Sporting Whippet Club NI Dog Show and Race Day Sunday 5THAugust 18.

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Sporting Whippet Club NI Dog Show and Race Day Sunday 5^THAugust 18.

 

Sitting on the outskirts of the bustling town of Ballymena is Ballee Playing Fields. This superb location with its well maintained lawns was the venue for the 4th Sporting Whippet Club NI Sunday the 5^thAugust 18. 

As the sun broke through the clouds, it was evident another great day was on the cards for the Sporting Whippet Club NI. From 10.30am onwards the good canine folk, both from inside and outside the whippet club began arriving in the field, all kitted out for another good day of racing and showing.  And that was what was delivered on the day. 

The childrens slipping race was a big attraction on Sunday, and really brought out the umph in these young slippers. Our young sporting girls and boys are our Country Sports people of tomorrow, so let them walk in our footsteps, if only for a little while. And taking those steps, they certainly showed the grown ups how to slip a dog.

The racing heats started at approximately 12.00pm, followed by the showing, with the finals ran after the showing. 

Here are the Results from the show.

Showing Results

Childrens Handling Class

Judge : Margaret Mc Stay

1st Cormac Mc Killion with Diff
2nd Abbie Fyffe with Bindy
3rd Conghal Burke with Lilly

**Show Judge for the Day : 

Lisa Dumigan**

Baby Puppy
 

1st Nicky Fyffe with Bindy
2nd Janet Duke with Elliot
3rd Colin Tucker with Cooper

Whippet Dog
1st Janet Duke with Oscar
2nd John Mc Stay with Jack
3rd Dean Spence with Rinty

Whippet Bitch
1st Davy Fyffe with Roxie
2nd Tracy Gill with Scarlet
3rd Margaret Mc Stay with PIP

Racing Whippet
1st Janet Duke with Oscar

Veteran Whippet
1st Tracy Gill with Finlay

Whippet Pairs
John Mc Stay with Jack and Jill
2nd Megan Tucker with Cooper and Bindy
3rd Tracy Gill with Scarlet and Finlay

**Best in Show went to Davy Fyffe with Roxie
**Reserve Best in Show went to Janet Duke an Oscar

Racing Results

KC Race

Grade C

1st Dean Spence with Rinty

KC Grade B

1^st  John Mc Stay with PIP

2^nd  Lisa Dumigan with Frankie

KC Grade A

1st Janet Duke with Oscar

2nd Gabriel Frank with Dash

3rd Dean Spence with Posey

KC Veteran Race

1st Tracy Gill with Finlay

2nd Paul Morrison with Sonny

Non KC Race

1st Granny Fyffe with Roxie

2nd Sean Burke with Lilly

Best Race of the Day was the Children's Slip :

Joint First 

Abbie Fyffe and Conghal Burke

2nd  Jack ( Dident get Name ) 

3rd Lily (Didn't get her name either)

Get them in practice for next Sporting Whippet Club NI on the 26th of August 18

And Finally, may I take this opportunity to thank   our Judge of the day on Sunday, Lisa Dumigan for a duty well done. Judging is a difficult job at any time, but you carried out your remit with due care and attention. Many thanks Lisa for that. 

And Finally, Finally, we had a lovely day on Sunday, and another memorable day in Ballymena. Thank you for coming out and supporting “The Sporting Whippet Club NI”  and  look forward to seeing you all back again, along with your friends and their  whippets who have not made their way to  Ballymena yet.

**Next Sporting Whippet Club NI Show and Race day at Ballee Playing Fields, Ballymena will be on Sunday 26^thAugust for our 5^thshow of the year.**

Don’t you forget now.    

 

Margaret Mc Stay

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Edited August 9, 2018 by appleblossom