Karoo Budgerigar Club

KAROO BUDGERIGAR CLUB

presents the EASTERN CAPE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW

on behalf of the

BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA (founded 1936)

PRESIDENT : Arthur Windell

on 10 April 2010 at the Town Hall, Cradock

Colour of the Year : Dominant Pied

JUDGES

Major Awards & Section Awards Panel of Judges

Albert Olivier

Light Green, Skyblue, Violet, Cinnamon Blue, Spangle Green, Spangle Blue, Double Factor Spangle, Recessive Pied, Yellowface, Any Other Colour or Variety

Lionel Syndenham

Grey Green, Dark & Olive Green, Cobalt & Mauve, Grey, Cinnamon Green, Lutino, Albino, Lacewing, Opaline Green, Opaline Grey Green, Opaline Blue, Opaline Cinnamon Green, Opaline Cinnamon Blue, Dominant Pied, Greywing, Clearwing, Yellow & White

The Show Rules & Show Schedule of the BSSA shall apply. General Information Show Manager: Pierre Swart 082 779 7129

Show Secretary: Maja Swart 49 Neasted Street, Cradock, 5880 Mobile : 083 468 7123 Work : 048-801 8457 Fax : 048-881 3002 048-881 4177 E-mail: [email protected]

BSSA Representative: To be announced

Chief Steward: Deon Davie

Bird Welfare Officer: Selwyn van Greunen

Security Officer: CDK Security

Staging Manager: Pierre, Chris, Marius, Herman

Benching Manager: Hannes Duvenage

Transport Manager: Piet vd Berg 083 356 4565

Designated Area Steward: Hannes Duvenage

Catering Manager: Annetjie Roodt Fees Payable: Entry Fee: R5-00 per exhibit Marked Catalogue: R15-00 each Prize Giving: R50-00 pp (Spitbraai & Dance) Closing Date for Entries: Thursday 25 March 2010 for exhibitors wanting cage labels posted. Entries will however be accepted until 7th April 2010 at 09:00, in which case cage labels will have to be collected at the show venue. Please confirm with the Show Secretary that your entries were received.

LATE ENTRIES AFTER CLOSING DATE (7 th April 2010 at 09:00) : An additional fee for late entries after closing date until Friday evening, 9 April 2010 at 19:30 : R20-00 per entry (for the reprinting of show forms)

Please note that all exhibitors who bench more than 30 birds will receive a cotton shirt with a budgerigar emblem as a thank you gift. These shirts may also be bought at a price of ±R120-00 each. Book your shirt now – limited stock available.

Please Note: Entries must be sent to the Show Secretary at the above address and must be accompanied by the appropriate fees. Electronic payments may be paid into our bank account ie First National Bank, Cradock, Branch number 210218, Account number 6200 4606 391. Members are urged to pay cash at the venue to cut back on bank charges. If you pay by cheque or make cash deposits at the bank an additional R15-00 must be added to cover bank charges. Proof of payment (deposit slip, etc) must be sent together with the entry form. Please phone the Show Secretary to confirm your faxed entry.

Show Cages for Hire : We have a few cages available for exhibitors sending birds with a friend. Send your own seed and drinkers = R5-00 per cage. R15-00 per cage seeded and supplied with a drinker. Please contact Pierre to book these cages in advance. Bookings will be on a first come, first serve basis.

Benching of Birds : All exhibits MUST be benched with unmarked fingerdraw drinkers fitted to the show cages between the 1st and 2nd vertical wires, on the left hand side when facing the cage and resting on the 2nd horizontal bar from the bottom of the wire front.

Benching times: Friday 9th April 2010 from 16:00 - 21:00. Birds will only be accepted on Saturday morning 10th April 2010 from 07:00 – 08:00 if the exhibitor is unable to bench on Friday and if the Show Secretary has been telephonically advised at 083 468 7123 before 19:00 on Friday night and provided with the class and exhibit numbers of the birds that will NOT be benched. Birds sent by Air: Contact the transport Manager if you are sending birds by air and do make sure that payment for the return flight is paid in advance together with your entry fee. Birds to arrive at the Port Elizabeth airport not later than 15:00 on Friday 9th April 2010 and will not be dispatched back 13:00 on Sunday 11th April 2010

Briefing of stewards: All members wishing to steward to be at the hall for briefing at 07:30 on Saturday 10th April 2010.

Judging: Will commence at 08:30 on 10th April 2010 until completed with Major Awards.

Show Hours: Friday afternoon 9th April from 18:00 – 20:30 and Saturday 10th April 2010 from 09:00 – 15:00

Prize Giving: Saturday 10th April 2010 from 19:00 in the form of a spitbraai & dance at the side hall of the Town Hall. All members to please provide own drinks.

De-benching of Birds: Saturday afternoon ±17:00 or arrange with Maja to de-bench on Sunday morning from 07:00. When it is announced that de-benching can commence, collect your birds and make your way to any exit point in an orderly queue with your birds for booking out. Please do not remove any exhibit from the staging before de-benching time. Major Awards BEST BIRD ON SHOW BSSA Diploma & BSSA Rosette R200-00 BEST OPPOSITE SEX ON SHOW BSSA Diploma & BSSA Rosette R150-00 BEST YOUNG BIRD ON SHOW BSSA Diploma & BSSA Rosette R100-00 BEST ANY AGE ON SHOW BSSA Diploma & BSSA Rosette R100-00 BEST CHAMPION, INTERMEDIATE & NOVICE ON SHOW BSSA Diploma & BSSA Rosette R100-00 BEST CHAMPION, INTERMEDIATE & NOVICE YOUNG BIRD & ANY AGE ON SHOW BSSA Diploma & BSSA Rosette R50-00 BEST DOMINANT PIED ON SHOW (Colour of the Year) BSSA Diploma R50-00 WINNING TEAM OF EXHIBITORS BSSA Diplomas (1 for each team member) MOST NOVICE ENTRIES BENCHED Price donated by the Chairman of the BSSA MOST BIRDS BENCHED Price donated by Casper Maree 26 CC WINNERS BSSA Challenge Certificate & BSSA Rosette R75-00 26 BEST OF COLOUR IN SECTION (3) R25-00

COMPETITIONS YOU be the JUDGE On the day of the show, pick the winning bird before judging commences and win the money in the pool. R5 per entry. Contact Maja on the day of the show to enter. INTER CLUB COMPETITION To encourage participation from all clubs, a club will be announced as winner and receive a floating trophy as well as 50% discount on next year’s entry fee for those members of the winning club participating at this show. The points gained by the winning club will be calculated as follows: Total number of points gained by the exhibiting members from a specific club Divided by The number of exhibitors of a specific club who entered (Please note that a partnership will count as one exhibitor) Example: KABC Hannes Duvenage 20 points KABC Pierre & Maja 25 points KABC Piet van der Berg 30 Points = 75 points Divided by 3 exhibitors from KABC = 25 points for KABC

Regulations 1. The Show Rules and Show Schedule of the Budgerigar Society of South Africa shall apply. 2. Birds entered in wrong classes are entirely the responsibility of the exhibitor. Entries unaccompanied by the correct entry fee will not be accepted. Entry fees will be forfeited in respect of birds not benched. NO ALTERATIONS WILL BE ALLOWED ON ENTRY FORMS AFTER RECEIPT BY THE SHOW SECRETARY BUT ADDITIONAL ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE IF ACCOMPANIED BY THE RELEVANT FEES. 3. The officials will ensure that all exhibits are properly cared for but will not, however, be responsible for any loss of, or damage to the birds or cages that may occur for any reason whatsoever either during the show or in transit to and from the show. Whilst extreme care and attention will be paid to the exhibits whilst at the show, exhibits are entered at owner’s risk. 4. No person shall be allowed to remove from the staging any exhibit except with the permission and in the presence of the Show Manager. This rule will apply throughout the duration of the show. 5. Photographing of exhibits by spectators is permissible but under no circumstances may the exhibit or the show cage be touched or removed from the staging. If an official photographer is appointed for the purpose of taking photographs for publication, he/she may move the exhibit to a safe room and transfer it into a photographic cage but only in consultation with the Show Manager who will delegate a steward to assist. 6. Only show officials and members of the BSSA Management Committee will be allowed to move freely in the hall whilst judging is in progress. However, space allowing, spectators will be allowed to move around in the hall to view the birds on the staging but the judging area, in which only show officials and members of the Management Committee will be allowed, will be cordoned off. DE-BENCHING 7. Exhibitors are to collect their de-benching sheets from the Show Secretary on (state day and time). 8. At the announcement that de-benching may commence, birds are to be collected and an orderly queue formed by exhibitors with their birds and de-benching sheets at any exit point for booking out. 9. Exhibitors are requested NOT to remove any exhibit from the staging prior to the official announcement that de-benching may commence.

Standard for Show Cages Show cages that do not comply with the standard as detailed in Appendix F of the Rules framed in terms of the Constitution of the BSSA (Volume 2 of 3) will not be accepted. This ruling came into effect on 1 October 2004 and birds benched in show cages that do not comply with this standard, will be disqualified. We recommend that you stay ....

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENTRY : HAVE A SAFE JOURNEY !! EASTERN CAPE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW : 10 APRIL 2010 Fax to : 048-8813002 PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN WITH YOUR ENTRY I will be attending the show yes no My birds will be benched Friday afternoon yes no My birds will be benched Saturday morning yes no I wish to act as a steward yes no I wish to steward with (which judge) Albert Lionel I wish to act as a senior steward yes no I wish to senior steward with (which judge) Albert Lionel I wish to assist with the administration yes no I wish to help with catering yes no I wish to pay money outstanding into bank account - add R15-00 for bank charges yes no I wish to pay Friday when benching my birds yes no My birds will be sent by air yes no Return flight has been booked and paid yes no If not paid, add here and it will be given to Transport Manager yes no If your wife / husband is coming along you may mark more than one

Contact number : …………………...……….. NAME (print) …… …

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Entry fee @ R5-00 per entry How many ………….. R……….. Marked Catalogue @ R15-00 per catalogue How many ………….. R……….. Prize Giving (Spitbraai & Dance) @ R50 per adult How many ………….. R……….. Prize Giving (Spitbraai & Dance) @ R20 children <10 How many ………….. R……….. Additional fee for late entries @ R20 per entry Entries received after 7 April 2010 @ 09:00 in the morning How many ………….. R………..

An exhibitor who bench more than 30 birds will receive a cotton shirt FREE Size of shirt S / M / L / XL / XXL Additional shirts may be purchased @ R120-00 per shirt Nr of shirts to be purchased ………….. Size of shirts to be purchased ………….. Amount to be paid for additional shirts purchased R………… Show cages for hire Cage with seed and drinker @ R15-00 each How many ………….. R………… Cage ONLY @ R5-00 ea. Send / bring OWN seed and drinker How many ………….. R………… Donation to Karoo Budgerigar Club Amount R………… Return air flight money not paid at air port How much R………… TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE PAID R………… Please note that an additional R15-00 to be added if paid into bank account for bank charges