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NEWS HOUND
The Branch's
Fun Day
The
branch’s 40th anniversary Fun Day took place at the Lloyd Hall, Outwood on
17th August.
After a week
of very mixed weather, we were lucky to go through the afternoon free from
the threatened rain, in fact, at times the sun shone down on the
proceedings.
Pam and Sue in competition – it could
have been the Bird’s Nest stadium.
We were joined by Wendy and Alan Wakefield
who had valiantly driven from Dorset and Sally Money who had come from
distant Essex.
After Brian’s opening address, the games
and races began,
with Frankie ‘controlling’ events. The competitive zeal of certain hounds
and handlers would not have been out of place in Beijing.
The sausage race seemed very popular with
the hounds and a race that involved handlers putting on t-shirts, scarves
and hats provided some laughs for the spectators and improved a few
people’s dress sense!
After a buffet lunch, Veronica Ross, our
esteemed invited judge, assisted by steward, Jean, began the classes.
There was a large entry in some classes and some strong competition. All
the finalists were awarded special rosettes and diplomas.
Roy, Chris & Barney - both
delighted at coming second - and Sally
Fun Day Match
Results (Judge: Veronica Ross)
(Ed.
Apologies to everyone concerned for some missing and possibly inaccurate
results which appear below. The paper that they were on was ‘filed’
for a while in the mouth of our young hound, Nico – it emerged
incomplete, chewed and very, very soggy - but on reflection, it could
have been so much worse!).
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