The 2007 Rally
On a bright sunny Sunday morning at 11am almost 50 members, friends and their hounds descended on Keith & Ysanne Harmer's home in West Wales for the 2007 Rally. Everyone was greeted with a welcoming glass of bucks fizz and Chris Macleod & Mandy Hawkins soon got events underway for hounds and owners with a hunt the sausages game around the grounds. This was soon folllowed by an egg and spoon race, sack race, pass the parcel and musical statues.
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| Pass the Parcel |
Meanwhile Gill Griffin had completed setting up of the lure coursing in the field and and a good number of owners keenly tried their hounds at this event.
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| Lure Coursing |
| Ysanne had been very busy until the early hours of Sunday morning baking and preparing a delicious spread of food for everyone to enjoy during the lunchtime break in events. |
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| Enjoying lunch |
| After lunch the raffle was drawn. Jan Pain had kindly persuaded people to part with £54 of their cash in ticket sales. |
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| The end of the Raffle |
We then had a match which was expertly judged by Sue Neal (Cahmega) & stewarded by Chris Macleod.
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| Puppy class |
| Sue had a good selection of hounds to go over and chose Peter & Pat Pask's Connor as Best in Match, Miss M. Thomas's Mika as Best Veteran & Tracy Clarke's Chase as Best Puppy. |
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| Best in Match, Best Veteran, Best Puppy |
After the match Jan Pain gave a grooming demonstration which was keenly supported by a good crowd.
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| The Grooming Demonstration |
Tea & home made cakes were then provided by Ysanne and her young helper Jan, before hounds and owners made their way home. Winners of the 2 bottles of wine (ticket drawn by Sue Neal) for pre-booking lunch were Bill Gracie & Jan Pain. The raffle made £54 which has been sent to the Animal Health Trust to be put towards their research into Osteosarcoma in Irish Wolfhounds.
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| More pictures of the Rally |
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