Ireland All Ireland Terrier, Whippet And Lurcher Championships At The Irish Game Fair

[tango 221]

IRELAND's ALL IRELAND TERRIER, WHIPPET and LURCHER CHAMPIONSHIPS at the IRISH GAME FAIR

The 27th Annual All Ireland Terrier & Lurcher Show and Racing Championships is being staged at the Irish Game Fair, Shanes Castle on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June. It is SPONSORED BY Irish Countrysports and Country Life magazine, CAI- Countryside Alliance Ireland, Feedwell, Gardiner Bros Jewellers, Massbrook ,Barbour, Red Mills, Wild Hunter, Jaydee Coats & Whippet Supplies and John Humphries. The championships are organised by Working Dog Director Kieran Young and the Mourne Terrier & Lurcher Club.

PLEASE NOTE: Only the Master McGrath Race is pre entry. All other events are enter on the day in order that our All Ireland Champions can be true champions of Ireland having beaten ALL COMERS on the day.

RACING SATURDAY 28th June starts 12.00noon with the RED MILLS Master Mc Grath Final to find the fastest lurcher in the UK and Ireland

The winner receives £500, a Barbour Coat, a Trophy, Wild hunter lamp, rosette and a bag of RED MILLS. The runner up receives a watch sponsored by Gardiner Bros (worth £250), a Wild Hunter Lamp, a Trophy, rosette and a bag of RED MILLS.

Both winner and runner up receive a presentation coat for their dog sponsored by Jaydee Coats and Whippet Supplies.

All qualifiers receive a special qualifiers limited edition cap.

THE FEEDWELL All Ireland Terrier & Lurcher Racing Championships

1. The Over 23" All Ireland Elite Racing Championships - Winner £30 plus bag of FEEDWELL and Trophy Runner Up Bag of FEEDWELL and Trophy

2. The Under 23" All Ireland Elite Racing Championships- Winner £30 plus bag of FEEDWELL and Trophy Runner Bag of FEEDWELL and Trophy

3. The Under 21" All Ireland Elite Racing Championships- Winner £30 plus bag of FEEDWELL and Trophy Runner Up bag of FEEDWELL and Trophy

4. The Over 23" All Ireland Lurcher Racing Championships - Winner £30 plus bag of FEEDWELL and Trophy Runner Up bag of FEEDWELL and Trophy

5. The Under 23" All Ireland Lurcher Racing Championships- Winner £30 plus bag of FEEDWELL and Trophy Runner Up bag of FEEDWELL and Trophy

6. The Under 21" All Ireland Lurcher Racing Championships- Winner £30 plus bag of FEEDWELL and Trophy Runner Up bag of FEEDWELL and Trophy

7. Whippet All Ireland Racing Championships Winner £30 plus bag of FEEDWELL and Trophy Runner Up bag of FEEDWELL and Trophy

8. Terrier All Ireland Racing Championships Winner £30 plus bag of FEEDWELL and Trophy Runner Up bag of FEEDWELL and Trophy

Note racing starts 12.00 noon Master Mc Grath Final followed by All Ireland Championship Racing. All qualifiers for the Master Mc Grath Final must have their completed forms returned to Albert Titterington irishgamefair@btinternet.com before the 16th June. They must all register on the day with David Titterington at Game Fair HQ by 11.00am when they will receive their Master McGrath Qualifying Cap.

CHAMPION TERRIER, LURCHER & WHIPPET SHOW Sunday 29th start 12.00 noon with pet show and 1.00 sharp for breed classes.

OVERALL SHOW CHAMPION Barbour Coat, £100 and Rosette and a presentation coat for the dog sponsored by Jaydee Coats and Whippet Supplies.

CHAMPION TERRIER, LURCHER & WHIPPET Trophy plus £50 & BAG OF FEEDWELL & Rosette. Reserve: Trophy £25 and BAG OF MASSBROOK & Rosette. The Champion Lurcher receives a portrait of the dog by john Humphries.

The Champion Lurcher and Terrier qualify for the Red Mills Irish Countrysports and Country Life magazine Five Nations International Lurcher and Terrier Finals at Birr Castle on the 24th August and the Countryman’s weekly Champion of Champion Contest. They also receive two tickets to the Birr Castle Fair and a year's subscription to Irish Countrysports and Country Life magazine. The Prize fund for the Red Mills Irish Countrysports and Country Life competition prestigious finals will be c €1,000.

PUPPY CHAMPION: Trophy & £25

Runner up trophy

IRISH GAME FAIR SHOW CLASSIFICATION

Each Class Winner Receives a Bag of MASSBROOK Dog Food and Rosette

Terrier Championship Show

1.Terrier Pups under 1 year

2.Terrier under 12"

3.Best Pair of Terriers

4. AV Working Terrier Dog

5. AV Working Terrier Bitch

6. Russell Type Dog over 1 year old

7. Russell Bitch over 1 year old

8. Lakeland Type Dog over 1 year old

9. Lakeland Type or Bitch over 1 year old

10 .Fell or Patterdale Dog over 1 year old

11 .Fell or Patterdale Bitch over 1 year old

12. Border Dog or Bitch over 1 year old

13 .Cross Bred Dog over 1 year old

14 .Cross Bred Bitch over 1 year old

15. Veteran Terrier over 8 years old

Championship 1st placed terriers in classes 2,4-15

Lurcher Championships:

1. Any Variety Lurcher Pup under 1 year old

2. Smooth Dog Over 23”

3. Smooth Bitch Over 23”

4. Smooth Dog Under 23”

5. Smooth Bitch Under 23”

6. Rough Dog Over 23”

7. Rough Bitch Over 23”

8. Rough Dog Under 23”

9. Rough Bitch Under 23”

10. Lamping Dog Or Bitch

11. Coursing Dog or Bitch

12. Terrier Cross Dog or Bitch

13. Racing Bred Dog or Bitch

14. Pairs

15. Veteran Dog or Bitch Over 7

Whippet Championship:

1. Whippet Puppy Dog under 1 year old

2. Whippet Puppy Bitch under 1 year old

3. Whippet Dog over 1year old

4. Whippet Bitch over 1 year old

5. Working Whippet Bitch

6. Working Whippet Dog

7. Veteran Whippet

8. Whippet Pairs

Championship 1st from classes 3,4,5,6,7

Family Dog Show:

1. Any Variety shown by a child under 12 years of age

2. Any Variety shown by a Lady

3. Any Variety shown by a Gent

4. Champion Handling Class from the above classes Receives a Bag of MASSBROOK, Trophy & Rosette.

The FINAL of the FEEDWELL FIVE NATIONS WHIPPET

CHAMPIONSHIP JUDGED BY A THREE JUDGE SYSTEM WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE MAIN ARENA AT 5.30pm on Sunday 29th June. WILL ALL QUALIFIERS REGISTER WITH FAIR HQ BEFORE 12.00 noon. The Winner of the Five Nations Lurcher Championship will receive a variety of prizes including €500; A Barbour Coat, a Trophy and a bag of Feedwell and a prentation coat for the dog sponsored by Jaydee Coats and Whippet Supplies

Runner Up receives €50, a trophy and a bag of Feedwell.

All qualifiers receive a bag of FEEDWELL and a limited edition Five Nations Cap.

[tango 221]

The whippet race will be ran under the same conditions as the clubs mourne show.

[Fox Lad 49]

May I ask who the judges are on the day tango

[sammcc 229]

Very impressive programme Tango ,excellent prizes, I hope all goes well on the day as I am sure it will .

After visiting this show I can only recommend it to every one , give it a visit you won't be disappointed

[AlbertJ 569]

Thank you Sam. I have to say Tango has been a pleasure to work with as his enthusiasm knows no bounds. In discussions with him we have taken on board lots of suggestions from competitors including splitting classes into dogs and bitches; quality judges; extra prizes etc.

[tango 221]

All ireland judges for 2014 are

 

All ireland lurchers - D Gallagher

 

All ireland terriers - J Gilfillan

 

All ireland whippets - P J Walker

[poacherslad22 122]

Good luck with the show Kieran it all looks to be set up for a great day.

[bigdogrunning 9]

I head a lot of talk at a dog show at the week end about dogs been tested in the master McGrath ( and I hope they do ) but could some one in the know shed some light on this as it does not state this any where or what dogs are been tested for????

[appleblossom 681]

Best of luck Tango, we are really looking forward to a great weekend at Shanes Castle

[tango 221]

Testing for what?? Theres nothing to test for a dog qualifies at another event and races on the day to find the fastest.its that simple.all rumors and rubbish you been told bigdogrunning

[bigdogrunning 9]

thank you for your reply tango,i don't have any for this event myself but I will be at the show for the 1st time in my life and im so looking forward to see these fine dogs do what they do best. I hope all have a good day and best of luck to all dogs in all races and shows.

[Dazzam 239]

Here's a copy of the challenge process that will be used for the whippet racing at Shanes Castle this year.

 

[Leeview 787]

 

Here's a copy of the challenge process that will be used for the whippet racing at Shanes Castle this year.

 

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Why just whippets? There was complaints against greyhounds being run in the lurcher racing last year and the year before,so why not include them?

Y.I.S Leeview

[tango 221]

Thats the reason for elite racing and lurcher racing leeview to put racedogs against racedogs. It was the mourne that started elite and lurcher. There will always be complaints and we will do our best to sort it but its impossible to make everyone happy

[Leeview 787]

 

Thats the reason for elite racing and lurcher racing leeview to put racedogs against racedogs. It was the mourne that started elite and lurcher. There will always be complaints and we will do our best to sort it but its impossible to make everyone happy

Lurchers are working dogs first and foremost,but prizes and money bring out owners with non working dogs that are fast and thats it,no recall, not worked except at shows for the prizes and money. Racedogs have tracks to run around but thats not as easy as beating a working dog that has enough speed and brains to catch its quarry

Y.I.S Leeview