Ireland Birr Castle Game Fair -Terriers, Whippets, Lurchers & Ferrets

[AlbertJ 569]

Terrier, Lurcher Whippet Classes and Prizes at the Irish Game & Country Fair, Birr Castle 29th & 30th August.

Cold cast bronze trophies ( see photo) for Ch Whippet; Ch Terrier and Ch Lurcher plus for the Five Nations Champion Lurcher and the Five Nations Champion Terrier.

THE FEEDWELL TERRIER, WHIPPET & LURCHER RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS SATURDAY 29^th August starting 12.30pm

 

The Over 23" ROI Lurcher Racing Championships. - winner qualifies for 2016 Master Mc Grath Challenge. Winner €30 sponsored by Countryside Alliance Ireland Plus Trophy & Bag of Feedwell Dog Food; Runner Up & Bag of Feedwell dog Food

The Under 23" ROI Racing Championships - - winner qualifies for 2016 Master Mc Grath Challenge. Winner €30 sponsored by Countryside Alliance Ireland Plus Trophy & Bag of Feedwell Dog Food Runner Up & Bag of Feedwell dog.

 

The Under 21" ROI Racing Championships Winner €30 sponsored by Countryside Alliance Ireland Plus Trophy & Bag of Feedwell Dog Food; Runner Up & Bag of Feedwell dog.

The Whippet ROI Racing Championships Winner €30 sponsored by Countryside Alliance Ireland Plus Trophy & Bag of Feedwell Dog Food; Runner Up & Bag of Feedwell dog

The Terrier Racing Championships Winner €30 sponsored by Countryside Alliance Ireland Plus Trophy & & Bag of Feedwell Dog Food; Runner Up & Bag of Feedwell dog

The Directors Challenge

This is restricted to dogs that have not won a race at any event in the UK or Ireland

There will be three sets of heats for dogs classified as follows:

1. Rough Coated Lurcher Any size Winner Trophy
2. Bull or Terrier /cross Lurcher Any size Winner Trophy
3. Smooth Coated Lurcher/Long dog any breeding other than (2) Any size. Winner Trophy

The top two dogs from each classification will run in a six dog final

Winner €30 sponsored by Countryside Alliance Ireland plus Trophy plus a bag of Feedwell Dog Food ; Runner up bag of Feedwell

BY REQUEST SPECIAL LURCHER RACES : Over and under 23” races for dogs that have NOT run as ‘Elite’ dogs. Winners €30 and a bag of dog food.

Terrier, Lurcher & Whippet Show SUNDAY 30^th August Starts at 12.30 sharp after Ferret Racing and Showing Dog Food sponsored by Nutts

12 noon Ferret Racing & Showing

Terrier Championship Show :

1. Terrier Pups under 1 year
2. Terrier under 12".
3. Best Pair of Terriers
4. AV Working Terrier
5. Jack Russell Type Dog over 1 year old
6. Jack Russell Type Bitch over 1 year old
7. Lakeland Type Dog over 1 year old
8. Lakeland Type Bitch over 1 year old
9. Fell or Patterdale Dog or Bitch over 1 year old
10. Border Dog over 1 year old
11. Border Bitch over 1 year old
12. Cross Bred Dog or Bitch over 1 year old
13. Veteran Dog or Bitch over 7 years of age.

Championship – from unbeaten terriers other than pairs or puppy. Puppy goes forward to the puppy championships.

Lurcher Championships:

1. Any Variety Lurcher Pup under 1 year old
2. Whippet/Lurcher Dog or Bitch over 1 year old( NO PURE BRED WHIPPETS)
3. Best Pair of Lurchers
4. Any Variety Lamping Lurcher Dog
5. Any Variety Lamping Lurcher Bitch
6. Smooth Lurcher Dog over 23" over 1 year old
7. Smooth Lurcher Bitch over 23" over 1 year old
8. Rough Lurcher Dog over 23" over 1 year old
9. Rough Lurcher Bitch over 23" over 1 year old
10. Rough or Smooth Lurcher Dog under 23" over 1 year old
11. Rough or Smooth Lurcher Bitch under 23" over 1 year old
12. Collie Lurcher over 1 year old
13. Terrier Bred Lurcher over 1 year old
14. Bull Bred lurcher over 1 year old.
15. Veteran Lurcher - Any Lurcher over 8 years of age

Championship - from unbeaten Lurchers other than pairs or puppy. Puppy goes forward to the puppy championships.

Whippet Championship: (qualifier for the Five Nations Whippet Championships at Shanes Castle 2016)

1. Whippet Puppy Dog under 1 year old
2. Whippet Puppy Bitch under 1 year old
3. Whippet Dog over 1 year old
4. Whippet Bitch over 1 year old
5. Working Whippet Dog
6. Working Whippet Bitch
7. Whippet Pairs
8. Veteran Whippet

Championship 1st from classes 3,4,5,6,8

Family Dog Show:
Any Variety shown by a child under 12 years of age
Any Variety shown by a Lady
Any Variety shown by a Gent
Champion Handling Class from the above classes Receives Trophy & Rosette.

The RED MILLS FIVE Nations Championships will be judged at 5.30 in the main arena. Judges : Lurchers: Rose McCoy; Graham Brennan and Pat McGrath: Terriers: Janet Duke, Owen Mulcahy and Keith Breen

ALL QUALIFIED HANDLERS for the FIVE NATIONS must register their dogs at the Fair HQ before 12.00 noon.

[ranger777 13]

Any 1 know how's judging the terriers open show on Sunday!

[AlbertJ 569]

Unfortunately due to some very silly people making spurious allegations of judging being 'fixed' and to to save our judges getting unnecessary hassle on social media we decided not to publish the judges names in advance.

 

On behalf of the Game Fair team I can categorically assure people entering our events that NO EVENT IS FIXED or PREJUDGED and we have absolutely no vested interest in having anything other than fair and impartial judging. I judge at KC shows myself and I can assure you I judge the dogs and not the other end the lead. I expect any judges at our events to do the same.

 

The terrier, lurcher and whippet judges have our total confidence as to their knowledge, judging ability & experience and above all impartiality to give their fair opinion of you dogs. It may differ from your own but it will be given fairly.

[ranger777 13]

Good reply thanks a lot see ur there!

[shaneg 2,589]

Why are patterdale dogs and bitches been judged together and all the rest as separate

[DigItDeep 15]

Ya i thought that strange aswell shaneg

[undertaker 831]

There racist in birr so

[shaneg 2,589]

I'd imagine there would be more pats than any other type of terrier

[nipper78 81]

Any show I've been at this year the border and Lakeland classes had only a couple of dogs and bitches in them,the pattetdale class is always much bigger

[mad4digging 664]

Patterdale dog and bitch together?

[sionnach 44]

If there's nothing to hide name judges. If people are going to criticise they will after event anyway.

[jigsaw 11,905]

have to say its my 1st time in a few years ive been to Birr and I thoroughly enjoyed the day,so much so I didnt leave till after 6 p.m.My son and I had a good ole snoop around the stalls and we met some old friends and made one or 2 new friends,Very enjoyable day,

[k9delboy 138]

Did anyone take pictures of the winners and reserve from the five nations championships ?.

[jigsaw 11,905]

I left before the judging was over so not heard who won,

[Mixedgrill 704]

A red dog won the overall nice strong sort of terrier

The runner up was a Russell but by fook how it was placed is beyond me it's tail was up it's ass and a very nervous dog