Event Numbers 2014562606, 2014562607, CAT 2014562608 only
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Event Numbers 2014562606, 2014562607, CAT 2014562608 only
Event Numbers 2014562606, 2014562607, CAT 2014562608 PRE-ENTRIES CLOSE Thursday 5:00 PM –October 30, 2014th after which time entries will be accepted only as gate entries. JC entries close at 8:00 AM day of event. Trial entries close at 8:30 AM day of event. QC entries close at 12:30 PM day of event. Trial limited to 75 entries per day; CAT limited to 35 entries Hudson River Valley Hound Association AKC ALL BREED LURE COURSING TESTS AND TRIALS Licensed by the American Kennel Club Premium List Saturday – November 1, 2014 Sunday – November 2, 2014 Wolfwind Farm 381 Elwood Road, Starkville, New York 13339 (Mailing address is 381 Elwood Road, Fort Plain NY 13339 Test/QC/CAT Entries: $20 each hound Trial/Pre-Entries: $20/1st hound, $18/each add’l hound in household Trial/CAT Gate Entries: $25/hound Make checks payable to HRVHA Permission has been granted by the American Kennel Club for the holding of this event under American Kennel Club Rules & Regulations. — HUDSON RIVER VALLEY HOUND ASSOCIATION — OFFICERS Penny Kretchmer President Liza Voris Dr Stephen Sipperly Vice President Dominic Carota Jean Aylward BOARD MEMBERS Corey Heenan Marilyn Jennings Secretary Treasurer JUDGES Sally Fineburg 2105 STACKHOUSE DR YARDLEY, PA 19067-1839 Vilma O’Neill 4103 S TURNER RD CANFIELD, OH 44406-9798 Daniel O’Neill 4103 S TURNER RD CANFIELD, OH 44406-9798 Dominic Carota 1408 RIVER RD SELKIRK, NY 12158-1603Selkirk NY Sighthound Breeds SF VON DON DC JC /QC O Af O X Ba O X X Bz Gh Ib IG IW PH PPQ O X O X O X X O O X O X X O RR O S SD X O O W X Sing X O O X Foundation Stock Service Breeds Az SF VON DON X O CDE X O O = Saturday NO PIO PP SL X O X O X O X = Sunday X O TR O X CAT Judge on Saturday Dominic Carota Field Chairman Field Secretary Lure Operators FIELD COMMITTEE Marilyn Jennings Denise Gentile, 42 Copper Hill Dr, Guilford CT 06437 (203) 915-1303 (cell), [email protected] Richard Whritenour ROLL CALL & INSPECTION Both days: JC 8:30, Trial 9:00, QC/CAT 2:30pm Field Committee members, volunteer trial workers and pre-entered competitors may have their hounds inspected prior to the designated inspection time by the full inspection committee. RIBBONS Qualifying Test Dark Green 1st Blue, 2nd Red, 3rd Yellow, 4th White, 5th Pink BOB Purple & Gold rosette BIF Red, White & Blue rosette CAT Pass Orange STAKES OFFERED Junior Courser and Qualified Courser Tests. These tests are open to hounds at least 12 months of age. Open Stake: Open to all hounds that have run in AKC lure coursing competition prior to 1 January 2010 or have obtained an AKC Qualified Courser certificate. This requirement will be waived for hounds that have earned a Field Championship title from the American Sighthound Field Association (ASFA) or the Canadian Kennel Club (CKC). ASFA or CKC Field Champions must submit a copy of their title certificate to the host club when they enter their first AKC Open Stake. This copy must be included when the results of the trial are sent to the AKC. Championship points earned from the Open Stake will only count toward a Field Champion title. Hounds that have earned an AKC Field Championship title are not eligible to enter the Open Stake. Specials Stake. Open to all hounds that have earned an AKC Field Championship title. Championship points earned from the Specials Stake will count toward Lure Courser Excellent titles. Qualifying scores earned from the Specials Stake will count toward a Senior Courser or Master Courser title. Veteran Stake. Open to all hounds which are eligible to enter Open or Special stakes and meet the age requirement for a veteran as established by the breed’s parent club – 6 years of age; except Irish Wolfhounds = 5 years; Whippets and Rhodesian Ridgebacks = 7 years. Points won from the Veteran Stake may count toward either a Field Championship title or Lure Courser Excellent title. Singles Stake: Open to all sighthound breeds approved to participate in AKC Lure Coursing trials and hounds with breed disqualifications. Hounds entered in the Singles Stake cannot enter the regular stakes at the same event Each hound shall run the course alone. Single Stake entries from all breeds shall be combined to determine placements. Placements shall be awarded based on the combined preliminary and final course scores. The winner of the stake shall not be eligible to compete in Best of Breed and/or Best in Field courses CAT: The Coursing Ability Test (CAT) is an introductory event fashioned after the sport lure coursing. It will provide a fun and healthy activity attractive to many dog owners. CAT Test: the 600 yard tests will run first then 300yards. Tests to begin as close to 2:30pm as possible entrants will be assigned a time for their test as entries are received on a first come first serve basis. If you need confirmation of your entry and assigned time, please email FTS [email protected] ELIGIBLE BREEDS & REGISTRY Only purebred Afghan Hounds, Azawakhs, Basenjis, Borzois, Greyhounds, Ibizan Hounds, Irish Wolfhounds, Italian Greyhounds, Pharaoh Hounds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Salukis, Scottish Deerhounds, Sloughis, Thai Ridgebacks and Whippets that are one year of age or older, and that have been registered with the AKC or are part of an AKC-registered litter or have been granted a PAL or ILP or, if whelped outside the USA and owned by a resident of the USA or of a country with a foreign registry organization whose pedigrees are acceptable for AKC registration and are registered with that registry, are eligible to participate. Hounds may not be entered as “registration pending” or “ILP pending.” Breed disqualifications apply. Portuguese Podengos (Medio and Grande) may compete for suffix titles only. CAT is open to all dogs at least 12 months of age that are individually registered with the AKC, recorded in the FSS program, dogs with PAL numbers or dogs enrolled in the AKC Canine Partners program. GENERAL INFORMATION Bitches in season, hounds with breed disqualifications and lame hounds will be excused. Monorchid and cryptorchid hounds may not be entered. Spayed or neutered hounds may be entered. Hounds not present at roll call will be scratched and entry fees will not be refunded. Electric-powered, continuous loop lure machine(s) will be used with back-up equipment available. The lure will consist of plastic contrasting in color with the immediate field environment. Courses will be reversed for finals. HRVHA reserves the right to alter the course as required by weather or field conditions on the day of the trial. Muzzles are not required; it is the responsibility of the owner to determine if a hound should be muzzled. A fine of $5 will be assessed for any loose hound not competing in the course in progress. A returned check fee of $35 will be assessed for any dishonored check. An exhibitor behaving in an unsportsmanlike manner, or whose dog is deemed a danger to others, may be asked to leave the grounds. HRVHA assumes no liability for injury to any person or dog before, during or after these trials. The field is not fenced. Please bring adequate water, shade and/or shelter for yourself and your hounds. ACCOMMODATIONS **Overnight camping on our field is always permitted (no hook-ups) – tents, trailers, motor homes, & RVs are welcomed** This is a heavy tourist area – summer rates for motels can be substantially higher; motels and hotels around the Cooperstown vicinity fill up very quickly. KC’s Corner Restaurant & Motel [12 miles from the field on 20 W to 80 N, 9 miles via back roads] www.kcscornermotel.com 5705 US Hwy 20, East Springfield NY 13333 ● (607) 2649392 ● During the spring, summer and fall, the restaurant is open 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. MENTION THAT YOU ARE ATTENDING THE FIELD TRIALS AT RICH & DENISE'S FARM IN STARKVILLE FOR REDUCED RATES. Kelly's Deli is about 2 miles west of KC's: gas station, propane tank exchange & convenience store, for early a.m. coffee and sandwiches. Hours: 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. until Labor Day, then 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 4964 US Hwy 20 (intersection of Rts 20 & 80) ● Springfield Center, NY 13468-2000 ● (315) 858-1630 http://www.facebook.com/pages/KellysCorner/143794375654353. To reach the field from Kelly's, continue on Rt 80 North for 10 miles, then turn right onto Elwood Rd.] Cooperstown KOA Campground – [about 9 miles from the field] ● [email protected] (315) 858-0236 or (800) 562-3402 565 Ostrander Rd, Richfield Springs NY 13439 ● Lake N' Pines Motel – [about 15 miles from the field] – ask about pet rates. 7102 State Hwy 80, Cooperstown NY 13326 ● (800) 615-5253● [email protected] Exit 28: Microtel Inn & Suites Johnstown [about 30 miles from the field] www.microtelinnjohnstown.hotelsone.com , 136 Comrie Ave (Rt 30A), Johnstown NY 12095 (518) 762-5425 (ask about pets). Exit 29 Rodeway Inn [about 15 miles from the field] 93 E Grand St (Rt 5),Palatine Bridge NY 13428 ● (518) 673-3233 Exit 30 Herkimer Motel & Suites [about 17 miles from the field] NYS Thruway / I-90 – Exit 30 [email protected] Herkimer NY 13350 ● (315) 866-0490 ● (877) 656-6835 ● Turn right off the Thruway exit, behind Denny’s restaurant (which is open 24 hours). DIRECTIONS READ FIRST DO NOT totally depend on your GPS device or you may end up in a cow field. (Starkville is 14 miles southwest of the NYS Thruway Exit 29) FROM THE EAST or NORTHEAST: New York State Thruway (I-90) to Exit 29 (mm 194 – Canajoharie, Sharon Springs, Fort Plain, Cooperstown, Oneonta, St. Johnsville). Pay the toll – the big white Beech Nut Foods factory will be on your right, a Betty Beaver’s Getty station & small convenience store is on the left. Turn RIGHT at the stop sign onto State Route (SR) 5-S West. Go thru the little traffic light in Canajoharie, and continue on SR 5-S West for about 3 miles to the village of Fort Plain. Drive across a small steel bridge over the canal -- turn LEFT at the light onto SR 80 South. (Two blocks down on the left there is a Valero gas/diesel station & Nice n’ Easy convenience store, if you need to pick up ice or snacks or use the restroom – there is nothing between Fort Plain and the house. Watch the speed limits, & make sure your seat belts are fastened {heavy fines up here}). Stay on SR 80 South for about 9 miles – then watch for a ‘Speed Zone Ahead’ sign (35 mph) and a small painted sign Village of Starkville. Please slow down (watch for cats, dogs, kids, tractors & Amish buggies). Elwood Road (CR 74) is the first road on the LEFT immediately after the sign for SR 168. (If you reach Rt. 168 on the right, you passed Elwood Rd.) Turn LEFT onto Elwood, and continue for 1.5 miles – the road snakes left, then right, then straightens out. Continue up the hill (the road snakes again at the top). Woflwind is the first farm on the RIGHT after the fields. (Amish farm is on the left). Access to the field is via the gravel driveway – signs will be posted. Farm house is on the other side of the line of tall evergreen trees – white house, green trim and roofs, black mailbox #381, small circular drive. [About 13 miles from Exit 29.] FROM THE WEST or NORTHWEST: New York State Thruway (I-90) East to Exit 30 (Herkimer). Pay the toll, turn LEFT at the traffic light, cross over the Mohawk River & Erie Canal bridge. Continue through that traffic light, turn LEFT at the next traffic light onto SR 28 South (Fastrac gas station/convenience store will be on your right after you make the turn – it’s the last store & gas station before the house from that direction). Continue south on SR 28 for about ¾ mile, then turn LEFT onto Rt. 168 (before the big hill). Continue on Rt. 168 for about 15.3 miles (curvy, hilly road) – at the end, turn LEFT onto State Rt. 80, and immediately RIGHT onto Elwood Road. Follow Elwood Rd 1.5 miles around and up the hill, our place is the first farm on the right past the fields. [About 17 miles from Exit 30.] FROM THE SOUTH (Binghamton area): Take Rt. 88 EAST to Exit 13 (Oneonta). Turn LEFT onto Rt. 205 NORTH – follow to State Route 80 NORTH. Continue on SR 80 North through historic Cooperstown, continue for 10 miles, cross through the intersection at State Rt. 20 (Springfield Center) (Kelly's gas station & convenience store is on the right). Continue on SR 80 North for about 9 miles (very curvy, hilly road) - Elwood Rd is the first RIGHT past Rt. 168. Follow Elwood Rd 1.5 miles around and up the hill, our place is the first farm on the right past the fields. [About 55 miles from Exit 13.] ALTERNATE FROM THE SOUTH (Binghamton area): Continue on Rt 205 NORTH onto NY80/NY-205, stay LEFT at fork to follow NY-205, then make a slight LEFT onto NY-28 for about 9 miles (Richfield Springs). Make a RIGHT onto US-20 EAST, continue for about 6.3 mile to the traffic light at the intersection of NY-80 (Springfield Center) (Kelly's gas station & convenience store is on the right diagonal). Make a LEFT at the light onto NY-80 NORTH, continue for about 9 miles (very curvy, hilly road) - Elwood Road is the first RIGHT past Rt. 168. Follow as above. Please fill out one entry form for EACH DAY and for EACH JC/QC test and CAT If entries not filled out properly, and legible, will not be accepted. Lure entry form link below in blue http://hrvha.org/LURE-CAT-ENTRY(5-13).doc Lure Trial Course plans Saturday on left, Sunday on right COURSE PLANS Saturday 770 yds Sunday 745 yds CAT COURSE PLAN CAT Course Plan 600 yd left 300 yd right