Ireland Roi Terrier & Lurcher Championships - Birr 27Th August

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THE ROI TERRIER, LURCHER & WHIPPET CHAMPIONSHIPS

IRISH GAME & COUNTRY FAIR, BIRR CASTLE ON SUNDAY 27TH AUGUST 2017.

 

RACING Starting at 11.00 and Showing Starting at 14.00 hrs. Full Time Table below :

 

1) Before 11.00 am Registration of competitors for Mick the Miller Racing at Game Fair HQ on the main site.

 

2) Before 12.00 am Registration of competitors for Five Nations Lurcher Championships at Game Fair HQ on the main site.

 

THE FEEDWELL TERRIER, WHIPPET & LURCHER RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS SUNDAY 27th August starting 11.00 am sharp.

 

LURCHER RACING

The Over 23" ROI Lurcher Racing Championships. - Winner €50 sponsored by Countryside Alliance Ireland Plus Trophy & Bag of Feedwell Dog Food; Runner Up & Bag of Feedwell dog Food

The Under 23" ROI Racing Championships . Winner €50 sponsored by Countryside Alliance Ireland Plus Trophy & Bag of Feedwell Dog Food Runner Up & Bag of Feedwell dog.

The Under 21" ROI Racing Championships Winner €50 sponsored by Countryside Alliance Ireland Plus Trophy & Bag of Feedwell Dog Food; Runner Up & Bag of Feedwell dog.

Bull Cross ROI Racing Championships Winner €50 sponsored by Countryside Alliance Ireland Plus Trophy & Bag of Feedwell Dog Food; Runner Up & Bag of Feedwell dog

The Whippet ROI Racing Championships Winner €50 sponsored by Countryside Alliance Ireland Plus Trophy & Bag of Feedwell Dog Food; Runner Up & Bag of Feedwell dog

The Terrier Racing Championships Winner €50 sponsored by Countryside Alliance Ireland Plus Trophy & Bag of Feedwell Dog Food; Runner Up & Bag of Feedwell dog

 

12.30 MICK THE MILLER CHALLENGE

 

The two GREAT Irish Lurcher races THE MASTER McGRATH & MICK THE MILLER CHALLENGES are staged at the GREAT GAME FAIRS of IRELAND

 

Followed by THE DIRECTORS CHALLENGE

This is restricted to dogs that have not won a race at any event in the UK or Ireland

 

There will be three sets of heats for dogs classified as follows:

Rough Coated Lurcher Any size Winner Trophy

Bull or Terrier /cross Lurcher Any size Winner Trophy

Smooth Coated Lurcher/Long dog any breeding other than (2) Any size. Winner Trophy

The top two dogs from each classification will run in a six dog final

Winner €50 sponsored by Countryside Alliance Ireland plus Trophy plus a bag of Feedwell Dog Food ; Runner up bag of Feedwell Dog Food.

 

ROI CHAMPIONHIP SHOW 2.00 pm Rosettes, Trophies & Cash Prizes sponsored by Irish Countrysports and Country Life magazine Dog Food sponsored by FEEDWELL

 

OVERALL SHOW CHAMPION €50 plus Rosette

 

CHAMPION LURCHER €50 +Cold Cast Bronze Trophy + FEEDWELL Dog Food. This is the final qualifier for the Red Mills & Irish Countrysports and Country Life Five Nations Lurcher Championship.

 

CHAMPION TERRIER €50 + Cold Cast BronzeTrophy + FEEDWELL Dog Food.

 

CHAMPION WHIPPET €50 + Cold Cast Bronze Trophy+ FEEDWELL Dog Food.

 

TERRIER CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW : Judge: JOHN HENDRICK

Terrier Pups under 1 year

Terrier under 12".

Best Pair of Terriers

AV Working Terrier

Jack Russell Type Dog over 1 year old

Jack Russell Type Bitch over 1 year old

Lakeland Type Dog over 1 year old

Lakeland Type Bitch over 1 year old

Fell or Patterdale Dog or Bitch over 1 year old

Border Dog or Bitch 1 year old

Plummer Terrier Dog or Bitch

Cross Bred Dog or Bitch over 1 year old

Veteran Dog or Bitch over 7 years of age.

Championship - from unbeaten terriers other than pairs or puppy. Puppy goes forward to the puppy championships.

 

LURCHER CHAMPIONSHIPS: Judge : NIGEL QUINN

Any Variety Lurcher Pup under 1 year old

Whippet/Lurcher Dog or Bitch over 1 year old( NO PURE BRED WHIPPETS)

Best Pair of Lurchers

Any Variety Lamping Lurcher Dog

Any Variety Lamping Lurcher Bitch

Smooth Lurcher Dog over 23" over 1 year old

Smooth Lurcher Bitch over 23" over 1 year old

Rough Lurcher Dog over 23" over 1 year old

Rough Lurcher Bitch over 23" over 1 year old

Rough or Smooth Lurcher Dog under 23" over 1 year old

Rough or Smooth Lurcher Bitch under 23" over 1 year old

Collie Lurcher over 1 year old

Terrier Bred Lurcher over 1 year old

Bull Bred lurcher over 1 year old.

Veteran Lurcher - Any Lurcher over 8 years of age

Championship - from unbeaten Lurchers other than pairs or puppy. Puppy goes forward to the puppy championships.

 

WHIPPET CHAMPIONSHIP: Judge : TRACEY CROSBIE

Whippet Puppy Dog under 1 year old

Whippet Puppy Bitch under 1 year old

Whippet Dog over 1 year old

Whippet Bitch over 1 year old

Working Whippet Dog

Working Whippet Bitch

Whippet Pairs

Veteran Whippet

Championship 1st from classes 3,4,5,6

 

FAMILY DOG SHOW:

Any Variety shown by a child under 12 years of age

Any Variety shown by a Lady

Any Variety shown by a Gent

Champion Handling Class from the above classes Receives Trophy & Rosette.

 

THE FIVE NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS

The FINAL of the RED MILLS /IRISH COUNTRYSPORTS & COUNTRY LIFE FIVE NATIONS LURCHER CHAMPIONSHIP JUDGED BY A THREE JUDGE SYSTEM WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE MAIN ARENA AT 5.30pm. WILL ALL QUALIFIERS REGISTER WITH FAIR HQ BEFORE 12.00 noon.

 

JUDGES : DONAL SMITH ALAN CROSBIE & KIERAN YOUNG

Winner : £250 plus Bronze Trophy plus Barbour Coat ; winners cap and Racing Coat. Runner Up £100, runners up coat, plus Carriage clock plus racing coat. All qualifiers attending the fair get a limited edition qualifiers cap.

All qualifiers attending receive a special commemorative cap sponsored by www.jointhemigration.com

[AlbertJ 569]

Thanks to all who turned out to support the Roscrea Working Dog Club event at the fair. A good crowd for the racing and a huge lurcher entry for the irrespressible Nigel Quinn who was judging non stop for over 3.5 hours. Terriers judged by John Hendrick had a decent entry, as did whippets under Tracie Crosbie. Most welcome. as everyone has commented about on facebook, was the fantastic family atmosphere that prevailed and the real sportsmanship displayed.

 

The terrier entry was a little affected by rumours being spread that the ISPCA were going to be present at the fair again. As we explained, last year the Garda required us to have this in order to deal with dog selling at the fair and ONLY this. No working dog owner was hassled in 2016. In 2017 there was no selling of dogs so no ISPCA.

 

 

By 11.00 am when the racing started the whole course was lined with people and three deep rows of vehicles ( see photo). This increased greatly in the afternoon for the showing.

 

The second photo is of the Overall Champion

 

 

More photos and results to follow.

Edited August 28, 2017 by AlbertJ