show and Best Puppy:

Winner of the Member's Class :

Winners of Grade A Racing:

Winners of Grade B Racing:

Winners of Grade C Racing:

Puppy Race Winners:

 

[louiejoe]

Judge for the Sporting Whippet Club N.I. Whippet Champion of Champions 2011 was Justin Hill. The Best in Show winners from the 6 events during the year are able to compete for this title.

Here is the line up for Ch of Ch 2011......only 5 dogs as one of them qualified twice (w00t)

Zak, owned and handled by Nikki Erwin, was crowned Champion of Champions for 2011, Well done Nikki & Zak :thumbsup:

The club also had a new trophy this year, which was awarded to the dog who had a accrued the most points throughout the year in the racing. Winner was Merlin owned by Graham Meek, well done Merlin :thumbsup:

 

[louiejoe]

Hope these names are all correct, :thumbsup:

Results 11.9.11

Showing

Childrens Handling

1 Jay Fyffe/Bullet

2 Alex Young/Lucy

3 Tori Milliken/Dash

Whippet Pup

1 Jack Dummigan/Max

2 Alana Harper/Misty

3 Carole Hill/Linnet

Whippet Dog

1 Nikki Erwin/Zak

2 Tracy Gill/Renoir

3 Margaret McStay/Riley

Whippet Bitch

1 Davy Best/Penny

2 John Shaw/Miela

3 Ann Forsyth/Jet

Working Whippet

1 Davy Best/Penny

2 Patsy McCoy/Rio

3 Carole Hill/Fern

Best in Show: Nikki Erwin/Zak

Reserve Best in Show: Davy Best/Penny

Members Class

1 Janet Boyce/Taz

Racing

Grade A

1 Liz and Eddie McKinstry/Cody

2 Janet Duke/Vixen

Grade B

1 Neil Rooney/Buster

2 John Shaw/Brock

Grade C

1 Gary Kane/OB

2 Cioimhen Leonard/Bold

Pups

1 Janet Duke/Finlay

2 Glen Doherty/Mac

Supreme Champion: Nikki Erwin/Zak

Racing Champion: Graham Meek/Merlin