Ireland Man O War Dog Show,racing And Digging Last Sunday 16Th June 13

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The town land of Man O War just outside Keady Co Armagh , opposite beautiful Clea lake was the venue for the Man O War Dog Show/Race Day and Digging Competition last Sunday 16^th June 13. A tributary of the River Callan, Clea lake flows radiantly along the winding roads which lead us to this stunning part of Northern Ireland and the venue for this superb family day out.

Plunkett Rafferty, owner of the show field , and father of the organisers had the ground in mint condition. With a backdrop of spectacular scenery and good weather, this was the perfect venue for holding a Dog Show with its brilliant race course, showing area, and ringside parking.

The show was run with impeccable organisation, and the rosettes and trophys were class. There was a very large turnout from north and south of the border , twinned up with a big turnout out of Lurchers, Terriers, and Whippets. Keady is noted for its great trout lakes. John Lip Rooney was biting his nails off, because he did not bring his fishing gear along to the show. Better luck the next time John.

The show commenced at approximately 12.30 noon.

Here are the Results, hope I have left nobody out.

Racing

Lurchers

Under 23”

Paddy Mc Carthy with PIP

Under 23” Elite

Nigel Greer with Sunshine

Over 23”

Nigel Greer with Pipa

Over 23” Elite

Jed Donagh

Whippets

1/ Bolt with Gavin and Ryan Wright

2/ John Shaw with Mango

Bull Cross

Barry Holland with Misty

Terrier Racing

Geoffrey Hutchinson with Gruff

* After the racing was over , it was digging time. Off came the shirts , and in came the Spades, Shovels and Pik Axes. Tango was there with his stop watch and the digging began. After the cheering and jeering and many bottles of water later, it was stop digging time. And the winners was Team A, Breandan Coleman and his Co Digger. This was one of the highlights of the day, and great fun. Congratulations to the winning team : Breandan Coleman and his team mate, and well done to the other teams who took part.

Showing

Childrens Handling Class was won by :

Nikita Rafferty

 

Well done Nikita, and all the other children who took part in the class. You were all winners on the day and you all made your parents very proud of you. These little people are our show organisers of tomorrow, so treat them like gold dust, we need them badly. I was honoured to be asked to judge this competition, and I have never seen so many well mannered children in my life. A credit to your parents.

 

Whippets

Whippet Pups

1/ Steven Dumigan with Frankie

2/ John Shaw with Oreo

3/ Dave Horan Mollie

Whippet Bitch

1/ John Shaw with Tara

2/ John Stay with Patch

3/ Lee Archer with Whippy

Whippet Dog

1/ Dave Horan with Bear

2/ John Mc Stay with Darcy

3/ Davy Best with Harley

Working Whippet

1/ Lee Archer Whippy

2/ Mickey Quinn with Buster

3/ Leanne Hawthorne Zoro

Vetern Whippet

1/ John Mc Stay with Silver

2/ Lee Archer

Whippet Pairs

John Mc Stay with Patch and Darcy.

 

Overall Whippet Champion

John Shaw with Tara

Reserve

Dave Horan with Bear

Congratulations to both men

 

Lurcher Pups

Ian Greer

Lurchers

Smooth Under 23”

1/ Paddy Mc Carthy

2/ Nigel Greer

3/ Ian Greer

Smooth Over 23”

1/ Mickey Quinn

2/ Clayton Hastings

3/ Gregg Murphy

Rough Over/Under

1/ Jed Donagh

2/ Graham Brennan

3/ Brian Carothers

Bull Cross

1/ Breandan Coleman

2/ Davy Best

3/ Paul Mc Keown

Lamping Class

1/ Jed Donagh

2/ Davy Best

3/ Steven Dumigan

FOX Class

1/ James Woods

2/ Kieran Young

3/ Chris Angus

Vetern Lurcher

1/ Lee Archer

2/ Graham Brennan

3/ Gavin Wright

Lurcher Pairs

1/ Paddy Mc Carthy

2/ Ian Greer

3/ Gregg Murphy

 

Overall Lurcher Champion

Breandan Coleman

Reserve

Mickey Quinn

Congratulations to both men

 

 

Champion Terrier went :

Sharon Reid

Reserve went to :

Breandan Coleman

 

Congratulations to Sharon and Breandan.

 

Overall Best in Show went to :

 

Breandan Coleman

 

Reserve went to:

John Shaw with his winning Whippet

 

Runner Up to Reserve went to :

Sharon Reid with her beautiful Terrier

 

A Big Congratulations to : Breandan, John and Sharon and well done to all the winners.

 

And Finally, may I take this opportunity to thank Plunkett and Mrs Rafferty for allowing the show to take place in their field. Without you this day would not off been possible. Many thanks for that. The judges on the day did a wonderful job. Many thanks to John Prenter from Dublin, Terrier and Lurcher Judge , and Vincey Grimley from Armagh, Whippets. The task of judging is not easy at anytime, but you both carried out your duties firm, but very fair. Our thanks goes out to both of you. The racing went like clockwork, without a hitch. A big thank you to the NILRC for a job well done. John Lip Rooney and Billy Harpur took charge of the photographs for the day, and buoy did they do a great job. Well done by both men, and I look forward to seeing them up on this forum shortly. We must not forget the generous sponsors for being so generous with sponsoring such a worthy Charity show. Many, many thanks for your generosity.

 

And Finally,Finally, what can I say about these two women that will praise them enough for the magnificent show they produced on Sunday. It makes you proud to be a woman in a mans world. Charlene and Michelle, your show was well organised, and evident that a lot of hard work was carried out behind the scenes to make it such a success and an enjoyable day for everybody. And enjoyable it certainly was. You are both stars in my eyes and your generosity and kindness has no bounds. From the bottom of my heart, thanks to you both for the beautiful Killarney Crystal Vase you presented me with at your show. I do my write ups and advertising for all our shows, North and South of the border as a labour of love and expect nothing in return. Thank you again for your kindness.

Lets not forget, at the end of the day this show was run for Charity, a Charity very close to Michelle and Charlenes hearts. The Charity nominated by the girls is the : NDCS ( National Deaf Childrens Society) It will be comforting to Michelle and Charlene to know that the money raised at their show will benefit children in our community and further afield, and enable them to hear the dawn chorus in the morning and the lovable sound of their mothers voice in years to come. What a gift and what a contribution to society. Also don’t forget It was you, the show goers generosity, and that of the sponsors that will help to enable these children to get the medical help they need to live normal and comfortable lives now and in their future paths in life. Well done Michelle and Charlene, you both done a great job, and many thanks for a great show and a most enjoyable day out.

 

 

Margaret Mc Stay

Edited June 19, 2013 by appleblossom

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