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Gate entries for AFGHAN QC Tests close at 8:30 am each day at the Field Trial Secretary’s Table. Trial Entries will close 10 minutes after the conclusion of QC Tests. We will run JC Tests AFTER BOB. JC entries will close after Breed Finals. Gate Entries for WHIPPET QC Tests close at 10:30 am each day at the Field Trial Secretary’s Table. Trial Entries will close 10 minutes after the conclusion of QC Afghan Hound Club Tests. We will run JC Tests AFTER BOB. JC entries will close after Breed Finals. of Austin,Inc and The Afghan Hound Club of Austin OFFICERS & DIRECTORS President…………..………………………………...….......................... James Hicks Vice President……………………………………………...............Colleen Randazzo Secretary.............................................................................................Lynda Hicks Treasurer……………………………...…...…………....................……….Toni King Alamo Area Whippet Club Sami Hirko .................................................................................................................... President Natalie Amendola ............................................................................................ Vice President Stacey Williams .......................................................................................................... Secretary Charlotte Hirko .......................................................................................................... Treasurer FIELD COMMITTEE(s) P R E M I U M L I S T S Lawrence Collins ............................................................................ AAWC Field Chairman AFGHAN AND WHIPPET ONLY LURE COURSING TESTS AND James Hicks............................................................................AHCOA Field Chairman TRIALS Lynda Hicks ..................................................................................................... Trial Secretary PO Box 1159, Florence, TX 76527 (512) 799-0799 email: [email protected] Saturday, December 8,2018 (Event No. 2018169408) Afghan Hound Matthew Kinch ................................................................................................ Lure Operator Wendy Hodges .................................................................................................... Hunt Master Saturday, December 8, 2018 (Event No. 2018249916) Whippet Sami Hirko ............................................................................................................... Head Clerk Sunday, December 9, 2018 (Event No. 2018169409) Afghan Hound Toni King & Colleen Randazzo.............................................................Field Clerks Sunday, December 9, 2018 (Event No. 2018249917)Whippet Cynthia Owens, Hector Hernandez ........................................ Inspection Committee Deborah Bahm ............................................................................................................ Paddock (Due to unforeseen circumstances, the field committee may change and substitutions with available Double-H Ranch club members may occur.) 1251 County Road 221 - Florence, TX 76527 512-799-0799 ENTRY FEES Pre-entry/Gate entry: $20/$25 (Separate fee and form for each hound each day.) Applies to JC / QC Tests and Trial Entries Pre-Entry for Tests and Trial ................................................................$20.00 Gate Entry for Tests and Trial ...............................................................$25.00 Pre-entries close Thursday, December 6, 2018, at 6:00 pm at the Trial Secretary’s Includes a $3.50 AKC Event Service Fee. All pre-entries are non-refundable after the pre- desk: Lynda Hicks, PO Box 1159, Florence, TX 76527 entry deadline. Pre-entries will not be acknowledged by the Trial Secretary. [email protected] Make checks payable to SUNDAY - ALL AFGHAN HOUND & WHIPPET STAKES– Sherita ALAMO AREA WHIPPET CLUB or AAWC Tabner Mail early entries to the Trial Secretary SUNDAY AFGHAN HOUND JC/QC Tests – Pamela Rhyner Hirko Late, conditional, unsigned, incomplete or unpaid entries will not be accepted. Early SUNDAY WHIPPET QC/JC Tests- Sherita Tabner entry fees submitted and accepted will be refunded in full if the withdrawal of said entries is requested prior to the closing deadline for early entries. Requests may be made by time-stamped email to the FTS or by direct contact (phone or in person) with the FTS. ELIGIBLE BREED No refunds for early entry fees will be returned after the closing of early-entries unless All Afghan Hounds/ Whippets one year of age or older are eligible to participate in Lure the entered hound upon inspection is lame or in season. Coursing Events. Dogs must be registered with AKC to participate. Trial Hours, Roll Call, and Inspections • Dogs registered with Purebred Alternative Listing Program/Indefinite Listing Privilege (PAL/ILP) are eligible to participate. Trial hours begin at 8am and end upon completion of the trial each day. Roll Call and • Dogs with Conditional or Limited registration are eligible to participate. Inspections for QC Tests will begin immediately after close of gate entries, 8:30 am, and • Spayed and neutered dogs are eligible to participate. the Tests will begin at 8:40 am or within 10 minutes of the completion of inspections, • Monorchid and cryptorchid dogs are ineligible to participate. whichever is later. Gate entries for the Trials close 10 minutes after the conclusion of QC • Bitches in season are ineligible to participate. Tests and inspections will occur at the close of entries. JC entries will be accepted until • Whippets with breed disqualifications, as listed in the AKC Breed Standards, are the conclusion of breed finals runs and inspections will occur immediately after. ineligible to enter lure coursing trials and tests except as allowed in single stakes. • Lame Hounds will be excused. Hounds not present at the time of roll call and inspections will be scratched and entry fees will not be refunded. All hounds to be inspected for entry in the AKC Trial must be TESTS & STAKES OFFERED presented WITHOUT TAPE, BANDAGES or WRAPPING on the toes, feet, or legs. No coats, blankets or other coverings may be worn by hounds during inspection. Field JUNIOR COURSER TEST: Open to all eligible afghan hounds/ whippets. A hound Committee Members, volunteers and pre-entered competitors may have their hounds running alone shall receive a certification from a judge stating that the hound completed inspected 30 minutes prior to the designated time if the full inspection committee is a minimum 600-yard course with at least four turns. The hound must complete the available. course with enthusiasm and without interruption. Please remember to have the Testing Dog inspected that is running with the Qualifying QUALIFIED COURSER TEST: Open to all eligible afghan hound/whippets. The Dog in a QC Test. A hound that successfully completes a QC Test may run in the Trial the Qualifying Hound must run with another hound of the same breed, or another breed with same day, but must be re-inspected and a trial entry form submitted prior to the close of a similar running style (Testing Hound). The Qualifying hound shall receive certification entries for that day. from a licensed judge that it completed the course with enthusiasm and without interruption, sufficiently coursed the lure and not the Testing Hound. The judge will certify that the Qualifying Hound ran cleanly and did not appear to present a hazard to the Testing Hound at any point in the qualifying course. This certificate (or the equivalent ASFA certification) is required to enter a hound in the Open Stake of a trial. TEST / TRIAL JUDGES The handler presenting the Qualifying Hound shall be responsible for providing the Nicci Von Broembsen 94075 .... 1308 Oak Hollow Dr., Dickenson,Texas Testing Hound. It is strongly recommended that every Qualifying Hound has run previously alone and, to the handler’s satisfaction, runs cleanly and keenly. It is 77539 additionally recommended that every Qualifying Hound practice with other hounds prior Pamela J Rhyner Hirko 93132 14705 Calamity Ct, CC, Texas 78410 to being presented for a Qualifying Courser Test. It is to be understood by all that Sherita Tabner 81566 309 Pine St., Santa Anna, Texas 76878 training prior to running a hound with other hounds in competition is essential to ensure that the hound is prepared to run safely with other hounds. JUDGING ASSIGNMENTS OPEN STAKE (TRIAL): Open to all afghan hounds/whippets that have obtained an SATURDAY – ALL AFGHAN HOUND STAKES - Pamela Rhyner-Hirko, AKC Qualified Courser or ASFA Certification Course certificate. A copy of the certificate Sherita Tabner must be submitted the first time a hound is entered. This requirement will be waived for hounds that have earned a Field Championship title from the American Sighthound Field SATURDAY – ALL WHIPPET STAKES - Sherita Tabner, Nicci Von Association (ASFA) or the Canadian Kennel Club (CKC). ASFA or CKC Field Champions Broembsen must submit a copy of their title certificate to the host club when they enter their first SATURDAY AFGHAN HOUND QC/JC Tests – Sherita Tabner 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 SATURDAY WHIPPET QC/JC Tests - Nicci Von Broembsen Champion title. Hounds that have earned an AKC Field Championship title are not eligible to enter the Open Stake. SPECIALS STAKE (TRIAL): Open to all afghan hound/whippets that have earned AKC Field Championship titles. Championship points earned from