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    Flash, This is a difficult one. It must be disappointing to prepare your dog only to have its chance ruined by another dog. As you know this happens in greyhound racing and there is no re run. But you have another chance at very good prizes in our 'Golden' 50th Fair at Shanes Castle on the 7th & 8th July. Albertj ALBERT WHY CANT YOU MAKE A LIST OF THESE DOGS AND REFUSE THEM ENTRY, MY YOUNG BITCH HAS TO GO TO THE VETS THIS MORNING ONE OF THEM FIGHTING GREYHOUND FROM THE SOUTH NEAR KILLED,ATTACKED HER BOWLED HER OVER, WHEN SHE WAS RUNNING BRILLANT AND ONE OF THE FEW CHASING
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    Flash, This is a difficult one. It must be disappointing to prepare your dog only to have its chance ruined by another dog. As you know this happens in greyhound racing and there is no re run. But you have another chance at very good prizes in our 'Golden' 50th Fair at Shanes Castle on the 7th & 8th July. Albertj
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    Yes I think you should have stayed in bed!
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    What a dreadful example to set to a young enthusiast. With top prizes only bettered in Ireland by Shanes or Birr, a top terrier judge brought in from England - what on earth could you see wrong with that? I would suspect its because you didn't have the balls to enter or you entered and didn't win. . Young Man too his beating like a 'man' when he must have been very disappointed when his dog was pipped in the last few yards by a very fast little terrier with an amazing final kick. I think he could teach many about sportsmanship and I hope he continues to enjoy his dog and competing. Yo
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    Which 'non ped' was that? the one that won the whippet racing Well that one is down to me. Matt asked me to decide on whether three dogs could run in the purebred whippet race. Short of DNA testing or a knowledge of the breeding this is a thankless and almost impossible test. I made it on the basis of : 1. I have judged whippets at KC shows in BIS and variety classes. 2. I had been toying with getting a whippet and I have been watching them at both types of shows. 3. Two I felt were obvious decisions the third was marginal. As I said to the owner if I was judging whippets I would
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    Well done - as I said earlier from outside the ring - always a poor place to judge from - I liked the red dog. Really smart looking terrier in great condition. All three dogs in the final were a credit to their owner.
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    Which 'non ped' was that?
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    I agree some nice terriers - including a little flyer that won the racing and a chunky one owned by no other than'Young Man'. Delighted to meet this young , very sensible enthusiast and I look forward to seeing him at future shows. Pleased to find time in a busy day to chat to some at the ring side and have a small side bet with Tully and another guy on the BIS. The other guy won! as 'ringside judges' Tully and I were both wrong - I went for the red , he the black and the judge and the winner of the bet went for the Jack Russell. Kieran chose a top whippet, I was impressed with Ros
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    Great day although long day today at Ballywalter. Fortunate I don't need much sleep as I had to be up at 4.30 to get my dogs out to travel to the site for 6.40. Ground in great condition and the Glenbank Club ran a really tidy exhibition of terrier, whippet and other racing in the main arena. Well Done Matts. Also a big tvote of thanks to everyone who came and made this a fantastic days out for the family. Trade too was nrisk with some very good bargains to be had. Tomorrow arguably the show with the best prizes before Shanes Castle REMEMBER STARTS AT 11.00AM. Hope to spend some t
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    REMEMBER MAIN RING DEMO ONLY TODAY - FULL TERRIER, WHIPPET & LURCHER PROGRAMME TOMORROW
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    Dogs must be under control and on lead. Muzzled when racing.
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    Ground conditions excellent -and weather forecast good - so here's hoping for a good show!
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    Good prize money & trophies t throughout see www.ballywaltergamefair.com events section. AlbertJ
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    I am old enough to remember Jed, Jethro, Ellie Mae and Granny viewed in b/w. But delighted to hear that our new ' Terrier, Whippet & Lurcher correspondent' for Irish Countrysports and Country Life will be there to include a report on this and all the other shows you have attended. Always a pleasure to see you and 'Big John' at our events. Albertj
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    You have it at the start of this post that it is only £15 for a family Whoops Lesley, Slip of the finger corrected now - Owe you a lunch! ill hold you to that albert Not a problem - come and see me!
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    Thanks Paul
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    You have it at the start of this post that it is only £15 for a family Whoops Lesley, Slip of the finger corrected now - Owe you a lunch!
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    Genuinely appreciative of all of the pms,emails, calls etc of support for the first of the Great Game Fairs of Ireland at Ballywalter this weekend. As you may be aware we would like to see you at all three of our Fairs at Ballywalter, Shanes and Birr and that is why if you purchase an adult ticket for £10 at Ballywalter you get discounted vouchers to get admission to Shanes for £5 and Birr for €5. For a family its £25 for Ballywalter and with vouchers £10 for Shanes and €15 for Birr. Remember all terrier & lurcher events start at 11.00 am Sunday 6th May. Albertj
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    YM, Since Shanes Castle is the 50th Game Fair that I have organised since I launched a sustainable Irish Game Fair in 1979 AND it is the 25th anniversary of the launch of the All Ireland Terrier & Lurcher Championships we will be celebrating both with what should be a terrier, whippet & lurcher weekend to be remembered. So we thought we would bring UK judges across BUT as I have always said we should have both UK & Irish judges at our events and I am very satisfied that our Irish judges at Ballywalter will do a very good job and we shall in future be using a mix of Irish &
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    i will i need to know is he the same judge as the judge at the annaghmore raceway ? [fiona's show] LMAO.....naw kid.... this man actually works terriers thats good he dident like my dog Well different judges/different days. But Barrie is a top UK judge and this is the first time he has judged in Ireland. You will get a fair opinion on your dog. For Shanes Castle we have a Scottish judge who has never judged in Ireland. Albertj
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    YM, Looking forward to meeting you. Please come and say hello. Barrie will be embarased by this but whatever the outcome of the terrier show you can say you have shown under one of the top terrier men in these islands and a true legend in working terriers. Albert
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    BALLYWALTER TERRIER & LURCHER SHOW SCHEDULE Each Class Winner Receives a Trophy - Rosettes to fourth place Terrier Championship Show : Judge Barrie Wade 1. Terrier Pups under 1 year………………………………………………………. 2. Terrier under 12”……………………………………………………………….. 3. Best Pair of Terriers……………………………………………………………. 4. AV Working Terrier................................................................. 5. Jack Russell Type Dog or Bitch over 1 year old...................................... 6. Lakeland Type Dog or Bitch over 1 year old…………………………………….. 7. Fell or Patterdale Dog or Bitch over
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    LURCHER RACING & QUALIFIERS FOR the Master McGrath Challenge to find the fastest lurcher in the UK and Ireland The Over and Under 23" Lurcher winners in the lurcher racing will qualify for the final at Shanes Castle again with a prize fund in excess of €1,000. The winners at Ballywalter receive £50, a Tankard and four tickets to Shanes Castle, a year's subscription to the Irish Countrysports and Country Life magazine, and a specially commissioned qualifying scroll designed by Ingrid Houwers. Runners Up Receive A BAG OF FEEDWELL, Trophies & Rosettes. There will be two a
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    Preparations are well under way for Ballywalter with the House and grounds in great order. This is one of the few Game Fairs anywhere where the house, lawns and yard are part of the fair. To my mind this is what a Game Fair venue should look like with country sports people of all ages, classes and creeds coming together to celebrate our great sporting history and traditions. Falconry , game displays on the front lawn, Fly casting on the lower lawn , vintage cars and carriages outside the house and the Flavour Food Festival in the yard. Also in the yard is a kids painting area and a huge
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    Ian, My conversation with Dogs Balls on this thread is finished. Best of luck with your event - I hope to see you there as I am genuinely interested in the range of events you have - although I don't see us copying them as they will need a lot of organising! As I have said the two events are different and run differently giving people choice. If I was a terrier, whippet or lucher competitor I would choose to go to both! Albertj
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