Ireland Florence Court Country Fair, Dog Show And Race Day Last Sunday 26Th May 13

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Florence Court was the place to be last Sunday 26th May at the Annual Dog Show and Race Day as part of the Florence Court Country Fair. The venue was excellent , and was a very welcoming family day out in the beautiful surroundings of this 18th-century property, and the former home of the Earls of Enniskillen. The house enjoys a peaceful setting in West Fermanagh, with a dramatic backdrop of the Cuilcagh mountains and forests and has charming walled gardens. Every aspect of life in this classical Irish house, with its fine interiors and exquisite decoration, are brought to life on some very fascinating guided tours. Quite a few of our Canine folk availed of this extra attraction on the day.

The crowd began to file in around 11.am, and very soon the car park was filled to capacity, for what was to be a very well run and enjoyable Dog Show and Race Day.

There was a barbeque in the Courtyard, a Bouncy Castle, and Jugglers on stilts to entertain the children. The sun shone most of the day, with some light showers in the evening. The Showing began at approximately 1.00pm, followed by the Racing immediately afterwards. Here are the Results.

Showing :

 

Childrens Handling Class

1/ Allanah Harper with Misty

2/Jamie Dumigan with Dash

3/ Cody Fyffe with Keala

Ladies Handling Class

1/ Nicola Robinson with Bolt

2/ Kirsty Fyffe with Ollie

3/ Margaret Mc Stay with Silver

Gents Handling Class

1/ David Best with Harley

2/ Michael Quinn with Buster

3/ Kieran Lynch with Storm

Puppy Class

1/ John Shaw with Oreo

2/ Graham Fyffe with Bolt

3/ Lisa Dumigan with Frankie

Whippet Pairs

1/ John Mc Stay with Darcy and Patch

2/ Ann Forsyth with Jet and Poppy

3/ Gerard Leonard with Diesel and Oreo

Whippet Bitch

1/ David Best with Penny

2/ John Shaw with Tara

3/ Wendy Barnes with Jet

Whippet Dog

1/ John Shaw with Mango

2/ David Best with Harley

3/ Kirsty Fyffe with Ollie

Working Whippet

1/ Tom Barry with Eva

2/ Michael Quinn with Buster

3/ Cameron Dyres with Jess

Any Racing Whippet

1/ Bernard Dyres with Viper

2/ Gerald Leonard with Diesel

3/ Cameron Dyres with Jess

 

*Overall Whippet Champion*

*David Best with Penny*

 

Reserve

John Shaw with Mango

Runner up : Tom Barry with Eva

 

A Big Congratulations to Davy, John, and Tom, and all the winners.

 

LURCHERS

Puppy Class

1/ John Shaw with Boris

2/ Barry Holland with Candy

3/ Gerard Lynch with Sky

Lurcher Pairs

1/ Glen Doherty with Diesel and Bores

2/ Sean Murphy with Lady and Jess

2/ Ryan Wright with Boris and Sam

Smooth Under 23”

1/ Fiona Devlin with Diva

2/ Steven Dumigan with Dash

Rough Under 23”

1/ Chontelle Mc Meekin

Smooth Over 23”

1/ Mickey Quinn with Lady

2/ Michael Quinn with Mocharra

3/ Sean Quinn with Chad

Rough Over 23”

1/ Glen Doherty

2/ Greg Murphy

Collie Cross

1/ Clayton Hastings

2/ Steven Dumigan with Blue

3/ Tom Barry with Copey

Bull or Terrier Cross

1/ Nikayla Love with Misty

Whippet Cross

1/ Tom Barry with Lady

2/ Lisa Dumigan with Dash

3/ Michelle Rafferty with Zena

Rabbit/Lamping Class

1/ Steven Dumigan with Dash

2/ Michael Quinn with Paddy

3/ Greg Murphy with Tyson

Hare Class

1/ Clayton Hastings with Jake

2/ Fiona Devlin with Maverick

3/ Michelle Rafferty with Zeus

Fox Class

1/ Brian Lennon with Betty

2/ Jason Kennedy with Jake

3/ Ryan Leonard with Buster

Any Racing Lurcher

1/ Fiona Devlin with Rally

2/ Jamie Leonard with Fly

3/ Jason Kennedy with Jake.

 

*Overall Lurcher Champion*

 

*Mickey Quinn with Lady*

 

Reserve

Glen Doherty with Diesel

Runner up

Clayton Hastings with Jake

 

A Big Congratulations Mickey, Glen, and Clayton, and to all the Winners

 

Terriers

 

Puppy Class

1/ John Heslip with Molly

2/ Angus Mc Kee with Mick

Terrier Pairs

1/ Peter Morgan with Tim and Peggy

Russell Type

1/ Peter Morgan with Mick

2/ James Mc Kee with Bonnie

3/ Peter Morgan with Chief

Lakeland/Fell Type

1/ John Heslip with Ranger

2/ Ian Heslip with Rossi

3/ Peter Morgan with Tim

Patterdale Dog or Bitch

 

1/ Ian Heslip with George

2/ Peter Morgan with Blade

Border

1/ Leanne Barry with Mick

Working Terrier

1/ Peter Morgan With Chief

2/ Angus Mc Kee with Pete

 

*Overall Terrier Champion*

 

Ian Heslip with George

 

A Big Congratulations Ian, and to all the Winners

 

 

*Champion Puppy*

 

*John Shaw with Oreo

Reserve

 

John Heslip with Molly

Runner up : John Shaw with Boris

 

A Big Congratulations to the two Johns , and to all the Winners

 

 

* Overall Champion and Best in SHOW *

 

Ian Heslip with George

 

Congratulations Ian and well done

 

 

Reserve

 

David Best with Penny

 

Runner up : Mickey Quinn

 

Congratulations to the runner ups.

 

 

*Racing Results*

 

Elite Under 23”

Rose Mc Coy with Diego

Elite Over 23”

Michelle Rafferty with Zeus

 

Lurcher under 23”

Tom Barry with Copey

Lurcher over 23”

Anthony Taggart with Togs Bess

 

Lurcher under 21”

Fiona Devlin with Angel

 

Bull Cross

Barry Holland with Misty

 

Whippet

 

Ryan Wright with Bolt

 

A Big Congratulations to all the winners

 

And Finally, May I take this opportunity to thank the Judges on the day, Charlene Rafferty - Whippets/Kirsty Harpur - Lurchers/Terry Moore - Terriers /Childs Handling Class – Margaret Mc Stay/ Lee Archer and Melissa - Gent/Ladies Handling Class /Pets Class

A job well done by all,firm but fair. Many thanks to photographer Mark Patterson and of course Bluebell, Deidre Mc Coy for capturing our moments of glory. Looking forward to seeing these photographs up on the forms shortly.

And last but not least, Many thanks to Ian Greer, and his team of helpers, Nigel Greer, Arlene Richardson, Melissa, Stacey and Lee Archer. Ian as you know, organising a show is not an easy task, but you and your team carried it out without a hitch and made it a truly magical day out for Canine folk, friends and family. Ian I admire your professionalism and your style of organisation, and hopefully it will not be to long to we see more of the same again. I must say I really enjoyed Florence Court this year, as I have done in years gone past. Thanks to all the team for a great day.

 

 

 

Margaret Mc Stay

Edited May 29, 2013 by appleblossom

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I had a lovely day at Florence Court, enjoyed the company and the craic see you on Sat Margaret